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Frankline Sunday And Macharia Kamau

Bharti’s loans strategy bleeds Airtel Kenya dry

More than 11 years since Bharti Airtel purchased Zain and rebranded to Airtel Kenya, the dynamics of the country’s telecommunications market changed.

By Frankline Sunday and Macharia Kamau 3 years ago

Bharti’s loans strategy bleeds Airtel Kenya dry

Failed Airtel Kenya and Telkom merger leaves telcos limping

Failed Airtel Kenya and Telkom merger leaves telcos limping

By Frankline Sunday and Macharia Kamau 3 years ago

Rubber meets the road as Nairobi Expressway tests PPP model

Rubber meets the road as Nairobi Expressway tests PPP model

By Frankline Sunday and Macharia Kamau 3 years ago

Australia sets the pace in taming tech firms, will Kenya follow suit?

Australia sets the pace in taming tech firms, will Kenya follow suit?

By Frankline Sunday and Macharia Kamau 3 years ago

Court wrangles open lid on hefty perks for top audit bosses

Executives at four of the country’s largest firms earn millions a month in allowances and profit-sharing.

By Frankline Sunday and Macharia Kamau 3 years ago

Court wrangles open lid on hefty perks for top audit bosses

Hazina: How NSSF’s dream of ruling city skies collapsed

After numerous questionable board decisions and court cases, 39-floor grand project is now ending with a whimper at 15 floors.

By Frankline Sunday and Macharia Kamau 4 years ago

Hazina: How NSSF’s dream of ruling city skies collapsed

Why Kenyans are sitting ducks as hackers take aim at weak systems

Criminals are finding new ways to cash in, with Covid-19 pandemic forcing customers and employees to interact across numerous platforms and apps.

By Frankline Sunday and Macharia Kamau 4 years ago

Why Kenyans are sitting ducks as hackers take aim at weak systems

Economy slows to 5-year low on coronavirus fears

Meanwhile, prices of goods increased at a slower rate in June offering some relief to overburdened Kenyans

By Frankline Sunday and Macharia Kamau 4 years ago

Economy slows to 5-year low on coronavirus fears

Inside Kenya's land compensation scams

From SGR to other mega projects, the government is losing billions of shillings in skewed land compensation scams

By Frankline Sunday and Macharia Kamau 4 years ago

Inside Kenya's land compensation scams

How losing an income could cost you more than a house

Former bank employee saw his interest payments triple when he lost his job.

By Frankline Sunday and Macharia Kamau 4 years ago

How losing an income could cost you more than a house

Kenya’s salaried billionaire Chief Executive Officers

Chief executives make the bulk of their money through bonuses, with their basic pay being just a fraction of the total cash they receive.

By Frankline Sunday and Macharia Kamau 4 years ago

Kenya’s salaried billionaire Chief Executive Officers

Sh10b contested oil imports haunt Munya, standards body

Local manufacturers are also accusing Munya of double standards and favouring imported goods over locally produced items.

By Frankline Sunday and Macharia Kamau 5 years ago

Sh10b contested oil imports haunt Munya, standards body

Mobile loans: The new gold rush minting billions from the poor

There are more than 50 mobile and online credit providers offering loans at a click of a button, but at a high cost, with interest rates.

By Frankline Sunday and Macharia Kamau 5 years ago

Mobile loans: The new gold rush minting billions from the poor

Pressure mounts on State to pay suppliers Sh400b

PAC blames Treasury and the taxman for making rosy projections on new avenues for revenue collection that do not add up.

By Frankline Sunday and Macharia Kamau 5 years ago

Pressure mounts on State to pay suppliers Sh400b

Rotich caught between a rock and hard place on taxes

Currently, Kenya is spending more than half of tax revenues on its debt.

By Frankline Sunday and Macharia Kamau 5 years ago

Rotich caught between a rock and hard place on taxes

Telcos, internet providers face fines as regulator reviews terms

Aside from measuring quality of data services, CA seeks to analyse service provision among domain registries hosting thousands of sites and blogs

By Frankline Sunday and Macharia Kamau 5 years ago

Telcos, internet providers face fines as regulator reviews terms

Why Airtel, Telkom marriage rests on thin foundation

Firms have stripped themselves bare over time with key assets sold to other parties.

By Frankline Sunday and Macharia Kamau 5 years ago

Why Airtel, Telkom marriage rests on thin foundation

How Kenyans give up privacy for costly mobile loans

Service providers already have access to users’ population and registration data held by the Government.

By Frankline Sunday and Macharia Kamau 5 years ago

How Kenyans give up privacy for costly mobile loans

Companies fight to retain hold on customers’ data

Major firms have opposed proposals to limit how they use personal data from millions of Kenyans, threatening the implementation of robust data...

By Frankline Sunday and Macharia Kamau 6 years ago

Companies fight to retain hold on customers’ data

Focus now on Collymore’s last days in corner office

With one year to go at the helm of one of the region’s most valuable listed firms, Safaricom CEO is hard-pressed to leave a legacy of M-Pesa

By Frankline Sunday and Macharia Kamau 6 years ago

Focus now on Collymore’s last days in corner office

Consumers’ unending pain of mobile cash glitches as regulators remain mum

The steady growth of Kenya’s mobile money has largely been industry-led.

By Frankline Sunday and Macharia Kamau 6 years ago

Consumers’ unending pain of mobile cash glitches as regulators remain mum

Poor policy slowing Kenya’s ICT sector as neighbours take lead

Ten years ago Kenya was on the cusp of a digital revolution.

By Frankline Sunday and Macharia Kamau 7 years ago

Poor policy slowing Kenya’s ICT sector as neighbours take lead

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