IFC partners with NMG and KPMG for the 2022 Top 100 Awards

Staff WriterMay 25, 2022

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has partnered with Nation Media Group’s (NMG’s) Business Daily and KPMG for the upcoming Top 100 SME Awards, slated ...

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Ascent Rift Valley Fund invests in Valley Hospital in Nakuru

Staff WriterMay 22, 2022

Ascent Rift Valley Fund II LP has acquired a significant equity stake of Valley Hospital Limited located in Nakuru City, Kenya. David Owino, Managing Partner...

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Safaricom reports a net profit of Ksh. 67.5 Billion for the full year ended March 2022

Staff WriterMay 12, 2022

Safaricom has posted a net profit of Ksh. 67.49 Billion for the full year ended March 2022. According to the telco, this was due to the impact of KES 4.66 Billi...

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Zamara launches financial literacy programme for schools

Staff WriterMay 12, 2022

Zamara Kenya has announced that it has launched financial literacy programme for parents and teachers to teach them to save for pensions and plan for retirement...

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Zoho Marketing Plus launched to bring various marketing activities under one roof

Staff WriterMay 11, 2022

Zoho Corporation has launched Zoho Marketing Plus, a unified platform that brings together various marketing activities under one roof. It includes campaign ide...

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IFC sponsored KKCF Business Competition announces 40 winners from Turkana County

Staff WriterMay 11, 2022

Kakuma Kalobeyei Challenge Fund (KKCF) business competition has announced the first 40 winners in the competition sponsored by IFC and supported by The Africa E...

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EFG Hermes named as one of Africa’s Fastest Growing Companies in 2022

Staff WriterMay 11, 2022

EFG Hermes Holding has been named named as one of Africa’s Fastest Growing Companies in 2022 by the Financial Times and Statista. The company has been featur...

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Huawei launches employment program to hire top talent as it grows its business globally

Staff WriterMay 11, 2022

Huawei has announced as that it intends to recruit more employees as it grows its business in Kenya and globally through a new program. Huawei technologies p...

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ROAM Jobs rebrands to The African Talent Company to bridge the talent gap in Africa

Staff WriterMay 11, 2022

Expands mandate to include offline recruitment, outsourcing and e-learning in a move to consolidate the pan-African recruitment market Africa’s recruitment c...

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Equity Group has acquired a Ksh. 19.1 Billion credit facility from IFC in a bid to support SMEs

Staff WriterMay 10, 2022

Equity Group and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have signed a partnership agreement in support of the sustainable development of Africa. This will ...

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African aviation stakeholders meet in Nairobi to discuss the future of the industry after COVID-19

Staff WriterMay 9, 2022

The 10th Aviation Stakeholders Convention, hosted by the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) and Kenya Airways (KQ), started today in Nairobi at the Emara Ole-...

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CMA gives go ahead for TransCentury Rights Issue

Staff WriterMay 9, 2022

The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has given the go ahead for TransCentury Plc (TC) to undertake a rights issue. The rights will be issued on the basis of five...

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YouTube to celebrate Africa Month with training events for content creators in Africa

Staff WriterMay 9, 2022

YouTube has announced a series of events to run throughout May in celebration of Africa month where Kenyan and other content creators across Africa will benefit...

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Cyber attacks continue to be a threat to online banking according to CBK report

Staff WriterMay 6, 2022

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has released a new report dubbed The Banking Sector Innovation Survey 2021 that has revealed that cyber attacks remain a tangibl...

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Commercial property must ‘get fit’ for energy transition.

Staff WriterMay 6, 2022

Good intentions can be tough to translate into practical action but that’s what the commercial property sector must do to meet the Global carbon Net Zero target...

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Zuchu has been named the Spotify EQUAL Africa artist for May

Staff WriterMay 5, 2022

Tanzanian Bongo Flava artist Zuchu has been named Spotify's new EQUAL Africa music programme ambassador for the month of May. The EQUAL programme aims to streng...

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KBA, retailers & payment companies launch fraud prevention campaign to protect customers

Staff WriterMay 5, 2022

The Kenya Bankers Asssociation (KBA), retailers and payment companies have launched a fraud prevention campaign to protect banking customers in various vertical...

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KenGen in plans to add 400MW of Geothermal energy to the National Grid

Staff WriterMay 5, 2022

The Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has announced that it plans to add 400MW of geothermal power to the national grid in the next five years. Acco...

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The Coca Cola Foundation is calling out for applications to its Jamii Femmes women entrepreneurship program

Samson NderiMay 5, 2022

Women in Africa (WIA) in partnership with the Coca-Cola Foundation have launched a program that aims to impact 20,000 women entrepreneurs from 10 African countr...

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SunKing raises Ksh. 30.1 Billion in series D funding as it seeks to expand across Africa and Asia

Samson NderiMay 3, 2022

SunKing has raised $260 million in series D funding in a bid to deliver off-grid energy technologies to more people across Africa and Asia. The latest fundin...

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The importance of supporting gender equality in the tech industry

Staff WriterMay 2, 2022

While there has been headway toward greater workplace diversity in recent years, there is still much more work to be done. In all businesses, there is undeniabl...

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Safaricom Foundation’s Ndoto Zetu donates Ksh. 1.6M to support communities in Rift Valley

James WamathaiMay 2, 2022

Safaricom Foundation has announced that it has donated Ksh. 1.6 million to support health and economic empowerment projects in the Rift Valley region. The donat...

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Lofte Kesho emerge overall winners in the Glovo tech startup competition

James WamathaiMay 2, 2022

Lofte Kesho has emerged as the overall winners in the Glovo tech startup competition in Kenya. The competition was launched by the company in March this year. ...

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Bamburi Cement Group has reported a Ksh. 1.38 Billion net profit for the year 2021

Samson NderiApril 27, 2022

Bamburi Cement Group has announced a net profit of Ksh. 1.38 billion for the period ended 2021. This  represents a 22.2% rise in profitability as compared to th...

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Emirates launches customer platform for personalized Dubai itineraries

Samson NderiApril 27, 2022

Emirates has launched Dubai Experience, a powerful and intuitive platform. It will enable Kenyan customers to easily browse, create and book their own customize...

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Local entrepreneurs should partner with big firms to drive customer value

Samson NderiApril 27, 2022

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) constitute over 90 per cent of businesses in Kenya and provide seven out of ten jobs in the country. Despite their economic ...

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Oppo Reno 7 review; a phone with big ambitions

James WamathaiApril 26, 2022

Phone manufacturer Oppo announced the Kenyan launch of the new Oppo flagship phones, part of the Oppo range, yesterday at a virtual event. The newest additio...

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Samsung partners with Badili Africa to enable customers to trade in their old phones for the new Galaxy S22

Samson NderiApril 22, 2022

Samsung Electronics has partnered with Badili Africa in a deal that will enable customers to trade in their old phones for the Galaxy S22 series. The Galaxy S22...

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Jambojet celebrates young innovators on World Creativity Day

Samson NderiApril 22, 2022

The world celebrated the World Creativity and Innovation Day yesterday which was designated by the United Nations to raise awareness of the role of creativity a...

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Pesalink partners with Mastercard in a bid to create innovative, digital-first payment solutions

Samson NderiApril 19, 2022

Integrated Payment Services Limited (IPSL) which runs the PesaLink payments ecosystem has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mastercard. This is in...

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Faulu Bank commits Ksh. 250 Million to finance water supply and sanitation

Samson NderiApril 14, 2022

Faulu Bank has set aside Ksh.250Mn for a water supply and sanitation financing solution to enable Kenyan’s access sustainable water flow in their business and p...

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One can now pay for goods on Lipa na Mpesa Till using T-kash and Airtel Money

Samson NderiApril 8, 2022

Telkom, Safaricom, and Airtel have today announced the interoperability of their mobile money service platforms. This will allow Kenyans to make mobile money pa...

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I&M Bank partners with Mastercard to roll out a suite of premium debit and credit cards

Samson NderiApril 6, 2022

I&M Bank Limited has partnered with Mastercard to roll out several new world class debit and credit cards. The cards are targeted at corporate C-Suite profe...

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Carole Kinoti among entrepreneurs recognized at the Mastercard Women SME Leaders Awards 2022

Samson NderiApril 5, 2022

Mastercard has announced the winners of the first Mastercard Women SME Leaders Awards 2022 at a virtual ceremony, at a virtual ceremony. The event  recognized t...

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HCG CCK’s Elekta Versa HD System promises to make cancer treatment cheaper & more effective

Samson NderiApril 5, 2022

Cancer has been the bane of our society for the longest time to a point where we all know someone who has either been affected or afflicted by it. My earliest i...

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34 scholars from the Equity Leadership Program get admission to global universities

Samson NderiApril 1, 2022

27 scholars from the Equity Leadership Program comprising of Wings to Fly alumni beneficiaries and those who topped the 2020 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Educ...

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Swvl has been listed at the NASDAQ stock market in New York

Samson NderiApril 1, 2022

Swvl has announced that it has officially been listed on the NASDAQ stock market in New York. The public listing of the company will open more avenues for furth...

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Zalego Academy is now part of the the Amazon Web Services training partner program

Samson NderiMarch 30, 2022

Zalego Academy has announced that it is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deliver training and certification for cloud skills to learners in Kenya. Zal...

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Microsoft launches a research institute in Nairobi as it seeks to advance scientific knowledge

Samson NderiMarch 30, 2022

Microsoft has announced the establishment of a research institute in Nairobi. This institute aptly named "Microsoft Africa Research Institute" will be the compa...

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LG renews sponsorship deal for Sports Personality of the Month Award

Samson NderiMarch 30, 2022

LG Electronics East Africa has announced a new one-year sponsorship deal for the Sports Personality of the Month Award (SPOM) through to December 2022. The ren...

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MOH partners with Medtronic Labs to expand access to health care for chronic diseases

Samson NderiMarch 30, 2022

Medtronic LABS and the Ministry of Health have announced the expansion of the Empower Health program. This is a landmark public-private partnership that address...

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Microsoft launches offices for for its Africa Development Centre in Nairobi

Samson NderiMarch 24, 2022

Microsoft has launched an office for the African Development Centre (ADC) after three years of operation in Kenya. The facility was officially launched by H.E t...

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