Jane Muia

3 weeks ago | biznakenya.com | Jane Muia

Bizna Kenya, a leading platform championing entrepreneurship and youth empowerment, has partnered with PlayOn to empower youths through digital innovation and entrepreneurship. The partnership was formalized during a signing ceremony held in Nairobi, with the leadership teams from both Bizna Kenya and Rubik’s Digital -PlayOn holding company,  present.

3 weeks ago | biznakenya.com | Jane Muia

Former Kirinyaga Member of Parliament (MP) John Ngata Kariuki is the proprietor behind the Sarova Hotels chain. Kariuki partnered with the late Gurcharan Singh Vohra (G.S. Vohra) in 1974 to establish the hotel chain, which has grown to one of the most recognized in Africa. They first acquired the Ambassadeur Hotel on Moi Avenue in Nairobi and later purchased the 22-acre Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort in 1976, and the Sarova Stanley Hotel in Nairobi CBD.

3 weeks ago | biznakenya.com | Jane Muia

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has announced the licensing of 41 additional Digital Credit Providers (DCPs), bringing the number of authorised lenders to 126. In a statement dated Thursday, June 5, CBK said the move is in line with Section 59(2) of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Act and follows the licensing of 27 providers in October 2024. “The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) announces the licensing of an additional 41 Digital Credit Providers (DCPs).

3 weeks ago | biznakenya.com | Jane Muia

Cynthia Jemutai, a young woman from Cherangany, has narrated how she lost Sh1.2 million in a scam promising job opportunities in Canada. In a story that appeared in a local daily, Jemutai said she was defrauded of the money by a man identified as Isaack Barmasai, who ran a travel consultancy. She added that the man advised her to resign from her job as a staff member at Cherangany Technical Training Institute (TTI) as he would secure a job for her in Canada for Sh1.2 million.

3 weeks ago | biznakenya.com | Jane Muia

The High Court has ordered Aga Khan Hospital to pay a patient Sh157 million for medical negligence that resulted in severe physical and emotional harm. High Court Judge Alexander Muteti found that the hospital’s gynaecologist, Dr. Rafique Parker, and two other medical professionals performed the surgery that led to the loss of Naila Qureshi’s womb. Qureshi was admitted to the Aga Khan Hospital in September 2006 for treatment related to pelvic endometriosis.