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Moses Omusolo

Firms still prefer SMS 30 years after first message

The study shows that SMS remains a top three channel in every region worldwide including Africa, Europe, Eurasia, North America, Latin America, the Middle East, India and Asia-Pacific.

By Moses Omusolo 1 year ago

Firms still prefer SMS 30 years after first message

What pushes retail investors away from financial markets

What pushes retail investors away from financial markets

By Moses Omusolo 1 year ago

Absa inks deal to train 600 women entrepreneurs

Absa inks deal to train 600 women entrepreneurs

By Moses Omusolo 1 year ago

Businesses laud State's push to lift small traders

Businesses laud State's push to lift small traders

By Moses Omusolo 1 year ago

Report faults Kenya's skewed allocation of ICT resources

According to the Mapping, the Innovation Ecosystem in Kenya Report, almost all the innovation hubs in the country are located in Nairobi.

By Moses Omusolo 1 year ago

Report faults Kenya's skewed allocation of ICT resources

Private sector lobbies launch initiative to fight corruption

The initiative seeks to create an enabling environment for businesses by identifying corruption risks and inculcating ethics and integrity.

By Moses Omusolo 1 year ago

Private sector lobbies launch initiative to fight corruption

Over 5,000 graduate from Google academy

Hustle Academy provides practical business training to help business owners learn the soft skills that complement their hard talents, through peer-to-peer and mentor-driven learning.

By Moses Omusolo 1 year ago

Over 5,000 graduate from Google academy

Kenya, Africa lag behind in fertiliser use

Report shows that fertiliser consumption is increasing in Africa but at a slower rate.

By Moses Omusolo 1 year ago

Kenya, Africa lag behind in fertiliser use

SBM Bank records 30pc jump in loans and advances

SBM Bank Kenya is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SBM Group Holdings, which was established in Mauritius in 1973. It is listed on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius.

By Moses Omusolo 1 year ago

SBM Bank records 30pc jump in loans and advances

Travel agents fault State for ignoring sector

The Kenya Association of Travel Agents (Kata) said the State does not fully appreciate its role in the economy

By Moses Omusolo 1 year ago

Travel agents fault State for ignoring sector

State in push to link over 300 SMEs with regional markets

Agency has opened applications to EAC trade fair that provides a platform for small businesses to access new opportunities.

By Moses Omusolo 1 year ago

State in push to link over 300 SMEs with regional markets

New plan to rein in rogue developers

All the buildings now reported to have collapsed have no approval; they had already been inspected and marked unsafe, and reports had already been given to the relevant institutions for action.

By Moses Omusolo 1 year ago

New plan to rein in rogue developers

Google trains 100,000 African software developers to boost tech communities

The firm's Country Director for Eastern Africa, Agnes Gathaiya said the Sandbox programme aims to empower software engineers in Africa to create transformative products and services.

By Moses Omusolo 1 year ago

Google trains 100,000 African software developers to boost tech communities

African Guarantee Fund: Lifting SMEs one loan at a time

An initiative of the Spanish and Denmark governments in partnership with the African Development Fund (AfDB), AGF was created in 2011.

By Moses Omusolo 1 year ago

African Guarantee Fund: Lifting SMEs one loan at a time

Engineers forum to address sustainable infrastructure

CS Wahome pledged State support to ensure the water and infrastructure sectors collectively put in place measures that will help address the issue of sustainability in the long term.

By Moses Omusolo 2 years ago

Engineers forum to address sustainable infrastructure

African Guarantee Fund partners with Swiss firm to finance agribusiness

The lending loan portfolio guarantee facility (Sh609.9 million) comes as Africa's agri-SMEs are grappling with numerous challenges hindering them from achieving their full potential.

By Moses Omusolo 2 years ago

African Guarantee Fund partners with Swiss firm to finance agribusiness

Airtel, Unicef partner in digital learning project

The fiver-year programme is structured to offer the targeted schools at least 300 Gigabytes (GB) of data, with up to 50Mbps in speed every month, to meet their education and research needs.

By Moses Omusolo 2 years ago

Airtel, Unicef partner in digital learning project

Organisations in drive to push more women into construction sector

Skilling women for opportunities in the construction industry is billed to entrench professionalism and competitiveness in the built environment.

By Moses Omusolo 2 years ago

Organisations in drive to push more women into construction sector

Fund targets innovators offering affordable healthcare solutions

Known then as Villgro Kenya, the company was set up in 2015 to serve a nascent health innovation ecosystem in Kenya and the East Africa region.

By Moses Omusolo 2 years ago

Fund targets innovators offering affordable healthcare solutions

Growing cyberattacks blamed for keeping small firms offline

Small businesses and payment firms are finding it increasingly difficult to survive online due to the growing sophistication of cyber-attacks.

By Moses Omusolo 2 years ago

Growing cyberattacks blamed for keeping small firms offline

Stakeholders in drive to make Nairobi city more liveable

Nairobi River Regeneration Initiative is one such project that provides an opportunity to address equity in access to safe and inclusive public spaces for communities in informal settlements.

By Moses Omusolo 2 years ago

Stakeholders in drive to make Nairobi city more liveable

When trust can grow or destroy a business

When customers and other stakeholders believe an organisation is prioritising the welfare of others, it reinforces the notion that the organisation isn't putting self-interest above all else.

By Moses Omusolo 2 years ago

When trust can grow or destroy a business

E-commerce poised to grow on more incentives, latest Jumia survey shows

Online purchase still makes up only two per cent of total retail sales in Kenya, underscoring the place of incentives in revolutionising the trends.

By Moses Omusolo 2 years ago

E-commerce poised to grow on more incentives, latest Jumia survey shows

Shelter Afrique now eyes sovereign lending market

Acting Managing Director Kingsley Muwowo said Africa's GDP contraction resulting from the pandemic was a sign of slump in the inclusive housing goals in many countries.

By Moses Omusolo 2 years ago

Shelter Afrique now eyes sovereign lending market

Over Sh12 million up for grabs for entrepreneurs addressing food crisis

World Food Programme (WFP) said the deadly combination of conflict, climate change, and the after-effects of the Covid-19 pandemic is at the root of soaring hunger numbers.

By Moses Omusolo 2 years ago

Over Sh12 million up for grabs for entrepreneurs addressing food crisis

Kenya leads in venture capital deals in East Africa

A new report by the London-based African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) shows overall, Egypt led in deal value on the continent at Sh42.7 billion

By Moses Omusolo 2 years ago

Kenya leads in venture capital deals in East Africa

Report: Poor implementation hindering Kenya's digital transformation

Shortage of advanced skills and poor leadership continue to be cited as standing in the way of Kenya becoming a fully-fledged digital economy in the next 10 years, a new report says.

By Moses Omusolo 2 years ago

Report: Poor implementation hindering Kenya's digital transformation

Saitoti: Why I went for profits in fashion design school

Saitoti Meitamei who runs a thriving school of tailoring, fashion and design at Nairobi's Muindi Mbingu Street.

By Moses Omusolo 2 years ago

Saitoti: Why I went for profits in fashion design school

Marketers ramp up push for recognition

Marketing Society of Kenya (MSK) Chairman Charles Kariuki says the lobby has redoubled efforts to gain formal recognition through a recently finalised draft bill.

By Moses Omusolo 2 years ago

Marketers ramp up push for recognition

Varsities faulted for low rate of monitising innovations

KENIA Chief Executive Dr Tonny Omwansa noted over the next five years, the agency has supported the commercialisation of more than 1000 ideas by students, entrepreneurs and institutions.

By Moses Omusolo 2 years ago

Varsities faulted for low rate of monitising innovations

State agencies chided for poor financial reporting

Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (PSASB) chief executive Fredrick Riaga said that a significant number of state agencies risked removal from office of their leaders.

By Moses Omusolo 2 years ago

State agencies chided for poor financial reporting

What it takes to build a billion-dollar business

Marianna Ondeng of Liz Consulting says: "Problems are seen as opportunities to be solved, not insurmountable roadblocks or something to simply complain about."

By Moses Omusolo 2 years ago

What it takes to build a billion-dollar business

Lender signs Sh1.2b deal to finance small firms

The partnership agreement between the two institutions is expected to impact hundreds of SMEs across the country in the next 5 years.

By Moses Omusolo 2 years ago

Lender signs Sh1.2b deal to finance small firms

Co-operative launches Sh750m project

SIC chief executive Sarah Wahogo said The Miran is a well-thought-out project and the location and design offers small investors a chance for self-actualisation.

By Moses Omusolo 2 years ago

Co-operative launches Sh750m project

Climate-focused youth enterprises targeted with Sh12 million in grants

50 applicants aged between 15 and 35 years are targeted for shortlisting and besides the grant funding will also receive mentorship and coaching.

By Moses Omusolo 2 years ago

Climate-focused youth enterprises targeted with Sh12 million in grants

Kenya's export earnings up by 17pc to Sh667b

The 'Business Intelligence Tool' shows export volumes increased from 643.7 billion tonnes in 2020 to 743.7 billion tonnes in 2021

By Moses Omusolo 2 years ago

Kenya's export earnings up by 17pc to Sh667b

Afrilabs network Sh180 million fund invites techies

Afrilabs and ABAN are inviting applications for its inaugural African start-ups matching fund dubbed Catlytic Africa which provides a platform for doubling or tripling early-stage investments.

By Moses Omusolo 2 years ago

Afrilabs network Sh180 million fund invites techies

Ghana beats Kenya in new energy financing

Ghana exports excess power to its neighbours - Benin, Burkina Faso and Togo.

By Moses Omusolo 2 years ago

Ghana beats Kenya in new energy financing

SGR moved the highest cargo volumes in July

SGR operator Afristar moved 543,944 tonnes of cargo compared to 361,308 over the same period last year.

By Moses Omusolo 2 years ago

SGR moved the highest cargo volumes in July

Fund targets local SMEs with Sh60 million in grants

USADF provides seed capital and local project management assistance to address some of the continent's biggest challenges, particularly among women and youth.

By Moses Omusolo 2 years ago

Fund targets local SMEs with Sh60 million in grants

UK, Dutch development institutions commit Sh14b for Africa projects

At least 20 per cent of the capital committed to AIIF4 will be invested in climate finance qualifying projects.

By Moses Omusolo 2 years ago

UK, Dutch development institutions commit Sh14b for Africa projects

Tourism earnings double to Sh167 billion on sector recovery

On reasons for travel, "visiting family and friends" brought in 274,722 people while business and events drew 258,889 visitors.

By Moses Omusolo 2 years ago

Tourism earnings double to Sh167 billion on sector recovery

Former KAM boss to chair Kenya Roads Board

Kenya Roads Board (KRB) has tapped the former Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) Chief Executive Phyllis Wakiaga to chair its board for the next three years.

By Moses Omusolo 2 years ago

Former KAM boss to chair Kenya Roads Board

State banks on Africa free trade area to grow country's exports

The policy brief says tariff changes will boost the competitiveness of Kenya's products. Action plan is anchored on the expected rebound of the manufacturing sector.

By Moses Omusolo 2 years ago

State banks on Africa free trade area to grow country's exports

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