Barclays Africa buys stake in First Assurance for Sh2.9bn Johannesburg-based Barclays Africa is set to acquire a controlling stake in Kenya’s First Assurance for Sh2.9 billion in a transaction that opens the door for the bank’s Kenyan subsidiary to gain a foothold in the insurance market.Barclays Africa on Wednesday announced…

NSE ranked second-best exchange in Africa despite foreign investor outflow The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) is the second-best performer this year amongst Africa’s large bourses despite recent foreign investor outflows. NSE has slowed down as dollar returns fall with the weakening of the shilling but its performance amongst six second-tier…

Safaricom backs down on unpopular change to tariff Safaricom has changed its mind about taking away all the unused airtime, SMS credits and data held by Karibu Postpay tariff users after May 26 this year. Subscribers can keep their accumulated bundles but any new ones purchased from May 1 will…

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…

Rift Valley Railways seeks Sh1.2 billion fuel levy refund Rift Valley Railways (RVR) has sued the government for wrongfully charging it the levy that is specific to road users despite its continued operation as a railway-specific company. The firm is seeking a refund of Sh1.3 billion for the Road Maintenance…

Senator Otieno Kajwang’ passes on Homabay Senator Otieno Kajwang’ died Tuesday night after suffering a cardiac arrest. Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) spokesperson Philip Etale confirmed the death shortly after midnight. […] RVR sues insurance company, seeks KES 68 million compensation Rift Valley Railways (RVR) has sued Cannon…