Tech Plays a Major Role in Equity Bank’s 2016 Performance
Equity bank owes a huge chunk of it's profits to it's technological innovations over the past the few years especially in variable costs.
Lamu Coal Plant Construction Halted Over Potential Environmental Hazard
Construction on the 981MW station, backed by a Chinese-led consortium was due to begin in 2015 but has been subject to many delays, partly due to opposition from environmentalists.
Trouble for Insurance Brokers As Regulator Cracks the Whip over Non-Compliance
The Insurance regulating Authority has gone hard on these brokers, denying a third of these insurance companies operating licences for failure to remit premiums to their underwriters among other reasons
Orion Online Mall Enters the Kenya Ecommerce Space
Orion will start by trading from its own stock before it brings in retailers to the website, who will trade on commission-on-sales criteria.
Orion Online Mall will be an all-in-one platform inclusive of a service centre, a logistics and a grocery outlet.
Malawi Emulates Kenya, Bans Single Use Plastic Bags
A seven-judge panel of the Supreme Court of Appeal threw out a challenge by plastic manufacturers to stop a ban introduced four years ago.
Kenya Power Embarks on a Programme to Enhance Quality Power Supply.
Kenya Power will construct additional substations and lines to enhance service delivery to the manufacturing sector.
New Bill Lowers Threshold for Squeezing Out Minority Shareholders
In the Bill, the national assembly proposed to reduce the percentage of shares that may be offered for sale from ninety to fifty percent
KCB Lion’s Den and my Undeserved Entitlement
When I started watching KCB Lion's Den I started with entitlement, which slowly morphed into admiration for the efforts.
Environment Agency Bans Recently Introduced Non-Woven Bags
National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) Nema has expressed its concern regarding the substandard non-woven bags flooding the market that will harm the environment due to poor disposal practices as the mechanism to dispose of them safely has not been put in place
Kenya High Court Declares Caps On Interest Rates Unlawful
The High Court of Kenya declared on Thursday that a capped interest rate on commercial banks is unlawful but the rate cap will not be lifted immediately.