Toyota Kenya and Tyre Distributor Africa Limited (TYDIA), have entered into a partnership to enables the automobile firm to offer vehicle maintenance and repair, the supply of genuine parts and tyre services. Toyota Kenya Managing Director Arvinder Reel said through the partnership with TYDIA, a company incorporated locally as a joint venture between CFAO Group and Michelin Group, Toyota can now distribute Michelin tyres through the 31 service centres countrywide. “Through this partnership, we have the potential to offer tyre services support to our customers who visit our service centers monthly across the country, ” he added. Toyota Kenya is…
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Kenya’s marathon world record holder Brigid Kosgei has been named one of the 11 nominees for the IAAF female athlete of the year. Other fellow Kenyan compatriots nominated include: Beatrice Chepkoech (3000 meters steeplechase) and Hellen Obiri (5,000 metres). Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN) – won world 3000m steeplechase title in a championship record of 8:57.84 – won Diamond League title – won seven of her eight steeplechase races Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) – won world 100m and 4x100m titles in world-leading times of 10.71 and 41.44 – won Pan-American 200m title – won seven of her 10 races at 100m Katarina Johnson-Thompson…
World history maker and record-breaking athlete Eliud Kipchoge has been nominated alongside countryman Timothy Cheruiyot for the 2019 Male World Athlete of the Year award. The two are among nine other record-breaking athletes from across the world who were announced on Monday, October 14, by world athletics body IAAF. The list was picked by an international panel of athletics experts including representatives from six continental areas of the IAAF, Khusoko understands. “The nominations of 11 athletes reflects the remarkable range of exceptional performances that the sport has witnessed this year, at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha, and in…
Ten entrepreneurs have been shortlisted for the Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) final, a philanthropic initiative spearheaded by the Jack Ma Foundation aimed at supporting and inspiring the next generation of African entrepreneurs. The finalists were chosen from nearly 10,000 applicants from 50 African countries. After months of judging and deliberation, the finalists were shortlisted and will now go on to pitch their business directly to four finale judges – Jack Ma, Founder of Alibaba Group and the Jack Ma Foundation; Strive Masiyiwa, Founder and Executive Chairman of Econet Group; Ibukun Awosika, Chairman of First Bank of Nigeria and Founder/CEO…
34-year-old Kenyan athlete, Eliud Kipchoge, who has stopped the world since he broke human limit by running a marathon under 2 hours has caught the eye of former US President Barack Obama. On Saturday, October 12, Kipchoge was over to the moon and back after clocking 1:59.40 making history as the first man to run a 42-km marathon under one hour. The world was glued to Vienna, Austria and among those who could not sweep away the Kipchoge effect was Obama. Just like he captured the world when he first ran for US President, Obama also captured the world when…
Estonian taxi-hailing firm Bolt (formerly Taxify) has appointed Kenneth Micah as the new General Manager for East Africa. Micah is a multilateral professional with experience in strategy design and execution. In his current role, he will be key in driving expansion across Eastern Africa and spearheading the company’s operational excellence. “We’re really fortunate to have a leader of Micah’s experience, talent, and vision. He is one of the most impressive leaders on the continent and has exceeded expectations in all spheres. We are thrilled about what this means for our business as we continue to rapidly scale and widen the…