Electricity costs drop on 210MW injection

The decline follows the injection of 210 megawatts of geothermal power into the national grid, with 140 megawatts added to the grid in late July and the second tranche of 70 megawatts on September 16. Electricity prices are expected to drop by about 7.8 per cent for homes that consume about 50 kilowatt hours (kWh) this month, having dropped by 12 per cent last month. [...]

Flame Tree Group gets board approval to list on Nairobi bourse

The board of Flame Tree Group, an African manufacturing group with operations in Mauritius, Kenya, Rwanda, Ethiopia and Mozambique, has approved a plan by the firm to list its entire issued share capital on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). The listing on the bourse’s Growth Enterprise Market Segment (Gems), to be done through introduction, has been earmarked for next month. [...]

Three EAC member countries reduce costs of making cross-border calls by over 60%

Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda have slashed the costs of making mobile phone calls across their borders by more than 60%, as part of efforts to enhance regional integration. "We have reduced the cost of calling within the region by over 60%," Information, Communication and Technology Minister Fred Matiang'i told a news conference. [...]

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MTN Rwanda cuts roaming costs

Mobile operator MTN Rwanda plans to reduce roaming costs in line with the ‘East Africa One Network Area’ agreement. in a statement, MTN says lowering roaming charges is aimed at empowering its customers to connect with business associates, family and friends at discounted rates. [...]

Kenya Airways has reason to celebrate twice

It is now two months already that Kenya Airways phased out all their six B767-300ER’s which faithfully served the airline for many years. Next week the sixth B787-8 Dreamliner  arrives in Nairobi, to be followed in quarter one of 2015 by a further three to complete the present order. It is then only a matter of time until ‘The Pride of Africa’ will be turning the options for four additional such aircraft into firm orders as the roll out of ‘Plan Mawingu’ continues. [...]

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WHO: Kenya in list of 19 countries at risk from Ebola

Kenya is one of 19 states the World Bank says could report an Ebola case in the next 30 days, even if the outbreak in West Africa is contained. The news will dismay tourism industry players still reeling from the impact of a similar World Health Organisation (WHO) announcement two months ago.  It will also alarm sceptics afraid that cases of the deadly disease will be mishandled as happened in Nigeria, the United States and Spain. [...]