Kenswitch, a Kenyan Payments Service Provider (PSP) on Monday said its Board of Directors has appointed Ms Karimi Ithau as Managing Director. Ms Karimi Ithau is a seasoned professional with a wealth of experience spanning over 20 years in the sales of innovative products and services in the information technology markets related to payments for financial and non-financial institutions across Africa. She also has a proven track record as an executive team manager. “We are confident that Ms Karimi Ithau has what it takes to steer our Kenyan market to the next level. As a board, we would like to…
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Khusoko provides market insights into Africa's business investment as well as global trends that impact East African businesses.
It’s fast, it’s fresh and it’s finally here – SuperSport’s all-new show, SuperTube. Made in collaboration with YouTube, the online show will debut on Wednesday (June 9) and become a must-see for the duration of Euro 2020, which begins on Friday. Using a blend of SuperSport presenters, current players and influencers, the round-table format will thrash out the issues of the day by incorporating real discussions with real fans, real reactions and real entertainment. “We are excited with this new offering for our viewers. The show will offer hard-core fans – and fringe viewers – the opportunity to interact with…
Abojani Investment, a Nairobi based, diversified digital-first personal finance company, is offering a free masterclass on investing in offshore shares. The virtual training scheduled for Saturday, the 19th of June from 3 pm East African Time will host Kenyan-born US Based financial educator Peter Njoroge. In the webinar, Kenyans interested in diversifying their investment portfolios in the US market will get an opportunity to learn how to get started in a layperson’s language. “This is a very special day for Kenyans who want to invest in US dollars and companies that are changing the world and taking advantage of the…
It is hard to remember any decision that has ever harmed Kenya as much as the recommendation now before parliament that it adopts the European Union’s policies on agricultural inputs and phases them out. In fact, as the latest and most disastrous move yet by health policymakers to take over the country’s agricultural policy, it is an overreach where ignorance could cost us 20 per cent of our entire GDP, as well as countless lives. For there is nothing about the recommendation from the Parliamentary Health Committee to indicate it has examined the policies it wants to be introduced, or…
Williamson Tea Kenya (Plc) on Friday warned of lower profits for the fiscal year ending 31st March 2021. According to the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) listed firm, its results could be at least 25 per cent lower compared to the Net Profit of KSh 137 Million for the previous financial year. “The anticipated decline in full year’s profit is mainly attributed to a depressed property market leading to a loss on revaluation of the group’s investment properties as well as rising production costs and lower global market prices as impacted by the Covid pandemic,” the Board’s chair Mr E.N.K Wanjama…
By the year 2050, the global population will likely reach nine (9) billion people. Due to household demand and population growth, the world needs to build more than two billion new homes over the next 80 years according to global research. The distress is beyond the demand for new homes. Nations across the globe are becoming increasingly concerned about the effects of climate change and people growing environmentally conscious, project builders have implemented sustainable development practices in their real estate properties to promote energy efficiency, minimize the impacts of global warming, and protect natural resources. Due to advances in technology,…