KBA Stories

Most Kenyans prefer digital banking as they seek better service and lower costs, KBA report shows
Charles Adinda  |  Feb 13, 2025

Financial exclusion continues to be a pressing issue, with 10.63 per cent of customers requiring special accommodations such as braille or screen read...

Relief for borrowers as Kenyan banks reduce lending rates after CBK push
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 30, 2025

This change comes in response to pressure from the banking regulator, signalling a potential shift in the lending landscape.

Relief for banks as MPs propose more time for raising minimum capital to Sh10 billion
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 04, 2024

Currently, banks must maintain a core capital-to-risk-weighted assets ratio of 10.5 per cent and a total capital-to-risk-weighted assets ratio of 14.5...

KBA warns 24 banks at risk of closure over proposed core capital increase
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 28, 2024

The debate surrounding the proposed core capital increase and the role of banks in supporting MSMEs continues to draw scrutiny from both lawmakers and...

Banks urged to tone down use of jargon to enhance performance
Alfred Onyango  |  Sep 28, 2024

Economic analyst Mihr Thakar argues that the use of jargon may significantly hinder business performance.

Witness to the Nakba: Palestinian teacher still waiting for solution 76 years after becoming a refugee in Lebanon
UN News  |  Aug 11, 2024

Seventy six years ago, the Palestinian refugee, who has devoted his life to teaching children, was forcibly displaced from his home village of Al-Birw...

The ongoing Nakba: A call for justice and accountability
Hazem Shabat  |  May 15, 2024

Today marks the 76th anniversary of the Palestinian “Nakba”, which marks the period in 1948 in which at least 750,000 Palestinians were forcibly displ...

Supkem leadership dispute: Genesis of current wrangles
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jan 29, 2024

 A meeting in 2020 held with delegates from the Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (Supkem) across the 47 counties at a hotel in Eastleigh sparked the o...

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