Nivea puts in Sh100m to enhance its 'beauty'
NIVEA is seeking to cut Unilever's lead in the local skin care products market with a Sh100 million investment to grow its sales in the lucrative beauty business. The company announced Wednesday that...
View ArticlePressure eases on borrowers as interest spreads drop
BANK interests on loans has dropped while that paid on deposits is picking up bridging the interest rate spread between borrowing and saving, latest data from the Treasury shows. Commercial banks...
View ArticleStar former chief accountant in court over Sh1.2m theft charges
A former chief accountant with The Star publication Ltd was yesterday arraigned in a Nairobi court charged with stealing over Sh1.2 million belonging to his employer. Elijah Kamunya Karundo and his...
View ArticleStanchart profits before tax rises to Sh9.9 billion
Standard Chartered yesterday said profits before tax for the nine months of this year rose 7 per cent to Sh9.9 billion. The growth from Sh9.2 billion in 2012 was however slow compared to a 70 per cent...
View ArticleHere is why I back Ronaldo and feel justifi ed by Leopards' win
I usually don’t appreciate international weeks because there are always big teams playing against insignificant ones and not up to par clashes that can fill my football desire. There are also many...
View ArticleTurkana sued over budget proposals
A man has moved to court seeking to bar the Controller of Budget from approving the amended Budget prepared by the Turkana county executive. Pius Atok argues that the altered budget estimates were not...
View ArticleChamas evolving out of their traditional role into investing
IT started as a journey to a friend’s ngurario (engagement) event, and ended up a successful investment group, or chama as popularly referred to in Kenya. The story of Rufi Limited’s formation reads...
View ArticleAudit for disputed estate in Embakasi
THE High court has ordered the audit of a multimillion worth estate in Embakasi Constituency. The estate is at the center of a court battle between Rangwe MP George Oner Ogola and a businessman....
View ArticleCECAFA boost
PAY-TV Channel GOtv are the title sponsors of the Council of East and Central Africa Senior Challenge Cup set for November 27 to December 12, here in Kenya. The tournament will be known as GOtv Cecafa...
View ArticleSafaricom now valued at more than Sh420 billion
Safaricom is now valued at more than Sh400 billion at the Nairobi Securities Exchange, more than double its value when it was listed in 2008. The company's share price hit a record closing price of...
View ArticleShaffie Weru to star in a reality show
Shaffie Weru will be the star of a new reality show where he will party for 48 hours non-stop at 48 different parties. The Kiss 100's Rush Hour co-host has accepted a challenge to party for two nights...
View ArticleCorridors of Power
Customers are worried about their security at the banking hall of a financial institution where a client was robbed of Sh2 million on Tuesday . The client had been escorted by a Cash In Transit van...
View ArticleDon't ever make this mistake...
I think at some point we go through a phase where we feel we can handle just about anything, and I mean anything. Let me explain. Last week I became the proud mother of a teenager and as annual...
View ArticleDon’t Criticise Governors For The Heck Of It
Columnist Wycliffe Muga penned an interesting piece the other day-on Thursday, November 14, 2013 to be exact. I went through the article three times and decided it would be a journalistic homicide if...
View ArticleBongo sensation Mr Blue wanted by Kenyan authorities
TANZANIAN bongo musician Kherry Sameer Rajab popularly known as Mr Blue is being sought by Kenyan police. The Mapozi hit-marker is wanted for allegedly failing to show up for contracted performances at...
View Article5 Minute Interview - I never told my dad how much I love him
I’m good at..............witty comebacks. I’m very bad at.............hiding my true feelings. The last book l enjoyed was.............Freakonomics by Steven D Levitt and Stephen J Dubner The most...
View ArticleAfrica Need Not Suffer The Resource Curse
Africa has 10 per cent of the world’s known reserves of oil, 40 per cent of its gold, and 80 to 90 per cent of the chromium and the platinum metal group, to list only a few. But a number of...
View ArticlePalestinian embassy decision too hasty
THERE are many legitimate criticisms of the state of Israel. In particular, its persistent and aggressive settlement building in the Occupied Territories appears deliberately intended to block any...
View ArticlePolice can't supervise KWS, says judge
A petition seeking to have the Kenya Wildlife Service placed under the supervision of the National Police Service Commission has been dismissed. Judge Mumbi Ngugi said the composition and management of...
View ArticleI am worried about my irregular flow
Hello Valentine, My name is Olive and I am turning 20 next month. I have a problem with my periods and after reading your fertility series I am worried that I might not be able to have children. I...
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