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This Seminar will give participants practical insights on how to Integrate Strategy, Corporate Governance and Risk Management practices in their Strategic and Operational decision making processes. See further Seminar details below, and contact us to book this Seminar.

How to Build and Sustain a Successful Performance Management Framework.

Ignite Consulting was created to ignite human potential for personal and organizational success. We are a firm that specializes in coaching, strategy facilitation, organizational effectiveness, skills training and high impact ...

A regular conservation source in Nairobi confirmed that the long awaited 10 year plan of how the Kenya Wildlife Service intends to deal with elephant conservation over the next decade, has been released last weekend in the Kenyan capital.

A career transition programme for delegates within developing organisations.Speaker; to be communicated. Many organisations are seeking to introduce or improve product management functions to achieve market advantage and increase value ...

From Kencell to Celtel to Zain; Kenya’s second largest mobile operator, Zain, has been sold yet again. As anticipated, India’s Bharti Airtel successfully concluded the deal taking over Zain’s African operations. The move places Bharti as the 5th largest mobile company in the world, making them a truly global telecoms company. The Group’s shareholders, whilst showing evidence of discomfort as the deal was being discussed, indicated approval on conclusion with the share price appreciating. Whilst Zain is a distant second to Kenya’s largest mobile operator, Safaricom, the group has 42 million subscribers within 15 African countries. The largest market, Nigeria however, reportedly runs at a loss.It is assumed that a re-branding campaign and change in strategy will again be undertaken, which in Kenya has often been out of step with market demands. One could argue that Zain’s market share in Kenya and indeed Africa (with Celtel) has been affected by the frequent change of name and identity, particularly as the quality of their network is sound. Meanwhile in Kenya, other competitors Yu, also partly owned by the Indian company Essar, and Orange (France Telcom) continue to focus on price to entice consumers. However France Telcom is currently in dispute with the Kenyan Government over missing assets and previously unknown supplier contractual agreements, following its purchase of 51% of the company. The French parastatal is demanding a refund for an equivalent amount to the assets, as well as further capital injection by the Kenya Government in order to continue its strategy implementation and turn the company around CCK, Kenya’s regulatory body,  also plans to introduce changes that will no doubt generate further competition. From July 2010 the migration from networks with one’s full telephone number including the code will be possible. All in all, the year promises to be eventful in the African telecommunications industry.

From Kencell to Celtel to Zain; Kenya’s second largest mobile operator, Zain, has been sold yet again. As anticipated, India’s Bharti Airtel successfully concluded the deal taking over Zain’s African operations. The move places Bharti as the 5th largest mobile company in the world, making them a truly global telecoms company. The Group’s shareholders, whilst showing evidence of discomfort as the deal was being discussed, indicated approval on conclusion with the share price appreciating. Whilst Zain is a distant second to Kenya’s largest mobile operator, Safaricom, the group has 42 million subscribers within 15 African countries. The largest market, Nigeria however, reportedly runs at a loss.It is assumed that a re-branding campaign and change in strategy will again be undertaken, which in Kenya has often been out of step with market demands. One could argue that Zain’s market share in Kenya and indeed Africa (with Celtel) has been affected by the frequent change of name and identity, particularly as the quality of their network is sound. Meanwhile in Kenya, other competitors Yu, also partly owned by the Indian company Essar, and Orange (France Telcom) continue to focus on price to entice consumers. However France Telcom is currently in dispute with the Kenyan Government over missing assets and previously unknown supplier contractual agreements, following its purchase of 51% of the company. The French parastatal is demanding a refund for an equivalent amount to the assets, as well as further capital injection by the Kenya Government in order to continue its strategy implementation and turn the company around CCK, Kenya’s regulatory body,  also plans to introduce changes that will no doubt generate further competition. From July 2010 the migration from networks with one’s full telephone number including the code will be possible.All in all, the year promises to be eventful in the African telecommunications industry.{jcomments on}

Established as a Finance Company in 1983, Equatorial Commercial Bank Limited (ECB) commenced operations as a fully-fledged commercial bank in 1995. ECB is a member of the Sameer Group, one ...

Glory Car Hire began its journey of activities in 1980 in Mombasa. The target customers were Kenyan tourists requiring automobiles for their temporary stay in Mombasa. The tourism industry in ...

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Business Strategies that Work with Jennifer Barassa. Networking Event

Join us for an inspiring and networking session with one of Kenya’s and Africa’s finest mumpreneurs.

As the preferred Regional Business Bank, Our Mission is: is to be the leading business bank across East Africa, delivering excellent customer service through highly motivated teams and a rewarding ...

Kenya’s public sector day saw top honours go to KWS this year for their Animal Adoption Programme, which received the coveted prize in the category of Development of Policy, Strategy and Leadership.

It costs you five times as much to win a new customer than to keep a current one. But retaining customers will not come naturally.

In honor of World Rabies Day, we give you some key facts about Rabies.  

Takwa ruins are the remains of a thriving 15th and 16th century Swahili trading town before it was abandoned in the seventeenth century. It is not only important because of ...

ABIS Limited, founded in 2007, aims to provide its clients with superior investment and business advice. In order to achieve this, they first seek to understand the individual needs and desires of their clients, and continually monitor and assess the market.

Information was confirmed overnight that Etihad, the last of the airline ‘Big Boys’ from the Gulf region, is now finally also set to add Nairobi to their growing network, following in the footsteps of Emirates, Qatar Airways and Gulf Air.

Kenya Airways has confirmed that it has registered a new business name, Jambo Jet, generally perceived to be the national airline’s answer to increasing low-cost operations across Kenya and the wider East African region.