President Uhuru Kenyatta inside made in Kenyan Mobius vehicle at its launch in 2014 Nairobi - Kenya vehicle manufacturer Mobius is eyeing a possible lucrative State supply tender to boost production and sales of its new generation model. Mobius Motors commercial director Markus Schroder says the company is in talks with the government regarding
Month: December 2017
KRA, NTSA to start crackdown of foreign vehicles from January 1st 2018
A car with foreign plate number about to be impounded by Kenya Authority Nairobi - Foreign vehicles owned by operators in the country without a temporary importation of Private Motor Vehicle and Foreign Vehicle permit will be impounded effective January 1, the Revenue Authority has announced. The taxman, in partnership with the National
Kenya woos Uganda to revive standard gauge railway extension talks
President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Uganda Counterpart Yoweri Museveni at State House Nairobi Nairobi - (BD) Kenya is selling to Uganda the reduced cost of clearing and moving goods from the Mombasa Port to Uganda, and the standard gauge railway, to revive its bid to extend the line to its neighbour. Uncertainty hit the
UK’s newest, most expensive aircraft carrier needs repair
HMS Queen Elizabeth, the British navy's newest and most expensive aircraft carrier needs repairs after a faulty shaft seal was identified during sea trials, it was reported on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017. LONDON (AP) — The British navy’s newest and most expensive aircraft carrier needs repairs after a faulty shaft seal
FedEx quarterly profit rises on strong package volume, global economy
(Reuters) - Package delivery company FedEx Corp on Tuesday reported a better-than-expected quarterly net profit due to strong global demand and increased volumes during the peak holiday shipping season, but said its results were hit by lingering effects from a June cyber attack on its Dutch TNT Express unit. The Memphis-based company, often
Investigators Checking whether Amtrak engineer whose speeding train killed 3 people was distracted
Dupont, Wash. (AP) — Investigators are looking into whether the Amtrak engineer whose speeding train plunged off an overpass, killing at least three people, was distracted by the presence of an employee-in-training next to him in the locomotive, a federal official said Tuesday. Imagine your Ad placed here The official, who was not authorized to
UPS reserves 125 Tesla semi-trucks, largest public pre-order yet
FILE PHOTO - Tesla's new electric semi truck is unveiled during a presentation in Hawthorne, California, U.S., November 16, 2017. REUTERS/Alexandria Sage/File Photo DETROIT (Reuters) - United Parcel Service Inc said on Tuesday it is buying 125 Tesla Inc all-electric semi-trucks, the largest known order for the big rig so far, as the
BA and Iberia parent IAG still showing an interest in Austrian carrier Niki – sources
Frankfurt (Reuters) - British Airways and Iberia parent IAG are again interested in Austrian holiday airline Niki after it filed for insolvency, according to two sources familiar with the matter. “IAG is back again. It’s seeking to strengthen (IAG’s Spanish budget airline) Vueling in Duesseldorf, Berlin and Mallorca,” one of the people
Uber’s license in UK city Cambridge extended for five years
How Uber and Its Rivals Are Beating the Middle East’s Most Notorious Traffic
UberBoat in Cairo, Egypt Cairo Egypt(Bloomberg) - Late to a meeting on the other side of Cairo, student Abdel-Kader Shehade opted for the fastest ride-hailing service in town: Careem Scooter. “It was like the traffic jam didn’t exist,” said the 19-year-old, whose trip took a fraction of the usual time at half the