When the Alfa Romeo Owners Club received a flood of car and motorcycle entries from Uganda for the CBA Africa Concours d’Elegance scheduled for September 30th at the Nairobi Racecourse, there was every indication that the event will have a full field of cars and motorcycles. A total of 9 cars and 19 motorcycles will be brought from Kampala to Nairobi to contest the classiest event on the Kenya motor sport calendar. The annual Concours gives the owners of well-kept cars and bikes the opportunity to have them assessed by highly experienced judges while showcasing them to the motor enthusiasts…
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The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has been feted as the “Most Innovative Capital Markets Regulator in Africa 2018” by the International Finance Magazine in recognition of its on-going efforts to facilitate innovations in the capital market in Kenya. The award adds to the various efforts like leveraging technology to drive efficiency in the capital markets value chain that the Authority hope will re-energize the markets. “The Authority is pleased to receive this recognition for the third consecutive year since 2016 from this respected publication and for the fourth year in a row from multiple market performance evaluators. This validation is…
DT Dobie recently hosted technicians from Burundi, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya for an extensive two week international training course that covered the new Mercedes Benz Actros trucks at the Company’s technical training centre and workshop on Lusaka road, Nairobi. Carried out by Michael Rattat and Roland Hils from Mercedes Benz Global Training in Germany, the technicians who benefited from the programme are expected to share the know-how acquired from the course with their colleagues in their workplaces. Arnold Temba, a technician at DT Dobie said that at a time when technology keeps evolving and vehicles become more advanced, “diagnosis…
Busy Boda, a new motorcycle hailing startup has launched in Nairobi with the intent of bringing order to the informal sector by primarily focusing on changing the outlook of boda-boda riders into digital entrepreneurs. The startup which is the brainchild of 20 and 22 year-old siblings Atharva Tembhekar and Vaidehi Tembhekar plans on bringing competition for other established services such Taxify Boda, Sendy, Safeboda and the soon to be launched Uber Bike. The startup, which uses an application with a similar name, will focus on both passenger and courier services. Apart from using the app to get a ride, one…
By David Wanjala It was in 2013 when Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol, diesel, kerosene, and jet fuel was first agreed thanks to a deal between Government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It was to come into effect after a grace period of three years, which would have been in 2016. It was however postponed to September 2018 and it was to take effect as from September 1. The uncertainty of its implications was already beginning to manifest, especially with the impending hike on commuter fares. Were the move to take effect as scheduled, economic analysts had already warned,…
BY DAVID WANJALA He speaks softly and pauses to listen whenever he is interjected, qualities those encountering him for the first time may mistake for weakness. Professor Kivutha Kibwana listens more than he speaks. And he lends an ear to just about everyone and everything, picking along the way valuable lessons and insights that a majority, especially those in his academic and political class would have no patience for. Behind the façade lies a meticulous, unassuming human being who hardened in the trenches of the struggle for multiparty democracy in the 1980s and 90s against former President Moi’s strongman regime.…
BY EMAKA MAYAKA GEKARA Flights from Addis Ababa to Asmara, the Eritrean capital, are overbooked, according to Ethiopian ambassador to Kenya Dina Mufti. This is thanks to the July 9 historic handshake between Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, a game changer that could potentially alter the tide of trade in the Horn of Africa and further embolden Addis Ababa’s desire to pull out of the grand infrastructural development programmes under the Lamu Port Southern Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (Lapsset) Corridor. Launched in 2012 by President Mwai Kibaki, former Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and South Sudan leader…
BY KENYATTA OTIENO I believed I am a good timekeeper until I met my wife. I am the type who will arrive on time and once in a while factor in the ‘African Time’ and arrive ten minutes after the stipulated time. Many times I still arrive well before other people. When my wife who is always in time came into my life, she reminded me that if I arrive at the agreed time, I am late, fifteen minutes earlier is on time. Recent experiences with keeping my cool when several people have stood me up have made me look at…
BY CYNTHIA WAIRIMU Women throughout history have been known to use makeup to enhance their beauty. This dates as far back as ancient Egypt where they used copper and lead ore to create the very first cosmetics. Most well-off women felt the need to always look their best which was achieved by any means necessary including the use of lead, mercury, and even leeches to give the skin a pale complexion that was the standard unit of beauty back in the day. There have been huge steps towards the betterment of these home remedies, with top-notch products that are way…
Under Section 6 of the Marriage Act 2014, there are only five types of marriages that are recognized in Kenya. The section provides that a marriage may be registered under the Act if it is celebrated: – 6 (1) (a) in accordance with the rites of a Christian denomination; (b) as a civil marriage; (c) in accordance with the customary rites relating to any of the communities in Kenya; (d) in accordance with the Hindu rites and ceremonies; and (e) in accordance with the Islamic Law. However, on the issue of presumption of marriage due to long cohabitation post the…