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Equity Group first-quarter pretax profit rises to KSh20.4 billion

Sacco ReviewMay 13, 202403 mins

Kenya’s Equity Group announced today Monday, May 13, that its first-quarter pretax profit rose 21 per cent to KSh20.4 billion, helped by growth in interest income. Equity, which also operates in Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan, Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo, said its net interest income increased to 28 per cent, translating to KSh27.8 billion….

Chinese tycoon to build eight 34-storey apartments in Ngara

Sacco ReviewMay 12, 202402 mins

Chinese investor Zeyun Yang plans to put eight 34-storey blocks each accommodating 1632 families in Ngara estate which is located near Central Business District. Yang through his firm Erdemann Property said Rier Estate Housing Development will comprise a shopping complex with 60 outlets, where residents will be able to access essential purchases within the mixed-use…

Despair as KCB plan to auction 78 Greatwall apartments on May 21 at Westlands

Sacco ReviewMay 12, 202405 mins

KCB has advertised the sale of 78 of two-bed apartments at Greatwall Gardens in Athi River to recover a KSh1.9 debt that the developer Erdermann Property Limited had borrowed. In a notice in one of the daily newspaper on May 6, KCB Bank through the auctioneer Garam Investments, advertised the units for sales even as…

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Equity Bank named Kenya’s most admired brand

Sacco ReviewMay 8, 202404 mins

Equity Bank has once again been recognized as Kenya’s most admired brand, as banks top the list of best brands in the country. According to the latest report by brand valuation consultancy firm–Brand Finance, Equity attained a brand value increased to KSh65.8 billion, representing one per cent increase. Safaricom follows closely with KSh58.1 billion then…

KCB to auction 100 Greatwall Apartments in Athi River

Sacco ReviewApril 26, 2024April 26, 202404 mins

Some 100 homeowners at Greatwall Gardens estate in Athi River might lose their units after Erdemann Property Limited lost a KSh1.9 Billion loan case against Kenya Commercial Bank. Erdermann Property Ltd, the developer made a prayer to the court saying that homeowners were innocent purchasers and that the units were sold by mistake, the prayer…

How banks paid dividends to members in 2024

Sacco ReviewApril 20, 202402 mins

Banks paid KSh66.4 billion in shares to its members for the year ended December 31, 2023. The amount translates to a 48.9 a share of the cumulative KSh153.6 billion payouts from all counters. Equity Bank topped in paying dividend to shareholders on absolute terms at KSh15 billion translating to KSh4 a share on its over…

Governor Wavinya urges investors to seize opportunities in Machakos

Sacco ReviewApril 19, 2024April 19, 202406 mins

Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti has urged both local and international investors to take advantage of the numerous investment opportunities, ample returns on investment and improved business environment in the county. Speaking on April 17 at the Machakos International Convention Centre when she hosted investors in a round table meeting attended by Cabinet Secretary for Investment,…

Iconic Hilton Hotel in Nairobi’s CBD put up for sale

Sacco ReviewApril 17, 2024April 17, 202403 mins

Interested parties have been invited to purchase iconic Hilton Hotel situated in the Nairobi’s Central Business District. Both State and Hilton International Hotel Limited on Tuesday, April 16, separately invited expressions of interest from willing buyers to acquire 100 per cent equity stake in the hotel. In an advertisement published in one of the dailies…

How Saccos can assist members to spread out their investments

Sacco ReviewApril 17, 2024April 17, 202405 mins

Saccos are democratically owned and member-controlled financial institutions that play a pivotal role in Kenya’s financial services economy. These credit cooperatives more often than not provide a wide range of products and financial services to their members, including but not limited to savings, loans, insurance and investment. Saccos can play an important role in assisting…

State keen on fulfilling affordable housing promise, DP Gachagua says

Sacco ReviewApril 16, 2024April 16, 202402 mins

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has said that the Government is committed to ensure the success of the affordable housing programme. He said the programme is enabling youth earn their daily bread and has also assisted in reducing cases of alcoholism and drug abuse. “The President is very clear on his intention which is for the…