Charles Mwaniki is a Business Writer at Monitor Publications Limited - A Nation Media Group Company. He specializes in finance, personal finance, investment, and financial markets, with a keen focus on emerging markets and global finance. Charles has been featured in prominent publications such as African Markets, The EastAfrican, ExBulletin, Zawya, NationAfrica, and Business Daily Africa.
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Charles Mwaniki's coverage predominantly focuses on the local Kenyan finance and economy, with an emphasis on bond markets, interest rates, and forex trading. He also includes a significant amount of expert commentary and data citations in his articles.
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The leading mobile money platform M-Pesa transacted Sh41.7 trillion in the year to March 2026.
In the year ending June 2026, EABL reported that its spirits segment recorded a 30 percent growth in net sales value, higher than the growth of nine percent for each of mainstream and premium beers. The company's top line sales grew 13.3 percent to Sh145.96 billion, and net profit by 49 percent to Sh18.23 billion.
Diageo's sale of its East African businesses is part of its strategy to focus on more profitable brands and regions, besides simplifying the business, including its supply chains.
By: Charles Mwaniki
Airtel Money has already set off the price fight by cutting fees charged on merchant payment platforms in the past three months, triggering a response from Safaricom.
Caption for the landscape image: The Quickmart Initial Public Offer (IPO) opened yesterday with a price of Sh7.50 per share, targeting Sh15
The IFC's decision to invest in the Quickmart IPO, pending approval by its board, is its first such commitment in recent public offers in Kenya dating back to the 2000s.
The Quickmart sale, which opened this week and runs until October 30, is targeting Sh15 billion and values the company at Sh30 billion.
The local market is expected to provide 80 percent of the State's full year borrowing target of Sh1.2 trillion, with external lenders chipping in with Sh247.2 billion.
The family had been sustained for nearly two decades by their bar, lodging and butchery business in Mang'u, Nakuru, and he saw no need to sink capital in a venture that had lower margins than his existing enterprise.
By: Charles Mwaniki
The road from a single shop to a retail chain has come with its fair share of tough decisions and risk taking, explains Zipporah.
