Real estate management firm Knight Frank Kenya Tuesday announced the appointment of Mr Mark Dunford as its Managing Director. He takes over from Ben Woodhams who is moving to Knight Frank’s headquarters, in London, to run the Africa desk and the company’s Africa Capital Markets service line effective April 1. “I look forward to moving back to East Africa and it is an honour to be taking over from Ben as the leader of Knight Frank Kenya,” Mark Dunford said. “Knight Frank is a truly global firm with the benefit of a very talented and experienced local team based in…
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Standard Chartered Bank Kenya has partnered with Sanlam Investments East Africa Ltd and Mangosteen BCC Pte Ltd to unveil SC Shilingi funds, a low-ticket money markets fund proposition for Kenyans. SC Shilingi Funds is a local unit trust offering where the Bank partners with local fund manager(s) and provide their fund(s) to Standard Chartered clients. “With as little as KShs 1000, Kenyans can now start building an investment portfolio or saving towards needs like housing, education, healthcare or for leisure and travel. This product can also act as an emergency fund with the ability to withdraw funds easily,” Edith Chumba,…
A coalition of global sports bodies has written an open letter to the Kenyan government, expressing concern about the “Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2020 currently before parliament, and its potential impact on the availability of international sports content in Kenya. The Sports Rights Owner Coalition (SROC), an alliance of more than 50 international and national sports bodies, representing some of the world’s leading sports codes and competitions – including the English Premier League, the FA Cup, Wimbledon, MotoGP, and the Rugby World Cup. In the recent letter, signed by Chairman Mark Lichtenstein, the SROC says its members are “extremely concerned” at…
Deloitte East Africa has picked Anne Muraya as its next chief executive officer, placing her as the first female CEO for Deloitte East Africa. Her appointment takes effect June 1, 2022. Anne will succeed Joe Eshun, who has been appointed as the Deloitte Africa Managing Director for Business. He will be relocated to the Johannesburg office. Anne will oversee the audit firm’s offices in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda and other East African locations the firm serves including but not limited to Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Somalia. “It is an honour to be appointed to this role. I am…
Esther Henseleit successfully defended her Magical Kenya Ladies Open title on Sunday at the Vipingo Ridge. https://twitter.com/LETgolf/status/1492869122920701956?s=20&t=9sju_qT50KJXJQX1DNmHKg Henseleit finished the tournament on two-under-par, also ensured she leads the 2022 Race to Costa del Sol with 500 points. Rounds of 74 (+2), 73 (+1), 69 (-3) and 70 (-2) meant the 23-year-old finished at the top of the leaderboard after triumphing at the Baobab Course. “I played pretty good and holed some good long putts and I kept it together. At the first, I just pulled my driver a little bit left and was blocked to the green,” she said. “I hit…
Baldev Chager maintained his lead Saturday with 7:41:16.9 on Day 3 of the East African Safari Classic Rally (EASCR) in Nanyuki. “The race was completely different today. The first stage from Moguni to Il Polei was extremely challenging. The weather has really taken a toll on the roads. The wash away was tricky, so we had to be super cautious,” said Chager. Patrik Sandell of Sweden retained his second place with 7:42:25.4. Ian Duncan (7:47:38.8) took third place after edging out America’s Ken Block (7:53:09.6), who dropped to fifth place. https://twitter.com/kblock43/status/1492527265942540291?s=20&t=XlQtzCzr_HhrnMXb3YrRsg Defending champion Kris Rosenberger (7:54:37.3) of Austria took sixth…