President Uhuru Kenyatta commissions GTC Office Tower in Westlands
The Global Trade Center (GTC) Office Tower has been officially opened for occupancy and operations, in a launch ceremony graced by H.E. President Uhuru Kenyatta...
Kenya Power’s Elizabeth Rogo named among 100 outstanding female executives in the African Oil and Gas sector
Kenya Power board member, Eng. Elizabeth Rogo, has been recognized as one of 100 Outstanding Female Executives in the African Oil and Gas sector by African Shap...
Yellow Moon launches a digital luxury lifestyle magazine, YM Life
Yellow Moon Marketing, a Kenyan based marketing agency has launched a digital luxury lifestyle magazine called, YM Life (ymlife.co.ke). The magazine will be ded...
We have a long way to go for Kenyan writers looking to make bank in publishing
Books are one of the best ways to curate a people's history. Most of what I've learned about the world I learned from books. The reigns of monarchs, the biggest...
Special Economic Zones Authority commends construction progress at Tatu City
The board of directors of the Special Economic Zones Authority (SEZA) has applauded the efforts by Tatu City to set up Kenya’s first ever One-Stop Shop facility...
Emirates SkyCargo hits 600 million mark for COVID-19 vaccine doses transported globally
Emirates SkyCargo has crossed a major milestone in the global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines with 600 million doses flown on its flights. This is close to 13...
Safaricom & NTSA launch road safety initiative for Boda Boda drivers
Safaricom has partnered with the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) and the National Boda Boda Association to promote a road safety initiative targe...
KEMSA introduces use of Electronic Proof of Deliveries app to enhance the delivery of medical supplies
The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) has launched the use of Electronic Proof of Deliveries (ePOD) application. This will enhance efficiency and effecti...
Kakuzi gives Ksh. 31 million bonus payout to smallholder avocado farmers
Hundreds of smallholder avocado farmers in Murang'a County have received a Ksh. 31 million bonus payout by agribusiness firm Kakuzi this week. The farmers, who ...
Baze by Safaricom introduces music streaming on its platform in a bid to support Kenyan talent
Safaricom has expanded its Baze platform to include music streaming. This will enable Baze customers to enjoy a mobile-first, ad-free, music streaming experienc...
Daddy Owen’s Malaika Tribute Awards and M-PESA Foundation Partner to award disability champions
Several organizations were awarded for their role in advocating for persons with disabilities and highlighting the role they play in society at the Malaika Trib...
Dubai extends suspension of flights from Kenya until 24th December
The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) has extended its suspension of all transit and inbound flights from Kenya until 24th December. The Authority h...
AfDB appoints Osward Mulenga Chanda to head its water & sanitation development department
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has appointed Osward Mulenga Chanda as Director for water development and sanitation, effective 1st December, 2021. Mr. Chan...
Rolls-Royce partners with Qatar Investment Authority to invest in new low carbon nuclear power business
The Rolls-Royce Group has reached agreement with the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the sovereign wealth fund of the State of Qatar, to invest Ksh. 12.7 bill...
Kenyatta University student arraigned in court over Ksh. 189,000 fraud committed using fake MPESA messages
Emmanuel Bwire, a third year student of Kenyatta University has been arraigned in court for buying food and drinks worth Ksh. 189,000 from a Nairobi hotel using...
Paylend secures Ksh. 226 million seed funding from Next Chymia Consulting to scale its operations in Kenya
Paylend, a Kenyan fintech startup, has announced that it has raised Ksh. 226 million (USD 2 million) seed investment from Next Chymia Consulting HK, a blockchai...
Dambisa Moyo & Forest Whitaker have joined NBA Africa as strategic investors
NBA Africa has announced that global economist and best-selling author Dr. Dambisa Moyo and Academy Award-winning actor and social activist Forest Whitaker have...
LG to soon launch its premium S95QR soundbar for home, cinema & gaming
LG Electronics (LG) has announced plans to introduce a new lineup of audio products with diverse models offering premium performance, unique and stylish designs...
Bolloré Group receives offer to sell a 100% stake of their logistics arm from the MSC Group
The Bolloré Group has announced that it has received an offer from the MSC Group, a container transport and logistics company, to acquire 100% of Bolloré Africa...
Kenyan original film ‘Baba Twins’ premieres on Showmax
A Showmax Original film Baba Twins is now streaming on Showmax. The film is directed by Lawrence Murage and produced by Lucy Mwangi (Njoro wa Uba, Varshita, Aun...
SweepSouth acquires a majority stake in Egyptian start-up Filkhedma
SweepSouth, a South African cleaning company with operations in Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria has announced its acquisition of Egyptian start-up, Filkhedma. F...
Boomplay extends licensing agreement with Merlin to cover 47 countries across Africa
Boomplay, Africa’s leading music streaming service and Merlin, the independent’s digital music licensing partner have today announced an expansion of their lice...
Kenya Power ration’s power in different parts of the country after transmission line collapse at the Suswa sub-station
Kenya Power has released a statement notifying that a section of the Loyangalani-Suswa high voltage line (220Kv) collapsed last week. The collapse consequently ...
Shujaa, KCB & Kabras Sugar Rugby teams nominated for Soya Awards Team of the Year category
Three rugby teams have been nominated for the 2021 Sports Personality of the Year (SOYA) Awards in the Team of the Year category. Kenya Sevens team Shujaa, Keny...
Pipit Global partners with Cellulant to expand operations to 12 new African markets
Pipit Global, a cash payments platform, has extended its partnership agreement with pan-African payments company Cellulant to include eighteen countries in Sub-...
Uber 2021 year in review report reveals increased grocery deliveries on Uber Eats
Uber has released its Year in Review in Kenya report which indicates that 2021 continued to be dramatically shaped by lockdowns and an ever-evolving global pand...
Safaricom rewards MPESA merchants with 8 pick-ups & tuktuks as part of the Biashara Ni MPESA Promotion
Safaricom has rewarded 72 MPESA business owners with pick-ups and tuk-tuks as part of the ongoing Biashara Ni MPESA Promotion. 8 business owners from the 8 regi...
Canon launches its new Outdoor PTZ Camera, the CR-X300
Canon has announced the expansion of its remote camera system line-up, with the launch of the CR-X300 PTZ camera. The new camera is the latest addition to Canon...
Ajira Digital Program launches 4 youth empowerment centres in West Pokot to enable more youth to get digital jobs
The Ajira Digital Program has launched four Ajira Youth Empowerment Centres in West Pokot. These centres are equipped with Free internet connectivity and comput...
Absa Bank partners with GIZ to launch a training program for 1,500 women entrepreneurs
Absa Bank Kenya has collaborated with the German Development Cooperation to launch a Ksh. 50 million program dubbed SHE Stars. The program is aimed at increasin...
Google invests in SafeBoda Uganda in a bid to scale growth
Google has announced its first investment from the Africa Investment Fund launched by Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, at Google for Africa in October...
Dubai suspends all transit & inbound flights to Kenya for 48 hours
The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) has temporarily suspended all air transport services with inbound and transit passenger movements from Kenya for the n...
PERC report reveals there is a 78% acceptance rate for Covid-19 vaccines in African Union member states
A new research from the Partnership for Evidence-based Response to COVID-19 (PERC) has indicated that 78% of people in African Union member states are willing t...
John Waliaula has been crowned as the 2021 William Lawson’s Next Highlander
John Waliaula was recently crowned as William Lawson's Kenya’s Next Highlander. Waliaula completed the obstacle course, beating 49 other highlanders to secure t...
Tunisia & Senegal secure qualifying slots for the African Rugby Championship
The North African Rugby Qualifiers Tournament for men and women recently came to a close at the stadiums of the Arab Academy for Science Technology and Maritime...
Ajira Digital Program moves to Homa Bay & Kisumu in a bid to explore digital job opportunities for the youth
The Ajira Digital Program recently hosted discussion fora with business executives from Homabay and Kisumu counties. The discussions were aimed at assessing the...
Jiji wins Mobile app of the year award in the Shopping & eCommerce category at the 2021 Mobile app & Summit Awards
Jiji Kenya, an online marketplace, has won the Mobile App of the Year in the Shopping and E-commerce category. The award was presented to Jiji at the 2021 Mobil...
Interview with Miriam Limo on the Coca-Cola Christmas campaign under the Real Magic brand philosophy
Coca-Cola recently launched a Christmas campaign under the new Real Magic philosophy and platform. The campaign was marked by the launch of a Christmas caravan ...
Artcaffé opens its second food market at Rhapta Square in Westlands
The Artcaffé Group recently opened its second fully-fledged food market at Raphta Square, Raphta Road Westlands. The first food market opened in 2021 in Kileles...
Kakuzi releases its 2020 environmental, social & governance report
Kakuzi, an agribusiness firm, has become the first agricultural counter player at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) to release its 2020 Environmental, Socia...
EABC calls for bilateral talks in a bid to eliminate non-tariff barriers between Kenya & Uganda
The East African Business Council (EABC) has called for bilateral dialogue to eliminate all outstanding non-tariff barriers (NTBs) between Kenya and Uganda in a...
Alitheia IDF a women focused Private Equity Fund closes Ksh. 11.3 billion fund with EIB
Alitheia IDF (AIF), a women-led and women-focused private equity fund, has announced the final close of the Ksh. 11.3 billion (USD 100 million) fund with Europe...