The Kenya immigration department has issued a public notice to the effect that from 2 October 2017, all applications for work permit,special pass,dependent pass...
Kenya Railways have introduced another way of booking Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) train tickets. They have introduced a USSD platform, available via USSD *639#...
A recent report by Saffir Africa has shed light on the travel habits of Kenyans. The study which yielded the report, 'How Kenyans Travel' was conducted between ...
The process of getting a Kenyan passport can be simple or it can be a crash course in the workings of the Kenyan immigration bureaucracy. If you’d like the proc...
Now that the sun is out in Nairobi, why not take advantage of the good weather to explore some other city's sights and engage in affordable activities with your...
Kenya Airports Authority has announced that the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Car Parking Garage is now officially open to the public. The facility...
The Kenyan ePassport was announced in 2016 and was initially meant to be launched in December 2016 but the launch date was first moved to April 2017 and later S...
The Department of Immigration services has granted approval for Cameroon, Senegal and Mali to move from category 3 to category 2 of visa application. This means...
Despite the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), making travel to and from Mombasa easier and faster, booking a ticket on the train has been as elusive as trying to ca...
Africa is such a beautiful continent that I am sure that everyone of us would like to travel and see more of it. However, travel within our beloved continent ca...
Daimler Buses and its regional sales partner DT Dobie have launched the first bus models that were assembled in Nairobi. The chassis on the buses however, are m...
Climbing a mountain is a feat everyone would be proud of. Mountain climate is harsh, and if you're not careful, things could turn terribly tragic as they did in...
The Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) train, which was named Madaraka Express, has simplified travel for many Kenyans since its launch. What used to be ten to twelve...
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has released the results of their census to determine the number of elephants, buffaloes and giraffes in the Tsavo-Mkomanzi and...
The US Embassy in Nairobi has announced that the waiting time to receive a US visa interview appointment has gone up to 30 days from 7 days.
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Kenya Airways has signed a code share agreement with EgyptAir on the Nairobi-Cairo route in a bid to boost connectivity and access to Egypt and Northern Africa....
The Kenyan government will from January 2018 issue 96 hour (4 day) transit visas to foreign passengers using Kenya Airways.The visa will allow those awaiting co...
President Uhuru Kenyatta is set to officially launch the new Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) tomorrow 31st May 2017. The new railway will make movement of people b...
Ramadhan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran...
The Saffir Lunatic Express, a train trip from Nairobi to Mombasa on the old railway, took place on 28th April 2017. It was coincidentally the last time there wa...
Kenya is nearing the completion of the standard gauge railway which will see the old passenger train replaced by a modern, much faster train. However, the old t...
What's the first thing that comes to your mind when Turkana is mentioned? The answer to that question will be different before you finish reading this article b...
A while back, I was lucky to accompany the Magical Kenya team to attend the Marsabit Lake Turkana Cultural Festival. Having never travelled to the North by roa...
Quite recently, Uber succumbed to the pressure of the drivers’ strike, which caused them to increase their prices from the previous Ksh 200 minimum fare and Ksh...
Oman Air, the national carrier of Oman, will start flying directly to Nairobi today. The airline will fly 4 times weekly from Muscat to Nairobi.
The inaugural ...
Uber has from today 16th March 2017 at 11am increased its prices for its taxi service in Nairobi. The new prices are Ksh. 100 base fare, Ksh. 42 per km, Ksh. 3 ...
The Kenyan immigration department has announced that it will start issuing new Passports to Kenyans from 1st September 2017. To get the New Passport, Kenyans wi...
Skyward Express will introduce daily flights to Lamu and Mombasa from March 31st. They will also introduce a flight between Lamu and Mombasa. The airline will h...
Emirates will from 1st June 2017 increase the number of weekly flights to Kenya. They will now have 3 daily flights to Kenya up from the current 2 daily flights...
Kenya Airways (KQ) owned Jambojet was a much needed addition to the Kenyan aviation space going by its quick adoption by Kenyans. This led the budget airline in...
I checked into Tune Hotels a little after sunset on a Friday evening, just like a business traveller would after a long day of meetings. The aura was delightful...
For the longest time, western media has pushed a narrative of Africa as a continent full of poverty, disease and strife. This was aided by the fact that African...
Budget airline Fastjet has announced the suspension of flights to Nairobi from Dar es Salaam effective 5th December 2016. Flights to Entebbe, Uganda and between...
Imagine spending your youth backpacking across the African continent, studying the culture of the people and collecting art. Sounds exciting, right?
African ...
If you drive a Chevrolet, Hummer, Opel or Isuzu car, you are in for some good news as General Motors (GM) has announced that they will be selling spare parts at...
Kenyans are now required to apply for a temporary Kenyan passport (temporary permit) online on eCitizen. Kenyans can use temporary passports to travel within Ea...
Nigerian engineer Tolu Bablo travelled to Ghana for the first time on August 22nd. It was clear from his first Tweet, about how there was light everywhere, that...
Uber launched in Kenya in January last year with Nairobi being its first port of call. They then launched in Mombasa in March this year.
Uber has today annou...
Kenyan Hip hop artist G Rongi has been stuck in France since January because of a lack of passport. G Rongi communicated the same via Facebook video update wher...
The mere mention of Olkaria brings back memories of the acrid smell of sulphur fumes that stubbornly refuse to be blurred from my memory ever since that fateful...
In a first for Kenya, a white giraffe has been spotted in the little known Ishaqbini Hirola Conservancy in Garissa County. I mean who knew that white giraffes e...
Having a yellow fever certificate while traveling is one of those things that one can easily take for granted especially if no one asks for it. Corrie Mwende fo...
