Day: December 16, 2020

9 Articles
FSD Africa funding
ENTERPRISE 101

FSD Africa Investments Commits $4.5 Million to Support MSMEs

Lendable is a fintech startup which provides structured finance to alterative lenders in frontier and emerging markets.

Ludovic Subran Allianz Africa
FEATURED STORY

Allianz Experts See ‘Confidence Shock’ Lifting East African Economies

Allianz is confident about the short-term economic development and forecasts a strong rebound of global GDP by +4.4% for 2021.

(L-R) Primrose Mbuvi, Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko and Saumu Sonko pictured during a past celebration. A 2018 trip to New York by Primrose and Saumu is being cited as evidence in impeachment proceedings against the Governor.
POLITICS

Sonko Impeachment: Daughter’s Lavish U.S Trip Threatens to Bring Governor Down

Breaking down their case against Sonko, the legal team zeroed in on a controversial 2018 trip to New York by Saumu Sonko.

Siddharth Chatterjee (centre) with businessmen and government officials during a farewell party hosted for him. Chatterjee has been appointed UN China Resident Coordinator.
FEATURED STORY

UN Puts Kenya Boss in Charge of China

Chatterjee will take up his new role in China on January 16, 2021.

Aarti Devani, Shailender Singh, Director, Food and Beverage Operations, Sarova and Mira Agarwa at the launch of 2 Sarova restaurant brands in Westlands, Nairobi.
ECONOMY

Sarova Ventures Into Restaurants With 2 New Brands

They are located in Westlands, Nairobi at Delta Towers' Urban Eatery.

Batesafe in Kenya
SMART MONEY

Why Kenya is an Interesting Market For Brands Like Betsafe

Kenya is currently among the top three gambling markets in Africa, with this industry becoming a multi-million dollar in this region, according to...

Media personality Joey Muthengi. She spent time growing up and studying in the United States.
CAREERSMEDIA

Joey Muthengi: I Worked 3 Jobs to Survive as an Immigrant in America [VIDEO]

Muthengi has enjoyed stints hosting popular radio and TV shows including Capital FM's Hits not Homework and The Jam, Citizen TV's 10 Over...

Nzamba Matee, founder and CEO of Gjenge Makers. She is among winners of UNEP's 2020 Young Champions of the Earth Prize.
CAREERSSMART BUSINESS

29-Year Old Kenyan Wins Global UN Prize [VIDEO]

Matee is the founder of Gjenge Makers, a Nairobi-based firm turning waste plastic into alternative, low-cost building materials such as building blocks, tiles...

University of Nairobi (UoN) tutorial fellow Socrates Majune. He is the inaugural winner of the WTO's Trade Economist Thematic Award.
CAREERSSMART BUSINESS

UoN Lecturer Wins WTO Award, Ksh0.6M Prize

University of Nairobi (UoN) School of Economics tutorial fellow Socrates Majune is the inaugural winner of the Trade Economist Thematic Award, a research-based...