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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Competition Authority has approved the takeover of Gulf Energy by Kenol Kobil

Samson NderiFebruary 26, 2020

The Competition Authority of Kenya has approved the takeover of Gulf Energy by Kenol Kobil albeit with some conditions. As per the Competition Authority, Ken...

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Absa Bank Kenya announces a Ksh. 10 Billion fund for women entrepreneurs during SheTradesKE event

Samson NderiFebruary 25, 2020

Absa Bank Kenya has announced a Ksh. 10 Billion fund to loan to women-owned small and medium enterprises over the next five years as part of the new customer va...

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Safaricom joins the Valuable 500 Disability Inclusion movement

Samson NderiFebruary 24, 2020

Safaricom has joined the Valuable 500, a movement that brings together CEO’s responsible for huge organisations to put disability inclusion on the global busine...

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Equity Bank card holders to get a 20% discount on select Kenya Airways flights

Samson NderiFebruary 24, 2020

Equity Bank and Kenya Airways have announced an extension of their discounted partnership for all Equity card customers that will see them enjoy a 20% discount ...

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Beijing Raiders and Dagoretti Mixed emerge as the Nairobi Chapa Dimba champions

Samson NderiFebruary 24, 2020

Beijing Raiders and Dagoretti Mixed were crowned the winners of the Chapa Dimba na Safaricom Nairobi region finals in an action packed weekend. During the ma...

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Deadline for the acquisition of the Second Generation e-Passport pushed to March 2021

Samson NderiFebruary 24, 2020

The Ministry of Interior has today announced that it has extended the deadline for the use of the old Kenyan passport to March 1, 2021. This happens to be the s...

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DJ Angelo launches Reloop DJ School and equipment in the Kenyan market

Samson NderiFebruary 21, 2020

DJ Angelo a Berlin based DJ has launched the Reloop DJ Development Centre and DJ equipment into the Kenyan market. DJ Angelo is the Reloop Brand Ambassador. ...

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Barclays Bank has officially rebranded to Absa Bank Kenya and changed its ticker at the NSE

Samson NderiFebruary 19, 2020

Absa Bank Kenya has completed its transition from Barclays Bank with the official changed of its stock ticker to Absa from BBK.  The bank’s shares had been susp...

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Jamuhuri High School to host the Chapa Dimba Nairobi region finals this weekend

Samson NderiFebruary 19, 2020

Eight teams will this weekend battle it out to be crowned Nairobi champions in the ongoing Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom youth tournament. The capital city’s regiona...

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Opera installs servers in Mombasa to make your browsing 4 times faster

Samson NderiFebruary 18, 2020

Opera has announced the successful installation of its new local servers in Mombasa, Kenya. These servers significantly increase browsing speed up to four times...

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Safaricom introduces 0110 and 0111 prefix numbers

Samson NderiFebruary 18, 2020

Safaricom has today announced the introduction of SIM cards with the 0110 and 0111 prefixes at all Safaricom Shops and Dealer Outlets countrywide. The new-pr...

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CBK is calling out for applications to their internship program

Samson NderiFebruary 18, 2020

The Central Bank of Kenya has announced that it is calling out for applications to their internship program. According to the bank, the internship program is...

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You can now trade Government T-bills and bonds on the Standard Chartered mobile app

Samson NderiFebruary 17, 2020

Standard Chartered Bank Kenya has launched a feature that allows one to trade T-bills and  bonds exclusively through mobile phone. Through the SC Mobile App ...

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Communication Authority partners with Google to launch COP booklet and website during Safer Internet Day celebrations

Samson NderiFebruary 14, 2020

The Communications Authority has partnered with Google Africa to launch a  booklet that teaches families and teachers how to keep their kids safe on the online ...

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Upfield, owners of the Blueband brand, unveil a new range of products

Samson NderiFebruary 10, 2020

Upfield, which is the number one producer of plant-based spreads globally has announced its ownership of the Blue Band margarine spread. At the same time, it in...

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Isiolo Starlets and Tumaini School emerge as the winners of the Chapa Dimba Eastern Region finals

Samson NderiFebruary 10, 2020

Isiolo Starlets and Tumaini School from Makueni emerged as the new Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom Eastern Region champions in matches held at the Kenyatta Stadium, Ma...

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Safaricom Foundation launches phase two of the Ndoto Zetu initiative

Samson NderiFebruary 6, 2020

Safaricom Foundation has launched the second phase of Ndoto Zetu, an initiative that aims to positively transform lives of communities across Kenya. Ndoto Ze...

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Banks need to use technology to drive customer growth according to Microsoft

Samson NderiFebruary 5, 2020

During the just concluded 2nd Annual Africa Banking & Finance Innovation Summit that was held in Nairobi. Microsoft which was one of the sponsors of the eve...

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Taxi hailing apps to pay Ksh. 500,000 as licensing fees in Kenya in proposed regulations

Samson NderiFebruary 5, 2020

The Transport Ministry headed by CS James Macharia has released a new set of proposed regulations for taxi hailing apps like Uber and Bolt. Under the propose...

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Eabl reports a half year profit after tax of Ksh. 7.2 Billion

Samson NderiFebruary 1, 2020

East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has announced a pre-tax profit of Kshs 7.2 Billion during the half-year ending 31 December 2019, this was a 9% growth from...

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Kenya Airways suspends flights to Guangzhou in China due to Coronavirus

Samson NderiJanuary 31, 2020

Kenya Airways the national carrier has finally bowed to pressure and in a statement suspended flights to Guangzhou in China due to the risk of the deadly corona...

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Airtel Africa reports a Ksh. 33.1 Billion profit after tax for the period ended 31 December 2019

Samson NderiJanuary 31, 2020

Airtel Africa has reported a Ksh. 33.1 Billion profit after tax for the period ended 31st December 2019, this is a 2% decline from the previous year when they r...

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Kenya’s economy to grow the slowest in East Africa according to Stanchart economic outlook report

Samson NderiJanuary 31, 2020

The Standard Chartered bank has released an East Africa Economic Outlook report for 2020. According to the report, recovery in the two largest economies, will s...

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JamboJet has launched Shukrani a new product that allows group bookings

Samson NderiJanuary 30, 2020

JamboJet the low cost carrier has introduced a new product named Shukrani that will allow group bookings targeting senior citizens, students, chama groups, amon...

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Standard Chartered report reveals a $ 40 Billion opportunity in Kenya for helping achieve the UN SDG’s

Samson NderiJanuary 30, 2020

The Standard Chartered SDG Investment Map has indicated that there is an almost USD10 trillion (USD9.668 trillion) opportunity for private-sector investors acro...

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Equity’s rise from a building society to a multinational

Samson NderiJanuary 30, 2020

The Equity story has to be among the best success stories to have come out of our country. Basically, how the institution rose from a building society that almo...

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Sendy raises Ksh. 2.9 Billion in a Series B round of funding

Samson NderiJanuary 29, 2020

Sendy, a logistics platform that connects clients to connects drivers and vehicles for goods delivery, has raised  $29 million in a Series B round of funding le...

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CBK assures Kenyans that era of high interest rates will not make a comeback

Samson NderiJanuary 29, 2020

For a long time, Kenyans had complained about the high interest rates that were being charged by banks. This led to the introduction of the rate caps in Septemb...

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