Archive for September, 2009
The Managing Director for Magadi Soda, james Mathenge— has left six years after taking charge. In Africa, Magadi Soda is largest soda ash manufacturer, producing almost 40 per cent of global output and one of Kenya’s leading exporters.
Soda ash, a vital component in the production of glass, detergents and various chemicals is also used […]
September 30th, 2009 | Posted in WORK PLACE NEWS | No Comments
Safaricom Has a Personal Assistant vacancy. Safaricom is the most profitable company in East and Central Africa and in the recent times has had many job openings. You can view the jobs at Safaricom jobs and career Section.
For the personal Assistant job this is the link.
http://www.safaricom.co.ke/index.php?id=1139
September 29th, 2009 | Posted in JOBS KENYA | No Comments
Quality regulator, Kenya Bureau of Standards, has dropped private sector representatives from its board, plunging the agency into fresh controversy less than a week after its managing director Kioko Mang’eli left amid a cloud of dust.
People familiar with the matter said Industrialisation minister, Henry Kosgey, had appointed the National Standards Council – which acts as […]
September 29th, 2009 | Posted in EMPLOYERS SECTION, WORK PLACE NEWS | No Comments
Employers have assured Kenyans that there will be no job losses at year-end as a result of the global financial crisis.
The Federation of Kenya Employers (FKE) chairman Patrick Obath said in Nairobi yesterday that the country was now cushioned from the crisis.
He,however, said the economy was unlikely to grow more than 3.5 percent this year […]
September 28th, 2009 | Posted in EMPLOYERS SECTION, WORK PLACE NEWS | No Comments
Salaries in Kenya varies and not just because of qualifications. Read on
When Parliament recently heard there is a Permanent Secretary who earns more than others, including his boss, the matter raises debate on fundamental issues in human resources management.
Whereas qualification and experience can justify a big salary, the ability for one to negotiate is also […]
September 27th, 2009 | Posted in WORK PLACE ADVICE | No Comments
The global economic recession posses one of the greatest challenges to public administrators in Kenya. Public service assistant minister Aden Sugow urged administrators and managers in Africa to find ways of responding to the crisis.
“The systems you set up should enable you to solve the emerging issues’ Mr Sugow said. He was speaking at the […]
September 26th, 2009 | Posted in EMPLOYERS SECTION, WORK PLACE NEWS | No Comments
According to a recent study carried by Sartuday Nation and done by Synovate-former Steadman Kenya most Kenyans are happier in self-employment: Seven in every ten Kenyans (68 per cent) prefer being entrepreneurs, even more than being 86 The percentage of Kenyans that rate themselves as happy employed in a good company (32 per cent).
Those without […]
September 26th, 2009 | Posted in EMPLOYERS SECTION, WORK PLACE NEWS | No Comments
Braeburn International Group owners of twelve schools in Kenya have teaching opportunities for January 2010.
Advert from their website here
http://www.braeburn.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=120:teaching-vacancies&catid=45:about-braeburn-blog&Itemid=394
Application deadline is 2nd October 2009.
September 26th, 2009 | Posted in JOBS KENYA | No Comments
As reported by the Daily Nation Newspaper
Anxiety among staff at the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission is mounting after director Justice Aaron Ringera refused to leave office.
The workers are worried about facing an uncertain future, especially with reports that MPs had started rallying their colleagues to cut short their recess and deprive the anti-graft agency of funds […]
September 26th, 2009 | Posted in WORK PLACE NEWS | No Comments
The Daily Nation now has an online classifieds website dubbed N-soko. Kenyan candidates looking for jobs now have a place to upload their CV and apply for jobs. Employers will only need to pay k’sh 240 for a week to place an advert. The website also features sections for tenders and car sale which are […]
September 25th, 2009 | Posted in WORK PLACE NEWS | No Comments