1. Vetting Board Denies any Plans to Defy Court The Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board on Thursday announced that it will not defy a court order that suspended the vetting exercise last week. The chairman of the board, Mr Sharad Rao said in a…

Airtel Money joins Yu Cash as the only two mobile money transfer platforms that allow their subscribers to send money to other users at no cost. This new feature not only allows subscribers to send money for free within Airtel network but also allows users to…

Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) has finally made some progress with the long-awaited project that aims to link Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to the Central Business District (CBD). The Corporation, which began construction last year, has reached the final stages in the tender process.

The Kenyan representative office of Chinese bank The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) has changed its name according to a notice by the Central Bank of Kenya. “The Central Bank of Kenya hereby brings to the attention of the…

Former Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) Director Julius Kipng’etich has been appointed Equity Bank‘s Chief Operations Officer (COO). Kipngetich, who is hailed for turning around KWS into a functional institution, has headed it since 2004.  He has been serving on the Equity Bank board as a…

A recent study commission by the Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) and conducted by India based independent audit company revealed that Telkom Orange has the best voice quality, 2G and 3G data speeds while Safaricom has the widest coverage. Airtel and Yu fared lower as compared to Orange…

1. First Independently calculated Government Bond Index Launched The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) working with international Index provider FTSE Group has officially announced the launch of the FTSE NSE Kenyan Shilling Government Bond Index. The index is the world’s first independently calculated benchmark index tracking the principal Kenyan Government bond market. 2. Airtel…

Three key trade unions affiliated to the teaching and civil service fraternity are set to support the planned tabling of a parliamentary bill to guide the transformation of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) from a provident to a fully-fledged pension fund. The…

We can’t live without them; we can’t have enough of them. We constantly try to figure out the latest features on them. Like it or not, the smartphone has revolutionized the way we communicate and has become a significant consumer of our monthly budget. So just how much does your smartphone cost…

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) working with international Index provider FTSE Group has officially announced the launch of the FTSE NSE Kenyan Shilling Government Bond Index today. The index is the world’s first independently calculated benchmark index tracking the principal Kenyan Government bond market. “The launch of the FTSE NSE…