How the new interest rates law will affect customers & banks

Richard MureithiAugust 25, 2016

Yesterday, the President finally signed the Banking Amendment bill 2015 into law. This I have to say was a pleasant surprise given the fact that similar bills h...

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Beauty and fitness guru Ruth Mbugua is making her mark in the industry

Medrine NyamburaAugust 25, 2016

Ruth Mbugua is not only hardworking but very driven. She started out as a model but she is slowly making a name for herself in the beauty industry. She also fin...

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Applications for the Africa Center residency programme 2016 for artists are now open

Richard MureithiAugust 24, 2016

Once again Africa Center is calling out for applications for it’s Artists in Residency ( AIR) programme. The has since 2011 when it begun awarded 39 African art...

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Wanja Kavengi & Infinix among nominees in the SOMA Awards 2016

James WamathaiAugust 23, 2016

The SOMA Awards have announced the 2016 nominees. The annual competition, which is now in its 4th year, has 25 categories this year with the addition of the Agr...

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My journey into agribusiness

Samson NderiAugust 22, 2016

When I am not writing I like to engage in my other passion farming. In Kenya there has been a school of thought especially among the younger generation that agr...

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EABL launches ‘Win a Ride’ a promotion targeted at spirits drinkers

Richard MureithiAugust 19, 2016

In a bid to reward their loyal customers, Kenya Breweries has launched a consumer reward campaign aimed at appreciating consumers of Smirnoff, Baileys and Johnn...

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Financial services firm Pan Africa Insurance Holdings rebrands to Sanlam Kenya

James WamathaiAugust 18, 2016

Financial services firm Pan Africa Insurance Holdings has rebranded to Sanlam Kenya. The company, which is listed on the the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), ...

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Q&A Monday: Wanjiru Gaitho

James WamathaiAugust 8, 2016

Wanjiru Gaitho is a media and public relations professional. She currently works for Safaricom and was previously at Hill + Knowlton Strategies & Gina Din C...

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P&G to help keep 12,000 girls in school with a year supply of Always pads

Richard MureithiAugust 5, 2016

Procter & Gamble on Wednesday had the second launch of the Always Keeping Girls in School (AKGIS) program. The initiative which kicked off in 2006 was in re...

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13 Kenyan blogs that you should be reading

Makena Ndung'uAugust 3, 2016

The blogging space in Kenya has grown in leaps and bounds. One amazing thing that I like is that there are great blogs that are continuously coming up. Today we...

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14 famous people you did not know were born in Kenya

Medrine NyamburaJuly 29, 2016

Kenya has produced some really great talent in music, film, sports among other fields. However there are those that are accomplished and have Kenyan heritage th...

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How Grace Wahome has made dog breeding into a multi million business

Richard MureithiJuly 27, 2016

While attending the launch of the Barclays & ITC #SheTradesKe event I got to meet several women who were doing phenomenal things but rarely get mentioned. A...

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ZUKU appoints Safaricom’s Genue Mwaura as the Chief Finance Officer

Richard MureithiJuly 25, 2016

Wananchi Group entertainment brand Zuku has today announced the appointment of Genue Mwaura as Chief Finance Officer and Michael Dabaly as the Sales, Marketing ...

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Q&A Monday: Brian Mung’ei

James WamathaiJuly 25, 2016

Brian Mung'ei is a student of life who was born in Nairobi, raised in Nakuru and is now progressively getting moulded by Nairobi. He lives life through spending...

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Renault unveils the KWID, a showroom car for 1 million bob

Richard MureithiJuly 22, 2016

In a first for our country Renault yesterday unveiled Renault KWID a passenger car that costs Kshs.1 million. We live in a country where buying a brand new car ...

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Wambui Kinya appointed to lead strategy at Andela

James WamathaiJuly 18, 2016

Wambui Kinya has been appointed the Chief Strategy Officer at tech talent firm Andela. This comes on the back of $24 million funding that Andela received from C...

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The Nai Ni Who festival is back

Mildred SakinaJuly 18, 2016

Nai Ni Who is back again this year and it kicked off on Saturday July 16th, at Undugu Grounds, Kibra. An intiative of the GoDown Arts Centre Nai Ni Who? showcas...

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Precious Blood Students make it to the finals of the Technovation Challenge 2016

Staff WriterJuly 14, 2016

Five students from Precious Blood High School in Nairobi have are finalists in the Technovation Challenge 2016, a global technology and entrepreneurship competi...

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Facebook groups are the new source of information for budding farmers

Richard MureithiJuly 13, 2016

Of late we have started seeing the youth taking agribusiness seriously. This is a welcome change in attitude towards farming given that a few years ago most tho...

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A Lipa na M-PESA debit card is apparently in the pipeline

Richard MureithiJuly 12, 2016

Some time back we wrote an article about how Safaricom was under-utilizing the Mpesa platform. One of the aspects highlighted was the lack of a debit card which...

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The awesomeness that is News Cafe Kilimani

Medrine NyamburaJuly 11, 2016

An intricate space can offer you two things; elevate your claustrophobia or offer you a serene haven. In this case the latter took center stage. Enveloped by di...

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Safaricom diabetes walk set to go down this weekend

Richard MureithiJuly 6, 2016

Diabetes which was once viewed as a disease for the rich has in recent times become a major problem in developing countries. This situation has largely been inf...

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All you need to know about Little Cab

James WamathaiJuly 5, 2016

Safaricom and Craft Silicon have today launched a new taxi hailing service in Kenya called Little Cab. The new service launches in a market where there are othe...

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Twitter chat on young people and sex #HapaChat

James WamathaiJuly 5, 2016

It used to be that sex talk involved an awkward conversation with your relatives who were sent by your mother. For women, it is your liberal aunt who tells you ...

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Q&A Monday: Mugethi Gitau

James WamathaiJuly 4, 2016

Mugethi Gitau is a creative techie. She has a background in ICT and varied career experience that includes teaching, mapping malaria in Kenya and running a gove...

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​Little Cab poses a real threat to Uber in Kenya

James WamathaiJuly 3, 2016

Uber is the current market leader in the taxi hailing business in Kenya. It launched in January last year and despite a few challenges, it has gone from strengt...

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10 mistakes to avoid when applying for an MBA

Samson NderiJuly 1, 2016

An MBA (Master of Business Administration) is a must if you want to improve your business and management skills. There are those who get an MBA so as to improve...

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12 key takeaways from the BLAZE bloggers meetup

James WamathaiJune 27, 2016

BAKE Business hosted an event with BLAZE that sought to clearly explain what the new sub-brand by Safaricom is (and isn't). There was a panel discussion that wa...

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Q&A Monday: Muthuri Kinyamu

James WamathaiJune 27, 2016

Muthuri Kinyamu is a marketer by training who now works for entrepreneurs. His typical day revolves around innovation, stories and people. He landed into a PR c...

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How to register a business in Kenya

James WamathaiJune 25, 2016

The registration of businesses in Kenya has been made easier and faster. For one, a name search will be instant. Also, the registration of companies can also no...

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Mwarv among winners in the Kenya Photography Awards 2016

James WamathaiJune 22, 2016

Renowned Kenyan photographer Mwangi Kirubi aka Mwarv is among the winners in this year's Kenyan Photography Awards. The winners were announced at a black tie ga...

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What to do if your child has a learning disability

Mildred SakinaJune 17, 2016

I was a volunteer teaching assistant back in 2014. As a teaching assistant, i was assigned classes four, five and six. This being a public school as you can ima...

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Kaka Sungura among the mentors for the first BLAZE summit in Eldoret

Richard MureithiJune 16, 2016

Safaricom will tomorrow kick off a series of countrywide youth empowerment and mentorship summits for its youth platform, BLAZE. The summits give the youth aged...

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Heineken announces partnership with Formula 1

Staff WriterJune 15, 2016

The Formula 1 management has announced a momentous partnership with Heineken that will see the beer brand become a Global Partner of Formula 1. This partnership...

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How to reduce wastage by reusing food

Mildred SakinaJune 14, 2016

Due to our busy schedules, it is not rare to have food that sometimes goes stale in your kitchen. The easiest thing to do would be to throw it away. However, th...

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5 things to avoid while driving a manual car

Richard MureithiJune 13, 2016

Automatic cars have become so popular nowadays that it is hard to find a new manual car. Coupled with the fact that people are also generally lazy nowadays, and...

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M-Pesa payments are a goldmine that Safaricom is not exploiting

James WamathaiJune 13, 2016

Since its launch in 2007, M-Pesa had grown into a force in money transfer in Kenya. Since it's launch it has pivoted from just being a money transfer service in...

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mCHEZA partners with Shujaas to host rugby 7s festival

Richard MureithiJune 9, 2016

mCHEZA the sports betting firm has today announced a partnership with Shujaa the national 7s team to host the mCHEZA Rugby 7s festival slated for 25th June 2016...

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Some single mothers should give us a break

Staff WriterJune 9, 2016

I know the heading shocked you, as it should. We all know three or four single mothers out there. Great inspiration. Some have raised Kings, some have raised th...

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Car registration & ownership transfer will now be done online

Richard MureithiJune 9, 2016

The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) will on Monday 13th June 2016 launch an online system meant to modernize motor vehicle registration. In the p...

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How to file your income tax returns on iTax

Samson NderiJune 8, 2016

Just like applying for a Personal Identification Number on iTax, filling your returns is just as easy and should not take you more than 15 minutes. That is if y...

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Using the Code of Ethics for Business in Kenya to fight corruption

Richard MureithiJune 6, 2016

Many of us, myself included, have been wondering what this Code of Ethics of Business that some of the blue chip business like Safaricom, KCB and lately NSE hav...

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