Tanzanian mountain guide in a bid to beat the world record for climbing and descending Mt Kilimajaro

Israel MuniuOctober 1, 2015

Tanzanian mountain guide, Julio Ludago, has ascended and descended Mt. Kilimanjaro in 11hrs and 8 mins. He put up a spirited fight in a bid to beat the current ...

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Safaricom launches a Kshs. 50 million sponsorship of a football talent programme

Israel MuniuSeptember 28, 2015

Safaricom Limited last week announced a one-year Kshs. 50 million sponsorship of My Professional Dream (MPD) Academies. MPD Academies is a recently launched foo...

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UN Habitat selects Kiambu County for pilot project to address urban challenges in Kenya

Israel MuniuSeptember 28, 2015

Kiambu County has been selected to be part of a pilot project seeking to incorporate youth in developing and implementing technological solutions to solve urban...

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Bob Collymore joins other global leaders on the B team

Israel MuniuSeptember 25, 2015

The CEO of Safaricom, Bob Collymore, Marc Benioff, Chairman and CEO of Salesforce and Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confeder...

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Airtel to use Liquid Telecom’s fibre network to power its services

Israel MuniuSeptember 25, 2015

Airtel have announced that they have reached an agreement with Liquid Telecom to use their terrestrial fibre network to connect its mobile base stations and ent...

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Win Ksh. 5.5 million in the Siemen’s Empowering People Award

Israel MuniuSeptember 25, 2015

The competition basically seeks to identify innovative technical solutions to tackle global challenges in basic needs. Inventors and developer teams can submit ...

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Start up Josva Decals signs a distribution deal with chandarana supermarkets

Israel MuniuSeptember 25, 2015

Kenyan startup, Josva Decals which provides washroom grooming solutions for homes and offices, received a major boost earlier this month after signing a distrib...

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Superior Homes Kenya rolls out a scheme to ease purchase of houses

Israel MuniuSeptember 25, 2015

The developer of the expansive Greenpark Estate in Machakos County, Superior Homes, has has rolled out a scheme that enables one to purchase a house at Greenpar...

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BRCK Education launches Kio Kit a value priced tablet for primary schools

Israel MuniuSeptember 24, 2015

Earlier this week, BRCK Education, a division of BRCK launched a value priced tablet that will be running web-based content and locally cached videos. BRCK is a...

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IBM completes pro bono projects in support of Rwanda’s growth

Israel MuniuSeptember 24, 2015

An IBM team spent one month in Kigali working on three projects which were aligned with the Rwanda government's SMART Rwanda agenda. The projects dealt with the...

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MIT’s Legatum centre to sponsor Demo Africa 2015

Israel MuniuSeptember 23, 2015

The Legatum Center at Massachusetts Institute of Technology has now confirmed its sponsorship for DEMO Africa 2015, to further its mission of catalyzing entrepr...

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The Concours d’Elegance is here with us and will be going down this weekend

Israel MuniuSeptember 22, 2015

The annual CBA Africa Concours d’Elegance will be going down this September 27th at the Ngong Racecourse. One of the anticipated showstoppers will be a locally ...

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Google street view to feature Samburu national reserve and Lewa wildlife conservancy

Israel MuniuSeptember 22, 2015

In partnership with Save the Elephants and with the support of the Samburu County Government, Google released the Street View imagery of Kenya last week, where ...

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MTN Business Kenya improves service offering after laying metro-fibre network

Israel MuniuSeptember 21, 2015

MTN Business Kenya has completed the laying of a metro-fibre network in Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu, which is to be connected to its fibre infrastructure at the...

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Jumia enters into partnerships with G4S for collection of purchases

Israel MuniuSeptember 18, 2015

Jumia Kenya has entered into a partnership with  courier service firm G4S to enable their customers to collect their online purchases from G4S centers across th...

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Car and General donates engines to technical institutions

Israel MuniuSeptember 18, 2015

  Car and General – Kenya has this week donated over 40 engines to twenty one technical training institutions from across Kenya during the annual engine...

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Cîroc pineapple launched in Kenya

Israel MuniuSeptember 10, 2015

On Saturday 5thSeptember 2015, select media and celebrities were treated to a night of CÎROC cocktails during the launch of the CÎROC pineapple, the latest flav...

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Submissions are open for the 2016 AMVCAs

Israel MuniuSeptember 10, 2015

Film and television works that have been produced and broadcast or publicly exhibited from October 1st, 2014 to September 30th, 2015 can now submit their entrie...

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Thirty Kenyan students to get SAP certification scholarship

Israel MuniuSeptember 10, 2015

Thirty students have been awarded scholarships towards the globally recognized SAP Associate Financial Consultant certification by the SAP (System, Applications...

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Road & fibre optic cable project linking Kenya & South Sudan launched

Israel MuniuSeptember 10, 2015

As part of the Eastern Africa Regional Transport, Trade and Development Facilitation Project, Kenya and South Sudan will be connected to a high-speed fibre opti...

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Triggerfish Story Lab receives 1,378 entries from African filmmakers

Israel MuniuSeptember 10, 2015

1,378 entries from storytellers and filmmakers from 30 countries across Africa and its diaspora were received by The Triggerfish Story Lab, all keen to write Af...

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MTN launches a Microsoft powered Africa-wide cloud platform

Israel MuniuSeptember 9, 2015

In a bid to offer its customers a hybrid cloud solution serviced from its data centres, MTN Business has launched a pan-African cloud platform. Powered by Micro...

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P&G launches Downy fabric softener in Kenya

Israel MuniuSeptember 9, 2015

Consumer goods company, Procter & Gamble (P&G), famed for products such as Ariel, Always and Gillette has launched Downy Concentrate Fabric softener in Kenya fo...

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Nakumatt launches campaign to spur use of their branded debit card

Israel MuniuSeptember 9, 2015

Nakumatt is providing holders of the Nakumatt Global Card with Global experiences through a partnership with Turkish Airlines, Ol Tukai Lodge and Diani Reef Hot...

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Huawei to launch the Mate S in Kenya in September

Israel MuniuSeptember 9, 2015

Following the global launch of the new flagship product in the Huawei Mate series of mobile devices on September 2, 2015, Huawei is expected to launch the Mate ...

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Kenya’s Greenbell Communications wins the 2015 WVEF Tech Challenge

Israel MuniuSeptember 8, 2015

Kenya’s Greenbell Communications (GBC) has been chosen as the winner of the 2015 WVEF Tech Challenge, a joint initiative between the International Trade Centre ...

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13 start-ups shortlisted for Safaricom Appwiz Challenge

Israel MuniuSeptember 8, 2015

Following an interview session held at Strathmore University last week, 13 start-ups have been shortlisted to proceed to the incubation phase of the Safaricom A...

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Kenyans dominate the 2015 All Africa Business Leaders Awards finalists list

Israel MuniuSeptember 8, 2015

The finalists in the 2015 All Africa Business Leaders Awards (AABLA). Judges spent over two months examining, analyzing and deliberating the candidates for 2015...

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Sauti Sol featured in song to popularize UN Global Goals

Israel MuniuSeptember 8, 2015

Sura Yako and Shake Yo Bam Bam famed Kenyan boy band, Sauti Sol will join other African musical maestros on Friday, September 11, in the release of ‘Tell Everyb...

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Vote for your favourite Kenyan NGO to win $50,000 in the Upgrade Your World initiative

Israel MuniuSeptember 8, 2015

Microsoft has announced the winner of the tenth global non-profit organization partner for the Upgrade Your World Initiative, the Beagle Freedom Project. Micros...

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Zuku adds more channels to their TV offering

Israel MuniuSeptember 7, 2015

Zuku has reconfigured its Classic and Premium packages on Direct to Home Satellite Television, resulting in three categories of Zuku’s television channel offeri...

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Nederburg wine extends partnership with Eric Wainaina as a brand ambassador

Israel MuniuSeptember 7, 2015

Distell Limited, a South African producer of fine wines, spirits, ciders and ready to drink alcoholic beverages, have extended their partnership with award winn...

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AfriDocs to air stories on African women on the ED channel in Gotv & Dstv

Israel MuniuSeptember 2, 2015

Women take centre stage in many of the films screened by AfriDocs this September, airing on DStv Channel 190 and GOtv Channel 65 on Thursdays at 19:55 Central ...

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Airtel funded biogas plant wins regional award at the East Africa Industry Awards Ceremony

Israel MuniuAugust 29, 2015

Almost a year after commissioning the Immanuel Afrika’s (I-Afrika) biogas project in Kikuyu, Airtel has received regional recognition for the CSR Initiative of ...

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DHL introduces TC55 scanners in Kenya to enhance proof of delivery

Israel MuniuAugust 29, 2015

DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa has launched pocket-sized, all-touch computers that capitalize on the latest technological advancements and ensure customers on t...

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Safaricom tops the best managed company list in Kenya

Israel MuniuAugust 29, 2015

Safaricom (NSE: SCOM) has been named the ‘Best Managed Company in Kenya’ by Euromoney Magazine. The magazine awards its Best Managed Companies ranking based on ...

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Dj Joe Mfalme to host launch of first Tusker Lite bar In Kenya

Israel MuniuAugust 27, 2015

Spin-master extraordinaire, Dj Joe Mfalme is gearing up to bring the house down this Friday at the Crow Daddys Pub in Fedha Estate to celebrate the Tusker Lite ...

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Tribeka set to host first Tusker malt #TheTasteofLegends experience

Israel MuniuAugust 27, 2015

Tribeca will host the Tusker Malt 'The Taste of Legends Experience' event this Friday, the 28th of August 2015, in a gig that DJ Stretch is expected to keep rev...

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Airtel feted as the top social media brand in Kenya

Israel MuniuAugust 27, 2015

The Africa Brand Index, a listing of the most successful brands in Africa on social media, has recognized Airtel as the top Social Media Brand in Kenya. The ind...

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Salif Keita promises his fans an electric performance at Safaricom jazz

Israel MuniuAugust 27, 2015

“I’m excited about delivering a great show and speaking to each person who attends the event through my music.” These were the words of international Afro–pop, ...

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USIU- Africa Tech Republic Innovation Boot-camp commences

Israel MuniuAugust 26, 2015

In partnership with Tech Republic, the United States International University-Africa is offering Kenyan pupils aged between 12 and 19 with a platform through wh...

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Safaricom Appwiz Challenge submission deadline closes

Israel MuniuAugust 26, 2015

We broke it to you about a month ago that Safaricom had launched the 3rd edition of the Safaricom Appwiz Challenge and that they were receiving applications for...

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