Kenyan jeweller catches Beyonce’s elegant eye

Theresia Kyalo is a jeweller and multidisciplinary artist. She was co-signed by Beyoncé to feature in the Directory of Black Owned Businesses. PHOTO | SALATON NJAU | NMG 

By JAMES KAHONGEH
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Summary

• In-person, the jeweller is refined and collected.
• The young multidisciplinary artist is a fixture on the scene of

AfDB chief Adesina survives second probe into his conduct

Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank. FILE PHOTO | AFP

Summary

• The panel in its two-part report said it considered first “the complaints provided to the

Ethiopia unveils locally-assembled electric car

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (driving) and athletics legend Haile Gebrselassie test drive the first locally-assembled electric car in Addis Ababa on July 27, 2020. PHOTO | ETHIOPIAN EMBASSY

Summary

• Once fully charged, the electric car can go for 300 kilometers.
• The plant, which opened in March, has a capacity to produce 10,000 cars a year.

Orient expands I&M regional footprint

Entrance to Orient Bank headquarters in Kampala. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Summary

• This comes after the board of the Kenyan lender approved Ksh1.87 billion ($18.7 million) of

Kenya woos private sector for Nairobi’s long-awaited rapid transport project

A section of Thika Superhighway. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Summary

• The govt is pulling out of an initial plan to buy the buses at a cost of $16.4 million due to

Cargo, driver tracking system runs into a wall

The Port of Mombasa. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Summary

• Officially known as the Regional Electronic Cargo and Drivers Tracking System (RECDTS), it was

EA banks turn to global financiers for lending funds after local money markets run dry

Left to right: International Finance Corporation Country Manager Manuel Moses, IFC regional director Eastern Africa Jumoke Jagun-Dokunmu and Twiga Foods CEO Peter Njonjo during signing of IFC-Twiga Foods deal. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Summary

• Top East African banks are shifting attention to global financiers such as the