Falling Waters FC and Ulinzi Youth emerge as the winners in the Chapa Dimba Central Region finals

Staff WriterJanuary 20, 2020

Falling Waters FC from Laikipia and Ulinzi Youth from Nanyuki both beat their opponents 3-1 to become Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom Central Region champions. Fall...

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Amethis Finance a French PE Fund set to acquire a 30% stake in Naivas

Staff WriterJanuary 20, 2020

French private equity fund, Amethis Finance, is set to acquire about a 30 percent stake in Naivas Limited in a deal estimated to be worth billions of shilling. ...

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Bolt secures Ksh. 5.6 Billion loan from EIB, to be invested in research & development

Staff WriterJanuary 17, 2020

Taxi hailing firm Bolt has secured a Ksh. 5.6 Billion loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) which it intends to invest in research and development. Th...

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Facebook ditches plan to push ads on Whatsapp

Staff WriterJanuary 17, 2020

Facebook is ditching plans to sell ads that would have otherwise been placed inside the messaging app. The social media giant has been looking for ways to monet...

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QuickBus a bus booking platform launches in the Kenyan market

Staff WriterJanuary 16, 2020

QuickBus which is an online bus booking service has launched into the Kenyan market and seeks to enable passengers to book buses at the comfort of their homes o...

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Glovo to start charging per kilometer for food deliveries

Staff WriterJanuary 16, 2020

Glovo the on-demand delivery service has introduced dynamic pricing for food deliveries based on distance. Previously the service provider has been charging ...

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Safaricom partners with M-Gas to offer prepaid cooking gas

Staff WriterJanuary 14, 2020

Safaricom has  partnered with M-Gas to launch a prepaid gas service for Kenyan households. The service is expected to empower millions of Kenyan homes to enjoy ...

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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...

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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...

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Tatu City contracts Landis & Gyr to provide smart utilities infrastructure

Staff WriterJanuary 6, 2020

Tatu Connect, the utilities company at Tatu City has embarked on improving the efficiency of power usage and quality of service to consumers by investing in Adv...

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Dj Big Sam emerges as the first Smirnoff Battle of Beats Season II winner

Staff WriterJanuary 6, 2020

Smirnoff Battle of the Beats season II kicked-off in Thika region and DJ Big Sam emerged as the first undisputed winner, in a hotly contested competition. In...

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Aleph Hospitality opens the Best Western Plus Westlands hotel

Staff WriterJanuary 6, 2020

Dubai-based independent hotel management company Aleph Hospitality has opened the Best Western Plus Westlands hotel in Nairobi. This is the second such branded ...

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Emirates is offering discounts on return flights starting from $484 until 21 January

Staff WriterJanuary 6, 2020

Dubai based airline, Emirates, has announced that it is offering discounts on return flight fares to various destinations it flies to. Kenyan travellers will...

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Equity awards 1,136 top performing KCPE students with Wings to Fly Scholarships

Staff WriterJanuary 3, 2020

Equity Group has awarded the top performing but needy students  with Wings to Fly scholarships at a ceremony held at Kenyatta University. This year’s 1,136 scho...

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JamboJet is selling tickets to local destinations for Ksh. 2020 as part of New Year celebrations

Staff WriterJanuary 2, 2020

JamboJet has announced that it will be selling over 10,000 tickets at the price of Ksh. 2,020 part of its new year celebrations. The promotion which will run...

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Wings To Fly students shine in the 2019 KCSE results

Staff WriterDecember 31, 2019

Students who are beneficiaries of the Equity Bank Wings To Fly initiative performed well in the 2019 KCSE exams. 24 of the students managed to score a mean grad...

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WhiteCap Brunch in Naivasha delivers an unforgettable experience

James WamathaiDecember 29, 2019

When you ask those that drink WhiteCap Lager why they chose that alcoholic beverage over all the others that are available in the market, you will get varied an...

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Laban Irungu and Boniface Njuguna are the winners of a brand new matatu in the Vivo Energy Weka Collabo competition

Staff WriterDecember 24, 2019

Laban Irungu and his conductor Boniface Njuguna emerged as the winners of a a brand new 32-seater matatu valued at Kshs 5.2 million in the just concluded Weka C...

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Safaricom Foundation assists in the resettlement of families affected by floods in West Pokot

Staff WriterDecember 24, 2019

Safaricom Foundation has donated Ksh. 4 Million towards the resettlement of at least 300 families who were displaced and require support to rebuild their homes....

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Opera Mini and Mdundo partner to provide free downloadable music in 9 African countries

Staff WriterDecember 21, 2019

Opera and Mdundo have entered into a partnership that will see Opera Mini users listen to and download their favourite songs from the most recognized artists in...

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Glovo raises Ksh. 16.7 Billion in Series E funding

Staff WriterDecember 21, 2019

Glovo has announced that is has raised Ksh. 16.7 Billion in series E funding with this round of investment being led by Mubadala and previous investors like Dra...

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Tecno Mobile awards 50 customers with Christmas gifts courtesy of the Tecno Take Me Home Campaign

Staff WriterDecember 20, 2019

Tecno has awarded 50 lucky customers with a range of gifts as the #TECNOTakesMeHome campaign came to an end. The digital campaign achieved an impressive 27 Mill...

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Carbon a digital financial services company enters the Kenyan market

Staff WriterDecember 20, 2019

Carbon a Nigerian digital financial services company, has entered the Kenyan market. With the app, one will be able to access instant loans, ranging from Ksh 50...

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K1 Club House celebrates its 21st anniversary with 3 day festival

Staff WriterDecember 19, 2019

K1 Club House celebrated 21 years since it started out through a three day mini festival (13th -15th Dec) that was held in partnership with Tusker. The three...

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Equity Bank partners with KQ to offer 30% discounts on flights

Staff WriterDecember 19, 2019

Equity Bank has partnered with Kenya Airways to give the bank’s customers a 30% discount on flight bookings. The promotion will run till the 6th  of January 202...

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Kenya Airways has issued a profit warning

Staff WriterDecember 18, 2019

Kenya Airways has in a statement indicated that it expects a 25 per cent drop in profits for the financial year ending 31 December 2019. According to the boa...

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Eaton Towers restores services to Telkom Kenya after intervention from the Communications Authority

Staff WriterDecember 18, 2019

The Communications Authority has intervened in the row between Telkom Kenya and Eaton which operates the telco towers in a bid to restore services. The row aros...

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PR firm Gina Din Group set to be acquired by Edelman Kenya

Staff WriterDecember 18, 2019

Gina Din Group a public relations firm is set to be acquired by Edelman Kenya for an undisclosed fee according to reports. Gina Din Group was founded by Gina...

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How to check your 2019 KCSE results

Samson NderiDecember 18, 2019

The Minister in charge of Education, Professor George Magoha, has just released the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education 2019 results (KCSE 2019 results) at...

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Instagram to label fake news shared from Facebook

Staff WriterDecember 17, 2019

Instagram has indicated that it will be automatically flagging fake new posts. It is basically expanding its fact checking program and part of the move is to la...

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Stream Football emerge as the winners of the Guinness Night Football tournament

Staff WriterDecember 16, 2019

Stream Football Club who are the Lake region representatives emerged as the inaugural champions of the Guinness Night Football tournament after beating Bangers ...

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Get an insurance cover on the go with CoverApp

Staff WriterDecember 16, 2019

For the longest time, getting an insurance cover has been a tedious process that involves a lot of paperwork and visits to agents/insurance companies. For some ...

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The Infinix S5 delivers a good phone experience at an affordable price

James WamathaiDecember 15, 2019

Phone manufacturer Infinix Mobile launched the S series smartphones, the Infinix S5 and the Infinix S5 Lite, in Kenya in November this year. The new smartpho...

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Infinix S5 camera review

James WamathaiDecember 15, 2019

The Infinix S Series phones are known for their cameras with the selfie camera being the main focus of the phone. This is probably because this particular range...

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Visa and MFS Africa partner to bring digital payments to more consumers in Africa

Staff WriterDecember 13, 2019

Visa and MFS Africa have announced a partnership that will help bridge the gap between the rapidly growing mobile money ecosystem in Africa and the world of onl...

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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. ...

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KBL has unveiled a new look Smirnoff Vodka

Staff WriterDecember 11, 2019

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) has unveiled a new look for the Smirnoff Vodka as part of its new strategic direction and response to consumer trends and demands....

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Phone Comparison: Tecno Spark 4 vs Huawei Y6 Prime

Staff WriterDecember 11, 2019

In the price range of under Ksh. 13,000, we have the Tecno Spark and the Huawei Y6 Prime. These phones are for those individuals who are looking to get the late...

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Tusker Malt unveils a new look bottle

Staff WriterDecember 11, 2019

Tusker Malt has unveiled a new look bottle as it marks its 23rd anniversary since it was launched in the Kenyan market. According to Kenya Breweries Ltd, new...

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Kenya Association of Manufacturers launches a Plastic Action Plan

Staff WriterDecember 11, 2019

The Kenya Association of Manufacturers has launched a plan to sustainably manage plastic waste in the country dubbed as the Kenya Plastic Action Plan. The priva...

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KBL launches Red Star Vodka in the Kenyan market

Staff WriterDecember 10, 2019

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) has launched a new alcoholic drink in the Kenya, the Red Star Vodka. The new drink is the fifth one to be launched by the company ...

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Africa’s aviation passenger traffic set to hit 356 Million by 2038 according to IATA

Staff WriterDecember 10, 2019

The African aviation market is set to increase by 200 million passengers, to over 356 million by 2038, this is according to the International Air Transport Asso...

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