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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Stanbic Bank to offer short term loans to SMEs via M-Jeki

Staff WriterMay 29, 2019

Stanbic Bank Kenya has announced a new initiative that will offer short term loans to distributors and suppliers. This new initiative was launched after the ...

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5 Reasons Why Ethereum Has A Better Future Than Bitcoin

Staff WriterOctober 11, 2018

Ethereum is an open-source peer to peer network on a distributed computing platform. It works on smart contracts which are contradicted to Bitcoins blockchain. ...

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Here are all are the devices that you can watch Showmax on

Richard MureithiOctober 11, 2018

Showmax has made it very easy to enjoy their wide array of TV shows, movies and documentaries from just about any device. You can use a phone, tablet, smart TV ...

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Meet Weza Interactive Entertainment, the Kenyan game developers behind ‘Mzito’

Lena AnyuoloMay 22, 2018

What was exciting for me about getting to interact with the team behind Mzito, was that they gave me a glimpse of how much promise the local gaming industry has...

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5 Crypto Exchanges that are Popular right now

Staff WriterMay 1, 2018

Owning Bitcoins for the first time is exciting. It can be confusing and a little bit challenging, but the process introduces you to a new world. Learning about ...

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7 Key features of the Aon Kenya Cyber Liability Insurance cover

Richard MureithiNovember 30, 2017

With the advances in technology, data has become a vital aspect of our lives/businesses. For businesses, the time for making critical decisions has reduced henc...

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Aon Kenya launches cyber risk insurance solution for businesses

Richard MureithiSeptember 28, 2017

The advent of technology and higher penetration has made things easier and convenient. However, as the internet becomes part of our everyday life, so are the da...

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You can now watch Showmax on Xbox One

James WamathaiAugust 30, 2017

Showmax can now be watched on the Xbox One. The Showmax app is now available for download on the Xbox Store. Showmax is now available on Android, iOS, Androi...

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MultiChoice appoints 4 new executives in a bid to regain market share

James WamathaiMarch 6, 2017

MultiChoice has taken a beating in recent years as customers have left its pay TV platform DSTV over pricing concerns. In a move that is geared towards stopping...

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How to set up a business in Ghana

Staff WriterJanuary 31, 2017

Perhaps, becoming an independent entrepreneur is the most attractive thought nowadays. Though there are a lot of stories about successful start-ups, any person ...

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Reasons why we need to teach kids how to code

Richard MureithiDecember 8, 2016

Coding also referred to as programming is the act of writing lines of information that constitute a specific computer program. It is basically what makes the te...

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Who owns the rights to a photo? The case of Wangechi vs Tecno

Mildred SakinaSeptember 2, 2016

The Copyright Board of Kenya may yet have another case on their hands. Wangechi, a Kenyan rapper, earlier in the week started a hashtag #TecnoComeClean after sh...

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Mwalimu sacco to offer laptops to teachers at discounted prices

Richard MureithiJune 16, 2016

Mwalimu National sacco has partnered with Intel to provide teachers with low interest loans to enable teachers acquire modern computers under an initiative dubb...

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AfricaWorking to impart job & business skills 250,000 youth in Africa

James WamathaiJune 15, 2016

A new initiative called AfricaWorking to aims to impart job skills and entrepreneurship skills to 250,000 young people in Africa has been launched in Kenya. The...

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Why you should use Office 365 in your business

James WamathaiMay 30, 2016

It used to be that we would buy applications, install them on one device and use them on that device only. It then followed that the files created with the appl...

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USIU partners with Cisco to launch Networking Academy

Medrine NyamburaApril 12, 2016

USIU-Africa and Cisco Systems Inc. have launched the Cisco Networking Academy. This academy is a global education program offering professional certifications l...

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Copyright Board offers amnesty for those with pirated software in Kenya

Medrine NyamburaApril 9, 2016

The Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) has announced a month-long amnesty for individuals and companies using pirated software. The amnesty period will allow those...

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CEO Fridays: Patrick Muteti on Wavuh, the ERP that is made for Africa

James WamathaiMarch 30, 2016

Patrick Muteti is a Kenyan entrepreneur who has a BBIT degree from Strathmore University and a certificate in entrepreneurship from MIT. He was an IT consultant...

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Angani co-founders launch Node Africa a cloud infrastructure startup

Richard MureithiJanuary 29, 2016

After their sudden departure from Angani in unclear circumstances that had many speculating. The duo of Phares Kariuki and Brian Muita has regrouped and founded...

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MTN Business Kenya improves service offering after laying metro-fibre network

Israel MuniuSeptember 21, 2015

MTN Business Kenya has completed the laying of a metro-fibre network in Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu, which is to be connected to its fibre infrastructure at the...

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