Author: Muindi

Turkey’s fashion brand, LC Waikiki, has taken up space at the Nairobi Mega along Uhuru Highway. This becomes the fashion retailers’ 7th store in Kenya, says Sevda Bilen Ilhan, LC Waikiki’s International Area Manager.   In June, it implemented for the first time in Kenya its own Instagram direct sales model by dressing people per their style and budget with its mission “Everyone Deserves to Dress Well”. The retailer has five outlets within Nairobi and Mombasa. Carrefour, which is operated by Majid Al Futtaim, also opened its eighth store at the two-floored Mega Shopping Mall.   The mall occupies  170,000 SQFT…

Kenya Airways is planning to fly Nairobi-Mombasa flight twice a day when it resumes operations on Wednesday. In a statement on Monday, the airline will also fly once daily to Kisumu as it continues to review the option of increasing frequencies as demand picks. The revised calendar follows the lifting of the restriction of movement in and out of Nairobi and Mombasa counties by President Uhuru Kenyatta. https://twitter.com/KenyaAirways/status/1282377548136161282?s=20 https://twitter.com/KenyaAirways/status/1282189733641297920?s=20 Allan Kilavuka, Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Kenya Airways said that the airline’s utmost priority continues to be the health and safety of the passengers, crew, and staff.…

The Kenyan shilling ended marginally lower against major international currencies week ending July 9. Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) quoted the shilling at Ksh106.96 against the US dollar on July 9 compared to Ksh106.54 per US dollar on July 2. During the week, the shilling averaged Ksh106.72 against the US Dollar, Ksh133.42 against the Sterling Pound, Ksh120.34 against the Euro, and Ksh99.26 against the Japanese Yen. The shilling was under pressure due to increased dollar demand from merchandise importers and the energy sector due to the easing of COVID-19 restrictions.  During the week, the country’s foreign exchange reserves remained adequate…

Safaricom has partnered with UNESCO, and Eneza Education to implement a digital mentorship programme for high school students interested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The program involves working with role models and mentors to provide students with information on STEM subjects to enable them to make informed career choices. Learners will get a chance to engage with tutors through programs on local TV and community radio stations as well as through SMS via the shortcode 40291. Safaricom’s CEO, Peter Ndegwa said that they were implementing lessons picked during this COVID-19 pandemic to partner with other organisations to provide…

Safaricom is introducing an Android TV Box as part of a strategy to bring its Home Fibre service to more homes. It also enables customers to wirelessly project their smartphone and laptop screens to the TV through screencasting.  “Our Home Fibre service has been well received as it offers unlimited internet connectivity for the entire family in an affordable, monthly package,” said chief executive officer Peter Ndegwa. The TV Box will retail at KSh6,999 and equips any TV with the capability to stream content from Android TV applications like YouTube, Netflix, ShowMax, Hulu, Sling.  Apart from the latest product offer,…

Huawei Kenya and partners organized an online job fair seeking to hire more than 40 professional ICT workers. The 40 positions include IP/IT Solution Engineers for the Enterprise Business division, Software Service Engineers as well as Technical Solution Engineers. ICT Principal Secretary Dr Jerome Ochieng who attended the job fair said Kenya will continue to expand the IT infrastructure across the country to facilitate firms to transfer jobs online as well as enable Kenyans to seek online jobs.  During this COVID-19 period, the country is more dependent on ICT than ever before. READ Huawei Unveils IdeaHub for Sub-Saharan Africa to…