Industry Ministers in Africa to Meet in Kenya
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The 20th Ordinary Session of the Conference of the African Union Ministers of Industry (CAMI) will take place in Nairobi, Kenya from 10-14 June, 2013. Organized under the theme: Accelerating Industrialization for Africa within the post-2015
Uganda’s new levy on industrial imports to benefit Kenyan firms
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- Published on Friday, 14 June 2013 06:18
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Uganda will significantly cut the number of industrial inputs imported duty free, giving Kenyan firms a more level playing ground in the market.
The landlocked country will from next month start levying 10 per cent import duty on most
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Kenya banks on underground power network to end interruptions
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In a bid to end frequent power cuts, utility firm Kenya Power is in the process of implementing a Sh13bn underground power network project in Nairobi. The cabling project is expected to reinforce the Nairobi City Centre bulk power supply system by providing alternative supply to the existing substations.
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Airtel Kenya plans 4G launch by year-end
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Airtel Kenya, the local unit of Indian telecoms group Bharti Airtel, is aiming to launch 4G LTE services by the end of the year, to enable it to better compete in the high speed mobile data market, reports Capital FM. ‘Data is very essential in our industry and we are investing heavily to ensure that our capabilities in data and internet are substantially improved,’ the cellco’s CEO Adil El Youssefi was quoted as saying, adding: ‘We are working closely with the stakeholders, regulators and the government to ensure that we [launch] the 4G network as soon as possible, hopefully this year, to Kenya.’ Youssefi also revealed that the coverage of Airtel’s 3G network, which was launched in February 2012, has been increased to 75% of the population.