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Coca-Cola’s Debra Mallowah calls on SMEs to build lasting brands

Grace MathekaMay 21, 2021

Coca-Cola East and Central Africa Franchise Vice President, Debra Mallowah, has called upon MSMEs to focus on building a strong and consistent brand for their b...

Huawei partners with Safaricom to launch “Scan & Order” an innovative solution for restaurants

Grace MathekaMay 20, 2021

Safaricom and Huawei have announced their trial of an innovative new solution for restaurants, dubbed Scan & Order. This solution was developed to help rest...

The Tecno Spark 7P Phone Review

Samson NderiMay 20, 2021

The Tecno Spark 7P is a budget smartphone that was recently launched in the Kenyan market. The phone is the latest iteration in the Spark series and is targete...

KenGen begins drilling works of geothermal wells in Djibouti

Grace MathekaMay 18, 2021

Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has announced plans to begin drilling works on the Ksh. 709.8 million ($6.5 million) Geothermal Power Project, sta...

Eutelsat partners with Facebook to expand connectivity in Africa

Grace MathekaMay 18, 2021

Eutelsat Communications has announced that it is expanding its use of the Express Wi-Fi platform in partnership with Facebook. This expansion is aimed at provid...

Safaricom wins GSMA Award for outstanding contribution to the mobile industry

Grace MathekaMay 18, 2021

Safaricom has been awarded the Outstanding Contribution to the Mobile Industry Award by the GSM Association (GSMA). The GSMA is an association of global mobile ...

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KAM launches KEPRO, an initiative which brings together players in the waste value chain

Grace MathekaMay 17, 2021

In a bid to address post-consumer waste in Kenya, the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has established KEPRO, (Kenya Extended Producer Responsibility Or...

Book Review: ‘The Fall of A Dynasty’ by Joe Khamisi

Grace MathekaMay 17, 2021

Joe Khamisi's The Fall of a Dynasty is a book that sheds light on the political scene in the fictional Kingdom of Zenga, on the continent of Buloya. The book...

Boniface Mwangi’s film ‘Softie’ nominated for the Peabody Awards

Grace MathekaMay 16, 2021

Kenyan film Softie has been nominated for the 2021 Peabody Awards in its latest nomination since its release in 2020. The film is among the 60 nominees announce...

KEBS approves 6 new standards to support smart and sustainable cities

Grace MathekaMay 14, 2021

The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has approved six standards that will hasten the development of eco and socio-friendly ICT cities to offer high quality life...

Infinix HOT 10T review; impressive camera experience at a great price

Samson NderiMay 14, 2021

Infinix has had a track record of manufacturing affordable phones and they have always delivered. This has led to quite an uptake of its devices in the Kenyan m...

The Tecno Spark 7P; unboxing and first impressions

Samson NderiMay 12, 2021

The Tecno Spark 7P is a budget smartphone that was recently launched in the Kenyan market. The phone is the latest iteration in the Spark series and is targeted...

AfDB announces funding for women entrepreneurs in Africa

Grace MathekaMay 11, 2021

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is calling upon proposals for projects to enhance the viability and sustainability of women entrepreneurship enablers. Eligi...

Branch International acquires majority stake in Century Microfinance Bank

Grace MathekaMay 10, 2021

Branch International, a mobile money lending app, has received regulatory approval to buy controlling shares in Century Microfinance Bank. In a notice published...

Dr. Patriciah Murugami & Renee Ngamau appointed to the Clean Start board

Grace MathekaMay 8, 2021

Clean Start has appointed Dr. Patriciah Murugami as the company's Chair to the Board, and Renee Ngamau on being appointed as a Board Director. Clean Start fo...

Cheche Docs and Roka Designs among those selected for the Metta Nairobi’s Creative Challenge program

Grace MathekaMay 7, 2021

The Metta Nairobi has announced the Creative Challenge program participants under the Resource Of Open Mind (R.O.O.M), powered by Hivos East Africa. The crea...

Huawei fitness wearable devices, a perfect Mother’s Day gift

Grace MathekaMay 7, 2021

With this year's Mothers Day fast approaching, many people are hunting for the perfect Mothers Day gift. Huawei wellness products are perfect to show how much y...

Absa Bank launches “She Business Account” targeted at women entrepreneurs

Grace MathekaMay 7, 2021

Absa Bank Kenya has announced its commitment to impact over 1 million women entrepreneurs over the next five years with a new proposition. The new proposition, ...

World Half Marathon record holder Ruth Chepng’etich named as the LG Sports Personality for the month of April

Staff WriterMay 7, 2021

Reigning world marathon champion Ruth Chepngetich has been named as the LG/SJAK Sports Personality of the Month for April. As part of the recognition, she was a...

AstraZeneca partners with Global EverGreening Alliance for a reforestation drive in Kajiado County

Grace MathekaMay 5, 2021

Pharmaceutical Company AstraZeneca and Global EverGreening Alliance to restore degraded agricultural and forest lands through planting 120 000 trees. The refore...

Applications are now open for the 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator Program

Grace MathekaMay 5, 2021

Facebook is inviting community leaders from Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria to apply for the 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator Program. The program offers pa...

Nameless and Wahu’s reality series ‘This Love’ coming soon on Showmax

Grace MathekaMay 4, 2021

Veteran musicians, Nameless and Wahu, one of Kenya’s most admired celebrity couple, are set to grace our screens in a new docu-reality series, dubbed "This Love...

Mastercard invests in Kasha a female focused e-commerce platform

Grace MathekaMay 4, 2021

Mastercard has expanded its relationship with Kasha through an investment in the e-commerce platform. The companies will continue their shared efforts to ensure...

Goodwell Investments launches a Ksh. 6.5 billion fund for entrepreneurs in Africa

Grace MathekaApril 30, 2021

Goodwell Investments has launched a Ksh. 6.5 billion ($60 million) investment fund for entrepreneurs in Africa, dubbed Goodwell V. The fund will channel capital...

Justice Martha Koome nominated by JSC to Chief Justice position

Grace MathekaApril 28, 2021

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has made history as it nominated the first woman Chief Justice of the Republic of Kenya, Justice Koome Martha Karambu. The...

Digital loan companies to face tough service requirements in proposed CBK Bill

Grace MathekaApril 27, 2021

Digital mobile money lenders will have up to 6 months to be licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). This will happen if Parliament passes a Bill proposing ...

SemaBox launches women-centered podcast incubation program

Grace MathekaApril 26, 2021

SemaBox has launched a women's only podcast incubation program, in a bid to provide an opportunity to diversify the content landscape and to democratize storyte...

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Carrefour castigated over unfair supplier discounts

Grace MathekaApril 26, 2021

Retail store chain, Carrefour, has received an order to revise all its agreements with about 700 suppliers within a month after a tribunal found it has been exp...

Stanbic Bank partners with Ministry of Industrialization in a bid to support the MSME sector

Grace MathekaApril 24, 2021

Stanbic Bank and Stanbic Kenya Foundation have signed an MoU with the Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development in a bid to support Kenya’...

10 students from Mathare to receive University scholarship courtesy of Canon’s Miraisha Program

Grace MathekaApril 24, 2021

Canon’s Miraisha Program has selected 10 young storytellers from the Mathare community in Kenya to receive a scholarship at KCA University, in a bid to help the...

The 2022 TechWomen applications for women in tech are now open

Grace MathekaApril 22, 2021

TechWomen is an Initiative of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The initiative brings emerging women leaders in STEM...

New Anzisha Prize Report indicates that young entrepreneurs are key to job creation

Grace MathekaApril 22, 2021

A new impact report from the Anzisha Prize has revealed that young people's inexperience is their greatest asset for being successful entrepreneurs who create j...

There is a need for continuous mentorship of students to enable them excel in their fields of study

Samson NderiApril 22, 2021

In March this year, the Microsoft’s Africa Development Centre (ADC) announced the kick-off of Season 2 of its Game of Learners (GOL) program. GOL is an initiat...

Amitruck & Sky.Garden partner to enable quick deliveries to customers

Grace MathekaApril 20, 2021

Amitruck, and Sky.Garden have partnered to form an end-to-end digital chain for goods pick-up and deliveries. The collaboration between the two tech start-up co...

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....

CDC Group launches data visualization platform to enable companies to make data-informed decisions

Grace MathekaApril 20, 2021

CDC Group, the United Kingdom's development finance institution and impact investor, has launched the Access Insights Platform (AIP). AIP is an open-source data...

Sheila Birgen, Lanre Basamta & Rene Parker appointed to the Tecbuild.africa advisory board

Grace MathekaApril 19, 2021

Techbuild.africa, a pan-African digital news and information platform, has instituted a pan-African advisory board comprising Sheilah Birgen (Kenya), Lanre Basa...

Kenneth Guantai’s electric handcart solution for small businesses

Grace MathekaApril 15, 2021

Air pollution has been named as a major environmental hazard that has contributed to some respiratory diseases and illnesses. The initiation of clean energy and...

Agents are still crucial to digital insurance success according to AAR

Staff WriterApril 9, 2021

As insurers race to embrace digital technology, the thinking has been that the insurance brokers and agents might lose their jobs. However intermediaries wil...

M-PESA Foundation & the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation launch the Impact Philanthropy Africa initiative

Grace MathekaApril 8, 2021

The M-PESA Foundation, in collaboration with the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), has officially commissioned the Impact Philanthropy Africa Forum ...

7 international movies & TV shows you can watch on Showmax this April

Grace MathekaApril 4, 2021

Showmax has 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. Some ...

Microsoft launches Season 2 of the Game of Learners hackathon

Samson NderiApril 1, 2021

Microsoft has launched Season 2 of the Game of Learners (GOL) program. It is an initiative aimed at enhancing digital and coding skills among university student...