Kenya’s largest landowners, Kenyatta family, to pocket $2.6 million from NCBA
The Kenyatta family owns a 13.2-percent stake in NCBA Group through the estate of their late father, Jomo Kenyatta.
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Wealthy Ndegwa family of Kenya acquire $2.77-million stake in property fund
This latest development from the Ndegwa family follows their earlier strategic investment in the Kenyan financial sector.
Kenyan entrepreneur Peter Njonjo transfers Galana-Kulalu scheme acres to private firm
In June, Njonjo revealed that development rights for the project would be handed over to Selu Limited.
Kenyan tycoon Baloobhai Patel’s stake in Absa Kenya is down by more than $1 million
Patel holds a total of 50.06 million shares in Absa Bank Kenya, equivalent to a 0.92-percent stake.
Uganda tax penalty deals blow to cement firm owned by Kenyan tycoon Baloobhai Patel
Patel, a Kenyan multimillionaire with diverse investment interests, owns a 4.12-percent stake in Bamburi Cement.
Kenyan sugar mogul Jaswant Rai kidnapped by suspected police officers
Rai’s legal endeavors extended to business matters. In 2022, he contested the awarding of a leasing contract to the Uganda-based Sarrai Group.
Bank owned by Kenya’s richest families posts nearly $65 million in half-year profit
NCBA Group, which resulted from a momentous merger in 2019, is partially owned by the Kenyatta, Merali, and Ndegwa families.
Kenya’s second-largest landowners, Moi family, grapple with legal bills
The Moi family, which commands significant influence across business and politics, has emerged as one of Kenya’s richest families.
Kenyan entrepreneur Peter Njonjo’s Twiga adopts cost-cutting amid funding challenges
Njonjo highlighted the role of technology in this transformation, exemplifying it with an optic sensor installed at the Taveta farm.
Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal vows to pay $250-million Zambia debt
Agarwal’s Vedanta Resources owns the Konkola Copper mine in Zambia which was seized by former President Edgar Lungu.
Kenya’s largest landowners, Kenyatta family, face $8-million loss
Through their late father’s estate, Jomo Kenyatta, the Kenyatta family owns an impressive 13.2-percent stake in NCBA Group.
Wealthy Kenyan Ndegwa family suffers over $3-million loss in single day
The Ndegwa family, which was involved in the merger of NIC Bank Group and Commercial Bank of Africa Group in 2018, owns a 14.94-percent stake in NCBA Group.
Kenyan billionaire Narendra Raval faces sanctions for inflating steel prices
The Competition Authority uncovered evidence of price fixing, where nine companies, including Raval’s Devki Steel Mills, collaborated to collectively set prices.
Bank led by Kenyan businessman James Mwangi surpasses $11 billion in assets
Equity Group, under the leadership of Mwangi, reported a profit of $182.8 million at the end of the first half of its 2023 fiscal year.
Kenyan multimillionaire industrialist Narendra Raval plans 60 MW wind farm
The decision to establish the wind power plant, a strategic maneuver to cut operating costs, follows an earlier revelation.
Co-op Bank stake of Kenyan businessman Gideon Muriuki falls below $10 million
Muriuki owns a significant stake of two percent in Co-op Bank, which translates to 117,471,300 shares in the Nairobi-based lender.
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