Eric Obwogi

Eric Obwogi, KU (Hons), is the Managing Editor, Success Africa Magazine. He has twenty years’ experience in Media and is passionate about Africa Rising - the men and women, companies, regional and continental organizations as well as governments that are propelling Africa to its rightful place in Global Affairs.

Joined: October 13, 2020
Articles: 108

Economy

Standards Council lines up Grassroot visits to promote quality policies

Photo of NSC CHairperson, who is also KEBS MD Col (Rtd) Njiraini with others

KEBS is one of the Agencies in the Multi-Agency Team constituted under the President's Office to fight illicit trade. As currently structured, KEBS has been instrumental in supporting the Multi-Agency Team activities through Standardization, Metrology and Conformity Assessment.

Eric Obwogi
March 4, 2021

Economy

750 Youth-led Enterprises to get KShs 1.3B in Grants from Government

750 young entrepreneurs will get a financial boost to their businesses after emerging winners in the just concluded MbeleNaBiz Business Plan competition organized by the Ministry of ICT Innovation and Youth Affairs under the Kenya Youth Enterprise and Opportunities Project.

Eric Obwogi
February 25, 2021

Africa Briefs

LG launches social impact challenge for innovative community projects

Children with hearing and speaking challenges, young girls unable to attend school due to poverty, and youth aspiring to develop their football talents, will be among the beneficiaries of a social impact project supported by LG Electronics to transform lives and communities. The project, dubbed LG Ambassador: Social Impact Challenge was launched today.

Eric Obwogi
February 25, 2021

Travel

RwandAir to be the first African airline to conduct IATA Travel Pass trial

Rwandair will begin a three-week trial in April for customers traveling between Kigali and Nairobi. Customers participating in the trial will create a ‘digital passport’ which verifies that their pre-travel COVID-19 test or vaccination meets the requirements of their destination.

Eric Obwogi
February 25, 2021

Africa Briefs

Kenyan students bag gold and silver medals at the 15th International Standards Olympiad (ISO).

Image of Kenya's representatives to ISO 2021

The two teams from Shree Cutchi Leva Patel Samaj School (SCLP Samaj School), were feted at the ISO for developing the most creative international standard on autonomous delivery robot - a mobile platform which transports a load from one place to another, without a human driver.

Eric Obwogi
February 24, 2021

Your Money & Markets

HF partners Interswitch to launch diaspora money transfer product

HF Group announced its partnership with Interswitch Group to expand its digital banking services to include International Money Transfer (IMT), which will enable people in the diaspora to remit funds seamlessly into any HF account. The product also provides a simplified channel for customers to make their loan/mortgage payments.

Eric Obwogi
February 23, 2021

Sports

2021 SOYA Awards: Michael Olunga named most outstanding sports personality

Image of Olunga winning Japan's MVP award

Despite 2020 having been disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, Olunga has had an outstanding year, becoming the top scorer for Kashiwa Reysol in his maiden season in the Japanese top-flight league.

Eric Obwogi
February 22, 2021

Africa Briefs

“We are much better off with, than without EAC.”

The EAC summit's agenda includes consideration of the economic, financial and social consequences Covid-19 on EAC countries, search for an agreement on a coordinated regional response to the pandemic; consideration of applications from DR Congo and Somalia to join EAC, and ratification of AfCTA.

Eric Obwogi
February 22, 2021

Africa Briefs

EAC Economies Holding up Well amid Covid 19 – Report

Photo illustrating report by TMEA and AERC

A report launched by UNECA says regional economies proved resilient but not yet out of the woods, still reeling from the effects of Covid 19.

Eric Obwogi
February 21, 2021

Africa Briefs

Is Kenya AfCFTA-ready?

Kenya has made some efforts to address the trade facilitation challenges that limit our export growth. This includes the Single Window System, and the launch of the Integrated National Export Development and Promotion Strategy among others, tentative steps to becoming…

Eric Obwogi
February 15, 2021

Eric Obwogi

Standards Council lines up Grassroot visits to promote quality policies

750 Youth-led Enterprises to get KShs 1.3B in Grants from Government

LG launches social impact challenge for innovative community projects

RwandAir to be the first African airline to conduct IATA Travel Pass trial

Kenyan students bag gold and silver medals at the 15th International Standards Olympiad (ISO).

HF partners Interswitch to launch diaspora money transfer product

2021 SOYA Awards: Michael Olunga named most outstanding sports personality

“We are much better off with, than without EAC.”

EAC Economies Holding up Well amid Covid 19 – Report

Is Kenya AfCFTA-ready?

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