Safaricom war with Bitcoin dealer sparks CBK warning BitPesa is locked in an acrimonious court battle with Safaricom over the telecom operator’s decision to terminate M-Pesa payments to the platform’s gateway dubbed Lipisha Consortium. Through the BitPesa platform, users can convert bitcoin into Kenya shillings and…

Electricity leakages and theft cost Kenya Power Sh17bn in sales Kenya Power is losing Sh17.5 billion annually through electricity thefts and leakages from an ageing transmission network, translating to lost earnings to shareholders of the listed utility. Kenya Power managing director Ben Chumo on Thursday said the firm had channeled…

KenolKobil eyes higher revenue with Sh1.5bn Nairobi office block KenolKobil is set to build a Sh1.5 billion office block in Nairobi’s central business district to serve as its new headquarters besides generating rental income. The 22-storey building will be located on a one-acre parcel of land…