“It was a sad day because Uganda was a fantastic market with huge opportunity, growing rapidly and there was no reason why Copia Global couldn’t be successful, and build profitable business serving the Uganda people but the capital market in 2022 was not going to su...
In Kenya today, more than 50 percent of hospital admissions are due to lifestyle diseases. The fact that a quarter of the Kenyan population has elevated blood pressure but half of these are not aware leaves millions of Kenyans untreated and can be considered a ticking time bom...
But while the deal helped to prop up the shilling by taking away an estimated monthly demand of $500 million to pay for fuel, it led to a fallout with Uganda. Uganda accused Kenya of a lack of consultations while inking the deal with the Gulf majors in addition to middlemen in the...
“The challenge is we want to source materials locally, but the quality here is not always the best. Most counties in Kenya have good raw materials, which through value addition can make good finishes. Kisii, for instance, has very good soapstone. Bungoma also has very good natural ston...
We were in South Africa, so when we started making money, home was the only place to go and show off and have a good time. We began organising champagne parties in Uganda. I’m talking about 2011 when owning a Lamborghini was next to impossible. ...
Kenyans are also exporting carpets. In value terms, research shows the largest markets for carpet exported from Kenya are Israel, South Sudan, and the US, with a combined 67 percent share of total exports. Somalia, Rwanda, Ghana, Uganda, India, and Tanzania are the other export markets. ...
The visit by President Kenyatta to Kisumu will also put the searchlight on one key infrastructure project that has taken too long to complete, namely the Lessos to Kibos power transmission line. Despite the fact that we have enough power in Olkaria, we are still importing power from U...
In the region, Kenya was quick to abandon its Turkana oil project when oil prices collapsed, while the neighbouring Uganda struggled on with its oil projects and is now blessed with high oil prices and revived global oil demands. Activists cannot justifiably challenge Uganda on the cl...
“Regions that were seen not to have anything to extract were just left behind and this is seen across the continent,” said Ali Hersi, the country director for Safeworld Somalia, an NGO working to preach peace and address sources of conflicts in the neighbouring country. ...
To date, SemaBox has recorded more than 800 episodes of different podcasts, a fete Mr Aceda claims are the highest in the world by a single entity. He has worked with 246 creators and ventured across the Kenyan borders, working with clients primarily in Uganda and South A...