How Moi firm sold Uchumi fake Sh2.3bn property

A military tanker is parked at Uchumi land next to TRM in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG 

By VICTOR JUMA
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Summary

• It emerged that Solio Construction Company Limited, which was partly owned by Mr Moi, was given the land for free in 1999 in an irregular transfer signed by land officials while the property remained under Mayer Jacob Samuels, an Israeli who died in 1974.
• Uchumi, through its investment vehicle Kasarani Mall, said it paid Solio Sh85 million in 2001 for the land, which the Kenya Defence Forces has now taken over.
• The committee established that the rightful owner of the land was Mr Samuels, adding that the Moi firm was seemingly allocated the land for free before expiry of the Israeli’s

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Explore man-made tourist attractions

Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala records the humpback whale migration on August 21, 2020.

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What you need to know:

• However, cultural tourism has emerged as a major product with museums and other cultural sites
• Quality is of utmost importance; poorly designed sites will not sell. Let them match the best .
  

Distinguished Kenyan scientist given Sh1.8bn for research centre

Dr Kariuki Njenga, a professor of infectious diseases at Washington State University, USA, and a Chief Research Officer at the Kenya Medical Research Institute.

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By  Verah Okeyo

Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

• Virology professor Kariuki Njenga will establish the Centre for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases-East and Central Africa (Creid-Eca), which will carry out studies on viruses such as the Rift Valley Fever and the coronavirus.
• Dr Fauci has asked Prof Njenga and his team to also “develop reagents and diagnostic assays to improve detection of emerging pathogens and study human immune responses to new or emerging infectious agents”.

Why Zimbabwe may not be free yet

By  Chris Erasmus

What you need to know:

• Zimbabweans took to the streets repeatedly, posing a mounting threat to the Robert Mugabe administration.
• Three years after his resignation, the sense of another failed promise of true freedom runs deep.

Teens moving mountains with their love for the environment

Safaricom staff William Otieno (left) David Salat of Muthaite Secondary School and Paul Ochieng from M-Pesa Foundation Academy plant a tree Mau Eburu Forest.

File | Nation Media Group

By  Joshua Wafula

Student at M-Pesa Academy

M-Pesa Academy

What you need to know:

• The organisation carries out mass tree planting every January, May and September.
• The target is to plant a billion trees in 10 years across the country, hence the ‘Billionaire Campaign’.
• In 2019, the group founded their tree nursery, which provides some of the seedlings.

Matiang’i reads the riot act to administrators over illicit brews, drug abuse

Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang'i.

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By  Ruth Mbula

What you need to know:

• He warned that each administrator will be held personally responsible for any illicit brews and defilement cases.

NHIF on the spot as 3,000 small hospitals miss out from its list

The National Health Insurance Fund building in Nairobi.

File | Nation Media Group

By  Verah Okeyo

Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

• The hospitals, which constitute 94 per cent of all health facilities in Kenya, serve the

Tanzania: Morogoro Schools Go Digital Through Adsi Program

The Deputy Chief Zonal School Quality Assurance for Eastern Zone, Dr. Emmanuel Laisser (left) hands over a certificate of recognition to  Zainabu Kibiki who is a Board Member at Kilakala Secondary School in Morogoro for successfully completing the African Digital Schools Initiative (ADSI) training organized by Global e-schools and Communities Initiative (GESCI) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology for Morogoro selected government schools. 

By The Citizen Reporter

Morogoro — Twenty public run secondary schools in Morogoro Region have been successfully integrated into ICT thanks to the African Digital Schools Initiative (ADSI) which was initiated in 2017.

Tanzania: 5 Additional Planes, Five Million Tourists Projected

By Lydia Shekighenda

CHAMA Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) presidential candidate Dr John Magufuli has pledged to further enhance the country's aviation industry by purchasing five more aircraft and create a favourable

Tanzania: VP Lauds Human Rights Body

VICE-PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has commended the vital role played by the Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance (CHRAGG) in the promotion and protection of human rights.

She said proper implementation of its mandate enabled Tanzanians to get solutions whenever their

Tanzania: NMB Plan to Boost Growth of Tourism Sector

By Daily News Reporter in Zanzibar

NMB Bank has embarked on a plan that will see the tourism sector grow in the country and contribute to economic growth.

That was said by Zanzibar NMB Bank Branch Manager Abdallah Duchi, while meeting tourism

Tanzania: Invest in Health, Safety Issues-Moshi DC

MOSHI District Commissioner Mwangi Kundya has asked employers in the district to invest in areas of health and safety at their workplaces to increase production, particularly industries.

Tanzania: UNDP Supports Tour Operators to Improve Industry

THE United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has joined hands with Tanzania Association of Tour Operators (TATO) to revive the key industry to spur other businesses, recover thousands of lost jobs and generate revenue to the economy.

Tanzania: No End in Sight in the Row Between Kenya and Tanzania Over Covid-19 Rules

By Daily Nation

Nairobi — The Kenyan government has maintained its stand on quarantining visiting Tanzanians for 14 days, amid an escalating diplomatic dispute over the implementation of Covid-19 guidelines.

Tanzania: Irregularities in 'Ease of Doing Business' Reports Prompt World Bank Action

By Louis Kolumbia

Dar es Salaam — The World Bank (WB) has paused the Ease of Doing Business Reports for 2018 and 2020 published in October 2017 and 2019 respectively due to irregularities and alteration made on data.

Tanzania: JPM - We Promised and Delivered

By Sylivester Domasa in Dodoma

CHAMA Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) yesterday outlined the achievements attained under the leadership of President John Magufuli, who doubles as its national chairman.

Tanzania: ...CCM Manifesto Eyes Exponential Growth

By Florence Mugarula in Dodoma

CREATION of eight million new jobs was among key highlights as CCM's campaign unveiled its 2020/2025 Election Manifesto, at the jam-packed Jamhuri Stadium in Dodoma on Saturday.

It identifies key areas that aim at bringing both political and social-economic changes, touching on jobs, industrialization, infrastructure, tourism, further improvement of education and health sectors, if

Tanzania: Rare Coffee Plant Highly Advantageous

By Bernard Lugongo

THE Pande Game Reserve on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam city has species of a wild coffee plant that aren't found anywhere else within the country and the world at large, scientists have

Tanzania: ... All Land Plots to Be Legally Owned

By Daily News Reporter in Dodoma

SEEKING do away with land conflicts and facilitate both village and town planning, Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM), pledges to ensure that all pieces of land are legally owned.

According to the party's 2020-2025 election manifesto, the coming CCM's government if elected by

Tanzania: CCM Pledges Healthcare Leap

By Florence Mugarula in Dodoma

RULING CCM has pledged to enhance the health sector by constructing more than 1600 new health facilities and enrol at least 25,000 students in health related courses from

Tanzania: UNDP Supports Tour Operators to Improve Industry

THE United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has joined hands with Tanzania Association of Tour Operators (TATO) to revive the key industry to spur other businesses, recover thousands of

Tanzania: Nit to Establish Centre of Excellence in Dodoma

The National Institute of Transport (NIT) has acquired 892 acres in Dodoma Region for establishing the Centre of Excellence in Rail Transport and Technology.

Speaking with members of NIT Governing Council, NIT Rector, Prof Zacharia Mganilwa, said the

Tanzania: Magufuli Promises Better Days As Election Campaigns Kick Off

CCM supporters listen to President John Magufuli at Dodoma’s Jamhuri Stadium yesterday where the ruling party launched its campaign ahead of the October 28 General Election. PHOTO | CORRESPONDENT 

By Alawi Masare

Dodoma — Ruling party CCM yesterday commissioned its campaign for the October General Election promising better days ahead if it wins.

Kenyan company starts exporting Covid-19 swabs

The TM kits are manufactured in Kilifi

In Summary

• The company has begun exporting the COVID 19 reagents to 14 countries including Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Namibia, and Zambia among others.
•  The chairman said Revital health care limited was the only company in Africa which can manufacture 80, 000 VTMs and swabs a day.

War on Covid-19 Dr. Ranjni Vora, the chairman of Revital Health EPZ takes through Kilifi governor Amason Kingi on the process of manufacturing the covid-19 VTMs and swabs at the Revital Health EPZ company in Msumarini, Kilifi county on Aug 25
Image: ELIAS YAA 

 

by ELIAS YAA and ALPHONCE GARI 

A Kenyan company that manufactures medical disposables has begun exporting Personal Protective Equipment and COVID 19 Viral Transport Medium (VTM) and Swabs to help in the fight against the

UAP Holdings post Sh57m loss on poor equities performance

The listed diverse financial firm posted a profit of Sh517million same period in 2019

In Summary

• Gross written premiums were up double-digit at 11 per cent driven by core short-term insurance businesses.
• Operating expenses were up 32 per cent.

UAP Old Mutual MD Insurance, David Kuria (Left) and Group CEO, Arthur Oginga following the announcement of H1 results. 

 

 by SUSAN NYAWIRA Business Reporter

UAP Holdings Plc reported a Sh57million loss in the first six months of the year, diluting a profit of Sh517million posted the same period last year.

UDB conditions unfair, SMEs cry out over stimulus package

Small and medium enterprises say conditions have locked them out of the UDB stimulus package. Photo | Edgar R Batte  

In Summary

• Mr Walugembe questioned the viability of the requirements noting the entire proposal by UDB ought to be revised if small businesses are to benefit.
• Mr Dembe Kasozi, a hotelier in western Uganda recently expressed frustration over a strenuous process where he staked his Shs2b hotel for a Shs1b loan from UDB.

Insurance likely to recover fast after Covid-19 - report

Areas such as health insurance might register an upsurge after Covid-19. PHOTO | FILE  

By Christine Kasemiire & Justus Lyatuu

The insurance sector is ranked eight among sectors that are most likely to recover fater than others after

Ham, DTB row: A 10-year relationship on the edge

One of the properties on Makerere Hill Road, which DTB had indicated it will sell to recover part of the Shs41b. PHOTO |FILE 

By Dorothy Nakaweesi

The noise is too loud to be ignored. It is louder than usual and tells of a case that will have many

August inflation maintains at 4.36 per cent

This as the prices of most food items continued to drop

In Summary

• In the latest figures, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 0.20 per cent from 108.35 in July 2020 to 108.57 in August 2020.
• The food and non-alcoholic drinks index decreased by 1.01 per cent, while the year on year food inflation increased by 5.43 per cent, in August.

CAR-BOOT VENDORS: Vendors along the Northern Bypass sell food items to motorists from the boots of their cars. Another way to survive the coronavirus
Image: /MERCY MUMO 

 

Business Reporter

The country’s year-on-year inflation in August remained at 4.36 per cent similar to July, as food prices continued to drop.

PATA VICHWA VYA HABARI KUTOKA MAGAZETI YA LEO JUMANNE SEPTEMBA 1, 2020