Author: Lorine Otamo

Mark Ocitti Ongom takes over as Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited (SUHL) Board effective 10 July 2026, bringing nearly three decades of leadership across consumer goods, telecommunications, and energy. He succeeds Francis Karuhanga, who had been carrying the SUHL role alongside his duties as Standard Bank Group’s Regional Chief Executive for Southern and Central Africa. Karuhanga now returns to that regional position full time. Ocitti Ongom arrives from the chairmanship of Equity Bank Uganda, a direct competitor to Stanbic in the local market, a role he steps down from to take up this appointment.…

Paul Muthaura takes the helm at the American Chamber of Commerce Kenya (AmCham Kenya) effective June 17, 2026, bringing a career rooted in financial markets, regulatory reform, corporate governance, and climate finance. He steps into the role at a defining moment. Kenya and the broader East African region are actively deepening trade and investment ties with the United States, and AmCham sits at the centre of that relationship. Paul most recently led the Africa Carbon Markets Initiative (ACMI) as Chief Executive Officer, where he built carbon market and climate finance frameworks across the continent. Before ACMI, he served as CEO…

Kenya holds over KES 115 billion in unclaimed financial assets. Behind that number sit bank accounts, pension payouts, insurance proceeds, and investment funds that never reached the people they were meant to support, most of them minors. Britam Trust Services launches directly into that gap. Britam, a pan-African financial services firm, officially launched Britam Trust Services to give Kenyans a structured, legally sound way to protect assets, provide for dependants, and transfer wealth across generations. The service covers two distinct products: the Britam Cash Trust and the Britam Family Trust, each designed to address a different stage and scale of…

Sidian Bank has committed KSh 1.5 million as a Gold sponsor of the AGC Tenwek Hospital Charity Golf Tournament, directing its investment toward one of the most underfunded corners of Kenya’s healthcare system: paediatric care for severely malnourished children. The tournament, held at Kericho Golf Club, drew corporate leaders, golfers and community stakeholders together around a single purpose. Every shilling raised goes toward the “Hearts in Motion 2026” initiative and the construction of a dedicated Paediatric Unit at AGC Tenwek Hospital, a facility that will include a Malnutrition and Child Development Clinic and a Compassionate Paediatric Fund. A Crisis That…

Sanlam Allianz Holdings (Kenya) PLC has appointed Dr Martin Oduor-Otieno as Board Chairman, effective 4 June 2026. He takes over from Dr John P N Simba, who steps down after more than two decades at the helm of the board. Oduor-Otieno founded The Leadership Group Limited, a Nairobi-based consulting firm focused on board governance, leadership development and executive coaching. His career spans the public and private sectors. He served as CEO of KCB Group, worked as a Financial Services Partner at Deloitte East Africa, and held senior roles at Barclays Bank in both Kenya and South Africa. He also served…

Sasini PLC has named Catherine Kawira Bariu as its new Company Secretary, effective May 28, 2026, as the NSE-listed agribusiness works to steady its governance structure through a difficult financial period. Bariu steps into the role vacated by Millicent Ngetich, who resigned from the position. The board formally announced the appointment on May 28, citing the requirements of the Capital Markets Act.  “The Board has appointed Ms. Catherine Kawira Bariu as Company Secretary of the Company and its subsidiaries,” the announcement read. The appointment adds a third listed-company mandate to Kawira’s portfolio. She already serves as Company Secretary at both…