Stanbic Bank report indicates an improvement in business conditions for the month of October

Staff WriterNovember 6, 2019

According to a report released by the Stanbic Bank Kenya, the Kenyan private sector companies saw a solid improvement in business conditions in October, as new ...

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Impact Africa Summit to take place in Nairobi from December 4-5

Staff WriterNovember 5, 2019

The Impact Africa Summit 2019 is set to take place in Nairobi on December 4-5 at the Kenya School of Monetary Studies. More than 500 delegates will meet in Nair...

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Minet launches an enhanced professional indemnity policy for doctors

Staff WriterNovember 5, 2019

Insurance brokerage company Minet Kenya has launched a professional indemnity policy targeting medical practitioners. The new additions to the professional...

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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...

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24 entrepreneurs in Meru receive Ksh. 800,000 in funding from BLAZE by Safaricom

Staff WriterNovember 5, 2019

24 young entrepreneurs from Meru County and its environs have received business capital totaling Ksh. 800,000 from BLAZE by Safaricom at the Be Your Own Boss (B...

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Infinix HOT 8 is a perfect budget phone with awesome features

James WamathaiNovember 5, 2019

Infinix Mobile launched the Infinix Hot 8 smartphone in Kenya in October this year. The phone is available in two variants i.e. Hot 8 and Hot 8 Lite. The pho...

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Communications Authority to hold Kikao Kikuu an ICT consumer forum in Nyandarua County

Staff WriterNovember 5, 2019

The Communications Authority (CA) which is the regulatory authority for the communication sector in Kenya is set to hold an ICT consumer forum in Nyandarua Coun...

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Thrift Social Neon Nairobi & Leather edition slated for December 8

Samson NderiNovember 4, 2019

The Thrift Social Nairobi Neon & Leather edition is slated to be held on Sunday, December 8th at The Waterfront Karen Mall. The event will feature Nigeri...

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OLA Energy launches new fuel as part of its growth strategy

Staff WriterNovember 4, 2019

Oil marketer OLA Energy (formerly OiLibya) has launched a new fuel formulation as part of its growth and rebrand strategy. The new fuel is now available in ...

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Showmax now offers a Mobile Only package for just Ksh. 375 per month

James WamathaiNovember 4, 2019

Video on demand service Showmax has launched a Mobile Only package for just Ksh. 375 per month for its customers in Kenya. Using the mobile package, customers w...

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Don Julio Tequila partners with J’s Bar for a Halloween masquerade party

Samson NderiNovember 4, 2019

East African Breweries Limited (EABL), through Don Julio luxury tequila, recently partnered with J's Fresh Bar and Kitchen to host a halloween masquerade party....

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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...

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Guala Closures opens a Ksh. 570 million factory in Nairobi

Staff WriterNovember 4, 2019

Guala Closures East Africa (GCEA) has opened a Ksh. 570 million factory in Nairobi as part of its expansion in Kenya and the East African region. The company is...

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Khaligraph Jones lights up Tusker Lite Neon Rave party in Mombasa

Staff WriterNovember 4, 2019

The Neon Tusker Lite Party was hosted on Saturday, 1st November at Club Mint Bamburi in Mombasa County featuring musician Khaligraph Jones. Khaligraph Jones ...

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WEF disburses Ksh. 11 Million to 58 women groups in Migori County

Staff WriterNovember 4, 2019

The Women Enterprise Fund has disbursed over Ksh. 11 Million to Fifty-Eight women groups in Migori County. The groups constitute of 634 beneficiaries, an averag...

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UNHCR launches campaign to aid refugee students

Staff WriterNovember 4, 2019

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has launched the No Child Left Behind campaign to raise funds for learning materials for 150,000 pre-primary and primary students ...

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Young Ghetto are the Mountain Region Guinness Night football winners

Staff WriterNovember 3, 2019

Young Ghetto Football Club are the Mountain Region champions in the Guinness Night football champions after defeating Wazoefu Football Club at the regional even...

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Team Sim-U-Nation win a trip to the 2019 F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

James WamathaiNovember 3, 2019

Team Sim-U-Nation won the Johnnie Walker GP Karting Championship finals at the Kenya Racing Festival finals that were held at Whistling Morans in Athi River yes...

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Oracle showcases its cloud technology in Kenya

Samson NderiNovember 3, 2019

Oracle recently showcased its latest Cloud led digital solutions to top business and government leaders at the International Modern Business event in Nairobi. ...

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Here are the Kalasha Awards 2019 nominees

Staff WriterNovember 1, 2019

The annual Kenyan TV and movie awards initiative Kalasha Awards has announced its nominees for 2019. Some of the productions that have been nominated include Mu...

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Safaricom net profit jumps 14% to Ksh. 35 billion

Staff WriterNovember 1, 2019

Telecommunication company Safaricom has announced that it has reported a net profit of Ksh. 35 billion for the half year ended 30th September 2019. The net prof...

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Liquid Telecom wins three awards at the 2019 Global Carrier Awards

Staff WriterNovember 1, 2019

Liquid Telecom has won three awards at the 2019 Global Carrier Awards, the World Communications awards. The company was awarded the Best African Wholesale Ca...

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Glovo partners with News Cafe as part of its expansion in Kenya

James WamathaiNovember 1, 2019

On-demand deliver service company Glovo has partnered with News Cafe in a move aimed at expanding their market footprint in the country. The company will the...

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Google Maps has introduced incognito mode for Android

Staff WriterNovember 1, 2019

Google has started the roll out of the incognito feature for its Maps and it is now available on Android. With the incognito mode turned on, the places you visi...

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WhatsApp fingerprint unlock is now available on Android

Staff WriterNovember 1, 2019

WhatsApp has announced that they have rolled out fingerprint unlock for their Android app, this follows the introduction of biometric security in the iOS versio...

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Stream Aston Villa vs Liverpool and more live sport on Showmax 

Richard MureithiOctober 31, 2019

In a first for video on demand platforms in Africa, Showmax is now streaming live sports. The video on demand service began piloting sports live-streaming in Ju...

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Rafiki film wins two awards at the Africa Movies Academy Awards 2019

Staff WriterOctober 30, 2019

Rafiki, a film by Kenya's Wanuri Kahiu, was one of the winners at the Africa Movies Academy Awards 2019 (AMAA) held in Lagos on Sunday. Rafiki won the Best Achi...

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Standard Group’s Betty Njeru to attend the Sanlam Summer School for Financial Journalism

Staff WriterOctober 30, 2019

Betty Njeru, a sub-editor at the Standard Media Group, has been selected to attend the annual Sanlam Summer School for Financial Journalism in South Africa. The...

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WeFarm raises Ksh. 1.3 Billion in Series A round of funding

Staff WriterOctober 30, 2019

WeFarm, a marketplace and networking site for small-holder farmers has raised $13 million in a Series A round of funding. They plan to use the funds to reach mo...

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Wanafunzi Investment is the first students’ backed unit trust fund in Kenya

Staff WriterOctober 30, 2019

Wanafunzi Investment Unit Trust Fund is the first ever students’ backed unit trust fund in Kenya and has been launched in Kenya. The Fund is regulated by Capita...

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Tusker Lite Neon Rave Party to take place in Mombasa on November 1

Staff WriterOctober 30, 2019

Tusker Lite has announced that it will host the second edition of the Neon Rave party this coming weekend on 1st November 2019 at Mint Lounge in Bamburi, Mombas...

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Ayrosh to perform at Folk Fusion on 1st November

Staff WriterOctober 30, 2019

Kenyan Afro-pop musician Ayrosh is set to perform at the Folk Fusion event on 1st November at 910 James Gichuru. The fourth edition of Folk Fusion will also...

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Equitel launches bundle that incorporates both talk time and an insurance cover

Staff WriterOctober 29, 2019

Equitel, the mobile banking platform owned by Equity has launched a new bundle that offers their clients both talk time and insurance cover. Equitel subscrib...

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Companies shortlisted for the annual CIO100 awards

Staff WriterOctober 29, 2019

The CIO100 Awards have announced that this year, 150 out of 384 companies have been shortlisted for the annual IT excellence awards. The award covers six East A...

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Stream Football emerge as the winners of the Guinness Lake Region night football

Staff WriterOctober 29, 2019

Stream Football Club have emerged as the lake regional winners of the Guinness Night Football tournament. This is after the team defeated Kotoko Football Club t...

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Equity Bank to provide 80% financing to Massey Ferguson tractor buyers

Staff WriterOctober 29, 2019

Equity Bank Kenya and AGCO have signed a partnership agreement to enable customers buying Massey Ferguson tractors and accompanying implements to access 80% fin...

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Too Early For Birds to hold shows celebrating the life of Tom Mboya on November 9-10

James WamathaiOctober 29, 2019

Too Early For Birds is slated to host 2 shoes to celebrate the life and death of Kenyan politician Tom Mboya who was assassinated on 5 July 1969. It will be dir...

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Jambojet to start flights to Kigali & Mogadishu in November

Staff WriterOctober 28, 2019

Budget airline Jambojet has announced that it will commence flights to Kigali, Rwanda and Mogadishu, Somalia in November. The entry into the Kigali route mak...

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Guinness Smooth Stout beer launched in Kenya

James WamathaiOctober 28, 2019

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) has launched a new addition to the Guiness family in Kenya, the Guinness Smooth Stout. The beer was launched in Kisumu at an ev...

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Jack Daniel’s hosts an exclusive whiskey tasting at The Chat Room

James WamathaiOctober 28, 2019

Jack Daniel’s recently hosted an exclusive whiskey tasting session with special Jack Daniel’s cocktails at The Chat Room restaurant in Nairobi. Guests were t...

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Vivo Energy launches new campaign to reward its lubricant customers

Staff WriterOctober 28, 2019

Vivo Energy Kenya has launched a new consumer promotion dubbed Celebrate with Shell Lubricants to reward its lubricant customers. The promotion will take pla...

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21 Kenyans to attend North American universities in 2020 courtesy of KenSAP

Staff WriterOctober 28, 2019

Twenty one Kenyan students will be sponsored by the Kenya Scholar Access Program (KenSAP) to attend North American universities in August 2020 for further studi...

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