Author: Lorine Otamo

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…

Seven thousand girls occupied one stadium. That number alone says something. But what brought them there matters more than the crowd itself. SKY Girls Kenya, the initiative that started in 2020 with a focus on tobacco prevention and girl empowerment, gathered girls from more than 45 Nairobi schools for a day built around music, mentorship, storytelling and peer connection. The fifth edition of SKY FEST ran under the theme “Peace Over Pressure #Najijua,” a message that speaks directly to the daily reality facing teenage girls across Kenya. Why peace over pressure is not a slogan The pressure is real and…

Miriam Kaggwa departs WPP Scangroup on June 1, 2026, closing a three-year chapter during which she held three of the company’s most demanding roles — Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Acting Chief Executive Officer — as East Africa’s largest listed marketing and communications group navigated the most turbulent stretch in its recent history. The board announced her exit on May 26, citing her decision to pursue other opportunities. The timing places her departure inside a deepening corporate crisis: WPP Scangroup’s full-year 2025 results reveal a net loss that widened to KSh713.67 million, a 40.8% increase from the KSh506.74…