Richard Mureithi

NSSF partners with Safaricom to enable payments via Mpesa

Richard MureithiMarch 4, 2019

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has announced a partnership with Safaricom in which members will be able to pay for their contributions via Mpesa. This...

CEO Fridays; Finserve’s Jack Ngare on mKey as the future of digital banking

Richard MureithiMarch 1, 2019

Finserve Africa Limited was Kenya's first mobile virtual network operator in Kenya with Equitel. Other than Equitel, other products that they have launched incl...

HMD Global launches 4 new android Nokia smartphones

Richard MureithiFebruary 28, 2019

HMD Global a Finnish company that holds the exclusive rights to the Nokia brand of mobile phones has launched 4 Android smartphones. These include Nokia 9 Purev...

Barclays Bank’s Timiza has hit 1 million downloads, surpassing expectations

Richard MureithiFebruary 27, 2019

Barclays Bank’s digital banking platform Timiza has surpassed the download target that had been set by the bank during launch after hitting over 1 Million downl...

Liquid Telecom’s network to enable fish farmers in Nyanza to monitor their ponds via an app

Richard MureithiFebruary 27, 2019

Liquid Telecom has deployed an Internet of Things (IoT) network in Western Kenya and Nyanza that will help farmers to monitor and protect freshwater fish popula...

ASUS launches new laptops in Kenya as it eyes expansion in the region

Richard MureithiFebruary 25, 2019

AsusTek Computer Inc. (ASUS), the Taiwanese computer and phone hardware and electronics company has launched its new laptop models that is ZenBook, VivoBook and...

General Electric and YSK hold workshop for secondary school students

Richard MureithiFebruary 25, 2019

General Electric (GE) and Young Scientists Kenya (YSK) has hosted a workshop that was intended to sensitize secondary school students on the benefits of taking ...

The ShelterTech Accelerator holds its first “Meet the Corporates” event

Richard MureithiFebruary 22, 2019

Earlier in the week, ShelterTech Accelerator held its first event dubbed “Meet The Corporates” in which it brought together corporates and startups in the affo...

Safaricom Jazz festival hits the right notes with Marcus Miller

Richard MureithiFebruary 21, 2019

This past Sunday was the day for the long awaited Safaricom Jazz Festival that was held at the Kasarani Stadium. I say long awaited because it is usually the bi...

532 top KCSE students join Equity Bank’s paid internship program

Richard MureithiFebruary 18, 2019

A total of 532 students who scored a mean grade of A and A- in last year’s KCSE examination have joined the Equity Bank’s paid internship program. The 532 stude...

The Safaricom Jazz journey and the impact of the international artists on the Kenyan music scene

Richard MureithiFebruary 15, 2019

This year, Safaricom Jazz will be celebrating its 6th anniversary since inception. The journey started out back in 2013 when the Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore ask...

KAIST President Dr. Sung holds public lecture on impact of new technical university in Kenya

Richard MureithiFebruary 14, 2019

Yesterday, Dr. Sung Chul Shin, the President of the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) held a public lecture at the University of Nairo...

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Visa is expanding its Fintech Fast Track program to Africa

Richard MureithiFebruary 13, 2019

Visa the payments platform, yesterday announced that it will be expanding its Fintech Fast Track Program to the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Afri...

Kenya partners with South Korea to establish a university at Konza

Richard MureithiFebruary 12, 2019

Yesterday the Kenyan government through the ministry of education signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korea towards the development of a graduate un...

Manyatta Boys and Ndhiwa Queens are the new Chapa Dimba Nyanza region champions

Richard MureithiFebruary 12, 2019

Manyatta Boys and Ndhiwa Queens emerged as the new Nyanza region champions in the matches played over the weekend at the Moi Stadium in Kisumu City. Manyatta...

Safaricom partners with KAPS to enable payment of parking fees via M-pesa

Richard MureithiFebruary 7, 2019

Ever been in a situation where you need to pay for parking but don’t have coins or notes in small denominations? Or had an old note that the machine kept reject...

Liquid Telecom enables the use of telemedicine at the Daadab refugee camp

Richard MureithiFebruary 7, 2019

Liquid Telecom has connected the Getrudes Children’s Hospital to the Daadab refugee camp via internet. The camp which hosts about 250,000 refugees across four c...

The Chapa Dimba Nyanza region finals to be played this weekend

Richard MureithiFebruary 6, 2019

The finals for the Nyanza region Chapa Dimba tournament are set to go down this weekend at the Moi Stadium in Kisumu City. The matches will see new winners crow...

Safaricom partners with NEMA in wetlands conservation drive

Richard MureithiJanuary 31, 2019

Safaricom has announced a partnership with the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), Wetlands International and other stakeholders. This is in a bid...

Mauritius Commercial Bank Group has opened a representative office in Nairobi

Richard MureithiJanuary 31, 2019

MCB Group a financial holding company from Mauritius has opened a representative office in Nairobi. The Group which operates the oldest bank in Mauritius, the M...

The NIC and CBA Bank merger to happen through a share swap

Richard MureithiJanuary 31, 2019

NIC and the Commercial Bank of Africa which are expected to merge held a joint press conference this morning in which they announced that discussions are still ...

Isuzu East Africa partners with Co-op Bank to provide asset finance for SME’s

Richard MureithiJanuary 31, 2019

Isuzu East Africa has announced a partnership with Co-operative Bank of Kenya which will see SME’s get access to 95% financing towards the purchase of commercia...

Safaricom to sponsor 100 needy students via its High School Scholarship Programme

Richard MureithiJanuary 24, 2019

Safaricom has today announced the launch of a high school scholarship programme which targets to sponsor 100 students at over 90 schools across the country. The...

The French Development Agency invests Ksh. 150 Million into M-tiba

Richard MureithiJanuary 23, 2019

The French Development Agency (AFD) has invested an amount of Ksh. 150 Million in M-tiba the healthcare platform. The funds will go towards growing the number ...

Sanlam Kenya to focus on growing its insurance services business in new strategy

Richard MureithiJanuary 23, 2019

Sanlam Kenya a non-bank financial services firm has outlined growth plans with a focus in its insurance business. The firm will seek to accelerate the growth of...

Safaricom launches a cyber security solution for its enterprise customers

Richard MureithiJanuary 21, 2019

The advent of technology and a higher internet penetration has made things easier and convenient for both businesses and individuals. However, this has brought ...

Safaricom’s Fuliza facility gives out loans worth over Ksh. 1 Billion in just 8 days

Richard MureithiJanuary 18, 2019

Just a few days after Safaricom launched Fuliza, it has caught on so well that it exceeded the telco's expectations. In just 8 days, it managed to acquire over...

Telkom Kenya to invest Ksh. 1 Billion in improvement and expansion of its network

Richard MureithiJanuary 17, 2019

Telkom Kenya has announced that it will invest an amount of Ksh. 1 Billion in the expansion and optimization of its 4G and 3G network. This should see an improv...

Airtel in talks for a possible buy out of Telkom Kenya

Richard MureithiJanuary 15, 2019

It appears that we are in the season of mergers and takeovers with reports indicating that Airtel has begun talks with Telkom Kenya for a possible buyout. This ...

How the Minet TSC cover has led to an improvement in the mental health of Teachers

Richard MureithiJanuary 15, 2019

Mental health can be defined as a person’s condition with regard to their psychological and emotional well-being. For an individual to function optimally, they ...

CBA in talks to acquire Jamii Bora Bank for Ksh. 1.4 Billion

Richard MureithiJanuary 14, 2019

Just a few week after the Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) and NIC merger was announced, there are now reports that CBA is in the process of acquiring Jamii Bora...

Safaricom’s overdraft facility, Fuliza now goes live after getting CBK approval

Richard MureithiJanuary 10, 2019

Ever been in a situation whereby you bought say groceries in the supermarket but when It came time to pay via Mpesa, you get that annoying insufficient balance ...

Safaricom to fund deserving community projects with new CSR initiative

Richard MureithiJanuary 9, 2019

Safaricom has today announced the launch of Ndoto Zetu, an initiative aimed at transforming the lives of communities across the country for the better. Interest...

Applications to the 2019 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme are now open

Richard MureithiJanuary 2, 2019

The TEF Entrepreneurship Programme is now accepting applications for its 5th cohort until March 1 2019. The programme is an initiative of the Tony Elumelu Found...

Showmax is now available on the DStv Explora in Kenya

Richard MureithiDecember 18, 2018

DStv customers in Kenya can now be able to watch Showmax through their DStv Explore. For it to stream Showmax, the Explora has to be connected to the internet. ...

How the Minet Kenya medical cover has led to an improvement in the welfare of teachers

Richard MureithiDecember 10, 2018

Medical care in this our beloved country is very expensive, this is due to the fact that a majority of public hospitals have been neglected hence the preferenc...

CEO Fridays: CEO John Tanui on Konza City as the future of innovation and technology in Kenya

Richard MureithiDecember 7, 2018

The Konza Technology City is a technology hub that is being built by the Kenyan government in Konza about 60 Kilometers from Nairobi. Konza city is managed by ...

Commercial Bank of Africa in talks to merge with the NIC Group Plc

Richard MureithiDecember 7, 2018

The NIC Group Plc and Commercial Bank of Africa yesterday announced that their directors had commenced discussions regarding potential merger of the two ba...

11 High School scholarships that you can apply for

Richard MureithiDecember 3, 2018

Sitting for KCPE exams is usually a high point for your children and a proud moment for your as a parent. However, the transition to High School may be out of y...

UBA Kenya registers a 262% rise in pre tax profit to Ksh. 52.2 Million

Richard MureithiNovember 30, 2018

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Kenya, has today reported a 262% rise in profit before tax to Ksh. 52.2 Million for the period ended September 2018. This is up fro...

Housing Finance Group reports a 9 month pre tax loss of Ksh. 325 Million

Richard MureithiNovember 30, 2018

The Housing Finance Group yesterday reported a pre-tax loss of Ksh. 325 Million for the period ending 30th September 2018. This is as compared to Ksh. 231 Milli...

Dr. Katherine Getao is the new ICT Authority CEO

Richard MureithiNovember 13, 2018

Dr. Katherine Getao has been appointed as the new ICT Authority CEO. She takes over from John Sergon who has been serving in that position as acting CEO. The...