Take off to USA amid Sh6 billion loss for Kenya Airways
National carrier Kenya Airways, also known as The Pride of Africa has, again, posted losses in billions of shillings. In its nine-month financial reporting for April to December 2017 announced last...
View ArticleA lesson from football’s Einstein
BY DAVID ONJILI Joseph Pep Guadiola’s playing and coaching careers are a catalogue of success and I accept as true that he offers priceless lessons in both leadership and management that business...
View ArticleHow mobile web traffic-driven-internet connectivity is impacting travel in Kenya
BY JOSEPHINE WAWIRA Defined as browser-based Internet services accessed from handheld mobile devices such as smartphones or feature phones; through a mobile or other wireless network, mobile web...
View ArticleJubilee Insurance takes a bet on technology
Jubilee Insurance, one of the leading insurance companies in East Africa, has recently decided to bet on technology by introducing three mobile apps into the market. The apps, which include JubiCare...
View ArticleEast African hotel markets emerge from high supply growth cycle
JLL’s annual East Africa Hotel Market Overview has given the latest update on the trends in the hotel sector of one of the highest growth regions in Africa. The report says that following a peak in the...
View ArticleMYDAWA partners with Sanlam Insurance to enhance efficiency
The e-health platform in Kenya, MYDAWA, has partnered with Sanlam General Insurance to provide its medical cover policy holders with access to quality, convenient and affordable healthcare products on...
View ArticleSamsung opens shop at The Mirage Tower
The electronics firm, Samsung Electronics East Africa have opened an ultra-modern brand store at the Mirage Tower in Westlands in an effort to improve shoppers’ experience and expand its retail...
View ArticleHow to become a smart money traveler
BY JOSEPHINE WAWIRA More than often we shelve our travel plans due to the idea of how many expenses we must put up with. From booking ‘expensive’ flights to staying at ‘unaffordable’ hotels and having...
View ArticleManchester Airport secures flights to Addis Ababa
Manchester Airport has secured a landmark route into the heart of Africa, underlining its pivotal role in connecting the North to the world’s most important markets. Ethiopian Airlines last month...
View ArticleE-commerce to create 200,000 jobs by 2022
BY SAM CHAPPATTE E-commerce in Kenya has experienced rapid growth in recent years. This provides a unique growth opportunity for local businesses and in turn to create employment and support the...
View ArticleBuilding a better supply chain in Africa
By Dustin Homer It’s well known in the logistics and supply chain game that the last mile of a shipment’s journey is inevitably the most expensive – possibly accounting for over 50% of total delivery...
View ArticleMarketing brands should leverage PR agencies in this digital era
BY MOHAMED AHMED It’s a grey Friday evening and you receive a cold call that your business is being discussed online. Instant reaction is “awesome”, but first things first. You need to ascertain...
View ArticleKenyan horticulture and the impact of direct flights to US
BY VICTOR ADAR After the historic milestone by Kenya Airways to launch direct flights from Nairobi to the United States, ten American horticulture and flower buyers from Miami for the first time...
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Top state officials falter in war against contrabands
BY DOMINIC WABALA The announcement by Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i in mid June that contraband sugar seized in various parts of the country contained huge amounts of poisonous heavy metals...
View ArticlePosta Kenya: The audacity of reinvention
BY DAVID WANJALA Even though the disruption brought about by technological revolution in the recent past has, more often than not, drilled the last nail in the coffin for many companies, ingenuity of...
View ArticleTourism to realise the dividends of Obama’s visit in 2019
BY NBM WRITER Experts and investors foresee a bullish second half of 2018 for the tourism sector after former US President Barack Obama visit. According to Bobby Kamani, managing director, Diani Reef...
View ArticleIt is all systems go for Sh15bn Kisumu brewery
Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) has given the greenlight for the production of Senator Keg beer at the Kisumu Brewery after a successful test of the production process. It’s all systems go after the...
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Why a regulated forex trading platform will uplift Kenya’s economy
BY VICTOR ADAR In this era of social networking and powerful technologies, you can make money in more ways than one. In fact, you can create streams of income in a matter of minutes provided you choose...
View ArticleThe death of ARM: How cement maker hit rock bottom
BY GILBERT NG’ANG’A Anyone familiar with the tribulations of the giant cement maker Athi River Mining (ARM) Cememt for the past three years would have predicted that its fall from corporate glory was...
View ArticleIs declaring Safaricom dominant punishing success?
BY ANTONY MUTUNGA For years the local telecommunication sector has seen a fierce competition with Safaricom PLC leading the park in what has pushed competitors, Airtel and Telkom Kenya to argue that...
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