Standard Chartered Bank reports an improved Ksh. 10.2B net profit for H1 2024

Samson NderiAugust 22, 2024

Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Limited has today announced it has reported a Ksh. 10.2 billion net profit for the for the period ended 30 June 2024. This is an i...

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Absa Bank Kenya to open 17,000 agency outlets in two years

Staff WriterAugust 22, 2024

Absa Bank Kenya has indicated that it plans to open over 17,000 agency service outlets across the country in two years. The first phase of the rollout will see...

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KCB Group registers an 86% rise in H1 2024 net profit at Ksh. 29.9 billion

Samson NderiAugust 21, 2024

KCB Group PLC has announced that it recorded profit after tax of Ksh. 29.9 billion for the first half year ending June 2024. This is a 86% increase from the Ksh...

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Taboola partners with Aleph Holding to accelerate operations in Africa

Grace MathekaAugust 21, 2024

Taboola has announced a partnership with Aleph Holding in a plan to expand its operations to serve advertisers and publishers in Africa. With the partnership, c...

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Moringa School is now offering CySA+ course training in partnership with compTIA

Grace MathekaAugust 21, 2024

Moringa School has announced a partnership with CompTIA to offer an 18-week Cyber Security Analyst Course (CySA+). The partnership kicked off with a masterclass...

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Deluxe Trucks & Buses reports 50% sales increase in H1 2024 despite tough economic times

Grace MathekaAugust 20, 2024

Deluxe Trucks and Buses East Africa, the distributors for Ashok Leyland Trucks and Buses in East Africa, has seen a 50% increase in sales since the beginning of...

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Mastercard & Scale launch partnership to boost digital payment solutions in Africa

Grace MathekaAugust 20, 2024

Mastercard has partnered with fintech startup Scale, in a bid to accelerate market deployment for fintech companies across Africa and the Middle East. The colla...

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PATH releases its 2023 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion annual report

Staff WriterAugust 20, 2024

PATH has released it's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion annual report which shows significant progress in fostering a representative, equitable, and inclusive ...

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WRC 2025 expanded 14 race calendar will feature Safari Rally on March 20-23, 2025

Samson NderiAugust 20, 2024

The 2025 World Rally Championship (WRC) is set for an exciting season with a revamped 14 race calendar. It will feature new races in Spain, Paraguay, and Saudi ...

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Kenya Re reports an improved Ksh. 600 million net profit in H1 2024

Grace MathekaAugust 19, 2024

Kenya Reinsurance Corporation (Kenya Re), has reported a 388% increase in insurance service results from a loss of Ksh. 0.2 billion to a profit of Ksh. 0.6 bill...

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Co-Op Bank registers 7% half-year profit rise to Ksh. 13B

Grace MathekaAugust 19, 2024

Co-operative Bank of Kenya (Co-op Bank) has reported a Ksh. 13 billion net profit for the half-year. This is a 7% jump, compared to Ksh. 12.1 billion reported d...

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23 Kenyan students join various European Universities on Erasmus scholarships

Grace MathekaAugust 19, 2024

H.E. Henriette Geiger, European Union Ambassador to Kenya recently hosted a pre-departure reception for 23 Kenyan students travelling to various European countr...

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KWAL’s Lorraine Wairimu on what makes Hunter’s Choice Whisky a bestseller in Kenya

Grace MathekaAugust 19, 2024

Hunter’s Choice, a whisky brand by Kenya Wine Agencies Limited (KWAL), recently rebranded with a new look and feel bottle. The rebrand was inspired by feedback ...

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Xiaomi Kenya Offers Festival 2024 to give discounts on Redmi Note 13 Series

Staff WriterAugust 19, 2024

Xiaomi Kenya has launched the Redmi Note 13 Series Offers Festival 2024 that will run from August 9th to September 9th. This month-long promotion offers an incr...

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Rotary Club of Nairobi Magharibi & Surgical Society of Kenya partner to host surgical camps across Kenya

Grace MathekaAugust 16, 2024

The Rotary Club of Nairobi Magharibi has announced a partnership with the Surgical Society of Kenya (SSK) to launch a series of free surgical camps across Kenya...

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Chrome vodka kicks off nationwide search for graffiti artists for its #HonourTheStreets campaign

Grace MathekaAugust 16, 2024

Chrome has announced a new opportunity for graffiti artists across the country to design the next iteration of its famous souped-up matatus, popularly known as ...

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Sasini issues profit warning over increased production costs & decreased commodity prices

Grace MathekaAugust 16, 2024

Sasini has issued a profit warning for the full year ending 30th September, 2024, citing higher production costs, depressed commodity prices, and supply chain d...

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Hotpoint feted at the 2024 Kenya e-commerce Awards

Grace MathekaAugust 16, 2024

Hotpoint Appliances, a distributor of LG electronics, won silver in the Best Home Appliances eCommerce Website category of the sixth Kenya e-Commerce Awards. Th...

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Musician Simon Javan Okelo to headline show at Alliance Française this weekend

Grace MathekaAugust 16, 2024

Simon Javan Okelo is a Kenyan artist, podcaster, creative entrepreneur, and festival founder and director. He is set to headline a concert this Friday at the Al...

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You can now apply for the Multichoice Talent Factory Class of 2025

Staff WriterAugust 15, 2024

 The Multichoice Talent Factory (MTF) program is calling out for entries to the Class of 2025. The program is offers aspiring filmmakers across Eastern Africa a...

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Samuel Brian is the winner of this year’s Red Bull Dance Your Style competition

Grace MathekaAugust 14, 2024

Samuel Brian of The Legitz is the winner of the 2024 Kenya edition of Red Bull Dance Your Style, an urban street dance competition. Samuel emerged winner, after...

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Debunking AI: A Samsung Perspective

Staff WriterAugust 13, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become more than a buzzword in today's digital age, promising to revolutionize various sectors, from healthcare to entertainmen...

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113 Equity Leaders Program scholars join 71 global universities

Grace MathekaAugust 13, 2024

A total of 113 scholars from the Equity Leadership Program have secured admission and scholarships to join 71 global universities located in 22 countries around...

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Ghanian entrepreneurs shine at this years Anzisha Prize awards

Grace MathekaAugust 12, 2024

Anzisha Prize has announced the 2024 winners at their annual Entrepreneurship Education in Africa awards (EEA) gala held in Johannesburg, South Africa. The over...

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DaVinci Gourmet kicks off its inaugural Barista Craft championship

Grace MathekaAugust 12, 2024

DaVinci Gourmet has officially kicked off its inaugural Barista Craft Championship, an event set to celebrate the artistry and craftsmanship of baristas across ...

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Konshens releases new music video for his ‘Shek It’ single

Grace MathekaAugust 12, 2024

Jamaican Dancehall artist Konshens has released his new music video for Shek It, produced by Costa Rican producer BomboCat. The new single is a mix of Afro-Lati...

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Kirk Franklin & Maverick City set to perform at Uhuru Gardens on August 17

Staff WriterAugust 12, 2024

 Kirk Franklin the American Gospel singer, songwriter and producer together with award winning American contemporary worship music group Maverick City Music wil...

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Safaricom awards 5 customers with Ksh. 5M each in the ongoing ‘Shine Kenya’ campaign

Grace MathekaAugust 9, 2024

Safaricom has awarded five more winners with Ksh. 1 million each in the ongoing countrywide Shine Kenya Shinda Mamilii Kama Bingwa campaign. This is the fift...

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Sukhiba hosts inaugural conversational commerce summit

Staff WriterAugust 9, 2024

Sukhiba hosted its first-ever Conversational Commerce Summit bringing together industry experts, stakeholders, and tech enthusiasts to explore the latest innova...

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Nova Pioneer’s Christopher Khaemba makes it to the Africa Education Medal shortlist

Grace MathekaAugust 9, 2024

Christopher Khaemba, Co-Founder and Director of Nova Pioneer, has been shortlisted among the ten finalists for the Africa Education Medal 2024. Founded by T4 Ed...

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Safaricom sponsors Paralympics Team with Ksh. 10M ahead of Paris games

Grace MathekaAugust 9, 2024

Safaricom has announced a Ksh. 10 million sponsorship for the Kenya Paralympics Team ahead of the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. The sponsorship, which is in c...

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EADB launches Ksh. 892 million fund to boost SMEs in Kenya

Grace MathekaAugust 8, 2024

The East African Development Bank (EADB) has launched a program to boost the growth of SMEs in Kenya to the tune of Ksh. 892 million. The Ksh. 892 million  prog...

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TBD Hackathon competition is on; submissions being accepted

Grace MathekaAugust 8, 2024

TBD has launched the TBD Hackathon in collaboration with the Africa Bitcoin Conference. The hackathon is a competition designed to drive innovation, creativity,...

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Founders Factory Africa VC firm rebrands to 54 Collective

Grace MathekaAugust 8, 2024

Founders Factory Africa (FFA)  has announced its official rebrand and name change to 54 Collective. The new brand name, 54 Collective, reflects the firm's pa...

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Best international TV shows to watch on Showmax in August

James WamathaiAugust 6, 2024

Streaming service Showmax has announced the new international TV shows lineup that will be available on its platform in August. The new shows include: The Sy...

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Konza leads tree-planting exercise in an effort to build sustainable ecology

Grace MathekaAugust 6, 2024

Konza Technopolis recently led a tree-planting exercise with over 1,000 participants, including hundreds of primary and high school students. About 30,000 seedl...

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Kenya’s Mwingi & Gwiji join Jobtech Alliance to combat unemployment in Africa

Grace MathekaAugust 6, 2024

The Jobtech Alliance, headed by Mercy Corps and BFA Global, has announced its second cohort of platforms joining its ecosystem. The addition of these eight plat...

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d.light reports record profits in Q2 2024 as it expands across Africa

Grace MathekaAugust 6, 2024

d.light, a provider of household products and affordable finance for low-income households, has achieved its highest-ever quarterly revenue and profits in Q2 20...

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EPRA’s Daniel Kiptoo nominated to oversee global renewable energy projects

Grace MathekaAugust 5, 2024

Kenya's Energy and Petroleum Authority (EPRA) has been nominated to join the global renewable energy promoter Renewable Energy Transition Accelerator (RETA). Th...

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O-Farms gears up to mainstream circular agribusiness in Kenya & Uganda

Grace MathekaAugust 2, 2024

O-Farms, an SME accelerator focused on circular agribusiness, has began its next phase with a mission to make circular principles mainstream in the region's agr...

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Creating a balanced investment portfolio

Staff WriterAugust 1, 2024

Traditionally, individuals prefer to single-handedly manage their finances secretly. Everyone does it their way, oblivious of compelling reasons behind every in...

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Afro-Pop singer Ndegz releases his debut 7-track EP titled ‘Mr. Bull’

Grace MathekaJuly 31, 2024

Ndegz, an Afro-Pop singer-songwriter and producer, has released his debut EP titled Mr. Bull. The 7-track EP cuts across R&B, Pop, and Hip Hop genres and de...

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