Equity Bank wins two awards at the Visa Awards 2021
Equity Bank has won two awards at the Visa Awards 2021, that is the Visa Top Acquiring Award and the Visa E-Commerce (Acquiring) Award.
The two awards from Vis...
Safaricom appoints Juliana Rotich as the Head of Fintech Integration
Safaricom has appointed Juliana Rotich as the head of its fintech integration solutions. She will be tasked with guiding the company’s financial integrated solu...
Absa Bank Kenya resumes dividend payment as net profit for 2021 hits Ksh. 10.9 Billion
Absa Bank Kenya PLC has reported a net profit of Ksh. 10.9 billion for the year ended 31st December 2021. This marks a 161% rise in profitability as compared t...
Kenya’s Voline Ogutu among winners in the Netflix African Folktales, Re-imagined competition
Kenya's Voline Ogutu has been announced as one of the six winners in the UNESCO and Netflix African Folktales, Re-imagined competition.
Each winner will rece...
A chat with Paul Muchangi on his golf journey and the impact of Safaricom Golf Tour
When one thinks of golf, most often than not, what comes to mind is that it is an expensive sport that is only open to the well to do. However, that is not alwa...
Joe Ageyo joins Nation Media Group as Editorial Director- Broadcasting
Joe Ageyo a veteran journalist has been appointed the editorial director- Broadcasting at Nation Media Group.
Joe holds an MSC in Environmental Governance fr...
Blueband’s value chain has benefitted over 7,000 canola oil farmers in the Kenyan market
Blue Band has been in East Africa since the 1950s and is even older than
countries like Kenya. Trusted by generations of families, many grew up with Blue Band ...
KBL’s Tusker Nexters Competition begins with Meru leg
Michael Ndegwa, Peter Wakahiu & Kelvin Chebet were among seven winners of the Tusker Nexters Regional Finals in Meru ASK Showground. The seven will now trav...
Moove, a mobility fintech, has raised $105m in a Series A2 funding round
Moove has raised $105 million in an oversubscribed Series A2 round consisting of equity and debt. The round was led by existing investors, Speedinvest, Left Lan...
Stanchart reports Ksh. 9 Billion net profit for the year ended 31 December 2021
Standard Chartered Bank Kenya has reported a Ksh. 9 Billion net profit for the year ended 31st December 2021 which is a 66.2% rise from a similar period last ye...
Fleetsimplify, HydroIQ and Sukhiba among startups selected for Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Class 7
Three Kenyan startups, that is Fleetsimplify, HydroIQ and Sukhiba been selected as participants in the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Class 7. The se...
Safaricom to utilize Ethiopian Electric Power Enterprise fibre cable as it rolls out services
Safaricom Ethiopia has signed a five-year lease agreement with state-owned power utility Ethiopian Electric Power enterprise (EEP) for fibre cable utilization....
Shashwart Harish and Audrey Gachora emerge as winners at the Safaricom Golf Tour held at Muthaiga
Twelve year old Shashwart Harish and Audrey Gachora emerged as the overall winners of the third leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour junior tournament held at the Mut...
Food startup Kune begins commercial operations, launches app
Kenyan based food startup, Kune, has announced that it has officially began commercial operations with four meal hubs located in strategic locations in Nairobi....
Ministry of Environment & Kenya Prisons partner to produce 12.5 million tree seedlings
The Ministry of Environment and Forestry has signed an MOU with the State Department of Correctional Services to collaborate in the production of 12.5 million s...
Zoho launches a new low code creator platform
Zoho Corporation has launched its latest version of its low-code offering, Zoho Creator. The new version addresses the need for an easy-to-use platform that ena...
Antler East Africa, a venture capital fund secures Ksh. 228 Million from IFC & We-Fi
In a bid to support the growth of East Africa’s technology startups, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced an investment in the Antler East ...
AfricaGoGreen Fund receives over $30 million investments from the African Development Bank & Nordic Development Fund
The African Development Bank and the Bank’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) have approved a combined-equity investment of $20 million in the AfricaGoG...
Stand a chance to win a tractor in the John Deere business plan competition for the youth
John Deere Africa Middle East, has partnered with Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and Mascor to launch a business plan writing competition for...
Boomplay hosts dinner for female artists as part of International Women’s Day celebrations
Boomplay played host to an exclusive dinner for women in the music and entertainment industry as part of the company’s International Women’s Day celebration, ...
JKIA & Moi International Airport win the 2021 ACI Best Airport in Africa Award
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and Moi International Airport (MIA) has won awards in the ACI Best Airports Awards for the second year running.
Ai...
Third leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour to be at Muthaiga Golf Club this weekend
The third leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour will take place at the Muthaiga Golf Club this weekend, March 12 to March 13, 2022. The tournament has attracted over 2...
Safaricom M-PESA hits 30 million active customers mark as it celebrates 15 years of existence
Safaricom has announced that M-PESA now has over 30 million customers using the mobile money service every month in Kenya.
The milestone comes a few days aft...
KCB Foundation invests Ksh. 5 million in the conservation of Tana River
The KCB Foundation has announced its support for the conservation of Tana River and has made an initial investment of Ksh. 5 million.
The KCB Foundation has ...
IFC to invest Ksh. 228M in supporting tech startups & women entrepreneurs in East Africa
IFC has today announced that it will invest Ksh. 228 million (USD 2 million) to support tech startups and women entrepreneurs in East Africa.
IFC will invest...
High Court set to give ruling in case against the leasing of Mumias Sugar to Sarrai Group
The High Court is set to give a ruling in a case where five farmers, West Kenya Sugar Company and Mumias Outgrowers (1998) Limited are challenging the leasing o...
New mini-series, PAA – Born To Fly, to showcase the lives on 3 teenage girls in Kenya
SKY Girls Kenya have launched a 6 part teen mini-series, PAA – Born To Fly, that will be debut on their YouTube channel and on Citizen TV starting this Sunday,...
Government waives license fees for Boda Boda operators as it reforms the sector
The Government has announced that it has waived license fees for Boda Boda operators in the country. The new developments were announced by Cabinet Secretary fo...
Stanchart is calling out for applications to the 5th cohort of the Women in Tech program
Standard Chartered Bank has partnered with @iBizAfrica Strathmore University to launch the 5th cohort of the Women in Tech incubator program. The program aims ...
Nigerian musician, Fave, joins the Spotify EQUAL Music Programme
Spotify has announced Fave as the EQUAL Africa ambassador of the month. This announcement comes off the back of Fave’s popularity since the release of her hit s...
BasiGo launches electric bus pilot with CitiHoppa & East Shuttle; Opens reservations for orders
BasiGo has today flagged off the first electric buses in the country for passenger use in partnership with CitiHoppa and East Shuttle transport companies.
Ba...
Kenya’s Agrotech+ among winners in the Africa AgTech & Inclusive Insurance Challenge 2022
Kenya's agritech startup Agrotech+, has been named among winners in the Africa AgTech & Inclusive Insurance Challenge 2022 by the Global Index Insurance Fac...
Unity Homes launches third housing project at Tatu City; targeting to build 1,200 houses
Unity Homes has announced that it has launched its third housing project at Tatu City and it plans to build 1,200 houses.
Unity Homes plans to accelerate th...
Lipa Later to give new mums at the company 6 months fully paid maternity leave
Lipa Later has announced it will be offering all new mums at the company 6 month paid maternity leave effective April 1st 2022. Lipa Later announced the benefit...
Kenya Airways to suspend flights to Cameroon as it reviews flight routes & frequency
Kenya Airways (KQ) has announced that it has reviewed the routes it flies to as part of its recovery plans. The route network review will affect several routes ...
EABL & Tusker launch campaign to celebrate 100 years of existence
East African Breweries Plc (EABL), and its flagship brand Tusker, have launched a year long campaign to celebrate 100 years of existence across East Africa.
...
Tusker Malt & The Kenya Conservatoire of Music partnership to celebrate women in music
Premium beer brand Tusker Malt partnered with The Kenya Conservatoire of Music to celebrate women in music through the International Women's Day Concert Series ...
Equity launches Ksh. 678B stimulus package to accelerate economic recovery in Eastern & Central Africa
Equity Group has announced that it launched a Ksh. 678 billion stimulus package to accelerate economic recovery in Eastern & Central Africa.
The stimulus...
The best international TV shows & movies to watch on Showmax in March
Showmax offers viewers a wide range of entertainment content from movies, to series and TV shows that you can stream on demand on the platform.
This March, S...
Smile Train & KEMRI urges medical professionals to conduct more research on cleft in East Africa
Smile Train, and Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) have urged healthcare professionals to conduct more research on cleft in East Africa.
Smile Train P...
Stanbic opens new branch in Kisumu & promises to contribute to the growth of the County
Stanbic Bank Kenya has opened a new branch in Kisumu and has also signed an MOU with the County Government of Kisumu in a bid to contribute to the growth and de...
Lipa Later donates Crevit Mulier Fund to support victims of sexual & gender based violence
Lipa Later has made a donation to the Crevit Mulier Fund, a subsidiary of Crevit Mulier & Co, to support victims of sexual & gender based violence (SGBV...