Author: David Indeje

I did not have a name for it at the time. I just knew that I had gotten very good at reading her mood before she even said a word: the tone of a “hey,” the length of a pause before she replied, whether “let’s talk later” meant later that night or three days from now. I told myself this was just how she was. Busy. Private. Not big on constant communication. What I did not let myself say out loud, for a long time, was that I had quietly become a detective in my own relationship. Looking back, I…

Rosemary Kimwatu Koech, Head of Data Protection at KCB Bank Group, died at her home in Ngong on Friday morning. She was a familiar name across Kenya’s technology, fintech, legal and data protection circles, and her death has left those communities reeling. Her family has not released a cause of death, and the circumstances remain undisclosed. A Career Built at the Crossroads of Law and Technology Koech spent nearly two decades moving between law, public policy, technology and finance, and her focus sharpened over time on a single question: how should organisations collect, use and protect personal data. That question…

KCB Group launched its Sustainability Bond Framework on Wednesday at the KCB Leadership Centre in Karen, setting a ceiling of Sh300 billion for a five-year medium-term note programme. During the panel discussion that followed, Group CEO Paul Russo said the figure understates what the market can absorb. “I actually think 300 is not ambitious,” Russo said. Frank Mwiti, CEO of the Nairobi Securities Exchange, agreed: “Yeah, I frankly believe… the moment you start splitting local currency and foreign currency, you start realising why the 300 billion is actually short.” Khusoko’s coverage of the launch and its explainer set out the…

Equity Group Holdings built its reputation as Kenya’s largest bank. Its half year 2026 results tell a different story. The regional subsidiaries in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania and South Sudan now generate 52% of the Group’s assets, 54% of its loans and 47% of its profit before tax. Kenya still leads, but the gap is closing fast, and the country doing the most closing is the DRC. Group Managing Director and CEO Dr. James Mwangi framed it plainly during the investor briefing in Nairobi this week: “We can see now the race between Kenya and DRC…

KCB Group has published its Sustainability Bond Framework, setting the stage for a five year Medium Term Note Programme worth up to KSh300 billion ($2.3 billion), with the first tranche capped at KSh100 billion. The lender announced the framework on Wednesday at the KCB Leadership Centre in Karen, Nairobi. The bank says the document will guide how it selects, tracks and reports on projects funded through green, blue, social and sustainability linked bonds. The note programme itself still needs regulatory clearance before KCB can go to market. Moody’s assessed the framework and awarded it a Sustainability Quality Score of SQS2,…

Absa Group Limited closed its tender offer for Absa Bank Kenya shares on 11 August 2026 with just over a fifth of the target stock tendered, leaving its stake far below the 85% ceiling it had set for the deal. The Johannesburg based lender said in a statement that the offer to acquire up to 895,989,600 ordinary shares in Absa Bank Kenya PLC, a maximum of 16.5% of the bank’s issued share capital, closed at 5:00 p.m. on the deadline. Absa Group said it received and accepted valid tenders from 2,045 shareholders covering an aggregate of 189,380,644 ordinary shares, about…