PwC Kenya has urged taxpayers to comply with the Finance Act 2020 on Digital Service Tax (DST) that introduced a tax of 1.5% of the gross transactional value ef...
Two of Equity Group subsidiaries, Equity Bank Uganda and Equity Bank South Sudan have recorded 84% and 62% in Profit After Tax respectively, even amid the ongoi...
Ajua, a Customer Experience Management solution for businesses in Africa, has acquired WayaWaya, an Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning company.
W...
Uber has launched electric boda bodas and bicycles for drivers on UberBoda, Uber Connect and Uber Eats in Kenya. This new development is a first for Uber in Sub...
Nation Media Group has registered a drastic decline in net profit for the year that ended on 31st December 2020. The Group's net profit dropped to Ksh. 48 milli...
Standard Chartered Bank has launched the Women in Tech Access to Capital initiative. It is aimed at increasing women’s participation in business. The initiative...
Keroche breweries has launched the Vienna Ice Strong Lager with a 10% alcohol content. The company has exuded confidence in the new drink which it says will gen...
Digital mobile money lenders will have up to 6 months to be licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). This will happen if Parliament passes a Bill proposing ...
The GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition is back for the third year, to inspire agrifood entrepreneurs in Africa to use their energy creativity to solve probl...
Agricultural firm, Kakuzi, has welcomed a global release report issued by the Ethical Trade Initiative (ETI) acknowledging its commitments on labour rights.
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The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has announced the signing of an agreement with E4Impact Foundation, an Italian organization, to provide support to Kenyan financ...
Birimian, the first investment company dedicated exclusively to African luxury and premium heritage brands, has launched in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa. The comp...
Yebeltal Getachew (YG) has been appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer of Twiga East Africa, effective 3rd May 2021.
YG will lead the commercia...
Retail store chain, Carrefour, has received an order to revise all its agreements with about 700 suppliers within a month after a tribunal found it has been exp...
Stanbic Bank and Stanbic Kenya Foundation have signed an MoU with the Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development in a bid to support Kenya’...
Canon’s Miraisha Program has selected 10 young storytellers from the Mathare community in Kenya to receive a scholarship at KCA University, in a bid to help the...
Civil society group, Muslims for Human Rights (Muhuri) has challenged the exclusive use of Safaricom's MPESA for payment of toll charges at the Likoni ferry cro...
Nation Media Group's Group Editorial Director, Mutuma Mathiu, has announced 7 senior appointments in the Editorial Department. The new appointments are aimed at...
RUBiS Energy Kenya has today launched Ultra Tec, its first additivized fuel that is set to
revolutionize fuel and engine performance for Kenyan motorists.
U...
Equity Group has for the first time in history handled less than half of its transaction value within its branches, accounting for only 37.4% of such value with...
The Basketball Africa League (BAL) and New Fortress Energy (NFE), have announced a multiyear partnership that makes NFE a Founding Partner and the Official Ener...
Unity Homes, a developer of residential communities, has sold out Unity West, the first phase of the Ksh. 6 billion apartment development. The sale comes less t...
East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has appointed Ednah Otieno, the current HR Director for East Africa, as Human Resources Director for Diageo in Great Brita...
Visa, a leading global payments technology company, has announced a new global commitment to reach net-zero emissions by 2040. The company also announced its ac...
Motor distributor Toyota Kenya has launched the Urban Cruiser in the Kenyan market, the latest SUV in the Toyota Kenya product line-up. The Urban Cruiser will s...
Tea farmers will once again hold elections to select (Kenya Tea Development Agency) KTDA directors, following the nullification of the fraudulent election of KT...
East Africa’s online jobs platform, BrighterMonday Kenya, has launched a campaign to help address hiring challenges that Small and Micro Enterprises (SMEs) are ...
The Absa Group Board and the Group Chief Executive, Daniel Mminele has announced the latter's exit as a director and Group Chief Executive. Mr. Mminele will be ...
Ericsson has launched its Graduate Program in Kenya with several graduates enrolled in 2020 and several more expected in 2021. The program aims to grow the tech...
Bolt, a taxi hailing app, has officially announced the appointment of Edgar Kipng'etich Kitur as the Country Manager for Bolt Food in Kenya.
Bolt recently la...
Amitruck, and Sky.Garden have partnered to form an end-to-end digital chain for goods pick-up and deliveries. The collaboration between the two tech start-up co...
Vodacom Tanzania has partnered with East African insurance group, Britam, to launch VodaBima. VodaBima is a micro insurance platform accessible on Vodacom’s M-P...
UNICEF has launched the 2021 cohort of the UNICEF StartUp Lab, a co-creation space and incubator. The incubator engages young startups in the development of inn...
These days, the internet has made it easier than ever before to connect with people around the world. For consumers, this has transformed the way people view sh...
HEVA Fund, in collaboration with Agence Française de Développement (AFD), has opened the round 2 of its Growth Fund facility for creative businesses.
Startin...
Andela, a global talent network company, has announced the global expansion of their engineering talent. Andela plans to expand into new regions to allow its cl...
The High Court in Machakos has granted an injunction against the implementation of the Minimum Tax. The case was filed in Machakos by Kitengela Bar Owners Assoc...
LG Electronics (LG) has been recognized for its superior consumer and industrial design, bagging 31 product design accolades in this year’s Red Dot Awards. The ...
Insurance and investment firm, CIC Group, has been emerged top as the winner of the Decade of Excellence Insurance Kenya 2021 Award during the 2021 Global Banki...
CDC Group, the United Kingdom's development finance institution and impact investor, has launched the Access Insights Platform (AIP). AIP is an open-source data...
Techbuild.africa, a pan-African digital news and information platform, has instituted a pan-African advisory board comprising Sheilah Birgen (Kenya), Lanre Basa...
The Kenya Private Sector Alliance and The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business have announced a collaboration to promote, support and facilitate bilateral trade an...
