Kenya Power profit drops 16pc despite surge in connections Kenya Power announced a 16.4 per cent drop in net profit for the half year ended December, as increased expenditure offset additional income earned from connecting an additional 1.1 million customers in the period. The profit drop…

KCB accuses contractor of seeking to change loan terms in Sh7bn row KCB has accused contractor Kundan Singh Construction (KSC) International of trying to trick the court into altering agreements that allowed the firm to borrow Sh7.1 billion from three banks. KCB wants the High Court…

Investors demand higher interest for Treasury bills Investors are demanding higher interest rates for the six-month and one-year government Treasury bills as the market continues with its risk-averse approach to longer-dated fixed-income investment over uncertainties in the interest rate environment. Auction results from last week’s…

Safaricom, KCB shares drop pulls down exchange 11 points Safaricom and KCB Group shares lost value for the second straight session at the Nairobi Securities Exchange Tuesday, helping nudge the market lower 11 points to a new two-and-a-half year low of 4,343. Safaricom dominated trading…

IFC report reveals Vimal and Shah family stakes in Bidco Billionaire businessman Vimal Shah has equal shareholding as his father Bhimji Shah and brother Tarun Shah in cooking oils multinational Bidco as shown in documents filed with the World Bank’s private lending arm IFC. Vimal Shah controls 33.3 per…

  Sale of five State sugar companies delayed over farmers’ petition The government plans to sell Nzoia, South Nyanza, Chemilil, Miwani and Muhoroni companies to strategic investors who will control 51 per cent of the sugar millers. Two members of Parliament, however, delayed passing of the motion, citing that the…