Makena Ndung'u

Co-operative Bank net profit for FY 2022 increases by 33% to Ksh. 22 billion

Makena Ndung'uMarch 18, 2023

The Co-operative Bank Group has announced that it has recorded a profit after of Ksh. 22 billion for the full year period ending December 31, 2022. This represe...

Caleb Kositany is the new KAA Chairperson

Makena Ndung'uMarch 18, 2023

President William Ruto has appointed Caleb Kipkemei Kositany as the new Chairperson of Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) for 3 years effective March 17, 2023. Cale...

Huawei launches Wi-Fi 7

Makena Ndung'uMarch 18, 2023

Huawei has unveiled the latest Wi-Fi technology for East Africans which is set to revolutionize home and office internet connectivity. Known as Wi-Fi 7, the ...

Kenyan CMOs travel to South Africa for a study visit

Makena Ndung'uMarch 18, 2023

Representatives of the producer and composer CMOs travelled to South Africa on a study visit to South African music industry companies. The associations include...

Chai SACCO celebrates 50 years of operations

Makena Ndung'uMarch 18, 2023

Chai SACCO has celebrated 50 years since it started its operations of empowering its members economically, socially, and promoting financial inclusion. Some ...

NBK & Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation to support farmer led irrigation development

Makena Ndung'uMarch 18, 2023

The National Bank of Kenya (NBK) and the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation have signed a partnership to support the Farmer-Led Irrigation Development...

African Folktales Reimagined short films to launch on Netflix on March 29

Makena Ndung'uMarch 18, 2023

The winners of the African Folktales Reimagined short films competition will have their films showcased on Netflix on March 29, 2023. The six short films was...

Politicians dominate list of 50 people nominated for the Chief Administrative Secretary position

Makena Ndung'uMarch 16, 2023

Politicians are among those nominated by President William Ruto to the position of Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS). The President has nominated a total of ...

Apple Music launches 8 new African Playlists

Makena Ndung'uMarch 16, 2023

Apple Music has announced that it has added eight new playlists to their collection of African playlists on their streaming platform. This is part of Apple Musi...

I&M Bank & Redington launch unsecured stock loans for SMEs in IT

Makena Ndung'uMarch 16, 2023

I&M Bank has signed a strategic stock financing partnership with leading IT supply chain company Redington, to offer unsecured loans to its business customers a...

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Mengi Mengi Film Club to screen “Thank you for the rain documentary & “Trust” comic on March 25

Makena Ndung'uMarch 16, 2023

The Mengi Mengi Film Club has announced that it will screen Thank You For The Rain documentary and Trust comic on March 25. The screening will be hosted at at t...

NBK records a reduced Ksh. 828 million net profit in FY 2022.

Makena Ndung'uMarch 16, 2023

National Bank of Kenya (NBK) has announced that it has recorded a profit after tax of Ksh. 828 million for the financial year ending December 31, 2022. This is ...

Africa Data Centres installs Data Centre Infrastructure Management solution across its facilities

Makena Ndung'uMarch 16, 2023

Africa Data Centres (ADC) has announced that it has installed Data Centre Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solution across its facilities. The solution will mea...

Akhona Qengqe appointed as KFC Africa’s new General Manager

Makena Ndung'uMarch 16, 2023

KFC has announced the appointment of its very first black female General Manager for Africa, Akhona Qengqe. She will step into the role on April 1 2023 and will...

Crown Agents opens new offices in Kenya; puts Kenyan experts in charge

Makena Ndung'uMarch 15, 2023

British international development organisation Crown Agents has opened new offices in Nairobi to put Kenyan experts in charge of parts of its global operations....

Hard times ahead for Kenyans as petrol prices increase by Ksh. 2

Makena Ndung'uMarch 15, 2023

The petrol prices have been raised by EPRA by Ksh 2 per litre. This means the cost of super petrol will rise to Ksh 179.20 per litre in Nairobi. Diesel and k...

Motorola launches new Avigilon Security Suite, Avigilon Alta Cloud & Avigilon Unity On-Premise

Makena Ndung'uMarch 15, 2023

Motorola Solutions have announced that the new Avigilon physical security suite have been launched. It provides secure video security and access control to orga...

Yarolyne Sakase is the winner of the Bolt Food Valentine’s campaign

Makena Ndung'uMarch 15, 2023

Bolt Food, an online delivery platform, has announced the winner of its Valentine’s campaign in partnership with Bonfire Adventures. Yarolyne Sakase has bee...

Standard Chartered releases financial results for FY 2022; profit increases to Ksh. 12.B

Makena Ndung'uMarch 14, 2023

Standard Chartered Bank Kenya have today released its financial results for the year ended 31 December 2022. Net profit increased to Ksh. 12.1 billion as com...

Lewa Safari Marathon 2023 slated for June 24; Safaricom commits to invest Ksh. 10 million

Makena Ndung'uMarch 14, 2023

Tusk, The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Safaricom and Huawei have announced that the Lewa Safari Marathon will be held on Saturday 24th June 2023. Safaricom has co...

Netflix packages and prices in Kenya 2023

Makena Ndung'uMarch 13, 2023

Global streaming service, Netlix, launched in Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria and 127 other countries in 2016 amid a lot of fanfare. Netflix has invested in new...

Zoho opens new office and training centre in Kenya

Makena Ndung'uMarch 13, 2023

Zoho has announced the opening of its new office in Westlands, Nairobi in order to cater to its growing customer base in Kenya. The office, which is current...

Burhani Engineers opens first valve rehabilitation centre in Nairobi

Makena Ndung'uMarch 13, 2023

Burhani Engineers has unveiled the first valve testing and rehabilitation hub in the region to save industrial plants money spent on maintenance and repair of e...

ALX to train 50,000 women in Africa on Software Engineering

Makena Ndung'uMarch 13, 2023

ALX has announced its first dedicated Software Engineering cohort for women, enabling up to 50,000 women across Africa to acquire software engineering skills. ...

The full list of winners in the Oscars 2023

Makena Ndung'uMarch 13, 2023

The 95th annual Academy Awards took place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The action comedy Everything Everywhere All at Once, won in seven cat...

Xiaomi launches the Redmi 12C in Kenya; To retail at Ksh. 13,999

Makena Ndung'uMarch 13, 2023

Xiaomi has announced that it launched the Xiaomi Redmi 12C, an entry level smartphone, in the Kenyan market. The phone comes with a 6.71 inch HD+ screen, 50 ...

Ogilvy Africa named most creative agency in Africa by WARC

Makena Ndung'uMarch 13, 2023

Ogilvy Africa has been named among the Top 10 creative powerhouses in the continent. Ranked 9th In Africa by the World Advertising Research Center (WARC), Ogilv...

Old Mutual Kenya extends maternity leave to four months

Makena Ndung'uMarch 10, 2023

Old Mutual Kenya has announced new measures aimed at creating a more conducive working environment, promoting gender equality, and boosting productivity for its...

Andela has acquired Qualified, a technical skills assessment platform

Makena Ndung'uMarch 10, 2023

Andela has acquired Qualified, a technical skills assessment platform to identify, qualify, and certify top engineers. Andela’s global talent community will ...

Absa Bank Kenya plans to plant 200,000 trees this year

Makena Ndung'uMarch 10, 2023

Absa Bank Kenya has committed to planting 100 trees for every birdie scored at the Magical Kenya Open (MKO) 2023, which began yesterday at the Muthaiga Golf Clu...

Pesapal & Airtel Uganda partner to offer customer more payment options

Makena Ndung'uMarch 9, 2023

Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (AMCUL) and Pesapal Uganda have signed a partnership that will enable acceptance of Airtel Money mobile payments at the Pe...

BrighterMonday wins Youth Employment Strategies award in the National Diversity and Inclusion Awards

Makena Ndung'uMarch 9, 2023

BrighterMonday Kenya has won the Best Youth Employment Strategies 2023 award during the National Diversity and Inclusion Awards & Recognition (DIAR Awards). The...

Kenya Power pushes uptake of Ksh. 3.7B in tenders set aside for women & other special groups

Makena Ndung'uMarch 9, 2023

Kenya Power has urged women to take advantage of Ksh. 3.7 billion in tenders that have been set aside for women and other special groups. The company has no...

Visa funded SME initiative boosts earnings of women entrepreneurs in Kenya

Makena Ndung'uMarch 9, 2023

Hand in Hand’s Kenya Micro-Enterprise Success (KMES) programme funded by Visa has resulted in participating entrepreneurs increasing their incomes by an average...

5 Kenyan startups named in the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa: Women Founders Cohort

Makena Ndung'uMarch 8, 2023

5 Kenyan women led startups have been named as beneficiaries of the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa: Women Founders Cohort. They include Zydii, FarmerLif...

Global Compact & DI partner to push for human rights & gender diversity in the Kenyan labour market

Makena Ndung'uMarch 8, 2023

Global Compact Network Kenya and the Confederation of Danish Industries (DI) have launched a programme to accelerate the adoption and implementation of internat...

#StainNotShame campaign launched to raise awareness on period stigma

Makena Ndung'uMarch 8, 2023

The #StainNotShame campaign has been launched on change.org to raise awareness on period stigma and to stop period shaming. Research by Menstrual Hygiene Day...

178 youth in Busia trained on digital skills by Huawei

Makena Ndung'uMarch 8, 2023

Huawei Kenya has trained youth in Budalangi, Busia County on digital skills through their mobile training facility, dubbed DigiTruck. 178 youth in Budalangi...

Hemingways launches management trainee program for the hospitality industry

Makena Ndung'uMarch 7, 2023

Luxury hotel brand, Hemingways Collection, has announced that it has launched a two year Management Trainee Program. The aim of the new program is help young an...

Homa Bay County launch policy on Sexual and Gender Based Violence

Makena Ndung'uMarch 4, 2023

Homa Bay County Government has stepped up the fight against gender based violence with the launch of the County's Gender Based Violence(GBV) policy. The county ...

Old Mutual advises Kenyans to diversify their investment portfolio as economy recovers

Makena Ndung'uFebruary 18, 2023

The state of Kenya’s economy is set to improve in the next 1-2 years on the backdrop of a falling inflation rate, projected favourable weather conditions and re...

Remembering African musical legends concert is on Feb 25 & 26 at The Hub Karen

Makena Ndung'uFebruary 17, 2023

JGIP Events has announced a African musical legends concert that will celebrate legendary African musicians that will be held on Saturday February 25 and also o...