The Tusker Lite Neon Rave Party to be held in Thika on November 30

Staff WriterNovember 27, 2019

Tusker Lite will host the third edition of the Neon Rave Party this coming weekend on 30th November 2019 at the Garage Bar and Grill in Thika. The brand will...

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Mechanic George Njoroge wins the Total Quartz Golden Spanner Competition

Staff WriterNovember 27, 2019

George Njoroge, a juakali mechanic from Roysambu, has emerged as the overall winner of the Total Quartz Golden Spanner Competition. The competition was organize...

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COPA Coca-Cola Africa Cup to take place in Thika on December 2-5

Staff WriterNovember 27, 2019

The second edition of the COPA Coca-Cola Africa Cup will take place this year in Thika, Kenya from the 2nd to 5th of December 2019. The hosts and the inaugural ...

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Safaricom M-PESA to sponsor inaugural Magical Kenya Ladies Golf Open to the tune of Ksh. 23 million

Staff WriterNovember 27, 2019

Safaricom M-PESA will sponsor the inaugural Magical Kenya Ladies Golf Open which is set to take place from 5th to 8th December 2019 at the Vipingo Ridge Baobab ...

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Submissions are open for the 2019 AMVCAs

Staff WriterNovember 27, 2019

Africa Magic have announced that submissions are now open for the seventh edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCAs). Entries opened on Wednesd...

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DTB & Toyota Kenya to provide 100% financing for SMEs to buy cars

Staff WriterNovember 27, 2019

Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) and Toyota Kenya has unveiled a partnership to enable Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) buy new vehicles with 100 percent financing f...

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Equity Group plants 40,000 trees in Meru University

Staff WriterNovember 27, 2019

Equity Group has planted 40,000 indigenous and exotic tree seedlings in Meru University as part of its 35 year anniversary celebrations. The tree planting wa...

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Liquid Telecom partners with Microsoft to launch the new Azure Peering Service in Africa

Staff WriterNovember 27, 2019

Liquid Telecom is working with Microsoft to launch new enterprise cloud services designed to improve business collaboration, increase productivity and drive bus...

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Equity Group’s diaspora remittances hits Ksh. 100 billion in the 9 months to September

Staff WriterNovember 27, 2019

Equity Group's diaspora remittances has hit Ksh. 100 billion in the nine months of 2019 to September. This has helped boost the company's forex trading income t...

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Digital Manifesto launched to help poor countries achieve tech transformation

Staff WriterNovember 27, 2019

The Pathways for Prosperity Commission has launched a new Digital Manifesto to help poor countries achieve technological transformation. The manifesto was launc...

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Riara University opens Robotics, Embedded Systems and Digital lab

Staff WriterNovember 27, 2019

Riara University has launched a new Robotics, Embedded Systems and Digital lab that is going to enhance the studies of students at the University. The lab was o...

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Kenya’s Shanah Manjeru awarded at the 2019 African Children of the Year Awards

Staff WriterNovember 27, 2019

Eleven year old Kenyan musician, Shanah Manjeru, has won the Arts and Culture Award at the 2019 African Children of the Year Awards (ACOTYA). The awards were he...

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Liquid Telecom launches direct fibre link connecting East to West Africa via DRC

Staff WriterNovember 27, 2019

Liquid Telecom has launched a direct land-based fibre optic cable connecting East to West Africa via the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This coast-to-c...

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Nokia 1 Plus to be sold for Ksh. 6,999 at Black Friday on Jumia

Staff WriterNovember 27, 2019

HMD Global has put an offer on the Nokia 1 Plus on Jumia for Ksh. 6,999 for Black Friday. Jumia has been  running the Black Friday campaign every Friday of Nove...

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Kenyan businesses lose over Ksh. 5 Billion annually due to domestic violence

Staff WriterNovember 27, 2019

According to a report released by KPMG that was commissioned by Vodafone, eighty million working women across 107 countries, a figure equating to approximately ...

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JamboJet makes inaugural flight to Kigali

Staff WriterNovember 27, 2019

JamboJet has made an inaugural flight to Kigali International Airport officially becoming the first low cost carrier to fly the route. They will be flying once ...

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Berlin FC are the winners of the Chapa Dimba na Safaricom North Eastern region edition

Staff WriterNovember 25, 2019

Berlin FC emerged as the winners of the Chapa Dimba na Safaricom season 3 North Eastern regional champions after beating Al Ansar 2:0 at the Garissa Teachers Tr...

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Shanah Manjeru emerges a winner at the AfrICAN Children of the Year Awards

Staff WriterNovember 25, 2019

Shanah Manjeru, won the Arts and Culture Award at the Second Annual AfrICAN Children of the Year Awards (ACOTYA) 2019, held on 2 November at the Profound Confer...

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Donkey populations plummet due to skin trade fueled by Chinese traditional medicine

Staff WriterNovember 25, 2019

Donkeys are a common site in rural areas where they are used by the populace to help them transport commodities. However, this could be a thing of the past as d...

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Kenya’s Becky Nancy Aloo & Ruth Kihika among winners of the Young Talent Sub-Saharan Africa 2019 Awards

Staff WriterNovember 24, 2019

Kenya's Becky Nancy Aloo & Ruth Kihika are among winners of the Young Talent Sub-Saharan Africa 2019 Awards for women researchers in science. The winners in...

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Kenya’s Gloria Mwaniga & Parselelo Kantai among the 2019 Morland Writing Scholarship Winners

Staff WriterNovember 24, 2019

Kenya's Gloria Mwaniga & Parselelo Kantai are among winners in the 2019 Morland Writing Scholarship. The other winners for 2019 are Hawa Jande Golakai and N...

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Communications Authority to hold Kikao Kikuu forum in Embu County on 28th November

Staff WriterNovember 23, 2019

The Communications Authority (CA) which is the regulatory authority for the communication sector in Kenya is set to hold an ICT consumer forum otherwise known a...

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Safaricom and KBL partner to launch smart coolers

Staff WriterNovember 22, 2019

Safaricom and Kenya Breweries Ltd (KBL) are in a partnership whereby the telco will connect and enhance the brewer’s coolers. The connected coolers will be wire...

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The Nokia 6.2 is now available in Kenya, to retail at Ksh. 26,500

Staff WriterNovember 20, 2019

HMD Global has announced the launch of the Nokia 6.2 into the Kenyan market. The phones comes in ceramic black and will retail for Ksh. 26,500. Nokia 6.2 fea...

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Vivo Energy appoints Peter Murungi as the new Managing Director

Staff WriterNovember 19, 2019

Vivo Energy Kenya has announced the appointment of Peter Murungi as their new Managing Director. He will take over the new role as at 1ST December 2019. This is...

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Equity Group to purchase majority shares in Banque Commercial du Congo for $ 105 Million

Staff WriterNovember 19, 2019

Equity Group Holdings, (EGH) has announced that it has  has entered into a share purchase agreement with George Arthur Forrest. This is in the view of purchasin...

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Safaricom launches new internet packages for businesses

Staff WriterNovember 19, 2019

Safaricom has announced new internet packages for small to medium sized businesses. Under the new pricing structure, the telco has introduced three new options ...

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Alliance formed to support the fight against cancer in Sub Saharan Africa

Staff WriterNovember 16, 2019

IBM, American Cancer Society (ACS), the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) and the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) have launched a new allia...

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Huawei Y9s, Band 4 & Band 4e launched in Kenya; Pre-orders to begin on November 22

Staff WriterNovember 15, 2019

Huawei has officially launched the Huawei Y9s smartphone in the Kenyan market. The mid-range smartphone will retail at Ksh. 31,999. The tech company also la...

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Liquid Telecom in partnership with Microsoft to launch new enterprise cloud services

Staff WriterNovember 15, 2019

Liquid Telecom, is working with Microsoft to launch new enterprise cloud services that are designed to improve business collaboration, increase productivity and...

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Safaricom invites Global Fintech Innovators to come invest in Kenya’s Ksh. 100 Billion industry

Staff WriterNovember 15, 2019

Safaricom has challenged the innovators in the telecoms and financial sector to tap into the fintech industry in Kenya which is expected to top Ksh100 billion n...

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Gurpreet Singh Mehta joins PrideInn Beach Hotel as Food and Beverage Director

Staff WriterNovember 13, 2019

PrideInn Group has appointed Gurpreet Singh Mehta as the new Director of Food and Beverage and Culinary Operations at PrideInn Paradise Beach Resort and Spa in ...

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CDC Group appoints Seema Dhanani to head the Kenya office

Staff WriterNovember 13, 2019

CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution, has announced the appointment of Seema Dhanani to head the organization's office in Kenya. It has also appo...

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Martin Oduor-Otieno is the new EABL chairperson; replacing Charles Muchene

Staff WriterNovember 13, 2019

Charles Muchene is set to retire as East African Breweries Limited (EABL) board chairperson after 8 years at the helm of the alcohol beverage company. Muchene a...

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Taurus Events & Tanqueray hosts second edition of Rhythm and Brunch

Staff WriterNovember 13, 2019

Events company Taurus Events has partnered with Tanqueray 10 from East African Breweries Limited (EABL) for the second edition of the Rhythm and Brunch at Four ...

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Artcaffe opens 35th branch at Westminster House in Nairobi CBD

Staff WriterNovember 13, 2019

Artcaffé Group has announced the opening of its 35th Artcaffé branch which is located at the Westminster House in the Nairobi CBD along Kenyatta avenue. This is...

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Ogilvy Africa appoints Vikas Mehta as their new CEO

Staff WriterNovember 13, 2019

Ogilvy Africa has named Vikas Mehta as its new Chief Executive Officer. He takes over from Mathieu Plassard who is moving to Ogilvy South Africa in a new role. ...

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Facebook launches new payment system

Staff WriterNovember 13, 2019

Facebook is set to launch a new payment system which is named Facebook Pay. It will be available on Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp and is design...

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Ireland trade mission coming to Kenya to boost partnership in agriculture and education

Staff WriterNovember 13, 2019

Ireland will this week hold a two day Enterprise  trade mission to the country as from  November 14th to 15th. This will happen as the nation seeks opportunitie...

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Equity Group reports a profit after tax of Ksh. 17.46 Billion for Q3

Staff WriterNovember 12, 2019

The Equity  Group has announced a third quarter profit after tax up of Ksh. 17.46 Billion which is a 10% rise from the previous year which was Ksh. 15.83 Billio...

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PR Company Tell-Em Public Relations celebrates 20 years of existence

Staff WriterNovember 12, 2019

PR company Tell-Em Public Relations recently celebrated their 20th anniversary with a cocktail event at The Norfolk hotel, Nairobi. The event was graced by key ...

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Amazon to set up a CloudFront Edge location in Kenya

Staff WriterNovember 12, 2019

Amazon Web Services, an Amazon company, has announced that it will launch an Amazon CloudFront Edge location in Kenya. The edge location is expected to be opera...

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