OPPO announces plans to revolutionize mobile devices as 5G slowly gains momentum in Kenya

Grace MathekaAugust 23, 2021

Kenya recently became the second country in Africa to roll out a commercial 5G network, which is set to improve customer experience with super high-speed intern...

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CashBackApp secures Ksh. 52 million pre-seed funding for expansion in Kenya

Grace MathekaAugust 23, 2021

Kenyan customer loyalty startup CashBackApp has raised a Ksh. 52 million ($475,000) pre-seed funding round to help scale its service in Kenya. CashBackApp helps...

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Binance partners with CARE to launch crypto based vouchers for those affected by Covid-19 pandemicin Kenya

Grace MathekaAugust 23, 2021

Global NGO CARE (Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere) has launched two pilot programs to deliver crypto-based vouchers to people affected by the CO...

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Kenya’s ‘BBC investigation Africa Eye: The Baby Stealers’ expose has been nominated for the 2021 Emmy Awards

Grace MathekaAugust 23, 2021

The nominations for the International Emmy's News and Current Affairs categories are now out. This year, nominees represent different countries including Kenya,...

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IEBC posts 9570 job vacancies; Here’s how to apply

Grace MathekaAugust 22, 2021

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has announced 1450 vacant positions for voter registration assistants, 7540 for voter registration cl...

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Infinix launches limited edition Sauti Sol Infinix Note 10 Pro smartphone; to retail at Ksh. 25,999

Grace MathekaAugust 22, 2021

Infinix has announced the launch of their Limited Edition Sauti Sol Infinix Note 10 Pro smartphone, paying homage to the brand ambassadors Sauti Sol. The smartp...

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MoData partners with BioCatch to provide solution against digital fraud in banking

Grace MathekaAugust 22, 2021

MoData, a digital and financial solutions company, has partnered with BioCatch, a behavioural biometrics firm, to deliver solutions to MoData’s clients in Afric...

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The LG Dance contest is now on Tiktok for a chance to win an LG Nanocell 55 inch TV

Grace MathekaAugust 22, 2021

LG Electronics (LG) has partnered with Ubisoft’s Just Dance to launch the LG Paca Dance Challenge via TikTok in Kenya. LG is inviting Kenyans to join in the dan...

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Nokia G10: a mid-range phone with awesome battery life

Faith WambuiAugust 22, 2021

The Nokia G10 is the latest phone in the Mid-range G series lineup. The G10 comes with decent features and some extra perks that set it apart from some of its c...

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Airtel’s Segun Ogunsanya named African Business Leader of the Year at the 2021 African Business Leadership Awards

Grace MathekaAugust 20, 2021

Airtel Africa Group CEO-designate, Segun Ogunsanya has been awarded the African Business Leader of the Year at the 2021 African Business Leadership Awards (ABLA...

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NBK records Ksh. 765 million profit after tax in Half Year financial results

Grace MathekaAugust 20, 2021

The National Bank of Kenya (NBK) has posted Ksh. 765 million in profit after tax for the half year ending June 30, 2021. This is a 307% growth compared to a sim...

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Equity Bank increases investment in digital platforms to meet customer demand for digital solutions

Grace MathekaAugust 20, 2021

The uptake of digital banking services by customers has accelerated Equity's move to a variable-cost third party based infrastructure business model. In the rec...

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Isuzu hands over 43 D-Max pickups to Avenue car hiring company

Grace MathekaAugust 20, 2021

Isuzu East Africa has handed over 43 locally assembled Isuzu D-Max pickups worth Ksh. 189 Million to Avenue Car Hire for leasing to their customers around the C...

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UAP Old Mutual launches COVID-19 insurance solution for senior citizens

Grace MathekaAugust 20, 2021

UAP Old Mutual Group has launched an enhanced insurance solution to provide medical insurance cover for individuals between the ages of 65 years and 80 years. O...

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KAM terms the rejection of the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal amendment bill by Parliament as unreasonable

Grace MathekaAugust 19, 2021

The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has responded to Parliament's decision on the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill. In...

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The Startup Réseau is calling out for funding applications

Grace MathekaAugust 19, 2021

Startup Réseau has launched applications for the Wazo Challenge East Africa. The challenge provides mentorship, technology credits, and funding to selected star...

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KCB Group half year net profit grows by 102% to Ksh. 15.3 Billion

Samson NderiAugust 19, 2021

The Kenya Commercial Bank Group net profit for the first six months grew by 102% to Ksh. 15.3 Billion up from Ksh. 7.6 Billion for a similar period last year. ...

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Kakuzi registers a Ksh. 9.2 million drop in half-year pretax profit

Grace MathekaAugust 19, 2021

Kakuzi an agri-business firm has announced a 3% drop in its half-year pretax profit from Ksh. Ksh. 285.9 million to Ksh. 276.7 million. The decline has been att...

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Kwara a Kenyan fintech company has been selected for the Mastercard Start Path program

Grace MathekaAugust 19, 2021

Kenyan fintech startup, Kwara, has been selected for the Mastercard Start Path program. Mastercard announced that Kwara is one of the 11 global startups selecte...

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Prof. Zeleza donates books worth Ksh. 109.5 Million to USIU library following his retirement

Grace MathekaAugust 19, 2021

The United States International University-Africa has received a donation of academic materials, including more than 10,000 textbooks. The textbooks valued at m...

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Co-op Bank posts Ksh. 7.4 Billion net profit for the half year

Samson NderiAugust 18, 2021

Co-operative Bank Of Kenya has posted Ksh. 7.4 Billion in net profit for the half year, this is as compared to net earning of Ksh. 7.2 Billion in a similar peri...

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The Nokia X10 smartphone is now available in the Kenyan market, to retail at Ksh. 40,000

Grace MathekaAugust 18, 2021

HMD Global has launched the Nokia X20 smartphone in the Kenyan market. Two new smartphone is part of the Nokia smartphone mid-range portfolio, the G-series and ...

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Marketing Society of Kenya inks deal for members to access professional mentorship from the Prosper Mentor program

Grace MathekaAugust 18, 2021

The Marketing Society of Kenya (MSK) has announced the commencement of a jointly run personalized mentorship and coaching program with Prosper Mentor. The progr...

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Nokia partners with Safaricom & UNICEF to offer internet connection to more schools in Kenya

Grace MathekaAugust 18, 2021

Nokia has partnered with Safaricom, UNICEF and the Ministries of Education and ICT, to connect close to 90 schools to the Internet in Kenya. The initiative aims...

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Equity Bank registers a Ksh. 17.9 billion profit in its half year financial results

Grace MathekaAugust 18, 2021

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...

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Britania Foods declared insolvent, PKF’s Peter Kahi to take over as company administrator

Grace MathekaAugust 18, 2021

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...

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Stanbic Bank registers Ksh. 3.5 billion net profit, reinstates interim dividends payout of Ksh. 1.7 per share

Grace MathekaAugust 18, 2021

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...

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Kenya set to receive 407,000 additional AstraZeneca Vaccine doses to pump up mass vaccination

Grace MathekaAugust 17, 2021

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...

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UFAA launches online portal to facilitate disbursement of unclaimed financial assets

Grace MathekaAugust 17, 2021

The Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority (UFAA) has developed an online system to facilitate filing, processing and disbursement of unclaimed financial assets i...

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Brightermonday partners with the French Chamber of Commerce in Kenya to enhance hiring processes

Grace MathekaAugust 17, 2021

Online jobs platform BrighterMonday has partnered with the French Chamber of Commerce to help businesses recruit the right talent and empower expatriates to sec...

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Alex Siboe and Ross Breadmore have been appointed to the 4G Capital Leadership team

Grace MathekaAugust 17, 2021

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...

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TotoSci, a Kenyan technology company producing chargers & USB cables

Grace MathekaAugust 17, 2021

Totosci is a Kenyan company that manufactures assistive devices using technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence, and assistive soft...

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Cold Stone creamery adds the Strawberry cheesecake, Creamy coconut fudge & peanut butter flavors to its menu

Grace MathekaAugust 17, 2021

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 ...

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LG commits to 1.5°C target to reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2030

Grace MathekaAugust 16, 2021

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...

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Top 10 Best Roguelike Games to play in 2021

Samson NderiAugust 16, 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 ...

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BT Concepts officially kicks off the fourth phase of the Tembea Tujenge Kenya Initiative

Grace MathekaAugust 16, 2021

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...

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Safaricom has announced a Ksh. 66.5 million sponsorship for the World Athletics under 20 championships

Grace MathekaAugust 16, 2021

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 ...

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Institution of Engineers of Kenya has launched its Capital Branch in a bid to enhance service delivery

Grace MathekaAugust 16, 2021

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 ...

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NCIC & MCK to monitor vernacular radio stations during elections period

Grace MathekaAugust 16, 2021

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...

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Cytonn Investments responds to CMA, says that the Authority should ‘cease and desist’ from defamatory remarks

Grace MathekaAugust 16, 2021

Cytonn Investments Company has responded to the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) CEO Wyckliffe Shamiah to “cease and desist from the publication of defamatory st...

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How to buy NSE stocks using Safaricom Bonga Points

Grace MathekaAugust 16, 2021

Safaricom recently announced a partnership with the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) to enable Kenyans invest in stocks using their accrued Bonga points. Al...

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Equity begins disbursement of funds to vulnerable communities in Phase 3 of the Hunger Safety Net program

Grace MathekaAugust 16, 2021

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...

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