2023 marks 35 years after the demise of a former student leader of the University of Nairobi, Titus Adungosi. However, all this time, his family, relatives, friends, clan, and the whole nation at large have never been told exactly what transpired and happened and caused the death of Titus Adungosi while under Kenyan prison care. The late Titus Adungosi was born in 1956 as the fifth child in a family of eight children, although later his father married two more wives and had twelve more children, bringing the total number of children to 20. Adungosi`s father, the late Mzee Longinus…
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Khusoko
Khusoko provides market insights into Africa's business investment as well as global trends that impact East African businesses.
Horticultural farmers in Kenya stand to benefit from pest control NEMguard, a global player in crop protection, manufactured in the UK aimed at increasing production through sustainable management of plant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs). NEMguard® SC is lethal to plant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs), but has been classified as having no harmful effects on humans, animals, or the environment, which means it does not appear on the MRL (Maximum Residue Limit) list regulating ingredients growers can use on exported crops. According to Barnaba Rotich, Head of Commercial at Dudutech, “By registering NEMguard® SC in Kenya, Dudutech has allowed farmers to strategically harness its…
Poa! internet, a community internet service provider (ISP) in Kenya, has commenced a strategic expansion plan that will double its network coverage area by the end of April, after being ranked 4th place with 7.5% market share in 2019 by the Communications Authority (CA). The new networks will then be followed in June by the launch of six additional networks across new parts of Kenya, making the ISP five times their current size in just a few months. “Poa is already the fastest growing community ISP in Kenya,” said Andy Halsall, CEO of poa! Internet, “but we are now really…
Former OLX Country Manager and an ex-Amazon Head of Product have launched GoBEBA, an on-demand e-commerce logistics platform in Kenya, that allows customers to shop directly from local merchants and have their goods delivered to them. GoBEBA will also help distribute goods to micro-retailers in small urban centers across the country. Mr. Peter Ndiang’ui, GoBEBA’s Founder and former OLX Country Manager, noted that Africa’s growing young population and burgeoning middle class presents a huge opportunity for e-commerce and logistics companies but to gain widespread consumer adoption, the approach needs to be localized better than the current global players in the…
Prime office rents in the Nairobi Metropolitan Area are forecast to remain steady with rental yields currently at 8.1%, compared to the real estate market average of 7.4%. This has resulted in office space supply growing at a 23.6% CAGR between 2012 and 2018. Another factor is the demand from growing Small Micro enterprises (SMEs) and multinationals setting up operations in Nairobi, with Kenya being the regional hub for East Africa. In 2018, the sector recorded a supply of 9.0 mn SQFT, against a demand of 3.8 mn SQFT, hence an oversupply of 5.2 mn SQFT, resulting in an increase…
Safaricom Home Fibre customers can now enjoy Easter holidays with one-month unlimited access to Showmax at no cost. “We are glad to partner with Showmax to bring a whole world of fun and entertainment to our customers. Our fibre service has continued to record strong demand to connect more homes as more families seek to take advantage of the different possibilities, from a wide selection of entertainment options, home security, to the ability to comfortably work from home. We remain keen on such partnerships in an effort to meet this demand,” said Sylvia Mulinge, Chief Customer Officer, Safaricom. All Safaricom…