A couple of things you are waking up to this Monday morning:

1. What turned sweet taste of coffee farming into bitter brew? - Business Daily

2. Africa’s Richest Football Players - Ventures Africa

3. Corporate Kenya’s executives are increasingly acquiring shares in companies they lead – a move that is partly being read as a mark of confidence in the firms. Jonathan Ciano, the CEO of Uchumi Supermarkets, Jonathan Somen (AccessKenya), Adan Mohamed (Barclays), Martin Oduor-Otieno (KCB) and Benson Wairegi (British America Investment Limited) are some of the chief executives who have in the past year made it to the shareholder register of the companies they lead or bought additional shares. - Business Daily

4. High energy costs continue to be a major impediment to the expansion of the manufacturing sector. - The Standard

5. Running battles have broken out between two beverage giants over control of local alcohol market. Kenya Wines Agency (Kwal) has won the first round, obtaining a court order restraining Distell Ltd – a South African wine producer – from terminating an exclusive production, bottling and distribution agreement that the two firms had entered into and which has been in operation for years. - The Standard

6.  Banking sector regulator has moved to strengthen the effectiveness of its policy signals with the change in regulations that pegs interbank lending on the Central Bank Rate.  Commercial banks are now required to fix the interest changed on overnight loans to rival banks within the narrow confines of plus or minus two per cent of the policy rate. - Business Daily

7. The most pressing issue facing Kenyans at the moment is the slow growth of the economy, according to a recent survey. The study by Infotrak Research and Consulting company also shows that most Kenyans are bothered by the high levels of unemployment amongst the youth, Inflation and high cost of living, poverty and food insecurity respectively.- Capital Business

8. Residents of Ruiru municipality on the outskirts of Nairobi will be given job priority when the main construction works on the multi-billion shilling Tatu City project kicks off.  - Capital Business