In recent years, African music has been on the rise as artists across the continent break into mainstream genres with all-star collaborations and genre-bending fusions. To celebrate this, Spotify has launched ‘Beat School’, a new three-part global video series celebrating the unique and diverse sounds of African music. In the first episode, Amapiano artists Pabi Cooper and Mellow & Sleazy sat down for a discussion on the rise of Amapiano talking through their influences and more on artists to watch out for. The series brings together African music’s cultural leaders and rising stars to highlight three distinct sub-genres and showcase the full…
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Khusoko provides market insights into Africa's business investment as well as global trends that impact East African businesses.
AAR Healthcare Kenya has opened an outpatient medical centre located at the United Mall in Kisumu. The expansion of AAR Healthcare Kenya’s network of outpatient centres aims to bring quality healthcare services closer to the people. The facility will offer primary care and speciality health services such as mental health care and laboratory services. “The launch of this new centre in Kisumu is another step in our promise to bring world-class care and supportive resources to more patients. With a 30-year history of operation, we are bringing healthcare closer to where people live,” said AAR Group CEO Steve Okeyo. The…
The ultimate treatment of endometriosis is removing the abnormally located tissue, known as excision surgery. This is a delicate operation that aims to balance the restoration of normal function and minimisation of risk due to inadvertent damage to normal organs. Endometriosis has gained much prominence in both lay and professional discourse over the past three decades. This has seen the formation of patient advocacy groups and the development of treatment guidelines by professional associations globally, whose culminations are the World Endometriosis Organization (WEO) and the World Endometriosis Society (WES) respectively. Locally, the Endometriosis Foundation of Kenya sits on the steering…
Rogers Group Limited, a Mauritanian investment group, recorded a Kshs 113.6 million gain in a bargain purchase acquisition deal of Rongai Workshop and Transport Limited, a renowned transport and logistics company in Kenya, through its logistics subsidiary Velogic Limited. A bargain purchase occurs when a company is bought at a price that is less than the fair market value of its net assets, and the difference is then recorded as a gain. The Mauritian conglomerate announced that it had completed the acquisition of the trucking company in March 2023, but was yet to disclose the value of the transaction. However, the investment…
Eldoret-based businessman Amos Butit emerged as the overall winner of the second leg of the KCB East Africa Golf Tour at the Eldoret Golf Club on Saturday. The handicap 18 golfer carded 40 stableford points to beat 112 players. Anand Lakini playing off handicap 5 carded 19 points in the first nine, and 20 points in the back nine to clinch the overall men’s winner award with 39 points. Speaking after his win, Butit said: “I started off on the wrong foot, playing terribly in the first three holes, but I managed to up my game as we progressed. I…
The public relations industry is a powerful force in the business world, offering strategic communication and marketing services to companies around the globe. The industry has grown and evolved in many ways over the years, but one issue that remains persistent is the lack of diversity in leadership positions of global PR firms, particularly the lack of global representation in those advising the African market As an African PR authority with 30 years of experience, I have seen firsthand the implications of this lack of diversity. Global PR companies are regularly called upon to advise multinationals on doing business in…