Kipeto wind power project now connected to the national power grid

Grace MathekaJanuary 25, 2021

Kenya’s second largest wind power project, Kipeto Energy (KEP), has announced its connection of the Kipeto wind farm to the national grid. The new connection wi...

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Loon to cease operations in Kenya on 1st March

Grace MathekaJanuary 22, 2021

The technology feasibility trial by Loon and Telkom Kenya will be terminated on 1st March, 2021. This follows an announcement that Loon LLC is being globally sh...

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LTWP partners with Clir Renewables to help boost their wind power project

Grace MathekaJanuary 19, 2021

Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) has announced a partnership agreement with Clir Renewables, a renewable energy Software provider, to enhance performance of their...

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Showmax to produce its first Kenyan original TV show featuring Sarah Hassan & Alfred Munyua

Grace MathekaJanuary 13, 2021

Video on demand service, Showmax, has announced commencement of production on Crime & Justice, a gritty police and legal show set in Nairobi. The production...

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Kenya’s Gladys Mosomtai among winners in NEF’s young science & technology champions awards

Grace MathekaJanuary 8, 2021

Kenya's Gladys Mosomtai has been named as one of the winners in The Next Einstein Forum's (NEF) young science & technology champions. NEF has announced i...

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Huawei’s DigiTruck commemorates 1 year of digital training in Kenya

Grace MathekaJanuary 7, 2021

Huawei has announced that the DigiTruck program has trained more than 1,500 youth on digital skills across 13 locations in 10 counties countrywide in its first ...

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DPO Group lauches real-time digital payment system for businesses in Kenya

Grace MathekaDecember 23, 2020

DPO Group has launched real-time settlements for its SME sole proprietor merchants in Kenya. Real-time Settlements will allow Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs...

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Locally assembled Proton Saga car launched by President Uhuru Kenyatta

Grace MathekaDecember 22, 2020

President Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta has launched the first fully locally assembled Proton Saga salon car at Associated Vehicle Assemblers (AVA), a subsidiary of Simba...

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vivo V20 smartphone to launch in Kenya

Grace MathekaDecember 21, 2020

vivo Kenya has announced plans to unveil its latest premium photography-focused device under the V-Series, the vivo V20 in Kenya. The device will be branded ...

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Kenya’s Shreya Karia among ‘Africa’s Women Leaders’ award winners 2020

Grace MathekaDecember 20, 2020

Brand Strategist and Founder of SHK Consulting, Shreya Karia, has been awarded as one of ‘Africa’s Women Leaders for 2020’ by the World Women Leadership Congres...

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HMD Global launches the Nokia 3.4 in Kenya to retail at Ksh. 18,000

Samson NderiDecember 7, 2020

HMD Global have announced the launch of the Nokia 3.4 phone into the Kenyan market. With the phone retailing at Ksh. 18,000. The phone runs on the latest And...

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KenGen plans to start selling power directly to consumers

Samson NderiNovember 25, 2020

In what could be a blow to Kenya Power which has a monopoly in distributing power, the Kenya Electricity Generating Company is set to begin direct sales of powe...

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WorldRemit launches an entrepreneurship program in Kenya

Samson NderiNovember 18, 2020

WorldRemit, a global digital money transfer service, has launched  an entrepreneurship program in Kenya as well as in Nigeria, Ghana, and Zimbabwe. The progr...

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HMD launches the Nokia 5.3 into the Kenyan market

Samson NderiNovember 13, 2020

HMD Global has launched the Nokia 5.3 into the Kenyan market, this phone is the latest entrant in the Nokia line and will retail at Ksh. 20,999 on Jumia Black F...

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realme C12 & realme 7i smartphones launched in Kenya

Staff WriterNovember 10, 2020

Smartphone brand realme has today launched its newest smartphones in the Kenyan market, i.e. the realme C12 and realme 7i. This comes on the back of the laun...

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Infinix launches the Note 8 in the Kenyan market

Staff WriterOctober 21, 2020

Infinix has announced the launch of the Note 8 phone into the Kenyan market. The Note 8 is the successor to the Infinix Note 7. The phone runs on the latest ...

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Equity receives Ksh. 10B from Proparco to support Kenyans SMEs

Staff WriterOctober 5, 2020

Equity Group Holdings has announced that it has signed a Ksh. 10 billion partnership with Proparco (Agence Française de Développement Group) to support Kenyan S...

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Kenyan CEO’s pledge support for the UN and inclusive multilateralism

Samson NderiSeptember 24, 2020

27 Chief Executive Officers from Kenya have demonstrated their support for the United Nations and inclusive multilateralism by signing onto a powerful Statement...

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realme C15 smartphone goes on sale in Kenya at Ksh. 16,999

Staff WriterSeptember 21, 2020

The realme C15 smartphone has now officially gone on sale on in Kenya at Ksh. 16,999 and is available on Kilimall and in realme retail stores countrywide. Th...

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How Kenyan student innovators can apply to the Red Bull Basement 2020

Staff WriterSeptember 21, 2020

Dimension Data, NTT & Red Bull Basement have partnered in an initiative to empower students in Kenya to be able to innovate. Red Bull Basement 2020 is an...

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CEO Fridays: PETCO Kenya’s Joyce Gachungi on the role of companies in reducing plastic bottle waste in Kenya

Richard MureithiSeptember 18, 2020

Plastic waste is a global issue and Governments around the world have tried to come up with policies and legislation that would be able to solve the issue. In K...

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realme C15 smartphone officially launched in the Kenyan market

Staff WriterSeptember 18, 2020

Technology company, realme, has announced that it has launched their newest smartphone, the realme C15, in the Kenyan market. The realme C15 will officially go ...

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realme C15 smartphone to launch in Kenya on September 18

Staff WriterSeptember 14, 2020

Smartphone company, realme, has announced that it will launch its newest smartphone, the realme C15, in the Kenyan market on 18th September 2020. The company...

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First ever Kenyan manufactured ventilator certified by KEBS

Staff WriterSeptember 11, 2020

The first ever locally manufactured ventilator developed by Kenya Association of Manufacturers’ (KAM) Automotive Sector, led by Mutsimoto Limited, has been cert...

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Safaricom extends partnership with M-Gas to offer prepaid cooking gas in Kenya

Staff WriterSeptember 1, 2020

Safaricom has announced that it has extended its partnership with M-Gas to offer affordable prepaid cooking gas in Kenya. The partnership will enable joint t...

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EU & UNODC support move to launch alternative justice systems in Kenya

Staff WriterAugust 28, 2020

The European Union (EU) and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) are in support of the Judiciary's move to mainstream alternative justice systems. ...

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Erastus Mwencha is the new board chairperson of Equity Bank Kenya

Staff WriterAugust 27, 2020

Erastus Mwencha has been appointed as the new board chairperson of Equity Bank Kenya. He takes over from Prof Isaac Macharia who retires. Professor Macharia, a ...

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PAIX Data Centres begins construction of a data centre in Kenya

Staff WriterAugust 27, 2020

PAIX Data Centres, a pan-African provider of cloud and carrier neutral colocation data centre services has announced their entry into the Kenyan market. The com...

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realme 6 & realme C11 smartphones + realme Band launched in Kenya

James WamathaiAugust 25, 2020

realme has officially launched the realme 6 & realme C11 smartphones in Kenya as part of the company's global expansion strategy. The company also launched ...

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realme C11 & realme 6 smartphones to be launched in Kenya on August 25

Staff WriterAugust 22, 2020

Smartphone manufacturer realme has announced that it will launch realme C11 & realme 6 smartphones in the Kenyan market on August 25th 2020. The company wil...

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Infinix to launch a range of Smart TVs in Kenya on September 7

Staff WriterAugust 20, 2020

Transsion Group brand company, Infinix, has announced that it will launch a range of smart TVs in the Kenyan market on 7th September 2020. The company will also...

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Infinix Zero 8 to be launched in Kenya on September 7

James WamathaiAugust 20, 2020

Technology company Infinix has announced that it will launch its new flagship smartphone, the Infinix Zero 8, in Kenya on 7th September 2020. The company has al...

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How the ban on mitumba has affected Kenyans

Samson NderiAugust 13, 2020

Every once in a while, just like clockwork we are faced with government policies which defy logic and common sense. It appears that the people who come up with ...

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LG ThinQ Experience Zone opened in Kenya to let customers experience its AI products

Staff WriterAugust 5, 2020

LG Electronics has launched its LG ThinQ Experience Zone in Kenya at the newly opened Hotpoint retail store in Sarit Centre. The centre is designed to let visit...

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20,000 canes to be distributed to blind people through partnership with Safaricom and AYUDH Kenya

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2020

Kenyan telecommunication company Safaricom has announced that it has partnered with AYUDH Kenya to provide 20,000 white canes to blind and visually impaired per...

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Huawei Y8p and Huawei Y6p are now available in Kenya

Staff WriterJune 22, 2020

Huawei Mobile Kenya has announced that it has its new smartphones, the Hauwei Y8p and the Huawei Y6p, are now available for sale in Kenya. The Huawei Y8p is ...

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Microsoft launches Game of Learners hackathon for university students in Kenya

Samson NderiJune 16, 2020

Microsoft has launched the Game of Learners (GOL) programme in the form of a hackathon aimed at spurring innovation among university students across Kenya. T...

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Tecno launches the Pouvoir 4 into the Kenyan market, to retail at Ksh. 14,999.

Samson NderiJune 15, 2020

Tecno Mobile has launched their latest phone the Pouvoir 4 into our market. The Pouvoir 4 features an enormous 6000mAh battery, capable of powering the phone fo...

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Kenya’s Ecobora & Inteco win in the 2020 ASME Innovation Showcase

Staff WriterMay 29, 2020

Kenyan startups Ecobora Company and Inteco Kenya Ltd have been named as regional winners in the 2020 ASME Innovation Showcase (ISHOW). The competition is held b...

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KCB Lions Den becomes first Kenyan production to be available on Netflix

James WamathaiMay 22, 2020

Entrepreneurship reality TV show KCB Lions Den is now available for streaming on the video on demand platform, Netflix. Lions Den becomes the first Kenyan produ...

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EU supports human rights in Kenya with Ksh 52.2 million funding to KNCHR

Staff WriterMay 20, 2020

The European Commission (EU) has provided Ksh. 52.2 million (EUR 450 000) in funding to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) to boost its effor...

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The Huawei Nova 7i is now available on pre-order in Kenya until May 24

James WamathaiMay 19, 2020

Huawei Mobile Kenya has announced that its newest smartphone, the Huawei Nova 7i, is now available on pre-order in Kenya. The phone company has announced that t...

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