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KCB Bank Kenya Receives Approval for a $96.9M (KShs. 12.5B) Financing Facility from Green Climate Fund (GCF)

KCB Bank Kenya has received approval for a $96.9M (KShs. 12.5B) financing from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to accelerate green projects for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and farmers in Kenya. The blended finance initiative—a mix of concessional lending, a guarantee, and a grant—under the Climate Smart Technology (CST) programme, is meant to support Kenya’s most vulnerable communities. This facility will be deployed towards supporting value-chain and gender-inclusive […]

March 27, 2026 44 1

Entertainment

The Recurring Nightmare: When Will Kenyan Artists Get Their Due Respect?

December 20, 2025 42

Women in Islamic Finance: A Rare and Powerful Conversation on Inclusion and Opportunity

Eldoret to Host Inaugural KOROM Business Exposition & Conference

Album Overview: The Art of Gengetone by Joefes

Why Many Kenyans Aren’t Seeing Kenyan Music in Their Spotify Wrapped, And Why the Conversation Is Bigger Than Screenshots

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Africa Finance

KCB Bank Kenya Receives Approval for a $96.9M (KShs. 12.5B) Financing Facility from Green Climate Fund (GCF)

March 27, 2026 44 1

Entertainment

The Recurring Nightmare: When Will Kenyan Artists Get Their Due Respect?

December 20, 2025 42

Women in Islamic Finance: A Rare and Powerful Conversation on Inclusion and Opportunity

Eldoret to Host Inaugural KOROM Business Exposition & Conference

Album Overview: The Art of Gengetone by Joefes

Why Many Kenyans Aren’t Seeing Kenyan Music in Their Spotify Wrapped, And Why the Conversation Is Bigger Than Screenshots

Featured

Africa Finance

Women in Islamic Finance: A Rare and Powerful Conversation on Inclusion and Opportunity

Written by Myra Maloba on Wednesday, 17 December 2025. I was honored to be invited to an exclusive roundtable conversation on Women in Islamic Finance, hosted by Barbara Barungi, Board Chair of National Bank of Kenya and Access Bank Kenya. The roundtable was intimate, intentional, and deeply insightful, bringing together bank executives from both National Bank of Kenya and Access Bank Kenya, as well as businesswomen spanning multiple sectors … […]

December 17, 2025 47

Education

Eldoret to Host Inaugural KOROM Business Exposition & Conference

Eldoret City is set to take centre stage this December as it hosts the inaugural KOROM Business Exposition & Conference, a bold new platform designed to empower young entrepreneurs, SMEs, investors, and cultural innovators from across Kenya. Scheduled for December 17–19, 2025 at the Eldoret Sports Club, the conference is a strategic expansion of the popular KOROM Festival and will run under the theme “The Business of Transformation: Empowering People, […]

December 14, 2025 30

Album Review

Album Overview: The Art of Gengetone by Joefes

Written by Edwin Agesa on Tuesday, 9 December 2025. Three weeks since its release, The Art of Gengetone by Joefes continues to ripple across the Kenyan music scene, an ambitious 22-track statement from one of Gengetone's most consistent contributors. Working under Black Market Records and still an active member of the celebrated trio Mbuzi Gang, Joefes uses this album not just as a showcase of sound, but as a declaration: Gengetone is […]

December 9, 2025 35

Entertainment

Why Many Kenyans Aren’t Seeing Kenyan Music in Their Spotify Wrapped, And Why the Conversation Is Bigger Than Screenshots

Written by Edwin Agesa on Monday, 8 December 2025. Every year, Spotify Wrapped arrives like a cultural holiday, screenshots everywhere, heated debates, and that one friend who insists their music taste is superior. But this year in Kenya, the conversation has taken a different turn. As timelines fill with people's top artists and top songs, many Kenyans have noticed a glaring absence: very few Kenyan musicians are showing up on these […]

December 8, 2025 35

Conservation

Ruto-Era Green Light: Ritz-Carlton Maasai Mara Safari Camp Sparks Conservation Storm

Monday, December 8, 2025 The recent approval, believed to be issued under the directive of William Ruto, allowing the Ritz-Carlton to erect structures inside what many consider a migration corridor in the Maasai Mara National Reserve has renewed a fierce debate in Kenya. Proponents hail the move as a boost to high-end tourism; critics warn it threatens one of the world’s most iconic wildlife spectacles, the annual wildebeest migration between the […]

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