Early stage VC firm Nest will host a forum on music and technology as part of its monthly entrepreneurship series called #WhatsNext. The forum will be on Wednes...
The Epson story in Kenya started in 2011 when they set up an office here. I had a chat with Epson’s Regional Sales Manager (East Africa), Mr. Mukesh Bector abou...
The rental income tax is the amount of tax one pays to the government for income that is derived from the use of residential property. This tax came about when ...
Many are the times that startups have been unable to scale their fail due to lack of funds. This is due to the fact that in as much as they can get funding from...
Centum has once again opened up it’s annual graduate trainee program. The annual program is an initiative within the Centum’s leadership development program tha...
For any business to grow, there is a need to determine the likes and preferences of your target market. It is only very recently that insurers started to offe...
When one talks of an energy saver, what comes to mind is the ordinary energy saver aka compact fluorescent lamps. Well Philips have now launched a super led ene...
Barclays Bank of Kenya released their results yesterday for the year ended 31st December 2015 and from the look of things they are doing quite well. They regist...
Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) yesterday announced a 16% jump in their profit to Ksh19.6 billion. This growth was driven by diversified business lines, operational...
There has been a lot of concern when it was announced that Barclays Bank Plc would be exiting from Africa. This is because many people thought that this meant t...
A friend had informed me that tickets to the Cake Art Fair had been purchased in the thousands throughout Nairobi. True to his word, a mostly younger crowd fill...
In a sad turn of events an Uber taxi driver was attacked last night outside Muringa Court along Kirichwa road and his car set on fire. This is by far the deadli...
In a first for Africa, Uber has partnered with mi-Fone to have the Uber app embedded in all new phones starting from March. For those not in the know mi-Fone wh...
For the longest time ever, farming has generally been regarded as being uncool and a preserve of the older members of our society. This myth has over the years ...
Juliana Rotich has joined Africa Technology Ventures as a venture partner. She announced this in a blog post where she shared that there are gaps in funding tec...
Safaricom and British Airways have announced the winners of the Emerging Enterprise Initiative. The initiative was launched in November 2015 and the entry perio...
Isuzu Mashinani is a modified 20 foot container that is fabricated by General Motors and is designed to operate as a stand alone auto spare parts shop that is 1...
General Motors in conjunction with the Micro and Small Enterprise Authority under the Ministry of Industrialization has launched an initiative ‘Isuzu Mashinani’...
After their sudden departure from Angani in unclear circumstances that had many speculating. The duo of Phares Kariuki and Brian Muita has regrouped and founded...
Officials from the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) and the Ministry of Industrialization and Enterprise Development have today met to discuss various i...
Airtel Kenya in a bid to change its fortunes in the Kenyan market has embarked on strategic restructuring. This is meant to reposition the business and reinforc...
Elani are not the first group to complain about MCSK not paying them their dues. You will remember the Pitson issue last year in May when he received 4000 shill...
For the longest time Kenyans have been complaining about the high prices charged by our national airline Kenya Airways. This was more so in routes where they ha...
Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has announced new reduced prices of petroleum products which will be in force from 15th January 2016 to 14th February 2016. T...
General Motors (GMEA) has partnered with NIC Bank to create a dedicated financial solution to the GM’s customers. This will enable them enjoy cheaper asset fina...
Airtel Kenya has partnered with National bank in a bid to enable their mobile banking (NatMobile) platform on Airtel. National bank customers have been accessi...
If you are an avid user of the online classifieds company OLX, you probably have had to organise with the seller or buyer on how to transport the goods purchase...
Kenyan startup has received an investment of $125,000 from Nest, Zeytin Limited, Venture Kinetics and other angel investors.
Ongair was founded by Trevor Kim...
HEVA Fund, a finance and business support facility for creative businesses, has invested in 6 Kenyan fashion businesses with an aim of helping them achieve comm...
Phyllis Wakiaga is the CEO of the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM). She was appointed CEO in July after serving as Policy Research and Advocacy Head at ...
It is often said that a lack of rules will lead to chaos/anarchy. So when rules are set it is expected that they will/should be followed more so by the individu...
Rift Valley Winery, makers of Leleshwa Wine have unveiled a new look for their range of wines, owing to a growing taste for New Latitude Wines internationally. ...
In a move aimed at boosting regional trade, Safaricom has partnered with MTN Rwanda to enable customers to make M-PESA transactions between Kenya and Rwanda. Th...
British Airways (BA) and Safaricom have partnered to launch an initiative that will provide international exposure for five business owners in Kenya’s Small and...
The rate of unemployment in Kenya went from 12.7% between 2004 and 2007, to a whopping 40% between 2010 and 2013. Those that are employed mostly fall into the m...
Imaging Solutions Ltd, the official and authorized distributor for Nikon Products in Kenya is pleased to announce the opening of Elite Nikon Pro Shops in Mombas...
General Motors East Africa has presented buses worth an estimated KES.9.7Million to various matatu Saccos in a move aimed at partnering with transport sector pl...
Brighter Monday has introduced a career center with an aim of engaging the audience with career advice and tips from HR experts hence empowering them with care...
Wananchi Group’s home entertainment brand Zuku has launched an in-house Channels Playout Service which will enable Zuku to broadcast channels directly from Nair...
Safaricom has invested in Sendy, a Nairobi- based package delivery start-up company. The young company was identified as the first recipient of Safaricom’s 1 mi...
Earlier this week Huawei launched a new flagship store at the Garden City Mall in Nairobi. The launch was both unique and important for Huawei Technologies as t...
Trademark East Africa (TMEA) have launched a USD 4.5 million women trade programme. Funded by the Kingdom of Netherlands, it targets 25,000 women traders in Uga...
