Oral East Africa, Author at Orals East Africa

Cuts in development spend dims state promises

In practice, the situation looks worse with the government behind its own expenditure targets on development having spent only Kes207.5 billion for the nine months, less than half of the Sh457.2 billion budgeted for projects for the full year.

April 25, 2024

Health & Lifestyle

Aga Khan University leads conversation on EAC digital evolution

Aga Khan University Hospital is digitizing millions of patient records across its hospital and outreach clinic to the tune of Sh1.5 billion which is set to unlock research into common ailments in the country

April 17, 2024

Poetry

Killing a god

They will come to you Son When the world Is at a precipice They will be desperate And you, Clueless Keep this wisdom That history grants you That when money’s power is at a zenith Tyrannical And they are unable to control

April 6, 2024

Poetry

Reincarnations

My gods Look at me Like gelded phantoms From the ruins of their tombs As I supplicate to foreign gods And they serve me well Maybe better My deities toss and turn Trying to catch my attention Managing momentary accessibility In my

April 6, 2024

Brands

Soko ya kuoga; the only ad space that did not shrink in 2023

Last year, make up companies were the only ones who increased their advertising spend in a bid to fight for the only segment of the consumer market that has not shrunk.

April 2, 2024

Finance & Markets

Family Bank customer support keeps lid on defaults

The slower growth in the interest income was because the group chose not to pass the full cost of funding to the customers thereby cushioning them from the steep rise from interest rates

April 1, 2024

Brands

Women see prices overtaking brand loyalty

Consumers have become more pragmatic and are more inclined to buy products within their expected price range for a given category.

March 20, 2024

Finance & Markets

Absa smoothens transition year with 12 percent profit growth

Absa appointed Abdi Mohamed as CEO in May 2023, replacing Mr Jeremy Awori who left the lender after a decade that saw it switch brands from Barclay Plc. Last year was also the inaugural year for Absa executing its ambitious five-year strategy to win

March 18, 2024

Events & Travel

CSR budgets turned on worthy cause for International women’s day

International Women’s Day is celebrated to address pertinent issues that affect women such as gender equality, reproductive rights, violence and abuse against women and discrimination based on sex.

March 11, 2024

Brands

In mobile banking the brand is customer obsession

Family Bank was voted as the best tier two bank and overall third-best bank in customer satisfaction and digital banking experience in a 2023

March 11, 2024

Oral East Africa

Cuts in development spend dims state promises

Aga Khan University leads conversation on EAC digital evolution

Killing a god

Reincarnations

Soko ya kuoga; the only ad space that did not shrink in 2023

Family Bank customer support keeps lid on defaults

Women see prices overtaking brand loyalty

Absa smoothens transition year with 12 percent profit growth

CSR budgets turned on worthy cause for International women’s day

In mobile banking the brand is customer obsession

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