PRIME StanChart Global’s Jerry Zhang: The risks and opportunities of Trump tariffs 'Global trade is not something that can disappear overnight. It may change its format and flows or some of the corridors, some may weaken, and others strengthen.'
PRIME Konza CEO on why the dream tech city is not a white elephant 'To build the infrastructure, required about Sh80 billion. If we only went through the Treasury, we could not even have achieved it by now.'
PRIME How KMRC plans to ensure hustlers get loans to buy homes 'We thought through how to get financial institutions to go far down the market to ensure that those people with irregular income also get funding for home ownership.'
PRIME Turaco CEO on disrupting insurance and surviving Kenya's startup crunch 'One challenge many startups face has been capital – getting the capital they need deployed just when they need it.'
PRIME How new KenInvest CEO plans to make Kenya a magnet for foreign investors Former strategist at the Office of the President bets on bast experience in public and private sectors
PRIME Bupa Global boss on using Nairobi as a launch pad for offering medical insurance to Africa’s expats "The first customers across Africa that we had were from Kenya and that relationship has continued to grow successfully."
PRIME Mwalimu Sacco CEO on new investment strategy after disposal of Spire Bank 'It has been a long journey in terms of clearing the issue of Spire Bank, which we did two years ago.'
PRIME RBA boss Charles Machira on juggling reforms in the pension sector 'The majority of people who have accessed their retirement benefits early have stories of regret.'
PRIME Fazul on why the private security industry is ripe for guard-hailing app He reveals what he will do to secure a win-win for both clients and guards on-boarded on the new platform.
PRIME Data Commissioner on why you should not reveal all personal details on the internet 'My vision is that for every family, data privacy is something every family has internalised.'
PRIME Co-operatives commissioner on the state of Sacco sub-sector 'We have instructed the Saccos to make provisions for these debts so that it doesn’t create a wrong or false image that the money is there whereas it is not there.'
PRIME Atidi boss on place of political and credit risk insurance in spurring development 'What we are seeing is a growing demand for our products. Since the Covid pandemic, we have seen the view of investors about risk change.'
PRIME Cooperatives CS charts way forward for Kuscco after the 13bn heist 'We feel that Kuscco will still play a very important role in terms of advocacy and capacity building for saccos in the country.'
PRIME Affordable Housing Board acting CEO on measures to drive costs of units down 'We are not blind and are not burying our heads in the sand and saying, ‘we don’t know the concerns that Kenyans have out there’.'
PRIME KAM CEO on policy changes expected to jumpstart manufacturing sector 'Apart from the unpredictable regulatory and tax policy environment, there is also the general issue of uncompetitiveness given the fact that we are competing against cheap imports.'
PRIME KRA commissioner-general on growing tax revenue in adverse times 'We would like Kenyans to view taxation from a patriotic perspective, in which we are seeking to fend for ourselves using our domestic capabilities and resources.'
PRIME Catalyst Principal Partners founder on the opportunities he sees in real estate Paul Kavuma has spent about three decades in private equity, management consulting and investment banking.
PRIME Tough balancing act doing business with government amid mounting pending bills 'The big problem we have is over budgeting and lack of liability on whoever is in charge of procurement.'
PRIME CIC General boss on weathering climate storms and insuring vehicles profitably The year 2024 has been very eventful for the insurance industry, from drought to floods to anti-tax protests.
PRIME IMF deputy managing director speaks on ties with Kenya 'The IMF is here to support Kenya in the best way possible, and we have a number of means of supporting the country whether inside a programme or outside of it.'
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.'
