Britam, the company that just had one of the largest re-branding campaigns we've ever seen, is doing something even bigger. The Group has started building what will be the tallest building in Kenya and the third tallest in Africa at a cost of 5 billion shillings to be ready by end of 2015. So long, Times Tower.

Entertainment comes at a cost and footing the bill relies on your wallet’s weight. There is another side to this bill though. It is the side that sees the entertainers earn some revenue. The ones at the top of this revenue chain are the alcohol and cigarette manufacturers.

HIGHEST VOLUMES Our usual suspects graced the top traders for the day by volume. In first place again was Safaricom which saw 13.20 million shares traded. In second place (yet again) was Equity bank with 6.29 million shares, up from 4.59 million shares yesterday. Third spot…

Yesterday presented many an investor at the Nairobi Securities Exchange had a chance to bag a few notes since both major indices performed better. The 20-share is a list of the top 20 companies by market capitalization among the publicly listed companies. Such are what attracts foreigners as a…

Performance in the Nairobi Securities Exchange was wanting today, with both major indices showing decreased performance. The 20-Share Index closed at 4152.11, down 7.62 points from Friday. The All-share index followed suite closing at 92.913, down 0.03 points from Friday. This is the second time in a fortnight that both…

Last Friday, the performance at the bourse perked up with both major indices recording increased operation. The 20-share index  closed at 4159.73 and the All-share at 92.94 points. Our focus today shall be on British-American Tobacco (BAT Kenya) and British-American Investments (Britam)….no relation. British American Tobacco – It’s been barely two…