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Boehringer Ingelheim partners with Kenyatta and Strathmore universities to launch health competition

Staff WriterOctober 9, 2019

Boehringer Ingelheim, has collaborated with Kenyatta and Strathmore Universities to launch the Making More Health Venture4Change idea competition (MMH). The com...

Can Libra compete with Bitcoin?

Staff WriterOctober 8, 2019

We are living in a world where business transactions could be made without third parties. The legislature, agreements, banks - those systems can't control busin...

Yamaha AG125 & Yamaha XT250 motorbikes launched in Kenya

Staff WriterOctober 7, 2019

Toyota Kenya has launched two new Yamaha motorbikes, i.e. the Yamaha AG125 and the Yamaha XT250 in the Kenyan market. Speaking at the launch, Toyota Kenya...

Musicians to win Ksh. 10 million in the Old Mutual Amazing Voices singing competition

Staff WriterOctober 7, 2019

African musicians stand a chance to win Ksh. 10 million ($100,000) in the Old Mutual’s Amazing voices reality pan-African singing competition. The initiative is...

KCB lists new shares on the NSE after NBK takeover

Staff WriterOctober 7, 2019

KCB Group Plc has listed an additional 142,979,717 shares at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) after its successful acquisition of the National Bank of Keny...

Cynthia Jerop & Peter Mutitu win the 2019 Safaricom Madoka Half Marathon

Staff WriterOctober 7, 2019

Cynthia Jerop and Peter Mutitu are the winners of the 14th edition of Safaricom Madoka Half Marathon that took place at Ngerenyi Stadium, Wundanyi in Taita Tave...

Safaricom Foundation partners with ActionAid to launch water projects in Makueni

Staff WriterOctober 4, 2019

Safaricom Foundation has partnered with ActionAid to launch a water project worth Ksh. 25 Million in Kitise and Makumeni areas of Makueni County. The project...

BrighterMonday launches product to aid employers get right candidates faster

Staff WriterOctober 4, 2019

BrighterMonday a talent recruitment agency has introduced a new product called ‘Best Match’, designed to make the process of finding the best candidates more ef...

Facebook partners with Teleperformance to open office in Nigeria to serve advertisers in Africa

Staff WriterOctober 4, 2019

Facebook has partnered with Teleperformance to open its first Small Business Group (SBG) Operations Centre in Lagos, Nigeria, which will provide outsourced supp...

CCBA donates Ksh. 1.4 million in medical equipment to Embakasi Health Centre

Staff WriterOctober 3, 2019

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa Kenya (CCBA Kenya) has donated Ksh. 1.4 million in hospital macerator equipment donated to the Embakasi Health Centre in Nairobi Coun...

Equity unveils new logo as it celebrates 35 years of existence

Staff WriterOctober 3, 2019

Equity has unveiled a new logo which is part of its refreshed identity that is in line with the ongoing journey of transformation and regional expansion. The ne...

Africa Practice acquires Global Reporting Initiative trainer’s certification in Kenya

Staff WriterOctober 3, 2019

Africa Practice East Africa Limited, a strategic advisory firm based in Nairobi has now been officially recognised as a Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) certif...

Paxful mobile wallet app to ease bitcoin transactions

Staff WriterOctober 3, 2019

Paxful, a global peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace that recently scaled its operations to include Kenya and the broader East African region, has launched a mobi...

I&M partners with Tatu City to offer financing to property buyers

Staff WriterOctober 3, 2019

Tatu City and I&M Bank have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate access to credit for buyers of property within the 5,000-acre development. ...

Viva Global Wine Expo to take place this weekend

Staff WriterOctober 2, 2019

Viva Global is set to host the Viva Global Wine Expo this Friday (4th October) and Saturday (5th October) at the Park Inn by Radisson, Westlands. Viva Global...

Duracoat opens new showroom at Sarit Centre

Staff WriterOctober 2, 2019

Basco Paints has launched a Duracoat Home Solutions showroom at Sarit Centre in Nairobi on Sunday 29th September 2019. Present during the opening of the sh...

UAP & Estée Lauder launch breast cancer awareness campaign in Kenya

Staff WriterOctober 2, 2019

UAP Old Mutual and The Estée Lauder Companies have partnered for the month of October to raise awareness on Breast Cancer. The partnership will see the UAP ...

Coca-Cola sponsors the AmCham Kenya Business Summit 2019

Staff WriterOctober 2, 2019

Coca-Cola Central, East and West Africa Limited (CEWA Ltd) has partnered with the American Chamber of Commerce Kenya (AmCham Kenya) towards the upcoming Busines...

Credit scoring fintech company, CredoLab, officially launches in Kenya

Staff WriterOctober 2, 2019

Singapore based alternative credit scoring fintech company, CredoLab, has officially launched in Kenya to push financial inclusion by providing credit scoring. ...

Companies should seek ISO-27001 Certification in order to comply with Data Protection Laws

Staff WriterOctober 1, 2019

A certain sage once advised a classroom full of students that, ‘to every problem, there is a solution, even if the solution is learning to live with the probl...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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-...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

Safaricom Chapa Dimba

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...

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 ...

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...

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-...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...