Celebrated radio journalist Festus Lang’o has broken silence over his absence in the Inooro FM airwaves for the last one week.

In an emotional Facebook post, Lang’o said he had been receiving inquisitive texts and calls from his fans and friends.

“I have decided to end these speculations by making it public that I have officially exited Royal Media Services Ltd,” he stated.

Without announcing his next move, he thanked his fans who supported him when working for RMS for the last 4 years.

In particular, he thanked his immediate former bosses Mercy Oburu, Collins Okoth, Sammy Kigo (former Asst. HR) and Patrick Rukwaro.

“They expressed their interests in me and it is my trust that I did not disappoint them,” he noted.

At the same time, Lang’o said he took criticism positively, a move that helped him improve on his reporting.

Before joining RMS, he worked as a sports journalist with Star Tv under Sahara Media Group in Tanzania.

He promised to announce his next destination soon.

Sources believe he could be headed to newly launched Ramogi TV but the tone of his Facebook posts spells otherwise.

Others are of the view that he has found a new home at Nation Media Group’s NTV that has not had a reporter in Naivasha for long.

Chandarana Foodplus has opened its doors to shoppers at Buffalo Mall in Naivasha, making it the 23 rd store countrywide and the second in Nakuru County.

In October, Chandarana became the anchor tenant at the prestigious ultra-modern Golden Life Mall, which is also the largest mall in Nakuru City so far.

Chandarana is the oldest retail in the country, having set up its first retail shop in 1959 and boasts of branches in major cities including Nairobi, Kisumu, Eldoret, Nanyuki and Mombasa.

According to Operations Manager Ashvina Solanki, Chandarana Foodplus is known for high quality and low priced assorted products and offers and hassle-free shopping experience.

“Spacious, well organized and focused on customer experience the Buffalo Mall Branch is a real experience,” she stated during the official opening event.

Customers had access to hundreds of opening offers, with discounts of up to 50 per cent and buy-one-get-one-free on lots of items. They also applied for loyalty cards.

This new branch houses a hot deli, butchery, world-class wine and beer cellar, an in house bakery and a well-stocked and varied delicatessen.

County Minister for Trade, Mr Raymond Komen who officiated the event said Chandarana Foodplus’s footprint in Nakuru was a testament to the County’s business-friendly environment.

He said the opening of the two outlets in Nakuru County has provided unique employment opportunities to residents as well as supply opportunities for farmers.

“Nakuru is an important business hub that contributes the second-highest GDP among the 47 counties. It is a key market for businesses and producers of raw materials,” he noted.

Keroche Breweries founder Tabitha Karanja has been named Africa’s most inspiring female corporate leader by the Consumer Choice Africa Awards.

The annual business awarding event recognizes, enhances and promotes business excellence through consumers choice in an online voting system.

While appreciating those who voted for her, the industrialist on her Facebook page said she was honoured and humbled by the award.

“Thank you to all from Kenya and Africa for having voted for me to win this auspicious award,” she noted.

She was battling for the award with Akothee of Akothe Safaris, Selina Letara of HQ Products – Tanzania, Ntsiki Biyela of Aslina Wines – South Africa among others.

The country’s most decorated business lady added that she was committed to inspiring more generations to become top entrepreneurs across Africa.

Tabitha has a chest of top awards to her name. In 2010, she was honoured with a Moran of the Order of the Burning Spear for her efforts in liberalizing the liquor market.

In 2014, she was named Business Woman of the Year at the CNBC business leaders awards in Johannesburg.

In 2015, she was named the winner of the Transformational Business Award 2015, and her firm was voted Africa’s Best Growing Company.

In 2016, she received the Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize presented by the Millennium Excellence Foundation.

She is also a finalist in the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum awards that recognize women business leaders and entrepreneurs in Africa.

The AWIEF Awards winners will be announced at a ceremony and gala dinner on December 3, 2021, in Johannesburg, South Africa.