Investors Eye Equity Bank’s Growth – With more than 20 million customers across six African markets, Equity Bank is becoming a frontier-market favorite. Rising foreign ownership...
CEO Stake Signals Governance Strength By becoming the largest individual shareholder, Muriuki aligns executive incentives with minority investors. Combined with cooperative majority control, this strengthens confidence...
CBK’s Tier 2 recognition boosts Sidian Bank’s credibility with corporates and public clients. Yet, competition from Family Bank, Bank of Baroda, and SBM Bank keeps lending...
Rural poverty persists despite growth — Farmers work in Nyagatare district, highlighting persistent inequality. National surveys show rural areas lag behind urban centers in access to...
Birju Sanghrajka steps into a challenging role as Kenya CEO, tasked with stabilizing operations under tighter monetary conditions. His leadership will be key in aligning local...
Investors eye strategic and fiscal risks. While foreign bases signal geopolitical support from the U.S. and UK, security incidents and opaque lease terms pose macroeconomic risks,...
COMESA tightens merger oversight across Africa. The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa now requires mandatory alerts for deals above KSh8 billion ($62 million), signaling...
The EACOP pipeline will transport up to 216,000 bpd from western Uganda to Tanzania’s port of Tanga. Its financing mix, dominated by Chinese and Gulf lenders,...
Kenya’s low inflation and FX stability reduce hedging costs and encourage long-term capital inflows. However, rising public debt and tight credit conditions constrain private-sector growth. As...
From Clerk to Tycoon: Paul Wanderi Ndung’u started his career at Uchumi Supermarkets as a junior accounting clerk in 1991. Today, he is quietly rebuilding a...