Ministry of Health confirms second case of Mpox in Kenya

Grace MathekaAugust 24, 2024

Since the declaration of the first case of Mpox disease on 31st July by the Ministry of Health, 28 contacts of the case have completed a 21-day follow-up period...

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Malaria & Dengue; distinguishing mosquito-borne diseases

Grace MathekaAugust 24, 2024

World Mosquito Day is commemorated every year on the 20th of August. The day brings an opportunity to raise awareness on the dangers posed by mosquito-borne dis...

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Binance enables mobile money crypto purchases in Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana and Zambia

Grace MathekaAugust 24, 2024

Binance has announced the expansion of its services in Africa. Users in Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia can now buy and sell crypto assets using mobile mone...

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Kenyan startup Workpay secures USD 5M Series A funding from Visa & Norrsken22

Grace MathekaAugust 24, 2024

Workpay, a Kenyan startup providing cloud-based HR, payroll, and benefits solutions for businesses, has raised Ksh. 645 million (USD 5 million) in Series A fund...

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HMD is the official global mobile phone partner of FC Barcelona

Grace MathekaAugust 22, 2024

Human Mobile Devices (HMD) has announced a new partnership with FC Barcelona, as its official global mobile phone partner. The announcement was made through a r...

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Rosslyn Riviera Mall unveils new curated experiences in grand reopening

Grace MathekaAugust 22, 2024

Rosslyn Riviera Mall has announced its grand reopening after an extensive revamp. The grand reopening offered an array of curated experiences and activities des...

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Mi Vida unveils new KEZA Laika project in Ruaka

Grace MathekaAugust 22, 2024

Mi Vida Homes has launched the sale of its KEZA Laika units, offering one, two and three-bedroom apartments, in Ruaka. The development is the second KEZA projec...

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Kim-Fay receives funding from Norfund and I&M to develop new facility at Tatu City

Grace MathekaAugust 22, 2024

Kim-Fay has secured funding from the Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries (Norfund) and I&M Bank for its new facility at Tatu City. The financ...

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Safaricom rewards 5 final winners of the Shine Kenya Shinda Mamilli campaign

Grace MathekaAugust 22, 2024

Safaricom has announced the final five winners of the Shine Kenya Shinda Mamilii Kama Bingwa campaign. Each winner received Ksh. 1 million, along with an additi...

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Prudential partners with Google Cloud to build AI-powered insurance products

Grace MathekaAugust 22, 2024

Prudential and Google Cloud have announced a partnership to build AI-powered products and applications to enhance customer, agent and employee experiences. Goog...

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Qatar Airways acquires 25% equity stake in South Africa’s Airlink

Grace MathekaAugust 22, 2024

Qatar Airways has acquired a 25% stake in South Africa’s independent regional carrier, Airlink. The acquisition is a continuation of Qatar Airways' ambition to ...

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Singer Gucci releases new single ‘No Touching’

Grace MathekaAugust 21, 2024

Afropop singer Guchi has released a new track dubbed No Touching. The new song was made in collaboration with Afrobeats producer Tuzi. No Touching is currently ...

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Wegagen Bank unveils its pre-paid international Visa payment card in Ethiopia

Grace MathekaAugust 21, 2024

Wegagen Bank has officially launched its international pre-paid Visa card service. The service will enable customers of the Bank, embassy staff, and internation...

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Kenya Power falls behind in updating prepaid token meters ahead of August 31 deadline

Grace MathekaAugust 21, 2024

Kenya Power has announced that a total of 5.64 million prepaid token electricity customers have updated their meters ahead of the deadline on 31st August. Th...

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Huawei supports TVET training with World Skills Kenya sponsorship

Grace MathekaAugust 21, 2024

Huawei has announced its sponsorship for the World Skills Kenya national competition and support for training students in 5 tracks. The World Skills Kenya co...

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Taboola partners with Aleph Holding to accelerate operations in Africa

Grace MathekaAugust 21, 2024

Taboola has announced a partnership with Aleph Holding in a plan to expand its operations to serve advertisers and publishers in Africa. With the partnership, c...

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Moringa School is now offering CySA+ course training in partnership with compTIA

Grace MathekaAugust 21, 2024

Moringa School has announced a partnership with CompTIA to offer an 18-week Cyber Security Analyst Course (CySA+). The partnership kicked off with a masterclass...

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Singer Njarae is now signed to Universal Music Group East Africa

Grace MathekaAugust 21, 2024

Kenyan singer, songwriter, and producer Njerae has signed a music deal with Universal Music Group East Africa (UMG EA). According to Njarae, the new deal with U...

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Ethio telecom partners with Visa to launch first virtual Visa card in Ethiopia

Grace MathekaAugust 20, 2024

Ethio telecom has signed a partnership agreement with Visa to introduce the first wallet-based virtual Visa card in Ethiopia. The agreement seeks to enhance the...

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MPOX: All you need to know about the latest pandemic

Grace MathekaAugust 20, 2024

Mpox. What is it, where did it come from and how can the world deal with the threat? Let us begin with what it is. Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is a vi...

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Deluxe Trucks & Buses reports 50% sales increase in H1 2024 despite tough economic times

Grace MathekaAugust 20, 2024

Deluxe Trucks and Buses East Africa, the distributors for Ashok Leyland Trucks and Buses in East Africa, has seen a 50% increase in sales since the beginning of...

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Bolt & Hakki Africa partner to offer vehicle financing to drivers

Grace MathekaAugust 20, 2024

Bolt has announced a strategic partnership with Hakki Africa, a microfinance company, to provide vehicle financing for drivers on its platform. The partnership ...

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Mastercard & Scale launch partnership to boost digital payment solutions in Africa

Grace MathekaAugust 20, 2024

Mastercard has partnered with fintech startup Scale, in a bid to accelerate market deployment for fintech companies across Africa and the Middle East. The colla...

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Huawei Digital Power introduces new 150K Series C&I Inverter in Nairobi

Grace MathekaAugust 19, 2024

Huawei Digital Power East Africa unveiled the 150K series inverter in Nairobi. With this launch, Huawei is set to bring value to partners with its technology in...

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BNI hosts networking & learning convention in Naivasha

Grace MathekaAugust 19, 2024

BNI Kenya recently held a convention in Naivasha, bringing together over 400 entrepreneurs and business leaders from across Africa and beyond. Attendees were ab...

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EUMETSAT installs weather satellite infrastructure in Nairobi

Grace MathekaAugust 19, 2024

EUMETSAT, a European meteorological satellite agency, has installed the first of a series of PUMA-2025 receiving stations in Nairobi. The new infrastructure ...

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Kenya Re reports an improved Ksh. 600 million net profit in H1 2024

Grace MathekaAugust 19, 2024

Kenya Reinsurance Corporation (Kenya Re), has reported a 388% increase in insurance service results from a loss of Ksh. 0.2 billion to a profit of Ksh. 0.6 bill...

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KCB RFC 7s Coach Amonde confident of a good showing at Kabeberi 7s

Grace MathekaAugust 19, 2024

KCB RFC 7s head coach Andrew Amonde has expressed his confidence in his team ahead of the upcoming Kabeberi 7s rugby tournament. The tournament, which will be h...

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Co-Op Bank registers 7% half-year profit rise to Ksh. 13B

Grace MathekaAugust 19, 2024

Co-operative Bank of Kenya (Co-op Bank) has reported a Ksh. 13 billion net profit for the half-year. This is a 7% jump, compared to Ksh. 12.1 billion reported d...

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Guinness hosts fans for a football watch party in Kisumu as EPL resumes

Grace MathekaAugust 19, 2024

Guinness, which is the official beer of the Premier League, recently hosted a matchday experience to kick off the 24/25 season of the Premier League. The two-da...

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AGRA launches KSPI initiative to support potato value chain in Kenya

Grace MathekaAugust 19, 2024

AGRA is spearheading an initiative to increase potato productivity in Kenya, dubbed Kenya Sustainable Potato Initiative (KSPI). The initiative is in collabor...

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23 Kenyan students join various European Universities on Erasmus scholarships

Grace MathekaAugust 19, 2024

H.E. Henriette Geiger, European Union Ambassador to Kenya recently hosted a pre-departure reception for 23 Kenyan students travelling to various European countr...

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Peak and Dale acquires Kenyan marketing agency Bean Interactive

Grace MathekaAugust 19, 2024

Peak and Dale Group has announced the acquisition of Bean Interactive, a Kenyan marketing agency. Bean Interactive was founded by Martin Kiarie who has been ser...

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Citi Hoppa expands its fleet with 24 Isuzu NQR buses costing Ksh. 175M

Grace MathekaAugust 19, 2024

Citi Hoppa, one of the commuter service providers in Nairobi, has expanded its transportation solutions with the addition of 24 new Isuzu NQR buses. The new fle...

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KWAL’s Lorraine Wairimu on what makes Hunter’s Choice Whisky a bestseller in Kenya

Grace MathekaAugust 19, 2024

Hunter’s Choice, a whisky brand by Kenya Wine Agencies Limited (KWAL), recently rebranded with a new look and feel bottle. The rebrand was inspired by feedback ...

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Qatar Airways is now offering caviar on Business Class

Grace MathekaAugust 16, 2024

Qatar Airways has announced an enhancement to its business class service with the introduction of caviar on its menu offering. Starting with 13 routes from 15th...

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KCB sponsors Musingu High School to the tune of Ksh. 1.5M ahead of FEASSA games

Grace MathekaAugust 16, 2024

National Boy’s Football Runners-up Musingu High School has received a Ksh. 1.5 million sponsorship boost from KCB ahead of the Federation of East Africa Seconda...

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Rotary Club of Nairobi Magharibi & Surgical Society of Kenya partner to host surgical camps across Kenya

Grace MathekaAugust 16, 2024

The Rotary Club of Nairobi Magharibi has announced a partnership with the Surgical Society of Kenya (SSK) to launch a series of free surgical camps across Kenya...

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Chrome vodka kicks off nationwide search for graffiti artists for its #HonourTheStreets campaign

Grace MathekaAugust 16, 2024

Chrome has announced a new opportunity for graffiti artists across the country to design the next iteration of its famous souped-up matatus, popularly known as ...

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US Ambassador Meg Whitman visits KVM assembly plant following USD 10M US investment in Kenya’s EV production

Grace MathekaAugust 16, 2024

US Ambassador to Kenya, Meg Whitman, recently toured the Kenya Vehicle Manufacturers (KVM) e-bus assembly line in Thika. The visit highlighted a significant dev...

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Loop Safari Gravel series last leg is headed to Vipingo this weekend

Grace MathekaAugust 16, 2024

All is set for the final leg of the 2024 LOOP Safari Gravel series happening on Saturday, August 24th, at the Vipingo Ridge in Kilifi County. The Kilifi edit...

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Moses Nyabanda appointed as the acting Equity Bank Kenya MD

Grace MathekaAugust 16, 2024

The Equity Group Board has announced the appointed Moses Okoth Nyabanda, the Group's Chief Finance and Strategy Execution Officer as the Acting Managing Directo...

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