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FORMER SAFARICOM EXECUTIVE SANDRA OJIAMBO APPOINTED UN GOBAL COMPACT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres has announced the appointment of Sanda Ojiambo as the Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact. Ms. Ojiambo has served as the Head of Sustainable Business and Social Impact at Safaricom Plc since 2010. She was also the Senior Manager of Safaricom and MPESA Foundations from 2008 to 2010 which led to the implementation of several public-private partnership initiatives between Safaricom and UN organizations.

MEDIAMAX FIRING MORE STAFF, WORLDBANK APPROVES $43MILLION, CANADIAN SCIENTISTS CANNABIS COVID-19 CURE?,1,500 CHARGED THIS MONTH FOR COVID-19 VIOLATION RULES

News Item 1:Mediamax Network limited, the holding company for K24 TV and People Daily Newspaper, has announced plans to fire more employees over the adverse effects of Covid-19 pandemic to the economy. In a letter to the county labour office, Mediamax acting CEO Ken Ngaruiya says that the company will abolish some positions as part of its cost optimization measures in the wake of its new business realities.