Travel Ban
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
A ban affected on a number of Kenyan ministers also saw tourism minister Balala fall victim to a presidential directive, which was issued early this week.
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Kenya Airways Partner
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
Tanzania’s leading private airline and partner of Kenya Airways took delivery early last week of yet another ATR 42-500 aircraft, part of the purchase deal signed with the French manufacturer some y
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Pride Of Africa
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
Information was received from sources close to Kenya Airways that their fleet’s on-time performance has in recent weeks and months improved steadily, compared to data available from mid/late 2008.
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Offenders To Be Closed Down And Prosecuted
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
The Kenyan minister for tourism, the Hon.
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Polluters at Lake Naivasha Will Be Arrested
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
The Kenyan government has issued a closure notice to eight flower farms located around Lake Naivasha and directed that any farmer still discharging untreated effluent into the lake be arrested forthwi
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Candidates Narrow To Three
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
With the shenanigans of outgoing CEO of the Kenya Airports Authority over the selection of his successors brought to an abrupt halt by a newly-assertive chairman and board of the Kenya Airports Author
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East African torrential rains
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
The torrential rains presently sweeping the East African region have now found another ‘outlet’ to cause disaster.
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Irregular Supply
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
Irregular water supplies along the Mombasa coast have prompted calls by hoteliers to "spare them from rationing" and give them a regular water supply, to avoid closures and operational problems vis-a-
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Kenya's Tourism
By WANGUI MAINA
Tourism in Coast province, the main attraction for visitors to Kenya over the years, is at a crossroads as a monotonous product range, declining charter frequency and beach boys put off potential visi
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Masai Mara Game Reserve
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
Calls for a moratorium of building of new lodges and permanent tented camps inside the Masai Mara Game Reserve have been ongoing for a long time now, considering that the general view of conservationi
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Job Qualifications Modified
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
Predictably, in view of the shenanigans by outgoing CEO George Muhoho, the recently-appointed chairman of the Kenya Airports Authority and his board decided to declare the advert seeking applications
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New Hangar And Office Block
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
Jetlink, the privately-owned Kenyan airline, operating both domestic and regional jet services, has shown their confidence in the future of aviation in Eastern Africa last week when breaking ground fo
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10 Billion Kenya Shilling Contract Signed
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
A contract worth nearly 10 billion Kenya shillings appears to have been signed for the supply of security and other operational equipment for Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
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Serena Hotels To Start Construction
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
Following the report of last week that Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) was preparing to spend big bucks in revamping some of the parks and reserves in western Kenya, which included the Ndere Island, news
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Kempinski Hotel Funds Scholarships
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
A newly-constructed tourism training facility, the National Tourism College, is due for its formal opening in May this year.
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Protecting The Colobus Monkeys In Kenya
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
SafariLink, the scheduled safari airline operating daily flights into the main national parks from Wilson Airport and between the key national parks, has for some time now been flying to the Ukunda ai
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Revised Service Charter Launched
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
In what is clearly a pointer towards the direction the Kenya Tourist Board (KTB) intends to take in coming years as the country’s principal marketing tool for tourism and overseas PR, the board last
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Domestic Tourism Council Introduced
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
The Ministry of Tourism in Nairobi has declared 2010 to be the year when domestic tourism is to be supported and brought to the forefront, hoping to achieve by 2012 a 50 percent margin of business to
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Surfing The Net In Kenya
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
Safaricom, Kenya’s leading mobile phone provider, has launched an Internet access platform available for tourist and business visitors. A week’s subscription costs a mere 999 Kenya shillings.
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Reaping The Fruits Of The Kisumu Airport Rehab
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
It was learned while in Nairobi that the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) intends to invest some major money into the planned rebranding of the Kisumu Impala Sanctuary and the Ndere Island reserve, in tim
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