Author: Lynet Awino

I&M Group closed the year ended 31 December 2025 with net profit up 24% to KSh 19.8 billion, from KSh 15.9 billion a year earlier — driven by a 31% surge in non-interest income, a sharp fall in funding costs, and improving credit quality across all five markets where the group operates. Profit before tax reached KSh 24.2 billion (+22%), while total revenue grew 19% to KSh 60.3 billion. The board declared a final dividend of KSh 3.75 per share, the fifth consecutive annual increase, bringing total distributions to a record KSh 6.52 billion,  up 25% on the KSh 5.02…

Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) closed 2025 with pre-tax profit up 26% and profit after tax rising 21% to KShs 10.7 billion — results the Group attributes to deposit growth, a fast-expanding customer base, and controlled costs across its East African franchise. Total assets grew 15% while operating expenses rose just 7%, reflecting the cost discipline the bank maintained even as it scaled. Financial Results at a Glance Group Performance Metric 2024 (KShs 000) 2025 (KShs 000) Change Total Interest Income 59,311,745 60,997,356 +3% Total Interest Expenses 31,213,636 26,114,575 -16% Net Interest Income 28,098,109 34,882,781 +24% Total Operating Income 41,084,385 46,692,074…

Kenyan singer Njerae released the official music video for “Ingia Ndani” on 18 March 2026, her first single of the year and the first visual she has put out since signing to Universal Music Kenya Limited. The song, produced by Hendrick Sam and directed on video by Maghanga Collins, arrived on 6 March 2026. It runs just over three minutes and marks a deliberate step away from the fuller, more layered arrangements of her debut album toward something quieter and closer. https://youtu.be/fG_zqM8wJfI The Song “Ingia Ndani” — Swahili for “come inside” — is built around a stripped-back arrangement of gentle…

Unilever’s personal brand Pepsodent has launched a nationwide oral health campaign aimed at reaching 500,000 pupils across 500 primary schools in Kenya by the end of the year, as part of efforts to tackle preventable dental diseases. The programme, unveiled at Arap Moi Primary School, will be implemented in schools across urban, peri-urban and rural areas, with a focus on instilling proper oral hygiene habits among children. The “Twice 2” message at the centre Schools already covered under the initiative include Olympic Primary School, Mwiki Primary School, Ruiru Comprehensive School and Mukuru Community School. The campaign is anchored on the…

For years, millions of Kenyans have used M-Pesa to send and receive money daily, often without thinking twice about the information shared in the process. Every transaction reveals names and phone numbers. But according to Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa, this has quietly created room for fraud and misuse of data. To solve this, the telco is set to roll out a new Person-to-Person (P2P) data minimisation feature on March 24, 2026.  For the first time, users will have more control over what personal information is shared during MPESA  transactions. How Safaricom’s person-to-person System Will Work Under the new system, less…

Safaricom switches on phone number masking for M-PESA on 24 March 2026, replacing the full number that currently appears in every transaction notification with a partially hidden format — for example, 0722***000. The Central Bank of Kenya approved the rollout last month, covering peer-to-peer transfers first, with merchant Till and PayBill payments to follow later in 2026. What Changes on 24 March The difference is precise and worth spelling out, because it affects more than just the phone number. Today, when someone sends you money on M-PESA, you receive their full three names and their complete phone number alongside the…