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Kenya’s growing eCitizen financial controversy has taken a dramatic turn after a parliamentary inquiry involving Equity Bank Group CEO James Mwangi and several senior government officials appeared to stall months after the witnesses were summoned. In March 2026, the National Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee summoned Mwangi, Attorney General Dorcas Oduor and executives from several companies…
Moving from Kenya to another country does not necessarily mean you lose access to every Kenyan financial service. For Kenyans living in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, Germany, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and other countries, some Kenyan mobile lending and banking services may still be accessible. The catch is that eligibility depends on the particular service….
Safaricom is facing fresh questions over working conditions at its headquarters after a security controller lamented that some personnel stationed at the telecommunications company’s main offices have gone for as long as 18 months without receiving salaries. The employee, who requested anonymity because of concerns about possible retaliation, said repeated efforts to secure payment had…
SportPesa is facing a deepening trust crisis on two fronts at once. Fresh complaints are emerging from bettors who say they were unable to cash out winnings on the platform’s crash game, while a separate claim by a cybersecurity threat actor alleges that administrative access linked to SportPesa’s jackpot infrastructure was compromised through a third-party…
Absa Bank Kenya is facing growing scrutiny over the alleged auction and disposal of properties belonging to an elderly Nairobi business couple, with their lawyers calling for a criminal investigation into the circumstances surrounding the transactions. The couple, who operate through Kimani Operations Limited and Kimani Ventures Limited, have accused the bank, auctioneers and other…
A High Court ruling that was expected to clear the runway for Diageo and Asahi Group Holdings to complete Kenya’s biggest-ever corporate share sale has instead opened the door to even more scrutiny. The Sh305 billion takeover of East African Breweries Limited (EABL) is no longer simply a blockbuster corporate transaction. It is now sitting…
