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Standard Chartered boosts Gertrude’s Hospital cash flow with Ksh. 200 million loan

Staff WriterAugust 26, 2020

Standard Chartered Kenya has announced that it has extended a Ksh. 200 million credit line to Gertrudes Hospital in the fight against COVID-19. The loan to ...

Facebook Avatars launched in Africa

Staff WriterAugust 26, 2020

Facebook Avatars have been launched by the technology company in Africa to give its users new ways to express themselves online. Avatars are digital personas...

Huawei P40 Pro & Huawei Watch GT 2 win in the EISA Awards 2020

Staff WriterAugust 26, 2020

Huawei has won two awards from the the Expert Imaging and Sound Association (EISA), a group comprising 55 of the world’s most respected consumer electronics mag...

Safaricom Foundation renovates hospitals in Lamu

Staff WriterAugust 26, 2020

Safaricom Foundation has announced that it has renovated two hospitals in Lamu County to the tune of Ksh. 18.8 million. Mpeketoni and King Fahad hospitals i...

EPRA appoints Mueni Mutunga as the new Acting Director General

Staff WriterAugust 26, 2020

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has announced that it has appointed Mueni Mutunga as the new Acting Director General. Mueni Mutunga is ...

realme C11 & realme 6 smartphones to be launched in Kenya on August 25

Staff WriterAugust 22, 2020

Smartphone manufacturer realme has announced that it will launch realme C11 & realme 6 smartphones in the Kenyan market on August 25th 2020. The company wil...

Infinix to launch a range of Smart TVs in Kenya on September 7

Staff WriterAugust 20, 2020

Transsion Group brand company, Infinix, has announced that it will launch a range of smart TVs in the Kenyan market on 7th September 2020. The company will also...

Makini Schools is now offering the Cambridge Curriculum

Staff WriterAugust 12, 2020

Makini Schools has announced that the introduction of the Cambridge Curriculum to its current offering for its students. The school will also continue to offer ...

Safaricom & Samsung to continue offering communication support to health workers

Staff WriterAugust 12, 2020

Safaricom and Samsung Electronics East Africa have committed to continue to offer communication support to frontline health workers in Kenya. Over 5,500 fron...

M-PESA Foundation donates PPEs worth Ksh. 7M to Kiambu, Busia and Migori counties

Staff WriterAugust 12, 2020

M-PESA Foundation, Safaricom's CSR arm, has announced that it has donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to Kiambu, Busia and Migori counties. Health ...

LG ThinQ Experience Zone opened in Kenya to let customers experience its AI products

Staff WriterAugust 5, 2020

LG Electronics has launched its LG ThinQ Experience Zone in Kenya at the newly opened Hotpoint retail store in Sarit Centre. The centre is designed to let visit...

Exclusive Ibiza All-Suite Hotel

Staff WriterAugust 4, 2020

So to make sure our vacation stays exclusive and always luxurious; let’s look at the all-suite hotel resorts and see what’s hot and what’s not. Situated in t...

Hotpoint Appliances opens new 17,000 square feet outlet at Sarit Centre

Staff WriterAugust 4, 2020

Supplier of home appliances and electronics, Hotpoint Appliances, has opened a new and revamped flagship outlet at Sarit Centre. At 17,000 square feet, the ...

realme smartphone brand is now in Kenya; launches realme C3 smartphone

Staff WriterAugust 4, 2020

Smartphone brand realme, has announced that it has today launched in the Kenyan market with the intention of selling its devices in the market. Speaking on t...

Watch Sauti Sol’s reality show on Showmax plus other shows this August

Staff WriterAugust 1, 2020

Entertainment platform Showmax has announced new shows that will be available this August in Kenya on their video on demand service. The shows and movies inc...

List of 18 countries exempted from mandatory COVID-19 quarantine in Kenya

Staff WriterJuly 31, 2020

Kenya has released a list of countries where travellers from those countries will not be subjected to mandatory COVID-19 quarantine. Countries on the list inclu...

Kenya releases COVID-19 guidelines for air travel as international flights resume on August 1

Staff WriterJuly 31, 2020

The Kenyan Government has released COVID-19 guidelines for passengers travelling into the country as international flights resume on 1st August 2020. The gui...

Salvador Caetano Group invests Ksh. 350 million in its business in Kenya

Staff WriterJuly 30, 2020

Portuguese car company Salvador Caetano Group has announced that it has invested Ksh. 350 million into its car business in the Kenyan market. The company has in...

Safaricom shareholders to get Ksh. 56B in dividends for FY 2020

Staff WriterJuly 30, 2020

Safaricom has today announced that its shareholders have approved a Ksh. 1.40 dividend per share for the financial ending 31st March 2020. This is an increase f...

KEBS announces standards for face masks that can be sold in Kenya

Staff WriterJuly 30, 2020

The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has announces that it has created for face masks to be sold in the Kenyan market. The face masks standards that the standar...

Beyonce’s ‘Black is King’ film to screen on DStv on August 1

Staff WriterJuly 30, 2020

Entertainment company DStv has announced that it will screen Beyonce's Black is King visual album on its channel M-Net on August 1. The visual album will screen...

Naivas opens new store in Syokimau

Staff WriterJuly 30, 2020

Kenyan supermarket chain, Naivas, has announced that it has opened its 64th store in Syokimau to serve residents in the area. The new store is located on Mom...

How to buy the Neon Ray Pro with a Ksh. 1,000 deposit & 20 bob installments from Safaricom

Staff WriterJuly 30, 2020

Safaricom has announced that its customers will now be able to purchase the Neon Ray Pro smartphone with a deposit and installments under a new initiative dubbe...

The Nova5T smartphone is now available in Crush Green in Kenya

Staff WriterJuly 30, 2020

Huawei Mobile Kenya has announced that its mid-tier smartphone, the Nova5T, is now available in Kenya in a new colour which is Crush Green. The phone, which was...

ESPN & ESPN2 are now available on DStv

Staff WriterJuly 30, 2020

MultiChoice Group (MCG) and The Walt Disney Company Africa have announced a partnership which will see two 24-hour ESPN channels being made available to DStv cu...

EABL net profit reduces to Ksh. 7B as a result of the COVID-19 crisis

Staff WriterJuly 30, 2020

East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has announced that it has registered a Ksh. 7 billion net profit in the financial period ending 30th June 2020. This is a ...

Emirates to restart flights to Kenya on 2nd August

Staff WriterJuly 28, 2020

Emirates has announced that it will restart its passenger flights to Kenya from 2nd August 2020. Flights between Nairobi and Dubai will operate three times a we...

Slovakia donates Ksh. 27M COVID-19 testing kits & other equipment to Kenya

Staff WriterJuly 28, 2020

SlovakAid, a humanitarian relief program of the Republic of Slovakia have today donated 50,000 diagnostic tests, aimed at alleviating the effects of Covid-19 in...

Minet adds 32 medical centres to the TSC teachers medical scheme

Staff WriterJuly 28, 2020

Minet Kenya has announced that it has added 32 new medical centres to the teachers' medical scheme. This brings to the number of medical facilities that are ava...

Equity Afia launches new medical clinics in Ruaka and Githurai

Staff WriterJuly 27, 2020

Equity Afia has opened two new medical centres in Ruaka and Githurai to complement the existing medical services offered by public and private health facilities...

Carrefour delivers 10,000 food hampers to families in need in Kenya

Staff WriterJuly 27, 2020

Carrefour Supermarket has announced that it has completed the second phase of its charity initiative to support underprivileged families across Nairobi affected...

NGR Radio launches awards for musicians & digital content creators

Staff WriterJuly 27, 2020

NGR Radio has launched the first ever digital mainstream awards in the Kenyan market which are dubbed the NRG FANFAVE Awards. The radio station known for its...

There has been 50% reduction advertised jobs in Kenya due to COVID-19

Staff WriterJuly 27, 2020

Kenya has recorded a 58% drop in the number of jobs advertised since the first case of COVID-19 was recorded in the country on 13th March 2020. This is accordin...

RemD wins the Microsoft Game of Learners hackathon

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2020

Mobile Based Medical App RemD has emerged as the winner in the Microsoft Game of Learners (GOL) hackathon that was hosted recently. The hackathon was aimed as p...

Safaricom donates Ksh. 525,000 to help Kibondeni College students learn online

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2020

The Safaricom Foundation has donated Ksh. 525,000 in airtime to Kibondeni College to assist students to be able to learn virtually. The Safaricom foundation...

Airtel & Mukuru partner to facilitate money transfers within Africa

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2020

Telecommunication company, Airtel Africa, has announced that it has partnered with Mukuru to power cross border money transfer within Africa. This partnersh...

Huawei Kenya trains over 240 university students in Kenya on 5G technology

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2020

Huawei Kenya has announced that it has trained over 240 university students from 13 universities in Kenya on 5G technology. The company recently concluded a...

KAM & Ajua partner to promote market linkages for Kenyan companies

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2020

The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has announced that it has partnered with Ajua to promote market linkages for Kenyan companies. The partnership ...

IFC gives Equity Bank a Ksh. 5B loan to support Kenyan SMEs during COVID-19

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2020

IFC has announced that it has advanced a Ksh. 5B loan to Equity Bank Kenya to support Kenyan SMEs during the COVID-19 crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic has crea...

I&M Bank & KCDF partner to promote conversation among youth in Kenya

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2020

The I&M Bank Foundation and the Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF) have announced the signing of a partnership to promote environmental conservation....

20,000 canes to be distributed to blind people through partnership with Safaricom and AYUDH Kenya

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2020

Kenyan telecommunication company Safaricom has announced that it has partnered with AYUDH Kenya to provide 20,000 white canes to blind and visually impaired per...

Jambojet launches new app for its customers to book tickets & check in

Staff WriterJuly 20, 2020

Budget airline Jambojet has announced that it has launched a new app to allow its customers book tickets, check in and access their boarding pass on their smart...