Oral East Africa, Author at Orals East Africa

Kenya eyes World Bank NYOTA to calm angry youth

The IMF had predicted unrest could reemerge in connection with protests against higher cost of living, need to raise more taxes, and electoral process supported by the political opposition.

June 24, 2024

Finance & Markets

Family Bank builds up 24 percent profit jump on stability

The bank said it made strategic investment in secure and stable investment avenues and effective asset management even as the economy continued to grapple with the adverse effects of high inflation.

June 3, 2024

Events & Travel

Gen z debate the Kenya family unit in Maseno

I found these young men and women’s heated arguments and boisterous words quite informed and even learned a thing or two on their perspectives on family and the community's space in it.

May 23, 2024

Brands

Why schools should do background checks on parent leaders

A background check could have helped Makini Parents learn something sinister about their chairman.

May 22, 2024

Economy & Politics

The Rapprochement of Uhuru Kenyatta

He had directly been involved with the conceptualization of Eurobond post 2008 crisis, its inaugural issue when he became President in 2013 and had been responsible for the aggressive procurement of debt over the last decade. Kenyatta had then handed his deputy

May 20, 2024

Economy & Politics

Miguna makes inroads in Obunga as small parties smell trouble at ODM

Smaller parties are lining up to pick up malcontents expected from the fallout at the Orange party which may splinter as it tries to replace Raila Odinga’s leadership as he heads to Addis Ababa for the African Union post.

May 16, 2024

Brands·Finance & Markets

Absa’s Timiza and Safaricom Fuliza ya biashara fastest growing platforms

Safaricom’s new overdraft for merchants disbursed Kes32.5 billion in its first full year of operations, making a powerful market grab as the company converts small business seeking payments solutions into loan customers.

May 13, 2024

Finance & Markets

Safaricom hooks youth to arrest falling call time

At Kes140 billion, M-Pesa revenues now make up 43 percent of mobile money incomes dwarfing voice, mobile data and messaging incomes for the telco.

May 9, 2024

Brands

Banks ease the school calendar anxieties with happy faces

This world where parents hug happy kids and kiss chubby cheeks, fathers teaching how to tie school shoes and even creating family time to read, could offer cozy comfort.

May 3, 2024

Entertainment·Events & Travel·Videos

Vinyl addiction; Kisumu edition

The set, a tent shaped open space with tarpaulins held up with beams hanging overhead a canopy of trees over a raised platform delivered a cozy airy space for a warm Kisumu afternoon and early evening. They threw bundles of hay covered

April 28, 2024

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