Thursday, June 1, 2023

Time to break the jinx of Kenya's past regimes 60 years on

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Kenya's former Presidents from left: Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, Daniel arap Moi, Mwai Kibaki, Uhuru Kenyatta and President William Ruto. PHOTOS | NMG

By NATION AFRICA

Kenya attained internal self-rule from the British on June 1, 1963, full of optimism for a bright future. Independence followed six months later. But with the 60th birthday

S&P sees weaker 2023 growth in 8 key Sub-Saharan economies

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An aerial view of central business district in Nairobi, Kenya. PHOTO | LUCY WANJIR | NMG

By REUTERS

Economic growth in key Sub-Saharan African economies will slow this year as weaker global growth makes the backdrop less favourable and high interest rates deter

Kenya@60: A nation on the move – the revolution of the banking sector

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Standard Chartered Bank's co-shared space with ArtcaffĂ© at Britam Centre, Upper Hill. FILE PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG    

By PATRICK ALUSHULA More by this Author

Equity Group CEO James Mwangi captured the big digital shift in the banking sector when he said that banking had stopped being a place where people go to and is now

CBK foresees narrower current account gap on low import costs

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Central Bank of Kenya Governor Patrick Njoroge on December 1, 2022. PHOTO | LUCY WANJIRU | NMG 

By KEPHA MUIRURI More by this Author

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has projected a narrower current account deficit this year on falling import costs.

Central Bank targets Sh60 billion from second infrastructure bond

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The Central Bank of Kenya in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG    

By KEPHA MUIRURI More by this Author

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has set its sights on raising Sh60 billion from the sale of a new seven-year amortised infrastructure bond.

APA gets nod to manage higher NSSF deductions

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Catherine Karimi, CEO, of APA Life Assurance Limited and Ashok Shah, the Group CEO of APA Apollo. FILE PHOTO | BCS    

By BONFACE OTIENO More by this Author

APA Life Assurance has become the latest private pension provider to obtain the

Tackling mental health crisis

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Participants march in a procession to mark World Mental Health Awareness Month along Tom Mboya Street, Nairobi on May 6, 2023. PHOTO | BONFACE BOGITA | NMG    

By BITANGE NDEMO More by this Author

As a young boy in the village, I often met people who were considered mentally unstable. We knew them by name and treated them with kindness, as long as they did not pose a threat.