Karimi Ithau has been appointed as the MD for Kenswitch
Kenswitch, a Kenyan payments service provider, has appointed Ms. Karimi Ithau as its new Managing Director. Ms. Karimi has joined Kenswitch from Interswitch whe...
The LG Tone Free FN6 come with a “find my earbuds” feature so you don’t have to worry about losing them
Losing your possessions is not fun but one has to accept that one point or another we are bound to lose something. At times the universe favors us, and we find ...
Nairobi-Lang’ata Rotary Club & KDF have unveil Oloomaiyana Water Project in Kajiado
The Rotary Club of Nairobi-Lang’ata has partnered with the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) and other partners commissioned the Oloomaiyana Community Water Project wo...
Beneficial Ownership e-registration deadline is 31st July, 2021
The Statute Law 2019 (SMAA) amended the Companies Act (No. 17 of 2015), the Companies Act to require all companies to introduce a register of beneficial owners....
vivo to soon launch their V21 smartphone in the Kenyan market
vivo smartphone has announced plans to launch the vivo V21 in Kenya later this month. This comes after the launch of the vivo V20 in January this year, retailin...
EcoTrac report reveals that Kenya’s staple foods are not safe for consumption due to pesticides
A recent EcoTrac study has shown that maize, sukuma wiki (kale), and tomatoes grown in Kenya have been grown using Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs). According...
Pete Townshend’s ‘Give Blood’ to be featured in this year’s World Blood Donor Day blood drive
To mark this year's World Blood Donor Day on 14 June, the Global Blood Fund (GBF) will release multiple interpretations of Pete Townshend’s song Give Blood. The...
Ministry of Health rolls out action action plan in a bid to boost mental health in Kenya
The Ministry of Health has launched the Kenya Mental Health Action Plan (2021-2025) to promote mental health among citizens.
MoH Chief Administrative Secreta...
Huawei’s Petal Search now features direct link to Jumia in a bid to enhance service delivery
Petal Search, a search engine pre-installed on new Huawei smartphones running on EMUI 10.1, has announced a partnership with Jumia, an e-commerce platform in Af...
You can now catch all the UEFA Euro 2020 action on Showmax Pro
UEFA Euro 2020 has officially kicked off with 24 teams competing for the coveted trophy in the month-long tournament. Football fans in Kenya are now able to wat...
Ciku Kimeria has been appointed as an editor for Quartz Africa
Ciku Kimeria will be officially joining the Quartz Africa team as editor as announced by Quartz editor-in-chief Katherine Bell, effective June, 2021. Ciku has b...
G7 Development Finance Institutions & partners to invest Ksh. 8.62 trillion into African businesses
The G7 DFIs, the IFC, EBRD and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have committed to invest Ksh. 8.62 trillion ($80 billion) in the private sector over the next ...
Huawei launches upgraded training centre to provide practical skills on technology innovations
Huawei has officially opened its upgraded, and expanded East Africa Regional Training Center. The site is located at AFRALTI and is furnished with state-of-the-...
Karim Moledina appointed as Penda Health COO ahead of expansion plan
Penda Health has announced the appointment of Karim Moledina as its Chief Operating Officer (COO). Until his appointment, Moledina served as a Business Developm...
NITA directs employers to pay training levy of Ksh. 600 per annum
The National Industrial Training Authority (NITA) has directed employers under its umbrella to register and contribute training levy of Ksh. 600 per annum on be...
New Nokia 5.4 smartphone debuts in Nviiri’s ‘Niko Sawa’ music video
HMD Global, the manufacturer of Nokia phones has announced a collaboration with Sol Generation. The Nokia 5.4 smartphone and Nokia ringtone feature in the Niko ...
Mastercard introduces badge to identify cards made in eco-friendly ways
A recent Mastercard study has revealed that 58% of consumers are more mindful of their impact on the environment. 85% of this are willing to take personal actio...
We need proper contracts as creatives to survive in the creative economy
I have been in the creative industry in Kenya as an actor, creator and writer for the past 13 years and I have seen its growth and along the way, lost the rose-...
Drone Space holds inaugural graduation ceremony for over 40 students
Drone Space, a Kenyan unmanned aircraft systems training organization, has graduated over 40 students at the inaugural East and Central African drone pilots' gr...
Aqualoo Technologies & MeDevice Kenya among winning projects in 2021 ISHOW competition
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has announced the regional winners of the 2021 ASME Innovation Showcase (ISHOW). ISHOW is an international a...
Super Plastics to open new manufacturing plant in Tatu City
Super Plastics, a manufacturer of plastic packaging products in Kenya, has announced that it will open a new manufacturing facility at Tatu Industrial Park in T...
Government partners with Microsoft to launch roadmap for Agricultural digital transformation
The Government of Kenya, through the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries recently hosted a national dialogue with stakeholders in partnership with ...
KAM launches KEPRO in a bid to tackle post-consumer waste in Kenya
The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has launched the Kenya Extended Producer Responsibility Organization (KEPRO) to address post-consumer waste in Keny...
Merck partners with African First Ladies to launch ‘More Than a Mother’ Africa Song Awards 2021
Merck Foundation has introduced its new award, the Merck Foundation Africa Song Award More Than a Mother 2021 in partnership with African First Ladies. The Awar...
Install of fintech apps by Kenyans up by 100% according to AppsFlyer report
AppsFlyer, a global marketing measurement company, has released its 2021 edition of The State of Finance App Marketing report. According to the report, Financia...
Ada Labs partners with AICE & NVIDIA to launch initiative aimed at enhancing digitisation in Africa
Ada Labs Africa and AI Center of Excellence (AICE) have partnered with NVIDIA to launch an initiative to contribute to the digitization of Africa. The digitizat...
Ogilvy announces line-up for Nudgestock 2021 festival
Ogilvy has announced the lineup for Nudgestock 2021, a global festival curated by Ogilvy Consulting. The festival brings the worlds of creativity and behavioral...
June Gachui’s #CelebratingStevieWonder concert to take place on Saturday, 12th June at the Hub
To celebrate living and fallen music legends, a community of musicians in Nairobi have curated The Tribute Series, a 2 part event to honours and celebrates Stev...
‘Future ni Digital’ initiative which aims to impact Micro Small Enterprises rolls out in Nairobi
The Future Ni Digital program has officially kicked off in Nairobi. The initiative aims to equip over 50,000 owners of Micro Small Enterprises (MSEs) with the r...
World Champion Eliud Kipchoge joins runners for Lewa Marathon practice run
Marathon World Record Champion and Lewa Ambassador, Eliud Kipchoge, recently joined the Lewa community for a practice run in preparation for the 2021 Virtual Le...
Stanchart wins 2 awards for trade innovation at the Global Trade Review
Standard Chartered Bank has been awarded two prestigious Global Trade Review (GTR) awards for trade innovation. The bank received the awards for the best deals ...
Luthando Shosha to host Africa Now Radio on Apple Music starting June 13
Luthando Shosha aka LootLove, a South African TV presenter and radio personality, is taking over as the new host of Africa Now Radio on Apple Music 1. The show ...
TransUnion report indicates that the banking sector loses Ksh. 13.3 Billion annually due to fraud and loan stacking
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has put Kenya’s financial institutions, including commercial banks, at the heart of a fast-changing crisis. This trend has been ma...
The Karen Hospital renovates Police Station as it commemorates 15 years of service
The Karen Hospital recently visited the Karen Police Station to donate PPE and a finished project of renovation of 2 staff quarters through its CSR arm of the H...
Stephen Chege & Donald Wangunyu appointed to the NSE Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has announced the following changes in the Board.
1. Retirement of Directors
The following 4 d...
Reprieve for beekeepers as Livestock Bill 2021 is suspended
Beekeepers can now breathe a sigh of relief after Parliament suspended the proposed Livestock Bill 2021, that would outlaw farmers from keeping bees for commerc...
Young drivers meet Red Bull’s Sebastian Ogier ahead of the WRC Safari Rally
Redbull has unveiled its set of 8 drivers to compete in the upcoming FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) calendar after a 19-year absence. The championship is sl...
Digital Storytelling Lab is calling out to artists for applications
The Digital Storytelling Lab is calling on artists, filmmakers, digital storytellers, YouTubers and activists aged 18-25 living in Coventry or in Nairobi. Appli...
Internet Watch Foundation launches portal to report child sexual abuse
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has relaunched its reporting portal in Kenya. The portal will allow even more people to safely and anonymously report images...
Glovo launches micro fulfilment center in Nairobi
On-demand delivery platform Glovo, has launched its first micro fulfillment center in Nairobi, as the company expands its ‘Q-commerce’ (Quick-commerce) division...
What you need to know about the Safaricom eSIM
Safaricom has introduced the Safaricom eSIM (Embedded Subscriber Identity Module) in the country. This was confirmed in the changelog of the mySafaricom app upd...
The LG Tone Free earbuds come with a UVnano charging case which kills 99% of bacteria
When the pandemic hit our shores back in March 2020, people who otherwise didn’t care a lot about cleanliness all of a sudden became clean freaks. With people w...