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Leading tours and travel agency Bonfire Adventures has awarded Friends School Kamusinga Principal nicknamed 'Miondoko Principal' a fully paid holiday to Mombasa. Principal Paul Weloba won the hearts of Kenyans after he was filmed dancing alongside his students at a school event. In the video that emerged on social media on Thursday, the principal joined some of the students on stage as they danced to the popular Gengetone song - Miondoko. Weloba also donned the school uniform; a short-sleeved white shirt with a school badge, a pair of black trousers and a tie. The video excited Kenyans and caught the attention of Bonfire CEO Simon Kabu. "You came across the "Dancing Principal wa Miondoko" of Friends School Kamusinga? Mr Paul Weloba. As BONFIRE ADVENTURES AND EVENTS, We promised him a holiday and actualized. Bonfire Adventures we value Teachers very much.. they are our kids " surrogate parents". They spend so much time with our kids as we loo

By Grace Mwende BelaRisu Medical Centre has today celebrated its first anniversary since it was launched with over one thousand successful cleft lip and Palate surgeries.  Located at Park Road in Ngara, Nairobi county the non-governmental organization aims to give hope to children born with cleft. Speaking during the celebration at the hospital Dr Martin Kamau CEO of Belarisu Medical Hospital said over three hundred patients have benefited from cleft lip and cleft palate surgery, orthodontics, speech therapy, psychotherapy and nutritional support for the last year. Dr. Kamau noted that challenges facing children born with cleft lip include feeding problems, stigmatization and, poor development of hearing and speech problems. Nominated Senator Veronica Maina during the event. Since its inception, over 1000 cleft surgery has been done successfully, including highly specialized cleft lip and cleft palate. parents who have benefited from the foundation could not h

Naivas Supermarket today launched its annual Christmas Campaign popularly referred to as Kikwetu. This year’s Christmas campaign marks the 13th edition since the launch of the first Kikwetu in 2011. Kikwetu which simply translates to “our way” has endeavoured over the years to remain authentically Kenyan while delivering memorable experiences to customers through thematic campaigns during the festive season. “Speaking during the launch, Peter Mukuha, Naivas Chief of Operations said, “On 12th October, we made history by hitting triple digits in store count, we opened our 100th branch. This is a feat that no other supermarket in Kenya both local and international has managed to achieve. This is a historic moment, not just for us but win for every customer who has ever shopped with us, a win for every supplier who has entrusted us to sell their wares. Most importantly every town that has welcomed us with open arms. It took us 33 years, 2 months and 12 days to get to 100 branch

Kenya is set to host King Charles III and Queen Camilla from 31 October 2023 to 3 November 2023. This will be the King's first official visit to Africa since he took power. This visit serves as a symbol of the collaborative efforts between Kenya and the United Kingdom in fostering regional stability and security, promoting youth opportunities, addressing climate concerns, advancing shared prosperity, and supporting sustainable development. President Ruto Will host the King and have discussions around the recruitment of Kenyan Nurses to the United Kingdom, the Sh11.5 billion Nairobi Railway City endeavour and the Sh31 United Green investment among others. However, it's important to note that unlike other state visits, this will be no signing of deals during the King's Visit. According to British High Commissioner to Kenya Neil Wigan, the King is the Head of State and not the head of government. The King symbolizes Britain and the British people. He will be focu

The East African Business Council (EABC) has announced its partnership with the GIZ 'Support to East African Integration Programme for Phase II of the project titled "Enhancing Effective Private Sector Participation in the EAC and AfCFTA Integration Processes." The official grant agreement for Phase II, valued at €250,000, was signed by Mr. John Bosco Kalisa, Executive Director of EABC, and Mr. Björn Richter, GIZ-EAC Cluster Coordinator.  The signing ceremony was witnessed by Ms Annette Mutaawe Ssemuwemba, EAC Deputy Secretary-General for Customs Trade and Monetary Affairs, who pledged EAC Secretariat collaboration to support the implementation of the Phase II project.  She lauded the Phase II project for focusing on harnessing the opportunities under AfCFTA, emphasizing that the growth and resilience of the EAC bloc results from unified policies, with the private sector playing a fundamental advocacy role. The new EABC-GIZ partnership bui

Nairobi, October 25, 2023 – In a pivotal move towards environmental responsibility and sustainable business practices, Sustainable Inclusive Business – Kenya (SIB-K), a division of the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA), has partnered with the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) to drive compliance with the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations in Kenya through a Private Sector Sensitization Workshop, supported by USAID and Prosper Africa.  The workshop raised awareness and fostered dialogue between businesses and NEMA, focusing on the initial phase of EPR implementation: data collection and environmental cleanup. EPR, a global concept, mandates that producers and manufacturers manage the entire lifecycle of their products, including disposal, thus adhering to the polluter-pays principle.  Kenya currently recycles only 8% - 10% of its plastic waste, making plastic pollution a pressing concern. Successful EPR implementation not only aids in reduc

  By Grace Mwende  Federation of Women Entepreneurs Kenya (FOWEK) has been official launched in Nairobi, with 1million dollars to lend to all Kenya women in business. Addressing the media during the grand launch, Ms Catherine Githinji,COMESA Focal Point in Kenya who represented the Principal Secretary said the (FOWEK) is a good platform apex body of all women entrepreneurs, women investors, and women business owners and their business associations, and it plays the role of lobbying and advocating for Women Entrepreneur Associations (WEAs) with the aim of Connecting women with each other. She said that government will ensure women business are not affected by the non-tariff barriers. According to her the Bottom Up agenda that was launched by President Ruto is the focal point of all women across all counties, mostly on the agricultural sectors.  "As government who understands women we will create an enabling environment for all women, to empower women to expand their

By Grace Mwende Leading disinfection and hygiene solutions provider, Dettol has launched a handwashing campaign targeting over 10,000 school-going children in Nairobi’s slums. The launch of this campaign coincides with the global observance of Global Handwashing Day, with the theme: “Clean hands are within reach”. The campaign was launched in Kibera Primary school brought together stakeholders from different organization to emphasize the need of washing hands for school going children. According to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), two out of every five schools worldwide lack essential handwashing facilities, thus exposing students to a multitude of diseases. Furthermore, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that unclean hands are the main mode of illness transmission in approximately 80 per cent of cases, and bringing it home, the 2023 Kenya Economic Survey shows that in 2022, healthcare facilities reported four million cases of diarrheal diseases,

STATEMENT BY LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY ( LDP) ON THE DEMOLITION OF PROPERTIES IN MAVOKO. Liberal Democratic Party,( LDP) criticizes the Kenya Kwanza government of President William Ruto for going against its promises to Kenyans during campaigns. A government which does not respect human rights and people's rights and more so that cannot keep its promises is a fallacy and dangerous. President Ruto during campaigns in last year's general elections made promises which he is betraying after taking power. Land grabbing by cartels in Kenya is a historical and perennial problem where people in power grab land and then sell it to innocent and unsuspecting citizens. Many Kenyans are victims of these land-grabbing cartels and have been conned and duped to buy and develop properties which are later destroyed through court orders claiming that they are built on grabbed government land and yet they have documents and title Deeds issued by the same government. What a shame. This i

(Bonfire Adventure CEO Simon Kabu with his team posing for a photo after winning the award) Bonfire Adventures has once again stamped its authority as the continent's leading tours and travel company by winning two converted awards at the 30th World Travel Awards. Bonfire was awarded as the African leading tours and travel agency and Kenyan leading tours and travel agency. This is the 8th time in Raw that the company has won this award. The ceremony was held in Dubai where the company CEO Simon Kabu is taking over thirty of his best-performing employees for a fully paid vacation. Speaking to Opera News after winning the awards last night, Kabu said that this is a result of many years of dedication and hard work. According to Kabu, these two awards prove that they have been doing things the right way and they are going to continue serving Kenyans and the world in the best way they can. This comes just a few months after Kabu and his wife Sarah Kabu announced that they

Chief Executive Officer,Kenya National Federation of Jua Kali Associations & Confederation of Micro and Small Enterprises Organization East Africa (CMSEO-EA), Mr Richard Muteti gives his opinion on why Jua Kali sector it's important in the growth of the economy. The Jua Kali sector, the majority of whom are the MSMEs, plays a key role in the country’s development agenda. According to the Kenya Economic Survey Report 2022, the Jua Kali sector contributed 25% of the GDP. The role of the Jua Kali sector in the economy cannot therefore be underestimated. It is estimated that there are more than 16.4 million Informal Sector players majority of whom are MSMEs in Kenya, which accounts for 93 per cent of the total labour force. However, the sector has proven difficult to tax because the enterprises in this sector are not formally regulated, payments are mostly made in cash and some business records are not consistent owing to the nature of their informal business operating

Bonfire Adventures CEO Simon Kabu has taken a team of his Top 30 Performing employees to Dubai for a Fully Paid holiday. Speaking to Opera News, Kabu said that he wanted to take the team on a vacation to encourage and motivate them as well as explore the wonders of Dubai. "I believe my team is the most important part of the company and any opportunity I get to reward them I will take it," said Kabu. (Bonfire Adventures founders Simon Kabu and Sarah Kabu with part of the top-performing team in Dubai) Bonfire Adventures has been the leading tour and travel agency in Kenya since its inception in 2008. For seven consecutive years, the company has bagged the award of Kenya's best travel company and emerged top as Kenya's leading travel agency during the World Travel Awards 2022. In June this year, Simon Kabu and his wife Sarah Kabu announced that they had surpassed the millionaires club and are now billionaires. Bonfire Adventures are offering a Lipa pole pole

Leading retailer Naivas has hit triple digits in store count with the opening of its 100 branches. This is a historic moment in Kenya as this is a feat that no other supermarket in Kenya, local or international, has managed to achieve. The outlet which carries this great honour is Naivas Foodmarket King’ara Road in Lavington. Speaking to the media Naivas Managing Director David Kimani said this achievement has been fueled by the need to give more to Kenyans. "As a Kenyan homegrown family business, we thank you for the trust you have placed in the brand and we shall ensure that we continue to diligently serve Kenyans as you are the reason for our being. My promise is, store number 100 is just the beginning as we now are focused on the next big step, hitting 200 stores,’’ he said. “It may have taken 33 years 2 months and 12 days to hit this great milestone, but it means that the founding family, the Mukuhas, had set the right foundation to ensure that the business grows.

By Grace Mwende Kenya's capital city Nairobi community is set to experience the fifth annual edition of The Moth event, a hallmark celebration of unforeseen narratives. The Moth, a renowned non-profit dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling since its inception in 1997, has been a guiding light for individuals worldwide. Since it's inception the moth has allowed over 60,000 true stories to be shared live across the globe. The stories are shared through the Peabody Award-winning The Moth Radio Hour and The Moth Podcast, which receives 100 million annual downloads from listeners across the globe. (Prof Chiwoza Bandawe, a clinical psychologist from malawi sharing his story of the Moth Main stage in 2022.) The annual event found it's home in Kenya Four years ago, and has since been shared through yearly session intertwined with quarterly storytelling workshops for gender equality and world health advocates that have indelibly marked the local landscape. The ea

By Grace Mwende The Chief Justice of the Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia, H.E. Hon. Tewodros Meheret Kebede, is now in Kenya for the FRICA Regional Judicial Dialogue. H.E. Tewodoros has  stressed the necessity for improved judicial collaboration across the African continent when addressing the other 21 Chief Justice of other African countries.  The conference, with the theme "Strengthening Adjudication of Transnational Organized Crimes and Illicit Financial Flows in Africa," gave legal experts from different African countries a forum to discuss important issues affecting the continent. He emphasized the need to transform this historical connection into real judicial collaboration while appreciating the historical linkages between India and Ethiopia. Justice Tewodoros emphasized the significance of judicial cooperation at the regional and continental levels to uphold justice and the rule of law across Africa. He added that these differences have been

La Roche-Posay has announced a Kenyan Doctor – Dr. Winnie Njenga, a dermatologist at the Kiambu Level 5 Hospital as the first African winner of its annual Research Grants.  Her project on “The quality of life in children, teenagers and adults diagnosed with eczema  in Kenya,” satisfied the grants’ high-ranking jury of dermatologists drawn from around the  world as one that will provide valuable data and insights on how skin conditions affect the quality of life of patients in different parts of the country.  Dr. Njenga will receive a grant of Ksh 4 million to carry out her research, together with membership to the French Chamber of  Commerce. “La Roche-Posay partners with dermatologists worldwide to stay at the forefront of skin science research and to formulate safe and effective products that are dermatologist developed and tested. We’re proud that this year’s winner is a Kenyan doctor who also happens to be the first African to win the grant to further her research proje

Liberal Democratic Party ( LDP) dismisses the National Dialogue Committee as a complete waste of time and resources. The so-called National Dialogue talks are just about certifying certain selfish political interests which have nothing to do with the plight of the ordinary Kenyans currently suffering because of the high cost of living. Such talks have been perennial after General elections since 1907 during the reign of the late President Daniel Arap Moi. The composition of the National Dialogue Committee members is questionable and comprises wounded politicians who lost the elections and now trying to secure places in the current government for their survival and a government which is either illegitimate or not and that is comprised of greedy politicians who are willing to do anything including changing the constitution to stay in power at whatever cost.  The mandate of the National Dialogue Committee is not clear and is not constitutional.  Membership to the Co

The Government has affirmed its commitment to supporting the growth of the Creative Economy to ensure that the sector contributes significantly to Kenya’s national development through job opportunities for the youths as well as wealth creation. While speaking on Friday 29th September 2023, during the inaugural first-ever State-of-the Film Industry Summit, organized by the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) in partnership with the Kenya Film and Television Professionals Association (KFTPA) and other industry stakeholders, which was held at the Nairobi Film Centre (NFC), the Ministry of Youth Affairs, the Arts and Sports, CS Hon. Ababu Namwamba EGH, said the Creative Economy is among key priorities of the Government as established in the Kenya Kwanza PLAN. “The film sector has been treated badly. To correct that history of mistreatment, and neglect, we have ensured that this sector is anchored in the manifesto of the PLAN on what the Government desires for this key secto