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Kibaki legacy gets further boost with launch of commuter rail terminal

PRESIDENT KIBAKI SET TO LAUNCH COMMUTER RAIL AT SYOKIMAU Tuesday’s launch of the long awaited commuter rail services in Nairobi, on the stretch from Syokimau to the central Nairobi railway station, will signal relief for thousands of people who have hitherto been stuck in traffic jams for anywhere between an hour and a half to […]

Likoni Ferry may face yet more disruptions

FRIDAY MAY BE STRIKE DAY AT THE FERRY AGAIN There are growing indications that staff at the Kenya Ferry Services, reportedly disgruntled over the company’s failure to pay up all outstanding dues, may return to strike action this coming Friday. The tourism trade, hard hit at the last full day strike and forced to take […]

Mauritius under the spotlight for primate exports to overseas labs

PRIMATE SHIPMENTS TO OVERSEAS LABORATORIES SHOCK CONSERVATIONISTS Recent reports from Mauritius were far from being a pleasure, pun fully intended, when the stark news became known that the island exports about 10.000 primates a year to laboratories in the UK, the US and other parts of Europe, perhaps even beyond, where the animals are subjected […]

Kenya Airways’ Annual General Meeting looks to the future

KENYA AIRWAYS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING LOOKS AT THE FUTURE The Pride of Africa’s Annual General Meeting last week, inspite of attempts by a few disgruntled individuals attempting to protest outside the venue, went ahead smoothly and dealt with the business set out on the agenda. The airline’s CEO and Group Managing Director Dr. Titus Naikuni, […]

Coast tourism stakeholders finger government for lack of support

COAST RESORT OPERATORS BLAME GOVERNMENT FOR LACK OF VISITORS Let me be very specific here so that there is no mistake on what I say. It is the government which has denied KTB the funding needed to do the job, and although KTB should do more with the resources they have, there are limitations. Their […]

Minister admits failure to repair Narok to Masai Mara road

MINISTER ADMITS DISMAL FAILURE AS CHINESE COMPANY SET TO FIX MARA ROAD All but admitting to have misled the Kenyan public in the past, the Minister for Roads had to eat humble pie during a public interview on one of Nairobis TV stations, when he had to reveal that the notoriously bad road between Narok […]

NEMA admits failure and lack of capacity to monitor oil activities in protected areas

NEMAS ADMISSION OF FAILURES PROMPTS FEARS FOR FUTURE OF PROTECTED AREAS The Ugandan conservation fraternity is reeling in shock over NEMAs latest public admission, that they lack the capacity to effectively monitor oil exploration activities in the Albertine Graben, where much of the test drilling has taken place inside Murchisons Falls National Park, the Kaiso […]

Air Tanzania does it again – but not in a good way

AIR TANZANIAS TROUBLES CONTINUE Only weeks after making full mouthed statements when the company brought in a leased B737-500 – a move by the way immediately questioned by aviation analysts as this Boeing type is no longer considered a state of the art aircraft -have news emerged from Dar es Salaam that Air Tanzania had […]

Maige’s tainted legacy torn to shreds by more revelations and PCCB investigation

THE VULTURES ARE CIRCLING ON MAIGES TAINTED LEGACY The parliamentary committees report, which led to the downfall of former disgraced, and often said to be quite inept tourism minister Ezekiel Maige, has now triggered a formal investigation by the Tanzanian anti corruption watch dog PCCB, which is investigating the ministers and his ministry officials conduct […]

Emirates posts 24th consecutive profit year against global trends

EMIRATES POSTS 24TH CONSECUTIVE ANNUAL PROFIT, ADDS ROUTES AND AIRCRAFT Dubais award winning national airline, Emirates, has according to a regular source at their Kampala office closed another year of uninterrupted profits, for the past 24 years the norm for this global airline. This year we added 11 destinations to our network and are now […]

Case against Kenya Airways share rights issue thrown out of court

DISGRUNTLED KQ MINORITY SHAREHOLDER SENT PACKING BY COURT As reported here two weeks ago, one Prakash Gadani, who holds some 200.000 shares in Kenya Airways, had filed a case against the now concluded share rights issue, making a number of claims when seeking to stop the transaction through an injunction. That injunction however was not […]

Emirates taps into Africa’s rich HR pool

EMIRATES GROUP TAPS INTO AFRICAN HUMAN RESOURCE POOL LIKE FEW OTHERS More and more Africans are looking abroad for employment these days, with opportunities, especially in the aviation sector, becoming easier to find by the day due to the expansion of the Gulf airlines. Substantially higher salaries, benefit packages and long term job security are […]

UWA plans for launch of new state of the art webportal

UGANDA WILDLIFE AUTHORITY COUNTS DOWN TO NEW WEBSITE LAUNCH The presence, finally, of a competent and respected board of directors at the Uganda Wildlife Authority has made its presence felt almost immediately, as the organization is now sailing in calmer waters once again all round. Sections of the past board, (mis)led by the former chairman […]

Nairobi High Court dismisses frivolous case by small scale KQ shareholder

HIGH COURTS SENDS DISGRUNTLED KQ SHAREHOLDER PACKING The High Court in Nairobi dismissed with costs the application of a small, if not minute shareholder in Kenya Airways to stop the ongoing share rights issue, when it sent a Mr. Rakesh Gadani into the legal cold. While granting him the right to sue, a principal right […]

Kenya’s aviation union accused of compromising aviation safety and security

AVIATION UNION ACCUSED OF COMPROMISING SAFETY AND SECURITY OVER PAY DEMANDS A periodic source, wishing to remain anonymous, has made allegations against the Kenya Aviation and Allied Workers Union, suggesting the union was deliberately targeting areas of aviation safety and security in an ongoing pay dispute with the Kenya Airports Authority. Several flights, according to […]

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Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome is the founder and publisher of ATCNews, Eastern Africa’s leading aviation, tourism and conservation news blog of its kind. Wolfgang has over 48 years of experience in the tourism, aviation and conservation fields in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, covering all aspects of safari-, hotel- and air-operations. 

The Managing Editor of ATCNews is Mrs. Esther C. Goossens.

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