Year: 2022

1879 Articles
The confusion was heightened by the bank's withdrawal of a statement issued by CEO Dr. Hussein Hassan (pictured) on October 4, 2022. [Photo/ First Community Bank]
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Panic Withdrawals Hit First Community Bank – How it Happened

Tier three lender First Community Bank is currently battling for its survival, after a spate of panic withdrawals was tríggered by widely-circulated reports...

undeep Raichura, CEO Zamara, Mary Nkoimu Commissioner IRA and Rosalyn Mugoh, Managing Director, Zamara and James Olubayi, Executive Director, Zamara during the launch of the eZamara Online aggregator portal.
BUSINESS

Zamara Launches Online Aggregator Portal To Increase Insurance Uptake

Insurance broker, Zamara Group, has announced plans to invest Ksh100 million to upgrade its digital capabilities and customer service. The company said the...

SportPesa CEO Ronald Karauri (second left) and SportPesa chairman Paul Ndung’u (second right) in Southampton on July 27, 2016 when they unveiled a partnership with Southampton FC. Between 2014 and 2018, the firm’s cumulative revenues stood at Ksh228.4 billion. [Photo/ Sportpesa]
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Paul Ndung’u: How Kenyatta Family Grabbed SportPesa

Kenyan businessman and former SportPesa Chairman Paul Ndung'u has called out former President Uhuru Kenyatta and members of his family, whom he accuses...

Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa
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Safaricom Recognised For Achieving Diversity In Procurement Through Its Women in Business Programme

Safaricom has won Best Initiative to Build a Diverse Supplier Base in the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) Excellence in Procurement Awards 2022. The...

Pesapal
TECHNOLOGY

Pesapal Upgrades Core System With New Security Features

Pesapal, a payment solutions provider with operations in Kenya and across East Africa, has upgraded its Application Programming Interface (API) to Pesapal 3.0....

Linda Ndungu
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Linda Ndungu Appointed New Bolt Country Manager For Kenya

Ride-hailing app Bolt has appointed Linda Ndungu as the new Country Manager Kenya effective October 1, 2022. In a statement, Bolt termed Linda...

KCB Bank Director Corporate Banking Esther Waititu shares pleasantries with Jit Bhattacharya, CEO and Co-Founder at BasiGo during a Partnership event in Nairobi.
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KCB, BasiGo Offer Financing For Electric Buses

KCB Bank Kenya and BasiGo Ltd have inked a partnership deal that will enable KCB customers to acquire financing services for electric buses....

Phyna winner of Big Brother Naija Level Up Edition!
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Phyna Wins Big Brother Naija Level Up Edition!

Josephine Otabor, also known as Phyna, has emerged winner of the seventh season of Big Brother Naija after polling a total of 40.74%...

Gina Din Kariuki has been recently promoting her autobiography, Daughter of Africa, which chronicles her life and moments from her award-winning career. [Photo/ Shaping African Conversations]
BUSINESSCAREERS

Gina Din Lands Top Continental PR Job

Veteran PR guru Gina Din-Kariuki has been named as the new chair of Brand Leadership Group, a Pan-African marketing firm headquartered in South...

A past Telkom Kenya event. The State is believed to have exercised its pre-emptive rights to purchase the stake after Helios indicated its exit. [Photo/ Telkom Kenya]
BUSINESSECONOMY

Govt Spends Ksh6B to Fully Own Telkom Kenya

The National Treasury has acquired a 60 percent stake in Telkom Kenya from UK Private Equity fund Helios Investment Partners. Earlier in 2022,...