(MOMBASA, KENYA) – A KES 63.2 million ($436,000 / £342,000) Cancer Wellness Centre has been commissioned at Coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital (CGTRH) in Mombasa. The facility was developed by the Mombasa County Government in partnership with the M-Pesa Foundation and Faraja Cancer Support Trust. It will complement existingContinue Reading
(NYERI, KENYA) – The Kenya Film Commission (KFC) has opened an ultra modern cinema theatre and film hub at Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (DeKUT) in Nyeri, in a move aimed at strengthening film distribution, talent development and creative entrepreneurship. The cinema, named KFC-CineHub, will act as a film exhibitionContinue Reading
(MOMBASA, KENYA) – Kenya could save up to KES 86 billion ($593 million / £465 million) this financial year alone if all government entities fully adopt the electronic government procurement (EGP) system, procurement officials have said. The projection was made at the close of the 5th Annual Heads of ProcurementContinue Reading
(EMBU, KENYA) – The Pest Control Products Board (PCPB) has seized fake and unregistered home and farm pesticides with a street value of approximately KES 1 million ($6,900 / £5,400) in Embu and Kirinyaga Counties. The operation saw three suspects arrested and set to be arraigned in court. It formsContinue Reading
(MURANG’A, KENYA) – A Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) board member has called for a swift and impartial investigation into allegations surrounding a KES 322 million ($2.2 million / £1.7 million) fertilizer payment, saying the truth should be established to protect the interests of tea farmers. Chege Kirundi, the KTDAContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya is planning a continuous expressway network from Mombasa to the Ugandan border, linking several major road projects into one integrated transport corridor. The plan would connect the Mombasa-Nairobi Highway to the existing Nairobi Expressway, the proposed Rironi-Mau Summit Highway, and the Mau Summit-Eldoret-Malaba road. The aimContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya’s fashion sector is moving to tap into China’s manufacturing, technology and e-commerce systems to grow local production and build brands that can compete in regional and international markets. This push took centre stage at the third edition of the East Africa (Kenya) Fashion Life Show heldContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – A Kenyan court has ordered the revenue authority to deliver a final ruling within 60 days on a tax dispute involving Geo Chem Middle East, a Dubai based firm contesting a KES 1 billion demand. The Court of Appeal issued the directive after dismissing Geo Chem’s latestContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – The National Social Security Fund is planning to increase its investments in offshore listed shares and private equities as it looks to diversify its portfolio away from domestic government securities and property markets. The State backed pension fund is seeking to appoint an investment manager to establishContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – The Competition Authority of Kenya is demanding that East Africa Breweries Limited set up a KES 15.5 billion reserve fund before it approves Diageo’s sale of a 65% stake in the brewer, causing a stalemate in the KES 388.2 billion deal. The competition regulator wants EABL toContinue Reading
