If you are an angel investor and are keen to participate in Africa’s boom in the Startups space, you must wonder how startups are valued. Based on data from Africa: The Big Deal, it has taken just 7 weeks for African startups to raise their first USD 1bln in 2022, and in some instances, with valuations, …

Have you ever developed a financial model for a client or your organization and later found out that the spreadsheet had errors? What did you do? Did you go to your supervisor or the client and tell them …? Person 1: “Oh, by the way, do you know the model we built for Project Y …

COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the World and its economy. For Kenya Power, it has resulted in critical questions being asked around its financial performance. This is following recent headlines stating that the utility company is looking to get out of Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) through the force majeure clause and further declaring …

Earlier in the year, we penned a blog about the state of the Kenyan economy in 2020 based on a discussion at our client cocktail. The overarching theme was that we needed to steady ourselves due to the economy being fragile and investors taking a wait and see approach. What we could not anticipate at …

The effectiveness and efficiency of a country’s public sector is vital to the success of development activities in that country. To achieve a well oiled and functioning public sector one thing is critical, decisions made need to be driven more by analysis and quantification of intended impact and less by gambles and political agenda.  At …

‘Education is key to personal development and the future of societies. It unlocks opportunities and narrows inequalities. It is the bedrock of informed, tolerant societies, and a primary driver of sustainable development. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the largest education disruption ever. We are at a defining moment for the world’s children and young …