Occupational Safety Directorate urges employers to set up industrial funds to avert safety related losses

Grace MathekaNovember 9, 2021

The Directorate of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSHS) is urging industrial employers to establish a fund that will help them ease the burden of workman comp...

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Unwanted Witness report reveals Uganda’s top data collectors struggle with data protection & privacy compliance

Grace MathekaNovember 9, 2021

Unwanted Witness has released an analysis evaluating how Uganda’s top data collectors adhere to privacy standards and best practices that protect consumers’ per...

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12 Nairobi restaurants to participate in the Mastercard taste of Nairobi experience

Grace MathekaNovember 9, 2021

Mastercard in partnership with EatOut and Singleton have launched the Mastercard taste of Nairobi to run through November 2021. Mastercard's Taste of Nairobi ai...

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CDC to invest Ksh. 452 billion to support emerging economies combat climate change

Grace MathekaNovember 8, 2021

The CDC Group has announced plans to invest over Ksh. 452 billion (£3 billion) to support emerging economies in Africa and Asia to combat the climate emergency....

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Google Doodle celebrates Prof. Okoth Okombo for his contribution to sign language

Grace MathekaNovember 8, 2021

The Google doodle is celebrating Prof Okoth Okombo who died on the night of Wednesday November 1st, 2027. Prof Okombo was the founder of the Kenyan Sign Languag...

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Leila Janah Foundation is calling out for applications to its 2021 Give Work Challenge program

Grace MathekaNovember 8, 2021

The Leila Janah Foundation is calling on applications for its 2021 Winter Edition of the Give Work Challenge Program. The program will grant a seed funding of K...

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The Best Tourist Destinations in Africa

Staff WriterNovember 8, 2021

Africa is a diverse continent with breathtaking natural wonders. It boasts of the man-made Pyramids of Giza and the dazzling Victoria falls. It would take more ...

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Coca-Cola accelerates its PET collection & recycling agenda in Kenya

Grace MathekaNovember 8, 2021

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) is continuing to drive its sustainability agenda of recycling PET through PETCO Kenya and other programs like waste segregatio...

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A look at the Toyota Hiace; the perfect public transport vehicle

Grace MathekaNovember 8, 2021

The public transport sector is one of the most lucrative sectors in Kenya. Statistics have shown that about 48% of Kenyans rely of public transport to transit f...

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9 international series you can watch on Showmax this November

Grace MathekaNovember 8, 2021

Showmax offers viewers a wide range of entertainment content from movies, to series and TV shows that you can stream on demand on the platform. This November...

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Kimplanter Nurseries & Irri Hub Ke have been named among the winners of the 2021 YouthADAPT Solutions Challenge

Grace MathekaNovember 8, 2021

Winners of the 2021 Youth Adaptation Solutions Challenge (YouthADAPT) were recently unveiled at COP26, at the Africa Pavilion in Glasgow, United Kingdom. The...

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Qatar Airways is hiring cabin crew in Kenya; Here’s how to apply

Grace MathekaNovember 8, 2021

Qatar Airways has announced job vacancies for cabin crew as it expands operations across the globe. The airline is looking for highly motivated persons in Nairo...

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Toyota Kenya delivers 592 Land Cruisers to the National Police Service

Grace MathekaNovember 6, 2021

Toyota Kenya has handed over 81 locally assembled Land Cruiser, LC76 and LC79 models to the National Police Service under National Police Service Leasing Progra...

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Sauti Sol’s Bien releases new EP; gets Ksh. 50 million deal with Sol Generation Records

Grace MathekaNovember 6, 2021

Bien-Aime Baraza, a member of popular band Sauti Sol, has released his first solo EP titled Bald Men Love Better in collaboration with renowned Kenyan jazz maes...

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NCBA signs Ksh. 1.2B vehicle leasing contract with the Kenya Police

Grace MathekaNovember 6, 2021

NCBA Leasing LLP has signed a deal to lease 250 vehicles valued at Ksh. 1.2 billion to the Kenya Police. In partnership with Toyota Kenya, NCBA Leasing has h...

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Boehringer Ingelheim announces 2030 environmental sustainability commitments

Grace MathekaNovember 6, 2021

Boehringer Ingelheim, a pharmaceuticals company, has announced its plan for sustainability in line with the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26...

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Guinness rolls out the ‘Black shines brightest campaign’ in Kenya

Grace MathekaNovember 5, 2021

Guinness has launched a new campaign dubbed Black shines brightest, in Kenya. Guinness will work with content creators and influencers from across Kenya and Afr...

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Safaricom launches ‘Mwelekeo ni internet’ campaign to offer affordable data

Grace MathekaNovember 5, 2021

Safaricom has launched a new campaign dubbed Mwelekeo ni internet. The campaign will see the introduction of new data offers, more affordable 4G devices to the ...

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Meet 13-year old Shanah Manjeru, who is AFRIMA’s youngest nominee

Grace MathekaNovember 5, 2021

Kenya’s Shanah Manjeru is the youngest  nominee of All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA). The 13-year-old singer was nominated for her song, God Will Make a Way in t...

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M-PESA services to be unavailable from midnight Saturday 6th Nov to 4am Nov 20

Grace MathekaNovember 5, 2021

Safaricom through a statement has announced that it will be conducting a maintenance exercise on its mobile money platform M-PESA tomorrow, Saturday 19th Octobe...

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Kenyan doctors urge cigarette smokers to use safer alternatives

Grace MathekaNovember 5, 2021

Kenyan and other African medics have issued a call through the African Harm Reduction Alliance (AHRA) to the World Health Organisation (WHO) to save millions of...

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Showmax Pro to stream Man Utd documentary ‘The United Way’ on November 9

Grace MathekaNovember 5, 2021

Football fans, and especially Manchester United fans, can now catch the much anticipated documentary titled The United Way on 9th November on Showmax Pro. The d...

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KeNIA hosts stakeholders meeting ahead of the Kenya Innovation week in December

Grace MathekaNovember 5, 2021

The Kenya National Innovation Agency (KeNIA) has announced a call for exhibitors and delegates for the Kenya innovation week (KIW) slated for December, 2021. ...

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Baldev Chager leading on day 1 of the East African mini classic rally in Nairobi

Grace MathekaNovember 5, 2021

Baldev Chager is now leading in the East African mini classic rally first day that saw the competitors start in Nairobi and finish in the foot Mount Kilimanjaro...

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Here are 5 reasons why you should get an LG Tv

Samson NderiNovember 5, 2021

A television is something which has become a common fixture in our living rooms. As such, it important to get a good television which will suit your needs and o...

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UAP Old Mutual partners with SSC & Kenbright to support more than 10,000 SMEs

Grace MathekaNovember 5, 2021

UAP Old Mutual has entered into an agreement with the SME Support Centre (SSC) and Kenbright to insure a customized financial solution for SMEs. The new cover p...

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Kenya Power suspends 59 procurement heads in latest audit exercise

Grace MathekaNovember 5, 2021

Kenya Power has announced that it has suspended 59 procurement and supply chain heads. This is to allow for a forensic audit to identify areas of possible reven...

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AfDB projects a 4.9% average economic growth for East Africa in 2022

Grace MathekaNovember 5, 2021

East Africa’s economic growth is expected to recover to an average of 4.1% in 2021, up from 0.4% posted in 2020. In 2022, average growth is projected to hit 4.9...

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Isuzu signs Ksh. 300 million leasing deal with Super Metro PSV Sacco

Grace MathekaNovember 4, 2021

Isuzu East Africa has signed a vehicle leasing deal valued at Ksh. 300 million for the acquisition of 50 Isuzu NQR 33-seater buses by Super Metro PSV Sacco. ...

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East African Safari Classic mini Rally kicks off at the Waterfront Karen

Grace MathekaNovember 4, 2021

Various teams from Kenya, USA, Bulgaria, UK, Zimbabwe, Oman and South Africa are competing for the ultimate prize in the mini East African Safari Classic Rally ...

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Mastercard Foundation partners with USIU & ASU to boost eLearning in Africa

Grace MathekaNovember 4, 2021

The Mastercard Foundation, USIU Africa, and the Arizona State University (ASU) have launched the Mastercard Foundation scholars program eLearning initiative. ...

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MTN Uganda receives consent from CMA to market its IPO to Kenyan investors

Grace MathekaNovember 4, 2021

Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has given a ‘no objection’ vote for The MTN Uganda Initial Public Offering (IPO) to be marketed in Kenya. This latest...

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LG posts USD 16.23 billion in revenues for Q3 2021

Grace MathekaNovember 4, 2021

LG Electronics has announced third quarter 2021 total revenues of Ksh 1.752 trillion (USD 16.23 billion). This is a 22% increase from revenues registered in a s...

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Shamiri Institute receives Ksh. 112M in funding to tackle mental health in Africa

Grace MathekaNovember 4, 2021

Shamiri Institute has raised Ksh. 112 million (USD 1 million) from the Templeton World Charity Foundation to tackle the rise of mental health illnesses in Kenya...

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KDF & NYS set to temporarily take over KEMSA operations in newly implemented reforms

Grace MathekaNovember 4, 2021

The Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) and the National Youth Service (NYS) have been listed by the government as some of the entities to take over operations at the Ke...

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Oxford University report reveals widening digital gap in teachers & students

Grace MathekaNovember 4, 2021

The Oxford University Press (OUP) has launched a new research report that highlights the growing inequality in digital literacy across the world. The report tit...

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Shows on Showmax receive 22 Kalasha Awards nominations

Grace MathekaNovember 4, 2021

Shows on Showmax has received 22 nominations in the recently unveiled nominees for the 2021 Kalasha Awards, including all 5 Best TV Drama nominees. Showmax O...

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South African rapper, Blxckie, to visit Kenya on his Africa tour

Grace MathekaNovember 4, 2021

Blxckie, a South African rap singer and producer, is set to jet into the country this week as part of his Africa tour. The tour kicked off in Lagos, Nigeria, la...

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How to make tasty homemade fluffy vanilla pancakes

Grace MathekaNovember 4, 2021

Vanilla pancakes are a favorite in many households. They are yummy, healthy and easy to make. We have an exciting recipe for you where you can whip up your v...

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The Kenya Big 5 Construct event is slated for November 24-26 at Sarit Centre

Grace MathekaNovember 4, 2021

The Big 5 Construct Kenya, an international construction business event, has announced a free physical event on November 24 – 26 2021 at the Sarit Expo Centre, ...

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KEMSA begins implementation of reforms to strengthen UHC delivery

Grace MathekaNovember 4, 2021

The Board of the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) has confirm that the Authority is implementing reforms to position it as an effective player in the lo...

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Canon launches the PowerShot PX smart camera targeting families

Grace MathekaNovember 4, 2021

Canon has unveiled the PowerShot PX, a small, smart and friendly camera capturing high-quality 11.7 MP images and 60 pixel Full HD video. The new camera is p...

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