AIG Kenya Insurance has decided to stop accepting new applications for cover for BMW and Subaru cars whose value are below Ksh1.5 million. This was a directive given to all its agents. The reason for this decision is that the company wants to prevent an increase in the loss ratios on auto. The number of…
The Glazer family, majority owners of Manchester United, have refused a £20 million a year deal. The reason to preserve Old Trafford name is to protect the club’s history and traditions. Manchester City make £35 million a year from Etihad Airlines while Arsenal make £30 from their combined stadium and shirt sponsorship deal. City’s deal…
Last week the crew of KTN comedy show, Jameni, got into trouble when they went filming at Wilson Airport. Actor Sergon Kiptarus dressed up in full uniform just like the Inspector General and went into Wilson Airport. The police there saluted him and gave him VIP treatment. However, this didn’t last long since someone recognized…
For those who didn’t know, the late Makueni Senator Mutula Kilonzo had a number of lions and cheetahs as pets. He was very very wealthy hence could easily afford to feed them. Ever since his death, the wild animals have been living in poor conditions. This was revealed by The Nairobian back a month ago….
Apart from traffic, most major roads in Nairobi are really good. However, when it rains, all hell breaks loose. Most of the major highways become impassable after heavy flooding especially along the round abouts. During the construction of the roads, drainage was available but the careless behavior of some people who throw trash all over…
Chinese billionaire Li Jinyuan decided to take 6,400 members of his staff on a four day holiday in France as a way to celebrate 20 year anniversary of his company. He is the chairman of Tiens Group Company which he founded in 1995. It deals with biotechnology, health management, e-commerce, hotel and tourism etc. France…
Safaricom has finally ventured into the home internet market so as to increase its billions from the data market. This is by launching a 4G enabled decoder called The Big Box which has capabilities to provide free & pay tv, wifi to your house, SD and USB media playback. In terms of tv, The Big…
Last year Safaricom was awarded a multi-billion security tender by the government to install various security cameras all over the city and other things. Well there has been a lot of progress in this project. Various cameras have been installed all over Nairobi. A control center at Jogoo House was built and is ready. The…
Wananchi Group’s subsidiary SimbaNet has decided to add voice and Tv services to it fiber internet for its SME customers. Its services now include web hosting, domain name registration, basic TV, internet protocol telephony, security management and cloud disaster recovery. The have various internet packages for its customers. The 8Mbps package goes for Ksh10,000 per…
