CMA and accounts body sign partnership
CAPITAL Markets Authority and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants have partnered to improve financial literacy in the country to help the public and investors make informed choices on...
View ArticleStanchart urged to consider share split
PLAYERS in the capital markets have urged Standard Chartered Bank to split it share to make it affordable to the retail investors. The bank’s shares, trading at around Sh136 make them the most priced...
View ArticleEtihad wins Belgium travel award
ETIHAD Airways which started flights to Nairobi in April has stepped up local competition for flights outside the continent by being named as best long haul flight at Belgium’s 15th annual Travel...
View ArticleyU Mobile won’t cut rates soon
Mobile operator yU has welcomed the cut in mobile termination rates but said it has no plans to drop its calling rates in the near future. The Communications Commission of Kenya on Monday reduced MTR...
View ArticleAwori takes over as Barclays Kenya chief executive
BARCLAYS bank has appointed Jeremy Awori as managing director of its Kenya operations, replacing Adan Mohammed who will now oversee African operations as the chief administrative officer. The changes...
View ArticleSafaricom takes battle to banking halls with M-Shwari
The thin line between Mobile money services and banking services has become thinner with the launch of Safaricom’s micro-credit services M-shwari in partnership with the Commercial Bank Africa. The...
View ArticleLimuru on the verge of a real estate boom
The real estate market in Limuru is set to benefit from the ongoing road upgrade in and around Nairobi as commute time reduces. Impact of Limuru’s proximity to Nairobi is already being felt as land and...
View ArticleWestlands to get a new Sh200m hotel property
A new hotel property is set for construction in Nairobi’s Westlands, adding to the area’s appeal for hotel and commercial property investments. The proposed hotel development, Golf Course Hotel Kenya,...
View ArticleTax on capital gains in the offing
Capital gains tax may be reintroduced in the next financial year as the taxman seeks additional revenue streams to finance the swelling public expenditure. Commissioner general John Njiraini said on...
View ArticleJah Cure to jet in Tomorrow
Jamaican singer Jah Cure is set to jet in tomorrow morning at 3:30am ahead of his Call on Me Tour on Saturday at Kasarani Stadium. Cure, famous for songs like Mr Jailer and Unconditional Love will hold...
View ArticleICC Is About Entrenching Rule Of Law, Accountability
In the last two years, human rights defenders have been attacked with commentaries and articles in press and other media outlets. The attacks are full of vitriol, hollowness and unwarranted...
View ArticleMursi’s Move Against Spirit Of Arab Spring
There is no middle ground, no dialogue before [Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi] rescinds this declaration,” said pro-democracy advocate and Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohammed ElBaradei. “There is no...
View ArticleBVR System Has So Far Failed Us
When Kenya finally approved the use of biometric voter registration, many thought our election managers had successfully digitised our electoral systems. Now I understand why the Independent Electoral...
View ArticleGroup Embarks on Voter Registration Door to Door Campaigns
A KILIFI films and theatre group has embarked on a campaign to encourage Kenyans to register as voters. The campaign, launched yesterday, will run through the registration period . Speaking to the Star...
View ArticleSh8.5m car plan opposed
CIVIC leaders and residents from Kilifi, Ganze and Kaloleni districts have faulted a proposal by the County Council of Kilifi to buy a vehicle worth Sh8.5 million. The leaders told the council to use...
View ArticleI will fight graft, pledges Karua
NARC-KENYA presidential hopeful Martha Karua has promised to sweep out all corrupt government officers and leaders if her party forms the next government. Karua said her government will reduce the gap...
View ArticleWundanyi drive marred by confusion – MP says
An ODM MP in Taita Taveta County has blamed the party secretariat for the divisions that rocked the party's Mashinani drive launch at Wundanyi stadium on Sunday. Wundanyi MP Thomas Mwadeghu said poor...
View ArticleSlain geologist’s wife faults state officials
The wife of a slain geologist yesterday said government officials did not deal the threat against her husband Juddith Bridges told court that workers for a company owned by MP Calistus Mwatela had...
View ArticleMotorists warn over Nyali bridge
MOTORISTS plying Mombasa Kilifi highway through Nyali Bridge that connects Mombasa Island and the north coast are worried about vandalism that may hit the bridge if the broken rail guards are not...
View ArticleTwo charged with murder of woman
Two of the six suspects who were being investigated for allegedly killing a 52-year-old woman over a Sh 70 million property were yesterday charged with murder at the High Court in Malindi. Emericus...
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