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...
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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.
...
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...
SATO launches initiative to upgrade toilets in 24 schools in Kenya
SATO, a social business tackling the global sanitation and hygiene challenge, has announced that it plans to upgrade toilets in 24 schools across the country ov...
KBL launches new logo as it celebrates 100 years of existence
Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) has officially launched its new logo, as a part of the company’s centenary celebrations.
The new logo symbolizes 100 years of ...
M-PESA Foundation & Gertrude’s Hospital launch telemedicine service in Samburu County
The M-PESA Foundation and Gertrude’s Hospital Foundation have launched their telemedicine initiative, dubbed Daktari Smart, in Samburu County.
The initiative...
Huawei showcases new mobile innovations at Mobile World Congress 2022
HUAWEI Mobile Services (HMS) showcased a range of innovations at the MWC 2022 that was hosted in Barcelona, Spain from 28 February to 3 March. They included a r...
Safaricom’s M-PESA App & Blaze DigiTruck win at the Global Mobile Awards
Kenyan telecommunication company, Safaricom, has won 2 Global Mobile Awards at the Mobile World Congress 2022 (MWC 2022).
Safaricom won a Global Mobile Award...
Stanbic registers increased Ksh. 7.2B net profit for FY 2021
Stanbic Holdings has announced that it has registered a profit after tax of Ksh. 7.2 billion for the year ended 31 December 2021. This represents a 39% increase...
Penda Health & Phillips Foundation to offer X-Ray and ultrasound services to Kenyans
Penda Health has partnered with the Phillips Foundation in offering X-ray and ultrasound services to Penda’s over 250,000 patients every year.
The new servi...
realme expands offering with the launch of GT 2 Series smartphones
realme has unveiled the premium GT 2 Series smarp at the Mobile World Conference (MWC) 2022. The range of devices include the Realme GT 2 and the Realme GT 2 Pr...
EABL half year net profit grows to an impressive Ksh. 8.7 billion
East African Breweries PLC (EABL) has announced that it has reported a Ksh. 8.7 billion net profit for the half year ended 31st December 2021. This is an improv...
12 practical steps for buying land in Kenya
Buying land in Kenya has many hurdles including the chance of being conned because of t he various processes that are involved. Brokers are sometimes involved i...
James Wamathai
Wamathai is an entrepreneur, digital marketer and online publisher. His email address is: w@hapakenya.com.