Q&A Monday: Nzioka Waita

James WamathaiAugust 11, 2014

Nzioka Waita is the Corporate Affairs Director at Safaricom, where he oversees, Legal Services, Regulatory Affairs, Corporate Responsibility and Corporate Commu...

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Apply for the Safaricom Business Journalists Fellowship

Lulu AkakiAugust 11, 2014

VC Strathmore Prof John Odhiambo, CEO Safaricom Mr Bob Collymore, Dean-SBS Dr George Njenga among others at the launch Strathmore Business School has launch...

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How engineering students can apply for internship opportunities at Huawei

Lulu AkakiAugust 11, 2014

University students in their 3rd, 4th or 5th year of study and specializing in engineering can now apply for the Huawei Technologies Internship program. The...

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EABL profits increase by 5%

Lulu AkakiAugust 11, 2014

EABL (East African Breweries Limited) has announced its full-year results for the period ended 30th June 2014 with a net sales growth of 4% and 5% increase in p...

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9 Kenyans shortlisted for the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2014

Lulu AkakiAugust 11, 2014

Finalists in the 19th installment of the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards have been announced with 9 Kenyans journalists making it to the list. ...

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From an individual miner to a multibillion cement company

Euticus MolaAugust 8, 2014

ARM Cement Plant ARM Cement (formerly Athi River Mining) was founded 40 years ago by HJ Paunrana, an individual miner who used to mine limestone, convert it...

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Steps ARM Cement has taken to conserve the environment

Lulu AkakiAugust 5, 2014

For the longest time, media has been reporting on how the environment is under attack. They let us know how we are depleting the ozone layer, how the Nairobi ...

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Tetemesha na Safaricom winners

James WamathaiJuly 29, 2014

Here are the 2014 Tetemesha na Safaricom winners of Ksh. 1,000,000 and Ksh. 100,000 classified according to the dates they won. Tetemesha Na Safaricom Winn...

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KEPSA receives grant from DFID to implement new business strategy

Lulu AkakiJuly 29, 2014

The Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID-Keny...

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ARM Cement CEO Pradeep Paunrana is the new KAM Chairman

Lulu AkakiJuly 29, 2014

AM Cement’s CEO, Mr. Pradeep Paunrana is the new chairman of the Kenya Association of Manufacturers(KAM) board. The change follows expiry of Mr. Polycarp ...

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Unilever relaunches LUX brand in Kenya

Lulu AkakiJuly 28, 2014

For the longest time, LUX has been one brand we associated with the past. We all spoke about it as one of those nostalgic soaps we used growing up and forgot a...

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The science behind being drunk

Staff WriterJuly 28, 2014

If you haven't noticed by now, we love alcohol. Beer, spirits or the traditional brew. As Ben Franklin put it, "beer is proof God loves us". A lot goes on befo...

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Samsung Galaxy K Zoom launched in Kenya

James WamathaiJuly 24, 2014

Samsung has today launched the Galaxy K Zoom in the Kenyan market. The Galaxy K Zoom is a camera centric android smartphone that comes with a 20 megapixel c...

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Sauti Sol releases new single

Samson NderiJuly 23, 2014

Kenyan band Sauti Sol has released new single titled 'Sura Yako', which is Kiswahili for 'Your Face'. The song is the third single off their third album “...

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Keep track of your kids LG KizON wristband

Lulu AkakiJuly 22, 2014

LG has designed a wearable wristband, dubbed KizON, which helps parents keep track of their children whereabouts through GPS and Wi-Fi. The wearable device ...

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Chase Bank makes new executive appointments

Lulu AkakiJuly 22, 2014

Chase Bank has appointed two executives, Chege Thumbi and Ezekiel Owuor as the Group Director of Operations and Technology and Ezekiel Owuor, General Manage...

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OLX to sponsor 2014 Social Media Awards

Lulu AkakiJuly 21, 2014

The second edition of Kenya’s Social Media Awards (SOMA) is here. OLX Kenya, is set to make a comeback as the title sponsors. This year’s Awards themed â€...

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Revitalize Wellness Center opens in Westlands

Lulu AkakiJuly 16, 2014

Westlands is set to be the place to go for relaxation and fitness. This comes with the opening of a new wellness center dubbed “Revitalize Wellness Center...

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IMF is pleased on progress of devolution implementation in Kenya

Lulu AkakiJuly 14, 2014

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has given its stamp of approval on progress made by Kenya in implementing a devolved system of government. This comes ...

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Kenya recognized for exemplary conservation efforts by CITES

Lulu AkakiJuly 14, 2014

The Secretary-General of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Mr John E. Scanlon, has awarded four C...

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Germany wins the World Cup in style

Euticus MolaJuly 14, 2014

After a month of group and knock out matches the final finally arrived with Germany and Argentina looking to stake their claim as the best teams in the worl...

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Safaricom and KCB launch financial product for SMEs

Lulu AkakiJuly 13, 2014

KCB Group and Safaricom Business have launched a one-stop-solution platform to meet the needs of Small and Medium Enterprises. The platform dubbed “Biasha...

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How to enter the Sustainable Living Young Entrepreneurs Awards

Lulu AkakiJuly 11, 2014

Unilever has extended its annual competition, Sustainable Living Young Entrepreneurs Awards that seeks to get practical innovative solutions to the world’...

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Fin4ag Agricultural Finance conference to be held in Nairobi

Lulu AkakiJuly 11, 2014

The Fin4ag International Conference, set to be held in Nairobi, Kenya from 14th to 18th July 2014 at the Kenya School of Monetary Studies (KSMS). The confer...

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African documentary films to be screened on DSTV & GOtv courtesy of AfriDocs

Lulu AkakiJuly 11, 2014

A world first will be taking place this month when a full week of African documentary films are broadcast across sub-Saharan Africa on DStv channel ED (chan...

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It is now possible to buy apps with airtime on Windows Phone

Lulu AkakiJuly 11, 2014

Buying applications in Kenya on Windows Phone has been made much easier. This is after Microsoft and Safaricom announced that they have partnered introduce ...

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Ms. Kibati, the new Fashion Blogger in town

Lulu AkakiJuly 10, 2014

Fashion bloggers in Kenya have changed how people discover what's hot and what outfits can go with what. These bloggers showcase their personal style, with th...

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Argentina advance to World Cup final

Euticus MolaJuly 10, 2014

Argentina and Netherlands faced off in a match that would decide who joined Germany in the final of the 2014 world cup finals. The pre-match talk was all...

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Germany decimate Brazil in World Cup semi-finals

Euticus MolaJuly 9, 2014

The world cup hosts took on Germany with the hope of reaching the final and setting up a clash with either Argentina or Netherlands. The Brazilians were ...

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JKIA renames Airport Terminals

Murugi Angela NjehiaJuly 8, 2014

It is important to note that Kenya Airports Authority have renamed terminal facilities at JKIA (Jomo Kenyatta International Airport) in a move tipped to meet in...

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Germany and Brazil advance to the World Cup Semis

Euticus MolaJuly 5, 2014

After two weeks of group games and the first knockout rounds we are now down to the last eight from the initial 32 teams. The eight teams would be fighting ...

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The value of pirated software in East & Southern Africa in 2013 was $540 Million

Lulu AkakiJuly 2, 2014

According to the 2013 Global Software Survey released by The Software Alliance (BSA), an average of 73 percent of the software installed on personal compute...

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The People becomes Kenya’s first free daily newspaper

Lulu AkakiJuly 2, 2014

Kenyans will now get to save money and still read the news. This come as after Mediamax has announced the launch of Kenya’s first national free-sheet. The...

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A cashless only public transport payment systems won’t work in Kenya

James WamathaiJuly 1, 2014

The Kenyan government through the transport and infrastructure ministry introduced new rules requiring public service vehicles (PSVs) to implement and opera...

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World Cup 2014 Match Day 17 Report

Euticus MolaJune 30, 2014

Tournament favorites Netherlands took on Mexico in the first of the match day 17 matches hoping to maintain their 100% record and book their place in the qu...

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World Cup 2014 Match Day 16 Report

Euticus MolaJune 29, 2014

The elimination rounds kicked off with the host, Brazil, taking on South American counterparts Chile. The pressure was on the Brazilians to produce a win bu...

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World Cup Match Day 15 Report

Euticus MolaJune 28, 2014

The group stage matches ended with the final round of 16 match ups being decided by the top two teams in Group G and H. One of the most anticipated match...

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Kenya Airways has no women on its board or management team

Lulu AkakiJune 26, 2014

Founded in 1977, Kenya Airways (KQ) is considered to be the flagship carrier of Kenya. When you think of air transport, KQ comes to mind. The airline was whol...

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World Cup 2014 Match Day 14 Report

Euticus MolaJune 26, 2014

It was the Messi show as the Barcelona forward guided Argentina to a win against a spirited Nigeria in one of the most entertaining matches in the world cup...

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Win a Nokia XL in the Tumetoka Mbali social media day competition

Lulu AkakiJune 25, 2014

Social media has slowly take over the world. In light of this, BAKE and Microsoft devices (formerly Nokia) are giving you a chance to win a Nokia XL on soci...

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World Cup 2014 Match Day 13 Report

Euticus MolaJune 25, 2014

In the first round of match day 13 games, Costa Rica took on England as Uruguay faced off with former champions Italy for a spot in the next round. Engla...

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CCK rebrands and is now Communications Authority of Kenya (CA)

James WamathaiJune 25, 2014

The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has officially rebranded to the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA). The rebrand comes with an enhanced scop...

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