Vivo officially launches in Kenya; unveils Vivo V17 Pro smartphone

Staff WriterNovember 12, 2019

Global technology company Vivo, has launched its regional offices in Nairobi and also unveiled the new Vivo V17 Pro smartphone in the Kenyan Market. Vivo Ken...

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Government urged to set aside funds towards prevention of blindness in Kenya

Staff WriterNovember 12, 2019

The Kenya Society for the Blind has urged the government to set aside more funds towards the prevention of avoidable blindness in Kenya. Out of the 10 millio...

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Carrefour launches MyCLUB customer loyalty program in Kenya

Staff WriterNovember 12, 2019

Majid Al Futtaim has launched the MyCLUB customer loyalty program across all its Carrefour supermarket stores in Kenya. The MyCLUB program is active in sever...

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Galina Kenya introduces new wine brands in Kenya including Thr3 Monkeys

Staff WriterNovember 12, 2019

Galina Kenya, a distributer of wines and spirits, has introduced a mix of Spanish, Swedish, South African and Italian wines to cater for the growing demand for ...

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Pathways DataSavvy launched to boost a data driven culture in Africa

Staff WriterNovember 12, 2019

Pathways International has launched a program named Pathways DataSavvy that aims at providing individuals and corporates with data analytics, data science, and ...

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Rotary Langata hosts dinner to raise funds is support of Polio End Game Campaign

Staff WriterNovember 12, 2019

Parapet Cleaning Services CEO and Rotary District Governor (9212) Nominee Alex Nyaga hosted a black-tie dinner at The TradeMark Hotel, Village Market on 1st Nov...

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Kenya reaffirms commitment to support the clean energy sector

Staff WriterNovember 12, 2019

More than 500 delegates around the world converged in Nairobi for the 2019 clean energy forum under the theme of Investment. Innovation. Impact, working to buil...

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KBL unveils an alcohol christmas gifting catalogue

Staff WriterNovember 12, 2019

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) has unveiled the 2019 Gifting catalogue. The 30-page gift catalogue is inspired by a KBL Gifting Survey Report conducted in July 2...

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Facebook to give you the option to turn off notification dots

Staff WriterNovember 12, 2019

The Facebook red dot notifications appear to have been designed with the intention of keeping you hooked on the app rather than being a source of information. H...

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Google Chrome to start labeling slow websites

Staff WriterNovember 12, 2019

Once in a while we encounter websites that take long to load, at such a point one is not usually sure what the cause, that is whether it is a network issue or j...

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BLAZE by Safaricom hosts last summit of the year at the NYS Yatta unit

Staff WriterNovember 11, 2019

BLAZE by Safaricom hosted it last summit for the year over the weekend at the National Youth Service (NYS) Yatta Unit in Machakos County. At the event, over 5,0...

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Lori Systems raises Ksh. 3 Billion in a Series A round of funding

Staff WriterNovember 11, 2019

Lori Systems an on demand trucking logistics company has reportedly raised $30 Million in a Series A round of funding that was led by Hillhouse Capital, Crystal...

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Kenya Breweries to plant 130,000 trees to support Lake Victoria Basin Conservation

Staff WriterNovember 8, 2019

Kenya Breweries Ltd has announced that it will be planting 130,000 trees in Koguta Forest which sits on the edge of Lake Victoria. This is in support of environ...

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Communications Authority challenges mobile operators to enhance quality of service

Staff WriterNovember 8, 2019

The Communications Authority (CA) which is the regulatory authority for the communications sector in Kenya has challenged telcos to enhance quality of service i...

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Naivas to run a customer cash back promotion during the festive period

Staff WriterNovember 7, 2019

Supermarket chain Naivas has announced that it will run a customer cash back promotion during the upcoming festive period. The company will invest over Ksh....

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Turnkey Africa receives the 2019 Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Partner award

Staff WriterNovember 7, 2019

Turnkey Africa has been named the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Partner of the Year in Kenya and East Africa. The award was presented at this year’s Oracle Partne...

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Safaricom joins The Tent Partnership For Refugees

Staff WriterNovember 7, 2019

Safaricom has announced that it has joined the Tent Partnership for Refugees (Tent), a global business network which mobilizes companies around the world to sup...

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Stawi mobile app launched; to give loans of upto Ksh. 250,000 to entrepreneurs

Staff WriterNovember 7, 2019

4 Kenyan banks have launched a mobile loan app, Stawi, that will give entrepreneurs loans of between Ksh. 30,000 to Ksh. 250,000.  The app was formally launched...

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KBL pledges to provide clean water to 4 million Kenyans by 2020

Staff WriterNovember 6, 2019

Alcohol manufacturer Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) has pledged to provide clean water to 4 million people in Kenya by the year 2020. KBL has reaffirmed its ...

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Trace acquires Qwetu Radio and rebrands it to Trace Radio

Staff WriterNovember 6, 2019

Global entertainment network has set up in Kenya and has acquired Qwetu Radio, a music-only radio station, and rebranded it to Trace Radio. Trace has finaliz...

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Little Boda now expands to Mombasa

Staff WriterNovember 6, 2019

The ride hailing app, Little Cab has introduced its Boda product to Mombasa. The expansion to Mombasa is part of Little’s wider growth and expansion plans that ...

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Visa launches security capabilities to prevent and disrupt payment fraud

Staff WriterNovember 6, 2019

Visa has announced the introduction of an innovative suite of security capabilities to help prevent and disrupt payment fraud at the Visa CEMEA Security Summit ...

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Stanbic Bank report indicates an improvement in business conditions for the month of October

Staff WriterNovember 6, 2019

According to a report released by the Stanbic Bank Kenya, the Kenyan private sector companies saw a solid improvement in business conditions in October, as new ...

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Impact Africa Summit to take place in Nairobi from December 4-5

Staff WriterNovember 5, 2019

The Impact Africa Summit 2019 is set to take place in Nairobi on December 4-5 at the Kenya School of Monetary Studies. More than 500 delegates will meet in Nair...

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Minet launches an enhanced professional indemnity policy for doctors

Staff WriterNovember 5, 2019

Insurance brokerage company Minet Kenya has launched a professional indemnity policy targeting medical practitioners. The new additions to the professional...

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Rubis is planning to acquire Kenyan oil marketer Gulf Energy

Staff WriterNovember 5, 2019

Rubis Énergie SAS plans to acquire Kenyan oil marketer Gulf Energy Limited. The acquisition is subject to the approval of Kenyan regulatory and competition auth...

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24 entrepreneurs in Meru receive Ksh. 800,000 in funding from BLAZE by Safaricom

Staff WriterNovember 5, 2019

24 young entrepreneurs from Meru County and its environs have received business capital totaling Ksh. 800,000 from BLAZE by Safaricom at the Be Your Own Boss (B...

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Communications Authority to hold Kikao Kikuu an ICT consumer forum in Nyandarua County

Staff WriterNovember 5, 2019

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

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OLA Energy launches new fuel as part of its growth strategy

Staff WriterNovember 4, 2019

Oil marketer OLA Energy (formerly OiLibya) has launched a new fuel formulation as part of its growth and rebrand strategy. The new fuel is now available in ...

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Patrick Komu wins the Mt. Kenya Region BLAZE By Safaricom E-Sports tournament

Staff WriterNovember 4, 2019

Patrick Komu from Nyeri is the winner of the won the BLAZE by Safaricom E-Sports regional finals which were held at the Meru National Polytechnic. Patrick Ko...

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Guala Closures opens a Ksh. 570 million factory in Nairobi

Staff WriterNovember 4, 2019

Guala Closures East Africa (GCEA) has opened a Ksh. 570 million factory in Nairobi as part of its expansion in Kenya and the East African region. The company is...

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Khaligraph Jones lights up Tusker Lite Neon Rave party in Mombasa

Staff WriterNovember 4, 2019

The Neon Tusker Lite Party was hosted on Saturday, 1st November at Club Mint Bamburi in Mombasa County featuring musician Khaligraph Jones. Khaligraph Jones ...

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WEF disburses Ksh. 11 Million to 58 women groups in Migori County

Staff WriterNovember 4, 2019

The Women Enterprise Fund has disbursed over Ksh. 11 Million to Fifty-Eight women groups in Migori County. The groups constitute of 634 beneficiaries, an averag...

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UNHCR launches campaign to aid refugee students

Staff WriterNovember 4, 2019

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has launched the No Child Left Behind campaign to raise funds for learning materials for 150,000 pre-primary and primary students ...

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Young Ghetto are the Mountain Region Guinness Night football winners

Staff WriterNovember 3, 2019

Young Ghetto Football Club are the Mountain Region champions in the Guinness Night football champions after defeating Wazoefu Football Club at the regional even...

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Here are the Kalasha Awards 2019 nominees

Staff WriterNovember 1, 2019

The annual Kenyan TV and movie awards initiative Kalasha Awards has announced its nominees for 2019. Some of the productions that have been nominated include Mu...

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Safaricom net profit jumps 14% to Ksh. 35 billion

Staff WriterNovember 1, 2019

Telecommunication company Safaricom has announced that it has reported a net profit of Ksh. 35 billion for the half year ended 30th September 2019. The net prof...

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Liquid Telecom wins three awards at the 2019 Global Carrier Awards

Staff WriterNovember 1, 2019

Liquid Telecom has won three awards at the 2019 Global Carrier Awards, the World Communications awards. The company was awarded the Best African Wholesale Ca...

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Google Maps has introduced incognito mode for Android

Staff WriterNovember 1, 2019

Google has started the roll out of the incognito feature for its Maps and it is now available on Android. With the incognito mode turned on, the places you visi...

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WhatsApp fingerprint unlock is now available on Android

Staff WriterNovember 1, 2019

WhatsApp has announced that they have rolled out fingerprint unlock for their Android app, this follows the introduction of biometric security in the iOS versio...

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Rafiki film wins two awards at the Africa Movies Academy Awards 2019

Staff WriterOctober 30, 2019

Rafiki, a film by Kenya's Wanuri Kahiu, was one of the winners at the Africa Movies Academy Awards 2019 (AMAA) held in Lagos on Sunday. Rafiki won the Best Achi...

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Standard Group’s Betty Njeru to attend the Sanlam Summer School for Financial Journalism

Staff WriterOctober 30, 2019

Betty Njeru, a sub-editor at the Standard Media Group, has been selected to attend the annual Sanlam Summer School for Financial Journalism in South Africa. The...

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