Kenya Airways launches Nairobi-Guangzhou nonstop flight
October 13, 2008
Written by kenyanobserver in BUSINESS, Featured
Kenya Airways has launched a nonstop flight from Nairobi to Guangzhou making it the first airline in Sub-Saharan Africa to launch a non-stop flight to mainland China.
According to the Chinese travel news website, chinahospitalitynews.com, there will be three flights operated on the airline’s Boeing 777 aircraft on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.
Jerome Corsi’s mission in Kenya swift-boated
October 7, 2008
Written by kenyanobserver in Featured
Republican conservative propagandist Jerome Corsi’s plans to “swift boat” Barack Obama has hit a bit of a snag.
You see, Barack Obama’s father happens to come from Kenya. Second, Barack Obama Jr. happens to be VERY popular in Kenya and third, the younger generatation in Kenya are tired of, excuse my lack of objectivity here, white, [...]
Nokia sets up research centre in Nairobi
October 3, 2008
Written by kenyanobserver in KENYA
Finnish company, Nokia, the world’s leading mobile phone supplier established a research centre for Africa in Nairobi, September 30. Nokia Research Africa (NoRA) will work with Universities and NGOs to come up with solutions suited better suited for the African market.
Network World
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Grand Regency Hotel – pressure mounts for Kimunya to resign
June 29, 2008
Written by kenyanobserver in BUSINESS
There is pressure building in Kenya across the political divide over the admittance by Finance Minister last Friday that the government sold the Grand Regency Hotel in a government-to-government deal with Libya that was too “sweet” to pass up.The government through Kimunya’s statement claims the hotel was sold for Kshs 2.9 billion but the Lands [...]
Business Briefs: Zain plans to move Africa headquarters to Nairobi
June 26, 2008
Written by kenyanobserver in BUSINESS
Kuwaiti based telecom provider, Zain, plans to move it’s Africa headquarters to Nairobi within the next few months. The company, valued at USD$28 billion, owns mobile operator Celtel Kenya and employs 15,000 people worldwide with service in 22 countries including 15 in Sub-Saharan Africa. No word on how many net new jobs will be created.This [...]
SHAME TO THE UN AND UNEP
June 23, 2008
Written by kenyanobserver in AFRICA, KENYA
So the UN through it’s UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) agency in Nairobi has started a campaign called “Kick the CO2 habit” and wants Kenyans and Africans to help reduce carbon emissions by “Waking up with a traditional wind-up alarm clock rather than the beep of an electronic one………”
OK hold on a minute.
If you’ve never [...]
Highlights of BarCamp ‘08 in Nairobi
June 23, 2008
Written by kenyanobserver in TECHNOLOGY
What is BarCamp?From the website;Barcamp Nairobi ‘08 is an unconference made up of of technical professionals, Internet enthusiasts, bloggers, designers and other clever people in the Nairobi area who wish to share and learn in an open environment.
Summary by Rebecca Wanjiru;
BarCamp experienceBarCamp experience: people from all cornersThe day Bitange Ndemo was just the lecturer…
Summary [...]
Highlights of BarCamp '08 in Nairobi
June 23, 2008
Written by kenyanobserver in TECHNOLOGY
What is BarCamp?
From the website;
Barcamp Nairobi ‘08 is an unconference made up of of technical professionals, Internet enthusiasts, bloggers, designers and other clever people in the Nairobi area who wish to share and learn in an open environment.
Summary by Rebecca Wanjiru;
BarCamp experience
BarCamp experience: people from all corners
The day Bitange Ndemo was just the lecturer…
Summary [...]
Bomb threat forces Finnish embassy to close
June 23, 2008
Written by kenyanobserver in NEWS HEADLINES
For the second time this year, a bomb threat has forced the Finnish embassy to go on high alert. The latest threat was received via an anonymous phone call into the embassy. Although not specific, it prompted officials to evacuate and shut down the embassy. The embassy received a similar threat via email in February [...]
Kenya will host 20th World economic forum on Africa in 2010
June 7, 2008
Written by kenyanobserver in NEWS HEADLINES
Kenya’s Prime Minister Raila Odinga announced today that Kenya will host the 20th World economic forum on Africa. He led Kenya’s delegation to Cape Town, South Africa to attend the 3-day 18th session of the World economic forum that ended yesterday and while there, he accepted the invitation from the organisers on behalf of Kenya [...]