Month: June 2021

The Kenya Society in the UK has said the lifting of the ban on UK flights by Nairobi is not enough.

Instead, the society maintains Kenya should be removed from the UK red list and a roadmap put in place to upgrade it to amber and green status.

In a letter seen by the Star by chairman Patrick Orr to UK High Commissioner Jane Marriott, the Kenya Society asks the envoy to urge the British government to conduct an immediate review of Kenya’s red listing status.

“The current measures are negatively impacting on UK-Kenya relations and most of those canvassed feel there is already long-term damage. This is exacerbated by the circulation of data analysis among members calling into question just how significant the number of variant positive UK arrivals were from Kenya around the time when the original decision was taken,” Orr writes. Read More

Expo 2020 Dubai chief says Africa represents the future – not just for Africans, but for the entire world

For the first time in the 170-year history of World Expos, every African nation will participate with its own pavilion at the Dubai edition, which opens in October.

Expo 2020 Dubai will showcase the continent’s vast potential – including its innovations, business opportunities and incredible art, culture, heritage and natural beauty.

For six months from October 1, more than 190 participating nations, including every country in Africa, will gather in the UAE to broaden horizons and exchange ideas that inspire action to tackle real-life challenges and spur positive change. Read More

Nestled in the heart of The Beach and Jumeirah Beach Residence, Address Beach Resort is a perfect escape for families and individuals from near and far. With unparalleled views of the Arabian Gulf, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Marina and the iconic Ain Dubai (Dubai Eye), Address Beach Resort is the Ultimate Beach Address.

In March 2021, this newly opened beach-front property has officially broken two Guinness World Records™ (GWR) titles for the ‘Highest outdoor infinity pool in a building in the world’ and the ‘Highest Occupiable Skybridge Floor in the world’. Read More

Huge numbers of Kenyans and many Nigerians depend on India to treat heart and kidney diseases. With travel restrictions to India, some ill Africans have been left stranded.

Imelda Wambua has chronic kidney failure and cannot afford the high cost of treatment in Kenya. Under normal circumstances, Wambua would quickly hop in a budget airliner and jet to India or have her medications delivered via express couriers. Now, none of that is possible.

“I was put on dialysis for about 18 months because my antibodies were too high. They needed to bring them down,” Wambua told DW. “I was advised to get a transplant,” she said. “The procedure that I needed, which is plasma exchange, cannot be done locally. So, going to India, at least, there was hope.” Read More