Equity Bank registers a Ksh. 17.9 billion profit in its half year financial results
Equity Group has announced a 98% growth in profits during the last 6 months to Ksh. 17.9 billion up from Ksh. 9.1 billion recorded in a similar period last year...
Britania Foods declared insolvent, PKF’s Peter Kahi to take over as company administrator
Biscuit company Britania Foods has been put under administration in a bid to create a strategy to recover suppliers' and creditors' money.
In a public notice...
Stanbic Bank registers Ksh. 3.5 billion net profit, reinstates interim dividends payout of Ksh. 1.7 per share
Stanbic Bank has become the first bank to reinstate interim dividends after its net profit dropped 37% in the half year ended June to Ksh. 3.5 billion. The comp...
Kenya set to receive 407,000 additional AstraZeneca Vaccine doses to pump up mass vaccination
KLM Martinair Cargo will deliver an additional 407,000 coronavirus vaccine doses of AstraZeneca to Kenya, at a time when the Ministry of Health is conducting ma...
UFAA launches online portal to facilitate disbursement of unclaimed financial assets
The Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority (UFAA) has developed an online system to facilitate filing, processing and disbursement of unclaimed financial assets i...
Brightermonday partners with the French Chamber of Commerce in Kenya to enhance hiring processes
Online jobs platform BrighterMonday has partnered with the French Chamber of Commerce to help businesses recruit the right talent and empower expatriates to sec...
Alex Siboe and Ross Breadmore have been appointed to the 4G Capital Leadership team
4G Capital Group, a technology-driven financial inclusion company for MSMEs, has announced the appointments of Alex Siboe as COO and Ross Breadmore as Chief Pro...
TotoSci, a Kenyan technology company producing chargers & USB cables
Totosci is a Kenyan company that manufactures assistive devices using technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence, and assistive soft...
Cold Stone creamery adds the Strawberry cheesecake, Creamy coconut fudge & peanut butter flavors to its menu
The Cold Stone Creamery has introduced three new flavours to their ice cream menu this August. The new flavours are Strawberry cheesecake, Creamy coconut fudge ...
LG commits to 1.5°C target to reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2030
LG Electronics has announced its commitment to set targets to follow science-based targets with the goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in major LG p...
Top 10 Best Roguelike Games to play in 2021
One of the most underrated yet a gem of the gaming genre, that’s been out for as long as I can remember is the Roguelike genre or the Roguelite genre (both are ...
BT Concepts officially kicks off the fourth phase of the Tembea Tujenge Kenya Initiative
Marketing and advertising company BT concepts has begun the fourth phase of the Tembea Tujenge Kenya Initiative. The initiative is aimed at boosting Kenya's tou...
Safaricom has announced a Ksh. 66.5 million sponsorship for the World Athletics under 20 championships
Safaricom has announced a Ksh. 66.5 million sponsorship for the World Athletics Under 20 Championships, slated for 17th to 22nd August at the Moi International ...
Institution of Engineers of Kenya has launched its Capital Branch in a bid to enhance service delivery
The Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK) has launched its Capital Branch to cover the counties of Nairobi, Kiambu, Kajiado, Machakos, Makueni and Kitui. The ...
NCIC & MCK to monitor vernacular radio stations during elections period
The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has partnered with the Media Council of Kenya (MCK) to work on monitoring content aired at vernacular ra...
Cytonn Investments responds to CMA, says that the Authority should ‘cease and desist’ from defamatory remarks
Cytonn Investments Company has responded to the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) CEO Wyckliffe Shamiah to “cease and desist from the publication of defamatory st...
How to buy NSE stocks using Safaricom Bonga Points
Safaricom recently announced a partnership with the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) to enable Kenyans invest in stocks using their accrued Bonga points.
Al...
Equity begins disbursement of funds to vulnerable communities in Phase 3 of the Hunger Safety Net program
Equity has begun to disburse cash transfers to vulnerable households in Wajir, Marsabit, Mandera and Turkana Counties in the third phase of the Hunger Safety Ne...
Upfield records a 4-point improvement in AIB Quality Audit Score for its Kenya factory
Upfield, who are the manufacturers of BlueBand brand products, has attained a 4-point improvement in the annual AIB unannounced quality audit in its Kenya facto...
Smirnoff Vodka launches ‘The Infamous Mic’ campaign in a bid to grow presence in the Kenya market
Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) through its vodka brand Smirnoff has launched a campaign dubbed The Infamous Mic in Kenya, in line with the new global positioning...
Nokia C20: a budget phone that offers decent performance
The Nokia C20 is latest iteration of the budget C series from HMD Global and is a successor to the Nokia C10. It offers competitive features at a pocket-friendl...
UNHCR partners with Oracle to begin implementation of a workforce development program in Kakuma & Nairobi
Oracle, a computer technology company, has announced a partnership with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to begin a workforce development program for young refugee...
‘The Mics are Open’ & Legally Clueless’ among top Spotify podcasts in the Kenyan market
With the recent launch of Spotify in Kenya, Kenyans can now access to an app that is a one-stop shop for music and podcasts. Though the podcast format has been ...
Africa CDC to host the inaugural annual conference on Public Health in Africa from 14-16 December
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has announced that the first International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA) will...
KBL has relaunched the Mr. Dowells whiskey in the Kenyan market
Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) has relaunched the Mr. Dowell's whiskey into the Kenyan market, primarily targeted at young, upwardly mobile and fun-loving consum...
KBL presents Team Kenya Paralympians with travel kits ahead of Tokyo Games
Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) through their beer brand Tusker recently presented the official travel kit to the Kenya Paralympics team headed to the 26th editio...
Get your COVID-19 vaccine at these MoH approved vaccination sites
With the whole world battling the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccines have been rendered humanity's best shot at winning the war against the virus. The Government of Ke...
6 ways companies can partner with travel trade for employee & customer engagement
With the last quarter of the year approaching when brands host end of the year stakeholder events, retreats and reward employees, companies are still grappling ...
Sheilah Birgen appointed as KTN Global Alliance Country lead for Kenya
The KTN Global Alliance Africa has appointed Sheilah Birgen as the Country Lead for Kenya. The KTN Global Alliance Africa is a project co-funded by the UK’s For...
Sendy to offer small businesses & individuals up to 40% discounts on their first order
Sendy, an on-demand delivery company, has launched a solution to provide small businesses and individual consumers with low-cost logistical solutions.
Small ...
The Nokia X10 smartphone is now available in the Kenyan market, to retail at Ksh. 35,000
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones has launched the Nokia X10, in Kenya. The new Nokia X-series comes with three years of monthly security updates, three OS u...
Microsoft 4Afrika partners with IFC to promote digital transformation in Africa’s Agri-food sector
Microsoft through its 4Africa initiative has partnered with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to make digital and training resources more accessible t...
Equitel rolls out a 4G SIM card in a bid to offer its customers faster data speeds
Equity’s mobile virtual network operator, Equitel, has launched its fourth generation (4G) services. The new 4G high-speed broadband network is expected to offe...
Alvin Mbugua exits Uganda Breweries to head Diageo’s Caribbean, Central America business
Uganda Breweries (UBL) has announced that Alvin Mbugua, the Managing Director will leave the Ugandan company by September 1, 2021.
In a statement announcing ...
Instagram will now let you limit DMs and comments from people who don’t follow you
Following the cyberbullying that was meted out on Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford, and Jadon Sancho who are black England football players after they lost Euro 20...
Absa Bank partners with SAP to implement the S/4 HANA intelligent ERP system
Absa Bank has partnered with SAP, a technology company, to implement a core finance transformation. The bank's Kenyan subsidiary has begun a multi-country digit...
Ecobank Group has launched its 2021 edition of the Fintech Challenge
Ecobank Group has launched the 4th edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge and is inviting African Fintech entrepreneurs to apply.
Start-ups can potentially...
Farmer associations petition Parliament over the proposed ban of some pesticides
Farmers in Kenya through the Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya, the National Potato Council of Kenya, and the Cereal Growers Association have lodged a petition ...
ATU Africa Innovation Challenge deadline has been extended to 31st August 2021
The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) has extended the deadline for submission of entries to this year's ATU Africa Innovation Challenge from 31st July to ...
Top 5 Tips for Self-education
All kinds of courses, for all tastes, libraries, apps and services are designed to help us learn something new every day and keep our minds flexible in a world ...
Prof. Githu Muigai to head Human Rights Advisory Committee at Kakuzi
Kakuzi, an agribusiness firm in Kenya, has appointed an Independent Human Rights Advisory Committee (IHRAC) to be chaired by former Attorney General Prof. Githu...
Absa Bank launches WhatsApp banking in a bid to enhance customer experience
Absa Bank has launched a new innovation that allows its customers to access their bank accounts and transact via WhatsApp.
Through this solution, Absa custom...