Casual workers offering services at an affordable housing project site in Mukuru, Nairobi. [File, Standard] Peter Macharia is a contractor based in Nakuru. He runs a firm, Fagilia Contractors, that is involved in constructing buildings. He has been in the sector for many years and has seen both the positive and the flip sides of the same. Recently, he said the cost of building materials has been rising, especially as demand for affordable housing units grows. Fact‑first reporting that puts you at the heart of the newsroom. Subscribe for full access. Continue Reading Unlimited access to all premium content Uninterrupted…
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There are ways you can use the trust invested in you by others and capitalise on it. [iStockphoto] While working as a front desk operator at a Nakuru-based hotel, Jeremiah Maina identified a business opportunity. He noticed that the hotel often experienced shortages of food items whenever suppliers failed to deliver on time, when commodities ran out quickly due to high customer traffic, or when sudden conference bookings increased demand. In such situations, the hotel was forced to source supplies from the Wakulima Market because regular suppliers could not meet the required quantities within such a short time frame. Maina then took the idea…
With the entrance of Uber Safaris, think of the intention in investing in that area as well. [iStockphoto] You’ve that vehicle that serves your personal errands or is your means of commuting to and fro from your workplace, taking the family to outings, or serves as a testament or financial statement that you’re a person of means and taste for high-end vehicles. But beyond that pride or veneer lies what many know nothing about; that vehicle was acquired through credit financing and you’re paying for that credit facility on a monthly basis, and this is what sees your salary shrink…
At the beach front of a resort in the coastal city of Mombasa, a young man sits in a relaxing chair. He is not interested in the cool breeze, wind or crashing waves that recede then return packed with new energy. It’s not the high tide hour, though, but there are beach goers enjoying the midmorning swim. The young man is furiously typing on his phone, making calls, scribbling things on a notebook, and typing whatever he’d scribbled on the phone. He has that busy look on his face. After like close to an hour, he relaxes, makes few phone…
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Celebride -B-club- Lamborghini. [File, Standard] The luxury sports car, Lamborghini, is among the expensive and perhaps the classical of its kind that was invented by a prisoner of war. When Enzo Ferrari, the maker of Ferrari cars, told Ferruccio Lamborghini that he was a mere farmer, for the latter was born of peasants who grew grapes and sold wine in the Italian countryside of Renazzo, little did he anticipate he would be competing with this ex-prisoner who would turn a tractor business into a sports car empire. What business lessons can we learn from Lamborghini story? Follow your passion Lamborghini would…
Harambee Stars head coach Benni MacCarthy during training session at Police Sacco on August 16, 2025. [Stafford Ondego, Stafford] Before the first whistle of the opening match of the ongoing African Championship (CHAN) tournament, skeptics had already written off Harambee Stars from progressing beyond the group stage given they were pitted against stronger opponents like Morocco and Democratic Republic of Congo where their squads were drawn from teams with spectacular performances in the African continent and had bagged several continental prizes. Then came the shocker of a team, even home fans had dismissed, progressing to the quarterfinals, and with a…
Together in business as a teamwork unity and employment or employee concept or industry workers metaphor for joining a partnership as diverse people connected together with 3D illustration elements. [Courtesy] There are family-run businesses spanning generations that seem to have defied the odds and stood the test of time. It seems the founder’s vision was taken to the next level each time a new pair of hands took over running the business, growing or expanding it to the conglomerate or the market behemoth it is. But not all family businesses follow a similar script. When the founder dies or is…
Paris Saint-Germain players celebrate winning the UEFA Champions League trophy. [AFP] The other day, the football club Paris Saint-Germain of France shocked many soccer fans when it ran roughshod over Inter Milan of Italy and won the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Champions League cup. Going into the match, PSG was underrated, and many were placing bets on Inter Milan, given their sterling records in European leagues. For a long time, the face of PSG was star players. When their recent star and ace striker Kyllian Mbappe left, many wrote the club as good as dead, only for it…