Press Release: SOS Children’s Village Mombasa Goes Solar
The Delegation of German Industry and Commerce (AHK) unveiled a refurbished solar power plant at the SOS Children’s Village in Mombasa. The facility was originally constructed in 2011 to serve [...]
Kenya Airways, Air Austral and Air Madagascar Finalize Strategic Partnerships
Air Austral and Air Madagascar have signed a “privileged partnership agreement” with Kenya Airways, establishing Nairobi as a mainland Africa hub for the three airlines. The signing of the agreement [...]Chinese Eastern Airlines Introduces Abu Dhabi Nairobi Flights
Chinese Eastern Airlines has introduced new flights from Abu Dhabi to Nairobi, as it seeks to expand its codeshare partnership, covering service beyond Abu Dhabi and Shanghai, from January 2019. The [...]ECP Acquires Majority Stake in Artcaffe
Private Equity Fund manager Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) has acquired a majority stake in Kenya's Artcaffe Group in a deal alleged to be worth Ksh3.5 billion, a year after it [...]CMA publishes Draft Regulatory Sandbox Policy Guidance Notes
The Capital Markets Authority has announced the publication of a draft Regulatory Sandbox Policy Guidance Note (Regulatory Sandbox PGN) which will facilitate the admission of fintech firms to a Regulatory [...]
PRESS RELEASE: Launch Of The Made In Kenya Festival 2019 Exhibition And Call For Nominations
Brand Kenya Board in partnership with Trace Events has launched the Made in Kenya Festival 2019. The 3 day annual cultural extravaganza is inspired by the need to provide a [...]Saccos Will Experience Double Cybersecurity Attacks in 2019 Serianu
Saccos will experience a tremendous increase in cybersecurity attacks next year due to increased skill set acquired by cyber criminals, warns Serianu Limited. In a edition of Serianu’s Sacco Cybersecurity [...]KPA Will be Sold to the Chinese Government if Kenya Railways Defaults on SGR Loan
The Kenya Ports Authority will be sold to the government of China if Kenya Railways Corporation defaults on her loans, the Auditor General’s report on the financial health of the [...]Kipeto Energy Reaches Financial Close Following the Acquisition by Actis and the African Infrastructure Investment Managers
Kipeto Energy Ltd has reached financial close following the acquisition by Actis of the respective equity interests of IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and African Infrastructure Investment [...]Kenya Airways Starts Direct Flights to Somalia
Kenya Airways has started direct flights from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to Mogadishu. This is after previous postponement of the flights occasioned by delay in getting additional airline and operational [...]CMA Gives Standard Investment Bank Nod to Operate in the Online Forex Trading Space
Standard Investment Bank has been granted permission by the Capital Markets Authority to operate in the online foreign exchange trading space. The Money Manager license is the first of its [...]Housing Finance Settles on Robert Kibaara as its New Head
Housing Finance has settled on Robert Kibaara, former NIC Bank Director of retail banking, as its Managing Director. Mr Kibaara takes over Frank Ireri, who notified the HF’s board that [...]
