NAIROBI, Kenya; Impact investing pioneer Root Capital announced, on Wednesday,at the African Green Revolution Forum a new partnership with The MasterCard Foundation that will
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Tea farmers to earn Sh62bn bonus
Tea farmers will this year earn the highest bonus in five years, after the Kenya Tea Development Agency yesterday announced a record Sh61.99 billion
Somali says no to Kenyan Miraa
The decision by Somali government to ban Kenya from airlifting her Miraa to Somalia has dealt the miraa farmers a big blow. The Somalia
Tourism sector to earn Kenya Ksh 100 billion
Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala disclosed that tourism earned Ksh47 billion in the last six months, adding that things are looking up as the
Samsung halt sale of Note 7
Samsung is reportedly recalling its new Galaxy Note 7 smartphone worldwide after report of the device catching fire while charging emerged. The Note 7
Mark Zuckerberg arrives in Kenya to meet entrepreneurs
The Facebook Founder and the Chief Executive officer has today arrived in Kenya, Nairobi, as he progress with his tour in Africa after finishing
Co-operative Bank reduces rates for existing loans
Co-operative Bank has followed in the footsteps of KCB and CfC Stanbic Bank to lower interest rates for existing loans. The top-tier lender which
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg visits Africa
LONDON, United Kingdom Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be visiting Nigeria this week on his first trip to Africa, using his time in the
Consolidated Bank net loss hits Sh72 million
State-owned Consolidated Bank has posted a Sh71.96 million half year loss due to increased provisioning for non performing loans. The bank increased loan loss
Cement firms suffer from higher bank interest rates
The leading cement makers have blamed the reduction in their net earnings in the first half of the year on a spike in interest