Connected Africa Summit receives Ksh. 20M sponsorship from Safaricom

Makena Ndung'uApril 18, 2024

Safaricom has today announced that it will sponsor the tune of Ksh. 20 million the upcoming Connected Africa Summit 2024. The event is scheduled to take place f...

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Bamburi Cement posts an improved Ksh. 670M profit after tax in FY 2023

Makena Ndung'uApril 18, 2024

Bamburi Cement Plc has announced that it has posted a profit after tax of Ksh. 670 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. This is an improvement from the...

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Majid Al Futtaim opens new Carrefour outlet in Kenya at GTC Mall

Makena Ndung'uApril 17, 2024

Majid Al Futtaim has announced the opening of its 23rd Carrefour store at the GTC Mall in Westlands, Nairobi. Majid Al Futtaim owns the exclusive rights to oper...

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Here’s the new cast of The Real Housewives of Nairobi Season 2

Makena Ndung'uApril 16, 2024

The Real Housewives of Nairobi is coming back to our screens for the second season on May 10 and will be available on the streaming platform Showmax. The pop...

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Obunga FC & Plateau Queens are the Safaricom Chapa Dimba season 4 champions

Makena Ndung'uApril 15, 2024

Kisumu’s Obunga FC and Plateau Queens also known as Nyakach Girls are the Safaricom Chapa Dimba season four national champions. Obunga FC, clinched the title...

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Obunga FC & PASC Langa to face off in the Safaricom Chapa Dimba boys final

Makena Ndung'uApril 13, 2024

Obunga FC won 2-0 win against Mombasa's Bandari Youth in their semifinal. Obunga FC took the lead in the 39th minute when the Collins Otieno skillfully penetrat...

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The demand for health care workers continues to rise

Makena Ndung'uApril 7, 2024

The need for healthcare workers has never been more significant than it is today. With an aging population, unprecedented global health challenges, and rapid ad...

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Mastercard & Women Choice launch new programs to support women entrepreneurs

Makena Ndung'uApril 4, 2024

Mastercard and Women Choice have expanded their partnership to launch new two programs to support women entrepreneurs. The programs, ImpactHer and EmpowerHer, w...

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Safaricom & Onafriq partner to stimulate flow of remittances to Ethiopia

Makena Ndung'uMarch 20, 2024

Safaricom has signed an International Money Transfer Agreement with Onafriq to help streamline remittance flows to Ethiopia. Onafriq is a digital payments ne...

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Carrefour completes Ksh. 1.8M renovation of Shangilia Mtoto wa Afrika basketball court

Makena Ndung'uMarch 20, 2024

Carrefour Kenya has completed Ksh. 1.8 million renovation of the Shangilia Mtoto wa Afrika basketball court in the Kangemi Kimbagare area. The initiative is...

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Kenya Airways resumes flights to Eldoret

Makena Ndung'uMarch 20, 2024

Kenya Airways (KQ) has announced that it will resume its flight services to and from Eldoret starting March 25th, 2024. The national airline will fly to Eld...

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Safaricom Chapa Dimba Central region finals kicks off with community outreach activities

Makena Ndung'uMarch 20, 2024

Safaricom has officially flagged off the central regional finals’ games of the Safaricom Chapa Dimba football tournament at Nice Town in Mwea. It kicked off wi...

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KRA & KICD partner educate students on tax matters

Makena Ndung'uMarch 19, 2024

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has partnered with the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) to train students on tax matters. KRA and KICD wil...

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Hewatele receives Ksh. 2.5B to build a medicinal oxygen manufacturing facility at Tatu City

Makena Ndung'uMarch 19, 2024

Hewatele has received Ksh. 2.5 billion (USD 20 million) in funding to build a medicinal oxygen manufacturing facility at Tatu City. Hewatele is a medical oxygen...

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Young Kings & Dagoretti Mixed Girls are the Safaricom Chapa Dimba Nairobi winners

Makena Ndung'uMarch 18, 2024

Young Kings from Dandora and Dagoretti Mixed Girls’ are the winners of the Safaricom Chapa Dimba Nairobi region. The Nairobi finals were played on Sunday at the...

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Airtel Africa begins construction of its first data centre in Nigeria

Makena Ndung'uMarch 15, 2024

Airtel Africa has announced that it has began construction of its first data centre in Lagos, Nigeria. Nxtra by Airtel is set to be one of the largest networ...

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Kenya to train 25,000 community health workers in partnership with Africa CDC & Kenya Red Cross

Makena Ndung'uMarch 15, 2024

Kenya has launched a community health initiative that will boost primary health care at the grassroots, targeting under-served populations. It is supported by t...

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It’s a green light for Safaricom Chapa Dimba Nairobi finals at Dandora Stadium

Makena Ndung'uMarch 15, 2024

The newly commissioned Dandora Stadium will host to the Safaricom Chapa Dimba Nairobi Regional finals scheduled for this weekend. The finals will be tomorrow Sa...

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Khaligraph & Nadia Mukami among Kenyan acts to perform at BoomFest 2024

Makena Ndung'uMarch 15, 2024

Music streaming and download platform, Boomplay, is set to host BoomFest, a live music festival celebrating Kenyan music on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at the A.S....

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American actress Jenifer Lewis had surgery at Aga Khan Hospital Nairobi after near fatal fall

Makena Ndung'uMarch 15, 2024

American actress Jenifer Lewis has revealed in a post on Twitter that she was operated on in Nairobi after a near fatal fall in Tanzania. https://twitter.com...

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Kenya Airways to start flying 9 times weekly to New York from June

Makena Ndung'uMarch 15, 2024

Kenya Airways (KQ) has announced that it will start flying nine times a week to New York starting in June 2024. The airline operates a direct flight to New York...

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Kingdom Bank launches Faidi Dada a solution targeting women

Makena Ndung'uMarch 11, 2024

Kingdom Bank has announced that it has launched an banking product specifically to cater to the financial needs of women. The new product has been launched ...

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TikTok’s Add to Music App is now available in Kenya

Makena Ndung'uMarch 9, 2024

TikTok's Add to Music App has launched in 163 new countries, including 41 countries across Africa, Kenya being one of them. The Add to Music App is a feature...

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DP World & Barefoot College partner to empower women in Somaliland

Makena Ndung'uMarch 9, 2024

DP World and Barefoot College International (BCI) have announced a new partnership that is aimed at empowering rural women in Somaliland. The partnership wil...

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UNHCR launches 2024 Ramadan campaign to help families living in Dadaab Refugee Camp

Makena Ndung'uMarch 8, 2024

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has launched its 2024 Ramadan campaign in Kenya at the Dadaab Refugee Camp to help families living there. The launch event bro...

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Airtel & ATC Kenya partner to provide internet to 50 primary schools in Kenya.

Makena Ndung'uMarch 7, 2024

Airtel Kenya and American Tower Kenya (ATC Kenya) have announced that they will partner to provide internet to 50 primary schools in Kenya. The partnership b...

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PWC report; CEOs in Kenya are cautiously optimistic about the global economy

Makena Ndung'uMarch 7, 2024

CEOs in Kenya are apparently cautiously optimistic about the global economy according to a new survey by PWC. The survey is titled PWC 2024 CEO survey. 56% o...

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KeNIA launches phase 2 of the Research to Commercialization Accelerator Programme

Makena Ndung'uMarch 7, 2024

The Kenya National Innovation Agency (KeNIA) has announced the launch of phase 2 of the Research to Commercialization (R2C) Accelerator Programme. The initia...

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Kenya Cane has a new look bottle

Makena Ndung'uMarch 7, 2024

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) has unveiled a new look Kenya Cane packaging at a consumer event in Ruai Gardens. Revelers were treated to an experiential and mus...

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Premium cab option, Uber Comfort, launched in Kenya

Makena Ndung'uMarch 7, 2024

Uber has announced the launch of Uber Comfort, a premium cab option with an added layer of comfort, for its customers. With the new Uber Comfort, riders wil...

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Equity Bank’s PayPal to bank withdrawal is now instant

Makena Ndung'uMarch 5, 2024

Equity Bank made withdrawals from a PayPal account to a Kenyan bank account possible when they launched the service in 2013. The service is a partnership betwee...

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Uniting to Combat NTDs appoints Dr Winnie Mpanju-Shumbusho as Board Chair

Makena Ndung'uFebruary 29, 2024

Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) has announced the appointment of Dr Winnie Mpanju-Shumbusho as the new Board Chair. Uniting to Combat NTDs ...

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OPPO Air Glass 3 smart glasses unveiled at MWC 2024

Makena Ndung'uFebruary 27, 2024

Technology company OPPO has unveiled a prototype for its smart glasses, dubbed OPPO Air Glass 3, at MWC 2024. OPPO Air Glass 3 can access OPPO's AndesGPT mo...

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Equitel launches 5G services in 370 locations in Kenya

Makena Ndung'uFebruary 27, 2024

Equitel, a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) by Finserve, has launched 5G services in 370 locations in Kenya. The new service was launched in partnership ...

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Magical Kenya Open 2024 receives Ksh. 6.2M sponsorship from Safaricom

Makena Ndung'uFebruary 20, 2024

Safaricom has announced that it is the official technology partner for the Magical Kenya Open (MKO). The telecommunication company will sponsor the event to the...

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Crown Paints donates Ksh. 1M to support University of Nairobi initiatives

Makena Ndung'uFebruary 20, 2024

Paint firm Crown Paints Kenya has donated Ksh. 1 million to the University of Nairobi to support the repairs of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at...

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Zero Malaria Campaign Coalition launches campaign to combat malaria in Kenya

Makena Ndung'uFebruary 20, 2024

The Zero Malaria Campaign Coalition (ZMCC) has launched a new Zero Malaria Starts With Me campaign dubbed, The Power of EveryONE to combat malaria in Kenya. ...

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Mastercard & Glovo partner to provide 300,000 meals to students in Kenya & Nigeria

Makena Ndung'uFebruary 20, 2024

Mastercard has partnered with Glovo to provide over 300,000 meals for school children in Kenya and Nigeria for an entire school year. The initiative is focu...

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BIC East Africa donates 300,000 pens to students in Kenya

Makena Ndung'uFebruary 20, 2024

BIC East Africa has announced that it has donated 300,000 tens to students in need across the country. BIC has donated pens to students in the last four year...

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Third Africa Digital Finance Summit to be held in Johannesburg on Nov 20-22

Makena Ndung'uFebruary 20, 2024

The third Africa Digital Finance Summit event will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa on November 20-22 2024. The three day event will be open to both ph...

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Emma Gichonge is the new General Manager, East Africa for Showmax

Makena Ndung'uFebruary 16, 2024

African streaming platform, Showmax, has announced that it has appointed Emma Gichonge as its General Manager for East Africa. She is the first ever General Man...

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Showmax Original Single Kiasi is back for Season 3

Makena Ndung'uFebruary 14, 2024

Showmax has announced that the Showmax Original TV series Single Kiasi is coming back to the streaming platform for a third season on March 5. New episodes will...

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