BusinessDailyCompany Industry /Company%20Industry/-/539550/539550/-/urdgmfz/-/index.html EASSy landing revives lower rates talk http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/EASSy%20landing%20revives%20lower%20rates%20talk%20%20/-/539550/882230/-/bqt6iz/-/index.html The imminent arrival of Kenya’s third international fibre optic this weekend is set to renew debate on the pricing of communication. 2010-03-18T21:00:00Z Aga Khan University diversifies courses to include journalism http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Aga%20Khan%20University%20diversifies%20courses%20to%20include%20journalism%20/-/539550/882278/-/ejcb56z/-/index.html The Aga Khan University is to launch a graduate school of media and communications in Nairobi to offer specialised training to journalists, the institution’s founder, His Highness the Aga Khan, said on Thursday. 2010-03-18T21:00:00Z Accident-free motorists to enjoy cheaper car insurance rates http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Accident%20free%20motorists%20to%20enjoy%20cheaper%20car%20insurance%20rates%20/-/539550/882256/-/ldt7ci/-/index.html Vehicle owners will from this month enjoy discounts on their insurance premiums based on their driving record, according to new industry rules which reward motorists for keeping a clean driving record. 2010-03-18T21:00:00Z Safaricom CEO plans exit this year http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Safaricom%20CEO%20plans%20exit%20this%20year%20/-/539550/882272/-/12n5f2pz/-/index.html Safaricom’s chief executive officer, Michael Joseph, plans to step down in 2010 after a decade at the helm, during which he turned the telecommunication company into East Africa’s biggest company by market capitalisation and profit numbers. 2010-03-18T21:00:00Z TI calls for overhaul of House committee http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/TI%20calls%20for%20overhaul%20of%20House%20committee%20/-/539550/882238/-/hv96kgz/-/index.html Transparency International wants the Parliamentary Service Commission overhauled to stem the abuse of powers and privileges by MPs. 2010-03-18T21:00:00Z TransCentury faces off with Citadel in battle for RVR http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/TransCentury%20faces%20off%20with%20Citadel%20in%20battle%20for%20RVR%20%20/-/539550/882242/-/ohti7t/-/index.html Warring shareholders in the troubled Rift Valley Railways (RVR) will face off this morning at an arbitration meeting in London amid hardening of positions that threatens the quick turnaround of the firm. 2010-03-18T21:00:00Z Companies rush to lease KPLC’s over-the-power-line cable http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Companies%20rush%20to%20lease%20KPLCs%20over-the-power%20line%20cable%20/-/539550/882232/-/w9vmr1z/-/index.html Information and telecommunication (IT) firms are rushing to secure a lease of Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) fibre, as an assurance to offer round-the-clock connectivity which is becoming a key selling factor. 2010-03-18T21:00:00Z Tourism boosted as CITES backs ivory trade ban http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Tourism%20boosted%20as%20CITES%20backs%20ivory%20trade%20ban%20/-/539550/882228/-/6lmurc/-/index.html Kenya’s opposition to ivory trade got a major boost after an influential watchdog backed the ban offering a rare support to tourism industry. 2010-03-18T21:00:00Z How Standard Assurance was brought to its knees http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/-/539550/881564/-/t284h0z/-/index.html Directors, senior executives and insurance brokers were behind the near collapse of Standard Assurance Kenya Limited by failing to remit hundreds of millions of shillings owed to the firm. 2010-03-17T21:00:00Z Fighting leaves city without food and unable to bury the dead http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Fighting%20leaves%20city%20without%20food%20and%20unable%20to%20bury%20the%20dead%20/-/539550/881536/-/ky23ltz/-/index.html Five days of fighting in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, have left residents without food, cut off from their homes and unable to bury their dead, civil society leaders in the city said. 2010-03-17T21:00:00Z ARM on the spot over blending of fertiliser http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/ARM%20on%20the%20spot%20over%20blending%20of%20fertiliser%20%20/-/539550/881578/-/nhcf3bz/-/index.html The government is investigating if Athi River Mining Ltd (ARM) is breaching the conditions of a grant with Japan by blending fertiliser meant for sale to farmers. 2010-03-17T21:00:00Z Agri-revolution in the offing with the introduction of cover for small-holders http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/-/539550/881522/-/t284klz/-/index.html The risk environment for agribusiness is constantly changing, especially in Kenya where the agricultural sector has remained a key driver of the economy. 2010-03-17T21:00:00Z IT firms seek regional partnerships http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/IT%20firms%20seek%20regional%20partnerships%20/-/539550/881544/-/12h7usaz/-/index.html Information Technology companies are looking for regional partners to expand their presence and offer seamless communication as competition for clients across the borders intensifies. 2010-03-17T21:00:00Z Cheaper electricity on the way as State cuts thermal deals http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/-/539550/881546/-/t284ipz/-/index.html The government has terminated part of a contract for emergency power supply, giving rise to hopes of cheaper electricity following improved rainfall. 2010-03-17T21:00:00Z Rush for blue chips drives NSE to new high http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Rush%20for%20blue%20chips%20drives%20NSE%20to%20new%20high%20/-/539550/880714/-/q5wh2dz/-/index.html The Nairobi Stock Exchange on Tuesday hit a 16-month high on increased buying from foreign traders and local institutional investors after an improved performance by corporate Kenya. 2010-03-16T21:00:00Z World Bank faults absentee teachers http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/World%20Bank%20faults%20absentee%20teachers%20%20/-/539550/880730/-/imyf1e/-/index.html Students can gain up to five percentage points in examination scores if absence of teachers — including school heads — were to be eliminated. 2010-03-16T21:00:00Z Coffee income firm despite price drop in global market http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Coffee%20income%20firm%20despite%20price%20drop%20in%20global%20market%20/-/539550/880556/-/14q4dn3/-/index.html Local coffee traders are optimistic of good earnings in coming months despite a slight correction in international prices of the commodity over February. 2010-03-16T21:00:00Z Ex-KCB chief has case to answer in Uchumi shares row http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Ex%20KCB%20chief%20has%20case%20to%20answer%20in%20Uchumi%20shares%20row%20/-/539550/880724/-/8acxjtz/-/index.html Former Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) managing director, Terry Davidson, and former Uchumi Supermarket general manager, Bernard Mwangi Kibaru, accused of insider trading in the shares of the retail chain, have a case to answer. 2010-03-16T21:00:00Z No shoulder to weep on as State abandons pyramid scheme victims http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/No%20shoulder%20to%20weep%20on%20as%20State%20abandons%20pyramid%20scheme%20victims%20/-/539550/880432/-/3jm2ubz/-/index.html A UK court last Wednesday found Kevin Foster — a former cab driver who turned his hand to investment — guilty of defrauding clients of 34 million pounds (Sh38 billion) through a pyramid scheme that ran for nearly a decade. 2010-03-16T21:00:00Z State steps up bid to promote fish farming http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/State%20steps%20up%20bid%20to%20promote%20fish%20farming%20%20/-/539550/880604/-/rxw1ob/-/index.html The government is stepping up efforts to ease fishing pressure on Lake Victoria by encouraging more farmers to take up aquaculture in Nyanza Province. 2010-03-16T21:00:00Z Poor planning threatens to push Kenyan families into poverty http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Poor%20planning%20threatens%20to%20push%20Kenyan%20families%20into%20poverty%20/-/539550/880514/-/ar6e07/-/index.html Margaret Atieno, a 38-year-old mother of six, says she wanted to avoid her last pregnancy. 2010-03-16T21:00:00Z Trade ministers on the spot over export tax rules http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/-/539550/879950/-/t2o0p4z/-/index.html East Africa’s policy makers face a tough task this week crafting a new trade policy to accommodate firms on export promotion schemes without hurting ordinary investors in the EAC region. 2010-03-15T21:00:00Z Wrangles put Sh10bn ICT project in peril http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Wrangles%20put%20Sh10bn%20ICT%20project%20in%20peril%20/-/539550/879964/-/48lb2kz/-/index.html The government may be forced to move a Sh10 billion project to build an ICT park from Salama on the Nairobi-Mombasa highway to Thika if disagreements between shareholders of Malili Ranch, its director and area politicians, which threatens to derail the project persist. 2010-03-15T21:00:00Z Toyota denies plans to slash production of Prius model http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Toyota%20denies%20plans%20to%20slash%20production%20of%20Prius%20model%20/-/539550/879972/-/eq2hwg/-/index.html Toyota Motor is slashing its output of the Prius hybrid model by 10 per cent starting this month due to a slow-down in sales from a peak last year, a source at a group company told Reuters on Monday. 2010-03-15T21:00:00Z City transporter launches plan for cheaper fares http://www.bdafrica.com/Company%20Industry/City%20transporter%20launches%20plan%20for%20cheaper%20fares%20/-/539550/879986/-/150b9jm/-/index.html Nairobi commuters will enjoy cheaper services after a major public transport operator launched a ticket system that will lower costs by at least 20 per cent in a move that promises to shake-up the sector. 2010-03-15T21:00:00Z