Zamara named Best Insurance Broker at the 2024 Think Business Insurance Awards

Grace MathekaJuly 18, 2024

Zamara Risk and Insurance Brokers Limited has been voted the Best Insurance Brokerage firm in Kenya at this year's edition of the Think Business Insurance Award...

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Kenya’s Eliud Gilisho launches real-money mobile game, Candy Kash

Grace MathekaJuly 18, 2024

Eliud Gilisho is the founder of Candy Kash, a skill-based game inspired by the popular Candy Crush game. The game will  enable players to convert their gaming s...

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OPPO partners with Ericsson for Global 5G patent licensing & collaborations

Grace MathekaJuly 18, 2024

OPPO has announced the signing of a global cooperation agreement with Ericsson. The agreement includes global patent cross-license, technical cooperation, marke...

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Mr Tee’s viral hit song ‘Digii’ dominates in the latest Spotify Global Impact List for Kenya

Grace MathekaJuly 17, 2024

Spotify has unveiled the first Global Impact List in Kenya. The list recognizes the top 15 tracks from Kenya, with the biggest global impact on Spotify over the...

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Safaricom offers financial literacy & media training to athletes heading to the Olympics

Grace MathekaJuly 17, 2024

Safaricom recently hosted financial and digital literacy and media training for athletes ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics set to take place from July 26 to Augu...

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Reality show ‘Mastercook Chef’ is coming to Kenya; here’s how to audition

Grace MathekaJuly 17, 2024

The Kenchic Mastercook Chef’s cooking competition is searching for Kenya’s next great professional and amateur chefs to be featured in its upcoming reality TV c...

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Uncover skincare company closes USD 1.4M funding round

Grace MathekaJuly 17, 2024

Uncover, a skincare company, recently closed a Ksh 180 million (USD 1.4 million) Seed II funding round led by EQ2 Ventures and IgniteXL Ventures. The round was ...

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M-PESA Foundation invests Ksh 32M in hospitals in Lamu County

Grace MathekaJuly 17, 2024

The M-PESA Foundation in partnership with the County Government of Lamu have equipped Mokowe Sub-County hospital with a Maternal and Child Health Unit. The hosp...

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Salaam Somali Bank launches Visa prepaid & debit cards

Grace MathekaJuly 17, 2024

Salaam Somali Bank, which is Somalia’s largest bank, has partnered with Visa, to introduce Visa debit and Visa prepaid cards to its branches across the country ...

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Hussein Kamal is the new General Manager for Deluxe Trucks & Buses

Grace MathekaJuly 17, 2024

Deluxe Trucks and Buses East Africa has appointed Hussein Kamal as its new General Manager as it gears up for growth in the highly competitive road transport se...

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LG customers to enjoy up to 40% discounts in Hotpoint 40th anniversary campaign

Grace MathekaJuly 17, 2024

Hotpoint Appliances is offering discounts of up to 40% as part of its 40th anniversary celebrations, which began at the end of June and will last until August 4...

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KCB Football Club picks Patrick Odhiambo as their new head coach

Grace MathekaJuly 17, 2024

KCB FC has appointed Patrick Odhiambo as the new head coach on a one-year contract, effective July 15, 2024. Patrick joins KCB FC from Kakamega Homeboyz FC ahea...

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Kenya Power updates 4 million prepaid token meters ahead of the August deadline

Grace MathekaJuly 17, 2024

Kenya Power has announced that over 4 million prepaid customers have updated their token meters in the ongoing Update Token Meter Yako exercise. The company tar...

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University lecturers in Kenya are calling for AI adoption for teaching & research

Grace MathekaJuly 17, 2024

Kenyan university lecturers are calling for an urgent review of existing infrastructure within higher education institutions. The move, they say, will allow for...

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Huawei introduces F5G-A products & solutions at Global Optical Summit

Grace MathekaJuly 17, 2024

Huawei has officially launched a series of F5G-A products and solutions to drive industrial intelligence in Sub-Saharan Africa. The launch of the offerings was ...

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EPRA reduces petrol price cost by Ksh.1, diesel by Ksh.1.50, kerosene by Ksh.1.30

Grace MathekaJuly 15, 2024

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has announced a drop in fuel prices, effective from midnight of July 15 to August 14, 2024. In the lates...

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Airtel opens new outlet in downtown Nairobi in a bid to boost its money services

Grace MathekaJuly 12, 2024

Airtel Kenya has opened a new shop in Nairobi’s downtown CBD. The new outlet is located on Gaborone Road, adjacent to Nairobi Textiles, and brings the total num...

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Singer Mzungu Kichaa is in Kenya to promote his new album ‘Fade Away’

Grace MathekaJuly 12, 2024

Danish singer-songwriter Mzungu Kichaa is currently in Nairobi to promote his third album, 'Fade Away'. The musician, who found prominence in Tanzania, has feat...

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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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Huawei introduces new hybrid cloud offering for the African market

Grace MathekaJuly 12, 2024

Huawei has launched its Huawei Cloud Stack 8.3 offering to accelerate industry intelligence for Africa. The launch of the offering was announced at the Huawei A...

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Annette Mulama wins the 2024 World Class Kenya bartending competition

Grace MathekaJuly 12, 2024

Annette Mulama is this year's winner of the World Class Kenya Bartender competition. Annette, who works at the Hero Bar at the Trademark Hotel, emerged victorio...

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Tiktok creators are revolutionizing Kiswahili language education one video at a time

Grace MathekaJuly 12, 2024

TikTok is known for inspiring creativity and spreading joy, and has become a hub for practical solutions to real-life challenges. Various creators on the platfo...

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Qatar Airways expands its network with additional flights to Entebbe

Grace MathekaJuly 12, 2024

Qatar Airways has announced that it is expanding its operations in Africa with an additional three flights a week to Entebbe, Uganda, in a bid to meet summer de...

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Bolt unveils to reward its top drivers in new campaign

Grace MathekaJuly 11, 2024

Bolt has launched its driver reward campaign dubbed ‘Drive for a Prize’, in efforts to celebrate its top performing drivers. Now in its second edition, the camp...

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Aleph Hospitality is now managing Alloy Bar & Lounge in Nairobi

Grace MathekaJuly 11, 2024

Aleph Hospitality, a hospitality management company, has signed a management contract with the owners of the Alloy Bar and Lounge in Nairobi. Opened in early...

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ILAM Fahari is now trading on NSE’s Unquoted Securities Platform

Grace MathekaJuly 11, 2024

ILAM Fahari Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) has been admitted to the Unquoted Securities Platform (USP) of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). This is fo...

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PHY collaborates with Okello Max in song to honor lives lost in recent financial bill protests

Grace MathekaJuly 11, 2024

PHY has collaborated with Okello Max on a heartfelt new track titled Nitawakumbusha. The song captures the grief felt by families who lost loved ones in the rec...

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BNI East Africa set to host its annual networking convention in August

Grace MathekaJuly 11, 2024

Business Networking International (BNI) East Africa has announced that its annual East African Convention will be held in August. Scheduled for Friday, 16th Aug...

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Mi Vida Homes hosts partners for business strategic meeting

Grace MathekaJuly 11, 2024

Mi Vida Homes, a property developer, recently hosted over 200 business partners for dinner at Nairobi’s Radisson Blu hotel. The dinner was attended by variou...

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LG awards Ksh. 2M to community projects in Kajiado & Huruma

Grace MathekaJuly 11, 2024

Two community projects in Kajiado and Nairobi's Huruma slums have been selected as the winners of the 2024 LG Ambassador Challenge. The projects will take home ...

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Busu Naturals is the winner of 2024 Visa’s She’s Next Grant competition

Grace MathekaJuly 11, 2024

Busu Naturals has been named the winner of the She’s Next Kenya Grant competition by Visa. The competition is a program aimed at supporting the creation of an i...

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Over 40 entries received for 2024 Concours d’Elegance slated for September 29

Grace MathekaJuly 11, 2024

The Africa Concours d’Elegance office has received over 40 car and motorcycle entries for this year's edition of Africa Concours d’Elegance. The event is schedu...

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Kenchic expands product offering with launch of Kenbeef premium beef cuts

Grace MathekaJuly 10, 2024

Kenchic has announce the launch of Kenbeef, a new line of premium beef cuts and convenient further processed beef products. The expansion aims to meet our value...

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Afreximbank launches the 2024 CANEX film competition; here’s how to apply

Grace MathekaJuly 10, 2024

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), through its Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) program, has announced the second edition of its short film competition ...

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Visa awards three NCBA cardholders with a trip to the Paris Olympics

Grace MathekaJuly 10, 2024

NCBA Bank in partnership with Visa are sending Edwin Muriithi, Barbara Chesire, and Pius Ngugi and their companions, to support Team Kenya at the Paris Olympics...

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KQ partners with IOM Kenya to combat human trafficking & protection of migrants

Grace MathekaJuly 10, 2024

Kenya Airways and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Kenya have signed an MOU on a partnership aimed at fighting against trafficking in persons ...

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Samsung launches new AI TVs in the Kenyan market

Grace MathekaJuly 10, 2024

Samsung Electronics recently unveiled the 2024 TV and sound device line-up in Nairobi. The launch event showcased the latest Neo QLED 8K and 4K, OLED TVs, and s...

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25 Kenyan students complete digital technology immersion program in China

Grace MathekaJuly 10, 2024

25 Kenyan students under the Huawei Seeds for Future program have completed a one-week immersion program into digital technology skills. This was during an ICT ...

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Equity customers can now send money to each other for free

Grace MathekaJuly 10, 2024

Equity has announced free transfer of money from your Equity bank account to another Equity Bank account, Equitel line, Equity Mobile App or USSD (*247#). This ...

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Samsung hospitality TVs are now Apple AirPlay enabled

Grace MathekaJuly 10, 2024

Samsung Electronics has announced Samsung hospitality TV compatibility with AirPlay. This development will allow hotel guests to connect their iOS and iPadOS de...

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TerraPay secures $75M IFC funding to boost access to remittances across Africa

Grace MathekaJuly 10, 2024

IFC has officially launched a financing package of Ksh 9.6 billion (USD 75 million) for TerraPay, a digital payments provider. The partnership aims to boost acc...

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KAM’s Changamka shopping festival officially closes in Mombasa

Grace MathekaJuly 10, 2024

The Changamka Kenya Shopping Festival has officially come to a close at the Oshwal Community Centre in Mombasa after a 4-day expo. The festival, which was an in...

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