Eddie Ndichu & Paul Ndichu accused of allegedly assaulting a woman at Ole Sereni Hotel

Grace MathekaOctober 18, 2021

Businessman Eddie Ndichu and his twin brother Paul Ndichu has been accused of  allegedly assaulting a woman who turned down their advances down at Emara Ole Ser...

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Àlọ́ is calling out for applications to its 2021 Writers Initiative

Grace MathekaOctober 18, 2021

Àlọ́ is an international writers initiative that aims to discover budding writers with unique story ideas that pay homage to Africa's cultures, diversity, herit...

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F1 has released the 2022 race calendar with a record 23 races & additional venue

Grace MathekaOctober 18, 2021

Formula 1 has unveiled the calendar for the 2022 season, with a 23, up from a 22 Grand Prix race schedule being approved by the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council....

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Wyre, Gravitti Band, Kris Darling & DJ Moh among headliners for Etana concert on 30th October

Grace MathekaOctober 18, 2021

Jamaican dancehall artist Etana is set to jet into the country on the 27th October, 2021 ahead of her concert dubbed Pamoja at the Waterfront, Ngong Racecourse ...

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Simba Corp has opened a new branch in Nyeri town

Grace MathekaOctober 16, 2021

Simba Corp has officially opened a new branch in Nyeri town along Kenyatta road next to Sidian bank. The new Nyeri branch will sell and service all the brands u...

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Simi releases new single titled ‘Woman’ to celebrate womanhood

Grace MathekaOctober 15, 2021

Award-winning Nigerian artiste Simisola Ogunleye Kosoko widely known as Simi has released her latest single titled Woman. The song is about uplifting and celebr...

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Innovations making the back-to-school season more bearable for both parents and schools

Staff WriterOctober 15, 2021

Back to school is a time for anticipation, excitement, fresh starts, and new opportunities. This is especially true as secondary and primary schools’ welcome st...

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Jeremiah Kioko is the winner of the OPPO Reno6 5G wildlife competition

Grace MathekaOctober 15, 2021

Jeremy Kioko’s image of a leopard perched on the branch of a tree at the Tsavo East National Park has been named the best image of the just concluded OPPO Reno6...

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Pwani Oil, Redcross & KPA host handwashing exercise to mark Global Handwashing Day

Grace MathekaOctober 15, 2021

Pwani Oil has marked the 2021 Global Handwashing Day at the Likoni Ferry in partnership with Redcross Kenya, Swahilipot Hub and the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA)....

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Celo launches Climate Collective initiative to fight climate change

Grace MathekaOctober 15, 2021

The Celo community has launched its Climate Collective, a community driven effort to fight climate change by tokenizing rainforests and other carbon appropriate...

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Muthoni Drummer Queen releases new single ‘Love Potion’ featuring Sauti Sol

Grace MathekaOctober 15, 2021

Kenyan songstress Muthoni Drummer Queen (real name Muthoni Ndonga) has released a collaboration single dubbed Love Potion featuring Afro-pop boy band Sauti Sol....

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A look at the Altura Upperhill Apartments Development in Nairobi

Grace MathekaOctober 15, 2021

Altura Upperhill is an apartment development located at the intersection of Ralph Bunche Road and Argwings Kodhek in the Upperhill region of Nairobi, Kenya. The...

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World Food Day 2021; Safe food now for a healthier tomorrow

Grace MathekaOctober 15, 2021

World Food Day is celebrated across the globe on October 16th every year. This day marks the anniversary of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organisatio...

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High Court declares roll out of Huduma Namba cards illegal, calls for data protection impact assessment

Grace MathekaOctober 14, 2021

The High Court has dismissed the decision by the state to roll out Huduma Namba cards, terming it illegal. Justice Jairus Ngaah of the High Court ruled that ...

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3 benefits of the LG commercial washing machine & how to clean it

Grace MathekaOctober 14, 2021

The LG commercial washing machine provides users with total laundry solutions including the most suitable equipment and full support for the laundry business. ...

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Reprieve for Kenyans as EPRA reduces prices of petrol, diesel and kerosene

Grace MathekaOctober 14, 2021

Kenyans can now breath a sigh of relief after the cost of fuel has been reduced in the latest review by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA). ...

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AFAL starts production of Caltex lubricants in Kenya

Grace MathekaOctober 14, 2021

AFAL Manufacturing Limited (AML), a subsidiary of the Tristar Group, has officially launched the local blending of Caltex lubricants in East Africa. The laun...

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Netflix & UNESCO launch competition for African filmmakers to produce short films

Grace MathekaOctober 14, 2021

Netflix and the UNESCO have partnered to launch a short film competition themed African Folktales, Reimagined across Sub-Saharan Africa. Winners of the competit...

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Stanbic to offer car financing loans for acquisition of Tata Kenya vehicles

Grace MathekaOctober 14, 2021

Stanbic Bank Kenya has entered into a partnership with Tata Kenya to offer car financing loans plus insurance financing for the acquisition of Tata vehicles. Th...

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Markup Kenya & SemaBox partner to produce agribusiness podcast, Mazao Talks

Grace MathekaOctober 14, 2021

Markup Kenya, with support from the EU, has announced a partnership with SemaBOX to create and produce a podcast series dubbed Mazao Talks. Mazao Talks will ...

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Moyo Gems is officially coming to Kenya

Grace MathekaOctober 14, 2021

Moyo Gems, an international gemstone training and sourcing program, has confirmed that it is coming to Kenya. Moyo Gems is a gemstone collaboration that was ...

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NHIF services are now available on the M-PESA app

Grace MathekaOctober 14, 2021

Safaricom has partnered with the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) to launch the NHIF mini-app within the M-PESA Super App. The NHIF mini-app will prov...

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Nafsi movie trailer featuring Mumbi Maina & Catherine Kamau released

Grace MathekaOctober 14, 2021

The official trailer for the upcoming romantic drama feature film, Nafsi, has been released. The trailer gives a sneak peak of what to expect from Mumbi Maina (...

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Tiktok releases its Q2 Community Guidelines Enforcement report

Grace MathekaOctober 14, 2021

TikTok has published its Q2 Community Guidelines Enforcement report alongside an update on its work to protect its community from hate and harassment. The on...

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EABL CEO Jane Karuku named among the 2021 Definitive List of African women CEOs

Grace MathekaOctober 14, 2021

East African Breweries (EABL) Group MD and CEO, Ms. Jane Karuku, has been listed on the Africa.com Definitive List of Women CEOs. The List was unveiled during T...

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Smile Train Goodwill Ambassador Catriona Gray speaks against bullying of cleft patients

Grace MathekaOctober 14, 2021

Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray, who is also the Goodwill Ambassador for Smile Train, has spoken against bullying of patients with cleft. Catriona has called f...

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KeNIA extends application deadline for the 2021 National Innovation Awards to 31st October

Grace MathekaOctober 14, 2021

More than 15 innovators are set to benefit from the National Innovation Awards powered by the Kenya National Innovation Agency (KeNIA). The Agency has today ann...

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LG upgrades streaming content options for third party TVs powered by webOS

Grace MathekaOctober 14, 2021

LG Electronics has announced plans to expand the availability of content streaming options for third-party TVs running on its proprietary webOS platform. With t...

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Joe Muganda has been appointed to the Stanbic Board

Grace MathekaOctober 14, 2021

Stanbic Holdings has announced the appointment of Mr. Joseph Muganda as an Independent Non-Executive Director on the Board effective 12th October, 2021. Joe ...

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Zetech University project shines in the 2021 Africa Youth ICT Innovation competition

Grace MathekaOctober 14, 2021

An ICT innovation by Zetech University of Kenya has been crowned among top 10 entries in a continental Youth ICT Innovation Competition. The competition was bac...

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Sauti Sol receives Grammy Certificate for producing Burna Boy’s ‘Twice As Tall’ Album

Grace MathekaOctober 14, 2021

Afro-pop band Sauti Sol has received a Certificate of recognition from the Recording Academy for their role in making Burna Boy’s album Twice as Tall. The album...

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DHL Global Forwarding partners with TotalEnergies to develop a solar project in Dubai

Grace MathekaOctober 14, 2021

DHL Global Forwarding has signed a contract agreement with TotalEnergies for a solar energy project in Dubai. This is in continuation with their Strategic Coope...

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Eden Life secures Ksh. 154.7 Million in funding to develop a Home Services App

Grace MathekaOctober 14, 2021

Eden Life, a home services app for scheduling food, laundry and cleaning services, has completed a Ksh. 154.7 million (USD 1.4 million) Seed round. The round wa...

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Boomplay streams data to be included on Billboard Hot 100, Billboard 200, Artist 100 & Billboard Global 200 charts

Grace MathekaOctober 14, 2021

Boomplay the music streaming platform has announced a partnership with Billboard. Billboard is an entertainment magazine published weekly by the Billboard-Holly...

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Boeing partners with Bethel Investment Network to address food security in Murang’a

Grace MathekaOctober 13, 2021

Boeing has partnered with the Bethel Investment Network to officially launch the Maragua Ridge Food security and Water project in Murang’a county. This under...

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Orange opens its 5th Orange Digital Center in Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Grace MathekaOctober 13, 2021

Orange, a telecommunications company and the German Development Cooperation have launched the Orange Digital Center in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The Orange Digit...

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KWFT joins the United Nations Global Compact

Grace MathekaOctober 13, 2021

Kenya Women Microfinance Bank (KWFT) has officially joined the United Nations Global Compact. This is part of its ongoing efforts to work collaboratively with p...

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EABC partners with Nelson Mandela AIST to upscale digital transformation in East Africa

Grace MathekaOctober 13, 2021

The East African Business Council (EABC) has signed a partnership with the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST). The partnersh...

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The trailer for music TV show ‘Famous’, has been released ahead of release on Showmax on Oct 18

Grace MathekaOctober 13, 2021

Showmax has released the official trailer for the upcoming music drama series Famous, which is set to premiere exclusively on Showmax on 18 October, 2021. Viewe...

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East African Cables records Ksh. 753 million loss for FY 2020

Grace MathekaOctober 13, 2021

East African Cables has posted a loss of Ksh. 753.2 Million at the end of the financial year ended 31st December, 2020. This is a sizable loss compared to a Net...

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Kenya borrows Ksh. 6.4 Billion from Korea to fund Bus Rapid Transport in Nairobi

Grace MathekaOctober 13, 2021

The Government of Kenya has borrowed Ksh. 6.4 billion from the Korean government to finance the Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) in Nairobi. The loan from the Korean E...

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Phylip Leferink appointed as the new CEO for Lake Turkana Wind Power

Grace MathekaOctober 13, 2021

The Board of Directors of Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) has appointed Phylip Leferink as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company effective immediately...

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