Embedding in Mobile Telephony | Business Redefined
We take a look how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing mobile telephony & shifting trends in consumer behavior. Also, price sensitivity & what players like Samsung Kenya are doing to widen the offering amidst depressed spending power.
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Unlocking SME Financing | Business Redefined
The banking sector closed 2025 with Kes 596.8 billion worth of outstanding credit attributable to the MSME segment of the economy. Despite significant gains made in unlocking credit to these businesses, including deeper penetration of uncollateralized lending, a lot remains to be done to address the friction they encounter in their search for formal financial credit lines. A conversation with Renato D'Souza, Director Business Banking, Absa Bank Kenya to get a pulse check on lending to MSMEs.
September 22, 2026
AmCham Business Summit 2026 | Business Redefined
A conversation with Paul Muthaura, CEO, America Chamber of Commerce about the AmCham Business Summit 2026 that took place between 9th and 10th September.
September 17, 2026
Scaling Dental Solutions | Business Redefined
We explore how Azure Dental Hospital is scaling comprehensive dental solutions across Kenya and Africa. A conversation with the CEO, Dr. Kennedy Carson Opiyo, on the vision, the business and the future of dental care.
September 15, 2026
African Tea Convention 2026 | Business Redefined
Kenya exported 653,736 tonnes of tea in 2025 fetching the economy Kes 187.06 billion (US$1.45 billion) but the country is far from optimising the value of this product in the global markets. The upcoming 7th African Tea Convention and Exhibition taking place between 16th & 18th Sep in Nairobi seeks to chart a way forward on how Africa's tea exporters can extract optimal value from their produce.
A conversation with George Omuga - MD, East Africa Tea Trade Association to explore what the options are as Africa thinks of tea. We also look into the history & evolution of the association as it marks 70 years.
September 8, 2026
East Africa's Banking Allure | Business Redefined
Standard Bank's Chief Executive, Sim Tshabalala, is in Nairobi. It is the second visit in just eight months by the senior most executive in Africa's largest bank by asset base.
A conversation on a raft of issues:
- The bank's quest to make its regional subsidiary ( Stanbic Bank KE) a universal bank what that looks like from potential organic or inorganic growth
- The retail rush in East Africa's banking sector & how well a bank with a corporate & investment banking extraction is positioned to face off with strong incumbents
- Declining external financial flows, rising infrastructure spending needs & the catalytic role that the banking sector can play in mobilising domestic capital pools
Kenya's Fiscal Landscape | Business Redefined
A look through the latest developments in Kenya's fiscal environment.
On the agenda:
- From US$880 million worth of Samurai issuances to US$1.0 billion in planned debt swap, inside the ambitious 2026/27 borrowing plan
- July 2026's Kes 195.29 billion in tax revenue collection, gauging the start of the 2026/27 financial year & the broader fiscal framework
- Looking into the condensed 2027/28 budget cycle & what is earmarked to be Kenya's debut > Kes 5.0 trillion budget
I&M Group HY2026 Earnings | Business Redefined
A deep dive into I&M Group's HY2026 numbers with the Regional Chief Executive, Kihara Maina
August 27, 2026
Africa Capital Week 2026 | Business Redefined
A fortnight from now, the continent's leading capital markets stakeholders will converge in Nairobi for the inaugural Africa Capital Week. Taking place between 7th & 11th September & themed “Deepening Capital Markets to advance Africa’s Economic Sovereignty”, Africa Capital Week 2026 will bring together regulators, investors, policymakers, market players & thought leaders to connect, collaborate & shape the future of Africa’s capital markets. We take a look at the state of play in Africa's capital markets, the agenda of the conference & the roadmap ahead as domestic capital pools play an increasingly greater role in financing Africa's growth & development.
August 25, 2026
ABSA Bank Kenya HY2026 Earnings | Business Redefined
Absa Bank Kenya is the latest to join the high dividend tide at the Nairobi Securities Exchange having bumped its interim dividend 150.0% to Kes 0.50/share in its HY2026 earnings. A conversation with the bank's interim MD & CEO, Yusuf Omari for a deep dive into the HY2026 numbers.
August 19, 2026