Lee Mwiti
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How Paul Russo saved Chase Bank from sure death when it reopened for business
The closure of Chase Bank on April 7, 2016 caught thousands by surprise and shook an already reeling banking sector. → Read More
State in plan to enhance access and improve quality learning in TVETs
Members of the Technical Working Group on harmonisation of TVET qualifications are meeting in Nairobi and virtually to discuss the draft Regional TVET → Read More
Why importers could derail SGR's Kampala journey
Kenya’s biggest trade partner in the region - Uganda is blowing hot and cold in developing its end of the railway line from Malaba to Kampala. . → Read More
Wins and challenges of ensuring a food secure nation
One of president Uhuru’s Kenyatta’s ambitions when he finishes his second term in 2022, is to leave Kenya a food secure nation. → Read More
Kenya’s push to lower regional tariffs hits snag
EAC member countries say a review of the Common External Tariff, which favours Kenyan exports, not top on their agenda. → Read More
NSSF on the spot over retirees' missing cash
NSSF is grappling with need to explain the genesis of the missing funds that contributors are questioning. → Read More
Demolition spree to go on with 651 buildings targeted
About 651 buildings will be demolished in the country in the coming days according to a government audit. → Read More
Over Sh2.2b lost to fake cigarettes
Kenyans continue to be exposed to fake cigarette brands as the market for illegal tobacco expands. → Read More
Central Bank moves to rein in ‘exploitative’ mobile lenders
Governor Njoroge says digital platforms will be regulated under the National Payment System Act in a push to police their operations. → Read More
Mauritius offers to return Kenyans’ hidden billions
Mauritius is a popular destination for the super-rich. → Read More
SGR makes Sh10 billion loss in first year
CS Macharia says Government was trying the waters during the period of trading. → Read More
Bureaucracy stalls Vision 2030 projects, official says
Corruption, legal bottlenecks and State bureaucracy have become the biggest impediments to rolling out key projects under the Vision 2030 → Read More
Treasury proposal to amend law could affect brokers operation
Insurance brokers are the biggest casualties in the new proposal by Treasury to amend the Insurance Act and do away with their intermediary role. → Read More
The numbers that matter in today’s budget statement
With the budget being read today, the reality is in the figures that Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich will be explaining to Kenyans. → Read More
KRA maintains loud silence on tax amnesty plan as deadline looms
Mystery shrouds a controversial tax amnesty initiative by the State that shields wealthy Kenyans who have stashed billions abroad → Read More
How Kenyan lenders frustrate borrowers with good credit listing
Banks are using information about their clients from Credit Reference Bureaus (CRBs) wrongly when deciding on whether to approve their loans or not → Read More
Kenya seeks fresh talks to end Dar row
Kenya and Tanzania could finally bury the hatchet after a protracted trade spat that has soured diplomatic ties between the two countries in recent mo → Read More
Poor records delay retirees NSSF cash
TSC is one of the top culprits that have been sending money to NSSF accounts without the names of the contributors → Read More
Mobile loans crisis as 500,000 get blacklisted
If you took a mobile loan for as little as Sh500 and defaulted, you may fail to access a much bigger loan from a bank for a period that is... → Read More
New regulations to fuel mergers in insurance industry
The regulations coming in form of new accounting rules dubbed IFRS 9 and IFRS 17, are introducing stringent capital requirements. → Read More