Seven bank stocks touch one-year low at NSE trading Seven banking counters at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday touched a one-year low as the market responded to the sudden closure of Imperial Bank leading to the indicative NSE 20 share index dropping to levels…

Centum’s profit jumps to Sh7.9bn on sale of UAP Centum earned Sh5.2 billion from the sale of its 13 per cent stake in UAP Holdings to Old Mutual, making a gain of Sh2.8 billion over the book value of the stock.The investment firm also exited two…

Why Britam restated its profit after declaration Investment firm Britam has said the recent downward revision of its 2014 profit by Sh342.3 million came out of an erroneous accounting of its ownership of a 21.4-acre piece of land in Ngong’.Bramer Properties Limited, a fully owned Britam…

Equity runs ahead of rivals with takeover of DRC bank Equity Group has announced plans to acquire a 79 per cent stake in a Democratic Republic of Congo bank, ProCredit Bank, for $60 million (Sh5.8 billion), marking the Kenyan lender’s entry into central Africa. The acquisition is partly being financed…

Centum to inject Sh1.2bn bond proceeds into K-Rep Centum is set to inject Sh1.2 billion additional capital into K-Rep Bank from the proceeds of its Sh6 billion bond whose sale kicked off on Monday. The listed investment firm disclosed in its information memorandum for the fixed-rate and equity-linked notes that…

Mumias starts search for new CEO in shake-up plan Mumias Sugar Company on Friday starts the search for a new CEO as well as other top positions as part of turnaround efforts that will see the board and management of the miller sent home. This comes soon after the government…