A Phone Comparison Review: Tecno Phantom 9 vs Huawei P30 Lite

Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2019

The under Ksh. 30,000 phone category has been competitive of late as phone companies try to make their phones affordable for the masses. In this category we ...

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John Wroe’s 1930 Ford Model A win overall prize at the 2019 CBA Concours d’Elegance

Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2019

John Wroe's 1930 Ford Model A has won the 2019 CBA Concours d'Elegance following a brilliant display at the Nairobi Racecourse. John tied with his daughter V...

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Delivery service Glovo is now available in Mombasa

Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2019

Spanish delivery company Glovo has expanded its service in Kenya by launching in Mombasa in a bid to reach more customers. The move will now see residents of...

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Arnold Kipngetich wins the Rift Region BLAZE By Safaricom E-Sports tournament

Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2019

Arnold Kipngetich from Kericho is the new FIFA 19 Champion of the Rift Region BLAZE By Safaricom E-Sports tournament which was held at the Eldoret National Poly...

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Jumia launches Prime delivery subscription service in Kenya

Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2019

Jumia Kenya has announced the launch of Jumia Prime, a subscription package that allows customers pay a standard delivery fee. The service which is modeled like...

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62 Mombasa youth get startup kits from KCB Foundation to start their businesses

Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2019

Sixty- two trainees from the Coast Region have today received construction toolkits from the KCB Foundation to enable them establish their individual and group-...

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Tatu City is constructing a rugby facility to be operated by Shamas Rugby Foundation

Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2019

Tatu City has started the construction of a rugby facility at its facility, which will be operated by Shamas Rugby Foundation. The new facility will provide ...

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Nigeria’s CcHUB acquires iHub

Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2019

Co-creation Hub (CcHUB), the leading technology innovation centre in Nigeria, has acquired Kenya’s iHub for an undisclosed fee. The deal will see iHub’s tea...

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TAI+, an Estonian cargo delivery service launched in Kenya

Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2019

TAI+, an Estonian cargo delivery service, has launched in Kenya and will enable truckers to connect cargo shippers directly in real time. The service is ava...

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Johnson and Johnson & Amref Health Africa launch oncology nursing training initiative

Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2019

Johnson and Johnson has partnered with Amref Health Africa to launch an oncology nursing training initiative in Kenya. Cancer is a major public health issue...

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Barclays & Centum partners to provide financing to home buyers

Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2019

Barclays Bank of Kenya has announced a partnership with Centum Real Estate, the real estate arm of Centum Investment Company Plc, to finance buyers of the house...

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Cellulant’s Ken Njoroge receives the 2019 Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2019

Ken Njoroge, the co-founder & co-CEO of Cellulant, has been named as the recipient of the 2019 Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award. The awar...

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Mathew Kimeli and Delvin Miruara lead in Safaricom 10KM Mombasa Road Race

Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2019

Delvin Miruara and Mathew Kimeli won in the women's and men's category respectively in the Safaricom Mombasa 10 km road race. Delvin Miruara won the women’s ...

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Blaze by Safaricom awards 24 entrepreneurs from the Rift region with Ksh. 800,000

Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2019

Twenty-four young entrepreneurs from the Rift Region have received a total of KES 800,000 from BLAZE by Safaricom at the just concluded creation camp that was h...

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The Third Season of the Chapa Dimba na Safaricom football tournament has kicked off

Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2019

The Chapa Dimba na Safaricom is back with us for the third season, so far over 1,500 teams have registered for the youth football tournament which kicked off wi...

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WhiteCap to sponsor Country Roads Festival at Thika Greens this weekend

Staff WriterSeptember 27, 2019

Kenya Breweries Limited, through its beer brand WhiteCap Lager, has announced its sponsorship of the Country Roads Festival. The partnership will begin with ...

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Safaricom Foundation partners with CBM Kenya in third phase of the Wezesha Elimu Programme

Staff WriterSeptember 27, 2019

Safaricom Foundation has partnered with CBM Kenya to launch the third phase of the ‘Wezesha Elimu’ porgramme. CBM is an international disability inclusive devel...

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Nigeria’s Co-creation Hub has acquired the iHub

Staff WriterSeptember 26, 2019

Lagos based Co Creation Hub (CcHub) has acquired the iHub for a yet to be disclosed fee. CcHub was founded in 2011 and since then, it has grown into a multi-...

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Canon and Kenya Film Commission partner to offer training to Kenyan youth

Staff WriterSeptember 26, 2019

Canon has partnered with the Kenya Film Commission in a bid to accelerate the development of the Kenyan film industry.  The collaboration aims to raise awarenes...

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The 2019 Tusker Oktobafest to be held on October 5-6 at Ngong Racecourse

Staff WriterSeptember 26, 2019

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) has announced that the biggest beer festival in Kenya, the Tusker Oktobafest, will go down as from 5th to 6th October at the Ngong...

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BLAZE by Safaricom hosts 7th BYOB Summit in Trans Nzoia County

Staff WriterSeptember 25, 2019

BLAZE by Safaricom hosted the 7th Be Your Own Boss (BYOB) Summit of the year at the Kitale National Polytechnic in Trans Nzoia County on 21st September. The ...

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Safaricom sells over 600k Neon smartphones in 2019

Staff WriterSeptember 25, 2019

Safaricom has announced that it has sold more than 600,000 Neon smartphones in 2019, making the devices the most popular and affordable smartphone in its retail...

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Tiny Totos emerges a winner at the regional final of the 2019 MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge

Staff WriterSeptember 25, 2019

Tiny Totos, a Kenyan-based start-up emerged a winner at the Africa regional finale of the MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge (IIC) which was held on 20 Septembe...

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Google has rolled out a dark mode for Gmail

Staff WriterSeptember 25, 2019

Google has started the roll out dark mode for Gmail starting on both Android and iOS devices. If you are using Android 10 or iOS 13 and have dark mode switched ...

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Kenyan Government plans to regulate blogs, Facebook & WhatsApp groups

Staff WriterSeptember 24, 2019

In a move which is set to bring some disquiet to social media users and bloggers, Facebook and WhatsApp group administrators will soon be required to obtain lic...

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French firm, Olea insurance solutions purchases a 40% stake in Koolridge Kenya

Staff WriterSeptember 24, 2019

A French insurance firm, Olea Solutions,has purchased a 40 per cent stake in Kenya’s Koolridge Insurance Brokers. This deal gives Olea a footing in the East ...

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Copa Coca Cola recycling competition has so far collected 92 tonnes of plastic bottles

Staff WriterSeptember 23, 2019

Coca Cola has announced that the schools taking part in the 2019 COPA Coca Cola plastic recycling competition so far collected an impressive 92,057.70 kilograms...

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Safaricom named as the Employer of the Year by Federation of Kenya Employers

Staff WriterSeptember 23, 2019

Safaricom has been named the 2019 employer of the year at the Federation of Kenya Employers’ 3rd Annual Employer of the Year Awards. The award, which was int...

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You can now pre-order the Infinix Hot 8 in Kenya

Staff WriterSeptember 21, 2019

Phone manufacturer is set to launch the Infinix Hot 8 in Kenya. The phone is a successor to the Infinix Hot 7, which was launched in Kenya in March 2019. The ph...

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Johnnie Walker to offer 4 Kenyans a chance to win a trip to the F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Staff WriterSeptember 21, 2019

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) through its whisky brand, Johnnie Walker has unveiled 20 teams that will compete to win an all-expenses paid Formula 1 Championshi...

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Facebook launches initiative to train Kenyan SMEs on online customer acquisition

Staff WriterSeptember 20, 2019

Facebook has launched a new initiative that aims to train and equip SMEs with digital skills and tools that will enable them to reach more customers. The new...

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Multichoice Talent Academy East Africa films to screen on Maisha Magic East

Staff WriterSeptember 19, 2019

Two short films produced by Multichoice Talent Academy (MTF) East Africa Academy Class of 2018 are set to premier on the DStv and GOtv channel, Maisha Magic Eas...

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EABL remains optimistic about the future as it pays Ksh. 64B in taxes

Staff WriterSeptember 19, 2019

East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has announced that it has paid a combined Ksh. 64 billion in taxes to countries it operates in. This development was co...

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WPP-Scangroup to host first Stream unconference in Nairobi

Staff WriterSeptember 19, 2019

WPP-Scangroup has announced that it will host the inaugural Kenyan edition of WPP Stream unconference in Nairobi County in Kenya. STREAM is the official WPP unc...

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Youth urged to take up waste management solutions as a means to job creation

Staff WriterSeptember 19, 2019

Young people have been urged to take advantage of waste management solutions as the new frontier of job and wealth creation and sustainable economic growth. Thi...

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Safaricom trains first 60 staff enabling them take up digital careers

Staff WriterSeptember 19, 2019

Safaricom has unveiled a program that will empower and train employees who are looking to shift to new digital careers. The program is known as The Digital Acad...

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BLAZE By Safaricom hosts BYOB Summit in Kericho County

Staff WriterSeptember 19, 2019

BLAZE by Safaricom recently hosted the first Be Your Own Boss (BYOB) Summit in the Rift Region at The University of Kabianga in Kericho County. The summit saw o...

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DuraCoat Awards of Academic Excellence rewards 42 students

Staff WriterSeptember 19, 2019

Basco Paints recently held its DuraCoat Awards of Academic Excellence at the University of Nairobi, School of Built Environment. A total of 42 students from var...

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The price of petrol & diesel increases by Ksh. 0.28 and Ksh. 2.44 per litre

Staff WriterSeptember 19, 2019

The Energy & Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has announced the maximum retail pump prices of petroleum products for the period between 15th September ...

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Kenya Red Cross Society hosts annual National First Aid Competition

Staff WriterSeptember 19, 2019

The Kenya Red Cross Society hosted its Annual National First Aid Competitio as part of events to mark World First Aid Day 2019. The competition featured groups ...

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Jambojet receives approval to fly to Kigali

Staff WriterSeptember 19, 2019

Jambojet the low cost carrier has received approval from the Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority to fly to Rwanda. The approval means that the airline can begin ope...

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Dr. Joyce Sitonik recognized as a 2019 SDG Pioneer by the UN Global Compact

Staff WriterSeptember 19, 2019

The United Nations Global Compact recognized Dr Joyce Sitonik as one of ten 2019 SDG Pioneers , these are  business leaders, who are using business as a force f...

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