Zalego Academy is now part of the the Amazon Web Services training partner program
Zalego Academy has announced that it is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deliver training and certification for cloud skills to learners in Kenya.
Zal...
I&M Bank reports a 3% growth in net profit to Ksh. 8.6 Billion for 2021
I&M Group PLC has reported a 3% growth in profit after tax to Ksh. 8.6 billion, this was as compared to Ksh. 8.4 billion for the same period in 2020.
The...
Microsoft launches a research institute in Nairobi as it seeks to advance scientific knowledge
Microsoft has announced the establishment of a research institute in Nairobi. This institute aptly named "Microsoft Africa Research Institute" will be the compa...
Bolt is calling out for applications to its internship programme that seeks to empower women
Bolt has rolled out its second phase of the #Drive4WITech internship program that seeks to empower women in technology across Africa.
The #Drive4WITech is a ...
LG renews sponsorship deal for Sports Personality of the Month Award
LG Electronics East Africa has announced a new one-year sponsorship deal for the Sports Personality of the Month Award (SPOM) through to December 2022.
The ren...
MOH partners with Medtronic Labs to expand access to health care for chronic diseases
Medtronic LABS and the Ministry of Health have announced the expansion of the Empower Health program. This is a landmark public-private partnership that address...
USIU-Africa partners with the University of Nevada, to launch Africa’s first behavioral analysis training course
The United States International University-Africa (USIU-Africa) has partnered with University of Nevada to deliver a behavior analysis certificate course, a fir...
Telkom and PEACE Cable Company have landed a new submarine fibre cable in Kenya
Telkom and the PEACE Cable company have announced the successful landing of their new submarine cable in Mombasa.
The PEACE Cable will bring faster and more...
Faulu Bank has partnered with USAID in a project aimed at training and financing over 10,000 farmers
Faulu Bank has partnered with USAID-funded Feed the Future Kenya Crops and Dairy Market Systems Activity (KCDMS) in a deal implemented by RTI International to...
How to check your KCPE 2021 Results
The Minister in charge of Education, Professor George Magoha, has just released the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education 2021 results (KCPE 2021 results) at t...
Tips on how to clean up your phone for better performance
Our phones just like our living spaces get cluttered over time with things that we are not likely to use. While we might focus on donating old clothes or unwant...
The tech trends for 2022 and what they mean for the African continent
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...
Four Points by Sheraton recognised as the Best Airport Hotel by the 2022 International Hotel Awards
Four Points by Sheraton has been awarded at the International Hotel Awards as the Best Airport Hotel 2022. While the CEO Destinations Premium magazine has recog...
Daikin Industries launches operations in Kenya as part of global growth strategy
Daikin Industries, the world’s largest maker of air conditioning equipment, has launched its operations in Kenya as part of its global strategy to increase foot...
Lydia Jebichii emerges the winner at the fourth leg of Safaricom Golf Tour at Nyanza Golf Club
Nandi based Lydia Jebichii has been crowned the winner of the fourth leg of the ongoing Safaricom Golf Tour held yesterday at Nyanza Golf Club.
Playing off a h...
200 youth in Kisumu took part in ‘Golf Mtaani’ a Safaricom golf outreach programme
Over 200 youth from Kisumu County have today gotten a chance to take a part in a Safaricom Golf Outreach programme dubbed ‘Golf Mtaani’ held at Lolwe Grounds.
...
Coca Cola Foundation partners with AWAK to empower mothers living in urban slums
Over 2500 mothers are set to benefit from an economic empowerment program by the Association of Women in Agriculture, Kenya (AWAK) and The Coca-Cola Foundation....
Evans Amunga a boda boda rider from Kibera has won a house in the Shell promotion
Evans Amunga, a boda-boda rider based in Kibera, has won a three-bedroomed house situated in Kitengela Almond Grove. This was in the just concluded Jaza Raha Na...
CEO Fridays; A chat with Christophe Leloup, the Emirates country manager on the impact of Covid-19
With over 26 years of experience in the airline industry, Leloup first joined Emirates in 2012, taking on the role of Area Manager in Côte d’Ivoire and overseei...
Qatar Airways Privilege Club has adopted Avios as its reward currency
Qatar Airways has announced that the Privilege Club has officially adopted Avios as its reward currency. This opens up a world of new opportunities
for member...
NCBA Group posts Ksh. 10.2 Billion net profit for the year 2021
NCBA Group Plc has reported a KSh 10.2 Billion net profit for the financial year ended 31st December 2021. This is a increase of 121.7% from the Ksh. KSh 4.6 Bi...
Natbank Trustee reports a Ksh. 23 Million net profit for the year 2021
Natbank Trustee and Investment Services Limited (Natbank), a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Bank of Kenya Limited, has announced a profit after tax of...
Microsoft launches offices for for its Africa Development Centre in Nairobi
Microsoft has launched an office for the African Development Centre (ADC) after three years of operation in Kenya. The facility was officially launched by H.E t...
USIU-Africa, KBA & Serianu partner to train 2,000 youth as cybersecurity experts
USIU-Africa, Kenya Bankers Association and Serianu have partnered in a bid to train 2,000 cyber security professionals in a program known as Cyber Shujaa.
The...
Legally Chubby & TK Lyon among winners in Tusker Nexters competition in Kisumu
The Tusker Nexters Lake region auditions came to a close with three musical talents, and four eSports players selected to represent the region at the national f...
Microsoft launches season 3 of the Game of Learners competition for university students
Microsoft has launched the 2022 season of Africa Development Center (ADC)-sponsored Game of Learners (GOL) competition .
The GOL initiative, now in its third...
Equity Group posts Ksh. 39.17 Billion net profit for the year 2021
Equity Group recorded net profit growth of 98 percent to Ksh39.17 billion from Ksh19.78 billion the previous year.
This rise in profitability was on the bac...
Uber has appointed Imran Manji as their new Head of East Africa
Uber has announced the appointment of Imran Manji as their new Head of East Africa. He will be responsible for Uber’s business strategy and growth across the re...
Absa Life Assurance Kenya signs a product distribution agreement with Hisa Africa Insurance Agency
Absa Life Assurance Kenya (ALAK), an Absa Group subsidiary, has signed a product distribution agreement with Hisa Africa Insurance Agency.
Hisa Africa is a rep...
KCB has turned Ksh. 3 Billion loan to National Bank into Equity
The KCB Group has converted a Sh3.45 billion long-term loan it had given to National Bank of Kenya (NBK) last year into equity. This is meant to enable NBK to m...
Mobile lenders to reapply for licenses as CBK regulations become become operational
The Central Bank of Kenya has announced the operationalization of regulations that govern mobile money lenders. This was via Legal Notice No. 46 of March 18, 20...
Samsung hosts inaugural device experience partner summit
Samsung Electronics East Africa hosted its inaugural strategic partner summit at Villa Rosa Kempinski Hotel. The event was attended by key Samsung distributors...
Why FX Traders are Switching from MT4 to MT5
Today, many forex brokers prefer Metatrader 5 and easily abandon its predecessor. What is the reason why many traders switch from MT5 to MT4? Do experienced tra...
Co-op Bank reports a 53% rise in net profit to Ksh. 16.5 Billion for the year 2021
Co-operative bank has posted a 53% rise in their net profit to stand as Ksh. 16.5 Billion as compared to Ksh. 10.8 Billion for a similar period last year.
Th...
Canon appoints Copy Cat Group as a distributor for its products in Kenya
Canon Central and North Africa has today announced that it has appointed Copy Cat group as an authorized distributor for its products in Kenya. The two companie...
Sokowatch to rebrand to Wasoko as it raises Ksh. 14.3 Billion in a series B funding round
Sokowatch has raised Ksh. 14.3 Billion million in Series B funding which was led by Tiger Global and Avenir Growth Capital. VNV Global, Binny Bansal (Co-Founde...
Safaricom Foundation impacts 5,000 children with its diabetes programme
Safaricom Foundation’s Children with Diabetes Programme has impacted about 5,000 children and youth under 21 years old . The program entails early detection an...
Kenya’s Michelle Angawa among winners of the Future Africa Grant for Extended Reality Creators
Michelle Angawa, a film editor XR creator from Kenya, has been announced as one of the finalists of the Future Africa: Telling Stories, Building Worlds program ...
Canon partners with Ishara Mara to launch a Canon Experience Centre in Maasai Mara
Canon has announced that it has launched a Canon Experience Centre in Kenya in partnership with Ishara Mara.
The centre is located at Ishara, a luxury tente...
CIC Insurance Group reports a Ksh. 668.4 net profit for the year 2021
CIC Insurance Group has reported a net profit of Ksh. 668.4 Million for the year ended 31st December 2021 as compared to a net loss of Ksh. 296.8 Million for th...
KRA and Keroche Breweries have reached an agreement on a payment plan following a tax dispute
The Kenya Revenue Authority has announced that they have come to an agreement on a payment plan with Keroche Breweries in a tax dispute.
According to the tax...
KCB Group reports a 74% rise in net profit to Ksh. 34.2 Billion for the year 2021
KCB Group Plc has reported a Ksh. 34.2 Billion net profit for the year ended 31st December 2021. This was a 74% rise in profitability as compared Ksh. 19.6 Bill...