NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 18 – Kenya Airways (KQ) is developing a proposal to help build the new Terminal 4 unit at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). Kenya Airways Managing Director Titus Naikuni said this follows a directive by President Mwai
Nderitu Ndegwa
With a Minor in English Literature and in his final year in pursuit of Journalism with Broadcasting as his Major, Nderitu is in charge of the Tourism docket on the Business desk. Nderitu loves a good laugh and can be considered extremely outgoing.
Telkom’s LION2 lands in Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 13 – Kenya has now gotten a fourth submarine fibre optic connection to the world, when the Lower Indian Ocean Network cable (LION2) operated by Telkom Kenya went live. Telkom Kenya Chief Executive Officer Mickhael Ghossein said
Coca Cola goes Pulpy in Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 12 - As part of its Sh5 billion investment in Kenya, Coca- Cola has launched a new juice into the market in a bid to strengthen its Minute Maid brand. Coca- Cola Kenya’s Marketing Manager Catherine Mudachi said the new juice is
Proposal to make LPG cheaper in Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 11 - The Value Added Tax (VAT) on Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) could be waived if Parliament adopts proposed amendments to the VAT Act by the Treasury. Finance Minister Njeru Githae said the government's policies have promoted the
Build begins on BA’s A380
LONDON, Apr 10 - Construction has begun on British Airways’ first super jumbo, the Airbus A380 which is due for delivery next year. British Airways has ordered 12 Airbus A380s, and 24 Boeing 787s, which will make the airline the first carrier in the
Kirubi: Invest in mobile apps development
NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 4 - The corporate sector has been challenged to invest in programmes that will encourage development of mobile phone applications (apps). Industrialist Chris Kirubi appealed to companies to help increase developments in the mobile
EA aviation facing severe manpower loss
NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 3 - The East African aviation industry is losing highly skilled manpower to other countries, especially the Middle East. The General Secretary for the International Civil Aviation Organisation, Raymond Benjamin said until recently,
Kenya to host African hoteliers forum in September
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 28 - Kenya’s hotel industry is set to receive a major investment boost from the upcoming African Hoteliers Investment Forum (AHIF) slated for September. Tourism Secretary Nelson Githinji said on Wednesday that this would be the
Mwazo sets priorities as he takes up tourism role
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 27 - Funding infrastructure and marketing in the tourism sector must be increased to help continue attracting new visitors to the country. Tourism Minister Danson Mwazo says he will lobby the government to increase the budget for
Top 20 advertisers spent Sh27b last year
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 27 - The Kenyan media earned some Sh27 billion as advertising revenue last year from top 20 companies and the government. According to figures from research agency Millward Brown East Africa, the figure represented a 32.8 percent
