On demand delivery service Glovo has opened a new technical center in Nairobi, dubbed Glover Center, in a bid to service delivery to customers and riders.
Th...
Uber has launched a training programme to help women drivers to develop the skills needed to thrive as independent entrepreneurs. Uber has partnered with Africa...
The Women Enterprise Fund (WEF) has announced that it will provide 200,000 women across 47 counties in Kenya with entrepreneurship training and access to capita...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
KCB Foundation has sponsored 240 Kenyan high school students to the tune of Ksh. 78 million. The students that are being supported by KCB have reported to vario...
The Standard Chartered SDG Investment Map has indicated that there is an almost USD10 trillion (USD9.668 trillion) opportunity for private-sector investors acro...
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...
Safaricom has partnered with Ria Money Transfer that will enable M-PESA customers to be able to receive money transfers from North America and Europe.
The ne...
Kenyan women riders, Throttle Queens, are on their way to the Tanzania – Malawi border to receive the baton for Women Riders World Relay (WRWR). The Kenyan ride...
Majid Al Futtaim has finally launched the first Carrefour store in Uganda at the popular Oasis Mall which is located in Kampala. The new store is located at Oas...
French private equity fund, Amethis Finance, is set to acquire about a 30 percent stake in Naivas Limited in a deal estimated to be worth billions of shilling.
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Safaricom has partnered with M-Gas to launch a prepaid gas service for Kenyan households. The service is expected to empower millions of Kenyan homes to enjoy ...
Microsoft has announced the appointment of Kendi Ntwiga – Nderitu as the new Country Manager for its operations in Kenya. She replaces the previous country lead...
Kenya Airways has in a statement indicated that it expects a 25 per cent drop in profits for the financial year ending 31 December 2019.
According to the boa...
The Communications Authority has intervened in the row between Telkom Kenya and Eaton which operates the telco towers in a bid to restore services. The row aros...
Visa and MFS Africa have announced a partnership that will help bridge the gap between the rapidly growing mobile money ecosystem in Africa and the world of onl...
The Bloomberg Businessweek has honored Dr. James Mwangi, Equity Group’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, by selecting him to be among the 2019 Blo...
Kenyan telecommunication company Safaricom has launched a new digital saving product called Mali. The new product will be available to Safaricom M-Pesa customer...
Equity Bank emerged with a triple win at the 2019 Financial Times Banker’s Bank of the Year annual awards which were held in London. They won the Bank of the Ye...
East Africa Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EAVCA) recently hosted the EAVCA Industry Awards 2019. The winners were announced at the East Africa...
The Competition Authority of Kenya has approved the acquisition of a controlling stake in Almasi Beverages Limited by CCBA subsidiary, Coca-Cola Sabco East Afri...
Safaricom has partnered with the Postal Corporation of Kenya (Posta Kenya) to enable its customers to be able to get virtual post office boxes at Ksh. 300 a yea...
Little Cab, Kenya’s ride-hailing company, has launched its Boda Boda and Little Basic cab products in Nakuru County.
Nakuru residents will now be able to ord...
Copia Global has raised $26 million in a Series B equity round led by LGT Lightstone, with participation from Goodwell Investments, Perivoli Innovations, Endeav...
Safaricom has announced a Black Friday offer that will see its customers get 5% of their spending back when they pay with Lipa Na M-PESA from 29th November 2019...
Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) Kenya has launched a new credit card in Kenya, the Standard Chartered Visa Infinite credit card.
Mr. Kariuki Ngari, CEO, SCB sa...
Sinapis Organization has awarded Ksh 2 million to two entrepreneurs during their annual business plan competition held in Nairobi.
Boaz Katah, the founder of...
George Njoroge, a juakali mechanic from Roysambu, has emerged as the overall winner of the Total Quartz Golden Spanner Competition. The competition was organize...
Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) and Toyota Kenya has unveiled a partnership to enable Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) buy new vehicles with 100 percent financing f...
Equity Group's diaspora remittances has hit Ksh. 100 billion in the nine months of 2019 to September. This has helped boost the company's forex trading income t...
Kenyan telecommunication company Safaricom is experiencing challenges on its network and this is affecting some customers.
The network issue is affecting voi...
Vivo Energy Kenya has announced the appointment of Peter Murungi as their new Managing Director. He will take over the new role as at 1ST December 2019. This is...
Equity Group Holdings, (EGH) has announced that it has has entered into a share purchase agreement with George Arthur Forrest. This is in the view of purchasin...
Safaricom has announced new internet packages for small to medium sized businesses. Under the new pricing structure, the telco has introduced three new options ...
CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution, has announced the appointment of Seema Dhanani to head the organization's office in Kenya. It has also appo...
Charles Muchene is set to retire as East African Breweries Limited (EABL) board chairperson after 8 years at the helm of the alcohol beverage company. Muchene a...
Ireland will this week hold a two day Enterprise trade mission to the country as from November 14th to 15th. This will happen as the nation seeks opportunitie...
