Finversity appoints Michel Meylacq as Head of Distribution & Funder Relations

Faith WambuiDecember 14, 2022

Michel Meylacq is Finversity’s new Head of Distribution & Funder Relations. The London-based fintech company announced this at a time of growing recognition...

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Norsad Capital partners with TLG Capital to establish a $400mn African credit platform

Faith WambuiDecember 14, 2022

Norsad Capital has partnered with TLG Capital to establish a $400 million market-leading private credit platform for medium-sized companies across sub-Saharan A...

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Kenya to leverage on growing 5G footprint to deepen telemedicine access

Faith WambuiDecember 14, 2022

The health sector in Kenya is poised for higher usage of telemedicine including remote diagnosis and treatment as the country expands its national 5G network fo...

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CorpsAfrica launches initiative aimed at fostering volunteerism in bid to accelerate development

Faith WambuiDecember 14, 2022

CorpsAfrica/Kenya has launched a socio-economic initiative aimed at fostering a volunteerism culture to accelerate development and improve the quality of life a...

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Crowne Plaza Nairobi Airport Debuts Tapas Menu

Faith WambuiDecember 28, 2022

Crowne Plaza Nairobi Airport Hotel has expanded its offering by introducing a tapas menu, a compliment to its current bar offering. Crowne Plaza Nairobi Airp...

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Anthony Karum, Awarded as the Best Insurance Intermediary of The Year By Old Mutual

Faith WambuiDecember 14, 2022

Anthony Karum an Insurance Agent has been awarded as the overall and best Intermediary of the year by Old Mutual Kenya. As part of the award, he walked away wit...

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Nigeria’s ThriveAgric is the 2022 Global Winner of Visa Everywhere Initiative 

Faith WambuiDecember 14, 2022

ThriveAgric, an innovative start-up that champions technology to transform the payments landscape for smallholder farmers, was crowned winner of the Visa Everyw...

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Kenya Power Launches Revised Policy That Promotes Disability Inclusion Within Its Workforce

Faith WambuiDecember 14, 2022

Kenya Power has launched its revised Disability Mainstreaming Policy that is meant to ensure that people living with disability are equally represented and supp...

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Kakuzi invests Kshs 24 million in education support programmes

Faith WambuiDecember 28, 2022

Agribusiness firm Kakuzi PLC has completed several education support programmes worth more than Kshs 24 million in its Makuyu Sub County operating locality. ...

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KCB Bank, KCB Foundation, and Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) partner to support Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)

Faith WambuiDecember 27, 2022

KCB Bank, KCB Foundation, and Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) enter into a memorandum of understanding to offer tripartite support to Mi...

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Print’nX, a group of Kenya students in a bid to scale up 3D printing of body organs

Faith WambuiDecember 12, 2022

Kenya could expand the 3D printing of body organs for medical replacement if a group of ten university students under the banner Print’nX proceed and conclude t...

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Old Mutual, KUPA Engage with Clergy Association to Offer Financial Skills and Distribute Last Expense Cover

Faith WambuiDecember 27, 2022

Old Mutual Life Assurance Kenya (OMLAKL) in collaboration with the Kenya Urban People Association (KUPA) has rolled out a new partnership aimed at empowering me...

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Boomplay and France’s Generations Radio in Partnership to Promote African Music

Faith WambuiDecember 27, 2022

Africa's largest music streaming platform, Boomplay, has partnered with Generations Radio, France's premier syndicated Hip Hop and Soul radio station, to launch...

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CIC’s Joseph Kamiri On Innovating Insurance Through Data

Faith WambuiDecember 11, 2022

In recent times, the financial services industry has gone through an overhaul with customers rapidly adopting and demanding digitization as a key determinant of...

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Pamoja Tuungane initiative distributes foodstuff to 4,000 households in Garissa County

Faith WambuiDecember 11, 2022

The Pamoja Tuungane initiative has distributed foodstuff to 4,000 households in Garissa County’s Balambala and Lagdera sub-counties as part of the ongoing droug...

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KNCCI partners with KCB Bank to enable its members access cheap loans

Faith WambuiDecember 10, 2022

Over 50,000 Kenya National Chambers of Commerce and Industries (KNCCI) members, including women and youth-owned enterprises, are set to benefit from affordable ...

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Huawei joins alliance to connect 120 million rural people to the internet

Faith WambuiDecember 10, 2022

Huawei has joined a global digital alliance led by the International Telecommunication Union to bring more than 120 million people living in unconnected rural a...

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KCB Partners with Kodris Africa To Offer Schools And Students Discounted Prices On Coding Lessons

Faith WambuiDecember 27, 2022

KCB Bank Kenya customers can now access Kodris Africa coding lessons at discounted rates and pay in instalments, following a partnership between the education t...

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National Geographic’s Team Sayari to broadcast on Disney Chanel

Faith WambuiDecember 28, 2022

The Walt Disney Company Africa, along with its partners the US Department of State, The U.S Agency for International Development (USAID), and WildlifeDirect, ha...

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Laikipia Residents to Benefit from A New LG And Habitat for Humanity Social Impact Project

Faith WambuiDecember 9, 2022

LG Electronics in partnership with Habitat for Humanity Kenya (HFHK) has conducted a groundbreaking ceremony of infrastructural facilities for learning and safe...

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VENCO secures $670,000 pre-seed funding to deliver digital solutions for residential and commercial properties in Africa

Faith WambuiDecember 9, 2022

VENCO, a technology company that provides solutions to enhance living experiences in residential and commercial communities in Africa, has secured $670,000 in a...

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Here is the full list of winners at the Kalasha International Film and TV Awards

Faith WambuiDecember 8, 2022

The Kenya Film Commission (KFC) has announced the winners of the 12th edition of the Kalasha International Film and TV awards during a colourful, star-studded g...

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Network International launches new Ghana office and data centre

Faith WambuiDecember 7, 2022

The leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa (MEA), Network International, has announced its new Ghana office and data centre. T...

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Britam and mTek partner to provide MSME’s with an affordable business cover

Faith WambuiDecember 7, 2022

Digital insurance platform, mTek, and Britam have partnered to offer a mobile-enabled business protection cover dubbed – Britam Biashara. The cover targets M...

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Pay With Equity is now Equity’s fastest growing digital channel

Faith WambuiDecember 7, 2022

Pay With Equity (PWE), Equity’s digital payment platform, is now the lender’s fastest-growing digital channel. The platform enables mobile subscribers to pay fo...

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Hemingways Collection announces Eden Nairobi management takeover

Faith WambuiDecember 6, 2022

The family-owned five-star luxury boutique hotel group, Hemingways Collection has announced the management takeover of Eden Nairobi. Eden Nairobi, a recent w...

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SBM Bank Launches a “Spend and Win” Campaign for its Customers

Faith WambuiDecember 6, 2022

In an effort to promote the use of its cards, The SBM Bank has launched a three-month utilization campaign among users of its SBM prepaid, credit, and debit car...

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Safaricom revamps PostPay plans to offer more value

Faith WambuiDecember 6, 2022

Safaricom has announced a revamp of its monthly plans that will see its PostPay and All-in-One plans consolidated under the Go Monthly proposition, with custome...

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Uncover, a Kenyan skincare firm raises USD 1 million as it seeks to expand across Africa

Faith WambuiDecember 5, 2022

Uncover, a Nairobi-based skincare firm has raised USD 1 million in seed capital, which it intends to use to scale up its operations in Kenya and establish a pre...

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EABL introduces new Gordon’s variants ahead of the festive season

Faith WambuiDecember 5, 2022

EABL has announced the introduction of new Gordon’s Gin variants into the Kenyan market, ahead of the festive season. The Beverages firm has today introduced tw...

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Kenyan Government To Open Diaspora Departments In All Missions Abroad

Faith WambuiDecember 5, 2022

The annual Kenya Diaspora Alliance Homecoming Convention has been launched by the Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Dr Alfred Mutua and US Amb...

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Electricity Association of Kenya is calling on stakeholders to drive energy demand

Faith WambuiDecember 3, 2022

The Electricity Association of Kenya (ESAK) has called upon key electricity sector stakeholders to encourage energy demand growth across the country. This co...

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Taita Taveta Duo Crowned 2022 Young Scientists of The Year

Faith WambuiDecember 1, 2022

Diana Wambugha and Brian Mwaghogho of Chala Secondary School, Taita Taveta County, have been crowned Young Scientists of the Year for the best innovation at the...

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I&M Bank increases support to MSMEs with its enhanced Digital Banking solution

Faith WambuiDecember 27, 2022

The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics survey released in 2018 indicated that approximately 400,000 Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) do not celebrate...

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6 important factors to consider when buying a Tv

Faith WambuiOctober 28, 2021

Watching TV is part and parcel of our daily routine. Whether you enjoy Netflix and chilling or simply catching up on the latest happenings in the world, a TV is...

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How M-Tiba has revolutionalized healthcare in Kenya

Faith WambuiSeptember 24, 2021

M-Tiba is a mobile-based health wallet that went live in Kenya in 2016. It has increasingly been influencing Kenya’s healthcare space ever since. Based on the M...

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How Digifarm has used technology to catalyze farming in Kenya

Faith WambuiSeptember 24, 2021

Digifarm is a Safaricom subsidiary that provides smallholders farmers in Kenya with end-to-end value via a technology platform that can be accessed via a mobile...

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7 consequences of identity theft on children

Faith WambuiSeptember 24, 2021

Cyber-attacks are on the rise and one of the most common cybercrimes is identity theft. In today’s world, being a victim of identity theft is simply one click a...

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7 effects of Internet addiction in children

Faith WambuiSeptember 24, 2021

Many children in the current generation have grown up surrounded by technology. From the moment they were born, their lives have revolved around the internet. ...

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How M-Gas offers cleaning cooking alternatives to low income homes in Kenya

Faith WambuiSeptember 22, 2021

When night-time falls in the poor areas of Nairobi, small flames are what you’ll see licking blackened cooking pots as dinner for the family is prepared over ch...

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Nokia G10: a mid-range phone with awesome battery life

Faith WambuiAugust 22, 2021

The Nokia G10 is the latest phone in the Mid-range G series lineup. The G10 comes with decent features and some extra perks that set it apart from some of its c...

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Nokia C20: a budget phone that offers decent performance

Faith WambuiAugust 16, 2021

The Nokia C20 is latest iteration of the budget C series from HMD Global and is a successor to the Nokia C10. It offers competitive features at a pocket-friendl...

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