The Kenya Revenue Authority has charged Mr Brian Nasiohe Walichio a company director with Oxygen 8 East Africa Company limited with a Ksh 522,518,690 charge in tax defaulted between the period January 20th 2016 and October 20th 2018. The case was presided over at the Makadara law courts
Month: November 2018
Isuzu Kenya Allows Staff Kids at Work
20th November 2018, Nairobi: Isuzu East Africa’s (Isuzu EA) celebrated and marked the Annual Universal Children’s Day with a Bring Your Child To Work (BYCTW) event on Friday 16th November 2018, that saw employees bring their children to work for an educational and fun engagement with the company.
The event, under the theme “Think Big, Dream Big to Succeed”, encouraged children to dream big and work hard in school to fulfil their dreams while using their parent’s achievements as an inspiration to succeed.
Speaking during the opening ceremony, Isuzu EA Managing Director Rita Kavashe encouraged the children to dream big and follow their passion.
“We are happy to host you today at our plant for this special occasion and provide you with an opportunity to interact with where your parents work and what they do,” said Ms Kavashe. “As market leaders we have big dreams too and without these big dreams, we wouldn’t have achieved great successes. Therefore, I would like to encourage all of you to dream big and follow your true passion,” said Ms Kavashe.
Ms Rita Kavashe highlighted some of the mentorship programs Isuzu EA undertakes to support children in Kenya.
“As a company, we ensure that the communities around our business environment also benefit. Apart from BYCTW, we run mentorship programs for Embakasi Girls and Muhuri Muchiri Boys schools. The mentorship sessions are hosted voluntarily by Isuzu EA staff and all costs are met by the company. We also support the Palmhouse Foundation to ensure needy and bright students acquire an education,” she added.
Isuzu EA Board Chair, Mr. Eisaku Akazawa, welcomed the children to the plant stating his joy to have children interact with Isuzu EA and learn about future career possibilities.
“I
am happy to welcome you to Isuzu EA. As a parent of two children, I am
happy to see your parents take great interest in learning about what
they do. Let this be an opportunity for you to think big and dream big
on your future career,” said Mr. Akazawa.
The children engaged in various activities including a tour of the Isuzu assembly plant. They then received tips on road safety besides the traditional fun activities — bouncing castles, table football, face painting, colouring and drawing. The children were also presented with a goody pack that contained a school bag, exercise books and pencil pouch in readiness for the new school year. For the parents to be, Isuzu EA shared a month’s supply of baby diapers as their welcome to Isuzu EA family gift.
HASS PROPERTIES REDEFINES LUXURY CONSTRUCTION
Nairobi, Kenya 14th November 2018
HassConsult Real Estate has today launched its largest development yet, Enaki, with the announcement of Kenya’s first sensory botanical garden, designed by award-winning Spanish architects iGreen to sit within the innovative township filled with cascading waterfalls and community facilities.
The pedestrianized ‘experience’ township, complete with golf carts for residents and visitors, boutique-lined high streets, a hotel, amphitheatre, and floating restaurant, was conceived as the legacy project of the former Agriculture Minister the late Dr Munyua Waiyaki on his own farmland, opposite the Nyari Estate in Nairobi.
The public Five Senses Botanical Garden was his donation, and has now been designed to stimulate the senses with a botanical array that improves health and alleviates stress – with California Polytechnic State University reporting that visiting botanical gardens reduces stress for 61 per cent of visitors, while 39 per cent report an uplift from the environment and experience.
Yet, while the world now has 1,775 botanical gardens across 148 countries, few of them are in Africa, with South Africa hosting the largest number, at 17. In Kenya, there is only one widely recognized botanical garden based on its plant culture and diversity.
“As developers, we began with a donated park, and realized we had an opportunity to create something entirely new in Kenya and in real estate by leading the way with an holistic botanical experience that defined the nature of the whole township and its lifestyles,” said Farhana Hassanali, CEO of HassConsult.
To connect the township with the sensory delight of the park, HassConsult moved the parking underground and created a pedestrianized network of gardens and facilities, with 70 per cent of Enaki now dedicated to green space.
“The idea has been to seamlessly ignite the five human senses of sight, smell, touch, hearing and taste in an unrivalled experience for residents and visitors alike,” said Farhana. Within the new park, a gazebo made from bamboo arches with swing seats and small ceiling lightings overlooks a water clock, as visitors enter the sun path tunnel, created by patterned shadows and enveloped in a citrus smell of waterlily and climbing plants to ignite the brain’s senses. Arches made of letters create poem verses as arrays of flowers and tree stretch either side.
The garden has then been designed around aromatic rooms made from chocolate cosmos, frangipani wisteria, gardenias, sweet aslysium, sweet peas and jasmine flowers, enhanced with coloured shadow and scented tree gazebos.
The garden also includes a children’s nature park, a floating water lily restaurant and tea house, as well as a lake, recreational music space, water jets and fountains.
“Timeless yet contemporary, Enaki is an exquisite realization of Waiyaki’s dream, across cycling trails, an outdoor fitness circuit, a gym, sports lounge and dance studio, as well as a business cluster with working pods that are set in woods, and an on-site spa,” said Farhana. Enaki sits on a total of 22 acres with its life-cycle housing nestled into its middle zone and featuring bespoke homes for single, young people, couples, small families, large families, downsizing families whose grown-up children have left the nest, and assisted living for the elderly.
“Each home was designed with a specific demographic in mind, all of them served by on-call staff
and restaurants, and every design driven by the specific needs of residents at different points in
Enaki Five Senses Garden Amphitheatre
Enaki Living Parkside
Enaki Living Townside
From (Left to right) Farhana Hassanali, CEO HassConsult Limited and Sakina Hassanali, Head of Research and Development, HassCounsult Limited during launch of ENAKI Development
the life cycle,” said Farhana.
DARLING OFFERS HAIR TO CANCER SURVIVORS
Nairobi, November 6th 2018 – Darling, East Africa’s leading hair extensions manufacturer, has donated wigs to the Kenya Cancer Association (KENCANSA) for cancer champions undergoing radiation treatment and chemotherapy. The wigs are part of the premium product range the brand recently launched under its ‘Curls and Colour’ campaign. Darling Kenya Chief Executive Officer Mr. Gaurav Kaushal said that the brand understands the importance of confidence through fashionable hairstyles. “As the market leader, Darling understands that today’s multi-dimensional woman wants more out of life and liberation from conventional hairstyles. We want to equip our cancer champions with an indispensable freedom to effortlessly channel any style, anytime with ease. We want them to find their beautiful selves in whichever wig suits them well,” said Mr. Kaushal.Over 1,000 women across Kenya supported by KENCANSA are expected to benefit from the wigs donation. KENCANSA Executive Director Ms. Grace Mugambi said for cancer champions wigs are a step toward reclaiming their confidence and reasserting their place in their world.“Losing one’s hair is a common side of chemotherapy which can have a great impact on a woman’s self-esteem. Many of the women have difficulty adjusting to the hair loss and that is why wigs are a very important part of their treatment,” said Ms. Mugambi.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer’s Globocan 2018 data shows women lead in new cancer cases with 28,688 getting the disease compared to 19,199 men, representing 56 per cent of the total new cases.
Over the years, synthetic wigs have been curated to have a more real-hair feel to them, created with lighter materials and they are cooler to wear and easier to style due to new technological improvements.
Darling Kenya Chief Executive Officer Gaurav Kaushal takes KENCASA executive director Grace Injene (L) and Mary Wambugu a breast cancer survivor through one of their products during the Darling donation of premium wigs to cancer survivors. Photo Credits: hkstrategies.co.ke
“The wigs come in a growing array of colors and hip styles that often move and look just like human hair. Their easy care means no-fuss, “shake and go” styling. As part of our rebrand, we remain commitment to consumer-relevant innovation and quality, as it seeks to maintain the trust it has built over generations,” said Mr. Kaushal.
CAPITAL MARKETS STATEMENT ON KenolKobiL INSIDER TRADING
In an email sent to the whistling African on allegations of impropriety and insider trading in a report filed in the people daily newspaper on 31st October 2018 of by renowned financial analyst Ali Khan Satchu the capital markets Authority of Kenya. The legal body regulating operations at the bourse had this to say:
” In line with its mandate of maintaining market integrity and investor protection, the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) is undertaking Investigations into potentially irregular trading of the KenolKobil counter. This was noted through market surveillance in the run up to the issue of the Notice of Intention by Rubis Énergie to make a cash offer to acquire 100 percent of the ordinary share capital of KenolKobil Plc not already legally or beneficially owned by Rubis Énergie. Consequently, in connection with these investigations the Authority instructed the Central Depository and Settlement Corporation on 24 October 2018 to place a freeze on the suspected accounts to allow for the conduct of the necessary inquiries….”
SMIRNOFF BATTLE OF THE BEATS DJ COMPETITION UNVEILS SEASON CONTESTANTS
Nairobi, Kenya, 1st November 2018… The exciting new DJ competition dubbed the Smirnoff Battle of the Beats unveiled the 20 DJ’s contestants that would take part in the inaugural season.
The final 20 were chosen from a host of hopeful participants from across the country in a grueling two-week audition process that so the team visit several key towns to find a diverse talent pool to work with.
The contestants unveiled today will go straight in to Academy where they will be mentored week on week by the finest DJ’s in the country to find Kenya’s next big entertainer.
Speaking at official unveil ceremony KBL Head of Spirits Anne Joy Muhoro said that the overall team was excited by final contestants and mentioned that Kenyans should also be excited by the upcoming battles they’ll witness throughout the competition.
“We have had a grueling audition process to find up and coming DJ’s from across the country. Now we present these 20 DJ’s all eager and excited to learn from a wealth of talented Mentors. We believe the Academy phase will be another exciting chapter of this unique experience that is Smirnoff Battle of the Beats. Kenyans should also be extremely excited by these talented individuals set to grace their screens in the coming weeks,” said Muhoro
She added, “Smirnoff Battle of Beats we feel whilst benefiting the Kenyan entertainment scene will also revitalize talent-based programmes that facilitate talent incubation and development, all key features of the Smirnoff brand.”
The competition feeds into the larger Smirnoff Mix Experience, an ongoing cross-country sensitization campaign to educating consumers on their perfect cocktails options including the Smirnoff cocktail jug serve
During the launch event, Smirnoff introduces four of their Judges DJ Hypnotic, DJ Exclusive, DJ Pierramakena and DJ Mellow who were the primary Judges during the countrywide audition processes and will be key mentor figures in team of seasoned entertainers ready to facilitate the growth of the next generation of Kenyan entertainers.
The competition targets the millennial consumer category, a key business influence for KBL’s. Through this targeted investment the company believes such platforms are the building blocks of a vibrant market a category that Smirnoff as brand relates and resonates with across the globe.
DJ Adrian,DJ Suraj and DJ Pinye at the event. Photo Credits EABL.
DJ Mellow,DJ Kev (kenga) from Mombasa and DJ Pierra Makena at the event
Smirnoff Brand Ambassador Fena Gitu and,KBL Head Of Main Stream Spirits Ann Joy Muhoro
MC POINT BLANK at the event
DJ styles Reppin at the event.
REVENUE AUTHORITY AWARDS TOP TAX PAYERS
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) acting Commissioner of Domestic Taxes Dr Ruth Wachira (centre) congratulates Ms Molly Gathoni, the Managing Director of Brain Field Oil and Gas Limited after her company emerged the leading oil importer in the small taxpayers category during the 2018 annual taxpayers day award ceremony held at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre today. Looking on is Mr Sunil Devani of Devani-Devani and Company.
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) head of Transit Monitoring Unit Peter Nguru (left) briefs President Uhuru Kenyatta on the operations of the Regional Electronic Cargo Tracking System (RECTS) at KRA Headquarters in Nairobi during the annual taxpayers’ day. Looking on is KRA Commissioner General John Njiraini (second right) and National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich (right). President Kenyatta unveiled the KRA Integrated Electronic Command Centre which houses the Regional Electronic Cargo Tracking System (RECTS) command centre for tracking transit cargo and the Integrated Scanner Command Centre which gives KRA a 360 degree view of scanning operations at the country’s points of entry.
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