Kababeri Sevens to take place this weekend at Kinoru Stadium

Staff WriterJuly 26, 2019

Kababeri Sevens is set to take place this weekend at Kinoru Stadium. Kabeberi Sevens will take place over two days i.e. Saturday 27th July to Sunday 28th July. ...

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eCommerce platform Herdy launches new app

Staff WriterJuly 26, 2019

Kenyan eCommerce platform Herdy has launched new app to enable its customers easily buy products from its service. The new app is available for download from th...

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Air India to resume direct flights to Nairobi from September 27

Staff WriterJuly 26, 2019

Air India, the national airline of India, has announced that it plans to resume direct flights between Mumbai and Nairobi from September 27 2019. The Indian air...

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DT Dobie launches Kenyan assembled Polo Vivo Comfortline & Caddy Kombi

Staff WriterJuly 26, 2019

DT Dobie has launched two locally assembled cars, the Polo Vivo Comfortline and the Caddy Kombi, in the Kenyan market. The company launched the first locally as...

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UAP Old Mutual launches Go Plus, an app based wellness program for customers

Staff WriterJuly 26, 2019

The UAP Old Mutual Group has launched an app based wellness program that is geared at making the lifestyle of its customers better and healthier. The program...

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EABL half year net profit increases by 33% to Ksh. 6.6. billion

Staff WriterJuly 26, 2019

EABL has today announced that its net profit for the half year ending on June 2019 has increased by 33% to Ksh. 6.6 billion. The company has reported that th...

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Kenyan startup Taimba receives Ksh. 10M funding from Gray Matters Capital

Staff WriterJuly 26, 2019

US based impact investor Gray Matters Capital has  announced that it has funded Taimba, a Nairobi based B2B Agri-Tech start-up that runs a mobile-based cashless...

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Old Kenyan passports to remain operational until March 2020 after Government extends deadline

Staff WriterJuly 25, 2019

The Kenyan Government has today announced that it has extended the deadline for use of the old Kenyan passport as a travel document to March 2020. The previous ...

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Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom star Ibrahim Ochieng signed by Western Stima FC

Staff WriterJuly 25, 2019

Ibrahim Ochieng Owino, one of the stars of the second season of Chapa Dimba na Safaricom, has signed a three year contract with Kenya Premier League side Wester...

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Doreen Onwong’a & Emmanuel Mueke join KN law firm

Staff WriterJuly 25, 2019

KN Law LLP has announced that Doreen Onwong'a & Emmanuel Mueke has joined the Nairobi based law firm. Doreen has joined the firm as an associate partner wit...

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Fibre optic cable networks to now be registered with ICTA in new regulations

Staff WriterJuly 25, 2019

The ICT Authority (ICTA) has introduced new regulations that will see fibre optic networks registered with them. The authority announced these new regulations v...

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ICE Africa to host gaming conference in Johannesburg on October 2nd to 3rd

Staff WriterJuly 25, 2019

ICE Africa will hold a conference on gaming at the Sandton Convention Centre, South Africa as from October 2 – 3. The two-day event will feature a two-stream co...

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Google Photos surpasses the 1 billion users mark

Staff WriterJuly 25, 2019

Just four years after it was launched, Google Photos has reached and surpassed 1 billion users. The photo organizing and editing service is Google’s ninth produ...

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22 year old Elvis Otieno wins the EABL logo redesign competition

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2019

22-year-old Elvis Otieno Atieno has won the Got Skillz? talent competition by East African Breweries Limited (EABL) that will culminate in a new logo for the co...

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How to get a loan from the NIC Bank mobile banking service

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2019

NIC Bank in Kenya now offers loans to its customers via its mobile banking service. The loan is available via the NIC NOW App and also via USSD. To get a loa...

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Teenager Hannah Wanjiru to represent Kenya at the Africa Deaf Athletics Championships

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2019

Hannah Wanjiru (16) is the winner of 5000M women’s race at the two-day Safaricom National Deaf Track & Field Championships Trials held at the Moi Internatio...

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Heritage Insurance launches telematics powered motor insurance policy

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2019

Heritage Insurance Kenya has launched a motor insurance policy dubbed Auto Correct, which makes the use of telematics technology. The Auto Correct motor insu...

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Godrej launches Valon Body Lotion in Kenya

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2019

Indian conglomerate Godrej Consumer Products has launched the Valon Body Lotion in Kenya. The lotion will come in variants such as Soothing Aloe & Avocado O...

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Ukur Yatani Kanacho is now the acting CS for Treasury

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2019

Following the arrest and arraigning in court of Henry Rotich and his PS Dr. Kamau Thugge following corruption allegations that arose due to the Arror and Kimwar...

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Norfolk Hotel to host African Inspirations art exhibition

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2019

Fairmont The Norfolk, in Nairobi, will host the "African Inspirations" art exhibition opening on Thursday 25th July and running to Sunday 4th August. The exhibi...

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Sanlam Kenya partners with Japan’s Sompo Holdings in expansion drive

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2019

Financial services group Sanlam Kenya has sealed an agreement with Sompo Holdings Inc., one of the largest insurance groups in Japan. The agreement allows Sompo...

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Deaf Athletics Association of Kenya receives Ksh. 2.5m from Safaricom ahead of national track event

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2019

The Deaf Athletics Association of Kenya (DAAK) has a received a Ksh. 2.5 million sponsorship form Safaricom ahead of the national track and field Championships ...

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KCB launches the UPI travel card for Kenyan travellers to Asia

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2019

KCB Bank have launched the UPI Travel Card for Kenyan travellers to Asian countries to use for purchases while travelling. The card was launched in partnership ...

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Association of Insurance Brokers members to get 100% financing to buy cars from Toyota Kenya

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2019

Toyota Kenya has partnered with Prime Bank in rolling out a vehicle financing facility for members of the Association of Insurance Brokers of Kenya. The members...

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Isiolo County to host the Shaba Challenge fun run on 10th August

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2019

Isiolo County Government has announced that it will host the Shaba Challenge fun run on 10th August 2019 at the Shaba National Reserve. The event will be in par...

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Kibao Vodka makes it to the Top 100 World’s Fastest-Growing Spirits list

Staff WriterJuly 23, 2019

Kenya's KIbao Vodka has made it to the Kibao Vodka makes it to the Top 100 World’s Fastest-Growing Spirits list that is compiled by IWSR. The world’s top 100...

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WhatsApp is now available on feature phones like Nokia 8110

Staff WriterJuly 23, 2019

For the longest time, feature phones did not have an access to some apps like WhatsApp, this has been a disadvantage to the segment of the society that are not ...

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Alex Muli CEO of Goshen farm emerges the winner at the Youth AgriPitch Competition

Staff WriterJuly 23, 2019

Alex Muli, CEO and Co-Founder of Goshen Farm emerged the winner at the youth  AgriPitch competition, organized by the African Development Bank in partnership wi...

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Kisumu County hosts third BLAZE BYOB summit of 2019

Staff WriterJuly 22, 2019

BLAZE by Safaricom on Saturday hosted the third summit of the 2019 edition of the BLAZE BYOB (Be Your Own Boss) at Kenya Medical Training College Grounds in Kis...

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KAM Statement on the Go live of the Excisable Goods Management System (EGMS)

Staff WriterJuly 19, 2019

In reference to the Public notice by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) of the Go live of the Excisable Goods Management System (EGMS) on bottled water, juices, ...

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Blue Band’s Good Breakfast campaign comes to an end

Staff WriterJuly 19, 2019

Blue Band has marked the end of their schools program at Magadi Primary School in Kisumu County. The campaign dubbed, The Good Breakfast Campaign was recently l...

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Pharmacy and Poisons Board approves ZYTIGA for the treatment of prostate cancer

Staff WriterJuly 19, 2019

The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) has approved the use of a prescription drug ZYTIGA, manufactured by Janssen, for the treatment of prostate cancer. The drug...

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Media industry set to lose Ksh. 14 Billion as war on betting rages

Staff WriterJuly 19, 2019

Just days after the Betting Control and Licensing Board (BCLB) ordered Safaricom to suspend Mpesa paybills and SMS short codes for 27 betting firms thus bringin...

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Digifarm set to outgrow Mpesa in five years

Staff WriterJuly 19, 2019

Safaricom has indicated that their mobile agriculture platform DigiFarm is projected to outgrow Mpesa in the next five years. The platform which was launched...

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5 alcoholic drinks you should try in your food recipes

Staff WriterJuly 19, 2019

Those passionate about cooking appreciate how much an alcoholic drink can spice up the recipe. Whether you're using beer or stronger spirits, alcohol can work a...

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18 festivals that you should attend in 2019

Staff WriterJuly 18, 2019

If you’re looking to explore Kenya and the African continent this year, here are some of the biggest events and festivals locally and in the region. They ran...

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DStv launches Newzroom Afrika, a 24-hour news service

Staff WriterJuly 17, 2019

MultiChoice Africa has launched a new 24-hour news service, Newzroom Afrika, on the DStv platform across the continent on DStv channel 405. It is available to c...

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BLAZE by Safaricom Launches BLAZE LINK, an e-learning platform for the youth

Staff WriterJuly 17, 2019

BLAZE by Safaricom has today launched an e-learning platform dubbed BLAZE LINK with resources built to enable young people upgrade their skills through online c...

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Zamara partners with pinBox to launch a digital micro-pension product

Staff WriterJuly 17, 2019

Zamara Group which is a pension fund administrator has parnered with pinBox a Singapore based tech firm to launch a micro-pension fund in a bid to widen pension...

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BAT among winners in the inaugural Kenya Exporter of the Year Awards

Staff WriterJuly 17, 2019

The Kenya Export Promotion Council (EPC) has awarded local enterprises that have made a made significant contribution to the export sector among them was Britis...

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Aspira to offer loans to Kenyans to enable them buy Xiaomi products

Staff WriterJuly 17, 2019

Aspira and Xiaomi have partnered to provide Kenyans with the opportunity to buy Xiaomi products on credit and then pay in installments. The announcement was ...

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Sendy increases riders who can access the CBD after deal with Nairobi County

Staff WriterJuly 17, 2019

Sendy, the logistics platform has entered into an agreement with the Nairobi County which has provided additional licenses to top performing motorcycle drivers ...

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