Just days after the Betting Control and Licensing Board (BCLB) ordered Safaricom to suspend Mpesa paybills and SMS short codes for 27 betting firms thus bringin...
The 2019 National Rugby Sevens Circuit (NSC) is set to begin on 20th July with the first event being Kakamega Sevens, which will be held in Kakamega County. The...
MultiChoice Africa has launched a new 24-hour news service, Newzroom Afrika, on the DStv platform across the continent on DStv channel 405. It is available to c...
BLAZE by Safaricom has today launched an e-learning platform dubbed BLAZE LINK with resources built to enable young people upgrade their skills through online c...
Zamara Group which is a pension fund administrator has parnered with pinBox a Singapore based tech firm to launch a micro-pension fund in a bid to widen pension...
The Kenya Export Promotion Council (EPC) has awarded local enterprises that have made a made significant contribution to the export sector among them was Britis...
Aspira and Xiaomi have partnered to provide Kenyans with the opportunity to buy Xiaomi products on credit and then pay in installments.
The announcement was ...
Sendy, the logistics platform has entered into an agreement with the Nairobi County which has provided additional licenses to top performing motorcycle drivers ...
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has opened its first Mi Home store in Kenya at The Hub shopping mall in Karen, Nairobi.
According to the company, the new sto...
The Kenyan Government plans to introduce a new bill that will make the registration of the controversial Huduma Number mandatory for people living in Kenya.
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The African Women in Technology Conference (AWIT conference) is scheduled to take place from July 18 - 20, 2019 at Michael Joseph Center. The theme of this year...
East African Breweries Limited has reported that the company's energy management measures have saved the company about Ksh. 70 million in the last year.
At a...
Pioneer Credit and Little Cab have partnered to provide taxi drivers with access to better quality mobile phones through the use of a credit facility.
The se...
The PrideInn Hotel is set to host the 13th edition of Routes Africa, a mega international aviation conference. The conference aims at exploring and developing n...
United Bank for Africa Kenya (UBA Kenya) has partnered with local, regional, and global banks, joined a Financing Agreement of up to Ksh. 1.25 billion (USD 125 ...
The Young Scientists Kenya (YSK) has announced that the National Science and Technology Exhibition will be held on 6th – 9th August 2019 at KICC. It will be hel...
Microsoft has announced winners for its Leap Hackathon for women in technology as part of the LEAP Engineering Acceleration Program. The event aimed to increase...
The Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Research Grant (JWO Grant) is calling on the next generation of environmental researchers and conservation leaders from Africa to ...
Set against the backdrop of Kenya's urban scapes, The Intro is Kenya's first full -length, 100% Kenyan made skateboarding documentary shot entirely on a smartph...
UNDP has partnered with the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) to financially support 100,000 young entrepreneurs in Africa over 10 years. The partnership is dubbed ...
Kenya’s KCB Bank and Equity Bank have emerged winners in the African Banker Awards 2019. KCB Bank won the prize for innovation and Equity Bank for its CSR activ...
Restaurant chain Big Square has launched a 12th branch at Shell Service Station in Mountain View. The new outlet, which cost Ksh. 45 million, occupies 4,000 sq....
East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has announced that the first phase of Got Skillz?, a competition that will culminate in the redesign of the company logo.
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Budget airline Jambojet has received the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certification. The airline becomes the second operator in Kenya to receive the IOS...
CarePay Kenya has announced the appointment of Mr Moses Kuria as the new Managing Director and Dr Torooti Mwirigi as the Commercial Director.
Kuria and Mwiri...
Simba Corporation has signed a deal with AutoXpress that will see Mitsubishi and Mahindra vehicle owners access after sales service for their cars at AutoXpres...
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has indicated that it would approve the merger between Airtel and Telkom within 30 days. The merger will give rise to...
Chocolate manufacturing firm Cadbury’s has launched a new campaign whose aim is to highlight and celebrate the generosity of Kenyans.
The new campaign has al...
BLAZE by Safaricom has today hosted its second Be Your Own Boss (BYOB) Summit of 2019 at Kisii National Polytechnic, Kisii County.
The first summit was held ...
The inaugural Coffee, Tea and Chocolate Festival (CTC Festival) is set to be held in Kenya this year from 22nd – 24th November in Nairobi. It will be organized ...
Coca-Cola has launched a range of new bevarges in the Kenyan market to take advantage of the growing ready to drink market.
Among the products launched was a...
The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has launched the Manufacturing SME Hub that is geared towards helping manufacturing SMEs to take full advantage of ...
The 254 Youth Entrepreneurship Awards & Mentorship Program has named Dr. Maxwel Okoth as its top Male Entrepreneur Under 35 winner for 2019. Dr. Okoth is the fo...
A Kenyan online energy news website has won a Financial Journalism award in the Sanlam Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism 2018 competition.
The we...
In a presentation to Parliament, the Central Bank Governor Dr. Patrick Njoroge indicated that there was a need to regulate the online lending firms. This is in ...
The Betting Control and Licensing Board (BCLB) has ordered Safaricom to suspend Mpesa paybills and SMS short codes for 27 betting firms including SportPesa and ...
Tecno has announced that its flagship smartphone, the Tecno Phantom 9, will be launched in Kenya on 15th July 2019. The phone is part of the Phantom series and ...
Nigerian musician Bez Idakula was the guest musician at June Edition of the music concert, The ASH Musical Show.
The ASH Musical Show is an invite only music...
ERP provider SYSPRO has together with Strathmore University has released research findings from a study that saw close to 100 Kenyan companies drawn from 12 man...
Safaricom announced that its CEO Bob Collymore passed away on the morning of July 1st at his home.
Following the passing on of Bob Collymore (aka Robert Will...
Kenyans generally have a love for free things, it is just that they lack an opportunity to land their hands on such. This was very evident when the Safaricom da...
Majid Al Futtaim has announced that it will open its first Carrefour stores in Kampala, Uganda in the upcoming months.
Majid Al Futtaim will operate its firs...