Author: Nairobi Business Monthly Reporter

A growing number of corporations in Nairobi are turning to Occupier Services consultants to optimise value from their real estate spend as they seek efficiency and cost-reduction in their operations. According to experts at Knight Frank Kenya, cost-sensitivity has resulted in companies exploring various options including consolidating their workspaces, sub-letting surplus office space or moving into more productive and efficient spaces. The trend has also seen enterprises embrace alternative workspace solutions such as serviced offices, which allow for co-working and flexibility in managing leasing costs. On the development side, office accommodation is shifting focus to the end-user perspective with a view…

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According to the Corruption Perception Index 2018 by Transparency International, Kenya is ranked position 144 out of 180 countries. This puts our beloved country among the most corrupt countries of the world. This ranking can be attributed not only to the long list of scandals that have plagued the country but also to the volumes of cash involved and lack of sophistry, or the primitive, shameless manner in which the public coffers have been raided under the watch of Jubilee Government. Put together, they make the mind-boggling Goldenberg Scandal of the Nyayo era look like child’s play. You can talk…

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BY EMEKA-MAYAKA GEKARA Two emotional ceremonies took place in Bangok,Thailand, on January 23 and Nairobi a day earlier. Thais held a memorial service in honour of 21 people killed in the January terror attack on the DusitD2 Hotel complex. The DusitD2 Hotel in Nairobi is one of the 29 hotels and resorts owned by the Dusit Thani Group of companies, a Thai multinational hospitality firm with headquarters in Bangkok.The Nairobi ceremony took place at Christ is The Answer Ministry (Citam) Church on Valley Road for the six employees of financial security firm Cellulant who perished in the raid. The two…

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You don’t drown by falling in water; you drown by staying there – Edwin Louise Cole the founder of Christian Men’s Network. BY DAVID ONJILI Dennis Oliech, like the biblical Lazarus who Jesus Christ brought back to life four days after his burial, has made a return to the Kenyan football after many had written his obituary. On the evening of January 2, 2019 when blurred images of Oliech alongside club’s chairman Ambrose Rachier surfaced, the deal was done. Reliably rumoured to be a two-year contract and attracting a salary of Sh 350,000 per month excluding training and winning bonuses,…

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BY CYNTHIA WAIRIMU It being January, a lot of people have taken up the initiative to follow up on the New Year resolutions made. Working out and joining a gym is usually on the itinerary. This is all well and good and a healthy option to start a year. So begs the question, is it healthy to workout in your makeup? Most times than not, you find influencers, friends and fitness models posting pictures of them working out while wearing makeup. Everyone wants to look good but the gym might not be necessarily the place, ergo, makeup is a no-no…

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BY DR ANGELA MIGOWA Arthritis disease, which is inflammation of joints, is commonly associated with older adults, but contrary to what many think, it can also be found in children. Arthritis diagnosed in children is not similar to the one that affects adults though the symptoms experienced by both can resemble. There are different types of arthritis in children. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is the most common chronic arthritis among children. It is diagnosed in children 16 years old, or younger, with arthritis symptoms for at least 6 weeks after ruling out other secondary causes.  JIA is an   autoimmune…

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BY TOM ODHIAMBO You probably have seen them on TV, or at airport lounges or read about them online or in glossy magazines. These globetrotting entrepreneurs, investors or businessmen straddle borders of countries, looking for another opportunity to set up a business and make more money.  They are suave, globally tuned-in, savvy and often politically connected. They are the first class members of the international rich, who are also known as the ‘plutocrats.’ They are the subject of Chrystia Freeland’s book, Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super-Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else (Penguin, 2012). This is a book worth reading,…

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A group of four students from Kisumu girl’s high school, and one from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (Jkuat), have won the African of the Year Award. Innovators Stacy Owino from Jkuat, Cynthia Otieno, Purity Achieng, Mascrine Atieno and Ivy Akinyi from Kisumu Girls, all aged between 16-18 years, received the global recognition award for developing a mobile application ‘i-cut’ which connects Kenyan girls affected by Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) to legal and medical assistance a year ago. The group, christened restorers, which aims at preventing FGM in specific areas such as Kisii, Somali, Samburu and Maasai-land were awarded Sh2.5 million prize money at a…

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BY ANTONY MUTUNGA Last year saw a rise in threat activity in the cyber-world as more and more people got connected to the Internet. According to the hosting fact list of Internet, e-commerce and hosting statistics for 2018, the number of internet users rose from about 3.7 billion at the end of 2017 to 4.1 billion as at the end of 2018. The surge in data breaches and cyber-attacks has affected billions of people all over the world. According to Positive Technologies, a global digital security firm, during the second quarter of 2018 cyber attacks increased by 47%, affecting about…

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One of the fastest growing design trends, 3D modelling is set to exponentially increase over the next few years. The multitude uses for 3D designs and models seem to increase every year, and it is becoming essential for those across various sectors to know how to access the most creative designs as quickly and easily as possible. There are some exciting trends that are set to dominate the space in 2019 as 3D design begins to permeate nearly every industry.  Platforms such as the Flat Pyramid 3D model marketplace are therefore essential for those in the creative industries, as well…

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