Sasini PLC has appointed Catherine Kawira Bariu as its new Company Secretary, effective May 28, 2026.
In an announcement dated May 28, the company’s Board of Directors said Bariu takes over from Millicent Ngetich, who resigned from the position.
“In accordance with the provisions of the Capital Markets Act and its regulations, the Board of the Directors of SASINI PLC wishes to announce the following changes with respect to the Company Secretary. The Board has appointed Ms. Catherine Kawira Bariu as Company Secretary of the Company and its subsidiaries,” read part of the announcement.
Currently, Kawira holds company secretarial roles at Nairobi Securities Exchange and Standard Group PLC.
The board thanked Ngetich for her service and wished her success in her future endeavors.
Profile of Catherine Kawira
Catherine Kawira is a legal and governance professional with over 13 years of experience in corporate governance, regulatory compliance, legal research, and company secretarial practice.
She is currently the Governance and Compliance Manager at Image Registrars Limited, a position she has held since March 2026.
Kawira has also served as a Legal Researcher at the Judiciary of Kenya since January 2021.
Previously, she was a Partner at Samuel Gitonga & Associates from November 2017 to June 2020, where she advised corporate clients on legal, compliance, and governance matters.
Before that, she worked as a Legal Assistant at the Capital Markets Authority from November 2016 to October 2017 and served as a Pupil at Gakoi Maina Advocates from May 2013 to November 2016.
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Catherine Kawira holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Corporate Governance from the University of Nairobi, earned between 2020 and 2021.
She is also a Certified Secretary, having completed the KASNEB professional certification programme between 2017 and 2021.
Kawira obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law between 2015 and 2016, where she undertook the Advocates Training Programme.
Earlier, she earned a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree from Kenyatta University between 2010 and 2014, graduating with a Second Class Lower Division.
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Sasini PLC Posts KSh 170.8 Million Half-Year Loss
Sasini PLC reported a net loss of KSh170.82 million for the six months ended March 31, 2026, marking a 51% increase from the KSh 113.10 million loss recorded during the same period in the previous year.
The results represented the company’s third consecutive half-year loss.
The agribusiness firm attributed its performance to drought-induced production shortfalls, rising finance costs, and the collapse of the proposed KSh 7.9 billion sale of its Gulmarg Estate, which weighed heavily on earnings during the period.
However, its revenue rose marginally by 1.7% to KSh 3.01 billion from KSh 2.96 billion a year earlier.
Coffee trading remained the group’s strongest performer, with exports reaching 236 containers sold at an average price of KSh 800 per kilogram, up from KSh 653 per kilogram in the corresponding period.
Gross profit increased by 8.2% to KSh 617 million, improving the gross profit margin to 20.5% from 19.2%.
However, higher operating expenses eroded these gains, resulting in an operating loss of KSh 141.83 million compared to KSh 107.50 million in the previous year.
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