KUCCPS reopens application portal for first revision of course choices

Grace MathekaMarch 21, 2024

The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Services (KUCCPS) has reopened its portal for the first revision of course choices to unfilled programmes ...

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OPPO launches AI Centre in a bid to ensure users get the best AI capabilities

Grace MathekaMarch 21, 2024

OPPO has announced the establishment of an AI Center dedicated research and development into AI and its applications. The new Center further aims to strength...

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Old Mutual & Cerba Lancet Kenya launch HPV self-collection kit

Grace MathekaMarch 20, 2024

Old Mutual Health and Cerba Lancet Kenya have launched a self-collection HPV DNA kit aimed at boosting cervical cancer screening rates in Kenya. Cervical can...

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Africa Youth Employment Clock launched to provide youth employment data

Grace MathekaMarch 20, 2024

World Data Lab (WDL) in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation have announced the launch of the Africa Youth Employment Clock. The first of its kind in the ...

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KenGen contracts Toshiba Energy to upgrade the Olkaria I Geothermal power plant

Grace MathekaMarch 20, 2024

Toshiba ESS is set to supply steam turbines and generators for the geothermal power plant equipment renovation of Units 1 through 3 at the old 45MW Olkaria I ge...

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Gates Foundation rolls out Phase 3 of TB vaccine trials in South Africa

Grace MathekaMarch 20, 2024

The Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute (Gates MRI) has launched its Phase 3 clinical trial to assess the efficacy of the M72/AS01E tuberculosis...

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Bolt launches Ksh. 2.9M accelerator program to empower drivers in Kenya

Grace MathekaMarch 20, 2024

Bolt has announced the launch of an Accelerator Program to empower Kenyan drivers and couriers or their immediate family members. A Ksh 2.92 million (€20,000...

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Artcaffé launches homeware collection to showcase African craftsmanship

Grace MathekaMarch 20, 2024

Artcaffé Market has announced the launch of its homeware collection, A. by Artcaffé Market. The collection aims to celebrate and showcase exceptional craftsmans...

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18 Kenyan students to take part in the Huawei ICT Competition final in China

Grace MathekaMarch 20, 2024

21 top Kenyan students have emerged top at the 2023-2024 Huawei ICT Competition. Of the 21 winners at a national level, 18 of them won awards at the regional le...

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Meta & DCI launch Amber Alert to aid in finding missing children in Kenya

Grace MathekaMarch 19, 2024

Meta has introduced Amber Alerts to Facebook and Instagram in Kenya, dubbed the Kenya Emergency Child Alert (KECA). The Alert was launched in partnership wit...

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Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital calls for collaboration in combatting childhood cancer

Grace MathekaMarch 19, 2024

Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital has called for more collaborative action to combat the rising cases of childhood cancer. The sentiments were addressed during its...

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Kenya to offer booster loans of up to Ksh. 250,000 to SMEs for post pandemic recovery

Grace MathekaMarch 19, 2024

The Government of Kenya has launched the Supporting Access to Finance and Enterprise Recovery (SAFER) Project. The project will be implemented through the Kenya...

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Djibouti Sovereign Wealth Fund to host investment forum on May 12-14

Grace MathekaMarch 19, 2024

The Sovereign Wealth Fund of Djibouti has announced the dates for its upcoming Djibouti Forum taking place from the May 12-14, 2024. The forum will be held at t...

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Watu Credit secures bronze level Client Protection Certification from MFR

Grace MathekaMarch 16, 2024

Watu Credit Kenya and Uganda have been awarded a Client Protection Certification by the Microfinanza Rating (MFR) Certification Committee. The two subsidiari...

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Isuzu & Bamburi Cement hold 4th graduation on road safety training

Grace MathekaMarch 16, 2024

The Isuzu East Africa Driver Academy in partnership with Bamburi Cement's Women on Wheels Program has held its fourth graduation. The Academy, launched in 2021,...

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Standard Chartered rolls out new products to meet SME demands

Grace MathekaMarch 15, 2024

Standard Chartered Kenya has announced a new suite of products for the Medium Enterprise segment. This is in response to increasing demand for more sophisticate...

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2024 Lewa Safari Marathon gets Ksh 25 million sponsorship boost from Safaricom

Grace MathekaMarch 14, 2024

Safaricom recently announced its Ksh 25 million sponsorship for the 25th edition of the Lewa Safari Marathon. The event’s 25th anniversary edition will be held ...

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Plaza Premium offers 35% discount for access to its premium lounge at JKIA

Grace MathekaMarch 14, 2024

Plaza Premium Group, a global airport hospitality company, has launched a special offer for travelers to access the newly opened Plaza Premium Lounge at the Jom...

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TWCC & TradeMark mentor 350 women in trade at Zanzibar conference

Grace MathekaMarch 14, 2024

The Tanzania Women Chamber of Commerce (TWCC) and TradeMark Africa (TMA) have converged more than 350 women for the Economic Empowerment of Women Conference in ...

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Mars Wrigley hosts dental camp for Lamu residents ahead of World Oral Health Day

Grace MathekaMarch 14, 2024

Over 1,000 residents in Lamu County have received free dental services from the Kenya Dentists Association (KDA) and Mars Wrigley Kenya. The dental camp was a f...

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Britam named Life Insurance Company of the year for 2023

Grace MathekaMarch 13, 2024

Britam Life Assurance Company has received the Life Insurance Company of the Year Award at the 2023 Association of Kenya Insurers (AKI) annual awards. The compa...

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Governor Sakaja opens Ksh. 276 million Dandora Stadium

Grace MathekaMarch 10, 2024

The Dandora Stadium is finally open to the public, after a six-year wait. The stadium, which was constructed at a cost of more than Ksh 276 million, was commiss...

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Woodrow launches Academy to train PR professionals in Kenya

Grace MathekaMarch 10, 2024

Woodrow, a communications consultancy, has launched its Woodrow PR Academy in Kenya. The Academy aims to fill the skills gap in the PR industry and will run ...

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Equity Group ranked as the second strongest banking brand globally

Grace MathekaMarch 8, 2024

Equity Group has been ranked second best performing brand in the 2024 Brand Finance’s Brand Strength and Brand Value rankings. The Group climbed from 4th po...

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Sarah Wahogo is the new CEO of Username Investment Limited

Grace MathekaMarch 4, 2024

Sarah Wahogo has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Username Investment Limited, effective 4th March, 2024. She replaces Reuben Kimani, ...

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The history of golf in Kenya and how Safaricom is changing the narrative

Grace MathekaMarch 9, 2022

Golfing in Kenya has a long and illustrious history that dates back to the 1900s. At the time, early settlers felt that each European community across the count...

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Myra Anubi a Kenyan journalist has joined the BBC

Grace MathekaMarch 1, 2022

Myra Anubi, a Kenyan journalist who previously worked at Kisumu's Urban Radio has joined the BBC. Through an announcement post on LinkedIn, Myra said that she i...

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Land O’Lakes Venture37 signs agreement to boost horticulture exports in Kenya

Grace MathekaMarch 1, 2022

Land O’Lakes Venture37 through the Trade of Agriculture Safely and Efficiently (TRASE) project has signed an MoU with the Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya (FPC...

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Standard Chartered forecasts that Kenya’s exports will hit almost Ksh. 1.2 trillion by 2030

Grace MathekaFebruary 28, 2022

A new research by Standard Chartered titled Future of Trade 2030: Trends and markets to watch projects that global exports will grow by 70% from USD 17.4 trilli...

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Coca Cola commits Ksh. 4 million to sponsor the 2022 Magical Kenya Open Golf tournament

Grace MathekaFebruary 28, 2022

Coca Cola has announced a Ksh. 4 million sponsorship towards this year’s edition of Magical Kenya Open scheduled to take place from March 3rd to 6th at the Muth...

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NayaPay a fintech company secures Ksh. 1.5 Billion to revolutionize digital payments in Pakistan

Grace MathekaFebruary 28, 2022

NayaPay, a Pakistan-based fintech platform, has raised Ksh. 1.5 billion (USD 13 million) in one of the largest seed rounds in South Asia. The round was led by Z...

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Fena Gitu is set to headline the International Women’s Day Concert going down on March 4th & 5th

Grace MathekaFebruary 28, 2022

The International Women's Day Concert Series was founded in 2017 by the Kenya Conservatoire of Music to celebrate women in music. With the need for diversificat...

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HMD Global launches the Nokia 105 & Nokia 110 African edition, to retail as from Ksh. 1,899

Grace MathekaFebruary 28, 2022

HMD Global recently launched two new feature phones exclusive to Africa, the Nokia 105 African Edition and the Nokia 110 African Edition. The Nokia 105 African ...

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Crown Motors launches the new Nissan Terra in the Kenyan market, retailing as from Ksh. 7.67 Million

Grace MathekaFebruary 28, 2022

Crown Motors has launched the new Nissan Terra, an SUV designed to deliver best-in-class safety, entertainment, and luxury versatility for all Kenyans. The new ...

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Absa Bank to sponsor Kenyan pro golfers to the tune of Ksh. 3 Million at this year’s Magical Kenya Open

Grace MathekaFebruary 28, 2022

Absa Bank Kenya has announced it will sponsor four professional golfers from Team Kenya in the 2022 edition of the Magical Kenya Open (MKO). The competition wil...

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Lawyers Hub Kenya announces 2022 LawTech Festival dates

Grace MathekaFebruary 25, 2022

The Lawyers Hub Kenya has announced the convention of the next annual Africa LawTech Festival in June 2022. This year's Festival is themed Africa-Europe Artific...

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Kenya named as Africa’s fastest growing market for content creators on YouTube

Grace MathekaFebruary 25, 2022

YouTube statistics recently released have shown that Kenya is leading as the fastest growing market for content creators in Africa. The statistics show the numb...

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Coca Cola Foundation partners with the Deaf Society of Kenya to build economic capacity for the deaf

Grace MathekaFebruary 25, 2022

Close to 15,000 deaf women and youth in Kenya are set to benefit from an economic empowerment project titled Boosting Economic Self-reliance of Deaf Women and Y...

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Meta launches Reels on Facebook & better ways for creatives in SSA to monetize their content

Grace MathekaFebruary 25, 2022

Meta is expanding the availability of Facebook Reels for iOS and Android users in more than 20 countries across sub-Saharan Africa. The company is also introduc...

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IFC partners with 3B Group of Hotels in a bid to support Rwanda’s tourism sector

Grace MathekaFebruary 25, 2022

IFC has announced a partnership with 3B Group of Hotels to support the company's expansion and the upgrading of its existing lodges in the country. The move is ...

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Sérgio Pimenta, IFC Regional Vice President for Africa to visit Djibouti

Grace MathekaFebruary 25, 2022

Sérgio Pimenta, IFC’s Regional Vice President for Africa, will make his first official visit to Djibouti from February 28th to March 2nd. The visit is aimed at ...

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KPLC posts Ksh. 5.65 Billion net profit for the half-year period ending 31st December, 2021

Grace MathekaFebruary 25, 2022

Kenya Power has reported a net profit before tax of Ksh. 5.659 billion in the half year trading period ended 31 December, 2021, compared to Ksh. 332 million pos...

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