Chapa Dimba football tournament heads to Eldoret for the Rift region finals

Staff WriterMarch 22, 2019

The Eldoret ASK showgrounds will play host to the Chapa Dimba by Safaricom Rift region finals that are slated for this weekend. The tournament will see eight te...

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Four Kenyan startups to take part in Class 3 of Google’s Launchpad Accelerator Africa programme

Staff WriterMarch 21, 2019

Google has announced the third class of the Launchpad Accelerator Africa programme as part of its efforts to support entrepreneurship on the continent. The clas...

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KCB to equip youth living with disabilities with business skills via the ‘2jiajiri’ programme

Staff WriterMarch 21, 2019

The KCB Foundation through the youth empowerment programme ‘2jiajiri’ will equip 1,000 persons living with disability with technical and entrepreneurial skills ...

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Multichoice Talent Factory launches networking portal for Kenyan creatives

Staff WriterMarch 21, 2019

The Multichoice Talent Factory (MTF) has launched the MTF Portal which is an interactive online portal that aims profiling and connecting Africa’s industry crea...

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Kenya set to benefit from a Ksh. 3.8 Billion fund by Coca Cola to fight plastic waste pollution

Staff WriterMarch 19, 2019

Kenya is set to benefit from a Ksh. 3.8 Billion fund set up by Coca Cola in a bid to stimulate plastic recycling industries. It is also aimed at creating awaren...

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South African couple create elephant poop infused gin after Kenyan trip

Staff WriterMarch 18, 2019

South African couple Les and Paula Ansley have launched a new gin called Indlovu Gin that is infused with elephant poop. The idea for the gin came to them wh...

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Ann Njoki Kumena awarded Ksh. 1.5m by court after KTDA used her image without permission

Staff WriterMarch 18, 2019

Ann Njoki Kumena has been awarded Ksh. 1.5 million in damages after KTDA used her image in a brochure without her permission. She was awarded the amount after t...

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Tuskys to provide paid internship to 51 Hemland College students

Staff WriterMarch 18, 2019

Tuskys Supermarket has partnered with Hemland College to provide a paid internship to 51 students as part of the Tuskys internship programme. Hemland College is...

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Safaricom awards 16 people with Ksh. 1 million in the Shukrani Kochokocho promotion

Staff WriterMarch 18, 2019

Safaricom has awarded 16 people from different regions with Ksh. 1 million in the ongoing Shukrani Kochokocho Kenya Nzima consumer promotion. Vincent Munga f...

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Safaricom supports 100 students with Ksh. 47 million worth of scholarships

Staff WriterMarch 16, 2019

Safaricom has handed over Ksh. 4.7 million worth of secondary school scholarships to benefit 100 students from across the country. The company, through the S...

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Shenzhen Star to build manufacturing plant for smart meters in Tatu City

Staff WriterMarch 16, 2019

Smart meters maker Shenzhen Star Instrument, has announced that it will expand its operations in Africa by building a manufacturing facility at Tatu Industrial ...

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Kibo Africa launches the Kibo K250 motorcycle in Kenya

Staff WriterMarch 16, 2019

Mobility solutions company Kibo Africa has launched a new motorcycle in Kenyan market called the Kibo K250. The motorcycle was launched at an event attended by ...

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CIC Insurance net profit for FY 2018 jumps to Ksh. 625 million

Staff WriterMarch 16, 2019

CIC Insurance Group has announced a profit after tax of Ksh. 625 milion for the period ending 31 December 2018. This is an improvement from the Ksh. 478 million...

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Kenyan Game of Thrones fans donate blood in anticipation of new season

Staff WriterMarch 16, 2019

Hundreds of Kenyan Game of Thrones fans participated in a blood donation drive organized by DStv and the Kenya Red Cross Society. The blood drive is a HBO gl...

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Safaricom to recruit 300 interns for its new call centre in Eldoret

Staff WriterMarch 16, 2019

Safaricom has announced that it has opened a new call centre in Eldoret town to improve customer experience in the region. The new centre was constructed at a c...

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MultiChoice Kenya opens new customer service centre at the Junction Mall

Staff WriterMarch 16, 2019

MultiChoice Kenya has announced that it has opened a new customer service centre at Junction Mall in Nairobi. The centre will serve DStv and GOtv customers livi...

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KOKO Networks opens new technology production facility in Nairobi

Staff WriterMarch 16, 2019

KOKO Networks has announced that it has open a new technology production facility in Ruaraka, Nairobi in an event attended by their partners Vivo Energy Kenya. ...

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Liquid Telecom expands availability of Microsoft Azure on its network

Staff WriterMarch 16, 2019

Liquid Telecom has announced that it made Microsoft Azure available across its pan-African network. Microsoft recently announced the launch of two new data c...

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Technoserve in partnership with Moody’s Corporation to empower entrepreneurs in informal settlements of Nairobi

Staff WriterMarch 15, 2019

Technoserve yesterday announced a partnership with Moody’s Corporation in a bid to empower entrepreneurs in the informal settlements of Nairobi by helping the i...

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Toyota Kenya reveals the finalists in the Toyota Dream Car Art contest

Staff WriterMarch 15, 2019

Toyota Kenya yesterday unveiled the winners of the 13th edition of the Toyota Dream Car Art contest. The nine children aged 15 years and below were chosen after...

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Tusker Premium Ale launched by EABL to capture premium beer market

Staff WriterMarch 14, 2019

East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has launched a new premium beer called Tusker Premium Ale in a bit to capture the premium beer market in Kenya. The new be...

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Visa and Paymate in partnership to expand regional B2B payments

Staff WriterMarch 13, 2019

Visa and Paymate have announced an expanded collaboration to provide Visa’s issuing financial institution clients in the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East...

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Safaricom customers can now pay for AliExpress purchases via M-Pesa

Staff WriterMarch 12, 2019

Safaricom has today announced a partnership with Ant Financial Services that will allow Kenyans to shop on AliExpress and pay for their purchases using M-PESA. ...

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The Olarro Conservancy, more than just a luxury holiday destination

Staff WriterMarch 12, 2019

I am the type of person who happens to love travelling and as such impromptu trip to the Maasai Mara was definitely a plan. Thing is, I have never been to the M...

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You can now open Standard Chartered bank accounts via their mobile app

Staff WriterMarch 12, 2019

Standard Chartered Bank Kenya has announced that it has introduced the ability to open bank via its mobile apps on the Google play store and the Apple store. Th...

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BIC officially opens manufacturing facility in Kenya

Staff WriterMarch 12, 2019

BIC has officially opened its manufacturing facility in Kenya after manufacturing and distribution was transferred from HACO Industries earlier this year. The m...

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Barclays Bank’s net profit for FY 2018 increases slightly to Ksh. 7.4 billion

Staff WriterMarch 11, 2019

Barclays Bank Kenya has today announced that it registered a profit after tax of Ksh. 7.4 billion for the financial year ended 31 December 2018. This represents...

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Supersolico & St Mary’s Ndovea are the Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom Eastern champions

Staff WriterMarch 11, 2019

Supersolico from Mwingi and St Mary’s Ndovea from Makueni are the new Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom Eastern region champions. In the girl's final, St. Mary’s Ndov...

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Kenya Manufacturers Association joins global initiative on plastic waste management

Staff WriterMarch 11, 2019

Manufacturers in Kenya under the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) last week endorsed a Global Charter on plastics. They did this by establishing the Ken...

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Google launches Women Will initiative to equip women with digital skills

Staff WriterMarch 11, 2019

As part of the International Women’s Day celebrations, Google last week announced that it will be launching the Women Will initiative in Kenya. The program is d...

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Biggest sale of Kenyan made goods to be held on April 3-7 at Kasarani Stadium

Staff WriterMarch 8, 2019

The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has today announced that there will be a super sale for locally manufactured goods from 3rd - 7th April 2019 at Kas...

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Taxi service Taxify changes it name to Bolt

Staff WriterMarch 8, 2019

Taxi service Taxify has announced that it is changing its name to Bolt which will also come with the introduction of a new logo. The company runs an on demand t...

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Microsoft opens two data centres in Africa

Staff WriterMarch 8, 2019

Microsoft has announced that it has opened the first data centres in Africa, with the general availability of their cloud service Azure. The new data centres ar...

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FMCG tech solutions company MACmobile opens office in Kenya

Staff WriterMarch 8, 2019

FMCG technology solutions company, MACmobile has opened an office in Kenya to support its existing customers and to grow its base in East Africa. The company, w...

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Adoption of M-Pesa payments by County Governments raises revenue by 30%

Staff WriterMarch 8, 2019

Safaricom has stated that the cashless system that has been adopted by the county governments has led to diminished leakages and boosted revenue by up to 30%. T...

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Australian parking app Kerb launches in Kenya

Staff WriterMarch 8, 2019

Australian parking service Kerb has launched in Kenya offering car park management and leasing services in the market The app offers a car park management so...

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Visa launches global competition to celebrate women entrepreneurs

Staff WriterMarch 8, 2019

As part of the International Women’s Day celebrations, Visa has launched the Visa Everywhere initiative, Women’s Global Edition. The program will invite women e...

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National Bank has partnered with Impact Water to provide safe drinking water to 5,000 public schools

Staff WriterMarch 8, 2019

National Bank has partnered with Impact water with the support of the Ministry of Education to provide safe drinking water to over 4 Million students in 5,000 s...

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Kwale County partners with Safaricom to automate revenue collection via Mpesa

Staff WriterMarch 7, 2019

Kwale County has today announced a partnership with Safaricom that will it roll out cashless payments for its 700,000 citizens. This will see all county payment...

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KCB Group’s 2018 net profit jumps 22% to Ksh. 24 billion

Staff WriterMarch 7, 2019

KCB Group has announced that it has registered a net profit of Ksh. 24 billion for the full year ended December 31 2018. This represents a 22% increase from the...

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LG renews sponsorship of the KPL’s footballer of the month award

Staff WriterMarch 5, 2019

Electronics manufacturer LG Electronics has today announced that it has renewed its sponsorship of the Kenyan Premier League (KPL) footballer of the month award...

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Sanlam Kenya posts massive Ksh. 1.9B loss after corporate bonds write off

Staff WriterMarch 5, 2019

Sanlam Kenya has announced a significant Ksh. 1.9 billion loss in the financial year ending 31st December 2018. This is down from a Ksh. 53 million net profit i...

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