KAM unveils strategic plan for the revival of our sugar industry

Grace MathekaMay 20, 2021

Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has initiated a revival plan for the sugar industry. The announcement was made during the launch of the KAM Sugar Sub-S...

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Ecila Films & Runnovate among 5 businesses to receive Ksh. 1 Million funding from the Stanchart Incubation program

Grace MathekaMay 20, 2021

The Standard Chartered Bank in partnership with @iBizAfrica-Strathmore University has awarded 5 participating businesses  in the Standard Chartered Bank Women i...

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HMD Global launches Android 12 Developer Preview Program for their new Nokia X20

Grace MathekaMay 19, 2021

HMD Global, the umbrella company of Nokia phones, has revealed that the Android TM 12 Developer Preview Program will be coming soon on the Nokia X20. The progra...

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Android users in Kenya will be able to access the Clubhouse app by Friday, 21st May 2021

Grace MathekaMay 19, 2021

Clubhouse, an invitation-only social media app, has announced plans to be fully accessible on Android in Kenya by Friday, 21st May, 2021. The move is aimed at o...

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Vertiv launches new micro data center system for edge computing in the EMEA region

Grace MathekaMay 19, 2021

Vertiv, a global provider of digital infrastructure, has introduced the Vertiv VRC-S, a fully factory-assembled micro data center designed for fast and easy ins...

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Little cab service launches a Doctor booking feature on its app

Grace MathekaMay 19, 2021

Little, a Kenyan ride-hailing company, has partnered with over 200 medical specialists to offer patient booking services on the Little App. The new feature seek...

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Kakuzi unveils plans to support small-scale avocado farmers

Grace MathekaMay 19, 2021

Kakuzi, a Kenyan agro-business firm, has confirmed plans to strengthen its avocado smallholder base as part of a shared prosperity business plan. The firm is fo...

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Ethiopia’s Soliyana Gizaw Hunde emerges top at the AfriCANCode Challenge 2021

Grace MathekaMay 19, 2021

Soliyana Gizaw Hunde is the coding champion for this year's annual AfriCANCode Challenge. The 10-year old attributes her win to her love for Math and Science th...

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Equity Group Foundation and KFS partner to plant 7,000 trees at UoN Campuses

Grace MathekaMay 19, 2021

Equity Group Foundation (EGF) and Kenya Forest Service (KFS) have joined the University of Nairobi to plant 7,000 trees at various campuses. The tree-planting e...

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CIC Group partners with KAATI to offer premium products to members

Grace MathekaMay 19, 2021

CIC Group and Kenya Association of Technical Training Institutions (KAATI) have signed a partnership Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The two organizations ha...

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Basketball Africa League & Flutterwave announce partnership

Grace MathekaMay 18, 2021

The Basketball Africa League (BAL) has announced a multiyear partnership with Flutterwave as an associate partner of the BAL. The inaugural BAL season tipped of...

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Step-Bro team wins the Red Bull Campus e-sports competition in Kenya

Grace MathekaMay 18, 2021

Step-Bro emerged winners in the just concluded Red Bull Campus Clutch, a global university e-sports event. The event offered students a unique opportunity to co...

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KenGen begins drilling works of geothermal wells in Djibouti

Grace MathekaMay 18, 2021

Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has announced plans to begin drilling works on the Ksh. 709.8 million ($6.5 million) Geothermal Power Project, sta...

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Eutelsat partners with Facebook to expand connectivity in Africa

Grace MathekaMay 18, 2021

Eutelsat Communications has announced that it is expanding its use of the Express Wi-Fi platform in partnership with Facebook. This expansion is aimed at provid...

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Tusker Lager launches Kenya Milele campaign to celebrate Kenyans’ unbeatable spirit

Grace MathekaMay 18, 2021

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) through its beer brand Tusker Lager, has embarked on a campaign to celebrate the unbeatable spirit of all Kenyans. The campaign du...

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Hope for East Africa tourism industry as stakeholders target the conference market

Grace MathekaMay 18, 2021

Local tourism and hospitality industry stakeholders are targeting the East Africa Economic block for meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) ma...

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OPPO adds the OPPO Band to its wearable smart devices line in Kenya

Grace MathekaMay 18, 2021

OPPO has launched the OPPO Band to its wearable smart device line in Kenya. OPPO Kenya will sell the basic sport version in black at Ksh. 5,999 from e-commerce ...

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AUDA-NEPAD & Ecobank Group to finance 100,000 SMEs in Africa

Grace MathekaMay 18, 2021

The African Union Development Agency NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD) has partnered with Ecobank Group to launch the financing component of the 100,000 Micro, Small and Mediu...

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Diamond & Wasafi Records partner with Warner Music to reach wider audiences

Grace MathekaMay 18, 2021

Warner Music has announced a new partnership with East Africa’s number one artist Diamond Platnumz and his leading independent record label WCB-Wasafi. The n...

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Geopoll report reveals that 75% of Kenyans’ earnings have declined in Q1 2021

Grace MathekaMay 18, 2021

GeoPoll has unveiled its latest pan-African poll showing Kenyans are more worried about the financial impact of COVID-19 and the accompanying restrictions. A...

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Safaricom wins GSMA Award for outstanding contribution to the mobile industry

Grace MathekaMay 18, 2021

Safaricom has been awarded the Outstanding Contribution to the Mobile Industry Award by the GSM Association (GSMA). The GSMA is an association of global mobile ...

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Applications open for the inaugural Rugby Africa Media & Photography Awards

Grace MathekaMay 18, 2021

Rugby Africa has announced the Inaugural Media and Photography Awards for this season. According to Coralie van Den Berg, General Manager at Rugby Africa, two c...

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TransCentury registers 34% revenue growth due to great performance by subsidiaries

Grace MathekaMay 18, 2021

TransCentury Group (TC Group) has reported a 34% revenue growth for the year ended December 31st 2019. This was driven by good performance especially in two of ...

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A look at the journey and future of Huawei’s HarmonyOS

Grace MathekaMay 18, 2021

Wang Chenglu, President of Huawei's Consumer Business Group Software Engineering Department, recently gave an interview that expounded on the early development ...

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Merck Foundation marks World Hypertension Day 2021 by training medical experts in Africa

Grace MathekaMay 17, 2021

Merck Foundation is marking this year's World Hypertension Day in partnership with African First Ladies, Ministries of Health, Medical Societies and Academia. T...

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Salient Advisory report indicates that healthcare supply chain start-ups are crucial in COVID-19 response

Grace MathekaMay 17, 2021

Salient Advisory, a healthcare consulting firm, has released a healthcare report calling on donor agencies, governments and impact investors to accelerate the i...

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KAM launches KEPRO, an initiative which brings together players in the waste value chain

Grace MathekaMay 17, 2021

In a bid to address post-consumer waste in Kenya, the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has established KEPRO, (Kenya Extended Producer Responsibility Or...

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Book Review: ‘The Fall of A Dynasty’ by Joe Khamisi

Grace MathekaMay 17, 2021

Joe Khamisi's The Fall of a Dynasty is a book that sheds light on the political scene in the fictional Kingdom of Zenga, on the continent of Buloya. The book...

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Kenya to commemorate World Metrology Day on 20th May

Grace MathekaMay 17, 2021

The government has announced that it will join the World to mark the World Metrology Day, through the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS). World Metrology Day c...

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Equity Group invests Ksh. 996M to acquire additional 7.7% stake in Equity Bank Congo

Grace MathekaMay 17, 2021

Equity Group has acquired an additional 7.7% stake in Equity Bank Congo (EBC) from German sovereign wealth fund KfW. This latest acquisition is valued at Ksh. 9...

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Opera adds 3 new features including meme creator to Hype Chat

Grace MathekaMay 17, 2021

Opera has incorporated new features to Hype, its new chat service built into the Opera Mini web browser. Hype users in Kenya can now use features like the built...

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Kenyans will get second dose of COVID-19 vaccine in June 2021

Grace MathekaMay 16, 2021

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has released an update of the COVID-19 Vaccine roll out in Kenya in a press release. According to MOH, over 930,000 people in Kenya...

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Boniface Mwangi’s film ‘Softie’ nominated for the Peabody Awards

Grace MathekaMay 16, 2021

Kenyan film Softie has been nominated for the 2021 Peabody Awards in its latest nomination since its release in 2020. The film is among the 60 nominees announce...

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Basketball Africa League unveils game fixtures for this Season

Grace MathekaMay 16, 2021

The Basketball Africa League (BAL) has unveiled the fixtures of all 12 BAL teams ahead of the League’s inaugural season, which started off Sunday, May 16 at the...

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New Hapag-Lloyd East Africa shipping service to launch in Kenya & Tanzania

Grace MathekaMay 16, 2021

The East Africa Service 3 (EAS3) shipping service by Hapag-Lloyd East Africa is expected to arrive in Kenya and Tanzania next week. The new service will offer e...

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9 new & classic international movies and series to watch on Showmax this May

Grace MathekaMay 15, 2021

Showmax boasts of a wide array of movies and TV shows that you can stream on demand on the platform. These include local and international TV series and movies....

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“About a Boy” wins the Audience Appreciation award at the 2021 Nollywoodweek Film Festival

Grace MathekaMay 14, 2021

About a Boy, a story about the psychological games played between a writer and his muse by first-time director Diji Aderogba has won the Audience Appreciation a...

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Kenya ranked 53rd in the 2021 Best Countries report

Grace MathekaMay 14, 2021

Canada has been gotten the top spot overall in the 2021 Best Countries Report. The report is a ranking and analysis project by U.S. News and World Report, BAV G...

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HMD Global to launch the Nokia G10 in Kenya

Grace MathekaMay 14, 2021

Following the Global Launch announcement of the Nokia G10, HMD Global has confirmed that the Nokia G10 will be launching soon in the Kenyan market. As part o...

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Safaricom’s net profit for FY 2020 reduces to Ksh. 68B due to COVID-19 challenges

Grace MathekaMay 14, 2021

Telecommunication company Safaricom has reported a reduced Ksh. 68B profit after tax for the year ended 31st march 2021. This is a reduction from the Ksh. 74 bi...

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KEBS approves 6 new standards to support smart and sustainable cities

Grace MathekaMay 14, 2021

The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has approved six standards that will hasten the development of eco and socio-friendly ICT cities to offer high quality life...

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Glovo Kenya donates 50 school bags to pupils of Dandora Primary School

Grace MathekaMay 14, 2021

Glovo Kenya has donated 50 school bags to top performing pupils in Class 8 at Dandora Primary Schools. The bags are made of recycled thermo bags that Glovo ride...

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