Nova Pioneer partners with Strathmore Business School to advance AI Education in Africa

Grace MathekaAugust 5, 2024

Nova Pioneer has announced a partnership with Strathmore Business School to champion the future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education across Africa. T...

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105 Absa Bank employees acquire digital skills at Strathmore University

Staff WriterJanuary 30, 2024

105 Absa Bank employees have acquired tech skills at the Strathmore University. The employees gained skills in Cybersecurity, Data Science, Business Intelligenc...

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Strathmore University & Adrian Kenya collaborate to build capacity in renewable energy solutions

James WamathaiSeptember 29, 2022

Strathmore University and Adrian Kenya have announced their intention to collaborate to build capacity in renewable energy solutions in Kenya. The two organizat...

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Standard Chartered has partnered with Strathmore University to launch women in tech mentorship program

Staff WriterSeptember 22, 2022

Standard Chartered in partnership with @iLabAfrica-Strathmore University has launched mentorship program targeting women seeking an entry into careers in Cybers...

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Strathmore University has partnered with Amazon Web Services to launch remote learning

Staff WriterSeptember 14, 2022

Strathmore University has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in a bid to make their high-quality education and resources online. With a campus of 8000 st...

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James Kimani of Strathmore University wins the LG TikTok dance contest

Grace MathekaNovember 23, 2021

James Kimani, a Business Information and Technology student at Strathmore University, emerged top in the recently concluded LG Paca Dance Challenge. The dance c...

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KQ partners with Strathmore University to support innovative business solutions by Kenyan youth

Grace MathekaNovember 20, 2021

Kenya Airways (KQ) has partnered with Strathmore University's @iBizAfrica to support KQ’s Fahari Innovation Challenge. The partnership is expected to create opp...

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Moses Gatundu wins the Strathmore Alumni Golf Tournament trophy

Grace MathekaNovember 1, 2021

Moses Gatundu scored an impressive 41 points to win the overall winner at the inaugural Strathmore University Alumni Golf Tournament trophy at the Karen Golf an...

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Strathmore University Business School partners with Fairtrade Africa to support growth opportunities across Africa

Grace MathekaOctober 30, 2021

Strathmore University Business School (SBS) has signed a partnership agreement with Fairtrade Africa (FTA), aimed at fostering growth opportunities for it’s pro...

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Boehringer Ingelheim partners with Kenyatta and Strathmore universities to launch health competition

Staff WriterOctober 9, 2019

Boehringer Ingelheim, has collaborated with Kenyatta and Strathmore Universities to launch the Making More Health Venture4Change idea competition (MMH). The com...

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Strathmore launches The Crucible, a competition for Kenyan marketing students

Staff WriterAugust 28, 2019

Strathmore University has launched a competition for marketing students in Kenya dubbed The Crucible. The Crucible will be run by the Strathmore Marketing Club ...

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VMware partners with Strathmore University to launch Virtualize Africa programme

Staff WriterAugust 20, 2019

VMware, a leading innovator in enterprise software has partnered with Strathmore University as part of the expansion of VMware IT Academy: Virtualize Africa pro...

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Strathmore students win prize for their solar energy concept at the PowerGen Africa conference in SA

Staff WriterMay 27, 2019

A team of students from Strathmore University emerged as the winners for an innovative concept to provide equitable energy access to remote villages at the Afri...

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Kenyan IT sector policy formulation gets boost from Microsoft, Strathmore & Dalberg partnership

Staff WriterNovember 24, 2017

Earlier in the year Microsoft in partnership with Strathmore launched the Microsoft Policy Innovation Centre. Through the partnership, Microsoft sponsored the c...

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Microsoft launches Policy Innovation Center at Strathmore University

Lena AnyuoloOctober 5, 2017

As countries and industries across the world make the much-anticipated shift towards digital transformation, new and exciting advancements are underway. In a mo...

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Strathmore officially unveils iLab Africa

Lulu AkakiJune 24, 2014

Strathmore University has officially unveiled iLab Africa, a research and incubation facility that supports entrepreneurship programs in apps and software d...

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Strathmore and Samsung launch six locally developed Android applications

Lulu AkakiFebruary 21, 2014

Following a partnership research project with Strathmore University, Samsung Electronics East Africa has unveiled six androids apps developed locally by Str...

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Standard Chartered invests Ksh. 8.75 million to support 7 women-led startups

Grace MathekaOctober 9, 2024

Standard Chartered has awarded Ksh. 8.75 million to seven women-led startups in the sustainability sector. The investment was made in collaboration with @iBizAf...

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Bolt Accelerator program awards 10 drivers with Ksh. 2.8M seed funding

Grace MathekaSeptember 20, 2024

Bolt has finalized its Accelerator Program in Kenya, culminating in a ceremony to award the top 10 drivers and couriers with the most innovative ideas. The even...

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Absa KOMA Program; Enabling SMEs to build sustainable businesses

Samson NderiAugust 30, 2024

In Kenya, statistics indicate that over 70% of businesses fail within the first three years. This translates to a about 23.3 percent per year attrition on the i...

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NCBA Group net profit for H1 2024 increases by 5% to stand at Ksh. 9.8B

James WamathaiAugust 22, 2024

NCBA Group PLC has today announced that it has posted a profit after tax of Ksh. 9.8 billion in its first half of 2024 financial results. This is a 5% increase ...

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Carrefour extends retail graduate program to empower the youth

Grace MathekaJuly 29, 2024

Majid Al Futtaim Retail, which operates Carrefour in Kenya, has launched the second edition of its Retail Graduate Program. Applications are currently open unti...

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Microsoft ADC upskills 24 university lecturers in Kenya

Grace MathekaJuly 5, 2024

Twenty-four lecturers from Kenyan Universities have graduated from the second cohort of the Microsoft Africa Development Centre's (ADC) upskilling program. The ...

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NCBA reports a Ksh. 5.3 billion net profit for Q1 2024

Staff WriterMay 23, 2024

NCBA has reported a Ksh. 5.3 billion net profit for the first quarter of 2024 which a 5% increase as compared to 5.1 billion reported for the same period last y...

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Huawei launches 2024 ‘Seed for Future’ program for Kenyan students

Grace MathekaApril 17, 2024

Huawei has rolled out its Seed for Future program for 2024 in collaboration with leading universities and TVET institutions in Kenya. The training sessions are ...

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Five governance strategies that can help accelerate the AI opportunity in Africa

Staff WriterApril 17, 2024

Over the last year and a half, the audience for AI has grown from IT experts to almost anyone with internet access. Large Language Models enable online users to...

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Microsoft ADC program to upskill university lecturers

Staff WriterMarch 18, 2024

The Microsoft Africa Development Centre (ADC) has indicated that is has kicked off a second upskilling cohort. The program is intended to support university ...

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Absa Group expands into China with the launch of a non-banking subsidiary

Staff WriterFebruary 1, 2024

Absa Group has expanded into the People’s Republic of China with the opening of a new non-banking subsidiary in Beijing. The non-banking subsidiary is operatio...

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Absa announces a Ksh. 15 Million sponsorship for Magical Kenya Ladies Open

Staff WriterJanuary 31, 2024

Absa Bank has announced a Ksh. 15 million sponsorship for the upcoming Magical Kenya Ladies Open (MKLO) Golf Tournament, making it the tournament’s official ban...

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Village Capital & Standard Chartered fund Women in Tech program alumni

Samson NderiJanuary 29, 2024

Village Capital and Standard Chartered Bank have partnered to pilot a financing facility to invest in the bank’s Women in Tech program alumni. The focus of t...

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Standard Chartered Women in Tech program awards 7 women-led startups with USD 70,000

Gladys WamuyuOctober 27, 2023

The Standard Chartered Bank and @iBizAfrica - Strathmore University, through its partnership program the Women in Tech Incubator program, has awarded 7 women-le...

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National dialogue on the health workforce for UHC: Why Wanjiku must remain the true North

Staff WriterOctober 12, 2023

Barely a year into office, the Government established the Kenya Health Human Resource Advisory Council (KHHRAC), a state corporation under the Health Act of 201...

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Benjamin Mutimura appointed as CEO of I&M Bank Rwanda

Samson NderiJune 20, 2023

The Board of I&M Bank Rwanda Plc has announced the appointment of Mr. Benjamin Mutimura as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The appointment is effective 1...

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Global Tax Governance conference to be hosted in Nairobi on June 5-7

Makena Ndung'uJune 2, 2023

The International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) will host a Global Tax Governance conference in Nairobi from June 5-7. The conference will be under t...

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Microsoft launches program to upskill university lecturers in tech courses

Samson NderiMarch 7, 2023

Microsoft has announced that it has launched a program to upskill university lecturers in technology courses. The program is a collaboration between Microsoft A...

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Dr. Denis Ogolla appointed as the Chief Operating Officer by Bliss Healthcare

Staff WriterJanuary 31, 2023

Bliss Healthcare’s has announced the appointment of Dr. Denis Ogolla as the new Chief Operating Officer. This was after the promotion of its former Chief Operat...

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Huawei launches Thousand Digital Power Talents program to train solar specialists

Faith WambuiDecember 17, 2022

Huawei, has announced the launch of a Thousand Digital Power Talents program that is intended to add 1,000 professionals to the growing national pool of solar s...

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DTB recruits 100 university students for job shadowing program

Faith WambuiDecember 15, 2022

Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) has taken in the second cohort of 100 students into its Job Shadowing programme. This is with an aim to provide students with an opp...

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Yusuf Omari has been appointed as the interim Absa Bank Kenya CEO

Staff WriterOctober 14, 2022

The Board of Absa Bank Kenya PLC has appointed Yusuf Omari to take over as Interim Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director effective 1 November 2022. This...

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Top sports events to look out for this October

Makena Ndung'uOctober 4, 2022

October is a great month for sports with major sports going on. The sports include rugby, F1, cricket, golf, among others. The Suzuka F1 Grand Prix will be q...

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George Ojing appointed as the Managing Partner at Ogilvy Africa

Staff WriterAugust 18, 2022

Ogilvy Africa has announced the appointment of George Ojing as Managing Partner for its Kenya agency. He will be responsible for leading the agency’s mandate on...

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How the private sector can bridge the gap between education and the job market

Staff WriterJuly 23, 2022

Kenya has relied on tertiary institutions and universities to produce generations of ready-to-work graduates since its independence 59 years ago. According t...

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