Kenya’s Biggest Company Says Politics is Hurting Profit Growth
Safaricom Ltd. said political uncertainty surrounding Kenya’s prolonged presidential election period had affected the performance of East Africa’s largest company after it reported a slowdown in first-half profit and mobile-banking growth. Sales of M-Pesa, the Nairobi-based company’s fast-growing money-transfer service, increased 16 percent to More...
Explosive Saturday Leaves Kenya Wanting
The potential was obvious, the spirit willing, but the stamina was lacking (topi lyambila writes) as Kenya lost the chance to go top of the table in the medal standings on Day 4 of the IAAF World U18 Championships More...
Kenya’s former First lady Mama Lucy Kibaki passes on – London
Former First Lady Lucy Kibaki died at a London hospital on Tuesday morning after being unwell for about a month. Lucy, who was the wife of former president Mwai Kibaki, died aged 76 at Bupa Cromwell Hospital. The More...
Coach CK Gyamfi calls it a Day
Legendary Coach CK Gyamfi (Ghana) (by topi lyambila)-Today 2nd September 2015, African Football mourns one of the greatest African Soccer Coaches in the Continent’s footballing history, the man who gave Ghana More...
President Kenyatta pays tribute to Fidel Odinga as he joins ,Hon Raila, family in an emotional send off
Nairobi – Fidel Odinga has been given a heroes send off in an emotional church service at the All Saints Cathedral in Nairobi. The Mass held Thursday was the final one to be held in Nairobi for the exuberant More...
Nairobi : The Green city in the Sun changing skyline as Commercial Real Estate rises
By: Joel Macharia The Nairobi skyline is among the most recognisable cityscapes in the world. For over 40 years, the iconic upturned hut atop the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) has helped people More...
Raw deal for African women traders
Unfriendly trade policies hamper progress By Nirit Ben-Ari Daily, millions of women in Africa are engaged in one form of trade or another, either within their countries or across national borders. They buy and More...
Kenya to set up courts at JKIA to prosecute Drug Traffickers
Nairobi – The government is in consultation with Chief Justice Willy Mutunga to set up a court at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to deal with the increasing cases of drug trafficking in the More...
Politics Galore : Kenya responds to latest UK travel Advisory by issuing one against Heathrow
Advisory to Kenyans in Regard to Travel Through London Heathrow According to information provided by US officials, Al Qaeda operatives in Yemen and Syria were developing sophisticated bombs that could bring down More...
Tullow and Africa Oil discover more Oil Prospects – Kenya
British exploration firm Tullow Oil has discovered fresh oil and natural gas deposits even as its Canadian partner Africa Oil also announced that it had discovered gas at another site in northern Kenya. Tullow More...
