In this episode, we discuss the Central Bank of Kenya’s Directive to suspend the listing of negative information of borrowers with loans under Ksh 5 million that were previously performing but went under from 1 October 2021, the suspension of...
In this weekly episode of We Are Curious, we discuss banks’ decision to request additional security in case the value of collateral like land depreciates, explore the push to declare Safaricom as a dominant player in Kenya’s Telco space...
Last week, the NSE announced that it will introduce day trading in November, allowing investors to trade on a security multiple times a day. The president, upon lifting the curfew, ordered the National Treasury to raise the threshold for cash...
This week, the high court ruled that there is an intricate link between Uber BV and Uber Kenya, a decision that could allow uber drivers in Kenya to sue both companies for fare reductions on the platform. Join Mwakaneno and Nicole as they travel...
This week, we saw Kenya’s monthly inflation skyrocket to a 19 month high of 6.91% largely driven by higher fuel costs and fuel, grew ecstatic of the Presidential directive for lower electricity tariffs, watched legislators circle the unpopular...
Last week, Safaricom proposed smart meters for Kenya Power at a rather skewed revenue split, Tullow Oil confirmed just how much oil is commercially viable in Turkana at higher costs, US announced sanctions over the conflict in Tigray and Zuckerberg...
This week, we discuss the hike in tuition fees for postgraduate and select undergraduate courses at the University of Nairobi following lower admission rates for self-sponsored students in recent years. On one hand, the university is stuck with debt...
In this episode of We are Curious, the Hisa Team discusses how Ethiopia’s Tigray war affects prospective investments in the country, following MTN’s decision to pull out of the second licence bid. Could this affect Safaricom...
In this episode, the Hisa Team discusses what the Lamu port launch means for trade and how the project faces questions tied to the precarious pipeline and the dead-end that is the coal plant. We then delve into matters Safaricom, its dominant stake...
Kenya is improving its relations with its neighbors, evident in the talks with Somali and Tanzania. The infrastructure initiatives, especially with Tanzania could be a nice way to make up for the lost SGR connection to DRC through the Northern...