How the Minet Kenya medical cover has led to an improvement in the welfare of teachers

Richard MureithiDecember 10, 2018

Medical care in this our beloved country is very expensive, this is due to the fact that a majority of public hospitals have been neglected hence the preferenc...

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Tecno Camon 11 review; It’s a definite buy

Staff WriterDecember 9, 2018

The Tecno Camon 11 is part of the Camon family but is however slightly different from its sisters. The Camon 11 has the distinction of being the first Tecno to ...

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Konza hosts inaugural tech innovation forum

Staff WriterDecember 7, 2018

Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) has today hosted a high level innovation conference dubbed the The Konza Innovation Ecosystem Forum. The forum i...

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CEO Fridays: CEO John Tanui on Konza City as the future of innovation and technology in Kenya

Richard MureithiDecember 7, 2018

The Konza Technology City is a technology hub that is being built by the Kenyan government in Konza about 60 Kilometers from Nairobi. Konza city is managed by ...

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Commercial Bank of Africa in talks to merge with the NIC Group Plc

Richard MureithiDecember 7, 2018

The NIC Group Plc and Commercial Bank of Africa yesterday announced that their directors had commenced discussions regarding potential merger of the two ba...

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Telkom Kenya working on new DARE 1 fibre optic cable; To land in Kenya in 2019

Staff WriterDecember 7, 2018

Telkom Kenya has partnered with Djibouti Telecoms, and Somtel for the launch of the DARE 1 (Djibouti African Regional Express) Fiber optic cable. The 30 Teraby...

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COPA Coca-Cola Africa Cup of Nations football tournament to be held in Kenya on Dec 10-15

Staff WriterDecember 7, 2018

The inaugural Under-16 COPA Coca-Cola Africa Cup of Nations football tournament will be held in Kenya in Nakuru County from the December 10-15. The continental...

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L’Oréal Foundation awards fellowships to 14 African young women scientists

Staff WriterDecember 7, 2018

L'Oréal Foundation has awarded 14 fellowships to 14 young women scientists conducting research in sub-Saharan Africa. The fellowships are part of the L'Oréal-U...

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Nairobi Cocktail Festival 2018; awesome cocktails, great venue

Staff WriterDecember 4, 2018

The inaugural Nairobi Cocktail festival was held on 1 and 2 December at J's Fresh Bar and Kitchen. The festival included an offering of 22 cocktails for the p...

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11 High School scholarships that you can apply for

Richard MureithiDecember 3, 2018

Sitting for KCPE exams is usually a high point for your children and a proud moment for your as a parent. However, the transition to High School may be out of y...

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Family Bank to now allow money transfers to China through WeChat

Staff WriterDecember 3, 2018

Family Bank will now allow its customers to send money from Kenya to China through WeChat. The tech for the service was built by SimbaPay. Customers will be ...

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P&G has provided clean water to 150,000 households in Nyanza

Staff WriterDecember 3, 2018

Procter & Gamble (P&G) has provided over 71 million litres of clean water to 150,000 households in the Nyanza region. This initiative is part of P&G...

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Kenya Airways introduces seat selection in economy at a fee

Staff WriterDecember 3, 2018

Kenya Airways (KQ) has introduced a seat selection feature in economy class at an extra fee. Customers will now be able to select their preferred seats. “We ...

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Jacques Vermeulen is the new CEO of CCBA

Staff WriterDecember 3, 2018

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) have announced that Jacques Vermeulen is the new CEO of CCBA. He takes over from Doug Jackson, an appointment that took effect...

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Kenya’s Wawira Njiru wins the 2018 Global Citizen Prize for Youth Leadership

James WamathaiDecember 3, 2018

Kenya's Wawira Njiru has won the 2018 Global Citizen Prize for Youth Leadership at the Global Citizen Festival hosted on December 2 in Johannesburg, South Afric...

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Article Rewriter: Paraphrasing Made Easier

Staff WriterNovember 30, 2018

Tired of finding the right words to place in your article? I remember the time when I for the first time wrote an article for my website, and it didn’t look so ...

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UBA Kenya registers a 262% rise in pre tax profit to Ksh. 52.2 Million

Richard MureithiNovember 30, 2018

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Kenya, has today reported a 262% rise in profit before tax to Ksh. 52.2 Million for the period ended September 2018. This is up fro...

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Housing Finance Group reports a 9 month pre tax loss of Ksh. 325 Million

Richard MureithiNovember 30, 2018

The Housing Finance Group yesterday reported a pre-tax loss of Ksh. 325 Million for the period ending 30th September 2018. This is as compared to Ksh. 231 Milli...

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Matiang’i appoints new members to the Firearms Licensing Board

Staff WriterNovember 29, 2018

Interior CS Fred Matiang'i has announced new members of the Firearms Licensing Board. The new board will be chaired by Charles Mwongera. The board will serve...

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Anyiko Owoko & Samuel Majani among winners in the Young Entrepreneurs Awards 2018

Staff WriterNovember 29, 2018

Anyiko Owoko and Samuel Majani are among winners in the inaugural Young Entrepreneurs Awards (YEA) 2018. The 10 winners were selected from 32 nominees in 10 cat...

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Family Bank registers 9 month net profit of Ksh. 187.8 million

Staff WriterNovember 29, 2018

Family Bank has registered an impressive Ksh. 187.8 million net profit in the nine months ending September. The net profit is remarkable as they had registered ...

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Creatives Garage & Lewa among 12 finalists to receive Ksh. 200m in the Google Impact Challenge Kenya

Staff WriterNovember 29, 2018

Creatives Garage & Lewa Wildlife Marathon have been are among 12 finalists in the Google Impact Challenge Kenya. The initiative by Google seeks to identify ...

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Allan Kilavuka set to become new Jambojet CEO from January 2019

Staff WriterNovember 29, 2018

Jambojet has announced that Allan Kilavuka will become it Managing Director and CEO from January 2019. He takes over from Willem Hondius who has been in charge ...

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Short Love Quotes Straight from the Heart

Staff WriterNovember 28, 2018

Love is a magical feeling and quite difficult to describe in words. If you want to tell your affection towards your soulmate, there isn’t any better way to do i...

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Braided Dreadlocks for Men

Staff WriterNovember 28, 2018

Dreadlocks are known as one of the most popular natural black hairstyles for men that can be styled virtually any way and look fantastic! Why do guys like dr...

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DPO Group to power payments in Aero CRS airline reservation system in Africa

Staff WriterNovember 27, 2018

DPO Group has entered into partnership that will see it powering payments in the Aero CRS, an airline customer reservation system. The announcement was made at ...

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Equity Bank launches an online forex trading platform

Staff WriterNovember 27, 2018

Equity Bank has today launched an online forex trading platform to tap into the growing forex trading market in Kenya. The platform is called EazzyFX and is ...

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PesaPap gives out Ksh. 500 million in loans in 3 months

Staff WriterNovember 27, 2018

Pesapap has given out loans worth over Ksh. 500 million in three months after the launch of the loan service. Pesapap is a digital banking product by Family Ban...

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Carrefour to start selling groceries and household goods on Jumia

Staff WriterNovember 27, 2018

Carrefour will begin selling groceries and household goods on Jumia Kenya in a partnership with the online shopping platform. Other supermarkets in Kenya ha...

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Visa & Vivo Energy partner to improve digital payments in 15 African countries

Staff WriterNovember 27, 2018

Visa and Vivo Energy have signed an agreement to improve digital payment services to customers across 15 African countries, including Kenya, where both companie...

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Chivas XV Scotch whisky launched in Kenya

Staff WriterNovember 27, 2018

Chivas Regal have launched the Chivas XV Scotch whisky in Kenya. The whisky is a 15 year old blend that is finished in Grande Champagne Cognac casks. According...

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GE Healthcare & Beyond Zero partner to improve healthcare in Kisumu County

Staff WriterNovember 27, 2018

GE Healthcare and Beyond Zero Initiative have partnered up to improve access to affordable primary healthcare services in Kisumu County. This is the second Beyo...

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How Dandora Hip Hop City uses the power of creatives to fight for human rights

Staff WriterNovember 27, 2018

 “It is only in the Ghetto where the youth are harassed." His calm aura would make it feel like its utopia; maybe for a poem he plans to rehearse at the Dan...

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AFDB gives Kenya a loan of Ksh. 27 billion for Thwake dam project

Staff WriterNovember 23, 2018

The African Development Bank (AFDB) has announced that it has given Kenyan 2 loans valued at Ksh. 27 billion (€235.763 million) for the completion of constructi...

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Golden Tiger Casino Complete Review

Staff WriterNovember 23, 2018

Launched years ago, Golden Tiger Casino is an online gaming site powered by Microgaming. Since its inception, the casino has won various awards, such as Best Ne...

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HMD Global has launched the Nokia 5.1 Plus in Kenya

Staff WriterNovember 23, 2018

HMD Global has launched the Nokia 5.1 Plus in Kenya. The smartphone will retail at Ksh. 24,000. The phone runs on Android 8.1 (Oreo). It comes with 5.86 touc...

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European Investment Bank invests Ksh. 4.1 billion in Telkom Kenya

Staff WriterNovember 23, 2018

Telkom Kenya has received a Ksh. 4.1 billion ($40 million) from the European Investment Bank (EIB). Telkom will use the loan to expand coverage and capacity ...

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Interior CS Fred Matiang’i promises to support ODPP to increase convictions

Staff WriterNovember 23, 2018

The Cabinet Secretary in charge of the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government, Dr. Fred Matiang’i, has promised to support the Office of t...

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DTB’s 9 month net profit increases to Ksh. 5.2 billion.

Staff WriterNovember 23, 2018

Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) has recorded an improved net profit of Ksh. 5.2 billion for the 9 months period ending September 2018. The bank's net profit for 2017 w...

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Standard Chartered registers an improved Ksh. 6.3 billion net profit

Staff WriterNovember 23, 2018

Standard Chartered Kenya has announced a net profit of Ksh. 6.3 billion for the nine month period ending September 2018. The bank registered a net profit of Ksh...

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The Most notable African financial companies of 2018

Staff WriterNovember 22, 2018

The continent of Africa may not be quite popular for its financial situation. Over the years many of the African states had to endure serious social and economi...

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3 black Rhinos have died in Maasai Mara according to KWS

Staff WriterNovember 22, 2018

Three black rhinos have died in the Maasai Mara National Reserve according to the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). Investigations are ongoing on the cause of the d...

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