Equity Bank expands its regional footprint with the acquisition of banks in 4 African countries

Staff WriterApril 30, 2019

Equity Group has announced that it has entered not an agreement with Atlas Mara in a bid to acquire its banking operations in four African countries. The 4 coun...

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Poa! Internet has launched a free public Wi-Fi network for its broadband subscribers

Staff WriterApril 30, 2019

Poa! Internet has announced that it has deployed over 3,000 Wi-Fi hotspots across Nairobi and Kiambu counties. This will ensure that its subscribers get to expe...

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Nairobi Tech Week launches the IT Skills Gap Report for Kenya and Uganda

Staff WriterApril 30, 2019

The 4 edition of Nairobi Tech Week which took place last week has launched the IT Skills Gap Report. The report named “The Development of IT Skills and Jobs in ...

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JamboJet celebrates its 5th anniversary having flown 3 Million passengers

Staff WriterApril 29, 2019

JamboJet  celebrated its 5th anniversary since taking to the skies with an announcement that it has managed to fly over 3 Million passengers to its various dest...

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Sendy appoints Victor Mwangi as the new Commercial Director

Staff WriterApril 29, 2019

Kenyan logistics company Sendy has appointed Mr. Victor Mwangi as the Commercial Director to head its commercial activities in Africa.  Mr. Mwangi will be respo...

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Cheick Travaly appointed as the new Ecobank Kenya MD

Staff WriterApril 29, 2019

Ecobank Kenya has announced that it has appointed Cheick Travaly as the new MD. He will replace Mr. Adjei who formally retires on 29th April 2019. Mr. Cheick...

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The Best Ever Food Review Show embarks on a 7-day food tour in Kenya

Staff WriterApril 29, 2019

The Best Ever Food Review Show (BEFRS) has announced a 7-day food tour in Kenya, beginning in the capital city, Nairobi. This is BEFRS first trip to Kenya, m...

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Kenya Dairy Farmers Federation partners with Kenya Dairy Board to formulate new regulations

Staff WriterApril 29, 2019

The Kenya Dairy Board (KDB) has partnered with Bright Dairy Farmers Group and Kenya Dairy Farmers Federation to revise the currently suspended draft dairy regul...

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Pewin Cabs has officially rebranded to PTG Travel

Staff WriterApril 29, 2019

Transport company Pewin Cabs has officially rebranded to PTG Travel in a bid to increase its market share by offering diversified service in the Kenyan market. ...

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KEBS launches countrywide initiative to educate SMEs on quality standards

Staff WriterApril 29, 2019

The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has launched a countrywide inter-agency initiative targeting stakeholders in the Jua Kali sector to unlock barriers hinderi...

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South B United & Acakoro win the Chapa Dimba na Safaricom Nairobi finals

Staff WriterApril 29, 2019

South B United and Acakoro Ladies from Kasarani emerged as the winners of the Chapa Dimba na Safaricom Nairobi region finals which were held over the weekend. ...

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poa! internet doubles coverage in April following an expansion drive

Staff WriterApril 26, 2019

poa! internet which is a community internet service provider has announced that it is set to double its network coverage with the launch of services in six new ...

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Berlin FC emerge as the winners at the Chapa Dimba North Eastern region finals

Staff WriterApril 26, 2019

Berlin FC emerged as the winners of the Chapa Dimba na Safaricom North Eastern region finals that were held yesterday at Garissa Teachers College. Berlin FC ...

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Liquid Telecom enables Aga Khan Hospital in Mombasa to launch telemedicine services

Staff WriterApril 25, 2019

Liquid Telecom has connected the Aga Khan main hospital in Mombasa with seven of its outreach centers in the coast region using its high speed fibre network. Th...

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goAfrica to use Finserve’s Jenga Payment Gateway for their online transactions

Staff WriterApril 24, 2019

goAfrica which is a London based online ecommerce platform that focuses on business to business (B2B) customers has partnered with Finserve for the provision of...

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Mastercard brings its Engage programme to fintechs in Kenya

Staff WriterApril 24, 2019

Mastercard has announced that it is expanding its Engage programme to Kenya to introduce local fintech innovators to its broad partnership opportunities. Mas...

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TEMS Africa ICT Expo and Conference kicks off today at KICC

Staff WriterApril 24, 2019

The inaugural TEMS Africa ICT Expo and Conference which has been dubbed as East Africa’s largest ICT showcase has kicked off today. It is scheduled to run from ...

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HEVA Fund invests Ksh. 13 million in 9 creative organizations

Staff WriterApril 24, 2019

HEVA Fund has invested Ksh. 13 million in 9 creative organizations in partnership with the British Council as part of the Cultural Heritage Fund. HEVA Fund o...

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Submissions to the Groove Awards 2019 are now open

Staff WriterApril 24, 2019

Gospel awards initiative Groove Awards is back for 2019 and is now currently accepting nominations from gospel musicians. The submissions for nominations were u...

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The Oppo F11 Pro and F11 smartphones are available for pre-order in Kenya

Staff WriterApril 24, 2019

OPPO has officially launched its latest flagship phones, the OPPO F11 Pro and F11 smartphones in the Kenyan market. The two smartphones are part of the F11 s...

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Founders Factory Africa invests in Kenya’s Lipa Later & 4 other African startups

Staff WriterApril 24, 2019

Founders Factory Africa (FFA) has announced that it has invested in five fintech startups that include Kenya's Lipa later. The other startups are; Digest Africa...

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African animators can now apply to pitch at Animation du Monde

Staff WriterApril 24, 2019

DISCOP Abidjan in partnership with the African Animation Network (AAN) will host the 3rd annual Animation du Monde pitching competition in May 2019. Entries ar...

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Joyline Chepkorir gets recognition for role in the fight against cancer in Kericho County

Staff WriterApril 24, 2019

As a response to the increased cases of Cancer, Joyline Chepkorir, a young Kenyan lady from Kericho decided to form a non-profit organization in 2017 named Let’...

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Ravi Mehra appointed as the ‘Head of Cars’ in the ROAM Africa Group

Staff WriterApril 24, 2019

The ROAM Group has announced the appointment of Ravi Mehra as the ‘Head of Cars’ where he will be responsible for the growth and operations of the company’s car...

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Berlin FC make it to the Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom North Eastern finals

Staff WriterApril 23, 2019

Berlin FC from Garissa has made it to the finals of the Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom North Eastern region set for tomorrow at Garissa University. Abdallah Marro ...

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Small and Medium hospitals to access financing for purchase of General Electric medical equipment

Staff WriterApril 23, 2019

General Electric Healthcare (GE) has partnered with Medical Credit Fund (MCF) part of the PharmAccess group to enable small and medium private healthcare provid...

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The Nairobi Tech Week is back and set to take place tomorrow

Staff WriterApril 23, 2019

The 4th edition of the Nairobi Tech Week (NTW) is set to take place as from tomorrow April 24th to April 26th 2019 at the Strathmore University. GIZ – Make IT A...

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Chapa Dimba heads to Garissa for the North Eastern region finals

Staff WriterApril 23, 2019

The Chapa Dimba na Safaricom football tournament is set to take place today and tomorrow at the Garissa University for the North Eastern region finals. Four ...

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The Great Bake Off TV show comes to Kenya in partnership with Unga Limited

Staff WriterApril 19, 2019

Baking competition TV show, the Great Bake Off, is coming to Kenya in partnership with Unga Limited. The show is a franchise owned by the BBC and Kenya will be ...

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Safaricom brings back Maisha Ni Digital Campaign offering affordable smartphones

Staff WriterApril 19, 2019

Safaricom has announced that it has launched the third edition of the Maisha Ni Digital campaign offering affordable smartphones to its customers. Among the pho...

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Equity Group Foundation hosts 10th annual education congress at Kenyatta University

Staff WriterApril 19, 2019

The Equity Group Foundation hosted over 3,570 Wings to Fly scholars at Kenyatta University for the 10th Annual Education and Leadership Congress. This group com...

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Mest Africa Summit 2019 to take place in Nairobi in partnership with Microsoft

Staff WriterApril 19, 2019

MEST Africa has officially announced its fourth annual MEST Africa Summit, in partnership with Microsoft. The 3-day event will take place in Nairobi, Kenya from...

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Microsoft launches Artificial Intelligence for Africa White Paper

Staff WriterApril 18, 2019

Microsoft in partnership with Strathmore University yesterday launched “Artificial Intelligence for good” event series. The event which took place at the Micros...

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KCB Group set to acquire National Bank of Kenya

Staff WriterApril 18, 2019

Kenya Commercial Bank Group has today made an offer to acquire 100% of the ordinary shares in National Bank of Kenya (NBK). Both KCB and NBK are listed on the N...

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Photographer Mwangi Kirubi sues Bonfire Adventures for copyright infringement

Staff WriterApril 18, 2019

Award winning Kenyan photographer Mwangi Kirubi aka Mwarv has sued travel company Bonfire Adventures for using his image without permission. The photographer ha...

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Kenya Airways to operate more flights to Mombasa & Kisumu to cater for Easter demand

Staff WriterApril 17, 2019

Kenya Airways (KQ) has announced that it will operate a Boeing 787 Dreamliner on the Nairobi-Mombasa route to cater for extra passengers during the Easter Holid...

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Telkom Kenya introduces cloud-based voice service for business customers

Staff WriterApril 17, 2019

Telkom has announced that it has introduced a new cloud-based fixed voice service dubbed Omniconnect.  The new service is a PABX system and will include a so...

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Safaricom Jazz to celebrate International Jazz Day with an African artist line-up

Staff WriterApril 17, 2019

Safaricom Jazz has announced that it will celebrate this year's International Jazz Day with a concert that will be held on 1st May at the Carnivore Grounds in N...

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EatOut to launch Dineout’s InResto Restaurant technology platform in East Africa

Staff WriterApril 17, 2019

EatOut and Dineout India have partnered to launch Dineout’s InResto Restaurant technology platform to their restaurant partners in East Africa. InResto works wi...

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M-TIBA customers to now access medical services from Aga Khan hospitals

Staff WriterApril 17, 2019

M-TIBA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Aga Khan Health Service, Kenya (AKHS,K) to extend the M-TIBA provider panel, conduct software integra...

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CODE-IP & Kenya Scouts conduct online safety training workshop in Kiambu County

Staff WriterApril 17, 2019

Content Development and Intellectual Property Trust (CODE-IP) and Kenya Web Rangers have extended their youth online safety training to Karuri in Kiambu County ...

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EABL emerges as the overall winner in the Energy Management Awards 2019

Staff WriterApril 17, 2019

East African Breweries Limited (EABL) are the winners of this years Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM), Energy Management Awards (EMA). EABL emerged th...

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