I remember Pauline, we used to call her Okuyu. Not because she was from the Kikuyu tribe- which she was, but because she had her hand on three or four businesses at a go. Okuyu would not shy away from businesses that most people thought were undignified. Okuyu sold sox Read more…
Good news for foodies. Kenya’s premier business review website, Yululate, has partnered with restaurants in Nairobi to make their menus available online. The website now has menus from restaurants, hotels, cafes, fast food joints, bars and pubs alongside their profiles. The website’s vision is to connect businesses and consumers as well as give consumers Read more…
Image credit The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has today, appointed the Kenya Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC) as a receiver for Chase Bank Limited for one year. According to a press release by CBK, the appointment of KDIC as a receiver for Chase Bank Limited has been carried out in Read more…
Having heard of the several stories of people in the diaspora getting conned of their investments back home, this comes as a relief. Now there is a mobile app that will allow instant money transfer from the USA to Kenya for free. First Choice Global Limited (FCG), an international money Read more…
The Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) is a statutory state corporation established under the Sacco Societies Act (Cap 490B) of the Laws of Kenya (the Act) which came into full operation upon the gazettement of the Sacco Societies (Deposit-taking Sacco Business) Regulations, 2010 (the Regulations 2010) on 18th June 2010. Read more…
It is the fourth Sunday of the month. Pastor Ken Yapha is preaching a message “Building the Ark of wealth”. Sitted in the congregation, I observe a middle aged woman of light complexion and few words sitting on the latter pews. She occasionally whispers to her fellow congregants asking for Read more…
KCB Group has launched an ambitious KShs. 50 billion enterprise development program geared towards birthing a new cadre of youthful entrepreneurs within the informal sector to ease the country’s unemployment crisis. The programme dubbed “2JIAJIRI”, is expected to benefit at least 500,000 entrepreneurs in 5 years, thereby creating at least Read more…