Communications Authority to approve the merger between Airtel and Telkom in 30 days

Staff WriterJuly 15, 2019

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has indicated that it would approve the merger between Airtel and Telkom within 30 days. The merger will give rise to...

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Cadbury’s launches campaign to celebrate the generosity of Kenyans

Staff WriterJuly 12, 2019

Chocolate manufacturing firm Cadbury’s has launched a new campaign whose aim is to highlight and celebrate the generosity of Kenyans. The new campaign has al...

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The second BLAZE BYOB 2019 summit held in Kisii County

Staff WriterJuly 12, 2019

BLAZE by Safaricom has today hosted its second Be Your Own Boss (BYOB) Summit of 2019 at Kisii National Polytechnic, Kisii County. The first summit was held ...

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Here is a simple chapati recipe for beginners

Staff WriterJuly 12, 2019

Chapati has become a common dish at events and a very popular street food. Its popularity has increased over the years with many Kenyans loving it. However, ...

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Nairobi bars you should go to for great cocktails

Staff WriterJuly 12, 2019

Cocktail culture in Nairobi is picking up. Now we have cocktail competitions and a two day long cocktail festival. Bar-tenders are getting creative with their m...

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Inaugural Coffee, Tea and Chocolate Festival to take place in Kenya on November 22– 24

Staff WriterJuly 12, 2019

The inaugural Coffee, Tea and Chocolate Festival (CTC Festival) is set to be held in Kenya this year from 22nd – 24th November in Nairobi. It will be organized ...

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Coca-Cola introduces a range of new beverages in Kenya

Staff WriterJuly 12, 2019

Coca-Cola has launched a range of new bevarges in the Kenyan market to take advantage of the growing ready to drink market. Among the products launched was a...

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Actis and Shapoorji Pallonji launches Mi Vida, a 624 residential house development

Staff WriterJuly 12, 2019

Actis and Shapoorji Pallonji Real Estate (SPRE) has launched Mi Vida, a new Ksh. 12 billion residential housing project. The new project seeks to address the sh...

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KAM launches hub to help manufacturing SMEs grow

Staff WriterJuly 12, 2019

The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has launched the Manufacturing SME Hub that is geared towards helping manufacturing SMEs to take full advantage of ...

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Dr. Maxwel Okoth wins the Male Entrepreneur award at the 254 Youth Entrepreneurship Awards

Staff WriterJuly 12, 2019

The 254 Youth Entrepreneurship Awards & Mentorship Program has named Dr. Maxwel Okoth as its top Male Entrepreneur Under 35 winner for 2019. Dr. Okoth is the fo...

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Kenya’s Neville Otuki wins prize at the Sanlam Financial Journalist of the Year Awards

Staff WriterJuly 12, 2019

A Kenyan online energy news website has won a Financial Journalism award in the Sanlam Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism 2018 competition. The we...

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NSE embarks on trading futures with its most traded stocks

Staff WriterJuly 12, 2019

Nairobi Securities Exchange which launched the trading on future contracts known as “NEXT Derivatives Market” last week is offering its investors index futures ...

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Stephen Muchiri emerges the winner at the #MyLittleBigThing innovation challenge

Staff WriterJuly 12, 2019

Stephen Muchiri who recently graduated from JKUAT emerged as the winner of the #MyLittleBigThing SDG’s Innovation Challenge. Stephen came up with the winning in...

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Mobile lenders need to be regulated to avoid money laundering according to CBK

Staff WriterJuly 12, 2019

In a presentation to Parliament, the Central Bank Governor Dr. Patrick Njoroge indicated that there was a need to regulate the online lending firms. This is in ...

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5 factors affecting the manufacturing sector in Kenya

Staff WriterJuly 11, 2019

SYSPRO, a global provider of industry-built Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software for manufacturers and distributors in collaboration with Strathmore Univ...

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BCLB orders Safaricom to suspend paybills for 27 gambling firms

Staff WriterJuly 11, 2019

The Betting Control and Licensing Board (BCLB) has ordered Safaricom to suspend Mpesa paybills and SMS short codes for 27 betting firms including SportPesa and ...

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Standard Chartered hosts regional correspondent Banking Academy

Staff WriterJuly 11, 2019

The Standard Chartered Bank has hosted financial institution and correspondent banking clients from across Africa at the Bank’s Regional Correspondent Banking A...

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Safaricom to sponsor Afro-Asia fintech festival to the tune of Ksh. 5 Million

Staff WriterJuly 9, 2019

Safaricom has announced that it will sponsor the inaugural Afro-Asia FinTech Festival 2019 dubbed ‘Fintech in the Savannah’ which will be co-hosted by the Centr...

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Valentine Cake House launches Foundation

Staff WriterJuly 8, 2019

Valentine Cake House a bakery based in Nairobi has launched its Corporate Social Investment wing that will enable impact communities across the country through ...

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Tecno Phantom 9 to launch in Kenya on 15th July

Staff WriterJuly 8, 2019

Tecno has announced that its flagship smartphone, the Tecno Phantom 9, will be launched in Kenya on 15th July 2019. The phone is part of the Phantom series and ...

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New York Times faces online backlash over Nairobi bureau chief job ad

Staff WriterJuly 5, 2019

The New York Times is back in the Kenyans online radar after publishing a job ad for their Nairobi Bureau Chief advertisement on LinkedIn. The job ad include...

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Michael Joseph appointed interim Safaricom CEO after Bob Collymore dies

Staff WriterJuly 2, 2019

Safaricom announced that its CEO Bob Collymore passed away on the morning of July 1st at his home. Following the passing on of Bob Collymore (aka Robert Will...

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Carrefour to set up in Uganda in upcoming months

Staff WriterJune 26, 2019

Majid Al Futtaim has announced that it will open its first Carrefour stores in Kampala, Uganda in the upcoming months. Majid Al Futtaim will operate its firs...

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Sanofi launches diabetes management training program for doctors in Kenya

Staff WriterJune 26, 2019

Sanofi has launched a diabetes management training programme in Kenya in partnership with the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), Kenya Diabetes Study Grou...

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EABL sponsors Karen Maters golf tournament to the tune of Ksh. 28 million

Staff WriterJune 26, 2019

East African Breweries Limited (EABL), through its Johnnie Walker brand, has announced a Ksh. 28 million sponsorship of the 2019 Karen Masters golf tournament. ...

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Toyota Kenya offers a RAV4 as a hole-in-one prize at KCB Karen Masters

Staff WriterJune 26, 2019

Toyota Kenya has offered a fifth generation RAV4 as a hole-in-one prize for the upcoming Karen Masters golf tournament 2019. The RAV4 will be offered to any gol...

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Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 is available for pre-order at Ksh 24,999

Staff WriterJune 26, 2019

Huawei has launched the Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 in the Kenyan market and has made it available for pre-order at Ksh. 24,999. The phone is available for pre-orde...

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List of smartphones that can work with Safaricom VoLTE

Staff WriterJune 26, 2019

Safaricom has today launched Voice over LTE (VoLTE) and Video over LTE (ViLTE) on its network. The new services is available to all Safaricom customers that hav...

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Truecaller introduces video call feature for its users

Staff WriterJune 26, 2019

Truecaller has launched a video call feature dubbed ‘Truecaller Voice’. It is a voice over internet protocol (VoIP) based feature will allow users to make free ...

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Safaricom activates VoLTE on its network; it will improve voice call quality

Staff WriterJune 26, 2019

Safaricom has launched launched voice and video calls over its 4G network, popularly known as Voicer over LTE (VoLTE) and Video over LTE (ViLTE). The services a...

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Women Enterprise Fund and Coca Cola partner to empower 285,000 women

Staff WriterJune 26, 2019

Women Enterprise Fund (WEF) and Coca-Cola Central, East and West Africa Limited (CEWA Ltd) have announced that a further 285,000 Kenyan women will be empowered ...

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Safaricom launches an anti-fraud solution for the financial sector

Staff WriterJune 26, 2019

Safaricom has launched a fraud intelligence solution for financial institutions in the country. The service will help banks, micro-finance institutions and insu...

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Stanbic Bank launches DADA a financial product targeting women

Staff WriterJune 26, 2019

Stanbic Bank has launched a product for women dubbed D.A.D.A. that will provide essential financial and non-financial services that Kenyan women need to grow. T...

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Karen Masters golf tournament gets Ksh. 5 million sponsorship from Safaricom

Staff WriterJune 25, 2019

Safaricom has announced that it will sponsor the 3rd Edition of Karen Masters golf tournament to the tune of Ksh. 5 million. The golf tournament is scheduled to...

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Kenya’s Solar Freeze & Illuminum Greenhouses emerge winners in the Cisco’s Problem Solver Challenge

Staff WriterJune 25, 2019

Kenya’s Solar Freeze and Illuminum Greenhouses have emerged as winners in Cisco’s Problem Solver Challenge. Solar Freeze won the first runner up position, getti...

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BLAZE BYOB fourth edition launched; to start in Kakamega on 27th June

Staff WriterJune 25, 2019

Safaricom has launched the fourth edition of BLAZE Be Your Own Boss (BYOB) youth mentorship initiative in Kakamega County. The Be Your Own Boss (BYOB) intiat...

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Equity partners with Mastercard to offer loans to 600,000 Kenyan entrepreneurs

Staff WriterJune 25, 2019

Equity is among Kenyan partners that have been signed up to the Young Africa Works initiative by Mastercard. Equity will deploy its banking infrastructure as we...

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Africa Media Index to help increase Sub Saharan Africa advertising which stands at 0.47% of global investments

Staff WriterJune 25, 2019

Despite Africa being the continent with the youngest and fastest growing population in the world and with some of the fastest growing economies in the world. It...

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Safaricom sued by customer for Ksh. 115 trillion for an alleged data breach

Staff WriterJune 25, 2019

Safaricom has been sued for an eye watering Ksh. 115 trillion for an alleged data breach that involved customer data. In a suit, filed in the High Court on F...

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Kenyan children to join Total AFCON 2019 Player Escort Programme in Egypt

Staff WriterJune 25, 2019

Visa the official sponsor of the 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations, has today announced the five children that will earn the once in a lifetime opportunity to be...

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Stephen Kiprono and Brian Njagi win chance to attend Creative LIAisons programme in Las Vegas

Staff WriterJune 24, 2019

Stephen Kiprono and Brian Njagi emerged as the winners of the Kenya Creative Hackathon held at Nairobi Garage on Friday and Saturday last week. As the winners t...

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Safaricom’s Chief Technology Officer Thibaud Rerolle to exit the telco in July

Staff WriterJune 24, 2019

Safaricom has announced that its chief technology officer (CTO) Thibaud Rerolle will be leaving  the  firm at the end of July and will be headed to Vodafone Tur...

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