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MasterCard opens hub in Nairobi
Friday, February 3rd 2012Multinational financial payments system MasterCard has established a regional hub in Nairobi to serve the east African market and Mauritius. MasterCard said that its new base in the Kenyan capital would act as a launch pad for further expansion across east...
>moreKenya Airways has announced that passengers increased by 15.4 per cent in the third quarter of 2011 compared with the same period the previous year. Passengers on European routes showed an increase of 5.4 per cent thanks to direct flights to...
>moreMilk and bread costs more in Nairobi
Friday, January 27th 2012The price of milk and bread is going up in Nairobi supermarkets thanks to a shortage of milk and increases in wheat prices. Prices are increasing by up to 10 per cent for both products. Milk now costs more than...
>moreKenya’s High Court clarifies timings for next elections
Wednesday, January 25th 2012 www.iiec.or.keA ruling from Kenya’s High Court has now set the ground rules for deciding the date for the next presidential and parliamentary elections under the terms of the country’s new constitution. According to the High Court ruling, which was handed...
>moreFour Kenyans to be tried by International Criminal court
Monday, January 23rd 2012The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ruled that four Kenyans are to stand trial on accusations of crimes against humanity, which include murder and persecution, The charges refer to the widespread political violence in the post election period in January...
>moreBritain issues security warning in Kenya
Thursday, January 12th 2012The British Foreign Office has advised its citizens to avoid non-essential travel within 60 km of Kenya’s border with Somalia or in coastal areas within 150 km of the border. Britain believes that militants are in the final stages of...
>moreNew flights from Nairobi to Jordan
Monday, December 19th 2011 www.rj.comJordan’s national airline Royal Jordanian (RJ) has added Nairobi to its existing network in the African continent. As from 16 December the airline operates four weekly flights between Nairobi and the capital of Jordan, Amman. The new route is part of...
>moreMaasai protest land grievances
Friday, December 16th 2011In evidence to Kenya’s Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission Maasai elders are asking for the return of their tribal lands in Nairobi and have expressed worries that projects for the development of the city to the south will be an...
>moreRare pygmy hippo dies in Nairobi safari park
Wednesday, December 14th 2011A rare pygmy hippo has died in Nairobi’s Safari Walk on the outskirts of the city. The female hippo was donated in the 1970s to the then president of Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta, by the president of Libera. The pygmy hippo, a...
>moreThe Kenyan government has commissioned a feasibility study to develop alternative water sources for Kenya’s expanding capital city. Funded by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the World Bank, the Athi Water Services Board are charged with identifying sustainable sources...
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