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Bigger and Better Smart News April - June, 2010 1 Nakumatt Opens Four New Branches Advert COMPLIMENTARY COPY LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE FOR SMART SHOPPERS Smart NewsIssue 20. April - June, 2010 Mother’s Day How to make her feel special Get on board Gertrudes - Smile train Easter traditions Must have Easter foods w Bigger and better Smart News April - June, 2010 1 Nakumatt opens four new branches advert 2 Smart News April - June, 2010 Contents 50. Leisure 50. Poetry/Puzzles 58. Books review / Reading Room 6. Regulars 62. Recipes 76. Finance: How to achieve financial health 6. Highlights 29. Advertorial 36. Gardening 38. Features 56. Kid’s World 38. Easter traditions 70. Supplier Profile 42. Father’s Day 72. Pictorial 44. What shapes are stars 74. Product Advice 46. Beat those blues 47. Moon illusion 12. Mother’s 71. The truth about alcohol Day Special 28. Health 12. Shop for Mama 14. Make her feel special & Beauty 18. Celebs on Mother’s Day 28. Alcohol can lead to infertility 30. “The Gertrude story” - Causes of the cleft lip 32. Keeping teeth healthy Smart News April - June, 2010 3 Smart News Team Managing Director Atul Shah Advertising Coordinator Justus Nyaga [email protected] Editor Rosemary Tollo [email protected] Message Advertising Administrator Benard Mosomi [email protected] Design and Layout Evelyn Chibole [email protected] John Mwatha Atul’s Photography Riz Mehar t has been a busy first quarter of the year here at Nakumatt Holdings. stock.xchng Fresh from the festive season, we have been busy charting the foundation for further google.com Neil Thomas consumer reach aptly showcased by our recent market expansion to four key Kenyan Barbara Minishi towns. Indeed, I am pleased to welcome to the Nakumatt family all our new customers in Diani, Nanyuki and Kakamega not forgetting our loyal Eldoret shoppers who are Make-up Inow enjoying a fully fledged hypermarket service. Tony Airo(Airos Salon) With the formal opening of Nakumatt Eldoret 24hours Hypermarket, Nakumatt Holdings has firmly taken the pride of place as the region’s largest retail chain with a total of 25 Stylist operational branches across East Africa. The opening of Nakumatt Eldoret now places us Wacuka Thimba well on course to attaining our 2010 goals which had outlined the opening of 30 branches by end of the year. Editorial Contributors Alongside the four new branches, Nakumatt Holdings we have also made a strategic Rosebella Wamae acquisition of Woolmatt Supermarkets Nairobi branches to enhance our Nairobi Central Oscar Ludelu Komal Shah Business District presence. The commendable restoration of Nairobi’s CBD city in the sun Lenny Luvaga status has served to move us to this direction backed by popular customer demand. Ann Songole As we’ve continuously promised, our mission will continue being one to facilitate lifestyle Karimi Mirero change and development within the east Africa region. This we directly hope to do by rolling Awendo Omondi out world-class retail outlets. Our overall target is to register a presence in all the towns in Jayne Rose Gacheri Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania and even Burundi. The target, may today sound like a wild Ogilvy PR and obviously ambitious dream but we hope to one day see it come true. And even as we continue to expand, my personal promise to you is that we shall not in any way compromise our commitment to provide five star services at our existing outlets. Send all correspondence to: The Editor, Smart News magazine, We shall strive to ensure that we maintain our award winning world class standards at all Nakumatt Holdings Limited, times. P.O.Box 78355-00507, Besides the branch expansion projects, the first quarter of this year has turned out to be one Nairobi, Kenya. Tel: +254 20 551809/10/12/13 that marks a milestone in my life. This is the season that saw me named as one of the top Wireless: +254 20-2500391/2/3/4 50 emerging market business leaders by the authoritative Financial Communications media +254 733 632130, +254 722 204931 house the Financial Times of London. Fax: +254 20 650150 / +254 20 8012091 [email protected] By all means, this recognition by the Financial Times is a vote of confidence for the East African economies and the role that indigenous entrepreneurs are playing in facilitating economic and social development. I am extremely honoured and feel privileged to feature in the Financial Times Top 50 list which in a big way encourages me to step up Nakumatt’s market presence in East Africa. Alongside my personal delight and that of the entire Nakumatt customers and staff fraternity, such recognition, is a clear vote of confidence on While reasonable precautions have been taken to ensure the the potential of East Africans. accuracy of information provided, neither Nakumatt Holdings Ltd, its advertisers, nor printers can accept responsibility for Thank you once again for your continued patronage and do hope that you enjoy this issue any damages or inconvenience that may arise therefrom. The views expressed within the magazine are those of the authors of the Smart News! exclusively and not necessarily those of the “Nakumatt Ltd”. Material sent to us will be treated as unconditionally assigned for publication and will be subject to the Nakumatt Holdings A joyous Easter and success filled year ahead! Limited’s unrestricted right to edit and comment editorially. Atul Shah 4 Smart News April - June, 2010 Managing Director Smart News April - June, 2010 5 Corporate Highlights For charity Mrs Ida Odinga, wife to Kenya's Prime Minister donates foodstuffs during a visit to Fedesco's Children's Home, Kigali, Rwanda. Mrs Odinga is accompanied by Ms Harriet M. Nduma Kenya's acting ambassador to Rwanda and Mr Adan Ramata, the manager of Nakumatt City Centre, Kigali, Rwanda. Conference directory Hon Najib Balala receives a gift of brass sculptures of Turkana tribesmen from Hassan and Hussein, Directors of Leisure and Travel Guides EA. Looking on are (r) L&T Operations Director Mansoor Jiwani and L&T MD Nev Jiwani. This was during a courtesy call by the L&T Directors to the Minister's Utalii house office where he officially endorsed the Go Places Conference Directory. The directory has been hailed by players in the tourism industry as a major boost to conference tourism within the region. Tourism boost Tariff packs introduced Integrated Telecommunications solutions provider Telkom Kenya has launched three flexible tariff packages on its Orange Mobile . The three monthly prepaid tariff packages now branded as Bunda za Orange is geared at enhancing the Orange Niaje Tariff value by providing a range of benefits tailor made for specific consumers. On Bunda 1,000, consumers will enjoy 100mins of talk time value across all local networks, 100 SMS’ and 100 MB of data all for Kshs 1,000 subscription this option is ideal for heavy voice and data service consumers. On Bunda 500, consumers will enjoy 30mins talk time to any local network, 300 SMS’, and 30MB of data all for Kshs 500 subscription fee making it an ideal package for heavy SMS users. Dirk Asselberghs (centre) Brussels Airlines Kenya manager, looks On the Bunda 100 package, Orange subscribers will enjoy an at leading European travel magazines, Voyages and Genieten, with opportunity to choose five friends or family members to call for just Mohanjeet Brar of Game watchers Safaris and Charles Kikuvi, of Kshs 1 per minute all for Kshs 100 per month subscription. Fairmont Hotels. They were reviewing extensive photographic features on the Game watchers Camps, in a Kenya tourism promotion sponsored by Brussels Airlines. 6 Smart News April - June, 2010 Corporate Highlights Beba sasa launched Mau Mau film production underway Highlights A local film production company has embarked on a grueling journey to retrace the steps of the Mau Mau freedom fighters struggle and their collaborative interaction with the Indian dukawallahs. The more than Kshs 25 million feature film is the debut production of Wide Angle Visions, a local film production company and will feature Kenyan actors Tony Njuguna and Mehul Savani alongside Bollywood film star of American descent Tom Alter. Titled’ Muigwithania’, the film is set on the original Mau Mau strategic locations in Kabete on the outskirts of Nairobi. Speaking when he confirmed the commencement of the movie shoot, Writer and Director Amit Tyagi said the film Barclays Bank MD Adan Mohamed takes a closer look at a is being shot on high definition video format and is geared product that one can beba with Barclaycard at telling the positive story of the Mau Mau struggle. “Muigwithania is a story that sets out to correct popular misconceptions about the Mau Mau by helping the audiences understand the freedom struggle cause better and for the first Brussels Airlines joins Star time brings out the role of the Indian community,” Tyagi said. Alliance In line with the production schedule, Muigwithania will be ready for Brussels Airlines, which boasts one of the most extensive networks release ahead of Madaraka day festivities and will provide a platform to and from Africa, joined the Star Alliance family of airlines, for local corporate to channel their support for the production effort providing passengers with even more choice through the ‘Capital through a number of opportunities including product placements. of Europe’. With a masala twist, ‘Muigwithania’, is set to make history as the With a fleet of 51 aircraft, Brussels Airlines operates more than first feature film about Asian migrants to Kenya and their social 200 daily flights to 55 European airports and 14 African destinations, interaction frameworks that inevitably fuelled and sustained the including Nairobi, Entebbe, Bujumbura and Kigali in East Africa. freedom struggle. Customers on the Star Alliance network can now choose from more than 19,700 daily flights to reach 1,077 destinations in 175 The film industry in Kenya has been identified as a key countries.
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