Tycoon Jaswant Rai. FILE PHOTO | NMG Billionaire Jaswant Rai lost a bid to lease ailing Mumias Sugar Company on account of his dominance in the sugar sector, the receiver manager has said. In his defence on why he awarded the lucrative tender to Uganda’s Sarrai Group, KCB’s receiver-manager Ponangipalli Rao says in court documents […]
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Jambojet diversifies into cargo, eyes share of regional market
A Jambojet plane at the Kisumu International Airport. PHOTO | FILE | NMG The airline, a subsidiary of Kenya Airways (KQ), said on Tuesday that cargo operations starting in the second week of February will target regional routes such as Goma in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Jambojet, which has been in operations since […]
EABL resumes dividend as profit doubles
Jane Karuku, EABL Group chief executive. PHOTO | FILE | NMG East African Breweries Plc (EABL) more than doubled its net profit to Sh8.7 billion in the half-year ended December, helped by increased sales on the reopening of bars and pubs. The company had made a net profit of Sh3.7 billion a year earlier. The […]
Dubai lifts ban on flights from Kenya, Tanzania
An Emirates Airlines plane. The UAE has lifted a ban on entry of travellers from Kenya and Tanzania. PHOTO | FILE | NMG Travellers from Kenya and Tanzania will be allowed entry into Dubai from Saturday after the United Arabs Emirates (UAE) lifted a ban it had imposed on all inbound and transit passenger flights […]
Kenya, UAE in talks to end Covid-related flight bans – minister
An Emirates Airlines plane. Kenya and UAE have been embroiled in a feud over a mutual flight ban. PHOTO | FILE | NMG Kenya says it will consider allowing Emirati aircraft only after negotiations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to reopen their airspace on Kenyan flights. The two countries have been embroiled in a […]
Kenya lifts ban on flights from Dubai
An Emirates Airlines plane. FILE PHOTO | NMG Travellers from Dubai will be allowed into the country from today after Kenya lifted a ban it had imposed on all inbound and transit passenger flights from the Middle East nation two weeks ago. The move come days after Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Raychelle Omamo said […]
Kenya, Uganda speed up clearance at Malaba border
Long distance trucks on the Eldoret-Webuye highway, joining the long queue from Malaba border before proceeding to Uganda. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA | NMG Kenya and Uganda have introduced new measures to expedite the clearance of goods still stuck at Malaba border posts after weeks of protests by truck drivers over Covid-19 testing. Although the […]
Confusion as old passports in use weeks after phase-out
A Kenyan passport. FILE PHOTO | NMG The Immigration Department has remained mum as the deadline for phasing out the old passport lapsed two weeks into the New Year, creating confusion among travellers and airlines. The government had in February last year extended the deadline by 10 months, which was to end in December 2021, […]
Confusion as old passports in use weeks after phase-out
A Kenyan passport. FILE PHOTO | NMG The Immigration Department has remained mum as the deadline for phasing out the old passport lapsed two weeks into the New Year, creating confusion among travellers and airlines. The government had in February last year extended the deadline by 10 months, which was to end in December 2021, […]
Nairobi News voted among most reliable English websites in Kenya
Nairobi News website. PHOTO: Wangu Kanuri Nairobi News is among the most reliable English websites in Kenya. A poll conducted by Reuters Institute for the study of Journalism shows that the entertainment website owned by the Nation Media Group (NMG) is ranked seventh overall and accessed by 27 percent of available readers who log in […]