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Kenya Airways' US Direct Flights Could Be Derailed By Political Uncertainty
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Kenya Airways' US Direct Flights Could Be Derailed By Political Uncertainty

There are fears that the political uncertainty facing the country could derail Kenya Airways' hope of operating direct flights to the United States. The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was scheduled to…

Oct 24, 2017
Samples of Gas Discovered in Kajiado Sent to the US for Examination
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Samples of Gas Discovered in Kajiado Sent to the US for Examination

Samples of natural gas that was recently discovered Kajiado County have been taken to the United States, where laboratory tests will be conducted to establish if the gas is safe for extraction. Government-owned Nation…

Oct 24, 2017
Government Plans Sh37 billion Second Runway at JKIA
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Government Plans Sh37 billion Second Runway at JKIA

The Government has announced plans to construct a second runway at the country's largest airport, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in a bid aimed at improving its operations. Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) s…

Oct 19, 2017
TSA to Conduct Audit on JKIA as Kenya Edges Closer to US Direct Flights
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TSA to Conduct Audit on JKIA as Kenya Edges Closer to US Direct Flights

United States' Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is scheduled to carry out an audit on Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) at the end of this month to scrutinize its safety standards before it is gra…

Oct 11, 2017
Kenya Airways Named Africa's Leading Airline
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Kenya Airways Named Africa's Leading Airline

Kenya Airways has been named the leading airline in the Africa continent for the second consecutive year at the 24th Annual World Travel Awards event held on Tuesday in Kigali, Rwanda. Kenya Airways pipped other 2017…

Oct 11, 2017
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Raila Disowns Advert Asking NASA Supporters to Boycott Safaricom Products
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Raila Disowns Advert Asking NASA Supporters to Boycott Safaricom Products

National Super Alliance (NASA) presidential candidate leader Raila Odinga has dismissed an advert doing rounds on Social Media asking his supporters to boycott Safaricom's services. In a tweet, the opposition leader s…

Oct 10, 2017
Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore Warns Politicians against Attacking His Employees
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Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore Warns Politicians against Attacking His Employees

Safaricom Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Bob Collymore has told politicians to desist from attacking his employees. This comes days after National Super Alliance (NASA) presidential candidate Raila Odinga named six Saf…

Oct 3, 2017
US Lender Loans Sh155 Million to Kenya's Boda Boda Firm
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US Lender Loans Sh155 Million to Kenya's Boda Boda Firm

A US firm has loaned Sh155 million to a Mombasa-based lender who finances the purchase of motor cycle taxis (boda bodas) on credit in a bid boost its expansion in Kenya and grow its market share. Under the deal, Watu…

Sep 29, 2017
Uber Names Kenya as its Second Largest Market in Africa
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Uber Names Kenya as its Second Largest Market in Africa

Taxi hailing firm Uber has named Kenya as its second largest market in the African continent. Uber said that it has 363,000 active users in Kenya in the latest statistics released by the company, as it mark its fourth…

Sep 29, 2017
US Beauty Brand Sundial Expands its Market in Kenya
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US Beauty Brand Sundial Expands its Market in Kenya

US beauty brand Sundial Brands Company has entered into a deal with Kenya’s leading beauty retailer and distributor Lintons Beauty World to avail their products in the local market. The deals aims at ensuring that Sun…

Sep 28, 2017
Strathmore University Partners With US Automobile Firm to Offer Training Program
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Strathmore University Partners With US Automobile Firm to Offer Training Program

US-based tractor manufacturer Massey Ferguson and Fortune 500 company AGCO have reached a deal with Kenyan Strathmore University Business School (SBC) to offer training on youths on agribusiness. AGCO Africa Vice pres…

Sep 26, 2017
Direct Flights to US to Take Longer, Kenya Airways Says
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Direct Flights to US to Take Longer, Kenya Airways Says

National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) says that it expects that direct flights to the US will take longer than expected, despite having received the green light to do so. KQ Chief Executive Officer Sebastian Mikosz sait…

Sep 23, 2017
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US Lawmakers Take Issues With Kenya's Sh43 Billion Arms Deal
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US Lawmakers Take Issues With Kenya's Sh43 Billion Arms Deal

Two US members of Congress have sharply castigated a recent report by a government watchdog agency that favorably analyzed Kenya's proposed $418 million (Sh43bn) purchase of US-made combat aircraft. The duo said that…

Sep 23, 2017
Kenya Airways Eyes US, Europe in Bid to Return to Profitability
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Kenya Airways Eyes US, Europe in Bid to Return to Profitability

Kenya Airways Chief Executive Officer says that the airline has met more than 70 per cent of the 100 checklists ahead of its maiden direct trip to the US next year. Sebastian Mikosz said that KQ is currently negotiati…

Sep 22, 2017
Kenyan Pharmaceuticals Firm Agrees on Sh3 Billion Cancer, HIV Drug Deal with US Drugmaker
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Kenyan Pharmaceuticals Firm Agrees on Sh3 Billion Cancer, HIV Drug Deal with US Drugmaker

Kenyan pharmaceuticals firm Omaera has announced plans to spend Sh3.1 billion in the next three years for purchase of cancer and HIV drug, Lodonal to market abd sell it across East Africa. In an deal brokered with a U…

Sep 20, 2017
First Kenyan Appointed to the United Nations Tax Committee
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First Kenyan Appointed to the United Nations Tax Committee

George Omondi Obell has been appointed to the United Nations Economic and Social Council’s Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax matters (ECOSOC), becoming the first Kenyan to hold the crucial posit…

Sep 20, 2017
Kenya Set for Third Security Audit in US Direct Flights Plan
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Kenya Set for Third Security Audit in US Direct Flights Plan

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is expected to conduct a third security audit on Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to determine its safety standards. ICAO will be assessing the Kenya's main airp…

Sep 20, 2017
Kenya Defends Sh300 Billion Nairobi-Mombasa High-Speed Expressway Tender to US Firm
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Kenya Defends Sh300 Billion Nairobi-Mombasa High-Speed Expressway Tender to US Firm

The government through Kenya National Highways Authority (KENHA) has defended its decision to award US firm Bechtel International Inc a Sh300 billion tender to build a 473-kilometre Nairobi-Mombasa high-speed expressw…

Sep 19, 2017
KRA Unveils New Platform to Help Taxpayers Reactivate Suspended PIN Numbers
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KRA Unveils New Platform to Help Taxpayers Reactivate Suspended PIN Numbers

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has unveiled an online portal that taxpayers will use to reactivate their suspended PINs. The new move provides a reprieve to thousands of Kenyans taxpayers who grappled with strenuou…

Sep 19, 2017
Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko Suspends Matatus Ban from City Center for One Month
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Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko Suspends Matatus Ban from City Center for One Month

Nairobi governor Mike Sonko has put to hold an earlier announced ban on matatus operation within the Central Business District for one month. Speaking at a press briefing following a meeting with matatu operators on M…

Sep 18, 2017
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