Author: Khusoko

Kenya’s leading integrated digital content platform, Kenyan Wallstreet Tuesday launched a mobile trading application, Hisa App. Hisa App which is still in Public Beta version, allows investors trading on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) real-time business and financial information. “Our goal with Hisa App is to improve financial literacy and make the whole investing process simpler through a social feed designed to make it possible to follow other investors and domain experts, see what they are investing in, exchange ideas,” Mr Eric Asuma, the Chief Executive says. Built-in collaboration with Faida Investment Bank Hisa App is an engaging and intuitive…

For many, the Africa Continental Free Trade Area was a manifestation of the long-sought-after Pan African dream – a united continent, bringing together its natural resources in a common market, to the benefit of its people. The willingness of countries to come together and ratify this dream is the first step, and perhaps one would say, the rudimentary one. The next step is to delve into the reasons why this dream has not been actualized for years. This requires a critical look into our own systems and structures as individual countries, as well as the compatibility to the well-intentioned plans…

Kenya’s National Treasury has published its Supplementary Budget Estimates totalling Kshs 3,036.5 bn from Kshs 2,915.7 bn for the current financial year 2020-21. The proposed budget increment is attributable to COVID-19 related expenditure and efforts by the government to spur economic activity.  Key highlights in the supplementary budget include; The State Department for Early Learning and Basic Education has seen its budgetary allocation reduce by Kshs 1.3 bn to Kshs 99.5 bn from the earlier revised allocation of Kshs 100.8 bn. The 1.3% decline was on account of a 27.9% decrease in the allocation to Quality Assurance and Standards to…

AFC Leopards have confirmed the signing of Tedian Esilaba from Nairobi City Stars. According to Ingwe, ee will don jersey number 5 as a central defender. “Esilaba previously featured for Nairobi City Stars and helped them win promotion to the Premier League. He has also played for Administration Police FC and Bidco FC. AFC Leopards is a great club and a great platform for my career. I feel it’s the right time for me to join the club at the moment I’m ready and focused on the task ahead. I’m ready to fight for my space in the starting team,” Esilaba enthused.…

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Kenya Airways plans to resume flights to Rome from its hub in Nairobi in June. Julius Thairu, chief customer and commercial officer of the airline, said in a statement issued that Kenya Airways will continue to monitor and increase frequency to destinations as more jurisdictions open their airspace and ease travel restrictions. “We are delighted to resume weekly flights to Rome and will continue to maintain an expanding schedule to various destinations across our network as countries ease travel restrictions. “Our codeshare partnership with Alitalia, offers our customers excellent connections in Rome to rest of Italy, Europe, and USA and…