East African Breweries(EABL) has rolled out guidelines to support employees facing domestic and family abuse.

Speaking at the roll-out of the guidelines, EABL Managing Director John Musunga the guidelines aimed at creating an violence free family environment.

Through the guidelines set, employees can get paid leave of up to 10 days per year to deal with issues arising from domestic and family abuse such as attending court, seeking legal assistance, relocating or other related activities.

“Through these guidelines, EABL is publicly communicating its zero-tolerance approach to domestic and gender abuse throughout our value chain,” said Musunga.

“We want an environment at EABL that promotes safety and is flexible, respectful, and supportive of employees experiencing domestic and family abuse so that they feel comfortable to disclose it and seek help,” he fingered.

This comes following a rise in cases of sexual abuse  and gender based violence which became rampant mostly during COVID-19 pandemic and girls were the most vulnerable.

EABL HR Director,Tope Akinsanya said that the company has set up a confidential counseling and support service accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week for employees facing domestic and family abuse whether in or out of the workplace. 

EABL has also extended policies to it’s partners who include brand promoters, outlet owners and distributors.

These include the Human Rights Policy, Dignity at Work Policy and Brand Promoter Standards.

Zabron singers were all in joy after being gifted a bus by the founder of Mt Kenya University, Simon Gicharu during Churchill Show.

The Tanzanian singers made an appeal on behalf of the Adventist church that they needed a bus for their missions to promote the gospel.

The group was invited in Kenya to raise the funds to buy a bus after which they were invited on Churchill show.

“My name is Victoria Zabron. I love Kenyans which is why we have come here to boost unity. We are here to ask you to help the church which needs a bus. We need to do the work of God,” said Victoria, a member of the band.

“My name is DJ Kaz Kenya. I am an Adventist DJ and I sing with the Msanii Music Group. We have a concert and we wanted these Ministers of God to come and join us so that we can raise money to buy a mission bus,” stated DJ Kaz.

Churchill’s show Daniel Ndambuki then asked the MKU founder if he will facilitate the group with the bus.

In response Kenyan businessman Polycarp Igathe rose and confirmed that the billionaire would honour their wish. 

“Because they have travelled from far. The chairman here has asked me to announce that he will offer them a bus,” stated Igathe.

The event marked the first Churchill Show in TV47 since the programme was moved from NTV.

Kenya Revenue Authority is on the road to reduce the smuggling menace at the Kenya’s Busia border.

The Busia One Stop Border Post(OSBP) which was officially commissioned by both President Uhuru Kenyatta and Yoweri Museveni of Uganda in February 2018 was tasked with improving  surveillance at the border.

Four years down,the post that is managed by KRA has been keen in ensuring easy  movement of travellers and goods while making only one stop as opposed to the previous years.

Speaking during the media tour at the post on Thursday,KRA Regional Coordinator for Western region,Pamela Ahago cited the progress of the post and the need to build more surveillance structures.

Ahago stated that they’re working with the land ministry and security affairs to build more security structures at the border.

“We are negotiating with the President, Ministry of land to ensure the security at this border is safe, by having private structures that are very close to the border to ensure, all the surveillance is done,” she stated.

The new check points will be constructed at he at the border will do screening at the border to all the travelers and goods.

She  further added that the project will ensure more verification and scanning will be done to any good or anyone at the border for more safety.

Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani is working on a proposal to cut M-pesa transfer fee on a move to lower Safaricom’s revenue rate.

Speaking during a senate presentation on Safaricom’s dominance, the CS noted that there was a need to make transaction costs cheaper considering the wide usage of mobile money platforms in Kenyan business.

Mr Yatani said the Treasury was aware of the concerns raised by both growing consumer and small business on M-Pesa transaction costs.

“Another concern with mobile money stems from the perception by both consumers and small businesses that digital technology leases are unfairly benefiting Safaricom Plc,” he said.

The move to review the charges will add to the challenge Safaricom is currently facing over its dominance, including a move to cut call rates and split M-Pesa as a separate company from the telecom service.

Recently, M-Pesa accounted for almost 99.9 per cent of the value of mobile money transactions which undermines the entrenchment of the platform in Kenya’s economy.

The Treasury noted that technology disaster affecting M-Pesa-dominated mobile transactions now poses a fiscal risk, making money transfer systems one of the other potential threats to the economy being closely watched by policy anger.