Author: Muindi

Kenya is experiencing a national power outage after a high voltage transmission line connecting broke on Tuesday. “We have lost power supply due to collapsed towers on Kiambere – Embakasi high voltage transmission power line at 10:45 a.m.(0745 GMT) this morning,” Kenya Power said in a statement on its Twitter account. “Our engineers are working to restore electricity supply as the repairs are being undertaken. https://twitter.com/KenyaPower/status/1480821421324517380?s=20 https://twitter.com/JamalGaddafi/status/1480831932669833220?s=20 Kenya Power is state-controlled and it is the sole electricity distributor and the bulk of its power comes from Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen).  Kenya Power’s core business is transmission, distribution and retail…

Garden City Business Park is now at 93% occupancy following the CCI Group of companies leased office space at the business park. British private equity investor Actis, the developer of the Garden City Residences, Mall, and Business Park is set to bank $ 2 million from rent annually once fully occupied. The two tenants, CCI Group of companies, a leading Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) provider, and nutrition supplements distributer Max International represents the largest combined commercial lease transactions in Nairobi’s office market space during the pandemic. CCI and Max International combined are occupying 60% of Garden City Business Park’s almost…

Kenya Railways says it has successfully run the first trial train with cargo from Mombasa to Malaba, providing a stable and efficient regional logistics channel for goods for the Great Lakes Region. The cargo destined for Malaba was loaded at the Mombasa port and transported via the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) before being transhipped onto the Metre Gauge Railway (MGR) line at the Naivasha Inland Container Depot (NICD). “Our clients will now enjoy seamless transportation of cargo from the Port of Mombasa to Malaba and onward to the East African region in a safe, reliable and cost-effective way,” Kenya Railways…

The world’s second-largest mining company, BHP Group (BHP), has invested $40 million in Tanzania’s nickel project owned by UK-based private company Kabanga Nickel. It was initially owned by Canadian miner Barrick Gold and the commodities group Glencore.  Under the deal, BHP will invest $40m to accelerate the development of the Kabanga deposit and a further $10m in the hydrometallurgy refining process.  Subject to certain conditions and milestones being achieved, BHP will invest a further $50m, ( an 8.9 per cent equity) giving it an 18 per cent stake in Kabanga Nickel. That will value the project at about $650m. In…

Cargo operations from Kenya’s Kisumu International Airport were formally launched on Saturday opening up new markets for farmers from the Western region. Kenya Airways Chief Executive and Managing Director Allan Kilavuka said they have the capacity to transport 6 tonnes daily and 42 tonnes per week. “The role KQ plays in this initiative is important as we are supporting trade efficiency by connecting the fresh produce industry from this region to the rest of the world,” Kilavuka said during the inaugural flight ferrying 16 tonnes of cargo destined for the United Kingdom. This follows the expansion for cargo handling and…

Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is targeting 4.5 million new voters are targeted in the second and final phase of voter registration from Jan. 17 to Feb. 6. Wafula Chebukati, the chairman of IEBC, said Kenyans in Diaspora will be eligible to obtain a voter’s card. Voter registration exercise for Kenyans living in the diaspora will commence on Jan. 21 to Feb. 6 at the country’s embassies abroad. “The registration exercise will be conducted during the official working hours at the Kenyan Embassies, High Commission and Consulates in the respective countries,” he said. The exercise was previously carried…