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Rapper Akon’s cryptocurrency being used to support a $2 billion city in Kenya.

Staff WriterMarch 3, 2021

Cryptocurrencies have been drawing the attention of people from all over the world, and all walks of life, in the last 12 months, largely due to Bitcoin’s price...

The History, Present, And Future of Horse Racing in Kenya

Staff WriterFebruary 12, 2021

When people think about sport in Kenya, they usually do not think of horse racing. And there’s a good reason why: on a list of the most popular sports in Kenya,...

Safaricom sponsors the Go Beyond influencer category in the ADIA Awards 2020

Staff WriterDecember 14, 2020

Kenyan telecommunication company, Safaricom, has announced it is the Platinum Sponsor for the inaugural Africa Digital Influencer Awards (ADIA Awards). Safar...

Safaricom opens newly refurbished & tech driven Moi Avenue retail shop

Staff WriterDecember 9, 2020

Safaricom has today re-opened its newly refurbished and technology driven Moi Avenue retail shop in the Nairobi Central Business District (CBD). The retail stor...

2020 edition of the National Science and Technology Exhibition slated for December 3

Staff WriterDecember 8, 2020

Young Scientists Kenya (YSK) in partnership with the Ministry of Education, The Embassy of Ireland and BLAZE by Safaricom has announced the date for the 3rd ann...

KEBS releases guidelines for reusable sanitary pads

Staff WriterDecember 7, 2020

The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has released new guidelines for the production of safe and quality reusable sanitary pads. The new guidelines are conta...

Claire Munene, Elam Muchira & Saddiq Mwai join Telkom Kenya in senior positions

Staff WriterDecember 7, 2020

Claire Munene, Elam Muchira & Saddiq Mwai have joined Kenyan telecommunication company, Telkom Kenya in senior positions. Claire Munene has been appointe...

Huawei Watch Fit is now available on pre-order in Kenya

Staff WriterDecember 3, 2020

Huawei Mobile Kenya has announced that it has launched a one week pre-order for its Huawei Watch Fit smartwatch which is slated to be launched in Kenya soon. ...

MediaMax becomes Kenya Rugby Union official broadcast partner for 5 years

Staff WriterNovember 30, 2020

The Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) has entered into a partnership with Mediamax Networks Limited that will see the media organization become the KRU’s Official Broadca...

Blaze by Safaricom kicks off a 2 day virtual career fair for the youth

Staff WriterNovember 30, 2020

Blaze by Safaricom has today kicked off a two day virtual career and skills fair among youth aged between 18 and 26 years. The two day career fair to educate & ...

Basco Paints relaunch Zawadika Na Marangi program to enable painters redeem loyalty points for cash

Staff WriterNovember 30, 2020

Basco Paints has announced that it has relaunched its Zawadika Na Marangi program to enable painters redeem loyalty points for cash. The initiative has been...

Kisumu County, Practical Action & M-PESA Foundation launch sanitation & hygiene projects in Nyalenda

Staff WriterNovember 30, 2020

County Government of Kisumu, Practical Action and M-PESA Foundation by Safaricom have partnered to launch water, sanitation and hygiene projects in Nyalenda in ...

OPPO launches a Christmas sale on its smartphones for customers

Staff WriterNovember 30, 2020

Smartphone company OPPO Kenya has announced a Christmas sale on select devices available at OPPO stores or e-commerce platform Jumia, as part of its Christmas f...

Balozi Beer is now available in a can

Staff WriterNovember 30, 2020

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL), a subsidiary of East African Breweries Limited (EABL),has announced that its beer brand, Balozi, is now available to customers in...

Huawei Watch Fit smartwatch to be launched in the Kenyan market

Staff WriterNovember 19, 2020

Huawei Mobile has announced that it will launch the Huawei Watch Fit smartwatch in the Kenyan market soon. The new device will join other Huawei smartwatches in...

Understanding the House Edge: Which Casino Games Have the Best Odds?

Staff WriterNovember 18, 2020

Before you ever start to gamble, you should understand what the term “house edge” means as this is what the casinos rely on to make their money. But not all ga...

Qatar Airways celebrates 15 years of flying to Kenya

Staff WriterNovember 17, 2020

Qatar Airways has recently celebrated its 15 year anniversary of operating direct flights between Nairobi and Doha. The airline commemorated this milestone with...

From Survive to Thrive, working together for a better Africa

Staff WriterNovember 17, 2020

Technology is getting us through the pandemic, and technology can also drive our continent’s recovery in the post-pandemic era, writes Chen Lei, President of Hu...

Carrefour donates Ksh. 2.4 million to support 7 elderly homes in Kenya

Staff WriterNovember 17, 2020

Supermarket chain, Carrefour Kenya, has announced that it has donated Ksh. 2.4 million to support 7 elderly homes in Kenya. The Ksh. 2.4 million will be used...

Slots That Require Skills

Staff WriterNovember 15, 2020

For decades, slot machines have been based on luck. Unlike poker or blackjack, they don’t offer any control over the results. However, a new breed of skilled-ba...

realme C12 & realme 7i smartphones launched in Kenya

Staff WriterNovember 10, 2020

Smartphone brand realme has today launched its newest smartphones in the Kenyan market, i.e. the realme C12 and realme 7i. This comes on the back of the laun...

Telkom customers can now buy a special data bundle & get free Showmax Pro

Staff WriterNovember 3, 2020

Telkom Kenya has partnered with video on demand service, Showmax, to launch a special data bundle for customers to watch Showmax Pro. Telkom customers who buy a...

Why there is a need for digital transformation in the Kenyan manufacturing sector

Staff WriterOctober 27, 2020

The manufacturing sector in Kenya has for the longest time been using a manual system of doing things. This is mostly due to the fact that the decision makers i...

Infinix launches the Note 8 in the Kenyan market

Staff WriterOctober 21, 2020

Infinix has announced the launch of the Note 8 phone into the Kenyan market. The Note 8 is the successor to the Infinix Note 7. The phone runs on the latest ...

You can now pre-order the Infinix Note 8 and 8i

Staff WriterOctober 9, 2020

Infinix is rumoured to be planning to launch a new smartphone in the Note series, that is the Note 8. The phone will be targeting the mid-to-high end market seg...

Safaricom hits milestone with 200,000 businesses using Lipa na Mpesa

Staff WriterOctober 9, 2020

Safaricom has hit a milestone with 200,000 businesses using their Lipa na M-PESA payment service. Lipa na M-PESA is a mobile payment service that enables busine...

How to pay for Showmax with M-Pesa & save 50%

Staff WriterOctober 7, 2020

Video on demand service, Showmax, has a wide array of content for its customers that includes both local and international TV shows and movies. It also has live...

Toyota & Co-operative Bank partner to enable customers buy cars with loans of upto 95%

Staff WriterOctober 5, 2020

Toyota Kenya and Co-operative Bank have entered into a partnership that will enable customers to buy cars with loans of upto 95%. The strategic financing pa...

Safaricom Foundation donates medical equipment to 2 hospitals in Kibra

Staff WriterOctober 5, 2020

Safaricom Foundation has donated various medical equipment to two health facilities that are located in Kibra Constituency in Nairobi. The two hospitals are St....

Equity receives Ksh. 10B from Proparco to support Kenyans SMEs

Staff WriterOctober 5, 2020

Equity Group Holdings has announced that it has signed a Ksh. 10 billion partnership with Proparco (Agence Française de Développement Group) to support Kenyan S...

10 groups in Rift Valley receive Ksh. 1.5M donation from Safaricom Foundation

Staff WriterOctober 5, 2020

Safaricom Foundation has announced that it has extended a Ksh. 1.5 million donation to 10 groups in the Rift Valley region in Kenya. Sfaricom Foundation dona...

realme C15 hot sale launched with customers receiving free realme Buds Q

Staff WriterOctober 2, 2020

realme has announced a hot sale for its recently launched smartphone, the realme 15, which will see customers enjoying amazing offers. The sale will be on Ki...

Kenyans to win Ksh. 100,000 every week in the itel ibuy shopping festival

Staff WriterOctober 2, 2020

Itel Mobile Kenya has announced that it has launched a promotion that will see its customers winning Ksh. 100,000 every week for 4 weeks. The shopping festiv...

Huawei Y9a launched in the Kenyan market at Ksh. 30,999

Staff WriterOctober 1, 2020

Huawei Mobile Kenya has officially launched the Huawei Y9a smartphone in the Kenyan market and it will be retailing at Ksh. 30,999. The company announced that t...

vivo Y20 smartphone to launch in Kenya on 8th October

Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2020

vivo has announced that it will launch the vivo Y20 smartphone in the Kenyan market, part of its Y series range, on 8th October 2020. The new smartphone is a...

realme C15 smartphone goes on sale in Kenya at Ksh. 16,999

Staff WriterSeptember 21, 2020

The realme C15 smartphone has now officially gone on sale on in Kenya at Ksh. 16,999 and is available on Kilimall and in realme retail stores countrywide. Th...

Microsoft & AGRA partner to co-create technology solutions in agriculture

Staff WriterSeptember 21, 2020

Microsoft and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to co-create technology solutions in agricult...

Bayer to provide free seeds to 700,000 farmers impacted by COVID-19 in Africa

Staff WriterSeptember 21, 2020

Multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company, Bayer, will provide free seeds to 700,000 farmers impacted by COVID-19 in Africa. The company has lau...

Kenya Association of Manufacturers launches first ever Women in Manufacturing Report

Staff WriterSeptember 21, 2020

The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has launched the first ever Women in Manufacturing Report in Kenya. The outcomes of the research will guide KAM...

SHOFCO screens over 1.8 million people for COVID-19 in Kibera

Staff WriterSeptember 21, 2020

Kibera grassroots organization, Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO), has screened 1,817,178 people for COVID-19 symptoms. SHOFCO also operates 317 handwash...

How Kenyan student innovators can apply to the Red Bull Basement 2020

Staff WriterSeptember 21, 2020

Dimension Data, NTT & Red Bull Basement have partnered in an initiative to empower students in Kenya to be able to innovate. Red Bull Basement 2020 is an...

Kenyan students compete to represent Sub Saharan Africa in Huawei’s Global ICT Competition

Staff WriterSeptember 21, 2020

Kenyan students are set to compete to represent Sub Saharan Africa in this year's Huawei Global ICT Competition. The Sub-Saharan African finals of the Huawei...