BY ANTONY MUTUNGA For my fellow Africans, the free movement of people on our continent has always been a cornerstone of Pan-African brotherhood and fraternity. The freer we are to travel and live with one another, the more integrated and appreciative of our diversity, we will become. Today, I am directing that any African wishing to visit Kenya will be eligible to receive a visa at the port of entry – President Uhuru Kenyatta The inauguration of Uhuru Kenyatta’s second term as President of Kenya was an interesting one as it saw him welcome all Africans to visit the country…
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By Elsie Oyoo Aclient and their lawyer exchanged emails to arrange a meeting. Both thought that everything had been adequately planned. However, the client did not arrive at the lawyer’s offices on the date of the intended meeting. Neither did the lawyer turn up at the client’s offices. You can avoid such mishaps by preparing for your client-lawyer meeting, concentrating on the following key areas. 1. Establish whether the lawyer can act for you When you hire a lawyer, their ability to represent you should not be compromised by the fact that they are in a conflict of interest situation.…
BY DAVID ONJILI A report released last November by the World Internal Security and Police Index (WISPI) has ranked the Kenya National Police Service as the third most corrupt in the world at number 124 of the 127 ranked Police Services. Singapore was ranked best at number one as Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland all made the top ten. Interestingly, Botswana, the best ranking African country came in at 47 with Rwanda at 50. Africa dominated the worst ranked nations with Nigeria’s force being the most corrupt at 127, followed by Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Uganda was the 4th most…
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…
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…