Rwanda targets high-end tourist market

By AFP,

Nicaraguan singer Hernaldo Zuniga brought his entire family to trek through the lush forests and mist-shrouded volcanoes of northwestern Rwanda in sea...

exclusive tours , Individual Tours , mountain gorillas , niche tourism , Rwanda , Rwanda Development Board , segment tourism market , tourism , Volcanoes National Park , wealthy tourists

Treasury allocates Uchumi Sh500m in first tranche of bailout package

By Sophie Kinoti,

The National Treasury has allocated half a billion shillings to cash strapped Uchumi Supermarkets, as part of government efforts to revive the retaile...

bailout , Christmas Shopping , Dr Julius Kipng'etich , first tranche in the bailout , National Treasury , offer liquidity support , restructure the business , supplier debt , suppliers , uchumi , Uchumi supermarkets

State seeks consultant for Elgeyo, Baringo cable car project

By Sophie Kinoti,

The Kenya Tourism Fund is seeking a consultant to carry out a feasibility study to construct cable cars in Baringo and Elgeyo Marakwet counties. Th...

Alex Tolgos , baringo , cable car , consultant , Elgeyo Marakwet , Kenya Tourism Fund , tourism

Outmoded machines delay Pan Paper comeback

By Sophie Kinoti,

The reopening of the Pan Paper Mills will take a while longer after the new investors encountered deeper troubles at the mill. Sold to the Rai Grou...

bio gas , government , modernization , pan paper mills , paper , pulping plant , Rai Group , Tarlochan Limited , webuye , Y. V Choudray

Taiwan: The forgotten home of diversity

By Samuel Ramtu,

Did you know that the 36,000 square kilometer Taiwan is the home to nearly 400 hundred species of butterflies? This kingdom of butterflies also boa...

Pan Paper delays reopening to September

By Namisi Cheptai,

Pan Paper Mills will delay its reopening until mid September after running into upgrade delays. The Webuye based paper mill which was acquired by t...

bond debt , debt , pan paper mills , Rai Group , Tarlochan Limited , webuye , Y. V Choudray

Tanzania hands out cash to help its very poorest kickstart businesses

By Reuters,

Tatu Mtulya looks older than her age. Her sun-parched skin and the repairs to her well-worn dress say it all. She is poor. The 49-year-old single m...

business , Tanzania