Africa Finance

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 […]

todayMarch 27, 2026 48 1

Africa Finance

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 […]

todayMarch 27, 2026 48 1

Entertainment

KENYAN SONGWRITER,MUSICIAN AND VOCALIST BIEN FEATURED ON COLORS X STUDIOS

Sauti Sol's Bien Aime-Baraza has become the fourth Kenyan to be featured on the COLORSxSTUDIOS, where he performed his latest hit  'True Love'. The singer, songwriter and musician was also the first male RnB singer from Kenya after three multi-talented Kenyan women also featured on the platform and gave stellar performances. COLORS bring to the table immaculate production value, in sonics and visuals, and it accentuated Bien's legendary musical skills […]

todayNovember 7, 2023 247 29

News

THOUSANDS TRAPPED IN SOMALI FLOODING AS HEAVY RAINS WRECK HAVOC

Somali authorities have declared an emergency after heavy rains triggered floods across the country that have left thousands trapped and many others displaced from their homes. The heavy rain in the East African country follows several years of drought and successive failed rainy seasons that have triggered a humanitarian crisis. Studies show that the drought was made more likely by the human-induced climate crisis. At least 10 people have died […]

todayNovember 7, 2023 48

Business

CBK CAUTIONS KENYANS AGAINST UNLICENSED MONEY OR VALUE TRANSFER SERVICE PROVIDERS

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has cautioned Kenyans to be wary of entities and persons providing Money or Value Transfer Services (MVTS) without authorization from the monetary authority. In a statement to newsrooms on Monday, CBK said that it has noticed a sprouting wave of unlicensed entities providing MVTS, posing huge losses on customers and it is a criminal offence. "Such services do not enjoy the protection of the […]

todayNovember 7, 2023 61

News

TWO WELLS FARGO EMPLOYEES DISSAPEAR WITH QUICKMART’S KSH.94.9M

. Two employees of Wells Fargo Company have gone missing after taking Ksh.94,918,750 that was collected from Quickmart supermarket. A police report on Monday stated that the company’s driver Anthony Ndiuki, and Charles Mugetha left the company’s offices in South C at around 8.30 a.m. The two, who were on board the company’s vehicle, left without police escort, as is the norm, with Ksh. 94.9 million. The money was from […]

todayNovember 6, 2023 110

News

OVER 1000 RESIDENTS MOVE TO COURT TO BLOCK EVICTION FROM NJIRU LAND

Over 1000 persons living in the disputed Njiru land have filed a case challenging the decision to be evicted from the property that belongs to late politician Gerishon Kirima, who passed on in December 2010. The residents want the case to be certified as urgent and the eviction order delivered on October 23 be temporarily stayed pending a hearing and determination of their case. “This court be pleased to order […]

todayNovember 6, 2023 21

MORE READING

TOP STORIES

MEET OUR SPONSORS

0%