The tech trends for 2022 and what they mean for the African continent

Samson NderiMarch 28, 2022

We have observed a significant march toward complete digitization of the world in recent years. The usage of and reliance on technology has expanded considerabl...

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Safaricom appoints Juliana Rotich as the Head of Fintech Integration

Samson NderiMarch 16, 2022

Safaricom has appointed Juliana Rotich as the head of its fintech integration solutions. She will be tasked with guiding the company’s financial integrated solu...

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Lipa Later to give new mums at the company 6 months fully paid maternity leave

James WamathaiMarch 9, 2022

Lipa Later has announced it will be offering all new mums at the company 6 month paid maternity leave effective April 1st 2022. Lipa Later announced the benefit...

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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...

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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...

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Morris Maina has been appointed as the new CEO at TransUnion Africa

Grace MathekaJanuary 13, 2022

TransUnion Africa, an information and insights company, has announced the appointment of Morris Maina as chief executive officer (CEO) of the company’s operatio...

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Samsung to support NVIDIA GeForce Now & Stadia in their new TV line

Grace MathekaJanuary 3, 2022

Samsung has announced that a portion of its new TV line will support various Cloud gaming apps. The games will use NVIDIA’s GeForce NOW, and Google’s Stadia mer...

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Hisa app to enable Kenyans to invest in US stocks & ETFs

Grace MathekaDecember 7, 2021

Hisa Technologies has unveiled the Hisa mobile app that allows anyone in Kenya to invest in US stocks and ETFs directly from their phones using mobile money. K...

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Cloud Productivity Solutions launches new SME Boost product in a bid to digitise businesses

Grace MathekaDecember 4, 2021

In collaboration with Microsoft 365 Business, Cloud Productivity Solutions has launched the SME Boost solution that seeks to transform the way modern businesses...

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Sama has been named the Best in Machine Learning Platforms at the 2021 AI TechAwards

Grace MathekaNovember 2, 2021

Sama, a training data provider in Artificial Intelligence (AI) projects, has announced it has received the 2021 AI TechAward for Best in Machine Learning Platfo...

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Ecobank’s Ellevate program wins awards for supporting women owned businesses

Grace MathekaOctober 30, 2021

Ecobank has received two awards for its Ellevate Program. The Financial Alliance for Women honoured Ecobank with the Impact Award, recognizing Ecobank’s work in...

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90% of IT decision-makers in Kenya, South Africa & Zimbabwe are focusing on Cyber Security according to a research by Liquid

Grace MathekaSeptember 4, 2021

A 2021 research conducted by Liquid Intelligent Technologies has revealed that over 90% of IT decision makers in Kenya, South Africa and Zimbabwe have accelerat...

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Global corporates unite to support The Earthshot Prize and help bring solutions to global problems

Grace MathekaSeptember 4, 2021

The Earthshot Prize has announced that 14 influential global companies and brands will unite to support and grow the innovative solutions developed by the fifte...

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Future Ni Digital is working to prepare small business to deal with the new normal

Samson NderiJune 22, 2021

Courtesy of the  Covid-19 pandemic there has been a remarkable increase in the use of digital technologies including online learning to virtual meetings and onl...

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‘Future ni Digital’ initiative which aims to impact Micro Small Enterprises rolls out in Nairobi

Grace MathekaJune 11, 2021

The Future Ni Digital program has officially kicked off in Nairobi. The initiative aims to equip over 50,000 owners of Micro Small Enterprises (MSEs) with the r...

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Liquid Telecom has officially rebranded to Liquid Intelligent Technologies

Grace MathekaMay 21, 2021

Liquid Intelligent Technologies has revealed its new brand identity, as part of the Liquid Intelligent Technologies Group. The company, formerly known as Liquid...

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Huawei urges private sector to strengthen trust in technology

Grace MathekaMay 14, 2021

The St. Gallen Symposium, an annual gathering of leaders from across the globe, marked its 50th anniversary this year. 1,000 participants took part in the three...

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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’...

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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...

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Over 1,000 university students in Africa participate in data science competition

Grace MathekaApril 9, 2021

UmojaHack Africa 2021 brought more than 1,000 students from 126 universities across Africa to compete on Zindi, in a virtual machine learning hackathon on the w...

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Cyber Basics for Small Businesses; a free webinar for SMEs slated for April 14

Grace MathekaMarch 19, 2021

The Global Cyber Alliance (GCA) in partnership with The Cyber Readiness Institute (CRI), is launching a three-week webinar series. The series, dubbed Cyber Basi...

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How 5G technology will change the way we use our phones

Samson NderiMarch 11, 2021

Advances in technology have always come with good tidings for mankind due to the fact that these advances always bring a better way of doing things. From the in...

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Stanbic announces a reduced Ksh. 5.2 billion net profit for FY 2020

Samson NderiMarch 11, 2021

Stanbic Holdings has announced that it has registered a profit after tax of Ksh. 5.2 billion for the year ended 31st December 2020. This represents a reduction ...

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10 ways to protect your devices from hackers

Faith WambuiMarch 9, 2021

If you’ve never been hacked, consider yourself lucky. However, you’ve probably heard the horror stories people have gone through in the hands of hackers. People...

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EAIF set to acquire Ksh. 5.4 billion Liquid Telcom bond issue

Grace MathekaFebruary 25, 2021

The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), a PIDG company, will acquire up to Ksh. 5.4 billion (USD 50 million) of a bond issue by Liquid Telecommunication...

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6 types of Visas that are available for travellers to Kenya

Grace MathekaJanuary 28, 2021

Visitors from certain countries need visas to travel to Kenya. These countries include the United States of America (USA), United Kingdom (UK), South Africa, Sw...

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10 ways in which COVID-19 has impacted Kenyans

Grace MathekaJanuary 19, 2021

On the morning of 12th March, 2020, Cabinet Secretary of Health, Mutahi Kagwe,  announced the first case of COVID-19 in Kenya. It was an uncertain and strange t...

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Farmer’s Choice embraces new technology to enhance productivity

Grace MathekaDecember 23, 2020

Farmer’s Choice has announced its intention to increase use of advanced technologies within its existing agriculture ecosystem. The technology will enhance prod...

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The Tecno Spark 5 Pro Phone Review

Samson NderiOctober 30, 2020

The Tecno Spark 5 Pro which was launched earlier this month, is the latest entrant into the Spark  series of phones. It is essentially an upgraded version of th...

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Liquid Telecom launches new cyber security solutions for its customers

Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2020

Liquid Telecom has announced that it launched a cyber security unit and is now offering cyber security solutions to its customers. The new solution is desig...

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Trump bans Tik Tok in the U.S while Instagram launches Reels

Samson NderiAugust 7, 2020

The U.S President has signed an executive order banning transactions with ByteDance which is the parent company of TikTok. The order cites The orders cite the I...

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Organisations need to think critically about digital skills for the new world order

Staff WriterJuly 10, 2020

More than ever before, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the place of technology and elevated the need for employees to have digital skills to thrive in thi...

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Popular antivirus Avast is selling users data

Staff WriterJanuary 28, 2020

The popular antivirus program Avast has been selling users data to giant companies like Google, Home Depot, Microsoft and Pepsi, according to an investigation b...

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Liquid Telecom now has 158 base stations in 41 counties in Kenya

James WamathaiJanuary 20, 2020

Liquid Telecom Kenya has announced that it now has a nationwide Internet of Things network covering 78% of the Kenyan population. The company apparently has 158...

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Mobile loans apps among the most downloaded apps in Kenya in 2019

James WamathaiJanuary 10, 2020

The availability of the Internet in Kenya has led to a steady increase in Internet users. It is estimated that there are about 22 million Internet users in Keny...

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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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PR Company Tell-Em Public Relations celebrates 20 years of existence

Staff WriterNovember 12, 2019

PR company Tell-Em Public Relations recently celebrated their 20th anniversary with a cocktail event at The Norfolk hotel, Nairobi. The event was graced by key ...

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Oracle showcases its cloud technology in Kenya

Samson NderiNovember 3, 2019

Oracle recently showcased its latest Cloud led digital solutions to top business and government leaders at the International Modern Business event in Nairobi. ...

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Moi University launches locally assembled MU brand of computers

Staff WriterOctober 22, 2019

Moi University has partnered with jp.ik, a portuguese Information and Communication Technologies company to a range of premium computers. The computers are asse...

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WPP-Scangroup to host first Stream unconference in Nairobi

Staff WriterSeptember 19, 2019

WPP-Scangroup has announced that it will host the inaugural Kenyan edition of WPP Stream unconference in Nairobi County in Kenya. STREAM is the official WPP unc...

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Safaricom joins UN initiative to fight harmful gender stereotypes in advertising

Staff WriterJune 22, 2019

Safaricom has announced that it has joined the highest governing body of the Unstereotype Alliance chaired by Phumzile Mlambo – Ngcuka, the UN Women Executive D...

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3 startups win Ksh. 5 million each at the MEST Africa Summit 2019

Staff WriterJune 14, 2019

The Mest Africa Summit that took place on 12th June in Nairobi and three startups won $50,000 in the MEST Africa Challenge finals. The event was organized by...

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