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...
Julia Carvalho has been appointed as the General Manager for IBM growth markets in Africa
IBM, a technology company, has appointed Julia Carvalho as General Manager for IBM growth markets in Africa.
Ms. Carvalho will be responsible for IBM’s busin...
Safaricom incorporates TECNO, Infinix & itel products to its Lipa Mdogo Mdogo payment plan
Safaricom has partnered with Google and Transsion, the parent company of TECNO, Infinix and itel, to enable Kenyans access more 4G devices under the Lipa Mdogo ...
Meta launches the SheMeansBusiness program to support digital women-owned businesses
Meta has announced its partnership with HerHustle to launch SheMeansBusiness, a program designed to equip women entrepreneurs with essential digital skills to s...
Debra Mallowah, the Coca Cola EA VP has urged people to keep safe as they celebrate over the holiday season
The Coca Cola East and Central Africa Vice president Debra Mallowah has urged residents at the coast region to keep safe and share with the less fortunate durin...
InsureMe, a new insurance booking platform to enable clients to pay for their comprehensive covers in installments
InsureMe, an online insurance booking platform, has been officially launched in the Kenyan market. The digital insurance platform will enable customers to pay f...
Muthoni Drummer Queen is the latest addition to Spotify’s EQUAL music program
Spotify has added Kenyan rapper, drummer and cultural entrepreneur Muthoni Drummer Queen to its EQUAL Music Program, as the Artist of the Month for December.
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Moove launches vehicle financing operations in the Kenyan market
Moove, an African mobility fintech company, has launched operations in Nairobi, its first city in East Africa and sixth in Africa. To expand their vehicle and p...
Telkom partners with Britam to launch the ‘Life Bila Noma’ mobile-based insurance solution
Telecommunications company Telkom has partnered with Britam Holdings to bring a mobile-based insurance solution that will see customers benefit from a custom ma...
Vidah Morah wins the first ticket for ‘Monster win a trip to Dubai’ promotion
Monster Energy, supported by Coca Cola Kenya, has announced the first winner of the Monster win a trip to Dubai consumer promotion launched in November this yea...
New report unveils that safety & security are a major concern for women using public transport in Nairobi
UN Women, Kenyatta University (KU) and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) have launched a report on Women and Public Transport in Nairobi.
The Women a...
Toyota opens new Hiace Assembly line at AVA Mombasa
Toyota Kenya has commissioned an additional Hiace assembly line at the Associated Vehicle Assemblers Mombasa. The Hiace CKD assembly line demonstrates Toyota's ...
African Business Based Tourism platform launches new project to connect investors to local tourism stakeholders
The newly launched African Nature-Based Tourism platform is currently 8 months into its first year of the three-year project phase. The platform is a collaborat...
Mastercard teams up with Jumia to donate 25,000 trees in support of the Priceless Planet coalition
Mastercard and Jumia have partnered on a Black Friday promotion to enable Mastercard cardholders to support the forest restoration projects of the Priceless Pla...
Ecobank partners with underwriters to offer bancassurance to SMEs
Ecobank Group’s commercial banking business has partnered with five insurance companies to offer a range of bancassurance solutions to its SME customers across ...
Caetano signs interest free vehicle financing deal with Stanbic Bank
Caetano Kenya, the official distributor and car dealer of Hyundai and Renault, has signed a vehicle asset financing partnership agreement with Stanbic Bank. The...
Ventures platform secures Ksh. 4.5 billion in funding, to invest in startups
Ventures Platform, an early-stage venture capital fund, has announced the first close of its Ksh. 4.5 billion (USD 40 million) early-stage fund to invest in mar...
PAC Holdings launches ‘Catalyst’ a project meant to promote entrepreneurship in Africa
PanAfrican Capital Holdings (PAC Holdings) has set up a venture capital project, to be known as The Catalyst, in a bid to identify and invest in growth to produ...
Ali Matano & Sofia Nekesa defy the odds to win the inaugural Red Bull Quicksand Challenge in Diani
For participants of the 1 mile (1.6 km) Red Bull Quicksand Challenge at the Kongo River beach in Diani, 12th December, 2021 will always linger in their minds. A...
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Equity Bank launches its Leaders Program in DRC
EquityBCDC has extended its social impact contribution through scaling up the various programs that are already under implementation through Equity Group. The B...
Bolt introduces feature that enables drivers to set prices for trips
Bolt, a ride-hailing platform has introduced a feature that allows drivers to set their own prices and passengers to select their drivers.
This innovation, ...
OPPO launches the OPPO Find N, its first foldable smartphone
OPPO has launched its first foldable flagship smartphone, the OPPO Find N, at the annual OPPO Inno day showcase. The new OPPO Find N brings a new approach to th...
Otile Brown and Bahati are the Most Streamed Male artists in 2021 according to Boomplay Recap
The year 2021 has been a year of many wins musically. Despite the pandemic, which grappled the world for close to two years now, music is one thing that united ...
Wowzi secures Ksh. 362 million to help African creators monetize their social media profiles
Wowzi, a tech startup with operations in Kenya, recently announced its closure of a Ksh. 226 million ($2 million) seed round to scale its influencer marketing p...
Cassava technologies partners with Mitsui to accelerate digital transformation in Africa
Cassava Technologies, an integrated tech company, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Mitsui & Company (Mitsui), a Japanese global conglomer...
realme launches the C25Y 50MP smartphone, to retail at Ksh. 19,000
realme launches the realme C25Y, the first C series model to feature with 50 MP AI triple camera system. The realme C25Y has a 5000mAh battery that supports 18W...
Anthony Onyango emerges winner of the 2021 Safal Eye in the Wild photography competition
Safal Group, a steel building solutions provider and manufacturer, has announced winners of the Safal Eye in the Wild (SEITW) photography competition 2021.
A...
Kakuzi wins 4 awards at the 2021 Kenya Avocado Industry Excellence Awards
Kakuzi, an agri-business firm, recently scooped four awards at the 2021 Avocado Industry Excellence Awards (KAEA) held at the Safari Park hotel, Nairobi. The co...
Sarah Hassan among winners of this year’s Kalasha International film & TV Awards; here’s the full list of winners
The Kenya Film Commission (KFC) has announced the winners of the 11th edition of the Kalasha International Film and TV awards at a gala ceremony hosted at the S...
Kisite-Mpunguti Marine park & reserve feted with Blue Park Award
Kisite-Mpunguti Marine Park and Reserve has made received the Blue Park for achieving the highest science-based standards for marine life protection and managem...
13 new Christmas movies you can watch on Showmax this festive season
Showmax is bringing new festive season movies to our screens every day until 25th December, 2021. Some of the movies making a debut on the platform this Christm...