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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Xiaomi opens first Mi Home store in Kenya at The Hub

Staff WriterJuly 17, 2019

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has opened its first Mi Home store in Kenya at The Hub shopping mall in Karen, Nairobi. According to the company, the new sto...

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Kenya to launch new plan to make Huduma Namba registration mandatory

Staff WriterJuly 17, 2019

The Kenyan Government plans to introduce a new bill that will make the registration of the controversial Huduma Number mandatory for people living in Kenya. ...

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African Women in Technology conference to take place on July 18-20

Staff WriterJuly 17, 2019

The African Women in Technology Conference (AWIT conference) is scheduled to take place from July 18 - 20, 2019 at Michael Joseph Center. The theme of this year...

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Energy management measures have saved EABl Ksh. 70 million in the last year

Staff WriterJuly 16, 2019

East African Breweries Limited has reported that the company's energy management measures have saved the company about Ksh. 70 million in the last year. At a...

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Pioneer Credit & Little Cab partner to provide taxi drivers with mobile phones

Staff WriterJuly 16, 2019

Pioneer Credit and Little Cab have partnered to provide taxi drivers with access to better quality mobile phones through the use of a credit facility. The se...

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PrideInn Hotel to host Routes Africa, an international aviation conference

Staff WriterJuly 16, 2019

The PrideInn Hotel is set to host the 13th edition of Routes Africa, a mega international aviation conference. The conference aims at exploring and developing n...

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UBA & ETG launches a Ksh. 1.2 billion agricultural loan facility

Staff WriterJuly 16, 2019

United Bank for Africa Kenya (UBA Kenya) has partnered with local, regional, and global banks, joined a Financing Agreement of up to Ksh. 1.25 billion (USD 125 ...

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National Science & Technology Exhibition to be held on August 6-9

Staff WriterJuly 16, 2019

The Young Scientists Kenya (YSK) has announced that the National Science and Technology Exhibition will be held on 6th – 9th August 2019 at KICC. It will be hel...

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Microsoft announces winners in their LEAP Engineering Acceleration Program

Staff WriterJuly 16, 2019

Microsoft has announced winners for its Leap Hackathon for women in technology as part of the LEAP Engineering Acceleration Program. The event aimed to increase...

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Glovo partners with Zuuchini, Naivas and Java in expansion push

Staff WriterJuly 16, 2019

On demand delivery service Glovo has announced that it has partnered with Java House Africa, Zucchini Greengrocers, On the way supermarkets and Naivas supermark...

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The Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Research Grant to offer Ksh. 15 M for African environmental research

Staff WriterJuly 16, 2019

The Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Research Grant (JWO Grant) is calling on the next generation of environmental researchers and conservation leaders from Africa to ...

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Nova Pioneer partners with LAPTRUST to launch secondary school in Eldoret

Staff WriterJuly 16, 2019

Nova Pioneer has broken ground for the construction of two new secondary schools located in Uasin Gishu County, in a joint partnership with the Local Authoritie...

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Real Time channel launched on Dstv and Gotv

Staff WriterJuly 16, 2019

Multichoice Africa in collaboration with Discovery Inc. has have expanded their portifolio in Africa with the launch of Real Time on  Dstv and Gotv in more coun...

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The Intro; Kenya’s first full-length skateboarding documentary

Staff WriterJuly 16, 2019

Set against the backdrop of Kenya's urban scapes, The Intro is Kenya's first full -length, 100% Kenyan made skateboarding documentary shot entirely on a smartph...

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TEF & UNDP partner to launch the TEF-UNDP Sahel Youth Entrepreneurship Programme

Staff WriterJuly 16, 2019

UNDP has partnered with the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) to financially support 100,000 young entrepreneurs in Africa over 10 years. The partnership is dubbed ...

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KCB & Equity Bank emerge winners in the African Banker Awards 2019

Staff WriterJuly 16, 2019

Kenya’s KCB Bank and Equity Bank have emerged winners in the African Banker Awards 2019. KCB Bank won the prize for innovation and Equity Bank for its CSR activ...

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Big Square opens 12th branch at Shell Mountain View

Staff WriterJuly 16, 2019

Restaurant chain Big Square has launched a 12th branch at Shell Service Station in Mountain View. The new outlet, which cost Ksh. 45 million, occupies 4,000 sq....

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EABL’s logo redesign competition submission phase closes with over 380 entries

Staff WriterJuly 16, 2019

East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has announced that the first phase of Got Skillz?, a competition that will culminate in the redesign of the company logo. ...

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CarePay Kenya appoints Moses Kuria as MD & Torooti Mwirigi as Commercial Director

Staff WriterJuly 16, 2019

CarePay Kenya has announced the appointment of Mr Moses Kuria as the new Managing Director and Dr Torooti Mwirigi as the Commercial Director. Kuria and Mwiri...

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East Africa Got Talent show Judges unveiled

Staff WriterJuly 15, 2019

The Judges of the East Africa Got Talent show were announced on Saturday at the Coca-Cola Office in Nairobi. The show is expected to start airing on Sunday 4th ...

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Liquid Telecom to connect South Sudan to the One Africa broadband network

Staff WriterJuly 15, 2019

Liquid Telecom is in the process of implementing and operating South Sudan’s first fibre broadband network, connecting the country to the “One Africa” broadband...

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Simba Corporation in partnership with AutoXpress Ltd for after sales service

Staff WriterJuly 15, 2019

Simba Corporation has signed a deal with AutoXpress that will see Mitsubishi  and Mahindra vehicle owners access after sales service for their cars at AutoXpres...

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