Author: Khusoko

Khusoko provides market insights into Africa's business investment as well as global trends that impact East African businesses.

The Board of Directors of Jambojet on Thursday said Karanja Ndegwa has been appointed as its Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director. Ndegwa, who has been in an acting capacity since April 2020, was previously the Chief Financial Officer of the airline. Prior to that, he was the airline’s, Chief Financial Officer. He takes over from Mr Allan Kilavuka, who was appointed the Kenya Airways Plc Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. “Through his leadership, we are confident that he is best suited to take the airline to the next level in terms of growth and sustainability,” said Vincent…

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In the midst of the tragedy and turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s gratifying to see work continuing in Africa to find new ways of fighting malaria, a very old disease that has been a formidable foe for thousands of years and still kills 400,000 people every year, most of them African children under five years old. Scientists from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and their colleagues at the Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé in Burkina Faso and the University of Bamako in Mali published results from a phase 3 trial that involved the world’s…

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Having an electronic is one thing. Taking care of it is another thing. Electronics require a lot of care for them to serve you longer. This is why it is always important that when buying an electronic, get it from legit and verified dealers. I happen to be a proud owner of some electronics such a+s a TV, a fridge, a microwave, a washing machine, and a few others that make you look like a “successful human being of the village.” At the same time, I also happen to be a father of one verifiable son. This little guy thinks…

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Sometimes, financial innovation pays off handsomely. It has the potential to make the financial system more accessible to underserved segments of the population and improve people’s quality of life in general. There are also instances where certain innovations can lead to catastrophe – a situation that disproportionately affects those who are poor. While promoting innovation, governments must find the right balance between risk management and innovation promotion. There is no better time for the world economy to recover from the Covid recession, which has exacerbated inequalities. The rate of innovation, including some truly groundbreaking ones, has increased, emphasizing the importance…

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Tabitha Mukami Muigai Karanja, a Kenyan businesswoman, entrepreneur and industrialist and the Founder and current Chief Executive Officer of Keroche Breweries has celebrated her departed mother-in-law, Monicah Wanjiru, in a unique way. Tabitha was set to celebrate her birthday on Monday (August 30, 2021) but got a blow with the demise of her mother-in-law. She took the social media pages to eulogize the woman she has described as her mentor and pillar. “Life is a journey that is weaved by our creator in heaven. The colouring of it is at the behest of our choices & decisions that we make…

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