Kenya banking sector Archives

StanChart Kenya Appoints Gladys Warirah as New CFO and Executive Director After Chemutai Murgor’s Resignation

Paul MurungiThe Big StoryFebruary 26, 2026February 26, 2026

Standard Chartered Bank Kenya has announced changes to its board and senior management, appointing Gladys Warirah as the new Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director while confirming the resignation of…

What Absa Group’s Hiring of M-PESA’s Sitoyo Lopokoiyit Reveals About Kenny Fihla’s Strategic Intentions

Muhereza KyamuteteraBanking & Financial Services The Big StoryFebruary 13, 2026February 13, 2026

Hardly two weeks after Absa Group CEO Kenny Fihla concluded a high-level working visit to Nairobi, Kenya, the Group this week announced that it had hired Sitoyo Lopokoiyit as its…

StanChart Names Nigerian Banker Dalu Ajene as its New Africa CEO Replacing Kenya’s Kariuki Ngari

Paul MurungiThe Big StoryJanuary 22, 2026January 22, 2026

Standard Chartered Bank has announced a series of top leadership changes across its African operations, naming Nigerian banker Dalu Ajene as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Africa. The…

Former AG William Byaruhanga Acquires Billion-Shilling Stake in Kenya’s Sidian Bank

Paul MurungiBanking & Financial Services The Big StorySeptember 16, 2025September 16, 2025

Former Ugandan Attorney General William Byaruhanga has extended his footprint beyond Kampala’s legal and real estate corridors into Nairobi’s financial sector, in a billion-shilling bet that reshapes the ownership of…