Lockdown round 2: Now what for employees and business owners?

By Guest Writer,

On Friday 26 th March 2021, President Kenyatta announced the cessation of movement by air, road and rail movement in and out of Nairobi, Kajiado, Mach...

coronavirus

Kirinyaga County Gov’t urges residents to embrace domestic tourism

By Citizen Reporter,

Kirinyaga County Government is urging the local residents to explore the many tourism opportunities found within the county in order to boost domestic...

Kirinyaga County. , Tembea Tujenge Kenya

Jambojet inks deal with KTB to market Kenya

By Citizen Reporter,

Regional low-cost carrier Jambojet has entered into a partnership with the Kenya Tourism Board to promote domestic tourism. The partnership involve...

Jambojet , KTB

Pangolins in the dock: Is the mammal really guilty as charged?

By Dorcas Wangira,

The pangolin is the world’s most trafficked mammal. No one truly knows its conservation status in Kenya. When COVID-19 broke out in early 2020, some...

coronavirus , pangolin

Another top Tanzanian gov’t official John William Kijazi dies

By Citizen Reporter,

Tanzania's Chief Secretary of the State John William Kijazi has died. A statement from the government spokesman said Amb. Kijazi died on Wednesday ...

coronavirus , kijazi , magufuli , Tanzania

KQ to resume flights to Rome in June

By Kepha Muiruri,

National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has announced the return of flights to Italy’s Capital Rome following a near one year hiatus triggered by the CO...

coronavirus , kq , Rome flights

Quarantine rules dampen international travel return

By Kepha Muiruri,

The retention of quarantine requirements for passengers has dampened the return of international travel even as the world moves closer to managing the...

COVID-19 , Kenya Association of Travel Agents (KATA) , tourism

KQ temporarily suspends flights to France, Netherlands

By Kepha Muiruri,

National carrier Kenya Airways has announced the temporary suspension of flights to some of its European routes during the entire month of February. ...

COVID-19 , Kenya Airways

CS Matiang’i recalls all police officers on leave, warns against reckless merrymaking

By Hassan Mugambi,

The government on Wednesday recalled all officers within the national security sector who are on leave during this festive season. The National Pol...

CS Fred Matiang’i , festive season , Police Officers , Rapid deployment unit

KQ, Air France KLM to terminate Africa Europe partnership in 2021

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya Airways and Air France KLM Group have agreed to mutually terminate their Africa-Europe joint venture partnership from September 1, 2021. The ...

Air France-KLM , coronavirus , kq

Travel agents want rapid COVID-19 tests to boost international arrivals

By Kepha Muiruri,

Travel agents have called for the installation of rapid COVID-19 test facilities at international airports to serve as a marker of confidence to rebou...

coronavirus , COVID-19 certificate , tourism

Kenya crowned world’s leading safari destination

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya has once again been named the World’s Leading Safari Destination by World Travel Awards (WTA), further cementing her position as the global ch...

Kenya Airways begins direct cargo flights from Mombasa to UAE

By Citizen Reporter,

National Flag carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has started direct cargo flights from Mombasa. KQ Cargo will initially run one weekly flight from Mombasa ...

cargo flights , kq

World’s most-traveled man Fred Finn says Kenya is the safest place to visit during the pandemic

By Lawrence Nganga,

Diani beach in Kwale County has played host to the world's most traveled man, Fred Finn. Finn has traveled to more than 150 countries at the age of 7...

fred finn

Qatar Airways marks 15 years of Nairobi-Doha operations

By Kepha Muiruri,

Gulf carrier Qatar Airways has marked 15 years of operations on the Nairobi-Doha route this week having begun flying on the route in 2005. The carr...

Qatar Airways

Fight against COVID-19 and commerce top the agenda as Uhuru meets Italian counterpart

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta today paid a courtesy call on his Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella at his Quirinal Palace in Rome. President Kenyatta...

President Uhuru Kenyatta

KQ delays US route return on flight cancellations

By Kepha Muiruri,

National carrier Kenya Airways has pushed back the return of direct US flights which was scheduled for Saturday to November 29. In a notice publish...

KQ pilot

Kenya Tourism Board nominated for excellence in policy making

By Citizen Reporter,

The Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) has been nominated for the 2020 Africa Tourism Leadership Awards ‘Leading in Progressive Policies’ category by Afric...

KTB

KQ expands partnership with Delta Air Lines ahead of US flights return

By Kepha Muiruri,

National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has expanded its code share partnership with the US Delta Air Lines as it warms up to the return of New York direc...

COVID-19 , Kenya Airways , Kenya-US direct flights

Local firms continue cutting jobs despite rebounding economy

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya’s private sector has continued shedding jobs in spite of an improving macro-economic environment supported by an ease of COVID-19 restrictions...

COVID-19 , Jibran Qureishi , KNBS , Stanbic PMI , unemployment