AfDB appoints Osward Mulenga Chanda to head its water & sanitation development department

Grace MathekaDecember 22, 2021

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has appointed Osward Mulenga Chanda as Director for water development and sanitation, effective 1st December, 2021. Mr. Chan...

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Rolls-Royce partners with Qatar Investment Authority to invest in new low carbon nuclear power business

Grace MathekaDecember 22, 2021

The Rolls-Royce Group has reached agreement with the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the sovereign wealth fund of the State of Qatar, to invest Ksh. 12.7 bill...

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Kenyatta University student arraigned in court over Ksh. 189,000 fraud committed using fake MPESA messages

Grace MathekaDecember 22, 2021

Emmanuel Bwire, a third year student of Kenyatta University has been arraigned in court for buying food and drinks worth Ksh. 189,000 from a Nairobi hotel using...

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Paylend secures Ksh. 226 million seed funding from Next Chymia Consulting to scale its operations in Kenya

Grace MathekaDecember 22, 2021

Paylend, a Kenyan fintech startup, has announced that it has raised Ksh. 226 million (USD 2 million) seed investment from Next Chymia Consulting HK, a blockchai...

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Dambisa Moyo & Forest Whitaker have joined NBA Africa as strategic investors

Grace MathekaDecember 22, 2021

NBA Africa has announced that global economist and best-selling author Dr. Dambisa Moyo and Academy Award-winning actor and social activist Forest Whitaker have...

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LG to soon launch its premium S95QR soundbar for home, cinema & gaming

Grace MathekaDecember 22, 2021

LG Electronics (LG) has announced plans to introduce a new lineup of audio products with diverse models offering premium performance, unique and stylish designs...

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Bolloré Group receives offer to sell a 100% stake of their logistics arm from the MSC Group

Grace MathekaDecember 22, 2021

The Bolloré Group has announced that it has received an offer from the MSC Group, a container transport and logistics company, to acquire 100% of Bolloré Africa...

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Kenyan original film ‘Baba Twins’ premieres on Showmax

Grace MathekaDecember 22, 2021

A Showmax Original film Baba Twins is now streaming on Showmax. The film is directed by Lawrence Murage and produced by Lucy Mwangi (Njoro wa Uba, Varshita, Aun...

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SweepSouth acquires a majority stake in Egyptian start-up Filkhedma

Grace MathekaDecember 22, 2021

SweepSouth, a South African cleaning company with operations in Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria has announced its acquisition of Egyptian start-up, Filkhedma. F...

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Boomplay extends licensing agreement with Merlin to cover 47 countries across Africa

Samson NderiDecember 21, 2021

Boomplay, Africa’s leading music streaming service and Merlin, the independent’s digital music licensing partner have today announced an expansion of their lice...

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Kenya Power ration’s power in different parts of the country after transmission line collapse at the Suswa sub-station

Grace MathekaDecember 21, 2021

Kenya Power has released a statement notifying that a section of the Loyangalani-Suswa high voltage line (220Kv) collapsed last week. The collapse consequently ...

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Shujaa, KCB & Kabras Sugar Rugby teams nominated for Soya Awards Team of the Year category

Grace MathekaDecember 21, 2021

Three rugby teams have been nominated for the 2021 Sports Personality of the Year (SOYA) Awards in the Team of the Year category. Kenya Sevens team Shujaa, Keny...

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Pipit Global partners with Cellulant to expand operations to 12 new African markets

Grace MathekaDecember 21, 2021

Pipit Global, a cash payments platform, has extended its partnership agreement with pan-African payments company Cellulant to include eighteen countries in Sub-...

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Uber 2021 year in review report reveals increased grocery deliveries on Uber Eats

Grace MathekaDecember 21, 2021

Uber has released its Year in Review in Kenya report which indicates that 2021 continued to be dramatically shaped by lockdowns and an ever-evolving global pand...

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Safaricom rewards MPESA merchants with 8 pick-ups & tuktuks as part of the Biashara Ni MPESA Promotion

Grace MathekaDecember 21, 2021

Safaricom has rewarded 72 MPESA business owners with pick-ups and tuk-tuks as part of the ongoing Biashara Ni MPESA Promotion. 8 business owners from the 8 regi...

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Canon launches its new Outdoor PTZ Camera, the CR-X300

Grace MathekaDecember 20, 2021

Canon has announced the expansion of its remote camera system line-up, with the launch of the CR-X300 PTZ camera. The new camera is the latest addition to Canon...

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Ajira Digital Program launches 4 youth empowerment centres in West Pokot to enable more youth to get digital jobs

Grace MathekaDecember 20, 2021

The Ajira Digital Program has launched four Ajira Youth Empowerment Centres in West Pokot. These centres are equipped with Free internet connectivity and comput...

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Absa Bank partners with GIZ to launch a training program for 1,500 women entrepreneurs

Grace MathekaDecember 20, 2021

Absa Bank Kenya has collaborated with the German Development Cooperation to launch a Ksh. 50 million program dubbed SHE Stars. The program is aimed at increasin...

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Google invests in SafeBoda Uganda in a bid to scale growth

Grace MathekaDecember 20, 2021

Google has announced its first investment from the Africa Investment Fund launched by Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, at Google for Africa in October...

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Dubai suspends all transit & inbound flights to Kenya for 48 hours

Grace MathekaDecember 20, 2021

The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) has temporarily suspended all air transport services with inbound and transit passenger movements from Kenya for the n...

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PERC report reveals there is a 78% acceptance rate for Covid-19 vaccines in African Union member states

Grace MathekaDecember 20, 2021

A new research from the Partnership for Evidence-based Response to COVID-19 (PERC) has indicated that 78% of people in African Union member states are willing t...

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John Waliaula has been crowned as the 2021 William Lawson’s Next Highlander

Grace MathekaDecember 20, 2021

John Waliaula was recently crowned as William Lawson's Kenya’s Next Highlander. Waliaula completed the obstacle course, beating 49 other highlanders to secure t...

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Tunisia & Senegal secure qualifying slots for the African Rugby Championship

Grace MathekaDecember 20, 2021

The North African Rugby Qualifiers Tournament for men and women recently came to a close at the stadiums of the Arab Academy for Science Technology and Maritime...

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Ajira Digital Program moves to Homa Bay & Kisumu in a bid to explore digital job opportunities for the youth

Grace MathekaDecember 20, 2021

The Ajira Digital Program recently hosted discussion fora with business executives from Homabay and Kisumu counties. The discussions were aimed at assessing the...

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Jiji wins Mobile app of the year award in the Shopping & eCommerce category at the 2021 Mobile app & Summit Awards

Grace MathekaDecember 20, 2021

Jiji Kenya, an online marketplace, has won the Mobile App of the Year in the Shopping and E-commerce category. The award was presented to Jiji at the 2021 Mobil...

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Interview with Miriam Limo on the Coca-Cola Christmas campaign under the Real Magic brand philosophy

Samson NderiDecember 17, 2021

Coca-Cola recently launched a Christmas campaign under the new Real Magic philosophy and platform. The campaign was marked by the launch of a Christmas caravan ...

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Artcaffé opens its second food market at Rhapta Square in Westlands

Grace MathekaDecember 17, 2021

The Artcaffé Group recently opened its second fully-fledged food market at Raphta Square, Raphta Road Westlands. The first food market opened in 2021 in Kileles...

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Kakuzi releases its 2020 environmental, social & governance report

Grace MathekaDecember 17, 2021

Kakuzi, an agribusiness firm, has become the first agricultural counter player at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) to release its 2020 Environmental, Socia...

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EABC calls for bilateral talks in a bid to eliminate non-tariff barriers between Kenya & Uganda

Grace MathekaDecember 17, 2021

The East African Business Council (EABC) has called for bilateral dialogue to eliminate all outstanding non-tariff barriers (NTBs) between Kenya and Uganda in a...

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Alitheia IDF a women focused Private Equity Fund closes Ksh. 11.3 billion fund with EIB

Grace MathekaDecember 17, 2021

Alitheia IDF (AIF), a women-led and women-focused private equity fund, has announced the final close of the Ksh. 11.3 billion (USD 100 million) fund with Europe...

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Julia Carvalho has been appointed as the General Manager for IBM growth markets in Africa

Grace MathekaDecember 17, 2021

IBM, a technology company, has appointed Julia Carvalho as General Manager for IBM growth markets in Africa. Ms. Carvalho will be responsible for IBM’s busin...

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Safaricom incorporates TECNO, Infinix & itel products to its Lipa Mdogo Mdogo payment plan

Grace MathekaDecember 17, 2021

Safaricom has partnered with Google and Transsion, the parent company of TECNO, Infinix and itel, to enable Kenyans access more 4G devices under the Lipa Mdogo ...

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Meta launches the SheMeansBusiness program to support digital women-owned businesses

Grace MathekaDecember 17, 2021

Meta has announced its partnership with HerHustle to launch SheMeansBusiness, a program designed to equip women entrepreneurs with essential digital skills to s...

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Debra Mallowah, the Coca Cola EA VP has urged people to keep safe as they celebrate over the holiday season

Grace MathekaDecember 17, 2021

The Coca Cola East and Central Africa Vice president Debra Mallowah has urged residents at the coast region to keep safe and share with the less fortunate durin...

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InsureMe, a new insurance booking platform to enable clients to pay for their comprehensive covers in installments

Grace MathekaDecember 17, 2021

InsureMe, an online insurance booking platform, has been officially launched in the Kenyan market. The digital insurance platform will enable customers to pay f...

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Muthoni Drummer Queen is the latest addition to Spotify’s EQUAL music program

Grace MathekaDecember 17, 2021

Spotify has added Kenyan rapper, drummer and cultural entrepreneur Muthoni Drummer Queen to its EQUAL Music Program, as the Artist of the Month for December. ...

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Moove launches vehicle financing operations in the Kenyan market

Grace MathekaDecember 17, 2021

Moove, an African mobility fintech company, has launched operations in Nairobi, its first city in East Africa and sixth in Africa. To expand their vehicle and p...

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Telkom partners with Britam to launch the ‘Life Bila Noma’ mobile-based insurance solution

Grace MathekaDecember 17, 2021

Telecommunications company Telkom has partnered with Britam Holdings to bring a mobile-based insurance solution that will see customers benefit from a custom ma...

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Vidah Morah wins the first ticket for ‘Monster win a trip to Dubai’ promotion

Grace MathekaDecember 17, 2021

Monster Energy, supported by Coca Cola Kenya, has announced the first winner of the Monster win a trip to Dubai consumer promotion launched in November this yea...

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New report unveils that safety & security are a major concern for women using public transport in Nairobi

Grace MathekaDecember 17, 2021

UN Women, Kenyatta University (KU) and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) have launched a report on Women and Public Transport in Nairobi. The Women a...

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Toyota opens new Hiace Assembly line at AVA Mombasa

Grace MathekaDecember 17, 2021

Toyota Kenya has commissioned an additional Hiace assembly line at the Associated Vehicle Assemblers Mombasa. The Hiace CKD assembly line demonstrates Toyota's ...

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African Business Based Tourism platform launches new project to connect investors to local tourism stakeholders

Grace MathekaDecember 16, 2021

The newly launched African Nature-Based Tourism platform is currently 8 months into its first year of the three-year project phase. The platform is a collaborat...

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