Visit Rwanda & RwandAir are the Basketball Africa League official partners
Visit Rwanda & RwandAir have been announced as the Basketball Africa League official partners for 2021.
The Basketball Africa League (BAL) and the Rwanda...
Pwani Oil & Naivas partner to support preventive health campaign in Kwale County
Over 500 nurses in Kwale County are taking part in preventive health awareness activities targeting local communities as part of the 2021 International Nurses W...
Huawei launches its 2021 Graduate Recruitment Program for job & internship opportunities
Huawei Kenya have launched a graduate recruitment program. The company has partnered with several business partners to create over 30 job and internship opportu...
Telkom sets up 2 subsidiaries to improve service delivery to customers
In August 2020, Telkom Kenya re-organized its structure to strategically address digital transformation, and lay the groundwork towards their long-term goal to ...
Huawei urges private sector to strengthen trust in technology
The St. Gallen Symposium, an annual gathering of leaders from across the globe, marked its 50th anniversary this year. 1,000 participants took part in the three...
Price of petrol to increase by Ksh. 3.56 per litre from 15th May; Diesel & Kerosene unaffected
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has released the maximum wholesale and retail prices of petroleum products. The new prices will be in force...
Infinix HOT 10T review; impressive camera experience at a great price
Infinix has had a track record of manufacturing affordable phones and they have always delivered. This has led to quite an uptake of its devices in the Kenyan m...
How MunchDen restaurant has used digital platforms to survive COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the global food industry as many governments close down restaurants and bars to curb the spread of the virus. Across the worl...
Huawei Watch Fit; a perfect device for hiking & mountain climbing
Mountain climbing is one of the common outdoors sport activity enjoyed by Kenyans. People engage in mountain climbing as a way of keeping fit, networking or kil...
Telkom customers to get 99MB & 99 call minutes with launch of new bundles
Telkom has introduced a new monthly data bundles tariff targeting its prepaid customers. The new tariff will give Telkom customers data and minutes at competiti...
Tusker Lager is the official Team Kenya sponsor for the Tokyo Olympics 2021
Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) through its beer brand, Tusker Lager, is the official partner for Team Kenya during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The Olympics are...
IMPACC to invest in social businesses in Africa; applications to the funding now open
IMPACC has announced plans to invest between Ksh. 3,211,500 - Ksh. 16,057,500 ($30,000 - $150,000) within a period of 6 to 12 months to local social businesses ...
PwC releases VAT Guide 2021 comprising of updates in VAT in Africa
Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) has released the seventh edition of its Africa VAT Guide dubbed Moving towards a united Africa, comprising updates on VAT regimes ...
BeautyClick signs exclusive distribution deal with “NOUBA” a top Italian cosmetic brand
BeautyClick has announced its exclusive distribution partnership with Italian cosmetic brand
NOUBA. This is expected to further establish the brand and its fun...
The Tecno Spark 7P; unboxing and first impressions
The Tecno Spark 7P is a budget smartphone that was recently launched in the Kenyan market. The phone is the latest iteration in the Spark series and is targeted...
The Chivas Regal Afroblend series to be hosted in Kenya for the second time
Chivas Regal has announced its plan to host its second installment of the Chivas Afroblend series in partnership with Manchester United. The series is made up o...
Interview with Martin Gitahi, on turning his passion for photography into a business
Industry reports estimate that there are thousands of photography businesses in Kenya and likely even more independent photographers. This creative industry has...
Malkeeya proceeds to the next round at the Old Mutual Amazing Voices singing competition as Vipaji is eliminated
Malkeeya, Kenya's remaining candidate in the ongoing Old Mutual Amazing Voices singing competition, is set to represent the country in the competition. The othe...
The Legatum Center is calling for applications to the Foundry Fellowship Program for African entrepreneurs
The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT has launched the Foundry Fellowship, a flagship leadership program for accomplished entrepreneurs...
Muthoni Unchained, an online marketplace for artisans has joined CIO’s Legends Jasiri Edition platform
Muthoni Unchained, a culture hub and online marketplace for artisans, has announced their selection to join the Legends Jasiri Edition. Legends Jasiri Edition i...
Mastercard partners with Billetera, a Kenyan tech company to offer digital payment solutions in DRC
Mastercard has partnered with Billetera, a digital payments technology company in Kenya, to provide unbanked and financially excluded residents in the DRC acces...
Equity Afia opens 5 new medical centres in South B, Ngong Road, Kitui, Juja & Pangani
Equity Afia has opened 5 new medical centres in Nairobi's South B, Ngong Road, Kitui, Juja and Pangani. This brings the franchise’s network to 41 Afia centres. ...
Pangea Accelerator launches funding program in a bid to scale-up start-ups in East Africa
Pangea Accelerator, a Norwegian-based investment platform operating in East Africa, has rolled out a scale-up program to support start-ups and grow them. The ai...
KCB Foundation beneficiaries excel in KCSE, to join the bank’s apprentice program
200 of the KCB Foundation high school scholarship beneficiaries who sat for the 2020 national examination have qualified for university, having attained the req...
Kenya Power partners with CBO’s in Mathare, Mukuru & Kibera in a bid to stem illegal connections
Kenya Power has partnered with Community Based Organizations (CBOs) in Mathare, Mukuru and Kibera to help enhance service delivery and stem electricity theft.
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Akshay Grover has been appointed as the acting CEO for Cellulant
Cellulant has officially named Akshay Grover as the Acting-CEO effective May, 2021. Aksha takes over from Ken Njoroge, the co-founder and CEO, who transitioned f...
AfDB announces funding for women entrepreneurs in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is calling upon proposals for projects to enhance the viability and sustainability of women entrepreneurship enablers. Eligi...
Penda Health opens referral center in Nairobi’s CBD
Penda Health, a medical services provider operating 21 medical centres in Nairobi and its environs has opened an in-network referral center offering specialist ...
Shelter Afrique secures deal with Triangle Real Estate to develop 26,000 housing units in South Sudan
Shelter Afrique, a Pan-African housing development financier, has signed an agreement with Juba-based real estate firm, Triangle Real Estate, to develop 26,000 ...
KEBS approves new standards to enhance business resilience and continuity
The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has approved two new standards on management practices to boost businesses' capacity to respond to the set COVID-19 protoco...
How to check your 2020 KCSE results
The Minister in charge of Education, Professor George Magoha, has just released the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education 2020 results (KCSE 2020 results) at...
HMD Global launches an Enterprise Mobility Management solution for IoT
Phone manufacturer and distributor, HMD Global, has launched its Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) solution for IoT and enterprise use, the HMD Enable Pro. T...
EU in Kenya launches European Film Festival as part of Europe Day 2021 celebrations
The European Union (EU) in Kenya recently held an online event hosted by 2 Kenyan artists; Sanaipei Tande and Nyashinski, to mark Europe Day 2021. The online ev...
Safaricom Foundation renovates maternal and newborn units at KNH Othaya branch
Safaricom Foundation has refurbished and equipped the newborn and maternal high dependency units at Kenyatta National Hospital branch in Othaya. The refurbishme...
Branch International acquires majority stake in Century Microfinance Bank
Branch International, a mobile money lending app, has received regulatory approval to buy controlling shares in Century Microfinance Bank. In a notice published...
OPPO launches the OPPO A74 and OPPO A54 in the Kenyan market
Smartphone manufacturer OPPO has launched two new devices under the A series; the OPPO A74 and the OPPO A54 in Kenya. The OPPO A74 will retail at Ksh. 28,999, w...
Econet partners with Mastercard to launch a digital health pass
Cassava Fintech International (Cassava Fintech), a subsidiary of the Econet Group and Mastercard have entered into a partnership to advance digital inclusion ac...
Boomplay celebrates Mother’s Day with donation to Usikimye, a GBV support center
Boomplay, the music streaming and download service, marked this year’ Mother’s Day celebrations by donating home and COVID essentials to Usikimye. This was in a...
Thoughtful HMD Global Nokia gifts for Mother’s Day
Gifting is a love language. It is also a way to show that you love someone, or that you are thinking about them. With Mother's Day period with us, it is prudent...
KEBS & Kenya Trade Net System partner to streamline International trade processes
The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has partnered with the Kenya Trade Net System to launch a platform that allows traders to submit import-export documentatio...
Mastercard consumer survey reveals rise in digital payments in Kenya
New research from Mastercard shows that the adoption of new payment technologies is rising, and consumer appetite for new, fast and flexible digital experiences...
Dr. Patriciah Murugami & Renee Ngamau appointed to the Clean Start board
Clean Start has appointed Dr. Patriciah Murugami as the company's Chair to the Board, and Renee Ngamau on being appointed as a Board Director.
Clean Start fo...