Absa Bank penalized by the CBK for flagged forex trades

Samson NderiApril 9, 2020

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has taken regulatory action against Absa Bank Kenya due foreign exchange trades that were conducted in March 2020. According ...

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Ogilvy Africa wins big at the 2020 African SABRE Awards

Samson NderiApril 8, 2020

Ogilvy Africa and its clients Equity Bank PLC, and Safaricom PLC have emerged as Platinum and Gold winners in the 2020 SABRE Awards for Africa. The agency wo...

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Visa Foundation pledges to invest Ksh. 21 Billion to support small and micro businesses

Samson NderiApril 8, 2020

The Visa Foundation has today announced a commitment to invest in two programs totaling $210 Million. This is in a bid to support small and micro businesses. ...

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Safaricom and Vodacom have completed the acquisition of the M-Pesa brand from Vodafone

Samson NderiApril 6, 2020

Safaricom and Vodacom have announced that they have completed the acquisition of the M-PESA brand, product development and support services from Vodafone throug...

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CMA allows listed companies to pay dividends without holding AGMs due to COVID-19

Samson NderiApril 4, 2020

The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has announced that it will allow listed companies on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) to pay dividends without holding ...

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Equity’s investment in fintech pays off as EazzyPay transactions hit Ksh. 15.3 Billion in 2019

Samson NderiApril 4, 2020

Over the past few years, Equity has made strategic investments in fintech with a view of increasing efficiency which has an effect on reducing costs. It is t...

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Google report shows that Kenyans are social distancing in the COVID-19 crisis

Samson NderiApril 3, 2020

Google has released a new report dubbed Community Mobility Report which uses location data from its users to show where they are during the COVID-19 crisis. ...

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Safaricom customers can now use Bonga points to pay for goods & servicesds using Bonga Points

Samson NderiApril 3, 2020

Safaricom has launched Bonga For Good, an initiative that will see customers use Bonga Points to pay for essential goods and services. The campaign has been ...

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Airtel to give subscribers bonus airtime courtesy of the 2% VAT reduction

Samson NderiApril 2, 2020

Airtel has announced that they will offer their subscribers bonus airtime. This move is as a result of the government reducing the Value Added Tax (VAT) to 14% ...

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Safaricom, Longhorn, Shupavu291 & Viusasa partner to enable digital learning for free

Samson NderiApril 2, 2020

Safaricom has partnered with Eneza Education, Longhorn Publishers and Viusasa to provide free access to educational content for primary and secondary school stu...

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SME’s with Stanbic Bank loans get relief after being offered a 3 months repayment holiday

Samson NderiApril 1, 2020

During the current economic crisis brought about by the Corona Virus, Stanbic Bank has shown leadership by offering Small and medium sized enterprises a three-m...

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Peter Ndegwa has become the first Kenyan Safaricom CEO

Samson NderiApril 1, 2020

Peter Ndegwa has taken over as the CEO of Safaricom effective today, he will be taking over from Michael Joseph the founding CEO, who has been holding the posit...

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Mshwari users get reprieve after NCBA suspends late payment fees for 30 days

Samson NderiMarch 27, 2020

The Corona Virus pandemic has led to a slowing of the economy and in some cases a total shutdown of some businesses like hotels, bars and salons. This has meant...

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Absa Bank reports net earnings of Ksh. 7.5 Billion for the period ended 31st December 2019

Samson NderiMarch 25, 2020

Absa Bank Kenya has reported a Ksh. 7.5 Billion profit after tax for  the period ended 31 December 2019. The bank’s profit was affected by costs that were as...

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YouTube to reduce its video quality standard definition for the next one month

Samson NderiMarch 25, 2020

YouTube has announced that it will be reducing its streaming quality for users around the world. This is expected to reduce the bandwidth strain as more people ...

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Microsoft to suspend optional non security Windows updates

Samson NderiMarch 25, 2020

With people around the world working from home courtesy of the Corona Virus, Microsoft has announced that it is pausing all optional non-security releases for s...

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Tuskys launches home delivery service in partnership with Sendy

Samson NderiMarch 21, 2020

Tuskys Supermarket has launched a home delivery service in partnership with Kenyan delivery platform, Sendy. Through the service customers will be able to order...

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5 things you can do during social distancing

Samson NderiMarch 18, 2020

Corona Virus has a good number of us working from home so as to prevent the spread of the disease. With a lot of free time on your hands, its easy to get bored ...

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JamboJet suspends flights to Kigali and Entebbe due to Corona Virus

Samson NderiMarch 17, 2020

JamboJet has announced the suspension of regional flights to Kigali, Rwanda and Entebbe, Uganda with immediate effect. According to the airline, the suspensi...

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Tecno Camon 15 to take awesome night shots courtesy of new TAIVOS technology

Samson NderiMarch 17, 2020

For the longest time, night shots have been the most problematic when taking pictures using a mobile phone. This is because the cameras on our phones generally ...

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Equity Afia launches its 13th clinic in Embakasi with a free medical camp

Samson NderiMarch 16, 2020

Equity Afia has opened its 13th clinic in Nairobi at the Embakasi Medical Centre, Tassia estate. As part of the launch, the medical centre will hold a free medi...

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Microsoft and Ministry of Agriculture partner to help farmers solve challenges

Samson NderiMarch 16, 2020

Microsoft and the Ministry of Agriculture have partnered in a bid to help farmers solve key challenges affecting them. This is part of Microsoft’s ongoing inves...

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The Huawei Y6s phone review

Samson NderiMarch 15, 2020

The Huawei Y6s which came out in January this year but was launched in the Kenyan market on 24th of February. The Y6s is the latest budget smartphone to be laun...

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SWVL appoints Dip Patel a former Uber CEO to head its Kenyan business

Samson NderiMarch 12, 2020

SWVL the matatu hailing app which is based in Egypt has appointed Dip Patel who is the former Uber Kenya boss to head its Kenyan operation. Dip Patel holds a...

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Facebook launches community accelerator programme to train online leaders

Samson NderiMarch 12, 2020

Facebook has launched a community accelerator programme which is meant to train leaders of communities on the platform grow their groups. In Africa, the program...

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Little partners with Truecaller to enable faster customer registration

Samson NderiMarch 11, 2020

Little Cab the taxi hailing platform has announced a partnership with Truecaller. The partnership seeks to enhance customer efficiency and safety through a fast...

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Co-op Bank is set to acquire Jamii Bora Bank

Samson NderiMarch 11, 2020

The Co-operative Bank of Kenya is set to acquire Jamii Bora Bank, in a move which will see further consolidation of the banking sector. This acquisition follows...

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Microsoft has offered a remote working solution for free with the prevalence of COVID-19

Samson NderiMarch 11, 2020

With the rapid spread of COVID-19, employers around the world including Google have resorted to asking their employees to work from home so as to avoid infectio...

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Telkom Kenya’s 36TB DARE1 fibre optic submarine cable lands in Mombasa

Samson NderiMarch 9, 2020

A 36-Terabyte undersea internet cable named Djibouti Africa Regional Express 1 (DARE 1) has landed in Mombasa. The project is a result of a partnership between ...

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Laiser Hill Academy and Wiyeta Girls emerge as the Chapa Dimba Rift region champions

Samson NderiMarch 9, 2020

Laiser Hill from Kajiado and Wiyeta Girls from West Pokot emerged as the Chapa Dimba na Safaricom Rift Valley region champions in matches played over the weeken...

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Safaricom Foundation to invest Ksh. 130 Million in TVET programme

Samson NderiMarch 9, 2020

Safaricom Foundation has announced that it intends to invest Ksh. 130 Million towards Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) with a focus on Plu...

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Chapa Dimba heads to Kericho County for Rift region finals

Samson NderiMarch 6, 2020

The Chapa Dimba na Safaricom football tournament will this weekend head to the Green Stadium in Kericho County for the Rift region finals. During the qualifi...

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Tecno Camon 15 to be unveiled with a 64 MP camera

Samson NderiMarch 6, 2020

When the Tecno Camon series of phones first came out, it had the distinction of having a good camera which soon became its selling point. With the soon to be la...

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Twitter is testing its version of stories named ‘Fleets’

Samson NderiMarch 5, 2020

Twitter has started testing its own version of stories named fleets in Brazil. The fleets are supposed to disappear within 24 hours. Once the service is up a...

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Safaricom introduces new Karibu Postpay with more minutes, data & unlimited SMS

Samson NderiMarch 3, 2020

Safaricom has launched a new Karibu PostPay plans whereby the bundled voice, data and sms do not expire. Plans will be available on a 30-day basis with any unus...

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Microsoft launches Global Social Entrepreneurship programme to empower startups

Samson NderiMarch 3, 2020

Microsoft through its Microsoft for Start-ups initiative,  has launched the Global Social Entrepreneurship programme at a plenary session of the Sankalp Africa ...

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Glovo partners with Naivas supermarkets to offer free deliveries

Samson NderiMarch 2, 2020

Glovo, a technology company that links motorcycle riders to consumers wishing to buy and deliver products, has announced partnership with Naivas Supermarkets, K...

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KenGen post Ksh. 8.17 Billion profit after tax for the half year ended 31st December 2019

Samson NderiFebruary 28, 2020

Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) has reported a Ksh. 8.17 Billion profit after tax for the half year ended 31st December 2019. The rise in p...

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British Airways targets to remove single use plastic from its flights by end of 2020

Samson NderiFebruary 28, 2020

British Airways has announced that they target to remove more than 700 tonnes of single-use plastic on board its flights in 2020. This amounts to more than a qu...

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Azuri launches Brighter Lives initiative that aims to provide jobs to women in rural areas

Samson NderiFebruary 28, 2020

Azuri Technologies, a pay-as-you-go solar home solutions for off-grid Africa, has launched its Brighter Lives Inititiative. The initiative is aimed at providing...

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Allan Kilavuka confirmed as the Kenya Airways CEO

Samson NderiFebruary 27, 2020

Kenyan airline Kenya Airways has confirmed Allan Kilavuka as the Group Managing Director & CEO effective April 1, 2020. Allan has been serving in the role in an...

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DigiFarm wins at the Global Mobile Awards

Samson NderiFebruary 26, 2020

DigiFarm, a platform for farmers has won the Best Mobile Innovation for Emerging Markets award in this year’s Global Mobile Awards (GLOMO). The platform prov...

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