Author: Lorine Otamo

Nation Media Group PLC has replaced nearly half its board in one announcement, confirming six new directors while four sitting members step down. The reshuffle, dated 28 August 2026, is the clearest sign yet that Tanzanian billionaire Rostam Aziz intends to run East Africa’s largest independent media house his way. It also closes a chapter that stretches back 66 years. The changes follow the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development’s sale of its 54.08 percent stake in NMG to Taarifa Ltd, Aziz’s investment vehicle, a deal signed in March 2026 at the Serena Hotel in Nairobi. For readers who track…

Minet Group has promoted Sammy Muthui to Chief Executive Officer for the Eastern Africa Region, widening his mandate beyond Kenya while he keeps his post as Minet Kenya CEO. Minet Group CEO Joe Onsando announced the move on August 28, framing it as a step to strengthen regional operations without weakening leadership in individual markets. The company said Muthui will now work alongside country CEOs across the region to build shared expertise and drive growth. “Minet Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Sammy Muthui as Chief Executive Officer for the Eastern Africa Region, expanding his mandate to lead…

Microsoft has named Angela Nganga as its Country Lead for East Africa. She will direct the company’s digital and AI transformation agenda across the region. The appointment ends a leadership vacancy that opened when Phyllis Migwi stepped down as Microsoft’s Kenya Country Manager after three and a half years. Migwi’s tenure included Africa’s largest Global AI Tour conference, hosted in Nairobi, and oversight of a $1 billion digital investment package Microsoft announced with G42. Microsoft opened the search for her successor as it prepared to bring East Africa’s first Azure cloud region and a local data centre online. Nganga takes…

Tanzania’s Vice President, Dr Emmanuel Nchimbi, has resigned from office and announced his retirement from politics, capping weeks of speculation about a rift with President Samia Suluhu Hassan. Nchimbi submitted his resignation letter to Hassan on August 25, 2026, and the president accepted it within hours. The Citizen reported that Chief Secretary Ambassador Moses Kusiluka confirmed the move in a statement, adding that the country would now begin the constitutional process of appointing a replacement. Nchimbi’s departure takes effect on September 4, 2026, less than a year after he was sworn in. He cited Article 50(2)(c) alongside Article 149(2) of…

Kenyan music lands at The Junction Mall on September 12 as Sondeka Festival returns, bringing together some of the country’s most recognisable voices in Kenyan music, film, fashion and design for a single day built around Kenya’s creative community. Who is performing Njoki Karu, Billy Black and Kadawa top the bill, joined by Koso Koseso, Shishi Wanj and Breathren. The lineup spans genres and generations, reflecting the eclectic mix that has defined Sondeka since its earliest editions. Karu and Black recently collaborated on the soundtrack for the film Boda Love, and their pairing on the same stage will likely draw…

Jambojet is flying back into Uganda. East Africa’s leading low cost carrier will relaunch its Nairobi to Entebbe route on 1st October 2026, restoring a link that once anchored its regional network before the pandemic forced a retreat. The comeback signals more than a scheduling update. It marks Jambojet’s renewed push to knit Kenya and Uganda closer together through business travel, tourism and cross border trade. A Strategic Return Jambojet first entered Uganda in 2018 as part of a broader regional expansion. COVID-19 disrupted those plans, pushing the airline to consolidate around its domestic Kenyan routes instead. Now, six years…