The Ugandan government is discussing direct flights between Entebbe and Kigali International Airports with Rwanda to ease the movement of goods and people. Uganda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, JeJe Odongo revealed this during the eleventh Rwanda-Uganda Joint Permanent Commission (JPC) held in Kigali. “Uganda welcomes the acceptance of the designation of our national carrier, Uganda Airlines by Rwandan authorities which will lead to its commencing of direct flights from Entebbe to Kigali,” Odongo said: “This will further boost trade, enhance connectivity, and contribute to strengthening people-to-people exchanges,” Odongo said. https://twitter.com/GenJejeOdongo/status/1639258183024746501?s=20 https://twitter.com/RwandaMFA/status/1639246245410533377?s=20 However, it is still being determined when the Ugandan…
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The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) has increased base power prices for those consuming less than 30 units by 22.2% to KSh12.22 per unit from KSh10. In addition, customers consuming more than 100 units of electricity will now pay KSh20.97 per unit, up from KSh15.8 currently, a 32% increase. To meet the social policy objective, the Lifeline Tariff band has been reduced from 100 kilowatt hours (kWh) per month to 30 kWh, to cushion and address the needs of low-income households in society, EPRA said. “Accordingly, these consumers will be cross-subsidised by the other consumer categories in order to…
The Nairobi City County Alcoholic Drinks Control and Licensing Board has announced designated commercial areas within the city to license and operate nightclubs. The move comes after Governor Johnson Sakaja directed the county to address the issue of noise pollution in residential areas caused by nightclubs. The proposed areas include Tom Mboya Street, Moi Avenue, Kenyatta Venue, University Way, Koinange Street, Nairobi River, Haile Selassie, Uhuru Highway, River Road, and Harry Thuku Road in the Central Business District. Others are Landhies Road, Factory Street, Workshop Road, Bunyala Road, Uhuru Highway, Commercial Street, Enterprise Road, Lungalunga Road, Makadara Railway, Viwandani, Enterprise…
Chief Executives in East Africa have reported a bullish economic outlook for the next 12 months, with 60% expecting an improvement in 2023, a survey said on Wednesday. The sentiments are in contrast to their global counterparts who believe that there will be a decline in economic growth in their countries., According to PwC’s 26th Annual Global CEO Survey, this optimism may be driven by the strong economic growth recorded in the region in 2021, which was underpinned by sustained public spending on flagship infrastructure projects. The survey polled 4,410 CEOs in 105 countries between October and November 2022; 138 CEOs from…
Instagram will put ads into the platform’s search results to reach people actively searching for businesses, products, and content. According to Instagram, the ads will appear in the feed that people can scroll to when they tap into a post from search results. “We plan to launch this placement globally in the coming months,” the company said in a blog post. Instagram also announced ‘Reminder’ ads, rolling out to all advertisers as an option in the feed to help advertisers build awareness, anticipation, and consideration for upcoming moments. “People can opt into convenient reminders and receive three notifications from Instagram one day before, 15…
Nairobi-based fashion e-commerce startup Zumi is shutting down. “The current macro environment has made fundraising extremely difficult, and unfortunately, our business was not able to achieve sustainability in time to survive,” said the startup’s co-founder and CEO, William McCarren, in a Linkedin post. “This journey has been the most challenging yet rewarding experience of my life. We started out as an online magazine in 2016 and pivoted into an e-commerce platform for apparel. We persevered through COVID-19, a ban on apparel imports, and countless near-death experiences. Building businesses in emerging markets requires a special blend of ambition, grit, and craziness,…