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Bolt Targets 10% Ride Share Boost from New Comfort Category in Bid to Capture Premium Market

Bolt Targets 10% Ride Share Boost from New Comfort Category in Bid to Capture Premium Market

KRA Recorded 16% Growth in VAT Collection in May 2025

KRA Recorded 16% Growth in VAT Collection in May 2025

Family Bank Relocates Ngara Branch

Family Bank Relocates Ngara Branch Ksh269.5 Million Raised for Conservation of Kenya’s Water Tower

Ksh269.5 Million Raised for Conservation of Kenya’s Water Tower

Ksh269.5 Million Raised for Conservation of Kenya’s Water Tower

Coca-Cola Connects Strangers on the Move This Madaraka Day

Coca-Cola Connects Strangers on the Move This Madaraka Day

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(R-L)Bolt Kenya & Tanzania General Manager Dimmy Kanyankole, Workplace Experience Manager Brenda Selebwa, and Chair Drive—Electric Group Sacco Ken Obuya during the launch of Bolt Comfort, a new category designed to meet growing demand for high-quality transport services among Kenyans — News

Bolt Targets 10% Ride Share Boost from New Comfort Category in Bid to Capture Premium Market

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Pamela Mukabana — Features

Malava’s Unsung Heroine: Story of Pamela Mukabana’s Lifelong Service to People

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KRA Suspends Tax Relief Payments — News

KRA Recorded 16% Growth in VAT Collection in May 2025

BT Correspondent June 10, 2025 0

Aerial view of the Morogoro town in Tanzania — Lifestyle

Why More Kenyans Are Ditching City Rentals to Invest in Plots

Sarah Wahogo June 3, 2025 0

Family Bank Ngara Branch — News

Family Bank Relocates Ngara Branch

BT Correspondent June 3, 2025 0

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Pamela Mukabana

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Malava’s Unsung Heroine: Story of Pamela Mukabana’s Lifelong Service to People

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From left, nominated senator Krystal Asige, USIU-Africa DVC-Student Life, Dr. Victor Boiyo and KBL MD, Mark Ocitti awards Brenda Mwenda Marete a completion certificate after successfully completing a digital marketing course at the USIU university. KBL introduced the DIGIBILITY program that focuses on empowering PWDs.

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25 Students With Disabilities Graduate From DigiBility Program

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(R-L)Bolt Kenya & Tanzania General Manager Dimmy Kanyankole, Workplace Experience Manager Brenda Selebwa, and Chair Drive—Electric Group Sacco Ken Obuya during the launch of Bolt Comfort, a new category designed to meet growing demand for high-quality transport services among Kenyans — News

Bolt Targets 10% Ride Share Boost from New Comfort Category in Bid to Capture Premium Market

KRA Suspends Tax Relief Payments — News

KRA Recorded 16% Growth in VAT Collection in May 2025

Family Bank Ngara Branch — News

Family Bank Relocates Ngara Branch

Adil Khawaja of Car No. 44 (left) celebrates being awarded the top fundraiser with Safaricom CEO Dr. Peter Ndegwa (right) at the 2025 Rhino Charge Challenge, held at Saimo Soi in Baringo North. Adil and his team raised Ksh139.8 million in support of conservation efforts for Kenya’s critical water towers. — News

Ksh269.5 Million Raised for Conservation of Kenya’s Water Tower

Coca-cola strangers — News

Coca-Cola Connects Strangers on the Move This Madaraka Day

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Equity Bank

Equity Group Reports Ksh15.4 Billion Profits

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Crown Paints

Crown Paints Unveils Exclusive Elite Club For Top Partners

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Absa Bank Kenya CEO Abdi Mohamed

Absa Bank Kenya’s Net Profit For Q1 2025 Hits Ksh6.2 Billion

BT Correspondent May 26, 2025 0

Saud Shahbal CEO Gulf Investment Bank

Valour Inc. Partners With Gulf Investment Bank Kenya to Crosslist Its Crypto Assets on NSE

BT Correspondent May 26, 2025 0

George Otiende – Direct, Director, Retail Banking at Diamond Trust Bank (left) and Murali Natarajan – Managing Director and CEO at DTB interacts with an SME during the official launch of Taasi, a credit term product by Safaricom’s M-PESA in partnership with financial institutions held at Safaricom Headquarters in Nairobi.

DTB Partners With Safaricom For Taasi Till Loans

BT Correspondent May 23, 2025 0

Seddiq Hassani

Bamburi Cement CEO Seddiq Hassani Resigns, Mohit Kapoor Appointed As New CEO

BT Correspondent March 22, 2023 0

Nasim Devji DTB CEO (left front row) Rashida Alibhai Khimji DTB customer, Sameer Parmar Baba dogo Branch Manager, Linus Gitahi DTB Board Chairman and George Otiende, DTB Head of Retail Banking during the official opening of the DTB Babadogo branch in Nairobi.

DTB Opens 3 New Branches In Kiambu, Nairobi

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Fawzia Ali

Fawzia Ali Appointed New Safaricom’s Chief Consumer Business Officer

BT Correspondent March 22, 2023 0

First Community Bank

Somalia’s Premier Bank Limited Acquires Controlling Stake In First Community Bank

Business Times March 17, 2023 0

Safaricom Ag. Chief Consumer Business Officer, Fawzia Ali, with Huawei Kenya Deputy CEO, Sheng Kaifu as they sample the 5G enabled gadgets at experiential centre in Village market

List Of Safaricom’s 5G Experience Centres

Business Times March 16, 2023 0

Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls: Where Angels Gaze And Moonbows Hide

BT Correspondent March 16, 2023 0

Akhona Qengqe

KFC Africa Appoints First Black Female GM, Akhona Qengqe

BT Correspondent March 16, 2023 0

R-L: Digital Financial Services Association of Kenya (DFSAK) chairman Kevin Mutiso, Parliamentary Committee on Finance and Planning chairman Hon. Francis Kimani Kuria during the rebrand and inauguration of the DFSAK board. Digital credit providers have disbursed Ksh 500 billion in mobile loans to small businesses and households over the last eight years.

Digital Lenders Association Changes Name As Disbursements Top Ksh500 Billion

BT Correspondent March 15, 2023 0

Absa Bank

Absa Bank Kenya Shareholders To Pocket Ksh7.3B In Dividends As Lender Makes Ksh14.6B In Profits

BT Correspondent March 14, 2023 0

Cytonn CEO Edwin Dande

Cytonn CEO Edwin Dande Buys Shares In FRC, San Francisco

BT Correspondent March 14, 2023 0

L-R: KBA Technical Services Director Fidelis Muia, KBA Communications Director Christine Onyango, Central Bank of Kenya Banking and Payments Services Assistant Director Mwenda Marete, KBA CEO Dr. Habil Olaka and Sybrin Kenya Operations Director Joe Kiragu during a session held to mark the Automated Clearing House transition to the ISO 20022 standard.

Bank Clients To Get Faster Funds Transfers After Clearance System Upgrade

BT Correspondent March 14, 2023 0

Zoho Kenya country head Veerakumar Natarajan and Zoho MEA operations president Hyther Nizam

Zoho Expands Presence In Kenya With New Office, State-of-the-art Training Center

BT Correspondent March 14, 2023 0

(R-L)Bolt Kenya & Tanzania General Manager Dimmy Kanyankole, Workplace Experience Manager Brenda Selebwa, and Chair Drive—Electric Group Sacco Ken Obuya during the launch of Bolt Comfort, a new category designed to meet growing demand for high-quality transport services among Kenyans

Bolt Targets 10% Ride Share Boost from New Comfort Category in Bid to Capture Premium Market

BT Correspondent June 11, 2025 0

Pamela Mukabana

Malava’s Unsung Heroine: Story of Pamela Mukabana’s Lifelong Service to People

Business Times June 11, 2025 0

KRA Suspends Tax Relief Payments

KRA Recorded 16% Growth in VAT Collection in May 2025

BT Correspondent June 10, 2025 0

Aerial view of the Morogoro town in Tanzania

Why More Kenyans Are Ditching City Rentals to Invest in Plots

Sarah Wahogo June 3, 2025 0

Family Bank Ngara Branch

Family Bank Relocates Ngara Branch

BT Correspondent June 3, 2025 0