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Why banks will beg for your deposits

Kenyans have a huge opportunity to set the price of their savings as banks, desperate for cash, lure deposits in a market with very competitive options. Deposit rates have jumped to 7.8 percent in June, a five year high as Banks scrambled for investors to deposit money in their accounts to facilitate their fractional lending. […]

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Sh8.7Bn e-buses project aims to end Nairobi matatu chaos

The Treasury has signed Kes8.7 billion ($60 billion) financing deal for the purchase of electric

How Kakuzi wanted to shut down media from covering transfer pricing probe

A week after Kakuzi management were summoned by the Capital Markets Authority, the listed agricultural

Mobile revolution: From iPhone 1 to iPhone 15 and beyond

Last week, the tech world was buzzing with excitement as Apple unveiled its latest flagship

Fintech, Cleantech top targets for Venture Capital investors in East Africa

A significant share of funding from venture capital investors across East Africa is going into

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Economy

Global oil surge and IMF clean energy agenda fuels Kenya’s inflation

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has increased the cost of Super Petrol to Kes211.64, Diesel to Kes200.99, and Kerosene to Kes202.61 per litre

EAC & the Horn

Pan-African bean researcher PABRA wins $100,000 prize

For its role in revolutionizing agriculture and food security across Africa, the Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) has been awarded the prestigious Africa Food Prize

Opinion

Why M-PESA launch is set to revolutionise Ethiopia, one of Africa’s most populous countries

Why M-PESA launch is set to revolutionise Ethiopia, one of Africa’s most populous countries

A recent report by the GSMA dubbed State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money 2023 underscores how mobile money has become a mainstream financial service. The report also highlights

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The Rise of Coups in Africa is a threat to democracy

The Rise of Coups in Africa is a threat to democracy

Africa has become the home of military coups as it has experienced more coups than any other continent, and no wonder it is said that when a country has one

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Guarantee formal property rights to the poor and foster local investment

Guarantee formal property rights to the poor and foster local investment

In his lively and astute book, The Shackled Continent (Africa’s Past, Present and Future), Robert Guest opines that in most African countries informal economy is far larger than the formal

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China’s TikTok faces ban in Kenya after live protest coverage

China’s TikTok faces ban in Kenya after live protest coverage

The government of Kenya supposedly through a proxy is planning to block the access of a popular platform TikTok in the Country.  A petitioner, Bob Ndolo, presented the motion to

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Mitigating post-harvest losses is key to achieving sustainable global food security

Mitigating post-harvest losses is key to achieving sustainable global food security

The United Nations’ Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) estimates that the global population will reach 9.7 billion people by 2050. This presents a challenge to feed an extra

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Kenya’s Justice System has Criminalized Poverty

Kenya’s Justice System has Criminalized Poverty

If you lose your job or shut your business today and fall into the low cadre of the Kenyan society, you are likely to experience police harassments, oppressive laws and

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Politics

A new era of Ruto’s Cabinet meetings in State Lodges

In Kenya, State Lodges began with Sagana State Lodge in Nyeri which served as an official vacation getaway for British Royal Dignitaries and Governors during

Technology

Mobile revolution: From iPhone 1 to iPhone 15 and beyond

Last week, the tech world was buzzing with excitement as Apple unveiled its latest flagship smartphone, the iPhone 15. This milestone marks the 38th iteration

Markets

Why banks will beg for your deposits

Kenyans have a huge opportunity to set the price of their savings as banks, desperate for cash, lure deposits in a market with very competitive

Corporate

How Kakuzi wanted to shut down media from covering transfer pricing probe

A week after Kakuzi management were summoned by the Capital Markets Authority, the listed agricultural exporter rushed to the markets tribunal to block the inquiry

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