Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg wins in education category at the New African Woman Awards

James WamathaiMarch 24, 2016

Dr Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg has been awarded the New African Woman in Education award at the 2016 New African Woman Awards. The awards were in conjunction with t...

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19 Pioneering Kenyan women that you should know

Medrine NyamburaMarch 15, 2016

In an era when women are running the world, becoming world leaders and changing the game in business, it is very easy to believe that it is our own doing that h...

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How to check your 2015 KCSE results

Richard MureithiMarch 3, 2016

The Ministry of education has just released the results for the 2015 KCSE examination. In 2015, there were 53% male students and 47% female students. According ...

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Safaricom to provide free Internet to schools in support of laptop project

James WamathaiFebruary 16, 2016

The Ministry of ICT has announced the launch of a pilot phase of the laptop for schools project. The schools laptop project will be eventually launched in 22,00...

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Q&A Monday: Jamila El-Jabry

James WamathaiFebruary 1, 2016

Jamila El-Jabry, AKA @Mombasa_Gal, is the founder of digital marketing company Muse Digital and lifeinmombasa.com. She is a professional communication specialis...

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Angani co-founders launch Node Africa a cloud infrastructure startup

Richard MureithiJanuary 29, 2016

After their sudden departure from Angani in unclear circumstances that had many speculating. The duo of Phares Kariuki and Brian Muita has regrouped and founded...

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Natural body treatments that won’t break your bank

Mildred SakinaJanuary 28, 2016

The natural movement has officially taken over.From natural hair to natural home remedies, mineral based make up to gluten and wheat free food there is just no ...

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Reprieve for domestic violence victims in Kenya as protection law is passed

Medrine NyamburaJanuary 12, 2016

A home should be a safe haven where one runs to after a hard day in the office. It is where you go to reconnect, to get love and reassurance and appreciation fr...

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Nairobi Restaurant Week 2016 – List of participating restaurants #NRW2016

James WamathaiJanuary 11, 2016

The food fest that is the Nairobi Restaurant Week is back for the third time. Organized by EatOut, the 10 day food festival has had a good run and is a fantasti...

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6 notable filmmakers in Kenya

Medrine NyamburaJanuary 7, 2016

The film industry has grown in leap and bounds in the last couple of years. Filmmakers in the country have taken major risks and they have paid off with rest of...

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10 Kenyan fashion designers to watch out for in 2016

Mildred SakinaJanuary 1, 2016

Fashion is no longer just a preserve of the rich but an essential part of all our lives. We want to not only feel good but look good too. There is a new crop of...

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Key Kenyan highlights of the year 2015

Medrine NyamburaDecember 29, 2015

This is year is finally coming to an end. It is understandable if you feel like you have lived through two years as opposed to one. We have all had our highs, l...

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Questions arise on eligibility of Lynk to enter the Safaricom Appwiz competition

Richard MureithiDecember 9, 2015

It is often said that a lack of rules will lead to chaos/anarchy. So when rules are set it is expected that they will/should be followed more so by the individu...

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Nine things that you probably didn’t know about Pope Francis

Richard MureithiNovember 25, 2015

As we await the Pope's arrival later in the day, here are some things that you probably did not know about him. His Family Jose Mario Bergoglio was born o...

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Pope Francis Kenya visit schedule

Staff WriterNovember 24, 2015

Pope Francis is scheduled to land in Kenya tomorrow as part of a six-day tour of Kenya, Uganda and Central African Republic. Here is the full schedule for the K...

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Salima Visram launches solar backpack to help Kenyan school children do their homework

Kirsten KanjaNovember 16, 2015

Former Aga Khan Academy- Mombasa Student Salima Visram has become a social entrepreneur with the launch of a crowd-funded Kenyan business. The business is invol...

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Brighter monday has launched a career center to inspire job seekers

Richard MureithiNovember 11, 2015

Brighter Monday has introduced a career center with an aim of engaging  the audience with career advice and tips from HR experts hence empowering them with care...

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Barclays Bank’s ReadytoWork programme to help prepare graduates for the job market

James WamathaiOctober 31, 2015

Barclays Bank Kenya yesterday launched the ReadytoWork programme, a free online resource website that will help prepare college and university graduates for the...

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OLX SOMA Awards 2015 full list of winners

James WamathaiOctober 11, 2015

The OLX SOMA Awards 2015 winners gala event happened yesterday at the Safaricom Indoor Arena at Kasarani.  The SOMA Awards recognizes the best companies and ind...

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UN Habitat selects Kiambu County for pilot project to address urban challenges in Kenya

Israel MuniuSeptember 28, 2015

Kiambu County has been selected to be part of a pilot project seeking to incorporate youth in developing and implementing technological solutions to solve urban...

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Carol Musyoka has been appointed as an EABL Director

James WamathaiSeptember 25, 2015

Consultant and Business Daily columnist Carol Musyoka has been appointed to the East African Breweries Ltd board as a Non-Executive Director. The listed company...

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BRCK Education launches Kio Kit a value priced tablet for primary schools

Israel MuniuSeptember 24, 2015

Earlier this week, BRCK Education, a division of BRCK launched a value priced tablet that will be running web-based content and locally cached videos. BRCK is a...

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10 successful Kenyan women entrepreneurs that rarely get mentioned

Njeri WangariSeptember 21, 2015

Entrepreneurship has in recent times become the buzz word not just globally but here in Kenya more so following the Global Entrepreneurship Summit that was held...

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Paul Tiyambe Zeleza is the new USIU Vice Chancellor

James WamathaiSeptember 17, 2015

Dr. Paul Tiyambe Zeleza has been announced as the new Vice Chancellor of the United States International University-Africa (USIU-A) with effect from 1 January, ...

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Safaricom Foundation launches fund targeting mobile-based innovators

Richard MureithiSeptember 11, 2015

Safaricom Foundation launched a Kshs.50 million fund named “Technology for Good” yesterday targeting investors in the social innovation field who may need techn...

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Thirty Kenyan students to get SAP certification scholarship

Israel MuniuSeptember 10, 2015

Thirty students have been awarded scholarships towards the globally recognized SAP Associate Financial Consultant certification by the SAP (System, Applications...

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13 start-ups shortlisted for Safaricom Appwiz Challenge

Israel MuniuSeptember 8, 2015

Following an interview session held at Strathmore University last week, 13 start-ups have been shortlisted to proceed to the incubation phase of the Safaricom A...

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Kenyans dominate the 2015 All Africa Business Leaders Awards finalists list

Israel MuniuSeptember 8, 2015

The finalists in the 2015 All Africa Business Leaders Awards (AABLA). Judges spent over two months examining, analyzing and deliberating the candidates for 2015...

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USIU- Africa Tech Republic Innovation Boot-camp commences

Israel MuniuAugust 26, 2015

In partnership with Tech Republic, the United States International University-Africa is offering Kenyan pupils aged between 12 and 19 with a platform through wh...

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Safaricom Appwiz Challenge submission deadline closes

Israel MuniuAugust 26, 2015

We broke it to you about a month ago that Safaricom had launched the 3rd edition of the Safaricom Appwiz Challenge and that they were receiving applications for...

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Samson Amenia wins Ksh 500,000 in the Africa Tech Challenge

Israel MuniuAugust 19, 2015

Egerton University’s Samson Amenia is the winner of the just concluded Mobile App Challenge held at Kenya Teachers Training College in Gigiri, Nairobi. The 22 y...

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The highs and lows of life in campus

Israel MuniuJuly 27, 2015

University. Wow. That was something. Having gone through the Kenyan 8-4-4 education system, the final 4 years of that system is where life truly begins for most...

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The safaricom appwiz challenge is back

Richard MureithiJuly 23, 2015

Safaricom has this week launched the 3rd edition of the Safaricom Appwiz challenge, a 3 month developer challenge targeting Kenyan innovators in mobile ICT. Thi...

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Levi Nyakundi is the new Airtel Kenya Marketing Director

James WamathaiJuly 7, 2015

Levi Nyakundi is the new Airtel Kenya Marketing Director. The position fell vacant after the previous holder, Charles Wanjohi, was poached by rival Safaricom to...

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Ford College Community Challenge program to launch in Kenya

James WamathaiJuly 2, 2015

The Ford College Community Challenge program (C3 Program) has been expended to 4 African countries i.e. Kenya, Ghana, South Africa and Morocco. The program ...

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Germany awards 300 scholarships to survivors of the Garissa attack

James WamathaiJune 16, 2015

300 students of the Garissa University College who survived a deadly attack at the learning institutin on 2nd April 2015 will be awarded scholarships by Ger...

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Here are the PIVOT East 2015 semifinalists

James WamathaiJune 4, 2015

Start-up competition, PIVOT East, has announced the semifinalists for this year's competition. The competition's call for applications ended in April 2015 with ...

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The EastAfrican; From humble beginnings to a regional media changer

Richard MureithiJune 2, 2015

The EastAfrican newspaper started out as an idea which later grew into a paper selling over 30,000 copies. The inspiration for the paper came from the expec...

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Jumia Expands its Pay on Delivery service to 26 towns and 15 Universities

Richard MureithiMay 13, 2015

Jumia the online shopping store has only been offering their ‘Pay on Delivery’ service in a few towns in Kenya. Basically it was only available to custo...

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Kenyan Micere Githae Mugo honoured with a global symposium

Nyambura NgugiApril 2, 2015

In the year of 1982, a Kenyan woman was forced into exile for activism against the Moi Government. That woman was Micere Githae Mugo, alumni of the Alliance G...

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PIVOT East is now accepting 2015 mobile startup applications

Nyambura NgugiApril 1, 2015

PIVOT East, an annual mobile startups pitching competition and conference is now open for 2015 applications. The competition that is organized by partnership ...

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What does our reaction to rape cases say about us

Euticus MolaMarch 26, 2015

  image via In the wake of the rape allegations against a Kenyan Member of Parliament two things caught my eye - the uproar on social media with reg...

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