NAIROBI Kenya, Aug 4-Two Rivers Mall made over Sh1 billion in sales during the Somali Cultural Festival 2021 held at the mall two weeks ago, a new report reveals. The report by Centum Investment Company shows that the footfall number was above 20,000 in the period between January 2020 to July 2021 when the event […]
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Centum investment to construct 160 units apartment building in Kenya
Investment firm Centum has announced the ground breaking of Riverbank Apartments, a 160-unit housing project at its Two Rivers development in Nairobi. Centum’s Real Estate managing director Samuel Kariuki confirmed that the development is expected to be completed within 24 months. The construction contract was awarded to Seyani Brothers & Co , a leading and […]
Sidian Bank reverses loss, posts Sh275m half-year net profit
Sidian Bank CEO Chege Thumbi. FILE PHOTO | NMG Sidian Bank has posted a Sh274.7 million net profit in the six months to June, reversing a loss of Sh85.8 million recorded a year earlier. The improved performance was supported by a rise in both interest and non-interest income while operating expenses went down. The lender, […]
Two Rivers loan plunges Centum into Sh1.4b loss
Huge loan payments for Two Rivers Mall have plunged Centum Investment into a net loss of Sh1.4 billion in the year ending March 2021. In March 2020, the listed company made a profit after tax of Sh4.6 billion in a period that saw it record an investment income of Sh12.4 billion after it sold its […]
Centum puts on hold plan to buy stakes in companies
CENTUM INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER JAMES MWORIA SPEAKS DURING THE BELL RINGING TO COMMENCE TRADING FOR LONGHORN PUBLISHERS AT THE NSE IN NAIROBI ON MAY 31, 2016. FILE PHOTO | NMG Centum Investment Group #ticker#CTUM has put on hold plans to buy stakes in companies and is shifting money in government bonds to […]
Dr. Laila Macharia & Andrew Musangi have been appointed to the Centum Board
Centum Investment Company has appointed Dr. Laila Macharia as the new Vice-Chairperson of the board and Mr. Andrew Musangi as a member of the board. Dr. Macharia joined the board of Centum Investment in October 2013 as an independent non-executive director. Prior to her appointment as the vice-chair, she served as the leader of the […]
Two Rivers loan plunges Centum into Sh1.4b loss
Huge loan payments for Two Rivers Mall have plunged Centum Investment into a net loss of Sh1.4 billion in the year ending March 2021. In March 2020, the listed company made a profit after tax of Sh4.6 billion in a period that saw it record an investment income of Sh12.4 billion after it sold its […]
Kenya’s Centum swings into pretax loss of 2.3 bln shillings
Credit: REUTERS/Siegfried Modola NAIROBI, July 27 (Reuters) – Kenya’s Centum Investment CTUM.NR swung to a pretax loss of 2.3 billion shillings ($21.23 million) in the year to the end of March, from a profit of 5.4 billion shillings a year earlier, the firm said on Tuesday. The group, whose underlying assets include real estate developments […]
High operation costs sends Centum into historic loss
Centum Group CEO James Mworia during a past investor briefing/ Low business at Two Rivers and Longhorn Publishers saw investment firm Centum sink into a historic annual loss in the year ended March 2021. The firm’s audited results released Tuesday shows interest in the capital market, real estate, education and manufacturing reported a loss of […]
Kenya: Chris Kirubi Firm, Longhorn Publishers, Loses Royalties Battle
The Dr Chris Kirubi majority-owned Longhorn Publishers has been ordered to pay two authors Sh35 million for books the government bought in bulk from the company, which then refused to remit royalties to two authors. The writers, Dr Stephen Mburu and Dr Geoffrey Chemwa, had sued Longhorn, where Dr Kirubi was a shareholder. And arbitrators, […]