CEO Fridays: A conversation with Dr. Maria Bayerl on facial anesthetics & her plan to open a practice in Kenya

Grace MathekaJanuary 7, 2022

Over the recent years, reports have shown that the number of people getting cosmetic procedures has risen steadily. We find that more and more men and women are...

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Kenya Rugby Shujaa 7s in training ahead of the HSBC World Sevens series

Grace MathekaJanuary 7, 2022

The Kenya Rugby National Men’s Sevens team, Shujaa, is currently training at the Kasarani National stadium for the two Spain legs of the HSBC World Sevens Serie...

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Nissan celebrates 35 years of Sunderland production with the 100% electric LEAF-powered Bluebird

Grace MathekaJanuary 7, 2022

Nissan has commissioned a special conversion of the Nissan Bluebird, the first car off the factory's production line in 1986. This is as the company commemorate...

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Huawei extends its offers on selected devices in all retail stores

Grace MathekaJanuary 7, 2022

Huawei Mobile Kenya has extended its offers on various products as the year begins. Some of the products on offer are the wearables targeting fitness beginners ...

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The High Court has declined to suspend car insurance premium rate increase

Grace MathekaJanuary 6, 2022

Tough times are on the horizon for motor vehicle owners in Kenya as underwriters adjust the rates for comprehensive insurance upwards. The premiums rates applic...

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KCAA confirms that fake COVID-19 negative certificates were behind Dubai flights ban

Grace MathekaJanuary 6, 2022

The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has revealed that Dubai banned all inbound and transit passenger flights from Kenya because of fake COVID-19 negative ...

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Luno global cryptocurrency predictions for 2022

Grace MathekaJanuary 6, 2022

For the global cryptocurrency industry, 2021 will be remembered as one of the years the bitcoin broke past its all-time price high and drove the sector even clo...

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Interview with Leon Kiptum on Chipper Cash and their operations in Africa

Grace MathekaJanuary 6, 2022

Sending and receiving money to and from abroad has rapidly become a crucial aspect of people, businesses and economies. This has specifically been accelerated  ...

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Reprieve for parents as Equity Bank is now offering instant loans for school fees

Grace MathekaJanuary 6, 2022

Equity Bank has introduced a new way of accessing loans instantly for parents and guardians, especially with the four school terms this year. Parents and guardi...

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Kakuzi issues profit warning due to lower avocado production last year

Grace MathekaJanuary 6, 2022

Kakuzi has issued a profit warning notice with anticipated lower full year earnings due to lower production and export of avocado fruits in 2021. The notice, wh...

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Huawei partners with universities in Africa to train 1 million ICT professionals

Grace MathekaJanuary 5, 2022

Huawei Technologies is targeting to train close to 1 million new ICT professionals in partnership with universities in Africa, under the theme Connection, Glory...

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Cellulant has extended its partnership with Pipit Global to include 18 African countries

Grace MathekaJanuary 5, 2022

Pipit Global, a cash payments platform, has extended its partnership agreement with Cellulant, a fintech company, to now include eighteen countries in Sub-Sahar...

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President Uhuru Kenyatta to inspect the new Ksh. 40 Billion Kipevu Oil Terminal project tomorrow

Grace MathekaJanuary 5, 2022

President Uhuru Kenyatta is scheduled to inspect the progress of ongoing construction at the new Kipevu Oil Terminal (KOT) on 6th January, 2022. The President w...

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OPPO A95 smartphone is now available in the Kenyan market, to retail at Ksh. 33,999

Grace MathekaJanuary 5, 2022

OPPO has launched the new A95 smartphone in the Kenyan market. As part of the OPPO A series, the OPPO A95 empowers users through powerful technology and modern ...

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Abderrahim Dbich has been appointed as the CEO of Allianz Morocco

Grace MathekaJanuary 5, 2022

Allianz Africa has announced the appointment of Abderrahim Dbich as CEO of Allianz Morocco, effective January 1st, 2022. He succeeds Joerg Weber, who will take ...

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How to become an MPESA agent in Kenya

Grace MathekaJanuary 5, 2022

Mobile money transfer has quickly become the norm in Kenya, with most people transacting money via MPESA. MPESA agents are available almost everywhere in the co...

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TECNO partners with BBC Storyworks to showcase inclusive mobile camera innovation technology

Grace MathekaJanuary 5, 2022

Smartphone manufacturer TECNO is working with BBC Storyworks, BBC Studios’ in-house commercial content studio, to create a short film on mobile camera innovatio...

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Here are the hospitals offering the COVID-19 booster shots in Nairobi

Grace MathekaJanuary 5, 2022

The Ministry of Health in Kenya recently announced the rollout of COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to people who have already completed their primary doses of the...

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British Council looks into complaints of racism by staff members in Kenya

Grace MathekaJanuary 5, 2022

The British Council in Kenya has launched an inquiry into allegations of systemic racism from black current and former staff members in Kenya. Senior white exec...

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Showmax to launch its next Kenyan original series, Single-ish, on 20th January

Grace MathekaJanuary 4, 2022

Showmax has announced its next original series in Kenya, Single-ish, a 13 part drama series that will premiere on the platform on 20th January, 2022. The show b...

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Bolt kicks off COVID-19 vaccination drive for its drivers in Kenya

Grace MathekaJanuary 4, 2022

Bolt recently kicked off a COVID-19 vaccination drive in Kenya encouraging drivers to protect themselves against the spread of COVID-19 and increase vaccine upt...

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Telkom launches T-Kash app to enhance customer experience

Grace MathekaJanuary 4, 2022

Telkom has introduced the T-Kash app to enable its customers access a wider service offering on its digital financial services platform. The app, which can be d...

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Equity Bank secures Ksh. 18.6 billion from IFC to increase SME lending in Kenya

Grace MathekaJanuary 4, 2022

Equity Group has acquired a Ksh. 165 billion (USD 165 million) loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to help it increase working capital and tra...

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President Uhuru Kenyatta signs into law the Proceeds of crime & anti-money laundering (Amendment) Act, 2021

Grace MathekaJanuary 4, 2022

President Uhuru has assented the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) Act, 2021. The act provides that the Financial Reporting Centre (FRC) w...

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BlackBerry to halt support for its classic devices starting January 4

Grace MathekaJanuary 3, 2022

Blackberry will from Tuesday January 4th stop running support for its classic devices running BlackBerry 10, 7.1 OS and earlier. This means all older Blackberry...

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Samsung to support NVIDIA GeForce Now & Stadia in their new TV line

Grace MathekaJanuary 3, 2022

Samsung has announced that a portion of its new TV line will support various Cloud gaming apps. The games will use NVIDIA’s GeForce NOW, and Google’s Stadia mer...

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The Tony Elumelu Foundation is calling out for applications to its 2022 entrepreneurship program

Grace MathekaJanuary 3, 2022

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has opened applications for the 2022 TEF entrepreneurship programme. African entrepreneurs with business ideas or existing bus...

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Former Attorney General Charles Njonjo dies at 101 years

Grace MathekaJanuary 2, 2022

Hon. Charles Njonjo, the only surviving member of Kenya's independence Cabinet passed away this morning at the age of 101 years. Mr. Njonjo served as the countr...

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Xiaomi launches the MIUI 13, here are the key features & compatible gadgets

Grace MathekaJanuary 1, 2022

Xiaomi has confirmed its MIUI 13 update schedule for devices using Chinese ROMs. The closed beta has already started rolling out for select devices by the end o...

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Study shows that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine significantly boosted levels of antibodies against the Omicron variant

Grace MathekaDecember 30, 2021

Data from a new laboratory study at the University of Oxford has revealed that AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine significantly boosted levels of antibodies against...

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How to set up your M-Shwari 52 week challenge account for 2022

Grace MathekaDecember 30, 2021

The new year is on the horizon, and so is a new beginning of the M-Shwari 52 week challenge. If you set a particular savings goal amount at the beginning of the...

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OPPO unveils new brand proposition as well as MariSilicon X imaging NPU

Grace MathekaDecember 29, 2021

OPPO smartphone brand recently announced its new OPPO brand proposition, “Inspiration Ahead at the 2021 OPPO Inno Day.” The proposition is OPPO’s attitude towar...

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Safaricom has opposed CA’s review of mobile & fixed termination rates

Grace MathekaDecember 29, 2021

Safaricom has filed a case with the Communications and Multimedia appeals tribunal, opposing the recent move by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) to lo...

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Huawei is expanding its ‘Seeds for the future’ campaign to bridge gender gap in emerging technologies

Grace MathekaDecember 29, 2021

Huawei Technologies is increasing its efforts to promote women working in the ICT industry through education of future specialized technologies in a program dub...

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LG commits to prioritize customer value ahead of the new year

Grace MathekaDecember 29, 2021

LG Electronics (LG) new CEO, William Cho, has unveiled the company’s priorities for 2022. Mr. Cho stressed on the importance of being more strategic in the new ...

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realme C15, Infinix 8i & OPPO A54 among 11 smartphones on offer by Safaricom this festive season

Grace MathekaDecember 29, 2021

This festive season, Safaricom is offering the best deals for smartphones and accessories on its online shopping platform Masoko. The offers include price disco...

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realme to launch the GT 2 Pro eco-friendly smartphone in 2022

Grace MathekaDecember 28, 2021

realme smartphone brand has announced plans to launch into the Kenyan market its flagship smartphone with a back cover made of eco-friendly material in early 20...

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Kenya announces that citizens can now get COVID-19 vaccine booster shots

Grace MathekaDecember 28, 2021

The Ministry of Health has announced the rollout of COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to people who have already completed their primary doses of the vaccine. In a...

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US to temporary lift travel restrictions against 8 southern African countries

Grace MathekaDecember 28, 2021

The U.S has announced plans to lift the temporary COVID-19-related travel restrictions imposed on eight southern African countries on December 31. The announcem...

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Uganda’s Sarrai Group obtains 20-year lease of Mumias Sugar assets

Grace MathekaDecember 28, 2021

Kenya has leased Mumias Sugar Company assets to Sarrai Group, a conglomerate of agro-manufacturing companies across East and Southern Africa. The 20-year lease ...

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Democratic Republic of Congo confirmed as the 7th member of the EAC

Grace MathekaDecember 28, 2021

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the newest member of the East African Community (EAC) following approval by the EAC Council of Ministers. DRC's additi...

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Little Cab launches ‘Little party’ initiative to push for responsible drinking

Grace MathekaDecember 28, 2021

Little, a Kenyan cab hailing app, has launched Little party, an initiative aimed at advocating for responsible drinking. To further their commitment to this cou...

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