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Tobacco growing in Tanzania may get a boost if plans by the government to increase sales are successful.
The Tanzanian government is planning to initiate talks with the member states of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) to seek markets for tobacco in those countries.
Data indicates that in 2017, tobacco brought in more foreign exchange to the country than coffee, cotton, tea, cloves and sisal combined.
However, tobacco production fell considerably over the third quarter of 2018, dropping by a third of the previous quarter’s performance.
The setback was that Tanzania’s tobacco was sold at high prices in other countries because of charging high tax, compared to the same tobacco from Uganda and Kenya.
The country is in talks with Egypt and Algerian ambassadors to Tanzania to prepare bilateral agreements that would enable reduced tax on Tanzania’s tobacco to be sold in those countries in …
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, and other Africa transport ministers have rallied other countries on the continent behind the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM).
Sirika, at the ongoing Second Ordinary Session of the African Union Specialised Technical Committee in Transport, Transcontinental and Inter-regional Infrastructure, Energy and Tourism in Cairo Egypt, made the resolution of the ministers known via his twitter handle.
The ministers, in the resolution concerning transport in Africa, “urge all remaining member states to join the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), ratify the African Road Safety Charter, the Revised Maritime Transport Charter and the Africa Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) Constitution.” Presently, only 28 African countries have so far shown interest in the SAATM, even as the African Union awaits the decision of others to join the train.
According to African Union, SAATM is “Promoting intra-regional connectivity between the capital cities of Africa …
The venture is keen to achieve food security, income generation, healthy living and environmental awareness
It is early morning in the outskirts of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. A group of three young people are working in a field, using hoes to remove plastic bags and other solid waste from the soil in preparation for crop planting.
Together with other youth, they are raising seedbeds of vegetables such as kale, cabbage, spinach, carrots, onions, green peppers, tomatoes, and other commonly consumed vegetables in Kenya.
The seedlings will later be transferred to gardens and irrigated for several weeks before the vegetables are supplied to clients in households and restaurants within Nairobi.
The trio are Mastercard Foundation Scholars, selected for their academic talent, social consciousness, and leadership qualities.
Mutoni Shadadi from Rwanda, and her colleagues Laetitia Mukungu and JacquilineMaina, from Kenya, are pursuing their studies in agricultural sciences at EARTH University in Costa Rica.…
ALSF signed an agreement to provide advisory services support to the government of Rwanda for the negotiation of its deal with Symbion Power.…
The IIC will award a total of USD1.6 million this year —including USD250,000 to each of the four winning organisations.…
How two Norwegians-turned Kenyans built a global traveltech success from five apartments in Syokimau
When Håvar Bauck landed in Kenya in 2002, the country was in chaos. The government of outgoing president Daniel Moi was preparing to exit the scene after 24 years in power. It was not clear who would become the next leader and despite great optimism of the future of the country, fear of instability was still evident.
“Kenya was experiencing a great moment of change. When Mwai Kibaki won the election, the country exploded in optimism. I was excited to see Kenya starting to realize its potential. The spirit of ‘yote yawezekana’ was contagious,” notes Bauck who was on a student exchange program through the Norwegian Peace Corps.
For Bauck, there began his great love for Kenya and an exciting journey for sixteen years that has pushed him to developing one of the biggest start-ups ever …
Joel will manage Tell-Em PR’s operations and client portfolio
Tell-Em Public Relations, one of Kenya’s leading Public Relations firms, has appointment veteran PR practitioner Joel Chacha as the agency’s new General Manager effective April 1, 2019.
Joel brings over 10 years of experience in developing and implementing successful communications and digital strategies.
“We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Joel Chacha as Tell-Em PR’s General Manager. Joel’s broad mix of strategy, crisis communication and media relations experience will be a fantastic addition to our agency’s Top Executive Team,” said Tell-Em PR’s Managing Director Elizabeth Cook.
Mutahi Kagwe, Tell-Em PR’s chairman, added:“On behalf of our Board of Directors, I welcome Joel Chacha to his new position. He brings a wealth of knowledge in strategic planning and business development.”
Joel has spent the last few months at the agency overseeing an aggressive client acquisition through strategic pitches and leveraging on …
The factory can produce about 7.8 billion pellets of chewing gum annually
US headquartered Mars Wrigley Confectionery has cemented its business in the East and Central Africa region with the new state of the art Ksh7billion (USD68.9 million) manufacturing plant in Athi River, Machakos County, Kenya.
The plant was officially commissioned by President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday. The President was represented by Industry, Trade and Cooperatives Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya.
Kenyatta has since hailed Mars Wrigley for putting up the new factory citing the need to invest in additional manufacturing capacity to create more jobs for Kenyans.
The investment gels well with his ambitious Big Four Agenda’s manufacturing pillar that seeks to increase manufacturing’s contribution to GDP from the current 8.5 per cent to 15 per cent by 2022.
“To create the desired jobs, we need to invest in existing and new industries that will grow our country’s manufacturing capacity …
Delivery has become the in-thing in the market. Customers nowadays don’t have to go to the shops but can just order, make a payment (either before or on delivery) and receive their orders at home, in the office or have them delivered wherever they want. The Exchange spoke to Glovo, a startup founded in 2015 in Barcelona, and launched in Kenya in February this year. The service is present in over 20 countries and more than 100 cities. With over 10 years in business development, seven of which have been in the tech world, Glovo Market Lead (Sub-Saharan Africa) Priscila Muhiu divulges into the logistics business in Kenya and the region.
What makes the logistics space in Kenya an attractive prospect and why is Glovo in this business?
Logistics is the key driver to any economy. Without logistics, businesses will not be able to get their goods to their …
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has hit a technical snag in its efforts to collect taxes amounting to more than Ksh2.7 billion (USD26.6 million) per month, accruing from betting wins.
This follows a court order issued by a magistrate’s court barring the taxman from accessing the monies.
The orders issued by Senior Resident Magistrate D.M. Kivuti sitting at the Milimani Commercial Courts (Nairobi) have stopped the operations of crucial Income Tax Act sections (Sections 2, 10, 34 and 35), effectively rendering KRA unable to collect the levies, earmarked for national development projects.
This is per the budget for the current financial year ending June 30, where National Treasury Cabinet Secretary, Henry Rotich, had planned to have taxes drawn from betting activities finance sports, art, cultural developments and the rollout of the Universal Health programmes.
The order issued by Senior Resident Magistrate Kivuti follows the 2014 filing of a suit by …