The Capital Markets Authority has given financially-troubled media house, Standard Media Group, the green light to hold a rights issue. In the upcoming rights issue, the Standard Media will be looking to raise Sh1.5 billion from shareholders. “The [Capital Markets Authority] has reviewed the documentation and information memorandum submitted in support of the application for
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When Harrison Mwaura won a jaw-dropping Sh 224,000 from a single bet, he thought he’d hit the jackpot, literally. But by sunrise, all the money was gone. All he had left was regret, confusion, and a chicken he had bought for Sh1,000. Today, Harrison is an addiction counselor and he shared his gripping story on
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The government has moved to clarify its role in the controversial appointment of Prof. Bitange Ndemo as Vice Chancellor of the University of Nairobi, amid confusion and backlash over the bungled recruitment process. Last week, a memo from the University of Nairobi leadership announced that Ndemo, who currently serves as Kenya’s Ambassador to the Kingdom
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A recently released report has named the most thriving companies in Africa. Notably, the Africa Top 250 Companies 2025 report by African Business showed that Kenya had 10 companies featured. The companies cut across telecom, banking, and consumer goods. Below is a snapshot of Kenya’s corporate titans, with their market values as of March 31,
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Arguably, most Kenyans, especially in urban areas, use cashless payments to make their day-to-day purchases, thanks to the high mobile penetration and increased financial literacy. While cash is still the dominant payment method in Kenya, its usage is declining as mobile money rapidly gains popularity and card payments slowly gain traction. While cashless payments have
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The Co-operative Bank of Kenya has announced a 5.3 growth in its net profit for the first quarter of the 2025 financial year. This is after the Co-op Bank Q1 2025 net profit hit Sh6.93 billion up from the Sh6.58 billion net profit that the bank had realized in the same period the previous year.
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The senior staff and directors of the embattled Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Cooperatives (Kuscco) took insider loans of Sh192 million. This has been disclosed by the Cabinet Secretary for Co-operatives and Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Wycliffe Oparanya. The Kuscco bosses breached rules and policy by allocating themselves loans that were over
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