Author: David Indeje

DUBUY.com, an innovative online marketplace by DP World, a global logistics company has entered the Kenyan market to help unlock access to global markets for businesses. The launch in Kenya marks the six-month milestone since the Dubai based e-commerce platform first began trading operations in Rwanda in 2021.  In a statement, it said Kenyan businesses will benefit from its secure and reliable way to develop, expand and crucially, improve supply chain connectivity and resilience as the country recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.   In addition, it will solve some of the key challenges facing the growth of e-commerce in Africa, including…

Having faced KSh7.8 billion graft complaints for the better part of 2020 when Covid-19 struck, Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) has embarked on a reform process. Mary Mwadime, Chairperson, Kenya Medical Supplies Authority says the reforms will… “Will herald an authority that is structurally aligned to industry-accepted standards for a health commodities and technologies procurement and distribution organisation.” Among the changes announced require all non-core staff members to work from home. “The release of all staff to work from home is a procedural formality to facilitate the review of the organisational structure and will be undertaken expeditiously to ensure that…

Equity Group Holdings Plc delivered a 79% surge in profit after tax to Ksh 26.9 billion in the third quarter of 2021.  The Group’s nine-month pretax profit rose 85% to Ksh 36.6 billion, helped by higher interest income, falling provisions for bad loans and growth from subsidiaries.  The Group’s earnings per share were up 78% from KSh 4.65 in Q2, 2021 to KSh 6.98 in Q3, 2021. “We have now been tried and tested over the last two years during a very trying period. Our value is optimised when we put people first,” Equity Group Managing Director and CEO Dr…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Kenya on Friday reached an agreement over reforms that would pave the way for the disbursement of USD 264.0 million (Ksh 29.5 billion)  if approved, it said in a statement. This is a staff-level agreement on the second review of the 38-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and Extended Credit Facility (ECF) – funded program. The disbursement would bring the total support from IMF to Kenya to USD 984.0 million (Ksh 109.8 billion) in 2021. The IMF team was led by Mary Goodman and the meeting was conducted virtually with Kenya from October 12 to…

Kenyan and other African medics have issued a call through the African Harm Reduction Alliance (AHRA) to the World Health Organisation (WHO) to modernise its approach to tobacco policy. This is ahead of the ninth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP9). In a joint letter dated 18 October, the alliance says tobacco harm reduction can contribute to the attainment of  Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by cutting premature deaths from four key non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by one-third by 2030 compared to 2015.  “Most of the world’s nations are far behind the progress necessary to meet the goal. The only…

Guinness has launched “Black shines brightest”, the biggest pan-African campaign in over a decade in Kenya. Inspired by the bold and unique black beer of Guinness stout and brings together passionate and creative individuals to celebrate the spirit of Guinness and its home across African markets. The Guinness Bright House Experience is a model bar and a fundamental part of the Guinness Black Shines Brightest campaign and it serves as a cultural space and a hub for people to connect and energize each other with creativity, inspiration and, of course, a cold bottle of Guinness. It was launched in August.…