Author: Khusoko

Infrared Limited has spent the last seven months understanding the “Best Global Practices”, particularly in systems that would facilitate Kenyan companies in the application of disinfection and temperature monitoring systems. Companies have taken on the responsibility and are working hard to ensure that they have put the protocols and guidelines set out by the Ministry of Health placed. At Infrared Limited, the firm specializes in two areas of expertise – infection prevention and monitoring systems that would facilitate Kenyan companies in the application of these systems to appropriately protect their teams, client, and themselves from the current and possible future…

Traders at Nairobi’s Uhuru market can now digitise their business after HEVA Fund launched an e-commerce platform to help them reach more clients. Through the e-commerce site https://uhurumarket.co.ke,  shoppers can conveniently search and shop for a wide range of products from select stores in the open-air market. The East African creative economy catalyst fund launched this project in collaboration with the traders and Kenya’s National Government’s SMEs Advisory Unit. Uhuru Market is Nairobi’s oldest textile market, opened in 1976. The market’s main product are uniforms, which makes it unique to other Nairobi County-owned markets. Uhuru Market, famous for its African…

Former Chief of Defence Forces General (Rtd) Samson Mwathethe will take charge as the chairman of Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) board. He replaces Joshua Choge who has served in that position since January 3, 2014. Gen. Mwathethe retired in May this year after serving for five years as Chief of Defence Forces. He was replaced by General Robert Kibochi. “Under General Mwathethe’s leadership, KenGen is committed to strengthening its stakeholder relations as we continue to build a responsive and dynamic business that takes into account emerging technological advancements and social trends,” said Rebecca Miano, KenGen’s Managing Director and…

Kenya has been named Africa’s leading golf destination trouncing South Africa, Egypt, and Morocco at the 7th Annual World Golf Awards. Karen Country Club in Nairobi was named as the best golf course in Kenya. The Great Rift Valley Lodge and Golf Resort was named the best golf resort in Kenya. Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) CEO, Betty Radier said that the award is proof of the strides that Kenya has made in the development of golf over the years. “It is encouraging that Kenya has been able to develop golfing and now the entire world knows us as the best…

Safaricom has inducted to its board Raisibe Kgomaraga Morathi and Dilip Pal with effect from 1st November 2020 the telco said on Monday. Ms Raisibe Morathi was appointed Vodacom’s Chief Financial Officer and executive director to its board. Prior to her appointment, she was the Group Chief Finance Officer (CFO) at Nedbank since 2009. Raisibe was also the patron of Nedbank’s Women’s Forum, demonstrating her commitment to the development of women and young people.  Raisibe is a Chartered Accountant (SA) and has completed an Advanced Management Programme (AMP) with INSEAD (France). She holds a Higher Diploma in Taxation (Wits University)…

Winnie Ouko, Non-Executive Director of Absa Bank Kenya resigned from her position with effect from 30th October 2020 to focus on her career interests. She was appointed in 2014 to serve as chair of the Audit and Risk Committee. Winnie is the Director of Lattice Consulting Limited, a Kenyan corporate finance, project finance, and strategy advisory firm. She has worked with First Africa Capital (Nairobi), handling corporate finance transactions across Africa, at Standard & Poor’s carrying out credit ratings on major insurance companies in North America, with some coverage of Asian and Canadian companies, and as an auditor at Price…