Covid-19 pandemic shocks

Cost of electricity: Cheaper power a boon for economy

Reading Time: 2 minutes Two recent deals are expected to not only boost the social-economic growth by reducing the surging inflation but also go […]

Virus erodes bank assets as NPLs soar

Reading Time: 2 minutes Lewis Njoka @LewisNjoka Nairobi Security exchange (NSE) listed banks saw their assets deteriorate for the period ended December 30, 2020 […]

Why recovery of office sector will take longer

Reading Time: 2 minutes The commercial space segment will not recover soon on the back of ongoing Covid-19 pandemic shocks, a quarterly report by […]

Why sale of State-owned firms halted stopped

Reading Time: 2 minutes Privatisation Commission’s (PC) says recommendations that a fraction of government shares in certain listed firms be offloaded was suspended due […]

Listen to warnings on piling public debt

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Controller of Budget has warned of a debt crisis if the country’s borrowing spree continues unabated. Margaret Nyakang’o warns […]

Diaspora cash to boost construction industry in 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutes Steve Umidha @UmidhaSteve Developers are optimistic that investments from Kenyans living abroad will excite the local housing market in 2021 […]

Traders upbeat as reopened schools shore up demand

Reading Time: < 1 minute Reopening of schools after a 10-month break came with blessings as traders in Thika started to reap huge profits as […]

Dry spell for Eurobond on Covid-19 pandemic shocks

Reading Time: 2 minutes Lewis Njoka @LewisNjoka Appetite for Eurobond dried up in the first six months of 2020 as many countries such as […]

State should cushion media from Covid-19 pandemic shocks

Reading Time: 3 minutes It is not well in the media; and when it is not well in the media then it is not […]

Ensure stimulus plan has significant impact

Reading Time: 2 minutes  In the boldest plan yet by the State to fix the Covid-19 pandemic shocks, President Uhuru Kenyatta unveiled an eight-point […]