Community Pass Customer Summit pushes for digital & financial inclusion

Makena Ndung'uJanuary 17, 2024

Mastercard's second annual Community Pass Customer Summit in Kampala, Uganda gathered more than 90 public and private sector partners and featured thought leade...

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Safaricom’s 24 year journey: CEO Peter Ndegwa on community-centric digital inclusion & landmark innovations

Eugene OkumuNovember 1, 2024

Kenya’s arguably most successful publicly listed firm Safaricom PLC recently celebrated its 24th anniversary. The day, October 23rd 2024, was marked by on-groun...

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Emmanuel Wandera’s community drawing wins him the 2024 BIC Art Master Africa grand prize

Grace MathekaOctober 28, 2024

BIC has announced the regional and national winners of the sixth edition of its ballpoint pen art competition, Art Master Africa. The competition was launched e...

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LG donates Ksh. 6 Million to three community projects as part of ‘Smile with LG’ campaign

Staff WriterFebruary 7, 2024

LG has announced the successful culmination of its 'Smile with LG' campaign which raised a total of Kshs6 million to benefit community projects. The campaign, ...

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Safaricom Foundation to invest Ksh. 170 Million in community projects

Staff WriterJuly 14, 2023

Safaricom Foundation has announced an investment of KES 170 million to fund community projects which are set to benefit over 1.6 million Kenyans countrywide. T...

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Football, a game full of passion and inspiration

Staff WriterJanuary 11, 2023

What was the most inspiring memory in your life? Was it the time you and your friends finally made it through high school? Was it the first time you received a ...

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Kenya’s FlexPay & Buupass among 60 startups to receive Ksh. 479.2 million in funding from Google

Samson NderiSeptember 13, 2022

Google has announced that 60 black founded startups across Africa have been selected for the second cohort of Google for Startups Black Founders Fund (BFF) for ...

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EABC calls for fast roll out of the EAC COVID-19 pass

Grace MathekaFebruary 15, 2022

The Principal Secretary in the State Department of the East Africa Community, Dr. Kevit Desai, has announced that EAC member states will soon adopt the EAC pass...

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Mwaniki Sam & Wala Amakove among winners of the 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator Program in Africa

Grace MathekaOctober 7, 2021

Facebook has announced the winners of the 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator Program, highlighting the 13 Facebook community leaders from Kenya, Nigeria and So...

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Econet partners with Mastercard to launch a digital health pass

Grace MathekaMay 10, 2021

Cassava Fintech International (Cassava Fintech), a subsidiary of the Econet Group and Mastercard have entered into a partnership to advance digital inclusion ac...

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Applications are now open for the 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator Program

Grace MathekaMay 5, 2021

Facebook is inviting community leaders from Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria to apply for the 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator Program. The program offers pa...

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Absa Group Deputy CEO Peter Matlare passes on due to COVID-19

Grace MathekaMarch 10, 2021

Absa Group has announced the demise of Peter Matlare, Executive Director and Deputy Group Chief Executive. The late Peter Matlare died on 7 March 2021 due to CO...

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Facebook launches community accelerator programme to train online leaders

Samson NderiMarch 12, 2020

Facebook has launched a community accelerator programme which is meant to train leaders of communities on the platform grow their groups. In Africa, the program...

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Safaricom to fund deserving community projects with new CSR initiative

Richard MureithiJanuary 9, 2019

Safaricom has today announced the launch of Ndoto Zetu, an initiative aimed at transforming the lives of communities across the country for the better. Interest...

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Meet Fransisca Ochieng, the perfumer with a passion for luxury skin care

Lena AnyuoloFebruary 5, 2018

Lheritier 1789 is a premier Kenyan skincare line with a unisex fragrance being it's most intriguing product. The scent features base notes of sandalwood and pat...

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Mastercard & AfDB launch initiative to extend digital access to 100M people in Africa

Samson NderiMay 30, 2024

Mastercard and the African Development Bank Group have launched a new initiative to extend digital access in Africa. The new initiative, dubbed the Mobilizin...

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Mastercard & Equity Bank partner to improve financial inclusion in Uganda

Gladys WamuyuOctober 12, 2023

Mastercard and Equity Bank Uganda signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to improve financial inclusion for digitally excluded individuals, communities, and...

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Equity Bank & Mastercard partner to scale consumers’ payment experience

Gladys WamuyuSeptember 20, 2023

Equity Bank has signed an agreement with Mastercard, aimed at giving customers a range of benefits from a wide selection of Mastercard payment solutions. They r...

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Equity Bank partners with Mastercard to introduce card payment solutions

Staff WriterSeptember 19, 2023

Equity Bank has signed a Customer Business Agreement with Mastercard. The agreement is aimed at giving customers a broad range of benefits from a wide selection...

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Tusker Oktobafest concludes with exhilarating performances across the country

Staff WriterNovember 5, 2024

The Tusker Oktobafest concluded with an exhilarating finale, uniting beer enthusiasts across Kenya in a month-long celebration of Kenyan beer, music and culture...

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ICP HUB Kenya partners with ICP HUB Turkey to host bootcamp

Staff WriterOctober 29, 2024

ICP HUB Kenya has partnered with ICP HUB Turkey to advance Web3 development and promote blockchain education across both regions. This collaboration represen...

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Afro-Latin Tamasha dance event to take place on November 2 at Alliance Française

Grace MathekaOctober 25, 2024

The inaugural Afro-Latin Tamasha music and dance event has been scheduled to take place on Saturday, 2nd November this year at the Alliance Française in Nairobi...

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Smirnoff Battle of the Beats Coast finalists compete live on TV47

Samson NderiOctober 14, 2024

The Smirnoff Battle of the Beats Coast finalists competed live against each other on TV47 last night in the DJ competition. The line up for the evening inclu...

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EABL has invested Ksh. 5.9 billion in youth, women & PLWDs businesses in 2024

Grace MathekaOctober 9, 2024

East African Breweries (EABL) has announced that it has spent Ksh. 5.9 billion on businesses owned by youth, women, and Persons Living With Disabilities (PLWDs)...

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Safari Sevens rugby tournament will be in Machakos from 11-13 October

Grace MathekaOctober 2, 2024

The highly anticipated Safari Sevens rugby tournament has been confirmed for October 11th to 13th at the Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos County. This year's editio...

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Mama Money GhanaFest is happening this weekend in Pretoria

Grace MathekaSeptember 10, 2024

Mama Money has announced the return of the Mama Money GhanaFest, taking place on Saturday, 14 September 2024 in Pretoria, South Africa. The event, now in its 10...

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Kenya’s Tony Koros among four African screenwriters selected for AuthenticA Series Lab

Grace MathekaSeptember 10, 2024

Four African screenwriters; Talemwa Pius from Uganda, Aden Abebe from Ethiopia, Tony Koros from Kenya and, Mlilo Mpondo from South Africa, have been selected fo...

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Bolt awards 350 drivers in its Drive for a Prize campaign

Grace MathekaSeptember 6, 2024

Bolt has rewarded more than 350 of its top-performing driver-partners for their dedication and exceptional service as part of its driver reward campaign. The ce...

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Cocktail Runs with Rono hosts second networking event in Nairobi

Grace MathekaSeptember 3, 2024

The second edition of Cocktail Runs with Rono was held at Mageuzi Hub, drawing over 40 participants from a wide range of careers and fitness backgrounds. The ev...

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Meta launches In-Stream Ads & Ads on Facebook Reels for creators in Kenya

Grace MathekaAugust 6, 2024

Meta has announced the availability of two new monetization features for eligible creators in Kenya, with support in over 30 languages globally including Swahil...

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Macondo Literary Festival returns this September at the Kenya Cultural Centre in Nairobi

Grace MathekaAugust 2, 2024

Macondo Book Society in collaboration with eKitabu has announced that renown Nigerian novelist Chigozie Obioma will be among the authors attending this year's M...

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Elsa Majimbo & Arap Uria named in TikTok Visionary Voices List for Africa

Grace MathekaJuly 31, 2024

TikTok has announced its inaugural Visionary Voices List for Africa. This list recognizes 15 individuals at the forefront of industry-shifting innovation, viral...

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Rockey Africa partnership with Jewell Souls Foundation to impact needy children

Staff WriterJuly 30, 2024

Rockey Africa Limited has announced a partnership with Jewell Souls Foundation, a non-governmental Charity Organization committed to changing the lives of orpha...

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Tiktok & Eventbrite partner to enable creators to sell tickets & promote their events

Grace MathekaJuly 23, 2024

TikTok has announced a partnership with Eventbrite to offer event creators a new way to promote their events and sell tickets. With the new partnership, Eventbr...

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Kenya’s Valerie Waswa completes inaugural ITU-Huawei digital talent program

Grace MathekaJuly 23, 2024

Kenya’s Valarie Neema Waswa was among the inaugural cohort of the Generation Connect Young Leadership Program (GCYLP) fellows who recently completed their devel...

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Worldreader kicks off reading campaign in Kenya through the Booksmart app

Grace MathekaJuly 23, 2024

Worldreader is providing digital books through the BookSmart App, a mobile reading app. The app is stocked with a large library of free books with local content...

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Interview with Ian Wambai on VunaPay and their impact on the agricultural sector

Samson NderiJuly 16, 2024

VunaPay an agritech startup emerged as one of the finalists in the Spark Accelerator Program. VunaPay works with Cooperatives to facilitate instant payment to s...

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Safaricom names week one winners of the ongoing ‘Shine Kenya’ campaign

Grace MathekaJuly 12, 2024

Five Kenyans have won Ksh 1 million each in the ongoing Shine Kenya Shinda Mamilii Kama Bingwa campaign. The five winners also received an additional Ksh 250,00...

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Preserving Digital Rights and Economic Prosperity: A Call Against Internet Shutdowns in Kenya during #RejectTheFinanceBill2024 picketing

Staff WriterJune 24, 2024

We strongly urge the Kenyan government to refrain from enforcing any Internet shutdowns or information controls in response to the ongoing protests against the ...

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Jambojet flights to Zanzibar to commence on July 1st

Staff WriterMay 22, 2024

Jambojet the lowcost carrier has announced that flights on its new Mombasa-Zanzibar route will commences on July 1st, 2024. The route is set to redefine travel...

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EABL launches this year’s World Class Kenya bartending competition

Grace MathekaMay 14, 2024

East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has officially launched the 9th edition of the World Class Kenya 2024 Bartending Competition, presented by Diageo. The com...

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Lilesh Bulimo wins the Kisumu edition of the Red Bull dance competition

Grace MathekaMay 8, 2024

Red Bull Dance Your Style, an urban street dance competition, recently continued its tour with a stop in Kisumu. The Kisumu edition took place at the United Mal...

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