With unemployment in Kenya at a drastic 40% we need those jobs. We need our companies to expand. We need some bank to open a branch somewhere in Turkana so it can employ people there and so our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) can look halfway decent.

"These apps are being downloaded and used by the thousands, by the hundreds of thousands. They are helping M-Pesa grow their customer base year on year. They are helping create an M-Pesa that can’t fail. The impact on our society will be too great. What platform will handle those loose billions? No, M-Pesa can only grow. And that’s a scary thought."

Amidst pressure to embrace technology and make their ways more modern; is the country really ready for online stock trading?

During the budget speech Finance Minister Njeru Gitahe projected that the country would have a 5.2% growth during the year and gave several factors explaining how the government is working towards realising this dream. He was sure it would be a successful year for Kenyans and the economy…

Could a common currency for East African actually be a good thing for Kenya?