Barclays to charge clients higher fees from next month to boost earnings Barclays Bank plans to raise the fees charged customers next month joining a growing list of lenders that have raised transaction tariffs to shore up their profitability. Banks are under pressure to increase their…

TransCentury to embark on fundraising NSE-listed Investment firm TransCentury plans to raise funds to finance its projects in the next six months, the company’s board has announced. The firm wants cash to refinance the Sh5.8billion (USD 56.8m) convertible bonds that are due on March 25 next…

Beyond Zero campaign raises more than six figures in charity run The First Lady Margaret Kenyatta’s Beyond Zero campaign raised Sh46mn this Sunday attracting 15,000 participants. The initiative geared at improving maternal health has already managed to buy and deliver 21 fully equipped mobile clinics to 21 counties. The…

Last week, a  little known international organization called the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) met  in Dubai to draw up new rules to regulate the Internet, a process that is generating Hurricane Sandy-sized controversies among netheads. This ITU guys are up to endorsing some of the most worrisome…