Oppo Reno 7 review; a phone with big ambitions
Phone manufacturer Oppo announced the Kenyan launch of the new Oppo flagship phones, part of the Oppo range, yesterday at a virtual event.
The newest additio...
James Wamathai
Kenya Airways resumes weekly flights to Madagascar
Kenya Airways (KQ) has announced that it has resumed flights to Madagascar effective today, 25th April 2022. KQ will operate the direct flight 3 times weekly fr...
Huawei Mobile launches its B2B product portfolio in partnership with Mitsumi
Huawei Mobile Kenya has appointed Mitsumi Kenya as the distributor of its Business to Business Product Portfolio in the East African Market.
Huawei has launc...
King Kaka unveiled as the Itel Kenya Brand Ambassador
Itel Kenya has announced that it has appointed celebrated Kenyan musician, King Kaka, as their official brand ambassador for the Kenyan market.
itel Kenya’s...
Tata Chemicals launches water bowser in Magadi to benefit residents
Tata Chemicals Magadi has purchased a new water bowser to provide water to the local community residents in Magadi. The water bowser has an improved capacity of...
Infinix launches the Infinix Wallet in partnership with PalmPay
Infinix has announced that it has launched the Infinix Wallet, a digital wallet app that integrates financial services and various payment services. The app was...
The POCO M4 Pro smartphone has been launched in Kenya at Ksh 24,999
Technology company POCO has announced the launch of its latest smartphone, the POCO M4 Pro in the Kenyan market.
POCO M4 Pro is powered by the MediaTek Helio...
The best international series to watch on Showmax this April
Showmax offers viewers a wide range of entertainment content from movies, to series and TV shows that you can stream on demand on the platform.
This Apri...
Infinix ZERO 5G is now available in Kenya on Pre-order for Ksh. 32,999
Infinix has today launched its first 5G smartphone, the Infinix Zero 5G. The phone will be available on pre-order in Kenya on pre-order online at Xpark.com.
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Legally Chubby & TK Lyon among winners in Tusker Nexters competition in Kisumu
The Tusker Nexters Lake region auditions came to a close with three musical talents, and four eSports players selected to represent the region at the national f...
Canon appoints Copy Cat Group as a distributor for its products in Kenya
Canon Central and North Africa has today announced that it has appointed Copy Cat group as an authorized distributor for its products in Kenya. The two companie...
Kenya’s Michelle Angawa among winners of the Future Africa Grant for Extended Reality Creators
Michelle Angawa, a film editor XR creator from Kenya, has been announced as one of the finalists of the Future Africa: Telling Stories, Building Worlds program ...
Canon partners with Ishara Mara to launch a Canon Experience Centre in Maasai Mara
Canon has announced that it has launched a Canon Experience Centre in Kenya in partnership with Ishara Mara.
The centre is located at Ishara, a luxury tente...
Kenya’s Voline Ogutu among winners in the Netflix African Folktales, Re-imagined competition
Kenya's Voline Ogutu has been announced as one of the six winners in the UNESCO and Netflix African Folktales, Re-imagined competition.
Each winner will rece...
KBL’s Tusker Nexters Competition begins with Meru leg
Michael Ndegwa, Peter Wakahiu & Kelvin Chebet were among seven winners of the Tusker Nexters Regional Finals in Meru ASK Showground. The seven will now trav...
Food startup Kune begins commercial operations, launches app
Kenyan based food startup, Kune, has announced that it has officially began commercial operations with four meal hubs located in strategic locations in Nairobi....
Ministry of Environment & Kenya Prisons partner to produce 12.5 million tree seedlings
The Ministry of Environment and Forestry has signed an MOU with the State Department of Correctional Services to collaborate in the production of 12.5 million s...
JKIA & Moi International Airport win the 2021 ACI Best Airport in Africa Award
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and Moi International Airport (MIA) has won awards in the ACI Best Airports Awards for the second year running.
Ai...
Third leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour to be at Muthaiga Golf Club this weekend
The third leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour will take place at the Muthaiga Golf Club this weekend, March 12 to March 13, 2022. The tournament has attracted over 2...
Safaricom M-PESA hits 30 million active customers mark as it celebrates 15 years of existence
Safaricom has announced that M-PESA now has over 30 million customers using the mobile money service every month in Kenya.
The milestone comes a few days aft...
KCB Foundation invests Ksh. 5 million in the conservation of Tana River
The KCB Foundation has announced its support for the conservation of Tana River and has made an initial investment of Ksh. 5 million.
The KCB Foundation has ...
IFC to invest Ksh. 228M in supporting tech startups & women entrepreneurs in East Africa
IFC has today announced that it will invest Ksh. 228 million (USD 2 million) to support tech startups and women entrepreneurs in East Africa.
IFC will invest...
New mini-series, PAA – Born To Fly, to showcase the lives on 3 teenage girls in Kenya
SKY Girls Kenya have launched a 6 part teen mini-series, PAA – Born To Fly, that will be debut on their YouTube channel and on Citizen TV starting this Sunday,...
Government waives license fees for Boda Boda operators as it reforms the sector
The Government has announced that it has waived license fees for Boda Boda operators in the country. The new developments were announced by Cabinet Secretary fo...
Nigerian musician, Fave, joins the Spotify EQUAL Music Programme
Spotify has announced Fave as the EQUAL Africa ambassador of the month. This announcement comes off the back of Fave’s popularity since the release of her hit s...
BasiGo launches electric bus pilot with CitiHoppa & East Shuttle; Opens reservations for orders
BasiGo has today flagged off the first electric buses in the country for passenger use in partnership with CitiHoppa and East Shuttle transport companies.
Ba...
Kenya’s Agrotech+ among winners in the Africa AgTech & Inclusive Insurance Challenge 2022
Kenya's agritech startup Agrotech+, has been named among winners in the Africa AgTech & Inclusive Insurance Challenge 2022 by the Global Index Insurance Fac...
Unity Homes launches third housing project at Tatu City; targeting to build 1,200 houses
Unity Homes has announced that it has launched its third housing project at Tatu City and it plans to build 1,200 houses.
Unity Homes plans to accelerate th...
Lipa Later to give new mums at the company 6 months fully paid maternity leave
Lipa Later has announced it will be offering all new mums at the company 6 month paid maternity leave effective April 1st 2022. Lipa Later announced the benefit...
Kenya Airways to suspend flights to Cameroon as it reviews flight routes & frequency
Kenya Airways (KQ) has announced that it has reviewed the routes it flies to as part of its recovery plans. The route network review will affect several routes ...
EABL & Tusker launch campaign to celebrate 100 years of existence
East African Breweries Plc (EABL), and its flagship brand Tusker, have launched a year long campaign to celebrate 100 years of existence across East Africa.
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Tusker Malt & The Kenya Conservatoire of Music partnership to celebrate women in music
Premium beer brand Tusker Malt partnered with The Kenya Conservatoire of Music to celebrate women in music through the International Women's Day Concert Series ...
Equity launches Ksh. 678B stimulus package to accelerate economic recovery in Eastern & Central Africa
Equity Group has announced that it launched a Ksh. 678 billion stimulus package to accelerate economic recovery in Eastern & Central Africa.
The stimulus...
The best international TV shows & movies to watch on Showmax in March
Showmax offers viewers a wide range of entertainment content from movies, to series and TV shows that you can stream on demand on the platform.
This March, S...
Smile Train & KEMRI urges medical professionals to conduct more research on cleft in East Africa
Smile Train, and Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) have urged healthcare professionals to conduct more research on cleft in East Africa.
Smile Train P...
Stanbic opens new branch in Kisumu & promises to contribute to the growth of the County
Stanbic Bank Kenya has opened a new branch in Kisumu and has also signed an MOU with the County Government of Kisumu in a bid to contribute to the growth and de...
Lipa Later donates Crevit Mulier Fund to support victims of sexual & gender based violence
Lipa Later has made a donation to the Crevit Mulier Fund, a subsidiary of Crevit Mulier & Co, to support victims of sexual & gender based violence (SGBV...
KBL launches low alcohol content, WhiteCap Crisp beer, to target new customers
Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) has new low alcohol beer, WhiteCap Crisp, to target new customers. The new beer is a variant of the popular WhiteCap Lager beer. ...
Glovo launches competition for tech startups in Kenya
Glovo, Ashoka Africa and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) have partnered to launch a competition for tech startups in Kenya. The competition will target early stag...
Kenya’s rich plan to acquire new nationalities to access more investment opportunities
Rich people in Kenya are planning to acquire new nationalities as part of their investment activities according to a report by Knight Frank.
Apparently, just...
KCB Foundation invests Ksh. 14.6M in livestock tracking project in Taita Taveta
KCB Foundation has launch a Livestock Identification and Tracking System (LITS) programme in Taita Taveta County. The programme will benefit farmers in the area...
Huawei computers get the Super Device feature via the new control panel
Huawei has announced the global roll out of the Super Device feature for Smart Office, a new solution that greatly enhances cross device connectivity in support...
James Wamathai
Wamathai is an entrepreneur, digital marketer and online publisher. His email address is: w@hapakenya.com.