Yesterday, the President finally signed the Banking Amendment bill 2015 into law. This I have to say was a pleasant surprise given the fact that similar bills h...
Part of being a Kenyan is the constant hunting for deals that can help you save a penny. With the economy as it is any deal that can save you a few shillings in...
When I am not writing I like to engage in my other passion farming. In Kenya there has been a school of thought especially among the younger generation that agr...
In a bid to reward their loyal customers, Kenya Breweries has launched a consumer reward campaign aimed at appreciating consumers of Smirnoff, Baileys and Johnn...
If you have ever had internet bundles run out on you just when you are about to reply to an important and urgent email you would know how frustrating it can be....
If you live by yourself, I am pretty sure that there has been a time when you needed someone to help you clean your house. It could be that you had some friends...
We have all at one point in time been in a situation where we needed some cash to sort out something urgently. The quickest source of this cash is family and fr...
For any business trust by their clients/customers is a very important commodity. A business that is not trusted by its customers will experience negative growth...
Ronald Webb a seasoned finance and technology expert has joined Safaricom from Equity Bank where he was head of directorate of payments at the bank. In this pos...
SportPesa, the Kenyan online sports betting company, has sent tongues wagging over their recent big sponsorship deals. Not only have they invested in the local ...
Uber has significantly lowered its prices in Kenya in what seems to be a price war with new entrant Little Cab. Customers will now pay 100 (base fare) + Ksh. 35...
While attending the launch of the Barclays & ITC #SheTradesKe event I got to meet several women who were doing phenomenal things but rarely get mentioned. A...
Ms. Flora Mutahi has been announced as the new chairperson of the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) board and will serve for a period of two years. She b...
If your business relies on the TEAMS cable for internet you need to brace yourself for slow internet speeds. This is due to the scheduled maintenance works on t...
Wambui Kinya has been appointed the Chief Strategy Officer at tech talent firm Andela. This comes on the back of $24 million funding that Andela received from C...
Of late we have started seeing the youth taking agribusiness seriously. This is a welcome change in attitude towards farming given that a few years ago most tho...
Airtel Africa has partnered with Apollo Hospitals to provide a service ‘Ask Apollo” that enables easy access to medical specialists. Ask Apollo is a web & m...
Some time back we wrote an article about how Safaricom was under-utilizing the Mpesa platform. One of the aspects highlighted was the lack of a debit card which...
Safaricom and Craft Silicon have today launched a new taxi hailing service in Kenya called Little Cab. The new service launches in a market where there are othe...
Jonathan Lumbila is a 25 year old born in Congo and has since moved to Kenya. He studied computer science at Daystar University. He is also a fashion designer a...
Bosch Group a leading supplier of technology and services has partnered with Equity Bank with a view of providing the Jua Kali sector access to Bosch power tool...
According to a survey carried out by Safaricom Business on 181,000 businesses spread across 21 counties. Lack of capital, cash flow management and an inability ...
Uber is the current market leader in the taxi hailing business in Kenya. It launched in January last year and despite a few challenges, it has gone from strengt...
Safaricom has today announced the appointment of Sateesh Kamath as its Chief Financial Officer and executive board member effective August 1st 2016. Mr. Kamath ...
NIC Bank was appointed to be the Assets and Liability consultant for Imperial Bank (IBL) by the Central Bank (CBK) last week. This perplexed many given that it ...
In a bid to enhance their customer experience, Safaricom has today launched a suite of products. The aim is to give customers more control on how they use voice...
An initiative aimed at easing/simplifying how business is done was launched last week. The initiative is aptly named Invest in Africa (IIA) and is private secto...
The registration of businesses in Kenya has been made easier and faster. For one, a name search will be instant. Also, the registration of companies can also no...
Students are about to start enjoying better internet speeds following the partnership between Kenya Education Network (KENET) and Liquid Telecom Kenya. New conn...
Given that the iTax system is a computer system like any other, you are bound to encounter a few challenges here and there. I have put together a few tips on ho...
A study commissioned by Hivos East Africa to analyze problems small players in the Kenyan fashion industry face plus the opportunities in regional and Internati...
Pfizer, the world’s largest pharmaceutical company, has launched a new website pfizernear.com to serve igeria & the East Africa Region (NEAR).
Ngozi ...
Mwalimu National sacco has partnered with Intel to provide teachers with low interest loans to enable teachers acquire modern computers under an initiative dubb...
A new initiative called AfricaWorking to aims to impart job skills and entrepreneurship skills to 250,000 young people in Africa has been launched in Kenya. The...
KCB (Kenya Commercial Bank) and Tuskys Supermarket have partnered to provide support to young people who are engaging in contract farming.
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Orange has finally exited the Kenyan market after being bought out by investment firm Helios Investment Partners. The Kenyan telco has since rebranded from Oran...
Resolution Insurance has made two new appointments, with Alice Mwai being made the new MD for Kenya and Alphan Njeru as the Chairman.
Alice Mwai was the Chie...
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, has partnered Nailab, a technology business incubator, to launch an initiative, dubbed iAccelerator. The initiative w...
Since its launch in 2007, M-Pesa had grown into a force in money transfer in Kenya. Since it's launch it has pivoted from just being a money transfer service in...
Many of us, myself included, have been wondering what this Code of Ethics of Business that some of the blue chip business like Safaricom, KCB and lately NSE hav...
To say that Safaricom has permeated every sector of our lives is an understatement. It has become such a part of most Kenyan’s lives that some can’t function wi...
In Kenya, you need a KRA PIN if you are employed or are in business. You will also need it when you are filling your taxes. The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) al...
