I first want to thank the International Commission of Jurists, Kenya Chapter, for conferring this honour upon me. It is an honour I do not take as a personal contribution, but as a collective contribution of the Judiciary of Kenya to the advancement of the Rule of Law. Since the promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, several judicial officers have borne the brunt of other arms of Government due to judicial pronouncements arising from the decisions regarding the interpretation and the application of the Constitution. In my respectful view, a great deal of these criticisms arise from the fact…
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Khusoko provides market insights into Africa's business investment as well as global trends that impact East African businesses.
Qatar Airway’s maiden direct flight to Mombasa landed on Sunday with 100 international holiday-makers on board. The new four-times-weekly service will be Qatar Airways’ second Kenyan destination, in addition to existing flights to Nairobi. The airline’s flights between Doha and Mombasa (MBA) will be operated with an Airbus A320 with 12 Business Class seats and 120 Economy Class seats, from December 11 with a flight time of just over six hours. Mombasa Trade, Tourism and Investment executive Fawz Rashid said “We should all work closely together to expand complementary transport links and connectivity. This will make destination Mombasa and our region…
Pwani Oil Products has further expanded its market share home care category after acquiring Rainbow detergent soap brand from Match Masters Limited. Rajul Malde, Pwani Oils Commercial Director Rajul says the company is seeking to grow its home care category by expanding its consumer base with products packaged and priced for different consumer segments including low income households. “This acquisition will enable us to grow our soaps and the home care category as well as give our customers a wide variety to choose from. This is part of our expansion strategy to offer products that meet customer aspirations across diverse…
“A combined entity would create a complementary base of over 38 million customers, a strong digital proposition and a robust corporate and asset finance offering.” NIC Bank and Commercial Bank of Africa are set to begin talks on a potential merger they said in a joint statement on Thursday. “The boards believe that combining the business of two highly profitable entities would create enhanced capacity through capital consolidation and strong liquidity to capture strategic growth opportunities,” they said. The transaction will be subject to shareholder and regulatory approval, would allow both banks to invest in new technology, boost products for…
Kenya Airways will from January 2019 cut flights to five per week to New York from Nairobi due to IATA winter schedule and not low passenger numbers on the route. “The frequency from January will be five daily flights then when the demand is high, we shall resume daily flights, said Mikosz, CEO KQ. https://youtu.be/e2MG–SWHfs?t=36 Mikosz during an interview with Kenya’s Citizen Television on Wednesday, he said their target is to achieve 65% bookings. In a statement, Mikosz further said, “As the only airline that offers a non-stop flight between East Africa and the USA, this route remains significant to…
Kwese, a subsidiary of Econet is now offering video-on-demand streaming service in its new Kenyan broadcasting strategy, and a first in Kenya. The new VoD service will deliver the fastest streaming services in Africa, offering the most diverse VOD content yet available in Kenya: from global video-on-demand providers including Roku, Netflix, Kwesé iflix, YouTube, TED, and RedBull TV. “Kwesé Play will offer the ultimate entertainment experience for viewers looking for diversity and choice,” said Kennedy Ojung’a General Manager at Kwesé. The Kwesé Play device will be available from Monday, 10th December 2018 for online pre-orders on Jumia for Sh 6,000 inclusive…