PRIME KPA boss plays down Dar Port competition, says it complements Mombasa 'We still dominate the region. Rather than competition, we see the Port of Dar es Salaam complementing us.'
PRIME Chamber of Mines boss speaks on reservations about mining reforms 'When you have high rates acting as barriers to entry into the sector, it means essentially lower numbers coming to the formal part of the business and that will cut royalty.'
PRIME KCB Group CEO: Hard decisions are now paying back 'Our stock is huge because we made the decision to downgrade loans that were problematic in 2022 and 2023, the rate of growth is now tempering and this is good news.'
PRIME Equity Group boss on reviving performance in Kenya and winning talent war 'What has really worked is the restructuring of our balance sheet. The Sh130 billion of foreign-denominated loans that we have paid were very expensive.'
PRIME HF Group boss on how he turned around the firm and plans for expansion 'The most important thing is innovating solutions to problems because not everything requires money to solve. Some things require a bit of thinking and others grit.'
PRIME Kenya Power CEO on turning around fortunes 'Since joining Kenya Power in May 2023, I have never called any evaluation team (procurement) to have a process skewed in favor or against anyone.'
PRIME Jambojet CEO on why DRC is the driver for its cargo business 'Cargo business is more regional than domestic. At the domestic front, it has not been good because people prefer roads compared with air transport.'
PRIME Why governance, transparency reforms are key to Kenya economic revival 'Government borrowing heavily in the domestic market leads to very high interest rates cutting off the private sector and it’s a problem faced by not just Kenya.'
PRIME Navigating a bumpy ride of clashing customer, driver expectations 'Price is not the only answer to questions within ride-hailing business. There are other things that app companies can do to differentiate.'
PRIME Seasoned insurer thrown in the deep end implementing SHIF The new insurance system roll-out tumult-flung Mr Wachira, a seasoned insurer who has had decades-long experience in private practice, into the limelight.
PRIME Safaricom CEO on navigating competition amid Starlink forays Safaricom chief executive officer Peter Ndegwa spoke to Business Daily on the telco’s initial feel of Starlink's presence in Kenya.
PRIME Mining PS Elijah Mwangi on streamlining industry We are very keen on quality of applications we award for prospecting or mining.
PRIME Sasra boss on addressing pain points in Sacco industry Sasra chief executive Peter Njuguna spoke to the Business Daily on the state of the Sacco industry.
PRIME Bata Kenya CEO on how the shoemaker is tackling market disruption Bata Kenya is a fully integrated unit because you start from manufacturing, go to wholesale and then to retail and export.
PRIME NSE new chief and his agenda for the bourse Coming from the private sector into the public markets, some have characterised him as an unusual pick to steer the bourse at a challenging time.
PRIME Kenya Airways CEO Allan Kilavuka on expecting highest profit ever Allan Kilavuka gets another chance to steer Kenya Airways into profitability
PRIME KAM CEO, always at odds with the State on taxes, resigns after two years So unexpected was Mr Mwangi’s resignation that it left speculation in its wake.
PRIME Samuel Kariuki: Why he sees potential in floating development Reit 'A development for sale model and specific to housing is unique because the asset itself is self-liquidating in the sense that when you sell a housing unit, by the time a customer pays you have...
PRIME Caroline Karanja: Why regulations review is crucial Risk classification and provisioning has always been a problem.
PRIME Kenya Power GM on the utility's investment in e-mobility 'In the next two years, we want to be in all major towns, for instance, we have already bought over 15 charges to cover the major 15 towns and we will be growing along all the major highways.'
PRIME Newly appointed Acumen EA regional director for insights on PE funds shift 'Between 2010 and 2020, we had disruptive elections in 2017-2018, and then Covid-19 from 2019. So many PEs did not deliver the results that they had promised.'
PRIME Amazon global VP on scaling the multinational's establishment in Kenya 'We see a big opportunity for continued investment in innovation technology across every industry, and we know that the engineers across these companies are excited about using core technologies...
PRIME The young CEO from the village helping Ruto build houses 'Our vision is to do 110,000 units in the next five years, which means about 10 percent of President Ruto’s vision will be realised by the NHC.'
Fragomen migration director sheds light on AfCFTA impact on labour 'Countries need to look at their areas of strength, whether agriculture, manufacturing, ICT, or innovation and maximise those areas.'
PRIME CBK governor takes stock of first year in office A deep dive into CBK Governor Kamau Thugge's first year in office.
