SASRA begins public consultations on proposed SACCO societies levy
The SACCO Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) has begun stakeholders’ consultations on a proposed levy on the deposits of...
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KCB recognized as the Best Investment & Most Valuable Bank in Kenya by Global Finance Magazine
KCB Bank has been named the Best Investment Bank in Kenya 2022 and Most Valued Banking Brand in...
USIU-Africa introduces market-driven courses in tech & magement sciences
The United States International University-Africa (USIU) has introduced new undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate courses to meet evolving market...
Merck Foundation marks this year’s International Day of Girls & Women through its STEM program
The Merck Foundation is empowering African Women in the areas of Science and Technology through providing scholarships to...
EABC calls for fast roll out of the EAC COVID-19 pass
The Principal Secretary in the State Department of the East Africa Community, Dr. Kevit Desai, has announced that...
Anne Muraya appointed as the first woman CEO for Deloitte East Africa
Deloitte East Africa has confirmed the appointment of Anne Muraya as the incoming Deloitte East Africa CEO effective...
Stitch secures Ksh. 2.4 Billion Series A funding round to promote Africa’s fintech sector
Stitch, an API fintech company, has announced a Ksh. 2.4 billion (USD 21 million) Series A funding round...
Moringa school expands into the West African market
The Moringa School has partnered with Impact Hub Accra to see students from Ghana join the institution. Following...
Christine Onyango appointed as Director of Communications & Public affairs at KBA
The Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) has appointed Christine Onyango as Director of Communications and Public Affairs. Christine takes...
Gilad set to serenade lovebirds on Valentine’s Day at the Sarova Panafric’s Flame Tree restaurant
Gilad Millo of the Unajua hit single is set to serenade guests this Valentine’s Day, Monday 14th February at...
Upfield partners with OGGS to venture in the egg alternative market
Upfield, a plant–based food producer has announced a strategic partnership with Alternative Foods London (Alternative Foods/OGGS), a UK-based...
NBK partners with Davis & Shirtliff to offer financing for customers seeking to purchase water equipment
The National Bank of Kenya (NBK) and Davis & Shirtliff have partnered to offer sustainable credit financing to...
SEACOM to acquire Africell Uganda as it expands operations across East Africa
SEACOM, a pan-African telecommunications service provider, has announced its plans to acquire selected infrastructure assets from Africell in...
LG rolls out new XBOOM Go PL bluetooth speakers retailing as from Ksh. 8,995
LG Electronics (LG) has unveiled an all-in-one solution LG XBOOM Go PL Bluetooth speakers series available in three...
CEO Fridays: Kwaku Foh on Sycamore Capital & the Cashlet App’s admission to the CMA Regulatory Sandbox
In January this year, the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) admitted Sycamore Capital, a fintech firm, to its Regulatory...
Haskè Ventures invests in ProXalys in a bid to empower informal traders in Senegal
Haskè Ventures, a venture builder for Francophone Africa, has invested Ksh. 17,047,500 (USD 150,000) in ProXalys, a digital...
Patricia Ithau appointed as CEO of WPP Scangroup
WPP Scangroup has announced the appointment of Patricia Ithau as its Chief Executive Officer. Patricia is an accomplished...
Kenya & Tanzania post Ksh. 102.8 billion in bilateral trade
Kenya-Tanzania bilateral trade hit Ksh. 102.8 billion (USD 905.5 million) in 2021 for the period between January and...
Kenyan lawyer Noreen Kidunduhu appointed as chair of CIArb
The YMG (Young Members Group) has announced the appointment of Noreen Kidunduhu and Ana Gerdau de Borja Mercereau...
Visa Everywhere Initiative 2022 is inviting fintech startups to showcase their solutions
The Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI) is inviting fintech and payment startups to showcase their products and solutions. The...
HMD Global CEO Florian Seiche visits Kenya as part of his East African visit
HMD Global Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Florian Seiche is in Kenya for an official visit. The high-level visit...
Huawei nova 9 is now available on pre-order at Ksh. 65,999
Huawei Mobile Kenya has announced that the new nova 9 is now available on pre-order in all retail...
Google Hustle Academy to train 5,000 SMEs & entrepreneurs across Africa
About 5,000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurs in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa are set to...
BasiGo secures Ksh. 388 million seed funding to support the launch of it electric buses in Kenya
BasiGo, an electric vehicle technology and financing company, has secured a Ksh. 388 million (USD 4.3 million) seed...
Chicken Cottage, a restaurant chain signs deal with Express Kitchen to open restaurants in Haas Petrol Stations
Restaurant chain Chicken Cottage has signed a franchising partnership agreement with Express Kitchen, a subsidiary of AAH Limited,...
NORAD commits funding towards ATI’s renewable energy sector initiatives
The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) has committed to provide a Ksh. 6.4 billion (USD 56 million)...
Moove partners with CFAO Motors to support mobility entrepreneurs in Ghana & Nigeria
Moove, a mobility fintech, has partnered with CFAO Motors an automotive distribution network for its mobility entrepreneurs across...
Airtel Kenya partners with UNICEF to promote children’s rights to education & protection
UNICEF and Airtel Kenya have announced a partnership to promote children’s rights to education and a safe and...
IFC’s Makhtar Diop concludes 4-day visit to Kenya & Tanzania
IFC Managing Director Makhtar Diop has concluded his four-day visit to Kenya and Tanzania. During his visit, Diop...
Equity ranked as the 5th strongest banking brand in the world at the 2022 Brand Finance Banking 500 report
Equity Group has been named the 5th strongest banking brand in the world. The Group is the only...
Everstrong acquires majority stake in Kenya’s SealTowers Limited
SealTowers Limited, a licensed Kenyan cell tower company, recently announced a partnership agreement with Everstrong Capital. The partnership...
Mastercard expands its Market Trends platform for financial institutions in the MEA region
Mastercard has announced the expansion of the Mastercard Market Trends, an interactive business intelligence platform, in the Middle East and...
Jambojet launches cargo operations in its latest diversification strategy
Jambojet has ventured into cargo operations with the Dash 8-400 passenger aircraft to its eight destinations within Kenya...
Oracle invests Ksh. 113 million to support African tech startups
Oracle has announced support of Ksh. 113.6 million (USD 1 million) for tech startups in Africa. The support...
Hisense confirmed as the appliance partner for MasterChef South Africa Season 4
Hisense, a provider of cooking and home appliances, has announced it will be an appliance partner for the...
Panasonic launches its i-PRO brand in Europe, Middle East & Africa region
Panasonic has announced launch of i-PRO Europe Middle East and Africa (i-PRO EMEA) operations in the region at...
Morocco reopens its airspace after 2 months hiatus, begins construction of vaccine plant
Morocco has officially reopened its airspace in a bid to revive its tourism sector, two months after it...
KAM raises concerns over KRA charges on livestock delivered to Nairobi County
The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) through its CEO Phyllis Wakiaga has registered concerns on what it terms...
Over 7,000 HP illicit items seized in Nairobi, Dar & Mwanza
Local authorities in East Africa have successfully seized over 7,000 illicit items in partnership with HP across Kenya’s...
Latest Knight Frank report shows improvement in Nairobi residential sale prices
Knight Frank’s second half 2021 Kenya Market Update report has shown that prime residential sale prices in Nairobi...
Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund provides Ksh. 4 billion financing to the Kesses solar project in Eldoret
The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) has provided a Ksh. 4 billion (USD 35 million) loan over a...
Justice Alfred Mabeya calls for expeditious determination of Mumias Sugar case
Justice Alfred Mabeya, presiding Judge at the Milimani Commercial Court has stated that the case by five farmers...