Researchers to win up to Ksh 1.3M in Sber AI competition; Here’s how to apply

Grace MathekaApril 17, 2024

Sber, a global financial institution, is calling on researchers to submit scientific papers about artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in an o...

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Bahamas to host 2024 Afreximbank meeting & AfriCaribbean Trade Forum in June

Grace MathekaApril 17, 2024

The Bahamas and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have signed an agreement for The Bahamas to host the 31st Afreximbank Annual Meetings (AAM). The Caribb...

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RIIS picked to host Digital Earth Africa Program management office

Grace MathekaApril 17, 2024

The Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability (RIIS) has been appointed to host the pan-African Digital Earth Africa Program management office. The p...

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Michael Mwenda wins the Red Bull dancing competition in Eldoret

Grace MathekaApril 17, 2024

Red Bull Dance Your Style, an urban street dance competition, has hit the road for a nationwide tour in Eldoret. The Eldoret edition took place at Rupa’s Mall, ...

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Microsoft invests in Abu Dhabi’s G42 in $1.5 billion AI development deal

Grace MathekaApril 17, 2024

Microsoft has announced a USD 1.5 billion investment in G42, a UAE-based artificial intelligence (AI) technology company. The investment is expected to strength...

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Caprice Wine launches its ‘Unbox The Flavour’ campaign in Nairobi

Grace MathekaApril 16, 2024

Caprice Wine has launched a new brand campaign dubbed Unbox the Flavour. The campaign is meant to showcase the brands versatility in pairings with different mea...

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Caribou Digital launches new publication on digital economics

Grace MathekaApril 16, 2024

Caribou Digital, a research and advisory firm, has released its latest publication, The Platform Livelihoods Project. The publication is a pioneering collect...

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M-PESA Foundation invests Ksh 20M to boost health services in Kisumu & Siaya

Grace MathekaApril 16, 2024

The M-PESA Foundation has invested Ksh. 20.96 million in Kisumu and Siaya Counties with an aim to boost a range of health services. These initiatives will benef...

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Twiva wins Best Online Social Commerce Platform in the MEA Business Awards

Grace MathekaApril 16, 2024

Twiva, a social commerce platform, has been named the Best Online Social Commerce Platform, across the Middle East and Africa in the Middle East and Africa Busi...

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Mega Growth launches new brand logo in new ‘Goodbye Hair Breakage’ campaign

Grace MathekaApril 16, 2024

Mega Growth, a hair care products and solutions company, has launched a new brand campaign dubbed Goodbye hair breakage. The campaign aims to influence consumer...

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Mi Vida showcases KEZA housing project with houses going for Ksh. 1.98M to Ksh. 8M

Grace MathekaApril 16, 2024

Mi Vida Homes, a property developer, recently met with investors over the weekend at their iconic KEZA project in Riruta, Nairobi. This is part of the company's...

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Cedric Konzolo’s team win the KCB Golf Series Kakamega edition

Grace MathekaApril 16, 2024

Cedric Konzolo, Jack Songwa, Victor Muhando and Julius Oketch recorded a combined score of 116 points to win the Kakamega leg of the KCB East Africa Golf Tour. ...

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Government launches website to help entrepreneurs access business support services

Grace MathekaApril 16, 2024

Trade and Investments Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano has unveiled the Karibu Business Support Centre (KBSC) at the NSSF Building, 16th floor. The Centre als...

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Nigerian animated series, ‘Iwaju’, to premier on DStv in April & May

Grace MathekaApril 16, 2024

Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pan-African entertainment company Kugali collaborated original animated series Iwájú is set to premiere this April and May. Se...

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Sber500 accelerator program opens applications for tech entrepreneurs

Grace MathekaApril 15, 2024

Sber, a financial institution, has launched a new batch of Sber500, an international seed accelerator for technology entrepreneurs. All stages of the program wi...

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Mr. Eazi ventures into sports betting with his Choplife.Ci brand

Grace MathekaApril 13, 2024

Mr Eazi has announced the launch of Choplife.ci, his first wholly-owned brand in the gaming industry. His latest venture marks a significant milestone in his jo...

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Tusker launches Nexters Podcast to highlight young Kenyan voices

Grace MathekaApril 11, 2024

Kenya Breweries Limited’s flagship brand, Tusker, has launched its inaugural podcast series, the Tusker Nexters Podcast. The introductory episodes were dedicate...

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Africa Startup Law Accelerator is now open for applications from legal tech companies

Grace MathekaApril 11, 2024

Lawyers Hub has partnered with Laws.Africa to launch the Africa Startup Law Accelerator 2024. The Accelerator program encourages innovation in the legal tech sp...

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Kakamega to host the third leg of the KCB Golf Series this weekend

Grace MathekaApril 11, 2024

The par 72 Kakamega Golf Club will this Saturday host over 200 players for the third leg of the KCB East Africa Golf Tour. The Kakamega series will tee off a...

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Kenya set to host the 2024 Connected Africa Summit from April 21-25

Grace MathekaApril 11, 2024

African ICT Ministers, policymakers and stakeholders have been urged to institute policy reforms within Africa’s ICT sector. This is with a view toward the harm...

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EABL launches the ‘Tujengane’ promotion campaign to reward its spirits consumers

Grace MathekaApril 11, 2024

East Africa Breweries Limited (EABL) has officially launched its national consumer promotion dubbed Tujengane. The 12-week long campaign will run from April to ...

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Tanqueray celebrates culinary brilliance with brunch at Sankara Hotel

Grace MathekaApril 11, 2024

Tanqueray Gin recently partnered with the Sankara Hotel in Westlands in a culinary celebration of flavours and aromas for the Magical Sunday Brunch. Renowned fo...

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Gertrude’s Hospital & M-PESA Foundation’s telemedicine initiative to treat 32,400 children

Grace MathekaApril 11, 2024

The M-PESA Foundation in partnership with Gertrude's Children's Hospital and Gertrude's Hospital Foundation have unveiled another phase of the Daktari Smart ini...

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Kenya Power reports Ksh 609M tenders awarded to youth, women & PWDs

Grace MathekaApril 11, 2024

Kenya Power has awarded tenders worth Ksh. 609 million to youth, women and persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the current financial year. This is during the 8 ...

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Visa introduces AI-powered solutions to combat financial fraud

Grace MathekaApril 11, 2024

Visa has announced the addition of three new AI-powered risk and fraud prevention solutions. The new products, part of the end-to-end Visa Protect suite, are de...

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Simba Corporation launches the Ashok Leyland ECOMET truck in Kenya

Grace MathekaApril 11, 2024

Simba Corporation has launched the new Ashok Leyland ECOMET Truck model with an aim to position the product in the light duty trucks segment in the country. The...

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Roble Sheikh Aftin is the 3rd winner of the Gurumisha na KCB promotion

Grace MathekaApril 11, 2024

Roble Sheikh Aftin, an entrepreneur from Wajir, is the third winner of the Ksh. 500,000 cash prize of the Gurumisha na KCB promotion. Aftin runs a hardware shop...

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BlueInvest Africa 2024 B2B event to take place on 3-4 July in Kenya

Grace MathekaApril 11, 2024

The government, through the Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy, and Maritime Affairs has announced that the 2024 BlueInvest Africa event will take place from 3rd ...

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Huawei offers onsite Robotics training at the Kenya Science & Engineering Fair

Grace MathekaApril 11, 2024

Huawei Technologies is providing its DigiTruck, a mobile digital classroom, for onsite Robotics training at the Kenya Science and Engineering Fair currently hap...

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Nigerian singer Kold AF is Spotify’s EQUAL Africa ambassador for April

Grace MathekaApril 11, 2024

Rising Nigerian artist Kold AF has been highlighted as the Spotify EQUAL Africa program ambassador for April. This is following her selection as Spotify’s Fresh...

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Crown Paints partners with PPI to launch a partner mentorship program

Grace MathekaApril 11, 2024

Crown Paints has announced a partnership with Peak Performance International (PPI), a training, coaching and mentorship consultancy firm. The partnership aims t...

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Afro-fusion musician Andrew Wambua launches debut album titled ‘Colours’

Grace MathekaApril 9, 2024

Afro-pop/fusion musician Andrew Wambua recently released his first album, dubbed Colours. The album features funky beats and soulful vibes with songs like Eyes ...

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Don Julio & D&R Studios celebrates Kenyan filmmakers at the Kalasha Awards after party

Grace MathekaApril 9, 2024

Don Julio, a premium tequila brand, recently partnered with D&R Studios at the first Kalasha After Party dubbed A Night with The Stars. The after-party prov...

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Epson introduces new eco-friendly A4 inkjet multi function printers

Grace MathekaApril 9, 2024

Epson, a technology company, has launched the AM-C400 and AM-C550 multi function printers (MFPs) to deliver improved solutions to the A4 market. The new product...

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Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy joins the International Union for Conservation of Nature

Grace MathekaApril 9, 2024

The Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy (MKWC) is now a Member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The Conservancy joins twelve other ent...

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Hemingways receives 7 nominations in the 2024 World Travel Awards

Grace MathekaApril 9, 2024

Hemingways Group has received nominations in seven categories of the World Travel Awards 2024. Hemingways Nairobi and Hemingways Watamu received recognition for...

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I&M Bank extends free bank to MPESA transfers to sole proprietorships

Grace MathekaApril 9, 2024

I&M Bank has announced the extension of its Ni Sare Kabisa free bank to M-PESA and Airtel Money transfers for solo business owners (sole proprietorships). O...

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Jambojet marks 10-year anniversary with new growth strategy

Grace MathekaApril 5, 2024

Jambojet is strengthening its position as a leading budget airliner by eyeing additional regional routes and boosting its freight operations. This critical grow...

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Catch Ngartia’s ‘Dai Verse’ poetry show on April 21 at Braeburn Theatre

Grace MathekaApril 5, 2024

Ngartia, a Kenyan writer, actor, and director, is set to take to the stage once again after a decade-long hiatus from poetry. His long-awaited two-time show dub...

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PHY releases remake of the 2002 hit song ‘Manzi Wa Maana’

Grace MathekaApril 5, 2024

Kenyan singer PHY has released a cover for Maanzi Wa Maana, which is a remake of the 2002 hit by Kenyan contemporary gospel singer Henrie Mutuku. The lyrics of ...

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I&M Foundation partners with KFS in Ksh. 162M Ngong Road Forest restoration project

Grace MathekaApril 5, 2024

I&M Foundation and Kenya Forest Service (KFS) have announced a partnership agreement for the restoration of the Ngong Road Forest. According to the agreemen...

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Kibo Africa launches the K250R urban adventure bike in Kenya

Grace MathekaApril 5, 2024

Kibo Africa has introduced its third generation Kibo 250R motorcycle with a 250cc engine and a fuel economy of up to 33km per litre in Kenya. The new bike provi...

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