Newsroom, Author at Newsroom by Maudhui

For decades, small-scale farmers in Africa have been confronted with the irony of propping up the continent’s economy while remaining at the bottom of the income pyramid.

Markets

May 31, 2018 Newsroom

Charcoal has pushed up inflation

The price of charcoal has pushed the cost of Kenyan households after the government put a ban on felling trees and burning charcoal.

News

May 31, 2018 Newsroom

Whisky on the rocks, is Kenya market ready for Moet’s premium brands

Moet figures Kenyans are ready for its story to sell premium whiskey Glenmorangie, a single malt Scotch Whisky which is among its product offering as it expands its market.

Corporate Markets

May 30, 2018 Newsroom

StanChart reward to depositors hurt its earnings

Standard Chartered may have been too good a bank to avoid the pitfalls of the interest rate caps while other lenders devised devious ways to avoid it.

Corporate News

May 28, 2018 Newsroom

Kenya Power announces new corporate structure to drive business growth

Kenya Power has reorganized its corporate structure for improved customer service and effective management operations in line with its new business growth strategy.

Corporate Markets

May 28, 2018 Newsroom

I&M Burbidge top deals of 2018

Kenya’s bitcoin remittance company has led this year’s dealmakers acquiring online money transfer platform TransfferZero that specializes in sending money to consumers and companies in 200 countries using over 50 different currencies.

Technology

May 24, 2018 Newsroom

Why the term “GDPR” is trending

Round of emails coming to you for consent is not a prank or a spam, Europe is about to wake up to a far-reaching regulation on data privacy.

News

May 24, 2018 Newsroom

A text message can tell if your cow is sick, Digifarm can tell you when and what to plant

With remote-control-sized transmitters around a cow’s necks, an artificial-intelligence system named Ida is being used to send helpful alerts: when his cows are chewing the cud, when they’re feeling sick, when they’re ready for insemination.

Markets

May 24, 2018 Newsroom

A promising year; Is Kenya’s year too good to be true?

No, economists are seeing all the numbers hitting the right dial throughout the year with very minimal risks to stop a 5.5 percent economic expansion.