KenGen completes Phase 1 of the 25 acres Ngong Forest restoration project
Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has completed Phase One of the 25 acres Ngong Forest Restoration project which commenced in October 2018. The proj...
Mastercard podcast shows how financial inclusion is creating an equitable future for all
Mastercard is bringing awareness to some of the world's most critical issues through an innovative podcast series titled Journey to One Billion. The podcast fea...
Qatar Airways Cargo receives IATA CEIV Live Animals certification
Qatar Airways Cargo has announced that its strict adherence to the highest standards and relevant regulations has been accredited with the CEIV Live Animals cer...
Orange holds Pan-African football tournaments in a bid to drive positive change among the youth
Orange has been holding a series of Orange Sponsors Change regional football tournaments across its footprint. The tournaments are enabling 12-13 year olds to p...
EABC calls for EAC partner states to mutually recognize COVID-19 test and vaccination certificates
The East African Business Council (EABC) has urged EAC partner states to adopt and implement an EAC coordinated approach on COVID-19. This, according to EABC wi...
Hisense plans to launch their L9G TriChroma Laser TV in the African market this year
Hisense, an electronic appliances company, recently showcased its 8K resolution laser display technology solution and ULED 8K Mini-LED series at the Consumer El...
KCB partners with Nakuru County Government in a bid to support MSMEs
KCB Bank has set aside about Ksh. 800 million to support thousands of MSMEs and cooperatives in Nakuru County to help them weather the effects of the COVID-19 p...
Simba Corp delivers 100 additional Mahindra Scorpio pick-ups to the National Police Service
The National Police Service recently received 100 new Mahindra Scorpio pick-up vehicles during a hand-over ceremony held at the Simba Corp Headquarters along Mo...
China to soon appoint special envoy for the Horn of Africa region
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi has announced that China will name a special envoy for the Horn of Africa region. Wang Yi made the announcement while on a tour...
Reprieve for Kenyans as power cost reduces by 15% following President Uhuru Kenyatta’s directive
The Ministry of Energy has announced a 15% reduction in power tariffs. The announcement was made via the Kenya Gazette of 7th January, 2022 notice, covering the...
Regina Mbugua & Beatrice Muriuki among 13 winners feted at the 2021 Merck Foundation MARS Awards
The Merck Foundation has recognized 13 winners from 8 African countries for the best African Women Researchers and best Young African Researchers categories at ...
CEO Fridays: A conversation with Dr. Maria Bayerl on facial anesthetics & her plan to open a practice in Kenya
Over the recent years, reports have shown that the number of people getting cosmetic procedures has risen steadily. We find that more and more men and women are...
Kenya Rugby Shujaa 7s in training ahead of the HSBC World Sevens series
The Kenya Rugby National Men’s Sevens team, Shujaa, is currently training at the Kasarani National stadium for the two Spain legs of the HSBC World Sevens Serie...
Nissan celebrates 35 years of Sunderland production with the 100% electric LEAF-powered Bluebird
Nissan has commissioned a special conversion of the Nissan Bluebird, the first car off the factory's production line in 1986. This is as the company commemorate...
Huawei extends its offers on selected devices in all retail stores
Huawei Mobile Kenya has extended its offers on various products as the year begins. Some of the products on offer are the wearables targeting fitness beginners ...
The High Court has declined to suspend car insurance premium rate increase
Tough times are on the horizon for motor vehicle owners in Kenya as underwriters adjust the rates for comprehensive insurance upwards. The premiums rates applic...
KCAA confirms that fake COVID-19 negative certificates were behind Dubai flights ban
The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has revealed that Dubai banned all inbound and transit passenger flights from Kenya because of fake COVID-19 negative ...
Luno global cryptocurrency predictions for 2022
For the global cryptocurrency industry, 2021 will be remembered as one of the years the bitcoin broke past its all-time price high and drove the sector even clo...
Interview with Leon Kiptum on Chipper Cash and their operations in Africa
Sending and receiving money to and from abroad has rapidly become a crucial aspect of people, businesses and economies. This has specifically been accelerated ...
Reprieve for parents as Equity Bank is now offering instant loans for school fees
Equity Bank has introduced a new way of accessing loans instantly for parents and guardians, especially with the four school terms this year. Parents and guardi...
Kakuzi issues profit warning due to lower avocado production last year
Kakuzi has issued a profit warning notice with anticipated lower full year earnings due to lower production and export of avocado fruits in 2021. The notice, wh...
Huawei partners with universities in Africa to train 1 million ICT professionals
Huawei Technologies is targeting to train close to 1 million new ICT professionals in partnership with universities in Africa, under the theme Connection, Glory...
Cellulant has extended its partnership with Pipit Global to include 18 African countries
Pipit Global, a cash payments platform, has extended its partnership agreement with Cellulant, a fintech company, to now include eighteen countries in Sub-Sahar...
President Uhuru Kenyatta to inspect the new Ksh. 40 Billion Kipevu Oil Terminal project tomorrow
President Uhuru Kenyatta is scheduled to inspect the progress of ongoing construction at the new Kipevu Oil Terminal (KOT) on 6th January, 2022. The President w...
OPPO A95 smartphone is now available in the Kenyan market, to retail at Ksh. 33,999
OPPO has launched the new A95 smartphone in the Kenyan market. As part of the OPPO A series, the OPPO A95 empowers users through powerful technology and modern ...
Abderrahim Dbich has been appointed as the CEO of Allianz Morocco
Allianz Africa has announced the appointment of Abderrahim Dbich as CEO of Allianz Morocco, effective January 1st, 2022. He succeeds Joerg Weber, who will take ...
How to become an MPESA agent in Kenya
Mobile money transfer has quickly become the norm in Kenya, with most people transacting money via MPESA. MPESA agents are available almost everywhere in the co...
TECNO partners with BBC Storyworks to showcase inclusive mobile camera innovation technology
Smartphone manufacturer TECNO is working with BBC Storyworks, BBC Studios’ in-house commercial content studio, to create a short film on mobile camera innovatio...
Here are the hospitals offering the COVID-19 booster shots in Nairobi
The Ministry of Health in Kenya recently announced the rollout of COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to people who have already completed their primary doses of the...
British Council looks into complaints of racism by staff members in Kenya
The British Council in Kenya has launched an inquiry into allegations of systemic racism from black current and former staff members in Kenya. Senior white exec...
5 low-cost ways to market your medical practice
Chances are that you got into medicine because you love helping people to feel their best. Unfortunately, a thriving practice may not be forthcoming without som...
Showmax to launch its next Kenyan original series, Single-ish, on 20th January
Showmax has announced its next original series in Kenya, Single-ish, a 13 part drama series that will premiere on the platform on 20th January, 2022. The show b...
Bolt kicks off COVID-19 vaccination drive for its drivers in Kenya
Bolt recently kicked off a COVID-19 vaccination drive in Kenya encouraging drivers to protect themselves against the spread of COVID-19 and increase vaccine upt...
Telkom launches T-Kash app to enhance customer experience
Telkom has introduced the T-Kash app to enable its customers access a wider service offering on its digital financial services platform. The app, which can be d...
Equity Bank secures Ksh. 18.6 billion from IFC to increase SME lending in Kenya
Equity Group has acquired a Ksh. 165 billion (USD 165 million) loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to help it increase working capital and tra...
President Uhuru Kenyatta signs into law the Proceeds of crime & anti-money laundering (Amendment) Act, 2021
President Uhuru has assented the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) Act, 2021. The act provides that the Financial Reporting Centre (FRC) w...
BlackBerry to halt support for its classic devices starting January 4
Blackberry will from Tuesday January 4th stop running support for its classic devices running BlackBerry 10, 7.1 OS and earlier. This means all older Blackberry...
Samsung to support NVIDIA GeForce Now & Stadia in their new TV line
Samsung has announced that a portion of its new TV line will support various Cloud gaming apps. The games will use NVIDIA’s GeForce NOW, and Google’s Stadia mer...
The Tony Elumelu Foundation is calling out for applications to its 2022 entrepreneurship program
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has opened applications for the 2022 TEF entrepreneurship programme. African entrepreneurs with business ideas or existing bus...
Former Attorney General Charles Njonjo dies at 101 years
Hon. Charles Njonjo, the only surviving member of Kenya's independence Cabinet passed away this morning at the age of 101 years. Mr. Njonjo served as the countr...
Xiaomi launches the MIUI 13, here are the key features & compatible gadgets
Xiaomi has confirmed its MIUI 13 update schedule for devices using Chinese ROMs. The closed beta has already started rolling out for select devices by the end o...
The Most Important Sporting Events to Follow in January
Aside from the English Premier League and a few others, the vast majority of sports have stopped for the winter holidays for a well-deserved break after a hecti...