263 organizations seek to stop construction of controversial crude oil pipeline across East Africa

Grace MathekaMarch 6, 2021

263 community and NGOs from around the world have urged the CEOs of 25 banks not to fund the construction of a heated crude oil pipeline. The organizations, ...

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SheHacks Kenya among the winners of the Africa Online Safety Fund

Grace MathekaMarch 5, 2021

Internet access in Africa has steadily increased, reaching about 40% of the population in the continent. The use of smartphones, network coverage, mobile money ...

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Keenan Mulvaney appointed as Ogilvy Africa Group Creative Director

Grace MathekaMarch 5, 2021

Ogilvy Africa has appointed Keenan Mulvaney as Group Creative Director. Keenan will have creative oversight for a sizeable portfolio of brands covering markets ...

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Facebook expands initiative to control content ahead of general elections

Grace MathekaMarch 5, 2021

Facebook has announced the expansion of two initiatives focused on increasing transparency and controls on social issues, electoral, and political ads. These in...

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Text Book Centre opens 10th Branch at the 680 Hotel

Grace MathekaMarch 5, 2021

Textbook Centre (TBC) has opened its 10th branch at 680 Hotel, Kenyatta Avenue Nairobi. The Centre is a distributor of Cultural, Technological and other learnin...

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Kenya marks second World Engineers Day at the University of Nairobi

Grace MathekaMarch 5, 2021

The Cabinet Secretary for Transport and Infrastructure, James Macharia, led this year's celebrations to mark World Engineering Day at the University of Nairobi....

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8 ways to market yourself on LinkedIn

Faith WambuiMarch 5, 2021

Like other social network platforms, you can use LinkedIn to get noticed. It’s one of the best marketing platforms and a great way to advance your career or bus...

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Kenya’s Raise raises Ksh. 2.74 million in funding from Microtraction

Grace MathekaMarch 5, 2021

Kenyan equity management platform, Raise, has raised Ksh. 2.74 million ($25,000) in funding from Nigeria’s Microtraction to help African startups grow their bus...

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Wasanii Waomoke Fund launched & opens applications to support Kenyan creatives

Grace MathekaMarch 5, 2021

The European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) in Kenya has appealed to creatives to apply for the Wasanii Waomoke Fund. The application deadline is...

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Telkom launches offer for new prepaid customers

Grace MathekaMarch 5, 2021

Telecommunications company, Telkom Kenya, has reviewed its welcome offer for prepaid customers joining the network for the first time. Every new Telkom Kenya...

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Safaricom relaunches ‘Browse Bila Waas’ offer giving customers free 500MB data

Grace MathekaMarch 5, 2021

Safaricom has unveiled the second edition of the Browse Bila Waas campaign, which was initially launched early last year. The campaign will see customers enjoy ...

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EU & EIB give Equity Ksh. 16.5B in funding to support SMEs in Kenya

Grace MathekaMarch 4, 2021

Equity Group has signed a Ksh. 16.5 billion loan facility with the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Union (EU) to support MSMEs. The loan facilit...

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The Royal Academy of Engineering showcases its impact in Africa through the Africa grants programs

Grace MathekaMarch 4, 2021

The Royal Academy of Engineering is showcasing its impact on enhancing collaboration, education, and diversity in engineering in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Academy...

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Total unveils new packaging for its lubricants in Kenya

Grace MathekaMarch 4, 2021

Total Kenya has launched new packaging for its range of lubricants including new colors, new labels, and design. The repackaging aims to maintain a distinctive ...

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Microsoft unveils new digital innovations at Microsoft Ignite 2021

Grace MathekaMarch 4, 2021

Microsoft has announced new digital innovations during the Microsoft Ignite 2021, the company's flagship virtual enterprise conference. The conference was presi...

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Ipsos & BSD Group launch study on the top 100 brands loved by women in Kenya

Grace MathekaMarch 4, 2021

Research and consulting firm Ipsos and brand and consultancy firm BSD Group have launched a study dubbed the Top 100 Most Loved Brands By Women In Kenya. The st...

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Huawei announces offers for various devices in Kenya

Grace MathekaMarch 4, 2021

Huawei Mobile Kenya has launched brand month offers ahead of Easter Holiday in an aim to increase its sales in the market. The devices on offer include ...

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COMESA launches 30 day campaign to celebrate women entrepreneurs

Grace MathekaMarch 4, 2021

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has launched a regional campaign for women in business known as 50 Million African Women Speak (50MAW...

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AkzoNobel registers 15% increase in sales in its latest financial results

Grace MathekaMarch 4, 2021

AkzoNobel has released results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2020. The Dutch multinational company creates paints and performance coatings for both indus...

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Nyara movie review

Joy ChenyenyoziMarch 3, 2021

A young girl is kidnapped on her way home from school. The abductors ask for ransom from the girl's family and instruct the family to produce the money and coop...

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Applications to Visa Everywhere competition for fintech startups are now open

Grace MathekaMarch 3, 2021

Visa has announced the 2021 edition of the Visa Everywhere Initiative, a global innovation competition for fintech companies. This year, the focus is on expansi...

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DTB launches Job Shadowing program for university students

Grace MathekaMarch 3, 2021

Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) has launched a program aimed at providing university students an opportunity to learn by exposing them to the bank. The program is o...

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Rapper Akon’s cryptocurrency being used to support a $2 billion city in Kenya.

Staff WriterMarch 3, 2021

Cryptocurrencies have been drawing the attention of people from all over the world, and all walks of life, in the last 12 months, largely due to Bitcoin’s price...

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Kenya’s Yvonne Okwara featured in Facebook’s African women collection

Grace MathekaMarch 3, 2021

Facebook has launched LeadHERs: Life Lessons From African Women, a collection of inspired stories from 19 women excelling in different fields. Among the women f...

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Huawei upgrades its search engine to improve user experience

Grace MathekaMarch 3, 2021

Huawei has announced tech-upgrades to Huawei Petal Search, a search engine to discover and download games and experiences. These upgrades make the search experi...

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Nairobi Burger Week 2021 is ongoing until March 7

Grace MathekaMarch 3, 2021

The Nairobi Burger Week by EatOut is back and it started on 26th Feb and will end on 7th March 2021. Diners have the chance to enjoy delicious burgers at over 1...

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MRM funds rainwater harvesting project in Westlands Primary School

Grace MathekaMarch 3, 2021

Mabati Rolling Mills (MRM) has commissioned a rainwater harvesting system at Westlands Primary School in Nairobi. The water harvesting system was installed usin...

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8 tips to help you maintain work a balance between work and family life

Faith WambuiMarch 3, 2021

Finding a good balance between work and family life can be challenging in today’s world where there’s a lot of pressure to succeed in both. People find themselv...

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LG funds 3 projects in initiative to support vulnerable people in Kenya

Grace MathekaMarch 3, 2021

LG Electronics has launched a social impact project to benefit vulnerable groups and children in society aspiring to develop their talents. This includes young ...

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Safaricom & HELB launch payment solution to help students access loans easily

Grace MathekaMarch 2, 2021

Safaricom and the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) have partnered to launch  a mobile payment solution for students in tertiary institutions. This payment me...

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AAR Insurance launches new app to improve digital uptake of its products

Grace MathekaMarch 2, 2021

AAR Insurance Kenya has launched a new mobile app as part of its strategy to become a branchless and paperless insurer. The AAR mobile App, available on the ...

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KEBS issues new standards to curb noise pollution

Grace MathekaMarch 2, 2021

The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has approved 10 new standards, outlining limits for noise emitted from stationary objects in a given environment. The ne...

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JKIA & Moi International Airport win in the ACI best airports awards

Grace MathekaMarch 2, 2021

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and Moi International Airport (MIA) has won awards in the ACI Best Airports Awards. The two airports emerged as th...

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Norway & UK donate Ksh. 396M to support African governments in negotiating commercial transactions

Grace MathekaMarch 2, 2021

The Norway and the United Kingdom Governments have extended grants of close to Ksh. 396 million (£2.6 million) to the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF). The...

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Emirates customers can now pay for extra seats for in-flight space & privacy

Grace MathekaMarch 2, 2021

Emirates has announced that its Economy Class customers can now enjoy more personal space and privacy onboard. This is with the introduction of a new service th...

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TEN13 invests in African fintech startup, ImaliPay

Grace MathekaMarch 2, 2021

Australian venture capital firm TEN13, has invested an undisclosed amount of pre-seed funding in ImaliPay. The primary aim of the investment is to expand and ac...

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Shipping company Hapag-Lloyd opens new offices in Nairobi & Mombasa

Grace MathekaMarch 2, 2021

Shipping company, Hapag-Lloyd, has opened a new office in Kenya, in its efforts to expand in Africa. The main business will be managed from the port city of Mom...

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Panasonic releases firmware update for RZ wireless headphones

Grace MathekaMarch 2, 2021

Panasonic has unveiled firmware update for the RZ-S500W and RZ-S300W wireless headphones. The update comes with an app to improve their functions and usability....

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FirstWave partners with Moja Access to improve internet connectivity

Grace MathekaMarch 2, 2021

Cyber security company, FirstWave, has announced the signing of a three-year Level 1 Partner Agreement with Moja Access, a pan-African technology company. Th...

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Storymoja calls on Kenyans to help break World Reading Record

Grace MathekaMarch 2, 2021

The Storymoja Read Aloud team has called upon Kenyans to help in its bid to set a new World Record. The World Record  targeted is that of Most People Reading Al...

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NBK finances construction of newly commissioned Sireet Tea Factory

Grace MathekaMarch 2, 2021

Sireet Tea Factory, owned by Sireet Outgrowers Empowerment and Producer Company, has been commissioned in Nandi County. The new factory has 6235 members, dra...

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KenGen’s half year net profit declines to Ksh. 5.5 Billion

Grace MathekaMarch 2, 2021

KenGen has announced that its half-year profit before tax went up by 9.5% to Ksh. 6.87 billion for the period ended 31st December 2020. However, its profit a...

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