Multichoice Talent Factory students to get training from the prestigious New York Film Academy

Staff WriterMay 27, 2019

Multichoice Talent Factory (MTF) has partnered with the New York Film Academy College of Visual and Performing Arts (NYFA). The partnership will include support...

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Andela is looking to hire Software Engineers

Staff WriterMay 27, 2019

Andela, a tech company that identifies and develops software engineers is recruiting mid and senior level developers. This part of a new Power of “✗” campaign w...

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Equity Bank to provide 95% financing for purchase of Toyota Hilux pickups

Staff WriterMay 24, 2019

Equity Bank Kenya and Toyota Kenya Limited have partnered to provide customers with 95% financing payable for the purchase of single cab Hilux pickups. The loan...

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Equity, Family Bank & KCB among nominees in the African Banker Awards 2019

Staff WriterMay 22, 2019

Equity Group, Family Bank and the Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) are among Kenyan nominees in the African Banker Awards 2019. Family Bank Remit has been nominat...

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Infinix Hot S4 review; Budget phone that packs a punch

Richard MureithiMay 21, 2019

The Infinix S4 was launched in Kenya in April 2019. The phone is available in 2 variants i.e. 32GB internal storage + 3GB RAM and 64GB Internal storage + 6GB RA...

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Microsoft has launched an African Development Centre in Nairobi

Staff WriterMay 16, 2019

Microsoft has launched its first Africa Development Centre (ADC) in Africa, with an initial site in Nairobi, Kenya and another in Lagos, Nigeria. The centre, wh...

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Liquid Telecom launches Microsoft Azure Stack in East Africa

Staff WriterMay 16, 2019

Liquid Telecom has today launched Azure Stack a Microsoft Cloud service that offers a step change in cybersecurity for the region’s most sensitive databases. Th...

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UNICEF and Safaricom partner to launch Internet of Good Things

Staff WriterMay 15, 2019

UNICEF and Safaricom have launched the Internet of Good Things (IOGT) in Kenya. This is a set of information and resources which promotes living better and heal...

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Kasha launches an e-commerce platform targeting women

Staff WriterMay 9, 2019

Kasha an e-commerce platform has been launched in Kenya.  The platform was started out in Rwanda three years ago with an ambition to give women access to the pr...

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Huawei launches a price guess campaign ahead of Y5 2019 launch

Staff WriterMay 9, 2019

Huawei Mobile Kenya plans to launch the Huawei Y5 2019 smartphone in Kenyan market later this month and in prepration has launched a price guess campaign. Hu...

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Internet Solutions completes fibre network upgrade at a cost of Ksh. 280 million

Staff WriterMay 8, 2019

Internet Solutions (IS) has announced that it has upgraded its fiber network at a cost of over Ksh. 280 million. According to the company, the upgrade which ...

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Toshiba Corporation opens a new office in Nairobi

Staff WriterMay 6, 2019

The Toshiba Corporation, which is a Japanese multinational conglomerate, has announced the establishment of a new office in Nairobi. The office will be under To...

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Sendy appoints Victor Mwangi as the new Commercial Director

Staff WriterApril 29, 2019

Kenyan logistics company Sendy has appointed Mr. Victor Mwangi as the Commercial Director to head its commercial activities in Africa.  Mr. Mwangi will be respo...

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Joyline Chepkorir gets recognition for role in the fight against cancer in Kericho County

Staff WriterApril 24, 2019

As a response to the increased cases of Cancer, Joyline Chepkorir, a young Kenyan lady from Kericho decided to form a non-profit organization in 2017 named Let’...

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Safaricom brings back Maisha Ni Digital Campaign offering affordable smartphones

Staff WriterApril 19, 2019

Safaricom has announced that it has launched the third edition of the Maisha Ni Digital campaign offering affordable smartphones to its customers. Among the pho...

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Microsoft launches Artificial Intelligence for Africa White Paper

Staff WriterApril 18, 2019

Microsoft in partnership with Strathmore University yesterday launched “Artificial Intelligence for good” event series. The event which took place at the Micros...

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M-TIBA customers to now access medical services from Aga Khan hospitals

Staff WriterApril 17, 2019

M-TIBA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Aga Khan Health Service, Kenya (AKHS,K) to extend the M-TIBA provider panel, conduct software integra...

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InterswitchSPAK competition for STEM students in secondary schools launched

Staff WriterApril 4, 2019

The Ministry of Education, Interswitch and UNESCO has launched a new National Science Competition dubbed InterswitchSPAK for STEM students in secondary schools....

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Counties must support and protect investors within the counties

Staff WriterApril 4, 2019

By KEPSA In the 6 years since the 2010 Constitution came Into force in 2013 and opened the way to Devolution, every one of the 47 Counties has made it a prio...

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EABL launches new apprenticeship programme for women in STEM

Staff WriterApril 2, 2019

East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has announced the launch an apprenticeship programme targeting women university students across East Africa. The programme...

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Making charcoal from water hyacinth; the story of Donald Agwenge

Staff WriterMarch 29, 2019

Water hyacinth also known as Eichhornia crassipes, is an aquatic weed which has managed to wreak havoc on Lake Victoria. It is considered one of the world's wor...

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Tracking down the recurrent Turkana drought and the way forward

Gilchrist LokoelMarch 26, 2019

I was born in 1980 from parents who hailed from Lokitaung - Turkana County. The folklore has it that there was such a bad drought that two thirds of the entire ...

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Al Ahly & Kitale Queens are the Chapa Dimba Rift region champions

Staff WriterMarch 25, 2019

Kitale Queens and Al-Ahly FC emerged as the winners in the Chapa Dimba tournament held over the weekend for the Rift Valley region. The finals were held at the ...

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KCB to equip youth living with disabilities with business skills via the ‘2jiajiri’ programme

Staff WriterMarch 21, 2019

The KCB Foundation through the youth empowerment programme ‘2jiajiri’ will equip 1,000 persons living with disability with technical and entrepreneurial skills ...

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Shenzhen Star to build manufacturing plant for smart meters in Tatu City

Staff WriterMarch 16, 2019

Smart meters maker Shenzhen Star Instrument, has announced that it will expand its operations in Africa by building a manufacturing facility at Tatu Industrial ...

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Liquid Telecom expands availability of Microsoft Azure on its network

Staff WriterMarch 16, 2019

Liquid Telecom has announced that it made Microsoft Azure available across its pan-African network. Microsoft recently announced the launch of two new data c...

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The Olarro Conservancy, more than just a luxury holiday destination

Staff WriterMarch 12, 2019

I am the type of person who happens to love travelling and as such impromptu trip to the Maasai Mara was definitely a plan. Thing is, I have never been to the M...

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National Bank has partnered with Impact Water to provide safe drinking water to 5,000 public schools

Staff WriterMarch 8, 2019

National Bank has partnered with Impact water with the support of the Ministry of Education to provide safe drinking water to over 4 Million students in 5,000 s...

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Kwale County partners with Safaricom to automate revenue collection via Mpesa

Staff WriterMarch 7, 2019

Kwale County has today announced a partnership with Safaricom that will it roll out cashless payments for its 700,000 citizens. This will see all county payment...

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4 tips on how the common mwananchi can help in the fight against corruption

Samson NderiMarch 4, 2019

When all these looting cases are reported, there is usually a feeling of hopelessness by the general populace. This is because the common mwanachi most often th...

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General Electric and YSK hold workshop for secondary school students

Richard MureithiFebruary 25, 2019

General Electric (GE) and Young Scientists Kenya (YSK) has hosted a workshop that was intended to sensitize secondary school students on the benefits of taking ...

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Still A Mum opens centre to support bereaved parents

Staff WriterFebruary 25, 2019

Still A Mum has launches a wellness Centre to support bereaved parents who have lost their babies through miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death. The Wellness ...

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Safaricom Jazz festival hits the right notes with Marcus Miller

Richard MureithiFebruary 21, 2019

This past Sunday was the day for the long awaited Safaricom Jazz Festival that was held at the Kasarani Stadium. I say long awaited because it is usually the bi...

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Huawei Y7 is a perfect mid-level phone with a great price

James WamathaiFebruary 20, 2019

Phone manufacturer Huawei launched the Huawei Y7 Prime 2019 smartphone in Kenya in January 2019 as a successor for the wildly successful Y7 Prime 2018. Huawe...

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Tuskys partners with JKLP Global & Riara University to provide retail management training for its staff

Staff WriterFebruary 19, 2019

Supermarket chain Tuskys has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with JKLP Global (Joram Kamau Leadership Programme) and Riara University to provide form...

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The Africa Netpreneur Prize by Jack Ma to accept applications from March 27

Staff WriterFebruary 19, 2019

The Jack Ma Foundation has announced that its initiative to support entrepreneurs in Africa, the Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) will officially start...

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24 places in Nairobi where you can hang out for under Ksh. 1,000

Staff WriterFebruary 17, 2019

Now that the sun is out in Nairobi, why not take advantage of the good weather to explore some other city's sights and engage in affordable activities with your...

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BRCK has acquired internet company Surf to boost its Moja Wi-Fi service

Staff WriterFebruary 16, 2019

Communications hardware company BRCK has announced that it has bought the assets of internet company Surf, which is owned by US based EveryLayer. Surf launch...

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Tatu City residential infrastructure contract awarded to Stecol Corporation

Staff WriterFebruary 12, 2019

Global engineering and construction group Stecol Corporation has been appointed as the lead infrastructure contractor of Kijani Ridge residential community in T...

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10 romantic movies to relax and watch on Valentine’s Day

Staff WriterFebruary 12, 2019

Valentine's Day is the day of love and spending time with your loved one. It's the day of receiving gifts, eating chocolate and having a glass of wine. Cuddling...

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Grammy award winner Marcus Miller to headline Safaricom Jazz Festival 2019

Staff WriterFebruary 4, 2019

Grammy award winner Marcus Miller is the headline artist for the Safaricom Jazz Festival that is slated for 17th February 2019. Born in 1959, Marcus Miller i...

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National Science and Technology exhibition is back for the 2nd year running

Staff WriterJanuary 28, 2019

Young Scientists Kenya (YSK) has launched the 2nd edition of the National Science and Technology exhibition for secondary school students. The exhibition, which...

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