Equity Bank launches its Leaders Program in Rwanda
The Equity Leaders Program operating under Equity Group Foundation's (EGF) Education and Leadership Development Pillar has launched in Rwanda. The program has s...
4G Capital Partners with CGAP to develop financial stress early warning system
4G Capital Group, a technology financial inclusion company, has partnered with the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) on developing a new tool. The to...
Here is how Kenyans can apply for a US Green Card
A Green Card is a permit allowing immigrants to permanently live and work in the United States Of America. Green card holders are known as permanent residents.
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Twitter to update it’s data sharing policy to prohibit sharing of pictures & videos without consent
Twitter has announced plans to update its existing private information policy to include private media. This is part of its ongoing efforts to build tools that ...
Europe to donate 3.75 million additional COVID-19 vaccines to Kenya
Team Europe, consisting of Belgium, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands are contributing 3.75 million additional COVID-19 vaccines to Kenya. This will contribu...
Standard Chartered scoops the Digital innovation award at the 2021 CIO Africa Awards
Standard Chartered Bank has been named as a winner in the Banking Sector Award category at the 2021 CIO Awards. The bank was recognized for its performance in t...
Sarova Panafric hosts cake mixing ceremony ahead of Christmas festivities
The Sarova Panafric family has officially kicked off Christmas celebrations with their traditional cake mixing ceremony.
Guests at the ceremony were treated ...
Mavuno Link wins the 2021 Call for Code Global Challenge due to its solution that helps reduce food waste
Mavuno Link has been named as the Middle East and Africa regional winner of the 2021 Call for Code Global Challenge by IBM and David Clarke.
The Mavuno Link ...
The Huawei has relaunched the Matepad T10 series in the Kenyan market, to retail at Ksh. 22,999
Huawei Mobile has relaunched the MatePad T10 series including the Huawei Matepad T10, Huawei Matepad T10s and Huawei Matepad T10s kids’ edition.
The Huawei M...
Jack Dorsey resigns as Twitter CEO, Parag Agrawal takes over
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has stepped down as head of the social media company, effective immediately. Twitter has stated that Parag Agrawal, the company's chief ...
Boehringer Ingelheim commits to expand access to NCD healthcare for 50 million people
Boehringer Ingelheim, a global pharmaceutical company, has given an update on its strategic approach to sustainable development at the 2021 World Health Summit....
SMEs expected to drive insurance uptake during economic recovery according to UAP Old Mutual
UAP Old Mutual Group has projected that SMEs and uninsured tech savvy consumers will boost the uptake of insurance as the economy recovers from the negative eco...
Ferdinand Omanyala has been selected as a OPPO Kenya ambassador
Ferdinand Omanyala, Africa’s 100m record holder, has been selected as an OPPO Kenya ambassador. He joins the other ambassadorial team for the Reno6 5G comprisin...
Global Economic Affairs Think Tank hosts research workshop to promote social inclusion in the wake of COVID-19
The Global Economic Affairs Think Tank, African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) is hosting its 55th Biannual Research Workshop. The Consortium is led by for...
Jumia to use electric bicycles for deliveries in Kenya
Jumia has begun using electric bicycles for its logistics capacity for delivery. The company has partnered with eBee Africa to launch a fleet of electric bicycl...
Showmax has confirmed the production of Crime & Justice Season 2
Filming has officially begun for the second season of the Showmax Kenyan crime procedural and legal drama series Crime and Justice.
Crime and Justice is Keny...
Kenya commits to eliminate biomass fuels by 2028
The government of Kenya has announced plans to curb the country's strong reliance on solid biomass fuels by 2028. This is especially in rural areas where over 8...
Africa Data Centres unveils new 10MW data centre in Lagos
Africa Data Centres has opened its new 10MW data centre facility in Lagos, Nigeria. The Centres are the largest network of interconnected, carrier and cloud-neu...
MPESA Foundation partners with AMREF to promote maternal health in Homabay county
The MPESA Foundation in partnership with AMREF Health Africa have launched a Ksh. 150 million project to improve access to quality maternal health services in H...
NCBA projects a 5.8% GDP growth for 2021 in Regional Economic Outlook Report
Kenya’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to grow by 5.8% in 2021, according to the latest NCBA Regional Economic Outlook Report.
The growth forecast ...
I&M Bank posts a Ksh. 5.45 Billion net profit for Q3 2021
I&M Group has registered a Ksh. 5.45 billion net profit, this is a 25% increase compared to a similar period last year, in its 2021 Quarter 3 financial resu...
Nokia partners with Spotify to enable users enjoy the service for free on C, G and X-series smartphones
Nokia phones recently partnered with Spotify, an audio streaming platform, to provide Spotify Free to Nokia C, G and X-series, starting with the Nokia XR20.
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KAM launches Forestry Business Sustainable Action Plan in a bid to expand forest cover
Manufacturers through the Kenya Association of Manufacturers have unveiled a strategy to expand forestry businesses in the country.
The newly launched Forest...
KQ in plans to establish a pan-African airline in partnership with South African Airways
Kenya Airways (KQ) and South African Airways (SAA) have signed a strategic partnership framework in a move to see the two carriers eventually for a pan-African ...
Zamara partners with Jua Kali artisans to drive financial inclusion in the sector
The Zamara Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Kenya National Federation of Jua Kali Associations (KNFJKA) to drive financial inclusion in t...
KBL launches corporate logo redesign competition with a cash prize of Ksh. 1 Million
Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) has launched a competition dubbed KBL Still Got Skillz? for the design of a new company logo as it looks to mark its 100th birthda...
Coca-Cola rolls out Christmas caravan in Mombasa in readiness for the festive season
Coca-Cola in partnership with Coastal Bottlers has flagged off the Coca-Cola Christmas caravan in Mombasa, officially kicking off the festive season and celebra...
Remembering Whitney Houston tribute series is coming up this December
JGIP Events has created the Tribute Series, a 2 part event that brings a community of musicians in Nairobi together to remember, honour and celebrate those who ...
Nestlé launches new 3in1 Creamy White in the Kenyan market
Nestlé East and Southern Africa Region (ESAR) recently launched the Nescafé 3in1 Creamy White in the Kenyan market. This is in a bid to push the product which e...
Boomplay is set to hold the second edition of the “Boomplay Artistes Forum” in a bid to support Kenyan artists
Boomplay which is Africa's largest music streaming platform, is set to host the second edition of its annual 'Boomplay Artistes Forum'. The forum seeks to infor...
There is need for adoption of enterprise technologies in the manufacturing sector to boost efficiency according to a SYSPRO report
The Covid-19 pandemic which hit in 2020 and the resulting curfews and lockdowns had a huge negative impact on our economy. This was because economic activities ...
Kenya and plastic waste: How effective are the country’s recycling programs?
Plastic pollution is a real and serious problem faced by many countries across the world, but developing countries tend to bear the brunt of the situation when ...
Air Tanzania resumes double daily flights to Kenya in renewed business relations
Tanzania's national courier, Air Tanzania, has landed at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi, after a 20-plus year hiatus. The airline wil...
William Cho has been appointed as the new LG CEO
LG Electronics (LG) has announced the appointment of William Cho, the current Chief Strategy Officer, as the company’s new CEO effective December 1.
Mr. Cho ta...
The Organization of Women in International trade urges women to leverage on AfCFTA offerings
The International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Organization of Women in International Trade (OWIT) in Kenya, Nigeria and Zimbabwe, have partnered to support Afric...
KTB partners with KQ to showcase Kenya’s wildlife & promote tourism
Kenya Airways (KQ) has entered into a partnership with the Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) to promote Kenya as a tourist destination internationally, regionally and l...
Airtel Business partners with Cisco to secure internet connections for SMEs in Africa
Airtel Africa through its B2B provider Airtel Business, has partnered with Cisco to provide secure internet access to SMEs in Africa. This is in support of thei...
HAART commemorates 10 years of fight against human trafficking in Kenya
Awareness Against Human Trafficking (HAART) is celebrating 10 years of service in Kenya. Since its launch in the country, the organization has reached over 90,0...
Simba Corp has delivered 30 Proton X70 SUVs to the National Police Service
Simba Corp has handed over 30 new Proton X70 SUVs to the National Police Service at a ceremony held at the Simba Corp headquarters on Mombasa Road.
The Polic...
Jiji has launched its 5-day Black Friday deals ending 30th November
Jiji, an online marketplace in Kenya, has unveiled Black Friday deals available starting Friday, November 26th and ending Tuesday 30th November, 2021. Customers...
Coop Bank partners with EIB to support new private sector investment in Kenya
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is partnering with the Cooperative Bank of Kenya to finance companies active in sectors most affected by the COVID-19 pandemi...
Huawei has been feted for its OceanStor storage offerings at the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Primary Storage
Huawei has been positioned as a leader in the 2021 Magic Quadrant for primary storage by Gartner, a research and consulting company.
A Gartner report has ind...