Author: David Indeje

Cholera cases have continued to rise in Kenya according to the Nairobi Hospital following the death of one of its staff. Nairobi, the country’s capital, has been most notably impacted with seven of the hospitals being admitted. “There is an upsurge of cholera cases in the county of Nairobi. We have had several cases admitted in our hospital. Unfortunately, we had 8 staff affected,” said Dr Chris Abeid, the acting Chief Executive Officer in a statement. The hospital said it has established that in the last 10 days, they admitted, offered treatment and discharged 23 cholera patients. “8 of those…

Ivanka Trump, advisor of U.S. President Donald Trump launched the 2X Africa Initiative aimed at economically empowering women in the continent. The 2X Africa initiative is an offshoot of the broader 2X Women’s Initiative of the U.S. Government’s development finance institution – Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). This is under the Women’s Global Development and Prosperity (W-GDP) commitment to empowering women globally by 2025. It aims to unlock the full economic potential of women in Africa by catalyzing $1 billion, directly investing $350 million, to businesses and funds owned by women, led by women, or providing a good or service…

The government will start deducting 1.5% housing levy by the 9th of every succeeding month beginning May according to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development. “…provided that the sum of the total monthly contributions shall not exceed KSh5,000. Voluntary contributions may also be made to the scheme at a minimum of KSh2,000 per month,” the ministry said. “The Housing Fund shall be used to finance the Affordable Housing Scheme under the Big 4 Agenda,” the notice reads. The levy is expected to generate close to KSh57 billion annually from about Ksh 2.5 million salaried Kenyans. Additional revenue is expected…

Kenya Breweries Ltd, emerged the overall winner 2019 Energy Management Awards winner as a company ensuring energy efficiency by the Kenyan Association of Manufacturers (KAM). It won four other awards – Electricity Savings Large Consumer, Fuel Savings Large Consumer, Energy Innovation and Best Energy Management Team. The brewer also was the runners up in the water efficiency category. https://twitter.com/KenyaBreweries/status/1116992380048171008 East African Breweries Limited, through its Twitter feed, said “Through efficient energy use, we believe that we will continue to thrive as a business! KBL Supply Chain Director Patrick Kamugi encouraged manufacturers to continue prioritizing energy efficiency. “Ensuring access to affordable,…

The logistics industry in Kenya will continue to expand exponentially from ‘godowns’, to higher quality A- and B-grade warehouses according to Broll Property Intel and Knight Frank reports. Developments in the manufacturing industry, transport and storage, wholesale and retail, and establishment of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) will drive demand for logistics services. “The Kenyan logistics sector is directly impacted by the performance of all sectors of the economy and in particular the industrial sector, which includes the import and export of goods (warehousing),” said Vivian Ombwayo, Broll Kenya’s Head of Research and Valuations, during the launch of the Kenya Logistics…

Kenya’s business community has realized savings estimated at KShs. 2.5 billion when the implementation of the National Electronic Single Window System (Kenya TradeNet) begun in 2016. According to Kenya TradeNet CEO Amos Wang’ora 11,400 users are registered in the National Single window, 36 of them being government agencies. “The System has simplified trade procedures and processes, resulting to reduced delays, improved convenience, substantial cost savings, and improved collaboration,” he said during the signing of a KSh150 million partnership with TradeMark East Africa (TMEA). So far, more than 1,707,642 permits have been processed through the TradeNet System since it went live.…