Author: David Indeje

Three-time Olympic champion  Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele has withdrawn from Sunday’s, October 4th London marathon with a calf injury.  “I am very disappointed that I cannot race on Sunday.” https://twitter.com/KenenisaBekele/status/1312083751820722178?s=20 “I have been having treatment every day since then and I truly believed I would be ready, but today it is worse and I now know I cannot race on it.” “This race was so important to me. My time in Berlin last year gave me great confidence and motivation and I was looking forward to show that again, I have worked so hard for it. I realise many people around…

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority has raised the price of fuel following the Kenya Revenue Authority’s move to adjust upwards the Excise Duty on Super Petrol, Diesel, and Kerosene. According to EPRA, the action was prompted by the average inflation rate of 4.94 percent for the financial year 2019/2020.  As a result, the pump price for petrol in Nairobi increases by KSh1.12 while diesel and kerosene increase by KSh.0.58 per litre respectively. The new adjustments are effective from 3rd October until 14th October. The excise duty adjustment is in line with the annual inflation rate across the 2019/20 financial…

60 Kenyan students from different universities across the country have graduated in the Huawei Seeds for the Future program which offers training around technology fields. The students who attended a virtual graduation ceremony crunched their brains for five days of studying, 5G, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Cloud Computing. The program is a flagship CSR program from Huawei which aims at developing ICT expertise and experiences in the global business environment, young people from different countries can learn about advanced technologies in the ICT industry. https://twitter.com/HuaweiKenya/status/1311206756811509761?s=20 Students who participated in the program were able to work with Huawei products and…

Elsa Angel Majimbo,19-year-old Kenyan comic who has stolen the hearts of many because of her comedy, has been announced as one of the nominees for the African Social Star of 2020 category at the upcoming E! People’s Choice Awards. “So honoured to be the youngest ever nominated for E! Peoples Choice Awards, African Social Star category,” she Tweeted. “I am so excited and shocked to announce that I have been nominated E! Peoples Choice Awards in the category of African Social Star. While I don’t know how I got here so quickly, what I do know is I wouldn’t have…

Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o ‘s book Sulwe meaning Star is coming to Kenya. Taking to Twitter on Thursday, Nyong’o said the book can now be found in English, Swahili, and her mother tongue, Luo. “Sulwe is coming home! … My childhood inspired Sulwe’s story. I hope its message can travel the world for readers of all ages, but it’s especially meaningful to bring it home! #SulweHomecoming,” she said. https://twitter.com/Lupita_Nyongo/status/1311652989199884288?s=19 Sulwe is a moving picture book about colorism, self-esteem, and learning that true beauty comes from within according to the actress. “Sulwe”! Sulwe is a dark-skinned girl who goes on a starry-eyed adventure…

Group Appoints PriceWaterhouseCoopers New Auditors CIC Insurance Group shareholders have been denied dividends for fiscal 2019. The decision was made during the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on Tuesday 29 September. “It was proposed by Mr Bethuel Geoffrey Maoga and seconded by Miss Afandi Josephine Manyala and resolved by a majority of shareholders that no dividends or any other distributions will be declared or made for the financial year ended 31 December 2019,” the company disclosed to the Capital Markets Authority. The Nairobi Securities Exchange-listed firm posted Ksh 386 million profit before tax for the year, a decline from…