Safaricom Foundation launches phase two of the Ndoto Zetu initiative

Samson NderiFebruary 6, 2020

Safaricom Foundation has launched the second phase of Ndoto Zetu, an initiative that aims to positively transform lives of communities across Kenya. Ndoto Ze...

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Banks need to use technology to drive customer growth according to Microsoft

Samson NderiFebruary 5, 2020

During the just concluded 2nd Annual Africa Banking & Finance Innovation Summit that was held in Nairobi. Microsoft which was one of the sponsors of the eve...

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Eabl reports a half year profit after tax of Ksh. 7.2 Billion

Samson NderiFebruary 1, 2020

East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has announced a pre-tax profit of Kshs 7.2 Billion during the half-year ending 31 December 2019, this was a 9% growth from...

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Safaricom partners with M-Gas to offer prepaid cooking gas

Staff WriterJanuary 14, 2020

Safaricom has  partnered with M-Gas to launch a prepaid gas service for Kenyan households. The service is expected to empower millions of Kenyan homes to enjoy ...

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The Infinix S5 delivers a good phone experience at an affordable price

James WamathaiDecember 15, 2019

Phone manufacturer Infinix Mobile launched the S series smartphones, the Infinix S5 and the Infinix S5 Lite, in Kenya in November this year. The new smartpho...

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KBL has unveiled a new look Smirnoff Vodka

Staff WriterDecember 11, 2019

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) has unveiled a new look for the Smirnoff Vodka as part of its new strategic direction and response to consumer trends and demands....

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Phone Comparison: Tecno Spark 4 vs Huawei Y6 Prime

Staff WriterDecember 11, 2019

In the price range of under Ksh. 13,000, we have the Tecno Spark and the Huawei Y6 Prime. These phones are for those individuals who are looking to get the late...

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KBL launches Game of Thrones inspired Johnnie Walker Limited Edition whiskies

Staff WriterDecember 10, 2019

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) has launched two Game of Thrones inspired Johnnie Walker Limited Edition whiskies in Kenya, the Johnnie Walker A Song of Ice and t...

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The Tecno Spark 4 phone review

Staff WriterDecember 9, 2019

The Tecno Spark 4 was launched recently and is the successor to the Tecno Spark 3. The Spark series phones have proven to be quite popular because they bring so...

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Art of Music Foundation celebrates 10 years of existence with a concert

Staff WriterDecember 4, 2019

The Art of Music Foundation celebrated 10 years since inception with performances headlined by Polish music composer, conductor and producer JIMEK (Radzimir Deb...

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Equity Bank wins big at the Financial Times Banker’s Bank of Year awards

Staff WriterDecember 4, 2019

Equity Bank emerged with a triple win at the 2019 Financial Times Banker’s Bank of the Year annual awards which were held in London. They won the Bank of the Ye...

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Dennis Amatta & Jean Jelimo crowned winners at the Nairobi BLAZE E-Sports finals

Staff WriterDecember 3, 2019

Dennis Amatta and Jean Jelimo, both from South B, are the FIFA 19 and Tekken 7 champions respectively at the Nairobi BLAZE E-Sports regional finals that was hel...

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Buy a Tecno Camon 12 & win a car, motorbike & bus tickets in new campaign

Richard MureithiNovember 30, 2019

The holiday season is here with us once again and Tecno Mobile has launched a campaign to celebrate its customers. The campaign dubbed #TECNOTakesMeHomewithBuup...

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Sinapis awards Ksh. 2M seed capital to Tumoi Tea & Savannah Space

Staff WriterNovember 27, 2019

Sinapis Organization has awarded Ksh 2 million to two entrepreneurs during their annual business plan competition held in Nairobi. Boaz Katah, the founder of...

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Riara University opens Robotics, Embedded Systems and Digital lab

Staff WriterNovember 27, 2019

Riara University has launched a new Robotics, Embedded Systems and Digital lab that is going to enhance the studies of students at the University. The lab was o...

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Liquid Telecom launches direct fibre link connecting East to West Africa via DRC

Staff WriterNovember 27, 2019

Liquid Telecom has launched a direct land-based fibre optic cable connecting East to West Africa via the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This coast-to-c...

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The Tecno Camon 12 Air Phone Review

Samson NderiNovember 25, 2019

The Tecno Camon Air was launched recently as part of the Tecno Camon 12 series and can be termed as the lesser endowed sibling in the Tecno Camon 12 series. Thi...

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Infinix Hot 8 Battery Review: full day use with no problem

James WamathaiNovember 15, 2019

The battery is the most important part of a smartphone and customers really look out for a phone that can be able to offer the best battery life possible. The m...

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Pathways DataSavvy launched to boost a data driven culture in Africa

Staff WriterNovember 12, 2019

Pathways International has launched a program named Pathways DataSavvy that aims at providing individuals and corporates with data analytics, data science, and ...

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BLAZE by Safaricom hosts last summit of the year at the NYS Yatta unit

Staff WriterNovember 11, 2019

BLAZE by Safaricom hosted it last summit for the year over the weekend at the National Youth Service (NYS) Yatta Unit in Machakos County. At the event, over 5,0...

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Trace acquires Qwetu Radio and rebrands it to Trace Radio

Staff WriterNovember 6, 2019

Global entertainment network has set up in Kenya and has acquired Qwetu Radio, a music-only radio station, and rebranded it to Trace Radio. Trace has finaliz...

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Infinix HOT 8 is a perfect budget phone with awesome features

James WamathaiNovember 5, 2019

Infinix Mobile launched the Infinix Hot 8 smartphone in Kenya in October this year. The phone is available in two variants i.e. Hot 8 and Hot 8 Lite. The pho...

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Showmax now offers a Mobile Only package for just Ksh. 375 per month

James WamathaiNovember 4, 2019

Video on demand service Showmax has launched a Mobile Only package for just Ksh. 375 per month for its customers in Kenya. Using the mobile package, customers w...

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Equity Bank to provide 80% financing to Massey Ferguson tractor buyers

Staff WriterOctober 29, 2019

Equity Bank Kenya and AGCO have signed a partnership agreement to enable customers buying Massey Ferguson tractors and accompanying implements to access 80% fin...

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Women enterprise fund partners with KEBS to enable SMEs get certification

Staff WriterOctober 26, 2019

Women Enterprise Fund (WEF) has partnered with Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) and other organizations to provide support for women running small and medium-si...

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Sally Kimeu is the new Cisco boss for East Africa

Staff WriterOctober 26, 2019

Cisco has announced the appointment Sally Kimeu as the Country Leader for Kenya and Regional Manager for its East Africa operations. She will be in charge of 10...

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Coca-Cola helps 42 young people in Migori to start businesses

Staff WriterOctober 26, 2019

Coca-Cola Central, East and West Africa Limited (CEWA) has trained 42 young people in Migori County and given them a starter kit to start their businesses. T...

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The Tecno Camon 12 Phone Review

Staff WriterOctober 23, 2019

When the Tecno Camon series of phones arrived in the Kenyan market a few years back, it became quite popular with the ladies. This is most probably due to the f...

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Equity Group launches campaign to plant 35 Million trees

Staff WriterOctober 23, 2019

Equity Group has announced plans to launch an ambitious project to plant 35 million trees across the country within a year. The announcement was made on the Ban...

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Microsoft partners with SheHacks in a Hackathon to support women in cyber security

Staff WriterOctober 18, 2019

SheHacks is a community of women in cybersecurity from various backgrounds and counties across Kenya. This community brings together learners and experts who sh...

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FinTech startup Asilimia wins Ksh. 35 Million investment offer at the SA Innovation Summit

Staff WriterOctober 15, 2019

Kenyan FinTech startup Asilimia walked away with a Ksh. 35 Million investment offer from the Unicorn Group and three weeks of acceleration in Silicon Valley, La...

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Equity wins the African SME Bank of the Year award at the Global SME Finance Awards 2019

Staff WriterOctober 15, 2019

Equity Bank has won the Global SME Finance Award in the Platinum Category of SME Bank of the Year – Africa, at the  IFC Global SME Finance Awards that were held...

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Safaricom to offer Free YouTube Bundle to watch the INEOS 1:59 Challenge

James WamathaiOctober 11, 2019

Safaricom has announced that it is offering support to Eliud Kipchoge as he seeks to make history by running a full marathon under 2 hours in Vienna. The par...

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Facebook expands third-party fact-checking programme to 10 countries in Africa

Staff WriterOctober 11, 2019

Facebook has expended its third-party fact-checking program to 10 African countries including: Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Cameroon and Senegal. The expansion...

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Kofisi opens a new flexible office work space in Karen

Staff WriterOctober 11, 2019

Kofisi, a provider of flexible office work space across Africa, announces the opening of a new office site in Karen. Joseck Angote, Finance Manager Cadbury K...

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Mpesa recognized as among the most influential finance projects over the last 50 years

Staff WriterOctober 9, 2019

Mpesa has been recognised as one of the Top 10 Most Influential Finance Projects of the last 50 years by Project Management Institute (PMI) in its 2019 Most Inf...

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Equity unveils new logo as it celebrates 35 years of existence

Staff WriterOctober 3, 2019

Equity has unveiled a new logo which is part of its refreshed identity that is in line with the ongoing journey of transformation and regional expansion. The ne...

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Paxful mobile wallet app to ease bitcoin transactions

Staff WriterOctober 3, 2019

Paxful, a global peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace that recently scaled its operations to include Kenya and the broader East African region, has  launched a mobi...

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Arnold Kipngetich wins the Rift Region BLAZE By Safaricom E-Sports tournament

Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2019

Arnold Kipngetich from Kericho is the new FIFA 19 Champion of the Rift Region BLAZE By Safaricom E-Sports tournament which was held at the Eldoret National Poly...

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62 Mombasa youth get startup kits from KCB Foundation to start their businesses

Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2019

Sixty- two trainees from the Coast Region have today received construction toolkits from the KCB Foundation to enable them establish their individual and group-...

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Johnson and Johnson & Amref Health Africa launch oncology nursing training initiative

Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2019

Johnson and Johnson has partnered with Amref Health Africa to launch an oncology nursing training initiative in Kenya. Cancer is a major public health issue...

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The Tecno Phantom 9 phone review

Richard MureithiSeptember 29, 2019

I have been using a Tecno Phantom phone on and off since the days of the Tecno Phantom 5 and I have to say that so far I have not been disappointed. I recently ...

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