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Samsung hosts inaugural device experience partner summit

Samson NderiMarch 21, 2022

Samsung Electronics East Africa hosted its inaugural strategic partner summit at Villa Rosa Kempinski Hotel. The event was attended by key Samsung distributors...

Canon partners with Ishara Mara to launch a Canon Experience Centre in Maasai Mara

James WamathaiMarch 16, 2022

Canon has announced that it has launched a Canon Experience Centre in Kenya in partnership with Ishara Mara. The centre is located at Ishara, a luxury tente...

Zoho launches a new low code creator platform

Samson NderiMarch 11, 2022

Zoho Corporation has launched its latest version of its low-code offering, Zoho Creator. The new version addresses the need for an easy-to-use platform that ena...

Antler East Africa, a venture capital fund secures Ksh. 228 Million from IFC & We-Fi

Samson NderiMarch 11, 2022

In a bid to support the growth of East Africa’s technology startups, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced an investment in the Antler East ...

Stand a chance to win a tractor in the John Deere business plan competition for the youth

Samson NderiMarch 11, 2022

John Deere Africa Middle East, has partnered with Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and Mascor to launch a business plan writing competition for...

Boomplay hosts dinner for female artists as part of International Women’s Day celebrations

Samson NderiMarch 10, 2022

Boomplay played host to an exclusive dinner for women in the music and entertainment industry as part of the company’s International Women’s Day celebration, ...

Safaricom M-PESA hits 30 million active customers mark as it celebrates 15 years of existence

James WamathaiMarch 10, 2022

Safaricom has announced that M-PESA now has over 30 million customers using the mobile money service every month in Kenya. The milestone comes a few days aft...

IFC to invest Ksh. 228M in supporting tech startups & women entrepreneurs in East Africa

James WamathaiMarch 10, 2022

IFC has today announced that it will invest Ksh. 228 million (USD 2 million) to support tech startups and women entrepreneurs in East Africa. IFC will invest...

High Court set to give ruling in case against the leasing of Mumias Sugar to Sarrai Group

Samson NderiMarch 10, 2022

The High Court is set to give a ruling in a case where five farmers, West Kenya Sugar Company and Mumias Outgrowers (1998) Limited are challenging the leasing o...

Nigerian musician, Fave, joins the Spotify EQUAL Music Programme

James WamathaiMarch 9, 2022

Spotify has announced Fave as the EQUAL Africa ambassador of the month. This announcement comes off the back of Fave’s popularity since the release of her hit s...

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BasiGo launches electric bus pilot with CitiHoppa & East Shuttle; Opens reservations for orders

James WamathaiMarch 9, 2022

BasiGo has today flagged off the first electric buses in the country for passenger use in partnership with CitiHoppa and East Shuttle transport companies. Ba...

Stanbic opens new branch in Kisumu & promises to contribute to the growth of the County

James WamathaiMarch 9, 2022

Stanbic Bank Kenya has opened a new branch in Kisumu and has also signed an MOU with the County Government of Kisumu in a bid to contribute to the growth and de...

Lipa Later donates Crevit Mulier Fund to support victims of sexual & gender based violence

James WamathaiMarch 9, 2022

Lipa Later has made a donation to the Crevit Mulier Fund, a subsidiary of Crevit Mulier & Co, to support victims of sexual & gender based violence (SGBV...

M-Pesa

Safaricom to reward loyal M-Pesa customers as part of 15th anniversary celebrations

Samson NderiMarch 7, 2022

M-PESA is celebrating 15 years since Safaricom and Vodafone launched the service in March 2007. From its beginning in Kenya, M-PESA has grown to more than 5...

Safaricom’s M-PESA App & Blaze DigiTruck win at the Global Mobile Awards

James WamathaiMarch 4, 2022

Kenyan telecommunication company, Safaricom, has won 2 Global Mobile Awards at the Mobile World Congress 2022 (MWC 2022). Safaricom won a Global Mobile Award...

Stanbic registers increased Ksh. 7.2B net profit for FY 2021

James WamathaiMarch 4, 2022

Stanbic Holdings has announced that it has registered a profit after tax of Ksh. 7.2 billion for the year ended 31 December 2021. This represents a 39% increase...

MKOPA secures $75 Million in its Growth Equity funding round

Samson NderiMarch 2, 2022

M-KOPA Solar has raised $75 million in its Growth Equity round. Investors who took part in the funding round include Generation Investment Management, Broadscal...

Equity

Equity Group partners with Microsoft to launch hackathon open to students from UON and Meru University

Samson NderiFebruary 24, 2022

Equity Group, in partnership with Microsoft, has launched a virtual hackathon open to students from The University of Nairobi and Meru University of Science and...

AquaRech, TopUp Mama & Tulix among 6 startups selected for the Catalyst Fund fintech accelerator

Grace MathekaFebruary 24, 2022

Three Kenyan startups are among the 6 selected to join the 10th cohort of the Catalyst Fund fintech accelerator. The accelerator selects startups that are build...

Safaricom successfully conducts trials for its smart vehicle tracking system at the EA Classic Rally

Grace MathekaFebruary 23, 2022

Safaricom has announced the successful pilot of its IoT (Internet of Things) powered smart vehicle tracking system. By installing smart sensors in two rally veh...

Marketforce raises Ksh. 4.55 billion Series A funding as it seeks to expand in existing markets

Grace MathekaFebruary 23, 2022

MarketForce, a B2B platform for retail distribution of consumer goods and digital financial services in Africa, has closed a Ksh. 4.55 billion (USD 40 million) ...

The Nokia T20 tablet first impressions

Eugene OkumuFebruary 22, 2022

The Nokia T20 is a tablet which was recently launched in the Kenyan market and happens to be is HMD Global's first foray into this category. As we have come to ...

Flutterwave launches new brand identity as it seeks to expand services beyond payments,

Grace MathekaFebruary 21, 2022

Flutterwave, a technology company, has unveiled a significant re-brand and identity at a virtual event held recently. Following the announcement of a Ksh. 28.4 ...

KEPFIC a pension fund consortium is set to start investing in infrastructure projects in diversification strategy

Grace MathekaFebruary 18, 2022

The Kenya Pension Fund Investment Consortium (KEPFIC) has identified infrastructure and alternative investments worth approximately Ksh. 16 billion to venture i...

Tatu City gets an operating license to provide internet service to businesses & residents

Grace MathekaFebruary 17, 2022

Tatu City has received a telecom operating license to provide internet service to businesses and residents in and around the 5,000-acre new city. The license cl...

NBK partners with Davis & Shirtliff to offer financing for customers seeking to purchase water equipment

Grace MathekaFebruary 11, 2022

The National Bank of Kenya (NBK) and Davis & Shirtliff have partnered to offer sustainable credit financing to individuals, SMEs and community organizations...

CEO Fridays: Kwaku Foh on Sycamore Capital & the Cashlet App’s admission to the CMA Regulatory Sandbox

Grace MathekaFebruary 11, 2022

In January this year, the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) admitted Sycamore Capital, a fintech firm, to its Regulatory Sandbox. The admission is effective for 6...

Safaricom set to pilot a smart vehicle tracking system at the East African Safari Classic rally

Grace MathekaFebruary 10, 2022

Safaricom has announced the installation of their smart vehicle tracking system onboard Raaji Bharij and his navigator Tauseef Khan's Ford racer in the upcoming...

Huawei nova 9 is now available on pre-order at Ksh. 65,999

Grace MathekaFebruary 10, 2022

Huawei Mobile Kenya has announced that the new nova 9 is now available on pre-order in all retail stores across the country including Huawei Experience stores. ...

Chicken Cottage, a restaurant chain signs deal with Express Kitchen to open restaurants in Haas Petrol Stations

Grace MathekaFebruary 10, 2022

Restaurant chain Chicken Cottage has signed a franchising partnership agreement with Express Kitchen, a subsidiary of AAH Limited, to open a chain of restaurant...

Safaricom to offer internships for PLWDs in partnership with NITA & Sightsavers

Grace MathekaFebruary 9, 2022

Safaricom has partnered with the National Industrial Training Authority (NITA), Sightsavers and Cisco to train digital skills through internship opportunities f...

Agility Emerging markets rankings show a rise in digital readiness in Sub-Saharan Africa

Grace MathekaFebruary 9, 2022

The 2022 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index has revealed that leading African economies are performing better against other emerging markets. This has bee...

22 golf terms that you need to know

Samson NderiFebruary 7, 2022

Golf is one sport which I have always had an interest in learning how to play. But, I have always been held back by the notion that it is an expensive sport to ...

Tatu City has partnered with Access Afya to launch an affordable community health clinic

Samson NderiFebruary 3, 2022

Tatu City has announced a partnership with Access Afya, a healthcare enterprise that delivers high quality and localised healthcare for low-income markets. Unde...

UAP Old Mutual partners with Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital in a bid to increase uptake of cervical cancer vaccine

Samson NderiFebruary 3, 2022

UAP Old Mutual Old Group has announced a partnership with Gertrude’s Children Hospital in a bid to roll out a joint campaign aimed at increasing the uptake of ...

Wincate Wawira has emerged as the winner of a brand new Isuzu NMR Truck in the Jaza Raha na Shell Shinda Nyumba National Consumer promotion

Samson NderiFebruary 3, 2022

21-year-old Wincate Wawira Mwaniki a business woman, and a mother of one from Muthatari centre in Embu has emerged as the winner of the brand-new Isuzu NMR Truc...

Safaricom announces its sponsorship for the East African Safari Classic Rally to the tune of Ksh. 6 Million

Grace MathekaFebruary 2, 2022

Safaricom has announced a Ksh. 6 million sponsorship for the 10th edition of the East African Safari Classic Rally through its MPESA platform. The rally will of...

Karan Patel emerges as a winner in the recently held KMSC Kajiado Rally

Grace MathekaJanuary 31, 2022

Karan Patel has bagged his second career Kenya National Rally Championship (KNRC) win following his stellar performance in Il-Bisil, Kajiado County. Driving a F...

Zamara launches retirement insurance plan for boda boda riders

Grace MathekaJanuary 28, 2022

Zamara Group, a financial services provider, has entered into a partnership with the United Boda Boda Association of Kenya. The partnership agreement aims to br...

Leaked details of upcoming Infinix phone with new Dimensity 900 chipset & 5G

Grace MathekaJanuary 28, 2022

Infinix recently released the premium Zero X series last year with MediaTek Helio G chipsets, with another model in development. While information on the new mo...

Braeburn finalizes deal to acquire Hillcrest International School

Grace MathekaJanuary 27, 2022

Braeburn Schools Limited has reached a deal to acquire Hillcrest International Schools. The schools stated they reached the deal in principle on January 20th, 2...

Safaricom Foundation’s Ndoto Zetu initiative boosts access to digital skills for students in Vihiga, Siaya & Busia counties

Grace MathekaJanuary 24, 2022

Over 1,000 students in Vihiga, Siaya and Busia counties have benefited from education and infrastructure support from Safaricom Foundation through the Ndoto Zet...