CBK partners with E4Impact Foundation to support Kenyan fintech startups
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has announced the signing of an agreement with E4Impact Foundation, an Italian...
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Luxury brands investment company, Birimian, officially launches; plans to invest in African companies
Birimian, the first investment company dedicated exclusively to African luxury and premium heritage brands, has launched in Côte...
SemaBox launches women-centered podcast incubation program
SemaBox has launched a women’s only podcast incubation program, in a bid to provide an opportunity to diversify...
You can now binge-watch all 8 episodes of ‘Crime and Justice’ on Showmax
The Showmax Original, Crime and Justice, which kicked off production in November 2020, follows two Nairobi detectives, Makena...
Kenyan actress Laura Kariuki cast in Netflix film “Along For The Ride”
Laura Kariuki has been cast in the Along For The Ride Adaptation for Netflix, based on the New York...
COVID-19 vaccine passport will be mandatory for Kenyans travelling outside Kenya from 2022
Kenyans traveling outside Kenya will be required to have a COVID-19 vaccine passport starting next year. According to...
Carl Tundo wins the 2021 Africa Equator Rally in Naivasha
Kenyan driver Carl Flash Tundo has won his first Africa Rally Championship (ARC) Equator Rally victory in Naivasha....
Yebeltal Getachew appointed as CEO of Twiga East Africa
Yebeltal Getachew (YG) has been appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer of Twiga East Africa, effective...
Carrefour castigated over unfair supplier discounts
Retail store chain, Carrefour, has received an order to revise all its agreements with about 700 suppliers within...
Kenya’s Eva Mwai & Marilyn Kamuru named in Apolitical’s 100 Most Influential People in Gender Policy
Apolitical, a global learning platform, has released its 100 Most Influential People in Gender Policy list for 2021....
GSMA launches Mobile Net Zero “State of the Industry on Climate Action 2021” report
The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSMA) has launched its first-ever and new annual report dubbed Mobile Net...
Stanbic Bank partners with Ministry of Industrialization in a bid to support the MSME sector
Stanbic Bank and Stanbic Kenya Foundation have signed an MoU with the Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise...
10 students from Mathare to receive University scholarship courtesy of Canon’s Miraisha Program
Canon’s Miraisha Program has selected 10 young storytellers from the Mathare community in Kenya to receive a scholarship...
Lewa Safari Marathon 2021 slated for 26th June
The annual Lewa Safari Marathon will for the second year running be taking place virtually on 26th June,...
A look at Huawei’s oxygenation monitoring smartwatches
Huawei Mobile’s launch of smartwatches in the Kenyan market in the last one year has played a critical...
Nominations for the Gender Mainstreaming Awards 2021 are now open
The Gender Mainstreaming Awards (GMA) 2021 nominations are open, with an aim to reward organizations and individuals at...
Safaricom Youth Orchestra 7th graduation ceremony slated for 25th April
Safaricom has announced that 11 students will graduate at the seventh Safaricom Youth Orchestra graduation ceremony to happen...
Infinix HOT 10T to launch in the Kenyan market soon
Infinix has announced its plan to launch an additional device under its Hot Series. The tech-company has continuously...
Muhuri goes to court to challenge exclusive use of M-Pesa at Likoni channel
Civil society group, Muslims for Human Rights (Muhuri) has challenged the exclusive use of Safaricom’s MPESA for payment...
NMG appoints new all male team to head its editorial departments
Nation Media Group’s Group Editorial Director, Mutuma Mathiu, has announced 7 senior appointments in the Editorial Department. The...
The Karen Hospital opens new outpatient branch in Meru town
The Karen Hospital has officially opened its Meru Outpatient Branch new location at the ultra-modern facility with state...
The 2022 TechWomen applications for women in tech are now open
TechWomen is an Initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The initiative...
Equity Group’s digitization efforts pay off with 62.6% of transactions being done on mobile
Equity Group has for the first time in history handled less than half of its transaction value within...
New Anzisha Prize Report indicates that young entrepreneurs are key to job creation
A new impact report from the Anzisha Prize has revealed that young people’s inexperience is their greatest asset...
New Fortress Energy named a Founding Partner of the Basketball Africa League
The Basketball Africa League (BAL) and New Fortress Energy (NFE), have announced a multiyear partnership that makes NFE...
Unity Homes first phase in Tatu City is sold out
Unity Homes, a developer of residential communities, has sold out Unity West, the first phase of the Ksh....
Ednah Otieno appointed Human Resources Director for Diageo in Great Britain
East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has appointed Ednah Otieno, the current HR Director for East Africa, as Human...
Visa marks Earth Day with pledge to reach net-zero emissions by 2040
Visa, a leading global payments technology company, has announced a new global commitment to reach net-zero emissions by...
New study reveals a 92% increase in GBV in Kenya between Jan-June 2020
According to a study highlighted by the Gender CS Margaret Kobia, cases of Gender Based Violence (GBV) in...
African Telecommunications Union launches spectrum recommendations aimed at expanding ICT space in Africa
Kenya is among 45 other African Countries and telecommunications stakeholders that have launched the first set of ATU...
Toyota Kenya launches the Urban Cruiser in the Kenyan market
Motor distributor Toyota Kenya has launched the Urban Cruiser in the Kenyan market, the latest SUV in the...
Tea Farmers to hold fresh KTDA elections following government directive
Tea farmers will once again hold elections to select (Kenya Tea Development Agency) KTDA directors, following the nullification...
BrighterMonday unveils campaign to help SMEs hire the right employees
East Africa’s online jobs platform, BrighterMonday Kenya, has launched a campaign to help address hiring challenges that Small...
Sandeep Walia & Jerome Briet appointed in managerial positions at Marriott
Marriott International has appointed Sandeep Walia as Chief Operating Officer for the Middle East and Jerome Briet as...
Daniel Mminele resigns as Absa Group Chief Executive
The Absa Group Board and the Group Chief Executive, Daniel Mminele has announced the latter’s exit as a...
Ericsson launches Graduate Program in Kenya to grow local talent
Ericsson has launched its Graduate Program in Kenya with several graduates enrolled in 2020 and several more expected...
icolo.io taps into solar energy to power its data centres in Nairobi & Mombasa
icolo.io is a company that builds and operates carrier neutral data centres. Carrier neutral data centres offer the...
Edgar Kipng’etich appointed as the Kenyan Bolt Food Country Manager
Bolt, a taxi hailing app, has officially announced the appointment of Edgar Kipng’etich Kitur as the Country Manager...
Amitruck & Sky.Garden partner to enable quick deliveries to customers
Amitruck, and Sky.Garden have partnered to form an end-to-end digital chain for goods pick-up and deliveries. The collaboration...
Vodacom & Britam launch M-PESA powered insurance service in Tanzania
Vodacom Tanzania has partnered with East African insurance group, Britam, to launch VodaBima. VodaBima is a micro insurance...
UNICEF announces the 2021 StartUp Lab cohort in Ghana
UNICEF has launched the 2021 cohort of the UNICEF StartUp Lab, a co-creation space and incubator. The incubator...
8 must watch documentaries on Showmax
Showmax has been the home of some of the best documentaries and docu-series of recent years. Some of...