Brian Rono is the winner of Blaze BYOB Season 2

Lisa KahuthuApril 16, 2018

Season 2 finale of the BLAZE BYOB (Be Your Own Boss) TV show saw Brian Rono emerge as the winner standing after 10 weeks of intense competition. He overcame sti...

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How to withdraw money from PayPal to M-Pesa in Kenya

James WamathaiApril 9, 2018

Withdrawals from PayPal to M-Pesa are now officially possible through a partnership between PayPal and Safaricom. The new service is operated by TransferTo, a B...

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How to get a loan from Barclays Timiza

James WamathaiMarch 19, 2018

Barclays Bank Kenya launched a digital banking platform, dubbed Timiza, last week. The platform offers services such as loans, insurance, can hailing, bills pay...

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Barclays Bank launches Timiza, a digital banking platform

Richard MureithiMarch 17, 2018

With the advent of technology, consumers are looking for convenience and efficiency while interacting with a product. This has seen many businesses move to the ...

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KCB Group’s net profit for FY 2017 remains flat at Ksh. 19.7 Billion

James WamathaiMarch 8, 2018

KCB Group has this morning announced their financial results for the year ending 31st December 2017. The net profit reported has remained relatively flat at Ksh...

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You can now buy apps on Google Play using M-Pesa

Lena AnyuoloFebruary 26, 2018

Safaricom has partnered with DOCOMO Digital, to give customers the option to pay for content on the Google Play Store using M-PESA. The integration, which is p...

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Minet Kenya partners with CarePay to implement the M-tiba IT solution

Richard MureithiFebruary 8, 2018

Minet Kenya has announced a partnership with CarePay Ltd. Under the partnership, CarePay will implement M-tiba as an IT solution for future insurance and fund m...

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How to send money to Uganda, Tanzania & Rwanda via M-Pesa

James WamathaiFebruary 7, 2018

Safaricom has made it possible to send money via M-Pesa to Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. The transfers are done through MTN Uganda, Vodacom Tanzania and MTN Rwan...

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Co-op Bank named overall winner in the 2017 Catalyst Awards

James WamathaiFebruary 7, 2018

Co-op Bank has been declared the overall winners in the 2017 Sustainable Finance Catalyst Awards. The awards are for banks and other financial sector players an...

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Stawisha Mau Trust launched to help restore 60,000 hectares of Mau Forest

Lena AnyuoloJanuary 29, 2018

The Initiative for Sustainable Landscapes-Kenya (ISLA) has launched the Stawisha Mau Trust in an effort restore and conserve 60,000 hectares of the South West M...

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6 places where you can buy alcohol online in Kenya

Staff WriterJanuary 24, 2018

Convenience is one of the most important factors when it comes to consumer habits in the 21st century. Online shopping is growing in Kenya and you can get prett...

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6 places where you can buy alcohol online in Kenya

Staff WriterJanuary 24, 2018

Convenience is one of the most important factors when it comes to consumer habits in the 21st century. Online shopping is growing in Kenya and you can get prett...

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Kenyan Government services website, eCitizen, is down

James WamathaiJanuary 15, 2018

Online government services and payments platform, eCitizen.go.ke is down. It is unclear at this time how many hours the website has been down. The website's ...

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Nokia 8 Review: A solid high-end smartphone

James WamathaiJanuary 12, 2018

HMD Global's foray into the high-end device with the Nokia brand began with the Nokia 8. The smartphone is powered by a Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 proce...

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How to check your 2017 KCSE results

Staff WriterDecember 20, 2017

The Ministry of Education CS Fred Matiang’i has released the results for the 2017 KCSE examination. 952,472 candidates sat for the exam this year under tight se...

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BLAZE summit in Nairobi showcased very little diversity

Makena Ndung'uDecember 18, 2017

BLAZE summit went down on Saturday at Uhuru Gardens. BLAZE markets itself as a youth network. It's a mobile network that was created by Safaricom to target the ...

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M-Shwari turns 5 with improved loan pricing for customers who pay on time

Lena AnyuoloDecember 7, 2017

Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) and Safaricom today mark the 5th anniversary of M-Shwari. The mobile savings and lending platform has been in existence since 20...

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The Nokia 2 is now available in Kenya

James WamathaiDecember 4, 2017

HMD Global has launched the Nokia 2 in Kenya. The smartphone will retail from Ksh. 11,000 in Safaricom stores plus other general phone stores countrywide. Th...

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How to get a full year of Showmax for only Ksh. 1,000 with M-Pesa

James WamathaiNovember 30, 2017

Did you know that Showmax adds new series and movies every week? Just this month, subscribers have been treated to the launch of Secrets and Lies, Code Black, S...

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How to check your 2017 KCPE results

Staff WriterNovember 21, 2017

The Ministry of Education CS Fred Matiang’i has released the results for the 2017 KCPE examination. 952,472 candidates sat for the exam this year under tight se...

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KBA announces finalists in the Catalyst Awards 2017

Lena AnyuoloNovember 9, 2017

Kenya Bankers Association (KBA), the umbrella body of the banking industry, today announced the finalists of the 2017 Sustainable Finance Catalyst Awards. Th...

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Eneza Education & Strauss Energy win awards at the Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship

Lena AnyuoloNovember 3, 2017

Eneza Education and Strauss Energy were winners at the Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship (AAE) 2017 held in Mauritius which are organized by the African Leader...

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Impala Floodlights to kick off this weekend with BLAZE as new sponsors

Lena AnyuoloNovember 3, 2017

BLAZE, a mobile network for the youth by Safaricom, has today announced a Ksh. 1.5 million sponsorship for the Impala Floodlights 2017 Rugby Tournament. It is s...

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Kenya’s Kocela wins big at the African FinTech Awards 2017

James WamathaiOctober 20, 2017

Kenyan software company, Kocela, has been named as the winner in the Payments & Transfers category at the African FinTech Awards 2017. The awards are part o...

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Lori systems crowned winners at the first TechCrunch Startup Battlefield held in Africa

Lena AnyuoloOctober 13, 2017

Lori Sytems from Kenya was crowned as Sub-Saharan Africa’s Most Promising Startup at TechCrunch Battlefield Africa 2017, held in Nairobi, Kenya on 11th October....

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How to get 3 months of Showmax for Ksh. 250 with M-Pesa

Lena AnyuoloSeptember 28, 2017

The latest deal by Showmax, a video on demand service in Kenya, allows you to access their wide range of movies and TV shows for 3 months at the unbelievably af...

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Host Rescue Kenya is fundraising to help those affected by post election unrest

Lena AnyuoloAugust 13, 2017

Following the unrest of the 2017 elections, many families and individuals are in need of help in affected hotspot areas. RescueBnB Kenya is a volunteer network ...

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Giving Githeriman gifts is a good thing but is it sustainable?

Lena AnyuoloAugust 12, 2017

If you've been following the events of the election online then you've witnessed #KOT uncanny ability to pivot between hashtags to seek some comic relief from t...

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Vivo Energy builds dining hall at Bishop Lele Secondary in Kitui

Lena AnyuoloAugust 2, 2017

Vivo Energy Kenya last week unveiled a dining hall that they had helped construct at Bishop Lele - Mang’elu Secondary School in Kitui. This was part of their co...

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Inside Icolo’s plan to operate affordable & carrier neutral data centres in Kenya

James WamathaiJuly 5, 2017

Carrier neutral data centres are a relatively new concept in Kenya. Most data centres here are owned and operated by Internet providers. Carrier neutral data ce...

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SOMA Awards 2017 full list of winners

James WamathaiJune 23, 2017

The winners of the SOMA Awards 2017 have been announced at a gala event at Radisson Blu Nairobi. The SOMA Awards recognizes outstanding companies and individual...

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Bean Interactive CEO, Martin Kiarie, to be on judging panel at the Loeries Awards 2017

James WamathaiJune 15, 2017

Martin Kiarie, CEO and Co-Founder of Kenyan digital agency Bean Interactive, has been invited to be one of the judges in this year’s Loeries Awards. Kiarie will...

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Telkom Kenya launches 4G in 9 towns across the country

James WamathaiJune 7, 2017

Telkom has launched its 4G network as part of its rebrand. It becomes the second telco in Kenya to do so after Safaricom. To access 4G, customers need to acq...

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Women bloggers impress during the just concluded BAKE Awards 2017

Richard MureithiMay 16, 2017

In an award ceremony held at the Crowne Plaza women bloggers impressed when they walked away with awards in 8 categories during the BAKE awards that went down o...

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Huawei launches the GR3 2017 smartphone in Kenya

James WamathaiMay 9, 2017

Huawei has launched the GR3 2017 smartphone in the Kenyan market. It is a successor to the GR3 phone was that launched in Kenya last year. The phone is a mid...

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Here is the full list of Groove Awards 2017 nominees

Staff WriterMay 3, 2017

The nominees of the Groove Awards 2017, a Kenyan Gospel music awards show, were announced last night at The Chandaria Center Auditorium, University of Nairobi T...

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The M-Pesa Foundation Academy is now accepting applications for their 2018 class

Richard MureithiApril 27, 2017

The M-Pesa Foundation Academy is now taking applications for its 2018 class. The institution is a state-of-the-art co-educational and residential 8-4-4 secondar...

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Eddie Grey & Chris Bittok among artists performing at Kenyan Jazz All Stars Edition on 30th April

Vanessa MwangiApril 23, 2017

International Jazz Day will be held on Sunday 30th April at the Carnivore Grounds. The concert, dubbed Kenyan Jazz All Stars Edition, will open the 2017-2018 se...

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ShowMax is heavily banking on local content to push uptake in Kenya

James WamathaiApril 7, 2017

Video on Demand service, ShowMax, officially launched in Kenya in October last year. It launched with two products, Select and Premium. The Select version was a...

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19 inspirational Kenyan women that you should know

Vanessa MwangiApril 7, 2017

A study reported by Business Insider shows that women are apparently far better leaders than men. Whether or not this is true, the same is not reflected in the ...

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17 pictures that show how beautiful Turkana County is

Muthuri KinyamuApril 7, 2017

What's the first thing that comes to your mind when Turkana is mentioned? The answer to that question will be different before you finish reading this article b...

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Owaahh, Magunga & Potentash among nominees announced in the BAKE Awards 2017

Richard MureithiApril 3, 2017

The Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) has today announced that the voting phase of this year’s blog awards has kicked off. This year over 10,000 blogs were s...

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