PRIME Swiss contact boss on fixing skills, markets and jobs 'When we enter a sector, we begin by understanding how the system functions—what is working, what is not, and why gaps exist.'
PRIME Sanlam Allianz boss betting on scale and capital to reclaim insurance crown The ownership structure in Kenya remains a bit complicated, whereby the law insists that one third must be owned locally. Sanlam Allianz Holdings will own all the entities.
PRIME G4S Kenya CEO on why civil unrest tops security fears as firms shift to AI solutions 'Historically, investment tended to be preventive but reactive in nature. The top priority now is new technology, and that’s where AI comes in.'
PRIME Els Kamphof: How Rabobank backs Africa’s food and agriculture value chains 'Given the population growth expected, it’s so important that food and agriculture develop on the continent.'
PRIME Tony Elumelu on how banks, capital markets can fund Africa infrastructure 'Already Africa has about $4 trillion worth of domestic capital. The challenge is how to mobilise this capital to ensure that it works for the African people.'
PRIME Sasra boss: Court verdict no licence for shaky sacco accounting 'It is not just about Kuscco. It is about the impairment losses and the requisite accounting treatment that the industry ought to comply with in terms of standards, laws, policies and regulations.'
PRIME APA Life boss on rethinking insurance in the age of TikTok generation 'I think it is going to be an iterative process that we introduce in stages into the business.'
PRIME Yellow Card Kenya boss Peter Mwangi on the rise of stablecoins 'Businesses are now adopting and accepting stablecoin payments, both for importers and exporters.'
PRIME Kenya Power CEO’s worry on growing reliance on regional electricity The best situation is that as much as we are depending on our neighbours to boost our supply, there is a need for Kenya to have adequate reserves, so that when our neighbours are not able to...
PRIME Rajeev Pant: Prime Bank CEO on why the lender bets on small firms 'The sweet spot has been SMEs and MSMEs. That is really what we are focused on.'
PRIME KeNIA boss on how Kenya can turn research findings into innovations, wealth 'We normally have a nine-level innovation framework. At level one, you are doing early research. At level nine, you are in the industry, scaling with a proven model.'
PRIME Zainab Bangura on what makes Nairobi compelling for UN, global firms A demand for a headquarter in the global south saw Nairobi come into play given it had a large UN compound already.
PRIME Oliver Alawuba: UBA chief on a deal-making run in Kenya 'We have signed an agreement with the Africa Free Continental Trade Area (AfCTA) for a $6 billion (Sh775.3 billion) SME facility for all African countries.'
PRIME CBK boss on why the bank regulator reviewed the risk based pricing regime Last week, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) published revised risk based pricing model for bank loans, establishing a new common reference or base rate that lenders will apply for credit...
PRIME Immigration PS on e-Citizen growth, transparency concerns and what the future holds for digital service delivery 'All e-Citizen data is hosted locally to guarantee sovereignty and compliance with national laws. We are also establishing a disaster recovery site and a secondary backup system within this...
PRIME AFC managing director on unlocking access to credit for Kenyan smallholder farmer 'The smallest loan AFC has ever extended to a farmer is Sh100,000, but the system can technically process amounts as low as Sh55,000.'
PRIME Ecobank Group CEO lessons from running a pan-African bank spanning 35 nations ‘Ecobank’s continental reach enables global partnerships, but ensuring strong returns across all markets remains challenging.’
PRIME Sasini boss on how the company is charting path to carbon credit gains 'We have started measuring the company’s carbon sequestration and what we are seeing is really encouraging.'
PRIME Isuzu’s Rita Kavashe on the drive towards e-mobility amid EV battery charge fears 'The battery life is what we are struggling to get. We don't want our customers to come from town and reach the expressway when the battery life is over or it is depleted and needs charging.'
PRIME Posta CEO on the state-firm's financial troubles and strategies it is banking on to recover Postmaster-General and CEO John Tonui speaks about how the organisation landed in financial difficulty, and the raft of reforms it is banking on for recovery.
PRIME CAK boss on why the regulator is watching digital markets It is possible for business people to use very complex algorithms to hide practices that are anti-
PRIME Centum Re boss on the difficult client talks when housing timelines slip Centum Re Managing Director Kenneth Mbae spoke to BD about projects delay and tapping debts to finance projects as pressure comes on pre-selling models.
PRIME Housing PS on why state is tapping more debt to finance affordable houses 'The housing levy brings in at most Sh72 billion, so we must leverage that. We’re partnering with investors to bring in private capital and use the levy as an off-take guarantee.'
PRIME AAR boss: Why one-size-fits-all insurance can no longer work for today's customer 'Premiums are sometimes seen as high mainly because of the low penetration rate. If we had more people taking up medical insurance, we would ride on pooling to make it cheaper.'
PRIME CBK governor on bank rates review, IMF funding and 2025 growth prospects 'The Kenya Shilling is expected to remain stable, consistent with the expected stability in the current account balance, and build up in CBK foreign exchange reserves.'
