Nordic Microfinance Initiative rebrands to Abler Nordic

Samson NderiMarch 1, 2023

Nordic Microfinance Initiative, a public-private partnership investing in financial inclusion companies globally, has now rebranded to Abler Nordic. The new ...

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Fly 748 halts domestic flights in Kenya

Samson NderiMarch 1, 2023

Budget airline, Fly 748, has announced that it has suspended operating domestic flights in Kenya effective 1st March 2023. The company, which trades as 748 ...

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Gertrude’s Hospital to raise Ksh.15 million for early cancer diagnosis & treatment in children

Samson NderiMarch 1, 2023

Gertrude's Children's Hospital has announced its 2nd Annual Cancer Walk event, that aims to raise Ksh. 15 million to improve early cancer diagnosis and treatmen...

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Third AmCham Business Summit to be hosted in Nairobi on March 29-30

Samson NderiMarch 1, 2023

The third edition of the AmCham Business Summit will be held on 29-30 March 2023, in Nairobi, Kenya. The event is a U.S. – East Africa trade and investment foru...

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Ministry of Trade & Council of Governors tour Tatu City in benchmarking exercise

Samson NderiFebruary 24, 2023

Government officials recently toured Tatu City to review the success of Kenya’s first operational Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Tatu City hosted the Ministry of ...

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Airtel Kenya introduces eSIM service on its network

Samson NderiFebruary 23, 2023

Airtel Kenya has announced the launch of eSIM (embedded SIM), a digital SIM that enables customers to access same functionality as someone using a physical SIM....

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Travel from Kenya to Vietnam: Tips and important information!

Samson NderiFebruary 21, 2023

When you travel to a new place, you must know all the information you need to travel and be at ease. Unfortunately, travelers often worry about their trip until...

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Football players with Kenyan heritage that have played in La Liga

Samson NderiFebruary 20, 2023

Top La Liga Players with Kenyan Heritage La Liga is Spain’s top professional football league and home to some of the best football players - many of which come...

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Huawei to focus on rolling out solar lighting and powering solutions to customers

Samson NderiFebruary 18, 2023

Huawei technologies is deepening its focus on home solar uptake as it pursues the residential solar strategy that will see more homes light up using off-grid el...

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Boomerang Africa to rebrand to Cartoonito Africa from March 25

Samson NderiFebruary 18, 2023

Boomerang Africa will rebrand becomes Cartoonito Africa in English-speaking African countries on March 25. The channel will retain its popular shows. Long-t...

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Creatives & students urged to take advantage of opportunities at the Goethe-Institut

Samson NderiFebruary 18, 2023

Creatives and students have been urged to capitalize on all available opportunities at the Goethe-Institut to engage in cultural exchange, educational programs,...

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Safaricom hosts its first ever investor forum

Samson NderiFebruary 17, 2023

Safaricom recently hosted its inaugural investors forum where investors & other stakeholders engaged with senior leadership of the company, and its subsidia...

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Samsung launched new air purification filter technology for its air conditioners

Samson NderiFebruary 17, 2023

Samsung Electronics has introduced a new air filter technology that simultaneously collects particulate matter (PM) and decomposes Volatile Organic Compounds (V...

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SC Ventures & Yabx partner to expand access to financial services in Africa

Samson NderiFebruary 17, 2023

SC Ventures has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Yabx BV to to expand access to financial services in Africa. SC Ventures is Standard Char...

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Microsoft ADC partners with Universities to make tech courses more relevant to industry needs

Samson NderiFebruary 17, 2023

Microsoft ADC (Africa Development Centre) has announced a partnership with Kenyan technology universities to review their curriculums and make them more relevan...

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Safaricom Foundation donates medical equipment to hospitals in Uasin Gishu & Taita Taveta

Samson NderiFebruary 17, 2023

Safaricom Foundation, through its Ndoto Zetu initiative, has donated medical equipment to four health centres in Uasin Gishu and Taita Taveta counties. This is ...

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Glovo & Nairobi County partner to grow and empower SMEs

Samson NderiFebruary 17, 2023

Glovo and Nairobi County has signed an MOU to support and empower Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) operating within Nairobi. The company also pledged to acti...

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I&M Bank removes charges for mobile money transfers to & from M-PESA and Airtel Money

Samson NderiFebruary 17, 2023

I&M Bank has announced a waiver of all transaction charges for mobile money transfers, through its digital banking platform I&M On The Go (OTG), to mobile money...

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Solar company, Qotto, receives Euro 8 million in funding to expand to more markets

Samson NderiFebruary 17, 2023

Qotto has announced that it has raised Euro 8 million in a Series A funding round that was led by IBL group. The Off-Grid Energy Access Fund (FEI-OGEF) and Cord...

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Tecno launches exclusive club for its Phantom X2 series customers

Samson NderiFebruary 14, 2023

Tecno Mobile’s sub-brand, Phantom, has announced an exclusive club for their customers. The first one was hosted at the Fifteen Rooftop at Curve by Park Hotel i...

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Zodiac signs predicting gambling success in 2023

Samson NderiFebruary 9, 2023

According to forecasts of gamblinghoroscope.com, 2023 will be the best year for gambling. This is not true for all zodiac signs. You must be cautious not to fal...

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JW Marriott set to open hotel at GTC towards the end of 2023

Samson NderiFebruary 7, 2023

The Nairobi Global Trade Centre (GTC) has indicated that the Executive Residences are now ready for occupation. Also, both the Office Tower and Retail zones ...

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TotalEnergies 232nd petrol station opened in Ruiru in expansion drive

Samson NderiFebruary 7, 2023

TotalEnergies Marketing Kenya has launched its 232nd service station in a bid to expand its footprint in the energy market. The new petrol station is located...

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Formula 1 2023 race calendar, Sprint Weekends & driver line-up

Samson NderiFebruary 7, 2023

A record 24 race calendar was announced for the 2023 Formula 1 season. This included the addition of the Las Vegas Grand Prix and the return of the Chinese Gran...

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UAE to allow visitors to extend validity of visas for 60 days

Samson NderiFebruary 7, 2023

UAE (The United Arab Emirates) has announced the launch of a new service that allows visitors to extend the validity of all types of visas issued to them for 60...

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Saudi Arabia introduces a free 4 day transit visa

Samson NderiFebruary 6, 2023

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced that it has launched a new and free transit visa, for passengers with a stop-over in the country. To be eligible for t...

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WHO updates list of emergency medication needed in case of nuclear war

Samson NderiFebruary 6, 2023

The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its list of medication that should be stockpiled for radiological and nuclear emergencies. The stockpiles includ...

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Emerging African musicians to watch in 2023

Samson NderiFebruary 6, 2023

Spotify has crunched data and has come up with a list of African musicians that music fans should watch out for in 2023. The list by Spotify contains musicia...

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Kakuzi to participate in the FRUIT LOGISTICA trade show to market its avocados

Samson NderiFebruary 6, 2023

Kakuzi Plc has announced that it will participate in the upcoming FRUIT LOGISTICA trade show that will held in Berlin, Germany. Their participation at the trade...

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Naomi Wafula to play at Amundi German Masters after stellar performance at Magical Kenya Ladies Open

Samson NderiFebruary 6, 2023

Safaricom sponsored Kenyan Golfer Naomi Wafula has received an invite to play at the Amundi German Masters in June this year. The invite came as a result of ...

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Tecno donates computers to Bosco Children’s Home

Samson NderiFebruary 6, 2023

Tecno Mobile has announced that it has donated laptops, dried food stuffs and stationery to Bosco Children’s Home. The home integrates marginalized children in ...

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14 best international TV shows to stream on Showmax this February

Samson NderiFebruary 6, 2023

This February, streaming service Showmax, has various international TV shows that you can watch on the platform. They include the 1st seasons of The Last Of Us,...

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KCB Foundation to invest Ksh. 700 million to support the 2023 Scholarship Class

Samson NderiFebruary 6, 2023

KCB Group has announced that it will invest Ksh. 700 million to support the 2023 scholarships cohort through secondary and tertiary education. Through the KC...

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Showmax to invest in 10 films from first-time African filmmakers; call for applications open

Samson NderiFebruary 6, 2023

Showmax has announced its intention to invest in 10 films from first time African filmmakers from Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. This new developmen...

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Safaricom Foundation donates Ksh. 1.7M in furniture to schools in Kiambu, Nyeri & Kirinyaga

Samson NderiFebruary 6, 2023

Safaricom Foundation, through its Ndoto Zetu Initiative, has donated Ksh. 1.7 million worth of furniture to schools in the Mt. Kenya region. The schools are ...

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How to win free air tickets to Hong Kong from March 1

Samson NderiFebruary 6, 2023

Hong Kong has announced the World of Winners campaign that it will give away free 500,000 air tickets to travellers. Hong Kong is hoping to use the campaign to ...

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Grammy Awards 2023: Full list of winners

Samson NderiFebruary 6, 2023

The Grammy Awards 2023 winners have been announced and the host of winners include newcomers but many of them are old names we all know and love. US musician...

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MATZA Edgelands to host exhibition on digital technology in Mukuru Lunga Lunga on Febr 10-28

Samson NderiFebruary 2, 2023

MATZA Edgelands has announced that the Nairobi edition of DIGITAL INFORMALITIES, will be held on January 23 to February 10 in Mukuru Lunga Lunga. Thereafter, th...

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Tecno Phantom X2 Pro review

Samson NderiFebruary 2, 2023

Tecno recently launched the Phantom X2 series in Kenya, that includes the Tecno Phantom X2 and the Tecno Phantom X2 Pro. The Phantom sub-brand is Tecno's att...

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Tecno Phantom X2 now on sale in Kenya at Ksh. 82,999

Samson NderiJanuary 19, 2023

Tecno has announced that their latest devices in the Phantom series, the Tecno Phantom X2 and Phantom X2 Pro, are now available for sale in the Kenyan market. T...

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Jambojet, changing the lives of pupils at Our Lady of Nazareth Primary School in Mukuru Kwa Njenga

Samson NderiJanuary 11, 2023

Towards the end of last year, I had the privilege of joining Jambojet in distributing food to pupils at the Our Lady of Nazareth Primary School deep in the Muku...

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Eliud Kipchoge announced as the Tecno Phantom X2 series brand ambassador

Samson NderiJanuary 6, 2023

Tecno has announced Eliud Kipchoge EGH as the brand ambassador for its upcoming flagship model PHANTOM X2 series at an event held at Global Trade Centre. Tec...

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