Author: James Gichuki

The Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC) has set up its regional hub in Nairobi where Equity Group will be its anchor partner in a collaboration geared to place the region at the forefront of trade and investment. CWEIC chairman Lord Marland of Odstock announced Equity Group CEO Dr James Mwangi as the Chair of the East and Central Africa hub. “We look forward to tapping into Equity Group’s extensive network within the region and the expertise of its leadership through Dr Mwangi to build connections and partnerships for the business community from the Commonwealth member nations within the local markets,” he said. CWEIC is…

American financial titan JPMorgan Chase is set to open a regional office in Kenya a decade after the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) issued the organization with an approval in principle. CBK initially acknowledged receipt of JPMorgan’s representative office application in the  Annual Bank Supervision Report for 2012 before issuing authorization the following year. “Receipt and processing of three new applications for representative Office authorization from the Central Bank of India Ltd of India, Bank of Kigali of Rwanda and JPMorgan Chase N.A. of the USA. The three applicants had been granted approval-in-principle by the end of 2012, and processing for final authorization was at…

I live in one of Nairobi city outskirts around Ruiru, proximal to a small river where the residents undertake farming on the riparian land. Napier grass, a highly preferred fodder by dairy farmers, is the most favored crop, especially on farmland bordering the Thika Superhighway perhaps due to its virtual insusceptibility to theft. My small squat is at a tenement that is distal from the tarmac which means I have to walk to get to a matatu stop when coming into the city. Lucky for me, the antiquated colonial iron snake cuts through my neighbourhood making the Nairobi Commuter Train to Ruiru my preferred way…