NCBA Bank partners with DT Dobie to enable clients buy cars with loans of up to 95%
NCBA Bank has signed a six months’ partnership with DT Dobie to jointly promote the sale of Mercedes Benz and Volkswagen brands of vehicles. Under the partnersh...
Huawei launches the 2021 HMS App innovation contest
Huawei has called on developers around the world to compete on the global stage with the launch of the 2021 Huawei HMS App Innovation Contest. The competition w...
Sokowatch among Technology Pioneers recognized by the World Economic Forum
Sokowatch, an East African e-commerce company, has been selected as one of the World Economic Forum’s “Technology Pioneers”. The company has over 22,000 active ...
Mövenpick Hotel reopens ‘The View’ revolving restaurant
Mövenpick Hotel and Residences Nairobi has reopened its revolving restaurant, The View. The restaurant is located on the 24th floor of the Hotel, offering a tas...
The 2021 ATU Africa Innovation Challenge has officially been launched
The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) has officially launched the second edition of the ATU Africa Innovation Challenge. ATU made the announcement in a vir...
Sharon Andisi, Zahra Jalalkhan & Teddy Kiemo named as winners of ‘LG’s the Spot’ competition
LG has announced the winners of its digital campaign dubbed 'LG's the Spot.' The winners, Sharon Andisi, Zahra Jalalkhan and Teddy Lewis Kiemo showcased their e...
Stanbic Insurance Agency launches the Stansure app to enhance motor insurance uptake
Stanbic Insurance Agency has partnered with Heritage and Liberty Insurance to launch its StanSure app. The app will enable customers to buy motor insurance in l...
Twiga upgrades ‘Soko Yetu’ platform to enhance service delivery
Twiga Foods has updated its vendor platform, Soko Yetu, to offer more features that will enhance vendors experiences and help grow the business. Soko Yetu is Tw...
A look at the Ajira Digital program & its impact on students countrywide
The Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs launched the Ajira Digital program in 2016 to empower youth to earn decent incomes from digital and digitally ...
Globeleq begins development of a power project in Mozambique
Globeleq, a power producer, and the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), have announced the development of a storage power project at Cuamba, northe...
Odibets recruits ‘Ugali Man’ as its official Brand Ambassador
OdiBets has partnered with internet sensation, Charles Odongo alias The Ugali Man as its Brand Ambassador. The Rongai based gym instructor has received a brand ...
Titus Ekiru named as the LG Sports Personality for May 2021
Marathon winner Titus Ekiru is the LG Sports Personality of the Month for May 2021. He was awarded an LG SolarDOM Oven worth Ksh. 65,000 by LG East Africa MD Sa...
Huawei Freebuds 4i are now available for sale at Ksh. 9,999
Huawei Mobile has officially launched the Huawei FreeBuds 4i. The Huawei 4i were made available on pre-order early this month in all retail stores across the co...
US Government eases travel advisory to Kenya to Level 2
The United States of America has loosened Kenya’s Travel Advisory to Level Two, down from Level Four, adjusting travel guidance for vaccinated Americans in the ...
Sky.Garden receives Ksh. 431M in funding to expand operations
Sky.Garden has received Ksh. 431 million (USD 4 million) in investment from various organizations to fund its expansion. The eCommerce platform, closed a Series...
Helium Health launches health tech services in East Africa
Helium Health, an Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and Hospital Management Information (HMI) Systems provider in West Africa has launched its full suite of prod...
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...