Co-op Bank, Roam among Kenyan firms ranked as fastest growing in Africa
Eleven Kenyan companies have been named in the Financial Times’…
Co-op Bank, Roam among Kenyan firms ranked as fastest growing in Africa
Eleven Kenyan companies have been named in the Financial Times’ annual list of the fastest growing companies in Africa, led by Cooperative Bank, M-Kopa, Quickmart Supermarket and KCB Group. Online-business news platform Pesa Wall reports The annual ranking, compiled by the Financial Times in partnership with research firm Statista, ranked companies based on compound annual…
Co-op Bank lead as 11 Kenyan firms named among fastest growing in Africa
Cooperative Bank, M-Kopa, Quickmart Supermarket and KCB Bank are among 11 Kenyan firms placed on the Financial Times’ Africa’s Fastest-Growing companies. Others are agricultural producer Victory Farms, manufacturing firm Roam Electric, hospitality group Serena Hotels, and IT companies Impax Business Solutions and Pan African IX Data. The 2025 list underlines the country’s continued strength as…
He was an Uber driver in the US. Now he’s scared of jihadists after deportation to Somalia
Mahad Mohamud is slowly readjusting to the heat, chaos and tension of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, after being deported from the US city of Minneapolis last month just as winter was closing in there. BBC World Reports Somalis know the 36-year-old as Garyaqaan – a word that can be translated as “judge”. This is the name…
IEBC official recounts how masked men stormed Narok polling station, destroyed election materials
The just-concluded by-elections in several regions across the country were overshadowed by allegations of malpractice, violence and brazen attacks on IEBC officials, offences clearly prohibited under Kenyan election law. In Narok, some electoral officials were assaulted by masked individuals moments after the close of polling. The attackers are said to have made away with personal…
Zuma’s daughter quits South Africa parliament over Russia recruitment allegations
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, a daughter of former South African president Jacob Zuma, has resigned from parliament amid allegations that she lured 17 men to fight for Russia in Ukraine, her party said on Friday. Zuma-Sambudla was a lawmaker in the Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) opposition party led by her father. MK officials said she resigned voluntarily and…
Four killed, 10 wounded in California shooting: US police
Four people were killed and 10 wounded in a shooting at a family gathering in California on Saturday night, US police said, calling it a “targeted incident.” The shooting took place inside a banquet hall in Stockton, northeast of San Francisco, just before 6:00 pm, San Joaquin County Sheriff’s office spokesperson Heather Brent told reporters…
Abductors free 12 young girls kidnapped in Nigeria
The gang that abducted a group of young women in Nigeria’s northeast state of Borno a week ago released the remaining 12 late Saturday, a local official told AFP. Their release comes as the country has experienced a surge in abductions of young people over the past two weeks. “All the 12 were released,” Abubakar…
Nairobi leads in new HIV infections as Kenya records increased AIDS-related deaths
Nairobi County has recorded the highest number of new HIV infections. Data from the National Syndemic Disease Control Council (NSDCC) shows that in the last year, new infections have risen by 19 per cent, up from 16,752 to 19,991. Citizen Digiatal reports Ten (10) counties, Nairobi, Migori, Kisumu, Homa Bay, Busia, Siaya, Kakamega, Nakuru, Mombasa, and Bungoma, accounted for 60% of all new…
COTU demands deportation of Chinese manager filmed assaulting Kenyan worker
The Central Organisation of Trade Unions Kenya (COTU) has written to Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, demanding the immediate deportation of a Chinese national filmed assaulting a Kenyan worker at TCM Mabati Factory in Eldoret. Eastleigh Voice reports In a letter dated November 15, 2025, COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli described the incident as unacceptable,…
Unveilled: Co-op Bank Launches Unsecured 30-Day Kamilisha Transaction Overdraft for Customers
Co-operative Bank has introduced a new short-term loan that will enable customers to complete transactions when their funds are depleted. The new loan, dubbed the Kamilisha Transaction, is aimed at ensuring customers are not stuck while offering convenience and flexible terms. With the Kamilisha Transaction, a customer will get an overdraft of up to Ksh100,000….
