Overcoming hunger calls for closer partnership between financial institutions and agri-value chains

Staff WriterOctober 24, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic and runaway inflation blamed on the Ukraine-Russia war has dealt a double blow to global economies and businesses. Enterprises that rel...

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Kenyan top chefs champion the consumption of organic foods

Staff WriterOctober 24, 2022

Trufoods, in partnership with Top Chefs from across the country, has urged Kenyans to embrace organic food consumption in a bid to nurture a healthy lifestyle. ...

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Phone Comparison; Tecno Camon 19 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A33

Staff WriterOctober 24, 2022

In the price range of under Ksh. 35,000, we have the Tecno Camon 19 Pro and the Samsung Galaxy A33. These are mid-range phones for those individuals who want go...

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Tusker Nexters finalists debut singles featuring top Kenyan musicians

Staff WriterOctober 21, 2022

The 7 Tusker Nexters finalists have debuted three singles in collaboration with top Kenyan artists: Khaligraph Jones, Nadia Mukami and Mejja. The first single ...

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KCB has partnered with Mobex to enhance international remittances

Staff WriterOctober 21, 2022

KCB Bank Kenya has partnered with Mobex  to enable customers to get an  opportunity to seamlessly receive funds from the diaspora to their accounts in Kenya. M...

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KBL partners with Savara for the Kenya Cane “Greats Toast Twice” campaign

Staff WriterOctober 21, 2022

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) through its flagship brand Kenya Cane has partnered with Savara Mudigi in a campaign dubbed “Greats Toast Twice.” The campaign se...

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Solv Kenya, a Stanchart has launched commercial operations in Kenya with Ksh. 10 Bn credit plan

Staff WriterOctober 21, 2022

Solv Kenya, has announced the launch of its commercial operations in Kenya. It is a a full-stack Business-to-Business (B2B) digital platform owned by Standard C...

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Content creators stand to win Ksh. 1.2 Million in Safaricom YouTube Shorts campaign

Staff WriterOctober 21, 2022

Safaricom has announced a partnership with Google to promote and grow Short Video content (YouTube shorts) on YouTube by offering low-cost bundles for its users...

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Nairobi West Hospital launches the first Bone Marrow Transplant Unit in Kenya

Staff WriterOctober 19, 2022

The Nairobi West Hospital has launched the first Bone Marrow Transplant Unit in Kenya. The center will provide a broad range of integrated and patient-centri...

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Ogilvy Africa wins an award at the London International Awards for its Lesso Lessons project

Staff WriterOctober 19, 2022

Ogilvy Africa, has won the Bronze Statue in the Health and Wellness, Product Design Category at the 12th Edition of the London International Awards (LIA) held i...

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KCB signs up to the African Business Leaders Coalition in a bid to bolster climate change

Staff WriterOctober 19, 2022

KCB Group Plc has signed up to the African Business Leaders’ Coalition (ABLC), in a bid to bolster actions in addressing the climate change crisis. The ABLC ...

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OPPO Reno 8 5G unboxing and first impressions

James WamathaiOctober 18, 2022

OPPO is set to launch its newest flagship, the OPPO Reno 8 series, in the Kenyan market, on October 25 2022. The OPPO Reno 8 series is a successor to the Reno 7...

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LG has launched webOS Hub for use by third party smart Tv partners

Staff WriterOctober 17, 2022

LG Electronics (LG) has launched a webOS Hub, which is an upgraded version of its webOS solution for third-party partners. The webOS Hub which aims to deliver ...

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Gabiro Mtu Necessary receives nomination for the 65th Grammy Awards

Staff WriterOctober 17, 2022

Gabiro Mtu Necessary has been nominated for consideration at the 65th Grammy Awards which is set to unveil its nominations list this November. Gabiro’s debut a...

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Willy Paul & Sarah Hassan appointed as Oppo Reno 8 series brand ambassadors

Staff WriterOctober 17, 2022

Willy Paul and actress Sarah Hassan have been announced as brand ambassadors for the Oppo Reno 8 series, ahead of its October 25th, launch in the Kenyan market....

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Yusuf Omari has been appointed as the interim Absa Bank Kenya CEO

Staff WriterOctober 14, 2022

The Board of Absa Bank Kenya PLC has appointed Yusuf Omari to take over as Interim Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director effective 1 November 2022. This...

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Coca-Cola Foundation partners with Women in Africa to launch a women empowerment program

Staff WriterOctober 14, 2022

The Coca-Cola Foundation in partnership with Women in Africa (WIA), has flagged off the first cohort of 687 beneficiaries of its Jamii Femme program in Kenya. ...

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Moringa School deal with Lipa Later and Huawei to enable students acquire laptops cheaply

Staff WriterOctober 13, 2022

Moringa School has announced a partnership with Lipa Later and Huawei that will see all Moringa students get an opportunity to access quality laptops at a subsi...

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Bolt issues safety kits to Boda Boda riders in a bid to promote road safety

Staff WriterOctober 13, 2022

Bolt has equipped over 300 boda boda riders on its platform with safety kits as a way to support, improve, and promote road safety among the riders within Nairo...

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PWC Africa report indicates that the entertainment and media industry experienced a 12.6% annual growth rate

Staff WriterOctober 13, 2022

PwC Africa has released a report titled, Africa Entertainment and Media Outlook 2022-2026. The report shows that Kenya has seen continued growth since 2017, wit...

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Equity Group emerges as the Best Financier for Women Entrepreneurs at the Global SME Finance Awards 2022 

Staff WriterOctober 12, 2022

Equity Group has been named as the platinum winner for the Best Financier for Women Entrepreneurs by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Global ...

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Ogilvy Africa scoops four awards at the 2022 Loeries Africa & Middle East Awards

Staff WriterOctober 12, 2022

Ogilvy Africa has scooped four awards at the 2022 Loeries Africa & Middle East Awards which were held in Cape Town, South Africa . Ogilvy Africa’s Lesso Le...

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Samsung has launched the Galaxy A04s in the Kenyan market, to retail at Ksh.19,999

Staff WriterOctober 12, 2022

Samsung Electronics has launched the 2022 Galaxy A04s in the Kenyan market. The phone will retail at Ksh.19,999 for the 64GB variant and  Kshs 22,999 for the on...

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Visa report emphasizes need for cybersecurity amid shifts in threats

Staff WriterOctober 12, 2022

Visa, has released a report that shows how fraud has evolved since the height of the pandemic, with criminals simultaneously targeting online and offline vulner...

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Daniel Mwayayi emerges as the winner of the Compassion International Youth Business Challenge

Staff WriterOctober 12, 2022

Compassion International Kenya has announced Daniel Mwayayi as the 2022 Youth Business Challenge winner. Mwayayi, a leather shoe manufacturer from Kilifi County...

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Hero Motorcorp launches VIDA V1, a fully integrated electric scooter

Staff WriterOctober 12, 2022

India's Hero Motorcorp has launched VIDA V1, a new age fully- integrated electric vehicle (EV).   The scooter was designed and developed at Hero’s state-of-the-...

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Kenya’s Michelle Angawa among finalist of the Meta Future Africa Grant for Extended Reality Creators

Staff WriterOctober 12, 2022

Meta has unveiled an exclusive XR exhibition featuring the six finalists from the ‘Future Africa: Telling Stories, Building Worlds’ programme. It is is focused ...

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KCB Foundation & UNITAR partner to promote the use of electric motorbikes in Kenya

James WamathaiOctober 11, 2022

KCB Foundation and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) have partnered to promote the use of electric motorbikes by Boda Boda riders ...

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Xiaomi Redmi A1+ officially launched in Kenya at Ksh. 10,499

James WamathaiOctober 11, 2022

Xiaomi has officially launched its latest smartphone, the Xiaomi Redmi A1+, in the Kenyan market. It will retail at a recommended retail price of Ksh. 10,499. ...

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Report: Children with clefts in North Africa & Asia more likely to be malnourished than their counterparts

James WamathaiOctober 11, 2022

A new report has found that one in three children in Africa and South Asia is malnourished, and that number is higher for children with clefts in those regions....

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Theatre show Too Early For Birds is back; To stage shows on November 4-6

James WamathaiOctober 11, 2022

Kenyan theatre show, Too Early For Birds is back with five shows slated to take place in November at the Jain Bhavan Auditorium in Loresho. The show took a b...

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Infinix Note 12i smartphone is available in Kenya at a discounted Ksh. 19,999

James WamathaiOctober 11, 2022

The Infinix Note 12i smartphone is available in the Kenyan market at a discounted price of Ksh. 19,999. The smartphone continues the NOTE series journey in Keny...

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Netflix funds education of 46 aspiring filmmakers from Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi & South Sudan

James WamathaiOctober 11, 2022

Netflix will fund the education of 46 aspiring filmmakers from Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi & South Sudan as part of the Netflix Creative Equity Scholarsh...

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Xiaomi launches a brand store in the Nairobi CBD

Staff WriterOctober 11, 2022

Xiaomi the phone manufacturer has launched a new Mi store at the heart of Nairobi’s Central Business District. The store is located at the KTDA Plaza on Moi Ave...

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Ministry of Tourism partners with Netflix in a bid to market Kenya’s travel destination’s

Staff WriterOctober 11, 2022

Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife has partnered with Netflix, the world’s leading streaming service, in a bid to promote Kenya as a travel destination of choice ...

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EABL partners with the 2022 Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon as part of its sustainability agenda

Staff WriterOctober 11, 2022

East African Breweries Plc. has announced a partnership with the 2022 Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon through its Johnnie Walker brand through which it aims...

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TOP 5 transfers during this summer transfer window

Staff WriterOctober 10, 2022

Every transfer window many African players change clubs. Free transfers or expensive, here is the list of African football stars who have changed clubs this sum...

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Safaricom Foundation has upgraded schools in Western Kenya impacting 2,000 students

Staff WriterOctober 10, 2022

Over 2,000 learners from Western Kenya region have benefitted from classrooms, dormitories, and water and sanitation facilities funded by Safaricom Foundation a...

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Oppo is set to launch the Reno 8 series in Kenya on October 25

Staff WriterOctober 10, 2022

OPPO has announced its intention to launch its newest flagship, the OPPO Reno 8 series, in the Kenyan market, in the near future. The Reno 8 series is a success...

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Roto Tank’s Lesso Lessons project wins big at the Loeries Africa and Middle East Grand Prix

Staff WriterOctober 10, 2022

The Roto Tanks’ Lesso Lessons project has bagged a prestigious Loeries Africa and Middle East Grand Prix, 2 Golds and a Silver. The initiative, which aims to us...

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Education stakeholders commit to teaching coding in school in an effort to build a digital economy

Staff WriterOctober 10, 2022

Technology is rapidly changing the landscape of the workforce with employers across the world increasingly seeking a digitally skilled labour force. It is proje...

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Stanbic Bank & KBA partner to offer financial literacy training for hearing impaired entrepreneurs

James WamathaiOctober 8, 2022

Stanbic Bank Kenya and the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) have partnered to offer financial literacy training for hearing impaired entrepreneurs in Kenya. The ...

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