Pepsi switches on Nairobi soft drinks production plant
Global soft drinks giant PepsiCo has started local production of its brands, raising the competition bar for Coca- Cola, which has dominated the Kenyan market for decades.
The company has been relying on imported drinks after making a re-entry into the Kenyan market in 2010 following an exit in the 1970s.
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House team clears sale plan for Hilton and InterCon hotels
Two leading global hotel chains have been cleared to acquire substantial interests in the Hilton and InterContinental hotels in Nairobi.
The green light follows a proposal by the Treasury to give the Hilton Group of Hotels, InterContinental Hotels Corporation and other shareholders in the establishments priority in buying the shares being offloaded by the Kenya Tourist Development Corporation.
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Kenya: Flower Farm Workers Pay Set to Increase
The minimum salary for flower farm workers in the country is expected to rise to Sh10,000 per month if parliament passes the miscellaneous amendment on the labor institution act.
This would also see the working conditions for the thousands of workers change if thenew salaries are set.
Kenya Q3 growth rate picks up on agriculture boost
NAIROBI: Kenya’s economy expanded by 4.7 percent in the third quarter of this year from 4 percent in the same period last year, boosted by agriculture and manufacturing, the statistics office said on Monday.
On a seasonally-adjusted basis, east Africa’s biggest economy grew by 2.2 percent in the third quarter, up from 0.5 percent in the second.
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