BY KENYATTA OTIENO Construction Review Online describes the University of Nairobi Tower as an epitome of refined architectural skills and a quest to address the increased demand for university education against limited space at the already crowded university. It also says that the building affirms the university’s position as the hub of architectural thought, innovation and champion towards the provision of environmentally friendly-solutions. The tower is a pet project of former University of Nairobi Vice Chancellor and current Chairman of Kenya National ExaminationS Council, Prof. George Omore Magoha. The building made its way to the cover of Prof. Magoha’s autobiography…
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BY BARNABAS ONYONKA New years are notorious for stirring up utopian hopes and optimisms in people. It is the time that people set goals that barely last the first month of the year. It is also the time when people adopt resolutions they have been having year in year out but have never achieved anyway. Be that as it may, new years are still favorites to many because they symbolize the start of something new, a chance to start anew on a clean slate. Even as a country we will be looking forward to turn a new leaf on many…
By Victor ADAR In service industry, brand is built based on customers’ experiences. As always the case, if a name is not achieving expectations of the people behind it, or the lot that it is expected to appeal to, a fresh start is usually the best solution. It is because of such dynamics that in September 2016 Royal Orchid rebranded its hotel investments to Azure Hospitality Group in order to get a bigger piece of the pie. According to Vikram Khettry, chief executive of the fresh brand, the need to place emphasis on a new name came at a time…
The leader in digital risk management and threat intelligence, announced several key appointments in December to its management team designed to scale the business in support of company growth following Series C funding earlier in the year. Samantha Murphy (Sam) was appointed to the new post of vice president customer success, tasked in leading the customer satisfaction team that ensures clients across the globe gain the full value and benefits of the company’s SearchLight service. Sam has 20 years of experience building world class technical and customer success centres to serve global enterprise client including with Sage, CMO Software, Trend…
In a new move designed to reduce price and ease logistics inherent in the purchase of its products, the management of Dangote Cement Plc has signed a pact with e-commerce platform Jumia Nigeria to offer for sale its cement to customers online. At the unveiling of the deal in Lagos, Dangote Cement key account director, Chux Mogbolu said Dangote Cement was happy to partner with online shopping giant, in a bid to make Dangote cement available with ease to customers. According to the deal, Nigerians and corporate bodies wishing to purchase a minimum of 300 bags of 50kg of Dangote…
BY ANTONY MALUSI The days where the norm was that people would go to supermarkets to buy ingredients that they would then take home to prepare meals seems to be turning into a thing of the past. This can be accredited to the shift by supermarkets from only selling what is needed to make a meal to preparing the meal as well as selling it like a restaurant. Over the years, the phenomenon has been growing fast in both popularity and elegance around the world thanks to an increase in customers. For example, according to a report by the NPD…
Every year five to eight million metric tons of plastic end up in the world’s oceans. Only five per cent of plastics are effectively recycled and a third end up in fragile environments. If this trend continues, there will be more plastic than fish by 2050. Environmental experts and stakeholders in government and private sector convened last month at The Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communications (GSMC) and together, spoke in one voice to call for the recycling of plastic wastes and the need to free marine life. They also looked at solutions that could possibly be…
Wallace Kantai has joined the table of elites after being appointed the head of communications at the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). Kantai takes over from Grace Okara who held the position since 2016. Prior to this, the polished business editor worked at Nation Media Group where he grew to become quite popular in the corporate world. As a result of his previous job, he has been able to interact with several high level global leaders and policy makers both at governmental and non-governmental positions. In addition, he also acted as a moderator in a large number of high profile…
General Electric (GE), Nigeria, has released a whitepaper titled “The Future of Work in Nigeria. Bridging the Skills Gap: The Key to Unlocking Nigeria’s Inherent Potential” as part of the company’s global ‘The Future of Work’ series to highlight the need for investment in sustainable skills development. In issue, GE commissioned a survey of four key industries – Oil and Gas, Transportation, Healthcare and Power – for insight from their key leaders, including CEOs, HR and operations directors, on the impact of skills shortage on their businesses, as well as the ways to address skills shortages. Competing in the 21st century global economy, Lazarus…
BY VICTOR ADAR It is not easy to be Darshan Ruparelia. It has been a challenging journey for Mr Ruparelia to qualify as a fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (UK) coupled with gaining the right work experience. On the skills front, he was fortunate enough to have worked for the Government Actuary’s Department (UK) for eight years helping advice some of the largest public service pension schemes in the UK. Of course moving back to Kenya in 2013 and setting up the relatively new Ruparelia Consultants Limited in 2014 has now found him a rewarding career. “The…