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COVID-19: Ravages of the pandemic

Ben OduorAugust 10, 20200719 views

Kenya’s leading hotels, including Tribe Hotel, Ole Sereni and DusitD2, stopped operations days after travel restrictions and social distance rules were imposed, with the iconic Fairmont Norfolk shutting down indefinitely and firing its employees. The 51-year old Intercontinental Hotel (Nairobi) followed suit, closing down its Kenyan subsidiary and sending home all its staff early August. The Kenyan government has however set aside Ksh500million to recover the hospitality industry, while urging for domestic tourism to keep the industry afloat.

Kenya registers 492 new COVID-19 cases as 3 more die

Wanjiku MbuguaAugust 10, 20200536 views

Kenya has registered new 492 cases of COVID-19, increasing the caseload to 26,928. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe says the new cases were recorded from 4,063 samples tested across the…

Realtor on rebuilding the economy

Wanjiku MbuguaAugust 5, 20200451 views

lock down had forced many players in the sector to cut down on number of workers on sites and disrupted supply chains including intermittent access to construction material shops that impacted on project delivery timelines

East African entrepreneurs finalists in nutrition pitch competition

Brian YatichJuly 28, 20200750 views

Three entrepreneurs from Tanzania, Rwanda and Kenya are among 21 finalists in this year’s SUN Pitch Competition where African and Asian entrepreneurs will pitch their innovative business ideas to address malnutrition.

GeoPoll: More than three-quarters of polled Africans hard hit by COVID-19

Ben OduorJuly 16, 20200713 views

By Ben Oduor A five-nation survey by GeoPoll in Sub-Saharan Africa- which covered respondents in Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria and South Africa, has found that 60 per cent of those employed…

COVID19 exposes gaps in critical care in the health sector

Brian YatichJuly 16, 20200457 views

The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a surge in the number of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in intensive care units across the country. While most of them have recovered, some have, unfortunately, ended in fatality.

MacCoffee, Hindu Council honours healthcare workers at Aga Khan Hospital

Brian YatichJune 26, 20200578 views

MacCoffee together with the Hindu Council on Friday appreciated the contribution of the frontline healthcare workers during the ongoing response to COVID-19 pandemic.

Liquid Telecom, Twiga Foods partner to accelerate Kenya’s agricultural transformation

Brian YatichJune 17, 20200522 views

Liquid Telecom Tuesday partnered with Twiga Foods to increase agricultural productivity through precision farming enabled by Kenya’s rapidly expanding Internet of Things (IoT) network.

maccoffee appreciates G4S for their tireless commitment

Wanjiku MbuguaJune 12, 20200477 views

G4S Security were Friday gifted with various MacCoffee products for their tireless commitment during the Coronavirus Pandemic.

AFRAA releases COVID-19 impact assessment on African Airlines

Wanjiku MbuguaJune 6, 20200373 views

The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has released a new analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on the airline industry in Africa which reveals an estimated revenue loss of USD 8.103 billion for African airlines for the year 2020.