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...
Study shows that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine significantly boosted levels of antibodies against the Omicron variant
Data from a new laboratory study at the University of Oxford has revealed that AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine significantly boosted levels of antibodies against...
How to set up your M-Shwari 52 week challenge account for 2022
The new year is on the horizon, and so is a new beginning of the M-Shwari 52 week challenge. If you set a particular savings goal amount at the beginning of the...
OPPO unveils new brand proposition as well as MariSilicon X imaging NPU
OPPO smartphone brand recently announced its new OPPO brand proposition, “Inspiration Ahead at the 2021 OPPO Inno Day.” The proposition is OPPO’s attitude towar...
Safaricom has opposed CA’s review of mobile & fixed termination rates
Safaricom has filed a case with the Communications and Multimedia appeals tribunal, opposing the recent move by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) to lo...
Huawei is expanding its ‘Seeds for the future’ campaign to bridge gender gap in emerging technologies
Huawei Technologies is increasing its efforts to promote women working in the ICT industry through education of future specialized technologies in a program dub...
LG commits to prioritize customer value ahead of the new year
LG Electronics (LG) new CEO, William Cho, has unveiled the company’s priorities for 2022. Mr. Cho stressed on the importance of being more strategic in the new ...
realme C15, Infinix 8i & OPPO A54 among 11 smartphones on offer by Safaricom this festive season
This festive season, Safaricom is offering the best deals for smartphones and accessories on its online shopping platform Masoko. The offers include price disco...
realme to launch the GT 2 Pro eco-friendly smartphone in 2022
realme smartphone brand has announced plans to launch into the Kenyan market its flagship smartphone with a back cover made of eco-friendly material in early 20...
Kenya announces that citizens can now get COVID-19 vaccine booster shots
The Ministry of Health has announced the rollout of COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to people who have already completed their primary doses of the vaccine. In a...
US to temporary lift travel restrictions against 8 southern African countries
The U.S has announced plans to lift the temporary COVID-19-related travel restrictions imposed on eight southern African countries on December 31. The announcem...
Uganda’s Sarrai Group obtains 20-year lease of Mumias Sugar assets
Kenya has leased Mumias Sugar Company assets to Sarrai Group, a conglomerate of agro-manufacturing companies across East and Southern Africa. The 20-year lease ...
Democratic Republic of Congo confirmed as the 7th member of the EAC
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the newest member of the East African Community (EAC) following approval by the EAC Council of Ministers. DRC's additi...
Little Cab launches ‘Little party’ initiative to push for responsible drinking
Little, a Kenyan cab hailing app, has launched Little party, an initiative aimed at advocating for responsible drinking. To further their commitment to this cou...
Treasury to inject Ksh. 113 billion into KQ in a bid to save the airline
Treasury has announced plans to support national courier Kenya Airways (KQ) to the tune of Ksh. 113 billion to survive the COVID-19 pandemic and remain afloat. ...
Family Bank extends Ksh. 6 billion loan facility to 17 counties to support agribusinesses
Family Bank has announced that it will extend its Ksh. 6 billion credit to 17 counties in Kenya for the next year. The funding is powered by USAID’s Pay for Per...
UAE suspends all passenger flights from Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia & Nigeria over omicron variant spread
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has issued a travel restriction on passenger flights from Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Ethiopia. The announcement was made by th...