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Coca Cola Foundation’s RAIN initiative provides clean water to 580,000 Kenyans

Staff WriterApril 7, 2021

As part of its week-long celebration of World Water Day , the Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF), through its Replenish Africa Initiative (RAIN) has announced that it ...

Emirates offers Kenyan travellers special fares to Dubai starting from Ksh. 43,810

Grace MathekaMarch 25, 2021

Emirates has announced special fares and an additional piece of baggage for Kenyans traveling to Dubai, from 24th March to 30th June 2021. Travellers who book r...

Chipper Cash partners with Atotos Sports to train Kenyan football coaches

Grace MathekaMarch 19, 2021

Money transfer platform, Chipper Cash, has partnered with Atotos Sports to provide professional training for Kenyan football coaches from disadvantaged backgrou...

Absa Kenya to sponsor Kenya Open & Kenya Savannah Classic golf tournaments

Grace MathekaMarch 19, 2021

Absa has announced a Ksh. 30 million sponsorship for the Magical Kenya Open (MKO) and Kenya Savanna Classic golf tournaments. The Magical Kenya Open (MKO) is...

Rubis Energy Kenya transfers acquired petrol stations to the Rubis banner

Grace MathekaMarch 9, 2021

Rubis Energy has transferred and rebranded the acquired Gulf Energy and KenolKobil petrol stations to the Rubis banner. This follows the unveil of 7 new rebrand...

Kenya’s Raise raises Ksh. 2.74 million in funding from Microtraction

Grace MathekaMarch 5, 2021

Kenyan equity management platform, Raise, has raised Ksh. 2.74 million ($25,000) in funding from Nigeria’s Microtraction to help African startups grow their bus...

Kenya’s Prof. Catherine Ngila among 5 women researchers awarded by UNESCO & L’Oréal Foundation

Grace MathekaFebruary 16, 2021

UNESCO and the L'Oréal Foundation have honoured five women researchers as part of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards. Among the women ...

Mastercard survey reveals increase in online shopping in Kenya since March 2020

Grace MathekaFebruary 3, 2021

A Mastercard study on consumer spending has revealed that nearly 80% Kenyan consumers involved in the survey are shopping more online since the onset of the COV...

Kenya’s film The Letter named in list of eligible films for this year’s Oscars

Samson NderiJanuary 31, 2021

Kenya's film The Letter has been named in the list of eligible films for this year's Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars. The nominees for the awar...

Google pledges Ksh.1.1 billion grant to support Kenya’s post COVID-19 recovery

Grace MathekaJanuary 29, 2021

Tech giant, Google, has pledged a Ksh.1.1 billion (USD 10 million) package to support Kenya's post Covid-19 recovery efforts. The announcement was made Wedne...

How Covid-19 has affected learning in Kenya

Faith WambuiJanuary 20, 2021

Education is the key to success and many believe that education is the ticket out of poverty. As such, many parents strive to educate their children so as to gi...

GOtv packages prices & channels in Kenya 2021

Samson NderiJanuary 14, 2021

GOtv is a pay TV service in Africa that operates in various countries that include Kenya. GOtv is a low-cost digital pay-TV that is a subsidiary of Multichoice...

DStv packages prices & channel list in Kenya in 2021

Samson NderiJanuary 14, 2021

DStv packages include DStv Premium, DStv Compact Plus, DStv Compact, DStv Family, and DStv Access. They also have add-on packages that customers can subscribe t...

Naomi Campbell named Magical Kenya International Tourism Ambassador

Grace MathekaJanuary 12, 2021

British model, Naomi Campbell, has been named as the Magical Kenya International Tourism Ambassador. The announcement was made by the Ministry of Tourism and Wi...

Kenya’s lacking COVID-19 response in the education sector & how to improve

Zack MukewaJanuary 8, 2021

Admittedly, everything has been a lot harder for everyone since the realities of Covid — 19 became our new normal. Some of these challenges affect the ver...

Huawei Watch Fit officially launched in Kenya at Ksh. 11,999

Grace MathekaDecember 15, 2020

Huawei Mobile Kenya has today announced the launch of its latest fitness watch, Huawei Watch Fit that is retailing at Ksh. 11,999 in Huawei retail stores across...

Stanchart partners with Light for the World in a bid to prepare University students for the job market

Samson NderiDecember 7, 2020

Standard Chartered Bank Kenya has partnered with Light for the World, through InBusiness Initiative in Kenya, to help bridge the gap between young graduates and...

CEO Fridays: PETCO Kenya’s Joyce Gachungi on the role of companies in reducing plastic bottle waste in Kenya

Richard MureithiSeptember 18, 2020

Plastic waste is a global issue and Governments around the world have tried to come up with policies and legislation that would be able to solve the issue. In K...

Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital officially opened by President Uhuru Kenyatta

Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2020

Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital (KUTRRH) has been officially opened by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. The hospital was commission...

The 10 most beautiful beaches in Kenya

Faith WambuiSeptember 7, 2020

Kenya is home to some of the most beautiful beaches including world renowned beaches. These beaches offer luscious sceneries and smooth sands that are beloved a...

DStv packages prices in Kenya effective September 2020

Staff WriterSeptember 1, 2020

DStv has increased the price of its satellite TV service in Kenya for its customers from 1st September 2020. In the new prices announced by the South African...

Event Managers Association of Kenya appeals to Government to lift ban on public gatherings

Staff WriterAugust 28, 2020

The Event Managers Association of Kenya (EMAK) has appealed to the Government to allow businesses to hold small meetings and events to promote & market their pr...

NAS Airport Services launches food & laundry eCommerce store in Kenya

Staff WriterAugust 27, 2020

NAS Airport Services has announced that it has launched a new online store to provide food and laundry services directly to customers. The store is available he...

PAIX Data Centres begins construction of a data centre in Kenya

Staff WriterAugust 27, 2020

PAIX Data Centres, a pan-African provider of cloud and carrier neutral colocation data centre services has announced their entry into the Kenyan market. The com...

How the ban on mitumba has affected Kenyans

Samson NderiAugust 13, 2020

Every once in a while, just like clockwork we are faced with government policies which defy logic and common sense. It appears that the people who come up with ...

10 awesome spots for a staycation in Kenya

Faith WambuiJuly 31, 2020

Staycations are ideal to unwind and take a breather from the hassle and bustle of life. They provide a hassle-free vacation for people looking to spend some alo...

Kenya Airways

Kenya Airways to resume domestic flights on 15th July

Samson NderiJuly 13, 2020

Kenya Airways (KQ) will resume its domestic flights on Wednesday 15 July 2020, following the lifting of the restriction of movement in and out of Nairobi and Mo...

Google report shows that Kenyans are social distancing in the COVID-19 crisis

Samson NderiApril 3, 2020

Google has released a new report dubbed Community Mobility Report which uses location data from its users to show where they are during the COVID-19 crisis. ...

Insecure & Kenyan shows KIna & Kovu among new content on Showmax this April

Staff WriterApril 3, 2020

Video on demand service Showmax has added various shows and movies on its platform for the month of April for its customers viewing pleasure. Now that most p...

Allan Kilavuka confirmed as the Kenya Airways CEO

Samson NderiFebruary 27, 2020

Kenyan airline Kenya Airways has confirmed Allan Kilavuka as the Group Managing Director & CEO effective April 1, 2020. Allan has been serving in the role in an...

Huawei Y6s now available on pre-order in Kenya

Richard MureithiFebruary 24, 2020

Huawei Mobile Kneya has announced the availability of its new smartphone, the Huawei Y6s on pre-order from today 24th February 2020 to 3rd March 2020. The phone...

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...

Ireland trade mission coming to Kenya to boost partnership in agriculture and education

Staff WriterNovember 13, 2019

Ireland will this week hold a two day Enterprise trade mission to the country as from November 14th to 15th. This will happen as the nation seeks opportunitie...

KenSAP has helped educate 200 Kenyans in American universities in 15 years

Staff WriterOctober 25, 2019

Over the last 15 years, the Kenya Scholar Access Program (KenSAP) has placed 197 students with full need-based financial aid packages at top North American Univ...

UAP & Estée Lauder launch breast cancer awareness campaign in Kenya

Staff WriterOctober 2, 2019

UAP Old Mutual and The Estée Lauder Companies have partnered for the month of October to raise awareness on Breast Cancer. The partnership will see the UAP ...

You can now pre-order the Infinix Hot 8 in Kenya

Staff WriterSeptember 21, 2019

Phone manufacturer is set to launch the Infinix Hot 8 in Kenya. The phone is a successor to the Infinix Hot 7, which was launched in Kenya in March 2019. The ph...

Sanlam flags off Kenyan representatives to the Cape Town Marathon

Staff WriterAugust 28, 2019

Finance solutions provider, Sanlam Kenya has flagged off Kenyan representatives to the 2019 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon that will be on 15th September. The repres...

DStv packages prices in Kenya effective September 2019

Staff WriterAugust 20, 2019

DStv has announced that it will reduce the price of its satellite TV offering in Kenya for its customers from 1st September 2019. The South African satellite...

Safaricom to sponsor the East African Safari Classic Rally to the tune of Ksh. 13 Million

Staff WriterAugust 19, 2019

Safaricom has announced that they will sponsor the ninth edition of the East African Safari Classic Rally under its M-PESA Global brand to the tune of Ksh. 13 M...

Philip Ogola selected to join UN Foundation’s new class of +SocialGood Connectors

Staff WriterAugust 16, 2019

The United Nations Foundation (UN Foundation) has announced its new class of +SocialGood Connectors that includes Kenya's Philip Ogola. He is among 13 people fr...

Applications are now open for Rhodes Scholarships in Kenya

Staff WriterJuly 29, 2019

The Rhodes Scholarship is an international postgraduate award for students to study at the University of Oxford. It was established in 1902, making it the first...

Kenyan CEOs you should follow on Twitter

Makena Ndung'uJuly 23, 2019

"It's not where people are spending their hard-earned money or time, but where are they spending their hard-earned megabytes." Mark Kaigwa. We are spending a...