Consumer brands manufacturer Pwani Oil has acquired the popular Ushindi soap brand further boosting its presence in the fast-growing personal and homecare product category. The deal, approved by the Competition…
Retailer Tusker Mattresses Limited has kicked off a major customer rewards programme that will also feature the relaunch of some of its Tuskys supermarket outlets. The customer reward programme dubbed Tuskys Back-to-Back Sale, will celebrate the support of…
Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko and Nairobi Metropolitan Services boss Mohammed Badi have ended their cold wars that saw the county suffer leadership wrangles. The two leaders who attended a function…
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.
The World Bank Group Board of Directors approved today a $150 million – Sh16.2 billion – International Development Association credit to improve tenure security and access to basic services for 1.7 million residents living in selected Kenya’s urban informal settlements.
Builders, a construction and building materials retailer, has set aside KES 500m to open a commercial hub in Karen, bringing in competition in the expanding construction sector.
Effective today, people who use the mobile money payment service, M-Pesa owned by telecommunication service provider, Safaricom Plc, will be able to send any amount that is below Kshs 1,000…
The Competition Authority of Kenya has ordered a remedial order to Cleanshelf Supermarket, following investigations that it hiked the prices of its hand sanitizers under the Tropikal brand, an act…
The Embassy of the United States (U.S.) in Nairobi has announced the outage of power in the consulate that has led to the cancellation of appointments for today. “Due to…
The Board of Directors of Kenya Airways has appointed Mr Allan Kilavuka as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the national airline, effective April 1, 2020. Mr…