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Nairobi Banks close ahead of GES Summit

Banks in the Nairobi Central Business District only worked half day today ahead of President Obama's arrival to attend the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) and also hold talks with his host President Uhuru Kenyatta and will be opened on...

In the words of Mark Cuban

One of the American business men expected to attend the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) is Mark Cuban, a billionaire who is perhaps known in Kenya, not mainly for his entrepreneurship spirit, but for the role he plays in the...

Hivos & Equity Bank partner for a Kenyan Fashion Stakeholders Forum

The first Kenyan Fashion Stakeholders forum was held yesterday following a partnership between the Equity Foundation, and Hivos and the Association of Fashion Designers Kenya (AFAD). The forum was convened to explore ways of strengthening the Creative Economy, more specifically the Fashion...

Obama’s Nairobi visit should unlock funding to tackle climate change

By Mithika Mwenda More than five years ago, in the dark negotiating halls of the Copenhagen climate talks, an agreement was struck that included a pledge of 100 billion dollars to help developing countries, like my beloved Kenya, cope with...

Fact sheet on the GES Summit 2015

Genesis: The Global Entrepreneurship Summit can be traced to a 2009 speech by Barrack Obama. In the speech delivered in Cairo, Obama "pledged to host a Summit on Entrepreneurship to broaden and deepen ties between business leaders, foundations, and entrepreneurs...

Women entrepreneurs to benefit immensely from GES 2015

In the afternoon of the first day of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES 2015) , an interesting session dubbed  "Expanding Horizons"  will take place. The goal is to find ways of unleashing the next brilliant cadre of women entrepreneurs....

Corporal punishment leaves a 14 year old boy nursing injuries

  Fourteen year- old Titus Mwendwa*(not his real name) walks with a noticeable limp. His face contorts in pain with every single step he makes. His mathematics teacher, Mrs. Dinah Wambua reportedly assaulted him on the 22nd day of June injuring...

Kenya’s huge task after the 6th GES Summit

With exactly a week to the Sixth Annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) 2015 next weekend, Kenyans have all reasons to celebrate as the event will place the country on the global map. The summit which will be officially opened by...

Kenyan Media gets a tongue lashing for lack of adequate coverage ahead of GES Summit

Kenya is on the international spotlight due to the upcoming Global Entrepreneurship Summit taking place next week  from 25-26th July in Nairobi. Kenya is the only country in Sub-Saharan Africa and the 2nd in Africa to host   the Global Entrepreneurship Summit which...

Journalist Wahome Thuku arrested for allegedly defaming Kabando wa Kabando

Journalist and lawyer Wahome Thuku was yesterday arrested and booked at the Parliament police station for allegedly defaming Hon. Kabando wa Kabando, the Member of Parliament for Mukurweini constituency. On 1st of July 2015, Wahome is alleged to have...

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