Author: Francis Muli

British pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has unveiled a new Panadol product that relieves pain fast. Panadol Extra with Optizorb contains a formulae that combines paracetamol, caffeine and Optizorb technology to create a product that is absorbed faster in the stomach, the company said. Speaking during the launch of the product in Nairobi, GSK Consumer Healthcare East Africa General Manager Debra Mallowah said the new Panadol Extra with Optizorb meets Kenyan consumers’ need for fast, effective pain relief and is part of a strategy to grow the share of the multi-billion shilling paracetamol market. Read: Uganda’s SafeBoda Launches In Kenya “The…

Uganda-based motorbike hailing service SafeBoda has launched in Nairobi and will charge customers Ksh30 per kilometre. The service has brought down motorbike ride fee to a minimum of Ksh30, as compared to existing fees for Estonian ride-hailing company Taxify Boda which charges a minimum of Ksh50. For longer journeys, users will be required to pay Kh25 base fare, Ksh30 per kilometre and Ksh1 per minute. The bodaboda hailing service is available in Westlands, Parklands, Mbagathi Way, Madaraka, Lavington, Upper Hill, Kilimani, Kileleshwa and Riverside. “Our aim is to improve the industry for both riders and passengers by increasing the number…

Deputy Chief Justice (DCJ) Philomena Mwilu is facing graft allegations and is probably being investigated by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) over numerous counts of stealing, abuse of office and unlawful failure to pay taxes. According to a local daily which did not mention her name, Mwilu had been reported by the Kenya Revenue Authority to the Director of Public Prosecutions over the suspicious movement of large sums of money in and out of bank accounts, suspected to be proceeds of graft. Worse still, Mwilu’s investigations are focused on transactions involving the collapsed Imperial Bank, and failure to pay taxes.…

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairman Wafula Chebukati has told off resigned commissioners who came back to office on Friday,saying that they will not be allowed back. The commissioners include former vice-chairperson Consolata Maina, Paul Kurgat and Margaret Mwachanya. In a statement, the chairman says the three commissioners issued a public statement of their resignation on April 16, and sent their resignation letters to the President as required by the law. However, they failed to copy their letters to the commission, which prompted court’s decision to term the resignation unprocedural. Read: Uproar As Resigned IEBC Commissioners Storm Back To Office…

18 former officials of the National Coordination Consultative Committee(NCCC) on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are being investigated by the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) for allegedly diverting compensation funds meant for 2007/8 Post election Violence (PEV) IDPs to private accounts. According to a local daily, one former top official is suspected of tampering with lists of names of internally displaced persons (IDPs) while overseeing the vetting of victims in Uasin Gishu, Trans Nzoia, Kericho, Kisii, Nakuru, Kiambu and Nyandarua counties. Read: 40 Per Cent Of Kenyans Blame Uhuru, Raila For The Rampant Corruption – Infotrak Survey Shows The other individuals are…

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor Dr Parick Njoroge is on the spot for irregularly awarding software development company Oracle Kenya Ltd a contract worth Ksh1,334,082,212 in a record time of three days. Documents in possession of Kahawa Tungu’s investigative desk indicate that CBK announced a tender for supply of Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) software and hardware for the bank on May 25 (Tender number CBK/76/2017-2018). The tender was not placed on the bank’s website, as is the norm with other tenders. Oracle submitted its tender documents (proposal) on May 28 and on May 29 the deal was sealed. EDW…

The Freight Forwarding and Logistics Business Summit will be hosted in Nairobi on September 13 and 14. The summit will bring together over 180 delegates from the East African Community to discuss matters affecting the trade system the region. The conference will bring stakeholders from International and domestic participants from logistics business, warehousing, transport and fleet management and insurance companies This comes at a time that the government has been on the forefront on the fight against counterfeit goods and has promised to destroy counterfeited and contraband goods. The chairman of Kenya International Freight and Warehousing Association (KIFWA) which…

The Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe has dismissed an opposition bid to have presidential election results annulled over alleged rigging in favour of Robert Mugabe’s successor, Emmerson Mnangagwa for lack of sufficient evidence. Giving the ruling today, Chief Justice Luke Malaba said that the opposition led by Mnangagwa’s arch-rival Nelson Chamisa failed to substantiate his allegations that the election was rigged. “In the final analysis, the court finds the applicant has failed to place before it clear, direct, sufficient and credible evidence. Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa is duly declared winner of presidential elections held on the 30th of July 2018,” ruled Malaba. Read:…

Tmx Global Coin, a cryptocurrency payment and logistics platform is set to be launched in Kenya. The company is the first blockchain cryptocurrency company to set up its operations in Africa. The new venture is a decentralized protocol that uses smart contracts based on blockchain technologies and solves the problems of both local and international logistics in a much more scaled way. Using the new technology, Tmx Blockchain Logistics objective is to reduce costs and increase shipping efficiency by integrating information about shipments onto a secure platform accessible to shippers, carriers, freight forwarders and others in the supply chain. This will…

Photos of coffee farmers in Nyeri uprooting their plants for alternatives have been shared online, showing the sorry state of coffee farming in Kenya.  Early this year, a local daily reported that coffee factories in Mt Kenya region are closing down in what could deal a blow to the industry that employs thousands and earns the country billions in foreign exchange. Growing debt, mismanagement, low prices and coffee hawking are some of the factors that have led to the closure of the factories, which are a key cog in the sector. More than 10 factories have either collapsed or are…

Co-operative Bank has launched a packaged financial solution for Micro, Small & Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs). The new financial solution is segmented in bronze, silver and gold for micro, small and medium businesses respectively. The MSME financial solutions will offer unsecured business loans, a first of its kind in Kenya, E-Credit through the MCo-op Cash App where businesses will be able to borrow up to Ksh. 2 million via their phone, packaged insurance cover which are handpicked and specifically negotiated to suit various segments under MSME, revised and pre-approved limits on overdrafts and loans, diversified financial solutions to include Letters of…

Travelport, one of the leading travel commerce platform, and FCM Travel Solutions (FCM), have announced an expanded long-term technology partnership. Under the new agreement, FCM will extend its relationship with Travelport to include the provision of the company’s Universal API technology. FCM Travel Solutions has branch offices in Nairobi, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Mombasa, and six implant offices throughout the country. Read: Interesting Facts About Tatu City That Have Been Hidden From The Public Aided by Travelport’s API technology, the company’s new bespoke in-house agency booking system will now benefit from intelligent, fast and accurate search of high-quality content from over 400 airlines,…

Former Embu Senator Lenny Kivuti has moved to Supreme Court to challenge the Court of Appeal’s decision to uphold election of Governor Martin Nyaga Wambora. On August 17, the Court of Appeal overturned High Court’s decision to nullify Martin Wambora’s re-election as Embu governor, saying that the irregularities cited by the opponent Lenny Kivuti could not be attributable to him. In February, the High Court sitting in Embu nullified Mr Wambora’s poll win citing massive irregularities that it said compromised the integrity of the process. Justice William Musyoka had said the vote recount and scrutiny, which he ordered in January, unearthed…

Nairobi tycoon Praful Kumar Premchand Saula spent the night at the Port police station after he pleaded not guilty to three charges of attempted bribery.   The accused person took the plea before  Mombasa Senior Principal Magistrate Henry Nyakweba. The magistrate will give his ruling on the tycoon’s application for bail tady after his counsel Kennedy Marete’s application was granted. He had argued that his client was brought before the court after 4.30 pm. The court ruled ruled that the suspect be allowed to spend the night at the local police station to allow police officers get the necessary documents from him. Kumar,  who owns Grand  Manor hotel, was charged with an attempt to bribe Nairobi  Governor Michael Mbuvi alias Sonko with Ksh7 million. Read: I’ll Be Back To Kenya After September 4,…

Controversial lawyer turned politician Miguna Miguna has announced that he’ll be back in the country after September 4 after spending three months in Canada. In a tweet, Miguna attributed his troubles to President Uhuru Kenyatta and Nasa leader Raila Odinga. “For the cowards with low self-esteem celebrating the fact that @UKenyatta and @RailaOdinga destroyed my valid Kenyan passport and my house, abducted, detained and tortured me before forcefully removing me, mark this in permanent ink: I am coming back after September 4th,” tweeted Miguna. Miguna’s troubles began when he controversially swore in Raila Odinga on January 31 after a hotly contested…