When everyone becomes a digital expert: The rise of ad criticism online

Staff WriterOctober 13, 2025

Marketing and digital advertising budgets in Kenya have been growing steadily. Corporates are investing heavily to position their brands in an increasingly ...

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Wellness is the new luxury: redefining the future of hospitality

Staff WriterOctober 13, 2025

Luxury in hospitality is no longer measured solely by five-star service, plush bedding, or panoramic views. Today’s traveler seeks something far more transforma...

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Why customer experience is the next frontier of business success

Staff WriterOctober 9, 2025

Every October, Customer Service Week reminds us that service isn’t just about processes - it’s about people. This year’s theme, Mission: Possible, speaks direct...

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Customer focus the missing link in Kenya’s insurance growth

Staff WriterOctober 9, 2025

Despite ongoing investments in technology and steady premium growth, insurance penetration in Kenya remains low, stuck between 2.3 and 2.4 percent of GDP. These...

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Kitchen gardens as a lifeline in Kenya’s drylands

Staff WriterOctober 9, 2025

The most powerful solutions to complex challenges are often those that are localized, sustainable, and empowering. Nowhere is this clearer than in Kenya’s Arid ...

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How networks build nations: The role of business communities

Staff WriterOctober 9, 2025

‘Networking’, a word when used today derives a rich man’s tongue, when in essence it’s been there since the days of old. Remember barter trade? When our great-g...

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AI: The next instrument in the writer’s hands

Staff WriterOctober 1, 2025

I’ve been writing long enough to remember the feel of carbon paper under my fingers. My first script was hammered out on a typewriter by my sister — slow, nois...

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Bending AI to Africa’s needs: the key to transforming classrooms

Staff WriterOctober 1, 2025

The opportunities that artificial intelligence (AI) offer African teachers and students are immense; the AI education market in the Middle East and Africa is pr...

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How disorganised data is costing enterprises more than they think

Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2025

Walk into any boardroom across Nairobi, Mombasa or Kisumu today, and you'll hear the same conversations echoing as business leaders excitedly discuss their late...

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From debt stress to financial wellness- The future of fintech in Kenya

Staff WriterSeptember 25, 2025

Kenya’s middle class is facing one of the toughest financial squeezes in recent memory. Rising taxes, spiraling living costs, and mandatory deductions are shrin...

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Xiaomi launches the Redmi 15 in the Kenyan market

Staff WriterSeptember 25, 2025

Xiaomi has launched the latest device in the Redmi 15 series which is the Redmi 15 in the Kenyan market.  The stylish smartphone brings bigger energy, bigger vi...

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International Private Medical Insurance: The growing frontier in healthcare access

Staff WriterSeptember 24, 2025

In today’s increasingly interconnected world, access to quality healthcare is a global concern. Individuals and organizations are seeking medical coverage that ...

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Pepsi Kenya launches Sting Energy drink, backed by Formula 1 partnership

Staff WriterSeptember 23, 2025

Pepsi Kenya (SBC Kenya) has officially launched Sting Energy, a new energy drink designed to fuel Kenya's ambitious consumers. The launch introduces two fla...

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How streaming services shape and reflect today’s society

Staff WriterSeptember 23, 2025

In Kenya, content has never been just entertainment. It has always been a mirror, a megaphone, and a movement. From the communal laughter around Vioja Mahakaman...

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The AFRICA XCHANGE SUMMIT to bridge continents at Film Festival Cologne 2025

Staff WriterSeptember 18, 2025

The inaugural AFRICA XCHANGE SUMMIT is set to premiere at the Film Festival Cologne 2025 on October 15 and 16, 2025. This two-day event will bring together lead...

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KCB & Afreximbank join forces to fund Vipingo Special Economic Zone

Staff WriterSeptember 18, 2025

A major new partnership is set to boost Kenya’s industrial landscape. KCB Group and Afreximbank have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to provide signi...

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Solar-powered theatres: A bright path to safer, greener surgery in Africa

Staff WriterSeptember 16, 2025

Power outages are not mere nuisances, they’re surgical emergencies. In one Tanzanian hospital, a scheduled adenotonsillectomy hit a snag when the generator fail...

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Will the future generation be food secure?

Staff WriterSeptember 16, 2025

Picture a child born today in Dol Dol, Laikipia County, or any other village in Africa. By 2050, she will be part of a world with nearly 10 billion people. Her ...

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M-Pesa Foundation’s free medical camp reaches 3,300 people in West Pokot

Staff WriterSeptember 16, 2025

The M-Pesa Foundation recently provided free medical care to over 3,300 residents of West Pokot County at a medical camp held at St. Komboni Girls Primary S...

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Kenya announces star studded squad for the 2025 World Athletics Championships

Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2025

Athletics Kenya has officially unveiled its 58 athlete team for the highly anticipated 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. The selected squad is a ...

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Kenya finds redemption with resounding 5-0 win over Seychelles

Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2025

The Harambee Stars, captained by Michael Olunga, delivered a dominant performance from the start at Kasarani Stadium. The team showcased an aggressive and c...

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Airtel breaks ground on a 44MW data center in Kenya

Staff WriterSeptember 9, 2025

Airtel Africa, through its data center arm Nxtra by Airtel Africa, has officially broken ground on the construction of a data center at Tatu City. The facil...

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Reimagining insurance for Gen Z

Staff WriterSeptember 9, 2025

Kenya’s median age is 20, according to the United Nations Human Development Report 2025, meaning that the average citizen is closer to high school than retireme...

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Safaricom Chapa Dimba All Stars fly to Spain for International football training

Staff WriterSeptember 8, 2025

The Safaricom Chapa Dimba All Stars Team have flown out to Spain for a week-long international football training. Ahead of the trip, the All-Stars were hosted f...

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Nyashinski to release new album ‘Yariasu’ this September

Staff WriterSeptember 8, 2025

Kenyan music sensation Nyashinski is set to drop his highly anticipated second album, "Yariasu," this month. The announcement comes as a welcome surprise fo...

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A guide to viewing the September 7-8 blood moon in Kenya

Staff WriterSeptember 6, 2025

The total lunar eclipse of September 7-8, 2025, a celestial event known as a "blood moon," will be a spectacular sight for skywatchers across Africa, including ...

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Xiaomi launches the Redmi 15C to retail as from Ksh. 11,999

Staff WriterSeptember 2, 2025

Xiaomi Kenya has launched the all-new Redmi 15C into the Kenyan market. The device is a sleek, stylish smartphone designed to bring massive power, immersive vie...

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Kenya’s platform economy and the changing nature of urban life

Staff WriterSeptember 1, 2025

A quiet but significant shift is unfolding in Kenya’s urban centres. Once defined by in-person errands and brick-and-mortar retail, city life is being reshaped ...

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How the delivery business is fueling Kenya’s gig economy

Staff WriterSeptember 1, 2025

When I think about how fast the delivery business has grown in Kenya, I often remember a simple truth: convenience is not a luxury anymore, it is a necessity. J...

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Kenya’s digital success is fuelling a piracy crisis, but what should we do? 

Staff WriterAugust 31, 2025

Kenya has emerged as one of Africa’s foremost digital powerhouses over the past decade. Our impressive internet penetration, robust mobile adoption, and voracio...

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Are you working for your money, or is your money working for you?

Staff WriterAugust 31, 2025

The Dream: Retire at 50. Participants in an investment education webinar by CIC Group titled “Fire Up Your Financial Future” took a poll that established seven ...

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Harambee Stars ready to reignite World Cup dream with home qualifiers on September 5th & 9th

Staff WriterAugust 27, 2025

The excitement is building as the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers are back, and Kenya's national team, the Harambee Stars, is set for two crucial home matches that co...

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The benefits of AI in healthcare extend far beyond improved patient care

Staff WriterAugust 26, 2025

Artificial intelligence is rapidly weaving into the fabric of everyday life, and we have started to see the impact as AI adoption across different fields change...

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The role of multi-stakeholder partnerships in transforming SMEs

Staff WriterAugust 26, 2025

Stakeholder outreach to small businesses, regulators, lobby groups, and financial partners has unveiled significant opportunities for enhancing the resilience a...

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World Vision Kenya honours humanitarian heroes on World Humanitarian Day 2025

Staff WriterAugust 19, 2025

On World Humanitarian Day, World Vision Kenya (WVK) joins the global humanitarian community to celebrate the dedication of aid workers and the resilience of co...

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Unlocking the opportunities of Kenya’s boda boda economy

Staff WriterAugust 18, 2025

Each day, millions of people across Kenya rely on boda bodas to weave through traffic on the way to work, to move goods, access healthcare, and bridge the last ...

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It’s time we put youth at the forefront of achieving the SDGs

Staff WriterAugust 14, 2025

I consider myself privileged to have worked with and led young people in my close to two decades career in sustainability. I have seen young Community Health Pr...

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Kenya must wake up to the Esports boom

Staff WriterAugust 14, 2025

For three days last May, eSports enthusiasts gathered at the Sarit Centre in Nairobi to test their mettle in the LG Screen and Sound Festival gaming contest, po...

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TLcom Capital’s pre-seed Fund, TAPSI, reaches 50% mark with new investment in TurnStay

Staff WriterAugust 14, 2025

TLcom Capital, the Africa-focused venture capital firm, is growing its early-stage portfolio from its dedicated $5M pre-seed fund, TAPSI (TIDE Africa Pre Seed I...

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KRA partners with tech community to simplify tax solutions through GavaConnect

Staff WriterAugust 14, 2025

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is advancing its digital transformation agenda by collaborating directly with the country's tech community. At its second ...

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CIC reports growth in microinsurance, highlighting increased demand for inclusive policies

Staff WriterAugust 13, 2025

CIC Insurance Group Plc (CIC) has reported a substantial surge in its microinsurance policies, with the proportion of these policies growing from 11% in 202...

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Rethinking customer experience in Africa’s digital economy

Staff WriterAugust 13, 2025

Across Africa’s digital economy, we are witnessing a fundamental shift in how brands approach customer experience (CX). What was once viewed primarily as a reac...

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