Ai-fluence wins Audience Favorite award at the CEMEA edition of Visa Everywhere Initiative

Staff WriterJuly 28, 2023

Ai-fluence, won the Audience Favorite awards at the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa (CEMEA) edition of the Visa Everywhere Initiative. Ot...

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Samsung launches the Galaxy Flip & Fold 5 in the Kenyan market

Staff WriterJuly 27, 2023

Samsung has launched the Galaxy Z Flip5 and Galaxy Z Fold5 in the Kenyan market, with the Galaxy Fold 5 retailing at Ksh. 325,000 and the Galaxy Flip 5 retailin...

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Safaricom partners with EDOMx to launch Faraja a buy now pay later product

Staff WriterJuly 27, 2023

Safaricom has announced a partnership with EDOMx to launch Faraja, a buy now pays later service. The service will enable more than 32 million customers buy on g...

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Prudence Foundation to sponsor 205 college students at a cost of Ksh. 12 Million

Staff WriterJuly 27, 2023

Prudential Insurance through their Prudence Foundation has announced a  Ksh. 12 million donation that is meant to support 205 students pays for their tertiary e...

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Tusker Malt elevates the social experience at the Ladies’ International Polo Tournament

Staff WriterJuly 25, 2023

Tusker Malt Lager has continued to make strides in combining premium beer and top-quality social experiences with the sport of polo. The Ladies' International ...

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LG launches state of the art dryers and dishwashers in the Kenyan market

Staff WriterJuly 25, 2023

LG Electronics has announced the launched its state-of-the-art dryers and dishwashers for the Kenyan market. This is with an aim to revolutionize how Kenyan hou...

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How Cloud, AI and ERPs can be utilized to transform the food and beverage industry in Kenya

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2023

In today's fast-changing business environment there is need for the integration of technology to enhance efficiency and effectiveness to, in turn, achieve the d...

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LG’s new smart cam seeks to elevate user experience in its smart Tvs

Staff WriterJuly 21, 2023

LG Electronics has launched a revolutionary Smart Cam (model VC23GA), which offers users unrivaled convenience and an enhanced user interaction experience. The ...

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Absa Bank removes charges on all transaction notification messages and E-statements

Staff WriterJuly 20, 2023

Absa Bank has indicated that it is dropping customers’ fees on all transactional notification messages (SMS) and E-statements. Under its new business strategy,...

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Netflix says no to password sharing in the Kenyan market

Staff WriterJuly 20, 2023

Netflix has indicated that you will no longer be able to share your password with friends and family as the company moves to seal its revenue leakages. In a ...

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LG reports a Ksh. 100 Billion operating profit in Q2 2023

Staff WriterJuly 19, 2023

LG Electronics has reported Ksh. 100.21 billion in operating profits in its preliminary earnings for the second quarter of 2023 ending June 30th 2023.  The oper...

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Safaricom partnership with Terrapay to enable M-Pesa customers send funds to Bangladesh and Pakistan

Staff WriterJuly 19, 2023

Safaricom has announced a partnership with TerraPay (Mobex Kenya) which will enable 32 million M-PESA customers to transact with more than 200 million people ac...

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KLM introduces Premium Comfort a new cabin class

Staff WriterJuly 18, 2023

KLM, the Dutch National Carrier has introduced a new cabin class dubbed Premium Comfort In between the economy class and business class. Targeted at customers ...

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Startups can now apply for the Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator program

Staff WriterJuly 18, 2023

Visa Kenya has announced that it is accepting applications for start-ups to participate in the first cohort of its Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator program. T...

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CIC Group hosts capacity building forum for Co-operative society CEOs

Staff WriterJuly 18, 2023

CIC Group hosted over 200 co-operative CEOs during a three-day forum where they benefited from a blended business and strategic management capacity building pro...

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Wilson Kinyua walks away with Ksh. 1 Million in the Absa Bank “Imarika na Assist ya Mita” campaign

Staff WriterJuly 18, 2023

Wilson Kinyua has won Ksh.1 Million in the Absa Bank Deposit and Win campaign. Wilson is a 26-year-old clinician from Witeithie Estate in Thika Town The prom...

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Access Bank acquires Stanchart subsidiaries in four African countries

Staff WriterJuly 17, 2023

Access Bank has acquired four subsidiaries of Standard Chartered Bank  in Angola, Cameroon, The Gambia, and Sierra Leone. Stanchart has also It will also be off...

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Google introduces Kiswahili on Bard, its conversational AI service

Staff WriterJuly 14, 2023

Google has announced that Kiswahili is the first African language to be included Bard, its conversational AI together 40 new languages and 59 new countries and ...

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Safaricom Foundation to invest Ksh. 170 Million in community projects

Staff WriterJuly 14, 2023

Safaricom Foundation has announced an investment of KES 170 million to fund community projects which are set to benefit over 1.6 million Kenyans countrywide. T...

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Sama announces plans to expand its BPO services in the Kenyan market

Staff WriterJuly 12, 2023

Sama, a leader in providing data annotation solutions that power the AI models of the future, has confirmed plans to enhance its Business Process Outsourcing (B...

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Financial institutions have a role to play in increasing Africa’s renewable energy adaptation

Staff WriterJuly 12, 2023

The urgent need to combat climate change has thrust renewable energy into the global spotlight. As governments, businesses, and individuals grapple with the cha...

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Monster Energy campaign to see customers win a Yamaha R3 bike

Staff WriterJuly 12, 2023

Monster Energy consumer promotion dubbed ‘Monster Energy Win a Yamaha R3’ will see a lucky customer walk away with a new Yamaha R3 bike. The promotion which wi...

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Standard Chartered Bank launches the 20th edition of the Nairobi marathon

Staff WriterJuly 10, 2023

Standard Chartered Bank (Stanchart) has launched  the 20th edition of the Standard Chartered Nairobi marathon. This year the bank targets to have 25,000 runn...

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Coca Cola launches Season Two of the Coke Studio

Staff WriterJuly 7, 2023

Coca-Cola has announced the launch of the second season of COKE STUDIO™, in Kenya. This is in a bid to bring the most exciting emerging artists from all corners...

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AI-fluence is the winner of the 2023 Visa Everywhere Initiative Kenya edition

Staff WriterJuly 7, 2023

AI-fluence has emerged as the winner of the Kenya edition of the 2023 Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI), a global innovation program and competition for start-up...

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Captain Morgan announces a partnership with Mejja

Staff WriterJuly 3, 2023

Captain Morgan, the rum brand has announced a partnership with Kenyan Genge sensation, Mejja who will serve as the lead influencer for the brand. The eight-mon...

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You can now apply for the the Ecobank Fintech Challenge

Staff WriterJune 20, 2023

Ecobank Group has announced the launch of the 6th edition of its Ecobank Fintech Challenge in which the overall winner being awarded a grand cash prize of US$50...

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Cadbury launches an audio library to enable children access stories for free

Staff WriterJune 19, 2023

Cadbury has announced the launch of its homegrown audio library as part of the Give a Generous Voice Story Time campaign. In the campaign, partners, key thought...

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Kenya Re dividend payout rises 100% to Ksh. 560 Million

Staff WriterJune 16, 2023

Kenya Re has declared a Sh 560 million dividend pay-out which is up 100% from KES 280 million paid out last year. Each shareholder will earn 0.20 dividend per s...

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Youtube celebrates 2023 Black Voices Fund grantees at an event hosted in Nairobi

Staff WriterJune 16, 2023

Youtube recently hosted an event to celebrate the 2023 YouTube Black Voices Fund grantees to allow them to connect, network and collaborate with other creators....

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Xiaomi has launched Redmi Note 12 Series #LiveVivid dance challenge

Staff WriterJune 16, 2023

Xiaomi Kenya has launched the #LiveVivid dance challenge which is part of Redmi Note 12 Series campaign. The campaign kicked off last week with the launch of...

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Absa Bank plants over 100,000 trees at Njukiini Forest in Embu County as part of the World Environment Week

Staff WriterJune 12, 2023

Absa Bank Kenya has planted over 100,000 trees at Njukiini Forest in Embu County as part of the World Environment Week. The exercise was done in partnership wit...

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Adrian Ntwatwa wins to a trip to London to watch Arsenal as part of Emirates ‘Global Gooner’ campaign

Staff WriterJune 8, 2023

Adrian Ntwatwa, a 33-year-old resident of Kenya, won the title of 'Global Gooner' in an Emirates campaign which saw him fly to London from Nairobi where he rece...

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Kenya Power partners with Safaricom to launch smart poles project as part of revenue diversification

Staff WriterJune 8, 2023

Kenya Power has launched a pilot project in partnership with Safaricom to install special utility poles (Smart Poles) that will support fibre connectivity as pa...

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Agtech: A Pivotal Force Driving Climate Change Action in Agriculture

Staff WriterJune 8, 2023

The agricultural sector is a significant contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, responsible for an estimated 19-29% of these emissions according to the...

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KAM statement on the proposed Export Development and Investment Levy in the Finance Bill 2023

Staff WriterJune 8, 2023

The National Assembly published the Finance Bill, 2023 on 28th April 2023 that seeks to amend laws relating to various taxes and duties while proposing new taxe...

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Minet Kenya to plant 500,000 trees in the next five years as part of sustainability strategy

Staff WriterJune 6, 2023

Minet Kenya, has indicated that it will plant half a million trees over the next five years as part of the company's broader climate action and sustainability s...

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KBL launches the Smirnoff pineapple punch at the Unleash your Edge Fiesta

Staff WriterJune 6, 2023

Kenya Breweries Limited launched the ‘Smirnoff pineapple punch’ variant at the 7th edition of Unleash your Edge Fiesta held at Impala grounds.  The punch com...

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KAM Statement on the Finance Bill, 2023

Staff WriterMay 31, 2023

Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) appreciates the government’s continued support towards driving manufacturing sector growth. The National Assembly ...

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Guinness hosts Brightest of Matchdays event for football enthusiasts at Bar Next Door

Staff WriterMay 30, 2023

As the season drew to a close Guinness, the iconic beer brand geared up to celebrate the Brightest of Matchdays. Where Guinness hosted football enthusiasts, enc...

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Unleashing Kenyan football talents: The story of Safaricom Chapa Dimba

Staff WriterMay 30, 2023

For as long as I can remember, football has always been an important part of our lives, however, under investment in the sport has meant that it has not been ab...

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Jambojet operates a sustainable flight as part of the SkyTeam’s The Sustainable Flight Challenge

Staff WriterMay 29, 2023

Jambojet has announced that it has operated the most sustainable flight from Nairobi to Mombasa as part of the SkyTeam’s The Sustainable Flight Challenge (TSFC)...

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