Reverse Call feature makes a comeback, this time at Safaricom

Staff WriterJune 18, 2019

Safaricom has announced the availability of a “Reverse Call” feature enabling its more than 31 million customers to pay for calls for loved ones. The service en...

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Airtel Africa looking to raise Ksh. 76 Billion at the London IPO

Staff WriterJune 18, 2019

Airtel Africa which is the continent’s second largest mobile operator is expecting a valuation of Ksh. 460 Billion in an IPO at the London Stock Exchange. Th...

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AI Expo Africa launches the AI Art Challenge

Staff WriterJune 18, 2019

AI Expo Africa a business focused AI event in Africa has launched a grand challenge is to create an original piece of artwork or music that leverages AI. In ...

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Takwimu, an Africa focused digital information service launched in Nairobi

Staff WriterJune 18, 2019

A consortium of African organization including africapractice, iHub and Code for Africa, with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced t...

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DPO Group launches DumaCard, a B2B virtual and prepaid payment card

Staff WriterJune 18, 2019

DPO Group, a payment service provider, has  launched Africa’s first business to business payment card. DPO’s DumaCard, which is offered as a plastic card as wel...

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TAC Studios in collaboration with Currency Media to produce The Yard, a Kenyan series

Staff WriterJune 18, 2019

Tac Studios, the  production arm of US-based The Africa Channel has announced a collaboration with Currency Media a Kenyan production house to produce “The Yard...

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Supersport launches online Olympics channel ahead of Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

Staff WriterJune 17, 2019

Supersport has announced that it has launched a digital Olympic channel ahead of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. The channel will have Olympic content all year ro...

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Mobile loan service Tala celebrates 5 years of existence

Staff WriterJune 17, 2019

Mobile loan service Tala has celebrated 5 years of existence having first launched in the Kenyan market in 2014. The loan service was initially known as Mkop...

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Daniel Kiptum & Juster Kwamesa win the 2019 Safaricom Deaf Half Marathon

Staff WriterJune 17, 2019

Defending Champion Daniel Kiptum from Nandi County retained his title as the winner of the sixth edition of the Deaf Half Marathon held on June 16, 2019 in Keri...

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KEBS launches initiative to recognize SMEs committed to upholding quality standards

Staff WriterJune 17, 2019

The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has launched the Kenya Quality Award (KQA), an initiative aimed at promoting a quality culture amongst Micro, Small and Med...

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Online network for women agriprenuers launched in Nairobi

Staff WriterJune 17, 2019

An online platform for women agriprenuers named VALUE4HERConnect has been launched in Nairobi. This is a part of a program led by the Technical Centre for Agric...

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Jane Marriott to become first woman UK ambassador to Kenya

Staff WriterJune 16, 2019

Jane Marriott has been appointed as the new UK Ambassador to Kenya ahead of the current ambassador Nic Hailey’s departure in September 2019. She becomes the fir...

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ABAK statement on the tax proposals in the 2019/20 budget reading

Staff WriterJune 14, 2019

Following the reading of the Budget Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury, Mr Henry Rotich, the Alcoholic Beverages Association of Kenya ...

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Safaricom named in Forbes Global 2000 list of leading public companies

Staff WriterJune 14, 2019

Safaricom has made it into the prestigious Forbes Global 2000 list of the leading 2000 public companies in the world. Safaricom is the only Kenyan company on th...

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Statement on the 2019/2020 budget by the Route To Food Initiative

Staff WriterJune 14, 2019

Following yesterday’s presentation in Parliament of the budget for the 2019/20 financial year, the Route to Food Initiative wishes to state as follows: ▪ Gov...

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7 Chinese nationals arrested for operating businesses illegally in Gikomba

Staff WriterJune 14, 2019

Seven Chinese nationals Trading in Gikomba has been arrested after their activities were highlighted in various media outlets. This led to an uproar by Kenyans ...

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EABL plants 5,000 trees in partnership with Nature Kenya & Kenya Forest Service

Staff WriterJune 14, 2019

East Breweries Limited (EABL) in conjunction with Nature Kenya and Kenya Forest Service (KFS) joined the residents of Kieni Forest, Kiambu County in marking Wor...

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3 startups win Ksh. 5 million each at the MEST Africa Summit 2019

Staff WriterJune 14, 2019

The Mest Africa Summit that took place on 12th June in Nairobi and three startups won $50,000 in the MEST Africa Challenge finals. The event was organized by...

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Fine Edge Media to launch 14 magazines in Kenya

Staff WriterJune 14, 2019

Fine Edge Media, a media publishing house, is set to officially launch 14 magazines in the Kenyan market at the end of June. The Creative Media house will be...

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Former Liverpool star Luis Garcia to grace Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom final

Staff WriterJune 14, 2019

Former Liverpool and Barcelona footballer Luis Garcia will grace the Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom National Final set for Kinoru stadium, Meru County between June 20...

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Equity Bank acquires license to operate in Ethiopia

Staff WriterJune 13, 2019

Equity Bank has been given a license to operate in Ethiopia by the country’s regulator. As such the bank has set up a Commercial Representative Office in Addis ...

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KNH to benefit from Foundation of Merck & Co grant to help in fight against cancer

Staff WriterJune 13, 2019

The Foundation of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA (the Foundation) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) announced today that the Foundation awarded ...

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Uber launches Movement Speeds to aid urban mobility in Nairobi

Staff WriterJune 13, 2019

During the Urban Mobility Summit an event that brings together mobility enthusiasts in Nairobi, Uber launched the newly updated Uber Movement which now includes...

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UON to get access to IBM Quantum Computing

Staff WriterJune 13, 2019

IBM has announced the expansion of its quantum computing efforts to Africa in a new collaboration with the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits University) in ...

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ABC Bank rewards man who built a village road in Muranga with a cow

Staff WriterJune 13, 2019

ABC Bank has rewarded Nicholas Muchami from Kaganda village, Kiharu, Murang’a County with a dairy grade cow. He is the man who dug a two kilometre road to make ...

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WorldRemit for Business launched to enable UK payments to Kenyan businesses

Staff WriterJune 12, 2019

WorldRemit has launched a new service that will enable UK based companies to pay their employees and contractors in 150 countries worldwide, including African c...

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European Investment Bank launches Ksh. 5.7 billion agriculture financing programme

Staff WriterJune 12, 2019

European Investment Bank has launched a new EUR 50 million (Ksh. 5.7 billion) agriculture sector financing programme. The Kenya Agriculture Value Chain Facility...

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Dr. Margaret Ogola celebrated with a Google Doodle on her 60th birthday

Staff WriterJune 12, 2019

Google has today celebrated the late Dr Margaret Ogola, an award-winning author, medical doctor, and human rights advocate, with a Google Doodle. The doodle is ...

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Animated cartoon series Supa Strikas returns to DStv for a 6th season

Staff WriterJune 12, 2019

DStv has announced that the iconic animated cartoon series Supa Strikas will return for a 6th season on Monday 17 June. In this brand-new season of the soccer a...

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Creadev makes Ksh. 500 million investment in Twiga Foods

Staff WriterJune 12, 2019

Creadev, a global investment company, has announced that it has made an investment of Ksh. 500 million (USD 5 million) in Twiga Foods. Twiga is a Kenyan-based t...

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Blue Band’s Good Breakfast Campaign to provide breakfast to 2 million children

Staff WriterJune 12, 2019

Blue Band has launched the Good Breakfast Campaign for the third year running and will provide breakfast to 2 million children in Kenya. The campaign aims to ta...

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Centum Investment FY 2019 pre-tax profit up 41% to Ksh. 4.4 billion

Staff WriterJune 12, 2019

Centum Investment Company PLC has announced that its full year pretax profit for the period ending March 2019 rose 41% to Ksh. 4.44 billion. This is a 41% incre...

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Ndoto Zetu enables Malindi hospital to offer lab tests at affordable rates to low income earners

Staff WriterJune 12, 2019

With the deterioration of public health services, medical care in the country has consequently become very expensive and out of the reach for many Kenyans. In f...

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Banking sector is key to Kenya’s sustained economic growth according to ICAEW

Staff WriterJune 12, 2019

According to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) a majority of African countries have a positive economic outlook due to their d...

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Nissan makes senior management changes in Africa

Staff WriterJune 12, 2019

Nissan has announced changes in its senior management in a bid to drive sustainable growth across the continent. This is due to the fact that with a growing mid...

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OPPO A1k an entry level smartphone to be launched in Kenya

Staff WriterJune 12, 2019

Smartphone brand OPPO has announced that it will launch its latest phone OPPO A1k next week. In as much as it will be an entry level smartphone, OPPO are assuri...

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Safaricom announce Ksh 2.5M sponsorship of the Deaf Half Marathon 2019

Staff WriterJune 11, 2019

Safaricom has announced that it will sponsor the sixth edition of Deaf Half Marathon to the tune of ksh. 2.5 million. The sixth Deaf Half Marathon will be held ...

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Rotary commits Ksh. 630 million to fight polio in Kenya

Staff WriterJune 11, 2019

Rotary has announced that it has committed to giving US$100 million (Ksh. 10 billion) in grants to support the global effort to end polio. Kenya will receive $6...

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Musician Ayrosh to release debut album on 14th June at Michael Joseph Centre

Staff WriterJune 11, 2019

Kenya’s Folk Fusion artist Ayrosh is set to release his debut album Murasta on 14th June at a concert at Michael Joseph Centre. Murasta is a 7-track EP that ...

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Senior Safaricom staff in court for allegedly stealing customer data

Staff WriterJune 11, 2019

Two Safaricom employees have been charged in court over the unlawful transfer of customer data belonging to the company. The two were arraigned yesterday before...

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Liaison Group unveils new brand identity to reflect its growth

Staff WriterJune 11, 2019

Liaison Group has unveiled a new brand identity to reflect the company’s evolution into a non-banking financial services organization. The firm which was fou...

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EPRA introduces new regulations to fight LPG gas counterfeits

Staff WriterJune 11, 2019

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has introduced new LPG gas regulations to fight counterfeits and create safety guarantees. The measures ...

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