Category: Business
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Equity Investment Bank Achieves 64% Profit Growth Equity Investment Bank (EIB) recorded an impressive 64% Year-on-Year profitability growth, marking a significant milestone in the firm’s journey of building Africa’s most dynamic investment bank. In the Half Year Results 2025, Equity Group Managing Director and CEO Dr. James Mwangi reported that Equity Investment Bank achieved strong…
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Top 10 Unique Facts About Optiven Limited Explained For many investors, Optiven Limited is more than just a real estate company, it is a trusted partner in wealth creation, financial freedom and ultimately generational security. The name Optiven derives from ‘Optimising Ventures‘, summarising the company’s core philosophy that maximises opportunities and value in every endeavour…
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Homa Bay, Kenya: As Kenya gears up for the 9th Devolution Conference in Homa Bay County from August 12–15, 2025, the nation reflects on the journey of devolved governance since its inception in 2013. The conference theme, “For the People, For Prosperity: Devolution as a Catalyst for Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice,” underscores the need…
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Festus Bett, a coffee farmer from Kericho, moves with the practiced grace of someone who has spent eight years tending his land. He bends over a line of coffee bushes, his hand brushing across the green cherries. “This coffee takes more than six months before I can harvest it,” he says. “It’s not something you…
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Nairobi, Kenya: No medicine. No fair shot. No service without a bribe. When integrity vanishes, this is what’s left. This is the lived reality for millions of Kenyans, and it’s a story that needs to be told. It is these everyday frustrations that the Kenya Leadership Integrity Forum (KLIF) hopes to address with the launch…
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Naakuru County, Kenya: Lake Elementaita in Nakuru, Kenya, set the backdrop for the voices of young food systems advocates as youth representatives from 22 countries converged at the Seed Savers Network Learning Center for an intensive five-day capacity-building workshop on seed sovereignty. The gathering marked a significant milestone in the growing global movement to reclaim…
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Colonel Harland Sanders, best known as the founder and face of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), built one of the most iconic fast-food empires in the world. At the time of his death in 1980, Colonel Sanders’s net worth was $3.5 million, which is about $10 million today when adjusted for inflation. While this may seem…
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Samuel Truett Cathy, better known as S. Truett Cathy, was an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and author who made his fortune as the founder of Chick-fil-A, one of the largest and most successful fast-food chains in the United States. At the time of his death in 2014, Samuel Truett Cathy’s net worth was estimated at $6.6…
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The National Treasury has projected that total revenues, including Appropriations-in-Aid, will reach Sh3.321 trillion in the 2025/26 financial year, equivalent to 17.2 per cent of GDP. This was revealed during a session held by the Budget and Appropriations Committee on Wednesday with Treasury Principal Secretary Dr. Chris Kiptoo to review the implementation of the 2024/25…
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Kimbal Musk is a South African-born restaurateur, chef, and entrepreneur with a net worth of $500 million. Best known as the younger brother of billionaire Elon Musk, Kimbal has built his own path in the restaurant, farming, and sustainability industries while also serving as a long-time board member of Tesla Inc. and SpaceX. His wealth…