Mrs. Phyllis Kandie named
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Correspondent, Africa
(eTN) - Mrs.
Aiming for FAA Category One status
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Correspondent, Africa
(eTN) - The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority recently re-certified Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in accordance with guidelines issued by the International Civil Aviation Organization ...
jointly promoting country’s tourism attractions
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Correspondent
(eTN) - Two leading stakeholders in Kenya’s tourism industry, the Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) and national airline Kenya Airways (KQ), have yesterday put pen to paper to sign a one-year ...
tourist was attempting to photograph young hippo
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
(eTN) - Sad news is coming out of Kenya that a Chinese tourist has died in a local hospital, where she was taken last night after being attacked by a hippo while attempting to take a close-up ...
welcomes renewed resolve of newly-elected president
During a visit to Nairobi to attend the presidential inauguration of Kenya’s new President, the Seychelles Vice President, Mr.
Travel advisories can be relaxed with election declared valid
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
(eTN) - Kenya’s tourism industry was swift to welcome the decision of the Supreme Court, which delivered the verdict of “validly elected” while turning down the applications of the ...
Kenya Coast Casino
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
(eTN) - Suspected members of the banned MRC, a coastal terrorist group seeking to break away from the Republic of Kenya and form their own radical Islamic state, attacked an Italian-owned casino ...
Ecotourism conference and holiday fair
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
Kenya is getting ready to present two important events in the next few months. Here readers will find information about each event, both being held in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital.
United Nations Environmental Assembly
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
(eTN) - Kenya’s capital city of Nairobi is now the home of the newly-upgraded United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEP), formerly known as the UN Environment Program.
Kenya’s new president elect Uhuru Kenyatta
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
(eTN) - While the who’s who of Kenya’s tourism industry is wrapping up their participation in the world’s greatest tourism fair, ITB Berlin, a number of them have expressed their confidence ...
Africa air service
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
(eTN) - News is coming out of Nairobi that Kenya Airways will launch flights to Livingstone, Zambia, in June, then routing on to Harare, Zimbabwe.
Visitors hurt in terrifying coach crash
Fifteen Britons were involved in a terrifying coach crash in Kenya when their vehicle plunged 16ft down a bank and flipped on its side.
Election In Kenya
Tourists have been advised to stay away from Kenya’s beaches after it emerged that gangs of young men have been training in forest camps to disrupt Monday’s election.
Airline calls press conference
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
(eTN) - Information was received from a source in Dar es Salaam who attended a press conference yesterday called by FastJet at short notice.
plane crash on Mt. Kenya
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
(eTN) - Dr. Anthony King, former CEO of the Laikipia Wildlife Forum (LWF) and more recently Manager of the Ngolale Ranch in Rumuruti, died yesterday afternoon when his plane crashed on Mt.
Tourists attacked at Kenya resort
In Kenya, masked men carrying guns and machetes attacked a group of Italian tourists on Wednesday.
Italian Foreign Ministry issues statement expressing concern
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
(eTN) - Two armed attacks, using guns and machetes, on the Italian holiday community in Malindi, have raised the alarm of targeted violence against this Indian Ocean municipality’s most numerous ...
potential water deficit looming
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
(eTN) - Warnings over a water deficit of some 65 percent were looming large when Kenya’s Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Water admitted at a function in Malindi district a few days ago, ...
new mega terminal
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
(eTN) - A regular aviation source from Nairobi has confirmed that the Kenyan government has completed the financing arrangements for the new mega terminal, second runway, and other related ...
New hard surface runway officially opened
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
(eTN) – Kenya President Mwai Kibaki yesterday formally opened the first phase of the new airport in Isiolo.
significant changes at kws
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
(eTN) - Kenyans will be waking up to stark news of significant changes at the Kenya Wildlife Service, which is facing mounting pressure from the country’s tourism industry and conservationists ...
perfect storm brewing high up in the skies
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
(eTN) - Predictably were the outcries from those named angry but for certain in denial, after the latest article was published on the ups and downs and twists in the tail of the FastJet versus ...
More woes for the airline
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
(eTN) - Already embroiled in a potentially major lawsuit with erstwhile buddies Fly540 in Kenya, where some nearly US$7 million are at stake over alleged outstanding payments claimed by one but ...
Commercial Director’s contract not renewed
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
(eTN) - Mr.
6 people killed
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
(eTN) - While there is no indication at present if the indiscriminate shooting the evening before yesterday at the Dunes Hotel in Garissa was related to the just-concluded party nominations for ...
Parliament says no to anti-alcohol proposal
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
(eTN) - The well-founded fears of a devastating fallout from an ill-considered bill, attempting to prohibit and criminalize the consumption and sale of alcoholic drinks over the election period in ...
Kenya tourism assures no tourist will be prosecuted
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
(eTN) - Regular visitors to East Africa holding local telecom operators’ SIM cards they use on arrival, may be in for a rude shock when next returning to Kenya, where the registration deadline ...
Alcoholic drinks control act
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
(eTN) - A regular source from Kenya’s hospitality industry has off the record complained that the currently under discussion legislation to ban the sale and consumption of alcohol between March ...
Emirates the fastest growing inbound market for Kenya
UAE tourists visiting Kenya increased 90 percent in the first eight months of this year, according to the Kenya Tourist Board.
Turkish Airlines
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya's limping tourism industry witnessed a boost Wednesday with the arrival of the first Turkish Airlines aircraft to signal the start of direct flights between Kenya and ...
