CEO Fridays: Glenfiddich’s Mulunda Kombo on the brand & the campaign to introduce the whisky to more Kenyans

Grace MathekaNovember 3, 2021

Glenfiddich Single Malt Scotch Whisky’s global campaign, Where Next? campaign has been gaining momentum in the Kenyan market. In partnership with EatOut, Glenfi...

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Merck opens applications for scholarships for Doctors in underserved specialties in Africa

Grace MathekaNovember 3, 2021

Merck Foundation has announced the call for applications for medical training scholarships for healthcare providers in critical and underserved specialties for ...

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Minet Kenya wins award in the 2021 Intermediaries’ Awards by UAP

Grace MathekaNovember 3, 2021

Minet Kenya Insurance Brokers has been awarded the overall best intermediary of the year in the 2020 annual Intermediaries’ Awards by UAP Insurance Kenya. Th...

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DCG secures Ksh. 78 billion to fuel subsidiary Luno’s expansion in the USA

Grace MathekaNovember 3, 2021

Digital Currency Group (DCG), Luno’s parent company, has closed a Ksh. 78 billion (USD 700 million) funding round from investors. The round was led by SoftBank,...

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5 easy to make whiskey cocktails

Grace MathekaNovember 3, 2021

Whiskey is a drink that most people enjoy either neat or in the rocks with a bit of water. However, there are other ways to take your whiskey and make it delici...

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Chandarana Foodplus opens new branch in Nakuru

Grace MathekaNovember 3, 2021

Chandarana Foodplus retail chain has opened an new store to be the anchor tenant at the Golden Life Mall in Nakuru, taking its total stores count to 23 in the c...

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LG targets the growing on-demand laundry market with smart shops

Grace MathekaNovember 3, 2021

LG Electronics is seeking to tap into the fast-growing on-demand laundry market in East Africa with a new concept targeting clients looking for superior home wa...

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Sama has been named the Best in Machine Learning Platforms at the 2021 AI TechAwards

Grace MathekaNovember 2, 2021

Sama, a training data provider in Artificial Intelligence (AI) projects, has announced it has received the 2021 AI TechAward for Best in Machine Learning Platfo...

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Carrefour customers can now shop & pay later with Lipa Later

Grace MathekaNovember 2, 2021

Lipa Later, a credit service company, has partnered with Carrefour to roll out the LipaVismart product powered by Lipa Later for all Carrefour customers. Thi...

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CDC Group commits Ksh. 455 B to combat climate emergency at the COP26 in Glasgow

Grace MathekaNovember 2, 2021

CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, has announced plans to invest over Ksh. 455 billion (£3 billion) to support emerging ec...

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Unity Homes begins construction of 640-apartments at Tatu City

Grace MathekaNovember 2, 2021

Unity Homes has begun construction of Unity East at Tatu City with 640 two and three bedroom apartments. The project follows the successful completion of the...

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BasiGo, an electric transit company launches operations in the Kenyan market

Grace MathekaNovember 2, 2021

BasiGo, an e-mobility startup, has announced its official entry into the Kenyan market. The company will provide electric buses for purchase by public transport...

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Opibus secures Ksh. 835M in funding to scale manufacturing of electric motorcycles & buses

Grace MathekaNovember 2, 2021

Opibus, an electric vehicle manufacturer, has announced that it has raised Ksh. 835 million ($7.5 million) in funding . The round was led by Silicon Valley fund...

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Telkom partners with Ericsson & NEC XON to expand its network in Kenya

Grace MathekaNovember 2, 2021

Telkom and its partners, Ericsson and systems integrator NEC XON, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to add an additional 2,000 sites onto Telkom’s netwo...

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Why The 10Bet Sponsorship of Dodoma Jiji FC and Daring Club Motema Pembe FC Is Such Big News

Samson NderiNovember 2, 2021

The recent news from 10Bet about the plethora of team sponsorships they have lined up really is great news, for way more reasons than one. In reality, the fact ...

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Opibus raises Ksh. 834 Million in funding aimed at scaling its operations in electric vehicle manufacturing

Samson NderiNovember 2, 2021

Opibus, a  leading electric vehicle manufacturer, has announced today that it has raised Ksh. 834 Million ($7.5 mil) in funding led by Silicon Valley fund At On...

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ADAPTA to develop and test an innovative loan insuring platform in a bid to unlock financing for farmers and Agri-SMEs

Grace MathekaNovember 2, 2021

Africa's climate adaptation credit facility for agriculture, ADAPTA, has launched with Ksh. 166,950,000 (USD 1.5 million) in funding from the Bill and Melinda G...

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Boomplay extends licensing partnership with CAPASSO as part of its expansion strategy across the continent

Samson NderiNovember 2, 2021

Boomplay, Africa’s leading music streaming platform has extended its licensing partnership with mechanical copyrights collection agency, Composers Authors and P...

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Dr. Judy Gichoya has been named as the Most Influential Radiology Researcher at the 2021 Minnies awards

Grace MathekaNovember 2, 2021

Radiology portal AuntMinnie.com, which is part of the Science and Medicine Group, has announced the winners of the 2021 edition of the Minnies awards. The award...

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KEPSA renews 10-year agreement with MEDEF to support Kenyan & French businesses

Grace MathekaNovember 2, 2021

The Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) and the Mouvement des Entreprises de France International (MEDEF) have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)...

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Twiga Foods has raised Ksh. 5.5 Billion in a series C fundraising round for expansion in East & West Africa

Grace MathekaNovember 2, 2021

Twiga Foods, a Kenyan agricultural tech start-up, has raised Ksh. 5.56 billion (USD 50 milion) from international investors for its planned East and West Africa...

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Elisha Kiprop & Valentine Kipketer win the 2021 Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon

Grace MathekaNovember 1, 2021

Elisha Kiprop and Valentine Kipketer have won the 42 Kilometers Men and Women races in the just concluded Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon. Elisha Kiprop se...

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Moses Gatundu wins the Strathmore Alumni Golf Tournament trophy

Grace MathekaNovember 1, 2021

Moses Gatundu scored an impressive 41 points to win the overall winner at the inaugural Strathmore University Alumni Golf Tournament trophy at the Karen Golf an...

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Safaricom partners with UNICEF & Directorate of Children Services to launch child safety campaign

Grace MathekaNovember 1, 2021

Safaricom, UNICEF Kenya and the Directorate of Children Services have launched a campaign dubbed Spot it, Stop it, to promote awareness on violence against chil...

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Trade on EABL’s Medium Term Note begins at the NSE

Grace MathekaNovember 1, 2021

Trading on the Ksh. 11 billion East African Breweries PLC (EABL) Medium-Term Note has officially begun on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). The 5-year, ...

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Huawei’s NEXT-IMAGE Awards 2021 judges give winning tips to competition participants

Grace MathekaNovember 1, 2021

The Huawei NEXT-IMAGE smartphone photography competition is currently underway, with submission of entries inspired by the 2021 theme of Better Together. Amateu...

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Kenya & DRC announce trade visit in partnership with Equity in a bid to boost bilateral trade

Grace MathekaNovember 1, 2021

The Government of Kenya and the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in partnership with the Equity Group have organized a 15-day Trade Miss...

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Junior Golf Foundation partners with Safaricom, NCBA, Crown Paints & Prime Bank to scale golf in Kenya

Grace MathekaNovember 1, 2021

The Junior Golf Foundation (JGF) has received a major boost after signing partnerships with Safaricom, NCBA, Crown Paints and Prime Bank in its ambition to nurt...

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Airtel Africa commits Ksh. 6.3B to promote digital learning for children across Africa

Grace MathekaNovember 1, 2021

Airtel Africa and UNICEF have announced a 5-year pan-African partnership to help accelerate the roll-out of digital learning through connecting schools to the i...

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Toyota partners with NTSA to promote road safety amongst boda boda operators

Grace MathekaNovember 1, 2021

Toyota Kenya has pledged its support for the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) boda boda safety campaign through the donation of three Yamaha Crux ...

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Kenya receives additional 990,990 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from the USA

Grace MathekaNovember 1, 2021

Kenya has received a further 990,990 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in yet another boost to the ongoing accelerated COVID-19 vaccination drive. The doses ...

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Shamba Pride secures Ksh. 122M funding round led by Seedstars Africa Ventures & Gray Matters Capital

Grace MathekaNovember 1, 2021

Shamba Pride, an online platform that connects farmers to quality inputs and services, has closed a Ksh. 122 million (USD 1.1 milllion) round. The round was led...

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SaveApp & MyWagePay among 12 tech startups selected for the 2021 Angel Fair Africa

Grace MathekaNovember 1, 2021

The 9th edition of the Angel Fair Africa (AFA) slated for 25th November this year has named the investors panel to support 12 African tech ventures. The all-...

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14 quarantine free holiday destinations for Kenyans by Emirates

Grace MathekaNovember 1, 2021

As vaccination drives continue globally, more cities are ending nationwide curfew, easing their entry requirements and opening their borders to visitors ahead o...

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Workpay expands operations to Nigeria in a bid to enable SMEs to manage their employees from anywhere

Grace MathekaNovember 1, 2021

Workpay has extended its business operations to Nigeria. The startup allows SMEs to easily manage and pay their employees from anywhere in Africa. With Workp...

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African Wildlife Foundation commemorates 60 years of conservation with a wildlife photography competition

Grace MathekaNovember 1, 2021

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is celebrating its 60th year anniversary with a photogrpahy awards exhibition celebrating AWF’s decades of conservation wo...

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realme has launched the GT Master Edition Series in the Kenyan market, to retail at Ksh. 45,000

Grace MathekaNovember 1, 2021

realme has released the realme GT Master Edition series in East Africa to meet the growing demand for high-end stylish mobile phones. Designed by industrial ...

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Ecobank’s Ellevate program wins awards for supporting women owned businesses

Grace MathekaOctober 30, 2021

Ecobank has received two awards for its Ellevate Program. The Financial Alliance for Women honoured Ecobank with the Impact Award, recognizing Ecobank’s work in...

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Shamba Pride & Kijenzi among Kenyan startups selected for the NINJA Accelerator program

Grace MathekaOctober 30, 2021

5 Kenyan startups have been selected to be part of the 2nd cohort of the NINJA Accelerator program. The program powered by the Japan International Cooperation A...

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Strathmore University Business School partners with Fairtrade Africa to support growth opportunities across Africa

Grace MathekaOctober 30, 2021

Strathmore University Business School (SBS) has signed a partnership agreement with Fairtrade Africa (FTA), aimed at fostering growth opportunities for it’s pro...

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Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon to take place tomorrow, October 31

Grace MathekaOctober 30, 2021

The Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon organizing committee has announced that all is set for the 18th edition to be held tomorrow, Sunday 31st October, 2021. ...

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Coca-Cola introduces new brand identity for its products in the Kenyan market

Grace MathekaOctober 30, 2021

Coca-Cola has unveiled the Real Magic brand philosophy and platform that invites people to celebrate the magic of humanity. The Real Magic platform includes ...

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