Author: Muindi

Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei and Ethiopian Letesenbet Gidey broke world records in distance track races in Valencia, Spain, on Wednesday. World 10,000m champion Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei broke the 15-year-old 10,000m record after posting  26mins 11.00 seconds. He lowered the previous mark of 26min 17.53sec set by Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele in 2005 in Brussels.  “It was my dream. We are trying to write history on the track and make people know that track is still exciting. I think this is just the foundation of what I want to achieve in years to come,” said the double Commonwealth champion.  Aug. 14, Cheptegei lowered…

Kenya’s Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has declared the registration of nicotine pouches popularly known as LYFT illegal, a blow to British American Tobacco Kenya (BAT).  Kagwe said the licencing of the pouches by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board was done contrary to the provisions of Section 25 of the Pharmacy and Poisons Act CAP 224.  Parts of  a letter to the Board, Kagwe said: “The nicotine pouches neither meet the descriptions of ‘Part I Poison’ nor “Part II poison’ as prescribed in the Act. Further, the manner in which the product is sold to the public does not meet…

Ethiopian Coffee Chain Tomoca Coffee opened its doors to the Kenyan market at the Two Rivers mall, Nairobi. “Kenya has a very young and dynamic population with good purchasing power, which demands high-quality products and services that are on par with international standards. The retail industry is also supported by low overhead fees, mainly through low rental fees and attractive incentives by property landlords,” says Amir Yusuf, Tomoca Coffee Kenya Limited, MD. https://twitter.com/CaffeeTomoca/status/1273183098579058688?s=20 Tomoca Coffee is Famed for authentic coffee experience and it prides itself in the art of marrying Ethiopian Coffee with the Italian technique. Some of their drinks…

MGM, Universal, and Bond producers, Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli say the 25th installment in the franchise will now open globally on 2 April 2021. https://twitter.com/007/status/1312122934199156736?s=20 No Time To Die was scheduled to open in April 2020 but was pushed back to 12 November in the United Kingdom and 20 November in the US because of the coronavirus pandemic. The movie has been directed by Cary Fukunaga, will star Ralph Fiennes, Rami Malek, Rory Kinnear, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Lea Seydoux and Jeffrey Wright. On the other hand, Universal has moved its F9, the ninth installment of the Fast…

Kenyan banks restructured loans worth KShs 1.12 trillion equivalent to 38 percent of the total loan book by end of August the Central Bank says. CBK said this was in line with the emergency measures announced March 18 to provide relief to borrowers. “These measures have continued to provide the intended relief to borrowers,” said Dr. Patrick Njoroge, Chairman monetary policy Committee when they met Tuesday. According to the regulator’s data, personal and household loans topped the list with KShs 271 billion in the period. For other sectors, a total of Ksh 849.9 billion had been restructured mainly to trade…

All schools in Kenya will continue to remain closed indefinitely in view of the COVID-19 pandemic until education stakeholders have agreed on necessary modalities. On Monday,  President Uhuru Kenyatta during his 12th presidential address on the COVID-19 pandemic announced that the school’s resumption will be effected once the safety of all children is guaranteed. “The lives and health of our children is not a matter of debate. Learning institutions should be reopened only when we can sufficiently guarantee the safety of our children.” “In that regard, I, therefore, direct and order the Cabinet Secretary for Education to issue the Calendar…