East African Safari Classic mini Rally kicks off at the Waterfront Karen

Grace MathekaNovember 4, 2021

Various teams from Kenya, USA, Bulgaria, UK, Zimbabwe, Oman and South Africa are competing for the ultimate prize in the mini East African Safari Classic Rally ...

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Kenyan sprint star Omanyala is the LG sports personality for September

Grace MathekaOctober 28, 2021

Sprinter Ferdinand Omanyala has been named the LG Sport's Personality for the month for September, 2021. Omanyala received the recognition following his impr...

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Hemingways Watamu & Expeditions feted at 2021 World Travel Awards

Grace MathekaOctober 21, 2021

Hemingways Watamu has been named Kenya’s Leading Beach Resort at the 2021 World Travel Awards. Hemingways Expeditions, which is part of the Hemingways Group, wa...

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President Uhuru Kenyatta commissions new Cancer Imaging Centre at KU Hospital

Grace MathekaOctober 18, 2021

President Uhuru Kenyatta has inaugurated the first publicly-owned comprehensive Integrated Molecular Imaging Centre for the diagnosis and treatment of Cancer in...

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Moyo Gems is officially coming to Kenya

Grace MathekaOctober 14, 2021

Moyo Gems, an international gemstone training and sourcing program, has confirmed that it is coming to Kenya. Moyo Gems is a gemstone collaboration that was ...

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GOtv packages prices & channels in Kenya 2021

James WamathaiOctober 5, 2021

GOtv is a pay TV service in Africa that operates in various countries that include Kenya.  GOtv is a low-cost digital pay-TV that is a subsidiary of Multichoice...

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DStv packages prices & channel list in Kenya in 2021

James WamathaiOctober 5, 2021

DStv packages include DStv Premium, DStv Compact Plus, DStv Compact, DStv Family, and DStv Access. They also have add-on packages that customers can subscribe t...

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How Absa’s WhatsApp feature is revolutionizing banking in Kenya

Grace MathekaSeptember 30, 2021

In August this year, Absa Bank launched a new innovation that allows its customers to access their bank accounts and transact via WhatsApp. Through this solu...

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Qatar Airways named Airline of the Year at the 2021 World Airline Awards

Grace MathekaSeptember 30, 2021

Qatar Airways has been recognized as the Airline of the Year at the 2021 World Airline Awards by Skytrax for its continued excellence in operations and service ...

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Kenya Airways signs MOU with South African Airways as they look to share strategic capabilities

Samson NderiSeptember 28, 2021

Kenya Airways (KQ) and South Africa Airways (SAA) have entered a memorandum of cooperation with a longer-term view to co-starting a Pan-African Airline Group.  ...

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Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria & Ghana record significant rise in ecommerce according to Visa

Grace MathekaSeptember 28, 2021

Visa recently reported that the top market contributors for ecommerce in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) over the last three years are Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria ...

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Kenyans barred from viewing ‘I am Samuel’ film after restriction by KFCB

Grace MathekaSeptember 24, 2021

The Kenya Film and Classification Board (KFCB) has restricted the documentary film I am Samuel from viewership Kenya. The 52-minute documentary, shot over fi...

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Tatu City partners with Konza Technopolis to drive economic development in Kenya

Grace MathekaSeptember 22, 2021

Tatu City’s owner and developer, Rendeavour, has partnered with the Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) to establish an association for Special Econ...

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Safaricom sponsors the Kenyan Deaflympics Team to a tune of Ksh. 1 million

Grace MathekaSeptember 14, 2021

Safaricom has announced a Ksh. 1 million sponsorship support for the Kenyan team representing the country at the ongoing Deaflympics Ball Games Qualifiers. T...

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Absa Bank to sponsor the KipKeino Classic to a tune of Ksh. 20 million

Grace MathekaSeptember 13, 2021

Following the conclusion of the World Athletics Diamond League Series in Zurich, attention now turns to the Continental Tour Gold Series whose final stop for 20...

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Plan International Kenya launches 5 year plan aimed at ending teenage pregnancies

Samson NderiSeptember 9, 2021

Plan International Kenya has today launched its new 5-year Country Strategy aiming to reach 2.75 million children and young people with the goal of ending teena...

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Mahali Mzuri has been named the world’s number 1 Hotel

Grace MathekaSeptember 9, 2021

The Virgin company property, Mahali Mzuri, has bagged two coveted awards in this year's Travel and Leisure World's Best Awards 2021. The World's Best Hotel and ...

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Autochek acquires Cheki Kenya & Cheki Uganda in new expansion plan

Grace MathekaSeptember 6, 2021

Autochek, an automotive technology company, and ROAM Africa (Ringier One Africa Media) have entered into an agreement to enable Autochek to acquire automotive m...

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DStv packages prices & channel list in Kenya effective September 2021

James WamathaiSeptember 2, 2021

DStv packages include DStv Premium, DStv Compact Plus, DStv Compact, DStv Family, and DStv Access. They also have add-on packages that customers can subscribe t...

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Upfield records a 4-point improvement in AIB Quality Audit Score for its Kenya factory

Grace MathekaAugust 16, 2021

Upfield, who are the manufacturers of BlueBand brand products, has attained a 4-point improvement in the annual AIB unannounced quality audit in its Kenya facto...

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Emirates rolls out a complimentary Pass for customers visiting the World Expo in Dubai

Grace MathekaAugust 10, 2021

Emirates has launched an offer for Kenyan customers to experience the excitement of the World Expo event taking place in Dubai from 1st October 2021 to 31st Mar...

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Meet Haadi Abdulkadir, a young Kenyan travel enthusiast & budding travel blogger

Grace MathekaAugust 4, 2021

Haadi Abdulkadir is a full time traveller with roots in Mombasa, Kenya. A quick look at his Instagram page @haaditravels shows the different places he has t...

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Mohammad Adil breaks the Guinness World Record for the Most Burpees under 12 hours

Grace MathekaAugust 3, 2021

Extreme fitness athlete and health coach Mohammad Adil Abdool has broken the Guinness World Record for the Most Burpees under 12 hours on Saturday 31st July, 20...

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Why the Huawei Band 6 series is an essential wearable in today’s world

Grace MathekaAugust 3, 2021

Huawei Mobile recently launched the Huawei Band 6 series in the Kenyan market. The band series is currently retailing at Ksh. 6,999 in all retail stores across ...

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Wapi Pay, a Kenyan startup has raised Ksh. 239 Million in a bid to scale up payments between Africa and Asia

Samson NderiAugust 3, 2021

Wapi Pay, a Kenyan startup  has raised Ksh. 239 Million in pre-seed funding to scale up global payments and remittances between Africa and Asia. Making internat...

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Facebook shares popular emojis in Kenya as the world marks World Emoji Day

Grace MathekaJuly 19, 2021

As the world marks World Emoji Day on Saturday, 17 July, Facebook has monitored the use of emojis in Facebook posts for between 4th April and 3rd July, 2021. I...

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Exploitation of creatives in film in Kenya stems from lack of enough opportunities

Staff WriterJuly 14, 2021

The power of storytelling cannot be underestimated. It has both driven human progress and curated it for future generations. It has created strong bonds in comm...

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These Are the 5 Most Expensive Cars in Kenya Driven by Influential People  

Samson NderiJune 28, 2021

Owning a car in Kenya is a dream for many people.  However, it comes down to more than just owning it, but to your style and taste.  Besides your style, it tell...

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Sebastian Ogier is the winner of the WRC Kenya Safari Rally 2021

Grace MathekaJune 28, 2021

President Uhuru Kenyatta awarded Sebastian Ogier, the 2020 World Rally Championship winner and his navigator Julien Ingrassia in Naivasha. The seven-time world ...

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Team Kenya shines at the 2021 WRC Kenya Safari Rally

Grace MathekaJune 28, 2021

Kenyan youngsters Jeremy Wahome, Hamza Anwar and McRae Kimathi put on an impressive performance at the just concluded WRC Safari Rally. Their performance highli...

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vivo launches the vivo V21 smartphone in the Kenyan market

Grace MathekaJune 24, 2021

Smartphone brand vivo has launched its new device, the vivo V21 in Kenya. The device is the latest in vivo’s V-series smartphones. This move comes after the bra...

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The Kenya Railways Club undergoes renovation and rebrands to “The Centenary” courtesy of Johnie Walker

Grace MathekaJune 8, 2021

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) through one of its brands, Johnnie Walker, has re-modernized Kenya Railways Golf Club. The investment is valued at Ksh. 4 million....

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How Safaricom’s Ndoto Zetu initiative is changing the lives of Kenyans, one pupil at a time

Samson NderiJune 7, 2021

Education can be termed as the process of transferring knowledge, abilities, values and skills from one person to another. It is essentially a social activity w...

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IWF launches child sexual abuse portal in Kenya

Grace MathekaJune 4, 2021

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is relaunching its reporting portal in Kenya. The portal will enable more people to safely and anonymously report images and...

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Earnest Wambari recognized for his role in the World Food Program

Grace MathekaJune 2, 2021

In 2020, the World Food Program (WFP) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace...

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A look at the potential of Kenya’s textile industry

Grace MathekaMay 31, 2021

When you hear textiles, what comes to mind? I am guessing fabric, fashion, style? Well, like I recently learnt, there is way more to it. The textile industry...

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Android users in Kenya will be able to access the Clubhouse app by Friday, 21st May 2021

Grace MathekaMay 19, 2021

Clubhouse, an invitation-only social media app, has announced plans to be fully accessible on Android in Kenya by Friday, 21st May, 2021. The move is aimed at o...

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9 new & classic international movies and series to watch on Showmax this May

Grace MathekaMay 15, 2021

Showmax boasts of a wide array of movies and TV shows that you can stream on demand on the platform. These include local and international TV series and movies....

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Tecno has launched the Camon 17 in the Kenyan market

Samson NderiMay 7, 2021

Tecno has launched the Camon 17 in the Kenyan market. The phone is the lastest iteration in the Camon series and is the successor to the Camon 16. The phone com...

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Kenya ranked 21st out of 47 countries with cheapest mobile data cost in Sub-Saharan Africa

Grace MathekaApril 30, 2021

Kenya is position 21 out of 47 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa with the cheapest mobile data cost in 2021. This is according to research by Cable.co.uk. Kenya r...

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8 new & classic international movies you can watch on Showmax this April

Grace MathekaApril 20, 2021

Showmax boasts of a wide array of movies and TV shows that you can stream on demand on the platform. These include local and international TV series and movies....

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CIC Group wins the Decade of Excellence Insurance Kenya 2021 Award

Grace MathekaApril 20, 2021

Insurance and investment firm, CIC Group, has been emerged top as the winner of the Decade of Excellence Insurance Kenya 2021 Award during the 2021 Global Banki...

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