The history of golf in Kenya and how Safaricom is changing the narrative
Golfing in Kenya has a long and illustrious history that dates back to the 1900s. At the time, early settlers felt that each European community across the count...
Jubilee Holding raises stake in Seacom fibre cable to 18.8%
Jubilee Holdings has purchased an additional 10 percent stake in submarine fibre optic cable project Seacom for an undisclosed sum. This raises its ownership ...
Moderna to set up a Ksh. 56.5 Billion vaccine plant in Kenya
It is a big win for the country as American biotechnology firm Moderna announces that, with the help of the United States government, it will invest $500 milli...
IDN-Kenya holds concert to drive peace & cohesion ahead of August polls
The Integrated Development Network (IDN-Kenya) recently held a peace and cohesion campaign in light of the forthcoming general elections in August 2022. This is...
Foreign Sports Events to Bet On
Kenya has one of the largest and most successful gambling industries in Africa and its rapid growth shows no signs of slowing down. Much of Kenya’s gambling suc...
Safaricom to reward loyal M-Pesa customers as part of 15th anniversary celebrations
M-PESA is celebrating 15 years since Safaricom and Vodafone launched the service in March 2007.
From its beginning in Kenya, M-PESA has grown to more than 5...
Roto Tanks partners with Ogilvy Africa to combat malnutrition among children under two
Roto Tanks has partnered with Ogilvy Africa (as part of the Ogilvy Give Program) in a project aimed at educating young mothers in rural parts of East Africa on...
LG partners with Habitat for Humanity to launch Ksh. 10.3 Million initiative in Laikipia County
LG East Africa has partnered with Habitat for Humanity (HFH) to unveil social impact initiatives valued at KES 10.3 million to benefit 3,683 primary and seconda...
Safaricom’s M-PESA App & Blaze DigiTruck win at the Global Mobile Awards
Kenyan telecommunication company, Safaricom, has won 2 Global Mobile Awards at the Mobile World Congress 2022 (MWC 2022).
Safaricom won a Global Mobile Award...
Stanbic registers increased Ksh. 7.2B net profit for FY 2021
Stanbic Holdings has announced that it has registered a profit after tax of Ksh. 7.2 billion for the year ended 31 December 2021. This represents a 39% increase...
There is a need for Kenyan banks to design concessional loans for business with favorable terms
The COVID-19 pandemic has largely been framed as a public health crisis, over one and a half years since it hit Kenya. However, its economic impact has been sev...
Microsoft launches initiative to support 10,000 African startups over the next 5 years
Microsoft has announced new initiatives intended to accelerate the growth of 10,000 African start-ups and fast-track investment in Africa’s start-up ecosystem o...
Safaricom recognized at the Zero Project Awards due to to its diversity & inclusion
Safaricom has been recognized as one of the recipients of the 2022 Zero Project Award. The award recognizes innovative practices and policies aimed at driving ...
Penda Health & Phillips Foundation to offer X-Ray and ultrasound services to Kenyans
Penda Health has partnered with the Phillips Foundation in offering X-ray and ultrasound services to Penda’s over 250,000 patients every year.
The new servi...
Safaricom Foundation partners with Baringo County to revamp maternity wing at Mugurin Dispensary
More than 1,200 women will now be able to benefit from easy access to maternal health services after the County Government of Baringo and Safaricom Foundation p...
Zuri Health a Kenyan startup has emerged as the winner at the Sankalp Africa Awards 2022
Zuri Health a Kenyan healthcare startup has emerged as the winner at the Sankalp Africa Awards 2022. This award ceremony took place at the Sankalp Forum.
Sa...
realme expands offering with the launch of GT 2 Series smartphones
realme has unveiled the premium GT 2 Series smarp at the Mobile World Conference (MWC) 2022. The range of devices include the Realme GT 2 and the Realme GT 2 Pr...
KCB recognized as the Best Sustainable Bank in Kenya by the International Business Magazine
KCB Bank has been named the Best Sustainable Bank in Kenya by the International Business Magazine for its efforts in driving and ensuring the adoption of sustai...
MKOPA secures $75 Million in its Growth Equity funding round
M-KOPA Solar has raised $75 million in its Growth Equity round. Investors who took part in the funding round include Generation Investment Management, Broadscal...
Branch acquires Century Microfinance Bank in an expansion drive
Branch International, a digital lender has acquired Century Microfinance Bank in its latest expansion drive. With this move, it becomes first digital lender to ...
M-PESA Foundation partners with Gertrude’s Hospital to launch telemedicine initiative in Samburu County
M-PESA Foundation and Gertrude’s Hospital Foundation have launched their telemedicine initiative, Daktari Smart, in Samburu County.
The programme targets ove...
Kenya selected to host one of Africa’s two ICANN managed data hubs
Kenya has been selected to host one of the two The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Managed Root Server (IMRS) clusters in Africa. Th...
Myra Anubi a Kenyan journalist has joined the BBC
Myra Anubi, a Kenyan journalist who previously worked at Kisumu's Urban Radio has joined the BBC. Through an announcement post on LinkedIn, Myra said that she i...
Land O’Lakes Venture37 signs agreement to boost horticulture exports in Kenya
Land O’Lakes Venture37 through the Trade of Agriculture Safely and Efficiently (TRASE) project has signed an MoU with the Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya (FPC...
Leo Gitonga a 15 year old golfer has emerged as the winner of the second leg of Safaricom Golf Tour
Limuru based junior golfer Leo Gitonga has emerged as the overall winner of the second leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour which was held at the Limuru Country Club ...
Standard Chartered forecasts that Kenya’s exports will hit almost Ksh. 1.2 trillion by 2030
A new research by Standard Chartered titled Future of Trade 2030: Trends and markets to watch projects that global exports will grow by 70% from USD 17.4 trilli...
How the mango and potato value chains can help alleviate youth unemployment
Kenya and Africa in general has been blessed with a huge youth dividend. Whereas in other parts of the world, this is seen as a blessing, here it comes across a...
Coca Cola commits Ksh. 4 million to sponsor the 2022 Magical Kenya Open Golf tournament
Coca Cola has announced a Ksh. 4 million sponsorship towards this year’s edition of Magical Kenya Open scheduled to take place from March 3rd to 6th at the Muth...
NayaPay a fintech company secures Ksh. 1.5 Billion to revolutionize digital payments in Pakistan
NayaPay, a Pakistan-based fintech platform, has raised Ksh. 1.5 billion (USD 13 million) in one of the largest seed rounds in South Asia. The round was led by Z...
Fena Gitu is set to headline the International Women’s Day Concert going down on March 4th & 5th
The International Women's Day Concert Series was founded in 2017 by the Kenya Conservatoire of Music to celebrate women in music. With the need for diversificat...
HMD Global launches the Nokia 105 & Nokia 110 African edition, to retail as from Ksh. 1,899
HMD Global recently launched two new feature phones exclusive to Africa, the Nokia 105 African Edition and the Nokia 110 African Edition. The Nokia 105 African ...
Crown Motors launches the new Nissan Terra in the Kenyan market, retailing as from Ksh. 7.67 Million
Crown Motors has launched the new Nissan Terra, an SUV designed to deliver best-in-class safety, entertainment, and luxury versatility for all Kenyans. The new ...
Absa Bank to sponsor Kenyan pro golfers to the tune of Ksh. 3 Million at this year’s Magical Kenya Open
Absa Bank Kenya has announced it will sponsor four professional golfers from Team Kenya in the 2022 edition of the Magical Kenya Open (MKO). The competition wil...
Lawyers Hub Kenya announces 2022 LawTech Festival dates
The Lawyers Hub Kenya has announced the convention of the next annual Africa LawTech Festival in June 2022. This year's Festival is themed Africa-Europe Artific...
Kenya named as Africa’s fastest growing market for content creators on YouTube
YouTube statistics recently released have shown that Kenya is leading as the fastest growing market for content creators in Africa. The statistics show the numb...
Coca Cola Foundation partners with the Deaf Society of Kenya to build economic capacity for the deaf
Close to 15,000 deaf women and youth in Kenya are set to benefit from an economic empowerment project titled Boosting Economic Self-reliance of Deaf Women and Y...
Jakoni Prestige & Frangos Bar emerge as winners at the inaugural Bolt Food Restaurants Award ceremony
Bolt Food held its inaugural Restaurants Award ceremony yesterday to recognize and award top restaurants on its platform for their exclusive approach to custome...
Meta launches Reels on Facebook & better ways for creatives in SSA to monetize their content
Meta is expanding the availability of Facebook Reels for iOS and Android users in more than 20 countries across sub-Saharan Africa. The company is also introduc...
IFC partners with 3B Group of Hotels in a bid to support Rwanda’s tourism sector
IFC has announced a partnership with 3B Group of Hotels to support the company's expansion and the upgrading of its existing lodges in the country. The move is ...
Kenya Airways signs MOU with Boeing on service deal
National carrier Kenya Airways has signed a memorandum of understanding with US plane maker Boeing for landing gear exchange. This is in a bid to lower KQ’s inv...
Sérgio Pimenta, IFC Regional Vice President for Africa to visit Djibouti
Sérgio Pimenta, IFC’s Regional Vice President for Africa, will make his first official visit to Djibouti from February 28th to March 2nd. The visit is aimed at ...
KPLC posts Ksh. 5.65 Billion net profit for the half-year period ending 31st December, 2021
Kenya Power has reported a net profit before tax of Ksh. 5.659 billion in the half year trading period ended 31 December, 2021, compared to Ksh. 332 million pos...