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UNICEF employee Philip Van De Graaf assaults & racially abuses Kenyans at an AirBnb

Staff WriterSeptember 15, 2020

A video has surfaced online showing UNICEF employee Philip Van De Graaf assaulting & racially abusing Kenyans at an AirBnb in Ridgeways. According to a s...

realme C15 smartphone to launch in Kenya on September 18

Staff WriterSeptember 14, 2020

Smartphone company, realme, has announced that it will launch its newest smartphone, the realme C15, in the Kenyan market on 18th September 2020. The company...

Infinix Zero 8 Camera Review: impressive 6 camera setup

Staff WriterSeptember 14, 2020

The Infinix Zero 8 smartphone packs a punch and it runs on Android v10 operating system. It is powered by an Octa core (2.05 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 + 2 GHz,...

First ever Kenyan manufactured ventilator certified by KEBS

Staff WriterSeptember 11, 2020

The first ever locally manufactured ventilator developed by Kenya Association of Manufacturers’ (KAM) Automotive Sector, led by Mutsimoto Limited, has been cert...

Elizabeth Mbugua wins the Safaricom MobiPlay challenge

Staff WriterSeptember 11, 2020

Safaricom has today announced that Elizabeth Mbugua has been crowned as the overall winner of the just concluded mobile gaming competition dubbed the MobiPlay C...

Huawei is working with developers to bring more apps to the AppGallery

Staff WriterSeptember 11, 2020

Huawei has announced that it is working with partners to bring more apps to its app store, the AppGallery, in order to grow and strengthen the platform. Huaw...

Huawei lights office building to commemorate for the UN International Day to Protect Education from Attack

Staff WriterSeptember 11, 2020

Huawei Technologies has lit its office building in Kenya to commemorate for the UN International Day to Protect Education from Attack. The technology compan...

Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital officially opened by President Uhuru Kenyatta

Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2020

Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital (KUTRRH) has been officially opened by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. The hospital was commission...

NCBA & Toyota Kenya partner to offer car loans with 90-day repayment holiday

Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2020

Kenyan bank, NCBA, has partnered with car distributor, Toyota Kenya, to offer car loans to customers with a 90 day repayment holiday. The two companies have...

EABL Foundation invests Ksh. 20M in water & sanitation project in Western Kenya

Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2020

EABL Foundation has today announced that it has invested over Ksh. 20 million in water & sanitation project in Western Kenya. EABL Foundation will investm ...

How to use the digital wellbeing app on Nokia Smartphones

Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2020

HMD Global has announced that all its Nokia smartphones now come with the digital wellbeing app that helps to limit and track the time spent on the phone. Th...

Safaricom customers with feature phones can now access M-PESA via USSD via *334#

Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2020

Safaricom has today launched a new way to access the M-PESA mobile money service through a USSD service that is available by dialing *334#. The new service t...

Cadbury’s launches initiative to alleviate malnutrition in children

Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2020

Cadbury’s East Africa has announced that it has launched an initiative geared towards alleviating malnutrition in Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic. The CO...

Liquid Telecom launches new cyber security solutions for its customers

Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2020

Liquid Telecom has announced that it launched a cyber security unit and is now offering cyber security solutions to its customers. The new solution is desig...

realme Buds Air Neo earphones launched in Kenya at Ksh. 4,999

Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2020

realme has announced that it has launched the realme Buds Air Neo earphones in the Kenyan market which will retail at Ksh. 4,999. This comes after the compan...

Remy Martin teams up with King Kaka in new campaign

Staff WriterSeptember 9, 2020

Premium cognac brand Remy Martin has announced that it has partnered with Kenyan musician King Kaka in a new brand campaign. The new campaign is dubbed TEAM ...

Equity customers to get discounts at Blueroom Restaurant & Rosewood furniture

Staff WriterSeptember 9, 2020

Equity Bank Kenya has announced that it has partnered with Mombasa based restaurant, Blueroom and Rosewoord Furniture to enable its customers get discounts. The...

Telkom launches the Kaduda T-Smart entry level smartphone in Kenya

Staff WriterSeptember 9, 2020

Telkom Kenya has announced that it has launched the Kaduda T-Smart entry level smartphone in Kenya in a bid to make phones more affordable for customers. The...

Safaricom’s Ndoto Zetu supports projects in Kwale & Kilifi with Ksh. 800,000 donation

Staff WriterSeptember 9, 2020

Safaricom Foundation’s Ndoto Zetu initiative has supported projects in Kwale and Kilifi to the tune of Ksh. 800,000. The foundation has provided funding to s...

Nigeria commits to invest USD 29.3M in capital to Shelter Afrique

Staff WriterSeptember 9, 2020

Nigeria has announced that it intends to commit USD 29.3M in additional capital to Pan African housing development financier, Shelter Afrique. Shelter Afriq...

Bayer donates Ksh. 100M in pesticides to help battle locusts in Kenya & Uganda

Staff WriterSeptember 9, 2020

Bayer East Africa has announced that it has donated Ksh. 100 million in pesticides to help battle locusts in East Africa. The donation has been made to the Keny...

7 new movies you can watch on Showmax right now

Staff WriterSeptember 9, 2020

Video on demand service, Showmax, has a wide array of movies and TV shows that you can stream on demand on the platform. On the movies side, they have some n...

Infinix launches new X1 smart TVs in the Kenyan market

Staff WriterSeptember 7, 2020

Transsion Group brand company, Infinix, has announced that has launched a range of smart TVs in the Kenyan market to serve customers looking for Smart TVs. The ...

Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom Star Benson Ochieng signed by Gor Mahia FC

Staff WriterSeptember 2, 2020

Benson Ochieng, one of the outstanding players of the second edition of Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom has signed a five year contract with Kenya Premier League (KPL)...

realme 6 is now officially available for sale in Kenya at Ksh. 29,999

Staff WriterSeptember 2, 2020

Smartphone manufacturer realme has announced that its realme 6 smartphone is now officially available for sale in Kenya at Ksh. 29,999. The smartphone offici...

Agnes Gathaiya is the new head of Google in East Africa

Staff WriterSeptember 2, 2020

Google has announced that it has appointed Agnes Gathaiya as its new country director for its East Africa business. Agnes replaces Charles Mutoro who has seg...

Victoria Rubadiri is the winner of the 2020 BBC World News Komla Dumor Award

Staff WriterSeptember 2, 2020

The BBC has announced that Kenyan TV presenter, Victoria Rubadiri, is the winner of the 2020 BBC World News Komla Dumor Award. She is the sixth winner of th...

DStv packages prices in Kenya effective September 2020

Staff WriterSeptember 1, 2020

DStv has increased the price of its satellite TV service in Kenya for its customers from 1st September 2020. In the new prices announced by the South African...

How women entrepreneurs can apply for emergency loans from Rebuild By WomenWork

Staff WriterSeptember 1, 2020

The WomenWork Network has launched a new initiative dubbed Rebuild, that will offer emergency loans to women entrepreneurs in Kenya. The Rebuild Program is a...

Safaricom extends partnership with M-Gas to offer prepaid cooking gas in Kenya

Staff WriterSeptember 1, 2020

Safaricom has announced that it has extended its partnership with M-Gas to offer affordable prepaid cooking gas in Kenya. The partnership will enable joint t...

2020 edition of the Ericsson Innovation Awards for university students launched

Staff WriterSeptember 1, 2020

Ericsson has announced that it has launched this year's edition of the annual Ericsson Innovation Awards (EIA), a global competition for university students. ...

WomenWork launches initiative to offer emergency loans to women entrepreneurs

Staff WriterSeptember 1, 2020

The WomenWork Network has announced that it has launched a new initiative dubbed Rebuild, that will offer emergency loans to women entrepreneurs in Kenya. Wo...

HEVA Fund launches new Ksh. 41 million initiative to fund creative businesses in East Africa

Staff WriterSeptember 1, 2020

HEVA Fund has announced that it has set up a new fund, dubbed the East Africa Creative Business Fund, that will invest in creative businesses in East Africa. Th...

The Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon will not be held this year due to COVID1-9

Staff WriterAugust 31, 2020

The Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon has been postponed and will not be held this year due to the ongoing situation occasioned by the COVID-19 crisis. The...

UAP Holdings has recorded a Ksh. 305 million half year loss

Staff WriterAugust 31, 2020

Insurance company UAP Holdings has announced that it recorded a Ksh. 305 million net loss for the half year ending 30th June 2020. This marks a huge reduction f...

92 Equity Leadership Program (ELP) scholars admitted to 43 Global universities

Staff WriterAugust 31, 2020

92 scholars from the Equity Leadership Program (ELP) have been admitted to 43 Global universities making it the largest single year cohort for the program. T...

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Jambojet to begin flying from Mombasa to Eldoret & Kisumu on October 2

Staff WriterAugust 31, 2020

Budget airline Jambojet is set to begin flights from Mombasa to Eldoret and Kisumu and vice versa following approval from the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KC...

Safaricom Foundation invests Ksh. 18.3 million in maternal health in Baringo County hospitals

Staff WriterAugust 29, 2020

Safaricom Foundation has announced that it has invested Ksh. 18.3 million in maternal health projects in Baringo County hospitals. The investment has gone to...

Michaela Coel’s I May Destroy You TV show is now available on Showmax

Staff WriterAugust 28, 2020

I May Destroy You, the new BBC One/HBO drama executive produced, written and co-directed by British star Michaela Coel is now available on Showmax and 1Magic ev...

ATU launches competition to support developers creating apps to combat COVID-19

Staff WriterAugust 28, 2020

The Africa Telecommunication Union (ATU) has launched a competition to identify and support developers who have created apps to combat COVID-19. The competition...

EU & UNODC support move to launch alternative justice systems in Kenya

Staff WriterAugust 28, 2020

The European Union (EU) and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) are in support of the Judiciary's move to mainstream alternative justice systems. ...

Kenya Association of Air Operators rejects proposed KQ & KAA Merger law

Staff WriterAugust 28, 2020

Kenya Association of Air Operators has written to parliament to oppose the proposed KQ & KAA Merger law the government has introduced. There is a new plan t...