If you’ve started a new business or are thinking about starting one, then thinking about failure is inevitable, so you tick all boxed and make a calculated risk...
Mawingu Networks, through a partnership with Microsoft 4Afrika, have successfully launched an AppFactory in Nanyuki. This is the 16th AppFactory to launch in Af...
Haltons Pharmacy founder Dr. Louis Somoni Machogu has been ordered by the High Court to pull down two controversial articles he put up on his Linkedin account. ...
Equity Bank managed to overcome a challenging operating environment to post a 7% increase in their net profit to Ksh. 16.3 Billion up from Ksh. 15.2 Billion in ...
The Africa Clean Mobility Week was held last week at the UNEP headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. The annual event was organized by the United Nations Environmental...
Kenya Airways yesterday announced their results for the year ended 31 December 2017. This is after the board resolved to change the reporting period from 31 Mar...
Following the Central Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting which lowered the base lending rate to 9.5%. Equity Bank has announced that they will be lowering...
Alliance Laundry Systems, a U.S.-based commercial laundry company is set launch the Laundromat concept in Kenya.
The company will give interested entrepreneu...
Yesterday the Central Bank’s monetary policy committee met and announced the reduction of the base lending rate to 9.5% from 10%. The CBK explained that this m...
Barclays Bank Kenya launched a digital banking platform, dubbed Timiza, last week. The platform offers services such as loans, insurance, can hailing, bills pay...
International Finance Corporation (IFC) launched their report Tackling Childcare: The Business Case for Employer Supported Childcare in Kenya on March 16th at t...
With the advent of technology, consumers are looking for convenience and efficiency while interacting with a product. This has seen many businesses move to the ...
Haraka is a micro-loan service that gives loans via an Android app. Loans range between Ksh. 500 and Ksh. 5,000.
It is owned by GetBucks, a South African reg...
Telkom Kenya yesterday launched a mobile money platform dubbed T-Kash. Charges for sending money start at Ksh. 10 for sending amounts between Ksh. 50 & Ksh....
Telkom Kenya yesterday launched T-kash a mobile money platform. The new service will enable its subscribers to withdraw cash from an agent, buy goods and servic...
Nestlé Kenya last week joined other companies from around the world in signing the UN Women Empowerment Principles (WEP). The Women Empowerment Principles are a...
In 2016, the Public Service Commission developed the Internship Policy and Guidelines for the Public Service. (You may access a final draft of the policy by cli...
Access to Government Procurement Opportunities (AGPO) certificate will enable Youth, Women and Persons with Disability who own businesses access to opportunitie...
This month's Start-up Grind will host Resolution Group CEO Peter Nduati on March 14th 2018 at Mettā Nairobi. The event will delve into Peter's successful entrep...
Alcohol manufacturer East Africa Breweries Limited (EABL) has brought back the Win a Ride promotion that will target spirits customers of its brands.
The pro...
KCB Group has this morning announced their financial results for the year ending 31st December 2017. The net profit reported has remained relatively flat at Ksh...
Funguo Investments Limited has acquired a majority stake in Feastfoods Processors Limited, a food processing company in Kwale County. The company intends to set...
Start-up accelerator Pangea has received 403 applications to its accelerator program. A whopping 220 applications were from Kenya with 107 coming from Nigeria.
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Kenya's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) has won the best-improved airport - Africa region award in the 2017 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards. The...
Founded by Derrick Muturi, Herdy is an online market that is providing unique value to the agribusiness value chain by eliminating middle men and sourcing fresh...
Hilton Garden Inn has opened its first branded hotel in Kenya on Mombasa, just 2kms from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).
The hotel has 175 rooms ...
Barclays Africa Group Limited has announced that it will to Absa Group Limited. Additionally, it intends to trade as Absa across its operations in Africa which ...
Supermarket chain Carrefour plans to open a store at the Sarit Centre mall in April 2018. It will occupy the space vacated by Uchumi Supermarkets.
The store ...
Barclays Bank of Kenya (BBK) net profit for the year 2017 has reduced by 6.3% to stand at Ksh. 6.9 Billion for the year ending 31 December 2017 as compared to t...
Vivo Energy Kenya last week took part in the annual Kenyatta University career fair. The fair which run from 20th to 23rd February was officially opened by the ...
Truecaller, a caller ID confirmation app, has announced it's plans to set up its Sub-Saharan headquarters in Nairobi. Truecaller claims to have 50 million user...
South Africa's Shoprite Holdings plans to enter the Kenyan market later this year. CEO Pieter Engelbrecht announced the new development as he released the finan...
Opera Software has launched OKash, a micro-loan service, in Kenya. The app is currently is beta phase and is targeting to provide loans to about 100,000 Kenyans...
The public service is the world's largest service provider. Any enhancement of public service delivery impacts the lives of millions of people. Like any other s...
Safaricom has launched Platinum, a prepaid product that will see customers getting a set amount of data and calls depending on the package they have subscribed ...
Safaricom has partnered with DOCOMO Digital, to give customers the option to pay for content on the Google Play Store using M-PESA.
The integration, which is p...
Car owners and aspiring car owners seem to be an unlucky lot because if its not an issue of increases in the fuel cost, it is increases in taxes. In 2015, Treas...
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has this week honoured its high flying executive Andrew Fisher. This is after his record-brea...
The fact that the music industry in Kenya and the continent at large is growing is undeniable. Gone are the days when music from the western hemisphere used to ...
Vivo Energy Kenya last week launched the Shell Rimula R6 LM 10W – 40 a fully synthetic heavy duty diesel engine oil formulated with dynamic protection plus tech...
Minet Kenya has announced a partnership with CarePay Ltd. Under the partnership, CarePay will implement M-tiba as an IT solution for future insurance and fund m...
Safaricom has made it possible to send money via M-Pesa to Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. The transfers are done through MTN Uganda, Vodacom Tanzania and MTN Rwan...
