James Macharia

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Sidian Bank's new Chairman James Macharia
BUSINESS

Ex-CS James Macharia Appointed Sidian Bank Chairman After Board Revamp

After a decade in public service and more than four decades in the world of finance, veteran banker and former Cabinet Secretary James...

JKIA
CAREERS

Gitari Named KAA MD Ending Chaotic Two-Year Search

Alex Gitari has been confirmed as the Managing Director of the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA), with the position having been vacant for almost...

From left - Cameroon’s Minister of Housing and Urban Development Hon. Célestine Ketcha Courtès (centre) raises Shelter Afrique flag as she assumes the chairmanship of Shelter Annual General Meeting (AGM) Bureau at the Company’s 40 AGM held in Yaoundé, Cameroon, flanked by Shelter Afrique Chief Executive Officer Andrew Chimphondah (left) Kenya’s Transport, Infrastructure and Housing Cabinet Secretary James Macharia - who is the immediate former Chairman of Shelter Afrique AGM.
ECONOMY

Mass Housing: Kenya Signs Yaoundé Declaration

Kenya is among the 25 countries that signed a joint declaration seeking to enhance mechanisms for the mass production of decent and affordable...

The toll highway is to be built and operated by a French consortium. It is expected to boost trade flows and ease congestion on the Northern Corridor.
FEATURED ARTICLE

Details of Ksh160B Nairobi-Mau Summit Highway Project Revealed

Construction of a 223-kilometre highway from Nairobi to Mau Summit is set to begin in September 2021, Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia confirmed....

Transpot Cabinet Secretary James Macharia boards a train at the launch of the Nairobi Commuter Rail -JKIA express service on December 7, 2020
ECONOMY

Nairobi Commuter Rail Adds JKIA Express Service

Kenya Railways on Monday, December 7 rolled out the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) express service as part of the revamped Nairobi Commuter...

OPINION

Talk of James Macharia and Double Standards

You might have seen Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe lecturing Kenyans on their attitude towards social distancing in the context of the COVID-19...

A photo taken by Larry Madowo and captioned, “I’ve never seen JKIA Nairobi this deserted.” The government has said that only Kenyan Citizens and foreigners with valid resident permits will be allowed entry. www.businesstoday.co.ke
FEATURED ARTICLE

Too Late or Just in Time: Government’s Handling of Coronavirus in Kenya

When the courts blocked the arrest and prosecution of Gire Ali, the man who brought to Kenyans’ attention the arrival of Chinese despite...

Mombasa Port Container Depot www.businesstoday.co.ke
FEATURED ARTICLE

Mombasa Port Economy’s Slow and Painful Death

The Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia has snubbed Senate Committee on Roads and Transport on three occasions now, failing to respond to why...

An artist's impression of the suspended JKIA-James Gichuru expressway. Kenyans could soon start paying tolls for using Kenyan roads. www.businesstoday.co.ke
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Motorists “Willing” to Pay Chinese Company to Use JKIA-James Gichuru Road

Once construction of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA)- James Gichuru expressway is completed in December 2021, motorists plying the route will have...