KATA launches report on ‘Outlook and Recovery’ for the travel industry in Kenya
The Kenya Association of Travel Agents (KATA) and Amadeus East Africa recently announced Kenya’s Travel Recovery and Demand performance for 2021. The announceme...
Kenya has received 880,460 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines
Kenya has received a donation of 880,460 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines in another boost to the ongoing vaccination drive that targets to vaccinate 10 milli...
Rubis Energy to fund more scholarships for Kenyan students
More students are set to join the Rubis Energy Kenya Scholarship Fund (REKESF) this academic year. The new batch will join 29 other secondary school students an...
KECOBO revokes KAMP, PRISK & MCSK licenses over misappropriation of funds
The Board of Directors of the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) has revoked licenses of three Collective Management Organizations (CMOs). The three are the Kenya A...
Nanjala Nyabola joins Global Voices as Director of the Advox project
Nanjala Nyabola, a Kenyan writer and researcher, has joined Global Voices as the Director of the Advox project. In her new role at Advox, Nyabola will guide the...
The Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Authority launches a web portal in partnership with IFC
The Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Authority has launched a web portal to boost communication, transparency and service provision for current and potential invest...
KEMSA flags off health products worth Ksh. 100 million to Nakuru County
The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) has flagged off health products and technologies worth Ksh. 100 million to Nakuru County.
Nakuru County is the l...
5 tips for a great relationship as told by Hype Clubs users across Africa
In the digital age, the ability to build healthy and trustworthy relationships with people is a necessary life skill. Since the launch of Hype Clubs earlier thi...
OPPO announces plans to revolutionize mobile devices as 5G slowly gains momentum in Kenya
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...
CashBackApp secures Ksh. 52 million pre-seed funding for expansion in Kenya
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...
Binance partners with CARE to launch crypto based vouchers for those affected by Covid-19 pandemicin Kenya
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...
Kenya’s ‘BBC investigation Africa Eye: The Baby Stealers’ expose has been nominated for the 2021 Emmy Awards
The nominations for the International Emmy's News and Current Affairs categories are now out. This year, nominees represent different countries including Kenya,...
IEBC posts 9570 job vacancies; Here’s how to apply
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has announced 1450 vacant positions for voter registration assistants, 7540 for voter registration cl...
Infinix launches limited edition Sauti Sol Infinix Note 10 Pro smartphone; to retail at Ksh. 25,999
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...
MoData partners with BioCatch to provide solution against digital fraud in banking
MoData, a digital and financial solutions company, has partnered with BioCatch, a behavioural biometrics firm, to deliver solutions to MoData’s clients in Afric...
The LG Dance contest is now on Tiktok for a chance to win an LG Nanocell 55 inch TV
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...
Nokia G10: a mid-range phone with awesome battery life
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...
Airtel’s Segun Ogunsanya named African Business Leader of the Year at the 2021 African Business Leadership Awards
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...
NBK records Ksh. 765 million profit after tax in Half Year financial results
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...
Equity Bank increases investment in digital platforms to meet customer demand for digital solutions
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...
Isuzu hands over 43 D-Max pickups to Avenue car hiring company
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...
UAP Old Mutual launches COVID-19 insurance solution for senior citizens
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...
KAM terms the rejection of the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal amendment bill by Parliament as unreasonable
The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has responded to Parliament's decision on the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill.
In...
The Startup Réseau is calling out for funding applications
Startup Réseau has launched applications for the Wazo Challenge East Africa. The challenge provides mentorship, technology credits, and funding to selected star...
KCB Group half year net profit grows by 102% to Ksh. 15.3 Billion
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.
...
Kakuzi registers a Ksh. 9.2 million drop in half-year pretax profit
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...
Kwara a Kenyan fintech company has been selected for the Mastercard Start Path program
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...
Prof. Zeleza donates books worth Ksh. 109.5 Million to USIU library following his retirement
The United States International University-Africa has received a donation of academic materials, including more than 10,000 textbooks. The textbooks valued at m...
Co-op Bank posts Ksh. 7.4 Billion net profit for the half year
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...
The Nokia X10 smartphone is now available in the Kenyan market, to retail at Ksh. 40,000
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 ...
Marketing Society of Kenya inks deal for members to access professional mentorship from the Prosper Mentor program
The Marketing Society of Kenya (MSK) has announced the commencement of a jointly run personalized mentorship and coaching program with Prosper Mentor. The progr...
Nokia partners with Safaricom & UNICEF to offer internet connection to more schools in Kenya
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...
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...