Oppo is set to launch the Reno 8 series in Kenya on October 25
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...
Roto Tank’s Lesso Lessons project wins big at the Loeries Africa and Middle East Grand Prix
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...
Education stakeholders commit to teaching coding in school in an effort to build a digital economy
Technology is rapidly changing the landscape of the workforce with employers across the world increasingly seeking a digitally skilled labour force. It is proje...
Stanbic Bank & KBA partner to offer financial literacy training for hearing impaired entrepreneurs
Stanbic Bank Kenya and the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) have partnered to offer financial literacy training for hearing impaired entrepreneurs in Kenya. The ...
Kenya Airways drops three places in the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2022
National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has dropped three places in the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards, dropping from 79 in 2021 to 81 in 2022.
The Skytrax ...
Linda Ndung’u appointed as Bolt Country Manager for Kenya
Ride hailing app Bolt has announced that it has appointed Linda Ndungu as the new Country Manager Kenya effective October 1, 2022.
Linda will be tasked with ...
Faiba 4G lowers prices for data and voice
Faiba, owned by Jamii Telecommunications Limited (JTL), launched its services in Kenya in 2019 under the brand name Faiba 4G.
Faiba 4G is data focused and it...
Tatu City water company ranked as the top private water utility company in Kenya
Tatu City Water and Sanitation Company (TATUWASCo) has been named as the top privately owned water utility company in Kenya.
The Water Services Regulatory Bo...
Google to launch Google Cloud region in South Africa; a first in Africa
Google has announced that it will establish a new Google Cloud region in South Africa, its first ever on the African continent.
This latest development was a...
Safaricom has officially launched operations in Ethiopia
Safaricom Ethiopia has officially switched on its mobile telecommunications network and services in Addis Ababa.
The telco's 2G, 3G and 4G mobile services ar...
Infinix Zero Ultra to be launched in Kenya on October 14
Infinix is planning to launch its new flagship device in the Kenyan market, the Infinix Zero Ultra, on October 14, 2022. The company is aso launching the Infini...
Kowuor Central Village Youth Group, win a tractor in John Deere business plan competition
Kowuor Central Village Youth Group, have been named as the winners of the John Deere business plan competition, taking home a brand-new John Deere 5050D tractor...
Kenya’s Tesh Mbaabu, co-Founder Marketforce Technologies, emerges as a finalist at the Africa’s Business Heroes Prize Competition
Tesh Mbaabu, Co-Founder and CEO of Marketforce Technologies, has emerged among the 10 finalists in the Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition 2022. AB...
Sendy lays off employees in restructuring move amid funding challenges
Sendy the logistics firm has shut down its retail and supplier trading platform known as Sendy Supply. It has also laid off 20 percent of its workforce amid fun...
Treasury acquires a 60% stake in Telkom worth Ksh. 6.09 Billion to make it state owned
The Treasury has acquired a 60 percent stake in Telkom Kenya from UK-based private equity fund, Helios Investment Partners, for Sh6.09 billion, making the compa...
Top sports events to look out for this October
October is a great month for sports with major sports going on. The sports include rugby, F1, cricket, golf, among others.
The Suzuka F1 Grand Prix will be q...
CIC Group launches CoopCare, a medical cover for cooperatives in Kenya
CIC Group has today announced that it has a launched a medical product specifically for cooperatives in Kenya, named CoopCare.
The cover will cater to cooper...
Kenya Power to increase self reading of meters by customers to reduce billing complaints
Kenya Power is planning to increase the postpaid customers reading their meters to reduce cases of billings complaints. The company plans to increase customers ...
Zamara launches platform for customers to compare insurance products
Zamara Group has launched an online platform, dubbed eZamara, to enable customers to compare insurance products that the insurance broker sells.
The platform...
The role of mentorship in achieving economic growth for women entrepreneurs
Kenya's improvement in the World Economic Forum's (WEF) 2022 Global Gender Gap Index is a strong indicator of women's growing participation in the country's eco...
Venture Capital deals in Africa to reach $7.0 billion by end year according to Africa Venture Capital report
Private capital investment in Africa in H1 2022 saw a total deal volume of 338 deals with a cumulative deal value of US$4.7 billion.
There are three main fact...
Kenyans are optimistic that a climate disaster will be averted according to a global survey
The Epson’s second Climate Reality Barometer which was published recently presents fascinating insights into how attitudes are (and are not) changing as the cli...
US Ambassador Meg Whitman tours the Mars Wrigley Chewing Gum Factory
The United States Ambassador to Kenya, HE Meg Whitman, toured the Mars Wrigley chewing gum factory in Athi River in an official visit on Friday.
She recognized...
Pesapal upgrades the API on its payments platform to improve security & user experience
Pesapal has announced that it has upgraded the API on its payment platform to improve security and user experience. According the company, the new API dubbed Pe...
The best international TV shows to stream on Showmax this October
This October, streaming service Showmax, has various international TV shows this October that you can binge watch. They include the first seasons of The Rehears...
KCB Bank & BasiGo Kenya partner to finance to buy electric buses
KCB Bank Kenya and BasiGo Ltd have announced a partnership that will see customers access financing to buy electric buses.
KCB customers will be able to acce...
Kenyan film, Safari, to premiere at the Cinekid Festival in the Netherlands
Kenyan film, Safari, will have its world premiere at the children’s media festival, The Cinekid Festival, in the Netherlands on October 17 2022. The film is pro...
Xiaomi Redmi A1+ smartphone to launch in Kenya on October 7
The Xiaomi Redmi A1+ smartphone is set to be launched in the Kenyan market this week on Friday, October 7.
The phone company has announced that the Xiaomi Re...
The greatest athletes to come from Kenya
The history of global athletics is the story of how humans evolved to be in better physical shape, lose weight and become more agile. Kenya has been part of thi...
SBM Bank receives Ksh. 1.2B risk guarantee from African Guarantee Fund to finance SMEs & women led enterprises
SBM Bank Kenya has signed a risk sharing agreement with the African Guarantee Fund (AGF) worth Ksh. 1.2 billion (USD 10,000,000) to increase financing of SMEs a...
Crown Paints & I&M Bank partner to provide stock financing to paint dealers and customers.
Crown Paints and I&M Bank have announced a partnership to provide a stock financing to paint dealers and customers placing orders to Crown Paints.
Under ...
Del Monte to host cancer screenings in Murang’a as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Del Monte Kenya has announced that it will host cancer screenings in Murang'a as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
The medical camp will offer free scre...
AAR Insurance wins 2 awards in the Global Business Magazine Awards for its digital products
AAR Insurance Kenya has won two awards in the Global Business Magazine Awards for its digital insurance products.
AAR Insurance Kenya was awarded the Most In...
Ascent Rift Valley Fund sells stake in Medpharm to Cerba Lancet Africa
Ascent Rift Valley Fund Ltd (ARVF) has announced that it has exited as a shareholder of Medpharm Holdings Africa (Medpharm). Medpharm is a provider of medical d...
Google launches news ways of exploring information on its search engine
Google has today announced new ways to explore information on Search that makes results more reliable and easier to understand. Search uses visual search and te...
Tatu City to serve as a case study in policy review on Special Economic Zones in EAC & Uganda
Tatu City’s Special Economic Zone (SEZ) will be used as a case study to guide policy review on the establishment of SEZs in Uganda and at the East African Commu...
Alvaro Lario appointed as head of UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development
Alvaro Lario has been appointed as the head of the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
Lario is a Spanish national who has served as...
William Lawson’s is on the hunt for a new brand ambassador
William Lawson’s has launched the search for Kenya’s Next Highlander with one lucky Kenyan standing a chance to win the title of Kenya's Next Highlander along w...
realme C series smartphones among bestsellers in the company’s range of phones sold in Kenya
Smartphone brand realme has shared that its C series smartphone range is doing well in Kenya, and are its bestsellers in the market.
The handsets with featur...
Climate Story Lab Africa convenes meeting to discuss solutions to the climate crisis
Climate Story Lab Africa (CSL Africa) on Thursday, September 29 convened a meeting to discuss solutions to the climate crisis. The event was powered by Docubox ...
Blue Band nutrition education campaign has impacted 2 million children
The Blue Band Nutrition Education Campaign aimed at promoting healthy living has impacted at least 2 million children across 4,800 schools in Western and Centra...
Guinness Smooth to host brand event on Oct 7 at TRM ft. Wakadinali, Chris Kaiga & Le Band
EABL beer brand, Guinness Smooth, has announced that it has launched a new campaign featuring Wakadinali, Chris Kaiga and Le Band.
The beer brand announced a...