A Kenya Airways plane at the airport. FILE | PHOTO | NMG Kenya Airways (KQ) will delay salaries for June amid a global slump in travel that continues to hurt the national carrier’s cash flow. The airline on Thursday informed workers through e-mail of pay delay as the carrier struggles to meet the demands of […]
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Kenya, Somalia frosty relations thaw as envoys report to stations
Somalia Members of Parliament take a vote. PHOTO | FILE | NMG Nairobi and Mogadishu have agreed to have their respective ambassadors return to their duty stations, ending six months of frosty ties. But they must now move to address issues largely left unattended to when they each withdrew their diplomats in December, after Somalia […]
Performance-based funding for public varsities in efficiency push
University of Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG University regulatory bodies may be merged and performance-based funding introduced in the institutions of higher learning as Kenya moves to adhere to World Bank’s conditions for loans. The Bank says financing challenges in the higher education sector should be urgently addressed for Kenya to cut wasteful spending and […]
Kenya Airways raises US flights to three every week
A Kenya Airways flight approaches landing at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. The US government has granted the airline a permit to operate direct flights. FILE PHOTO | NMG Kenya Airways has increased frequencies to the US to three a week as demand for summer bookings pick up, coming as a relief to […]
A ticket to recovery: Reinventing Africa’s tourism industry
Tourists taking a selfie with a local inhabitant at the archaeological site of Nariokotome in Turkana County, Kenya. Photo by Turnup in Motion Covid-19 triggered an unprecedented crisis in Africa’s tourism industry. Still, a growing middle class and young population bode well for travel businesses. Tapping domestic tourism demand will be key to rejuvenating the […]
Five stocks making NSE investors rich
Nairobi Securities Exchange CEO Geoffrey Odundo. PHOTO | NMG BAT Kenya , East Africa Breweries Limited (EABL) and Safaricom led five stocks whose increase in investor wealth at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) since the start of the year surpassed the remaining 50 companies. The five stocks recorded a combined gain of Sh334 billion since […]
Why airlines are jostling for western Kenya route
Kisumu International Airport. FILE PHOTO | NMG Demand for air travel on the Western region has seen aviation firms increase their flights from Nairobi to Kisumu in a move set to heighten competition for air ticket on the route. In a span of less than two months, a number of airlines have increased flight frequencies […]
Airlines hit after India stops Covid vaccine exports
An Astral Aviation cargo plane. PHOTO | FILE The decision by India to halt the export of AstraZeneca vaccine has had an adverse impact on local freighters who had signed a contract with UNICEF for shipment of millions of doses. The coronavirus surge in the Asian country has created a vaccine turmoil that has seen […]
Burundi President Ndayishimiye to visit Kenya
Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye is in Kenya on May 31, 2021 for a two-day visit. PHOTO | FILE | NMG Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye is expected in Kenya on Monday in a two-day state visit, marking the first time in nearly a decade that a Burundian leader will tour the country. A statement from State […]
KLM takes on Kenya Airways on key Mombasa route
•KLM is capitalising on the Bilateral Air Services Agreement between Kenya and Netherlands which allows carriers from the two countries to fly to any international airport. •The move is a blow to Kenya Airways which has traditionally flown Mombasa bound passengers from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Dutch national carrier–KLM has announced direct flights to […]