Strathmore students win prize for their solar energy concept at the PowerGen Africa conference in SA

Staff WriterMay 27, 2019

A team of students from Strathmore University emerged as the winners for an innovative concept to provide equitable energy access to remote villages at the Afri...

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The High Court in Kenya fails to legalize gay sex

Staff WriterMay 25, 2019

The High Court in Kenya has declared sections Section 162 and 165 of the Penal Code are not unconstitutional. The ruling was delivered by a three bench judge co...

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Equity Bank to provide 95% financing for purchase of Toyota Hilux pickups

Staff WriterMay 24, 2019

Equity Bank Kenya and Toyota Kenya Limited have partnered to provide customers with 95% financing payable for the purchase of single cab Hilux pickups. The loan...

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Entries to the AWIEF Awards 2019 extended to June 10

Staff WriterMay 24, 2019

The closing date for the 2019 Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum Awards 2019 (AWIEF Awards) nominations has been extended to Monday, 10 June 201...

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Coca-Cola to retain its majority stake in CCBA

Staff WriterMay 23, 2019

The Coca-Cola Company announced that it will maintain its majority stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) in the foreseeable future. With the change, Coc...

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Olaoluwa Akinnusi is the new country manager for Bolt Kenya

Staff WriterMay 23, 2019

Ride-hailing company Bolt (formerly Taxify) has announced the appointment of Olaoluwa Akinnusi as the new Country Manager for Bolt Kenya. Akinnusi will be respo...

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Pizza Inn, Chicken Inn, Creamy Inn & Galitos now available on Glovo

Staff WriterMay 23, 2019

On demand delivery company Glovo has announced that it has partnered with Simbisa Brands in a bid to boost its market share in Kenya. The company will tap in...

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Copa Coca-Cola 2019 tournament to refurbish school pitches as part of environment cleanup campaign

Staff WriterMay 23, 2019

Coca-Cola Kenya has announced that it has embarked on an environmental behavior change campaign involving COPA Coca-Cola 2019 participating secondary school stu...

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Applications to The Great Kenyan Bake Off extended to May 27

Staff WriterMay 23, 2019

The application deadline for the The Great Kenyan Bake Off has been extended to May 27 from the previous one of May 20 2019. After the deadline, the applican...

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KWAL to set up Ksh. 3 billion manufacturing facility at Tatu City in 2020

Staff WriterMay 23, 2019

Kenya Wine Agencies Limited (KWAL) recently marked 50 years of existence with an event at Nairobi Serena Hotel. Present during the event was the Cabinet Secreta...

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NRG Radio births two new radio stations i.e. Choice Radio and FunX

Staff WriterMay 23, 2019

Kenyan radio station, NRG Radio has launched two new radio stations i.e. Choice Radio and FunX to tap into the urban radio market. Choice Radio is targeted ...

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Evans Mutai wins Ksh. 1 million & a trip to Cairo in the ongoing Guinness Promotion

Staff WriterMay 23, 2019

Evans Mutai has been announced as the first grand prize winner in the Win a Trip to Cairo Guinness consumer promotion campaign. Evans Mutai, an m-pesa owner ...

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Safaricom extends CEO Bob Collymore’s contract by 1 year

Staff WriterMay 23, 2019

Safaricom, Kenya’s leading telecommunication company, has today announced the decision to extend Bob Collymore’s contract as the CEO for an additional year. His...

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Njeri Wangari a Kenyan Poet rouses debate with her poem ‘Words and Guns’ in a US school

Staff WriterMay 23, 2019

In May this year, Njeri Wangari a Kenyan poet and writer got an opportunity to share her passion for poetry writing and spoken word performance with over 600 st...

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Equity emerges at the best Kenyan bank at the Think Business Banking Awards

Staff WriterMay 23, 2019

Equity Bank emerged as the best bank in Kenya at this year’s Think Business Banking Awards for the eighth time. Equity Group Managing Director and CEO Dr. James...

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Treasury launches the Kenya Mortgage Refinance Company to deliver affordable housing

Staff WriterMay 22, 2019

The National Treasury has today launched the Kenya Mortgage Refinance Company (KMRC). KMRC which is basically a liquidity facility has been established with the...

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DStv is looking for TV show proposals from Kenyan filmmakers

Staff WriterMay 22, 2019

DStv, through M-Net, has announced that it is looking for proposals from Kenyan filmmakers for TV drama shows that will be aired on Showmax, Africa Magic and Ma...

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The 2019 Africa Shared Value Summit will be held in Nairobi on May 22-23

Staff WriterMay 22, 2019

The 2019 Africa Shared Value Summit will be held in Nairobi this year on 22nd - 23rd May 2019 and will bring together business leaders and sustainability expert...

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Equity, Family Bank & KCB among nominees in the African Banker Awards 2019

Staff WriterMay 22, 2019

Equity Group, Family Bank and the Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) are among Kenyan nominees in the African Banker Awards 2019. Family Bank Remit has been nominat...

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KOKO joins the CHUJA campaign to reduce the use of harmful cooking fuels in Kenya

Staff WriterMay 22, 2019

KOKO Networks has announced that it is supporting the ongoing CHUJA campaign that is geared towards educating Kenyans on the effects of using harmful cooking fu...

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Entries to the 2019 Aviation Innovation Competition are now open

Staff WriterMay 22, 2019

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) are seeking entries for the 2019 Aviation Innovation Competition from learners as young as 6 to young adult...

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DStv relaunches its reward programme to reward active customers

Staff WriterMay 22, 2019

MultiChoice has revamped its DStv Thanks programme, the company’s customer rewards programme, which is designed to reward its active customers. “The relaunch...

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Co-op Bank posts a net profit of Ksh.3.59 Billion in the first quarter

Staff WriterMay 22, 2019

The Co-operative Bank of Kenya (Co-op) has posted a net profit of Ksh. 3.59 Billion for the first quarter which ended in March. This is a 4.4 per cent rise in p...

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Hemingways Watamu offers apartments for sale from Ksh. 52.5 million

Staff WriterMay 22, 2019

Hospitality company Hemingways Collection has rolled out a five-year Guaranteed Fixed Return offer for buyers of the Hemingways Residences in Watamu which are n...

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How Kenyans can apply for a UK Visa

Staff WriterMay 22, 2019

Kenyans need a UK visa to travel to The United Kingdom (UK) and they have to apply for the same visa an online platform dubbed Access UK. To apply for a UK v...

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Safaricom to offer free 5GB data for YouTube streaming

Staff WriterMay 21, 2019

Safaricom has today announced that customers who purchase the All in One Monthly Bundle will be offered free additional 5GB of data to enable the stream videos ...

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ARM Cement’s Kenyan assets sold for Ksh. 5 Billion to National Cement Company

Staff WriterMay 21, 2019

The Kenyan assets of the troubled cement maker ARM have reportedly been sold for Ksh.  5 Billion to the National Cement Company. This is a culmination of a proc...

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Kenyan Government & 5 banks partner to launch Stawi, a mobile loan facility for SMEs

Staff WriterMay 20, 2019

The Central Bank of Kenya Governor Dr. Njoroge has launched a mobile based loan facility for micro, small and medium scale enterprises (MSMEs) in a collaboratio...

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Nairobi auditions for East Africa Got Talent Show to be held on June 1 – 2 at KICC

Staff WriterMay 20, 2019

The East Africa’s Got Talent Show by Safaricom auditions kicked off, at Nyali School, Mombasa County yesterday. The gates were opened to the public as from 6.00...

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Future Huawei phones to lose access to Google services and Android updates

Staff WriterMay 20, 2019

Google has suspended business with Huawei that requires transfer of hardware, software and technical services except those publicly available via open source li...

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Kenya bans the importation of used car spare parts

Staff WriterMay 20, 2019

The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), in a notice that was sent out to pre-shipment cargo inspectors, has set out 17 categories of used car spare parts that are...

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Kenya is expected to finalise IMF deal on standby credit facility by July

Staff WriterMay 17, 2019

According to the CS Treasury, Henry Rotich, Kenya is expected to finalise the deal on getting a new standby credit facility with the International Monetary Fund...

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Kenya stand at Chinese fair has no Kenyan products & is run by the Chinese

Staff WriterMay 16, 2019

The Kenya stand at the China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair 2019 has no Kenyan products and is being run by Chinese nationals. The stand, ...

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Coca-Cola Foundation has invested Ksh. 142M in providing water to 800,000 Kenyans

Staff WriterMay 16, 2019

The Coca-Cola Foundation and The Nature Conservancy have partnered to support Nairobi Water to increase water access to 800,000 people in Nairobi. Philip Git...

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Abdoul-Aziz Dia appointed to the UBA Board of Directors

Staff WriterMay 16, 2019

The United Bank for Africa (UBA) has announced that Abdoul-Aziz Dia has joined the bank’s Board of Directors subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nige...

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Hemingways Nairobi joins the Virtuoso luxury travel network

Staff WriterMay 16, 2019

The Hemingways Collection has announced that its property Hemingways Nairobi is now a member of the exclusive Virtuoso network. With more than 20,000 travel adv...

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Maisha Microfinance gets exemption for KAMU to own 25% shareholding

Staff WriterMay 16, 2019

Maisha Microfinance Bank has received approval to allow one of its shareholders, KAMU Limited, to hold in excess of 25 per cent of the Bank’s issued share capit...

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EABL donates Ksh. 8 million towards restoration of Mt. Kenya & Aberdares Forests

Staff WriterMay 16, 2019

East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has announced that it will donate Ksh. 8 million towards the restoration of two forests in Kenya. This is a second phase o...

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Koroga Festival with Femi Kuti to take place on July 6-7 at Tatu City

Staff WriterMay 16, 2019

Capital FM has announced that its music extravaganza, The Koroga Festival, has moved to Tatu City and will take place on 6-7 July. The festival will be headline...

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Chapa Dimba All Stars girls team ends Spain tour with a big win

Staff WriterMay 16, 2019

Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom All-Stars wrapped up their Spain tour with a big win after the girls’ team beat Tecnofutbol Ladies 6-0 in their final friendlies. The b...

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Muhoro Gathii appointed as the Kenya sales manager at MACmobile

Staff WriterMay 16, 2019

Muhoro Gathii has been appointed as the new country sales manager at FMCG value chain solution company MACmobile. Muhoro is an ICT professional and he has pr...

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Equity Group’s first quarter net profit increases slightly to Ksh. 6.1 billion

Staff WriterMay 16, 2019

Equity Group's net profit for the 3 months ending 31st March 2019 has increased slightly to Ksh. 6.1 billion. This marks a slight increased from Ksh. 5.8 billio...

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