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The Huawei Nova 7i is coming to Kenya

James WamathaiMay 12, 2020

Huawei Mobile Kenya has announced that it plans to launch the newest Nova series smartphone device in the Kenyan market, the Huawei Nova 7i. The company plan...

Tecno launches the Spark 5 into the Kenyan market, to retail at Ksh. 13,999

Samson NderiMay 11, 2020

Tecno has announced the launch of the Spark 5 phone into the Kenyan market. The Spark 5 is the successor to the Tecno Spark 4 which was launched last year. T...

Tecno launches the Camon 15 series into the Kenyan market

Samson NderiApril 21, 2020

The Tecno Mobile company has finally launched the Tecno Camon 15 series of phones into the Kenyan market. The series includes, the Camon 15, Camon 15 Premiere a...

OPPO Reno3 launched in Kenya; retailing at Ksh. 39,999

Staff WriterApril 9, 2020

OPPO Kenya has announced that the their new smartphone, the OPPO Reno3 is now available in the Kenyan market. The OPPO Reno3 will be available for pre-order ...

2 Google Loon balloons arrive in Kenya & are in the air

Staff WriterApril 3, 2020

Two (2) balloons have arrived in the country and are now circling Kenyan airspace a week after the company received cabinet approval to launch its service in Ke...

Insecure & Kenyan shows KIna & Kovu among new content on Showmax this April

Staff WriterApril 3, 2020

Video on demand service Showmax has added various shows and movies on its platform for the month of April for its customers viewing pleasure. Now that most p...

EABL commits Ksh. 50 million to produce & distribute hand sanitisers to Kenyans

Staff WriterMarch 24, 2020

The EABL Foundation has committed Ksh. 50 million to fund the production of 135,000 litres of hand sanitisers by two Nairobi-based industries in the fight again...

Loon receives cabinet approval to launch in Kenya

Staff WriterMarch 23, 2020

Loon has finally received cabinet approval to launch its service in Kenya. The Google owned company has partnered with Telkom to launch balloon-powered Internet...

Women Enterprise Fund plans to impact 200,000 women in Kenya in 2020

Staff WriterFebruary 27, 2020

The Women Enterprise Fund (WEF) has announced that it will provide 200,000 women across 47 counties in Kenya with entrepreneurship training and access to capita...

Absa Bank Kenya announces a Ksh. 10 Billion fund for women entrepreneurs during SheTradesKE event

Samson NderiFebruary 25, 2020

Absa Bank Kenya has announced a Ksh. 10 Billion fund to loan to women-owned small and medium enterprises over the next five years as part of the new customer va...

Huawei Y6s now available on pre-order in Kenya

Richard MureithiFebruary 24, 2020

Huawei Mobile Kneya has announced the availability of its new smartphone, the Huawei Y6s on pre-order from today 24th February 2020 to 3rd March 2020. The phone...

Barclays Bank has officially rebranded to Absa Bank Kenya and changed its ticker at the NSE

Samson NderiFebruary 19, 2020

Absa Bank Kenya has completed its transition from Barclays Bank with the official changed of its stock ticker to Absa from BBK. The bank’s shares had been susp...

Standard Chartered report reveals a $ 40 Billion opportunity in Kenya for helping achieve the UN SDG’s

Samson NderiJanuary 30, 2020

The Standard Chartered SDG Investment Map has indicated that there is an almost USD10 trillion (USD9.668 trillion) opportunity for private-sector investors acro...

Telkom Kenya DARE1 fibre optic cable to land in Kenya in March 2020

James WamathaiJanuary 29, 2020

Telkom Kenya, Djibouti Telecom, Somtel and SubCom have announced the landing of the Djibouti Africa Regional Express 1 (DARE1) submarine cable system at La Sies...

Safaricom M-PESA & Ria to facilitate money transfers from North America & Europe to Kenya

James WamathaiJanuary 20, 2020

Safaricom has partnered with Ria Money Transfer that will enable M-PESA customers to be able to receive money transfers from North America and Europe. The ne...

The Vivo Y19 smartphone is now available for sale in Kenya

James WamathaiJanuary 20, 2020

Phone manufaturer Vivo has launched a new smartphone in its Y-series portfolio, the Vivo Y19, as it seeks to increase its footprint in the Kenyan market. The...

Mobile loans apps among the most downloaded apps in Kenya in 2019

James WamathaiJanuary 10, 2020

The availability of the Internet in Kenya has led to a steady increase in Internet users. It is estimated that there are about 22 million Internet users in Keny...

Kendi Ntwiga–Nderitu is the new Microsoft Kenya Country Manager

Staff WriterJanuary 7, 2020

Microsoft has announced the appointment of Kendi Ntwiga – Nderitu as the new Country Manager for its operations in Kenya. She replaces the previous country lead...

Nokia 2.3 is now available in Kenya to retail at Ksh. 12,000

Staff WriterDecember 13, 2019

HMD Global has launched the Nokia 2.3 into the Kenyan market, making it the first market where the phone is on sale after its global launch on 5th December. ...

Event review; Jameson Connects Kenya with T.I. was a blast

Makena NgitoDecember 9, 2019

Nairobi’s entertainment scene is continuously growing, and it’s no surprise when we get to host big international acts. Jameson Connects Kenya has been amongst ...

Kenya’s Becky Nancy Aloo & Ruth Kihika among winners of the Young Talent Sub-Saharan Africa 2019 Awards

Staff WriterNovember 24, 2019

Kenya's Becky Nancy Aloo & Ruth Kihika are among winners of the Young Talent Sub-Saharan Africa 2019 Awards for women researchers in science. The winners in...

Vivo officially launches in Kenya; unveils Vivo V17 Pro smartphone

Staff WriterNovember 12, 2019

Global technology company Vivo, has launched its regional offices in Nairobi and also unveiled the new Vivo V17 Pro smartphone in the Kenyan Market. Vivo Ken...

Rubis is planning to acquire Kenyan oil marketer Gulf Energy

Staff WriterNovember 5, 2019

Rubis Énergie SAS plans to acquire Kenyan oil marketer Gulf Energy Limited. The acquisition is subject to the approval of Kenyan regulatory and competition auth...

Patrick Komu wins the Mt. Kenya Region BLAZE By Safaricom E-Sports tournament

Staff WriterNovember 4, 2019

Patrick Komu from Nyeri is the winner of the won the BLAZE by Safaricom E-Sports regional finals which were held at the Meru National Polytechnic. Patrick Ko...

Panafrican Equipment launches new regional offices in Kenya

Staff WriterOctober 26, 2019

Panafrican Equipment Kenya Limited (PEG) has announced the official opening of its new offices in Nairobi which will also double as its East Africa headquarters...

580 Kenyan youth have benefited from a Ksh. 20M job creation program by KCB Foundation

Staff WriterOctober 25, 2019

580 young people in Kenya have benefited from a program by KCB Foundation and the German International Development Agency (GIZ) that offers training and startup...

Rendeavour launches a women empowerment program with African First Ladies

Staff WriterOctober 18, 2019

Rendeavour, Africa’s largest new city builder, has launched RenWoman, an initiative to empower women and narrow the gender gap in Africa. The launch took place ...

Tecno launches the Spark 4 and Spark 4 Air into the Kenyan market

Staff WriterOctober 17, 2019

Tecno has launched the latest iteration of the Spark series into the Kenyan market that is the Spark 4 and Spark 4 Air. The Spark 4 is the successor to the Tecn...

The Tecno Camon 12, Camon 12 Pro and Camon 12 Air have been launched into the Kenyan market

Staff WriterOctober 17, 2019

Tecno launched the latest flagship phones in the Camon series that is the Tecno Camon 12, Camon 12 Pro and Camon 12 Air into the Kenyan market. The phones are a...

Boehringer Ingelheim partners with Kenyatta and Strathmore universities to launch health competition

Staff WriterOctober 9, 2019

Boehringer Ingelheim, has collaborated with Kenyatta and Strathmore Universities to launch the Making More Health Venture4Change idea competition (MMH). The com...

UAP & Estée Lauder launch breast cancer awareness campaign in Kenya

Staff WriterOctober 2, 2019

UAP Old Mutual and The Estée Lauder Companies have partnered for the month of October to raise awareness on Breast Cancer. The partnership will see the UAP ...

Credit scoring fintech company, CredoLab, officially launches in Kenya

Staff WriterOctober 2, 2019

Singapore based alternative credit scoring fintech company, CredoLab, has officially launched in Kenya to push financial inclusion by providing credit scoring. ...

You can now pre-order the Infinix Hot 8 in Kenya

Staff WriterSeptember 21, 2019

Phone manufacturer is set to launch the Infinix Hot 8 in Kenya. The phone is a successor to the Infinix Hot 7, which was launched in Kenya in March 2019. The ph...

Kenyan inventors to showcase their innovations at the Global Grad show in Dubai

Staff WriterSeptember 16, 2019

Three Kenyan inventors, namely, Tracy Kimathi, Elijah Kiprotich Chirchir and Philemon Kipchirchir Masas have gotten the chance to showcase their innovations at ...

Tatu City acquires Siemens switches for its new power substation

Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2019

Tatu City has announced that it has acquired Siemens switch gear for installation in the city’s new dedicated power substation. Of the 18 panels required for...

Disney star Trinitee Stokes set to speak at the International School of Kenya on 3rd September

Staff WriterAugust 28, 2019

Trinitee Stokes who is a Disney Channel star and author of ‘Bold & Blessed’, singer and fashion designer, is set to make her maiden trip to Kenya courtesy o...

The Tecno Phantom 9 is now available for sale in Kenya

Staff WriterAugust 24, 2019

Tecno has announced that its newest flagship mobile device, the Tecno Phantom 9, is now available for sale in the Kenyan market. The new phone is part of the Ph...

BLAZE by Safaricom & Pro Series Gaming launch E-Sports tournament in Kenya

Staff WriterAugust 21, 2019

BLAZE by Safaricom has today launched an e-sports tournament in partnership with Pro Series Gaming (PSG) and Standard Group, for youth aged between 18 and 26 wh...

Kenya’s Charlot Magayi & Mary Inzofu named as finalists in the AWIEF Awards 2019

Staff WriterAugust 16, 2019

Kenyan entrepreneurs Charlot Magayi and Mary Inzofu have been named as finalists in the Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum Awards 2019 (AWIEF ...

KCB Foundation to sponsor the Kenya National Music Festival to tune of Ksh. 7 Million

Staff WriterAugust 6, 2019

KCB Foundation, through its youth empowerment programme 2Jiajijri, has announced a Ksh 7 million sponsorship for this year’s Kenya National Music Festival. The ...

Nissan Kenya donates desks & stationery worth Ksh. 300,000 to Iganjo primary school

Staff WriterAugust 4, 2019

Nissan Kenya has donated desks and school stationery worth Ksh. 300,000 to Iganjo primary school which is located in Gatanga Constituency. Led by the Nissan ...

Applications are now open for Rhodes Scholarships in Kenya

Staff WriterJuly 29, 2019

The Rhodes Scholarship is an international postgraduate award for students to study at the University of Oxford. It was established in 1902, making it the first...