Zamara launches “Fahari Retirement plan” which is accessible via WhatsApp
Zamara Group, a financial services provider, has launched a pension savings plan on WhatsApp. This innovation will allow customers to open, access and transact ...
AWIEF has announced this year’s Award winners at a gala held in South Africa
The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has announced the winners of the 2021 AWIEF Awards in a hybrid gala held at the Marriott Hotel Me...
Bolt launches women only ride option in Mombasa
Bolt has launched the Bolt women-only ride category in Mombasa to enable female passengers to request rides from female drivers.
The women-only category is a...
Kenya Film Commission holds film screenings across different counties ahead of the Kalasha Awards on 10th December
The Kenya Film Commission recently held screenings in Nakuru County, Moi University, Dedan Kimathi University, USIU Africa, Imax Africa Cinema Nairobi and Dayst...
Kenya-DRC Trade Mission moves to Lubumbashi town in DRC
The Lubumbashi leg of the Kenya-DRC Trade Mission has officially started, following the official launch by the Vice Governor of Haut Katanga Province Jean Claud...
14 Trees has commenced construction of Mvule Gardens, a 3D housing project in Kenya
14 Trees, a joint venture between Holcim and the CDC Group, has begun construction of Mvule Gardens, Africa’s largest 3D printed affordable housing project in K...
Mastercard survey shows that Middle East & Africa is a fertile market for super apps
A study commissioned by Mastercard and carried out by Economist Impact has examined how population growth, digital access, connectivity and affordability is con...
Accor to open new Mantis property in Masai Mara in its latest expansion plan
Accor, a global hospitality group with over 400 hotels across India, Middle East, Africa and Turkey has announced plans to expand its footprint in Eastern Afric...
Knight Frank report shows that African home buyers are now more inclined to greener homes
A Knight Frank Global Buyer Survey 2021 has revealed that an overwhelming 71% of African respondents prioritized energy efficiency in their home search, compare...
Kwara partners with WorkPay to offer HR & payroll services to SACCOs in Kenya
Kwara, a digital banking fintech startup, has partnered with WorkPay, a people management platform, to provide human resource management and payroll processing ...
Hisa app to enable Kenyans to invest in US stocks & ETFs
Hisa Technologies has unveiled the Hisa mobile app that allows anyone in Kenya to invest in US stocks and ETFs directly from their phones using mobile money.
K...
Hitul Lakhani wins the I&M Bank corporate golf tournament at the Sigona Golf Club
Hitul Lakhani is the winner of the I&M Bank corporate golf day after carding six bogeys, two birdies and 10 pars to shoot 76 gross on 42 stableford points. ...
Qualcomm launches its latest flagship chip, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 which is 20% faster
Qualcomm has unveiled its new flagship chip, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, using a 4nm build process.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is an octa-core processor that Qualcomm clai...
Africa No Filter partners with Meta to launch the Future Africa: Telling Stories, Building Worlds program
Africa No Filter, a narrative change organization has partnered with Meta to launch the Future Africa: Telling Stories, Building Worlds program. The program is ...
Pariti secures Ksh. 321 million seed funding to develop startup ecosystems in emerging markets
Pariti, a Kenya-based community focused marketplace for digital infrastructure has raised Ksh. 321 million (USD 2.85 million) seed funding.
The seed round wa...
Penda Health partners with Kasha Technologies to improve customers’ access to contraceptives
Penda Health, a healthcare solutions provider, has partnered with Kasha Technologies to increase access to its contraceptive products via the Kasha digital plat...
Idris Muktar & Mercy Adhiambo Orengo named among Foreign Press Correspondents 2021 scholarship awardees
Kenya's Idris Muktar and Mercy Adhiambo Orengo are among the recipients for the 2021 Foreign Press Correspondents scholarship award.
The Association and Club...
Safaricom kicks off the ‘Pokea Uteo wa Furaha’ Christmas campaign to reward customers during the festive season
To commemorate this year's Christmas celebrations, Safaricom has launched its month-long Christmas campaign dubbed Pokea Uteo Wa Furaha. The campaign seeks to d...
CBK has approved ViewTech’s mobile payment operations in Kenya
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has given ViewTech Limited the go ahead to carry out payment services in the Kenyan market. The approval paves the way for the f...
OPPO to release its premium Snapdragon mobile powered smartphone in 2022
OPPO has announced plans to release a new flagship smartphone powered by the new premium Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 mobile platform in Q1 2022. The announcement was mad...
The Government has officially commissioned the European Union CBRN risk mitigation offices in Nairobi
The Regional Secretariat for Eastern and Central Africa (ECA) of the European Union (EU) Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Risk Mitigation C...
Kenya – DRC Trade Mission kicks off in Kinshasa, with over 2,000 delegates in attendance
The DRC Vice-Prime Minister, H.E Eve Bazaiba, recently officially opened the Kenya – DRC Trade Mission 2021, a 15 day business networking initiative. The Trade ...
Microsoft launches Team Essentials for SMEs, retailing at Ksh. 448
Microsoft has officially launched Teams Essentials, a Microsoft Teams solution designed for small-midsize businesses (SMBs). The solution is currently available...
MYDAWA receives a Ksh. 135 million grant to scale PrEP services in the fight against HIV/AIDS
MyDawa, a Kenyan ePharmacy company, has received a Ksh. 135 million (USD 1.2 million) grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant is aimed at in...
Rising star Alma releases new single titled ‘No DNA’
Kenya's fast rising sensation Alma has released her latest single titled No DNA via her management Digital Underground Africa. Alma showcases her impressive rap...
Cloud Productivity Solutions launches new SME Boost product in a bid to digitise businesses
In collaboration with Microsoft 365 Business, Cloud Productivity Solutions has launched the SME Boost solution that seeks to transform the way modern businesses...
Faulu Bank partners with NGO Council in a bid to grow deposits
Faulu Bank has signed an agreement with the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Council in an aim to mobilize affordable deposits and its Non-Funded Income (NFI...
MoH rolls out COVID-19 vaccination drive for about 40,500 women traders & long distance truckers at Kenya’s border entry points
The Government of Kenya through the Ministries of Health (MOH) and the East African Community (MEAC), has kicked off a COVID-19 vaccination in Busia. The drive ...
CS Mucheru launches ICT Talent Cultivation Whitepaper in a bid to drive job creation in the digital economy
Ministry of ICT’s Cabinet Secretary Joseph Mucheru has officiated the ICT Talent Cultivation for Kenya’s Digital economy whitepaper through a joint partnership ...
Toyota unveils the LC300 series Land Cruiser in the Kenyan market
Toyota Kenya has launched the 3.3 liter diesel and 3.5 liter petrol V6 engines Land Cruiser 300 series. The series will have three options, the GX-R, VX-R and G...
Nokia smartphones that you can purchase for less than Ksh. 20,000
With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic causing rough economic disruptions, many people have been forced to cut down costs on their primary and secondary needs, incl...
Huawei launches the nova Y60 smartphone in the Kenyan market, to retail at Ksh. 22,999
Huawei Mobile Kenya has officially launched the Huawei nova Y60 that will be retailing at Ksh. 22,999. The Huawei nova Y series is designed enable consumers to ...
Boomplay offers artistes business tips at the second edition of its Artistes Forum
Boomplay recently hosted the second edition of the Artistes Forum themed Get Streamed & Get Paid: Making Revenue from Digital Streaming at the Serena Hotel ...
UAP Old mutual partners with Malipo Circles to give ‘chamas’ up to Ksh. 500,000 funeral cover benefits
UAP Old Mutual has signed an agreement with Malipo Circles, a financial management app, to launch a digital last expense cover for informal groups popularly kno...
KTN News to screen Boniface Mwangi’s award winning film ‘Softie’ on Jamhuri Day
The Standard Group has announced that its TV station KTN News will show the theatrical 82-minute version of the documentary Softie on Jamhuri Day, 12th December...
TikTok launches its refreshed interactive online transparency centre
TikTok has launched its refreshed online transparency centre as part of its commitment to transparency and accountability. The updated centre will incorporate a...
MPESA Foundation launches Daktari Smart telemedicine initiative in Lamu county
The MPESA Foundation has launched Daktari Smart, a telemedicine initiative in Lamu county, in partnership with Gertrude’s Hospital Foundation.
The program ta...
You can now watch the Oscar-nominated film ‘Subira’ on Showmax
Subira is story that follows Subira, (Brenda Wairimu, Monica, Disconnect), a free-spirited Muslim girl who struggles against traditions to live out her dream of...
Mabati-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African literature announces 2021 shortlisted manuscripts
The Mabati-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature has announced the 2021 shortlisted manuscripts. The Prize is supported by Mabati Rolling Mills, ALAF T...
SemaBOX to host PODEXNBO event in a bid to promote podcasting in Kenya
SemaBOX has announced that they will be hosting the #PODEXNBO 2021 to bring together different creatives from the podcasting field. The event will take place at...
KCB has withdrawn its acquisition bid for ABC Tanzania, citing regulatory challenges
The Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) Group has terminated its plan to acquire a 100% stake in African Banking Corporation Tanzania (BancABC) from London-listed Atlas...
Users in India will soon be able to book Uber rides on WhatsApp
Uber has announced that users in India will soon be able to book a ride directly through WhatsApp.
To this end, Uber will be rolling out a feature which will...