Safaricom Chapa Dimba national final draw to be held tomorrow

James WamathaiApril 4, 2024

The 2023/2024 Safaricom Chapa Dimba national final draw will be held tomorrow at the Safaricom HQ in Nairobi. It will be done at the Michael Joseph Centre (MJC)...

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Tusker Cider is the official beer partner for Blankets & Wine 2024 festivals

James WamathaiApril 4, 2024

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) apple cider, Tusker Cider, will be the official beer partner for the 2024 Blankets & Wines festivals. They will be hosted at L...

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Mastercard & Women Choice launch new programs to support women entrepreneurs

Makena Ndung'uApril 4, 2024

Mastercard and Women Choice have expanded their partnership to launch new two programs to support women entrepreneurs. The programs, ImpactHer and EmpowerHer, w...

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How to use MetaTrader 5 to your advantage

Samson NderiApril 3, 2024

MetaTrader 5 (MT5) is an advanced multi-asset platform that offers traders access to Forex, stocks, and futures markets. With its comprehensive tools for techni...

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Watu Credit & Boda Boda Association train boba boda riders on financial literacy

Samson NderiApril 3, 2024

Watu Credit Kenya and Boda Boda Association of Kenya have partnered to host a series of financial literacy clinics for boda boda riders. The clinics will pro...

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Bolt wins the “Best Ride-Hailing Platform, East Africa 2024” award by Global Brands Magazine

Samson NderiApril 3, 2024

Bolt has been awarded the Best Ride-Hailing Platform, East Africa 2024 by Global Brands Magazine. Global Brands Magazine (GBM), based in London, is one of th...

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Kalle Rovanpera wins the 2024 WRC Safari Rally followed by Katsuta Takamoto & Adrien Fourmaux

Samson NderiApril 1, 2024

Kalle Rovanpera has won the 2024 WRC Safari Rally after a near perfect run the competition that saw many of his rivals have mechanical issues. He was followed b...

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Britam Holding’s posts an improved FY 2023 net profit of Ksh. 3.2 billion

James WamathaiMarch 28, 2024

Britam Holdings Plc has announced that it has posted a Ksh. 3.2 billion net profit for the year ended December 31, 2023. This is a marked improvement from the K...

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BURN receives $12M investment from Key Carbon to expand cleaning cooking in Africa

James WamathaiMarch 28, 2024

BURN Manufacturing has announced that it has received a USD 12 million investment from Key Carbon Ltd. The investment is supported by Cartesian, a global privat...

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Pwani Oil plants trees in Kilifi to commemorate International Day of the Forest

James WamathaiMarch 28, 2024

Pwani Oil Products Limited teamed up with the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) and the Kilifi County government to plant 1,000 trees at the Msumarini Primary School i...

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Rebates pricing strategy can build a stronger retail supply chain in Kenya

Staff WriterMarch 27, 2024

In the last few years, Kenya’s retail industry has been experiencing continuous transformation, prompting the need to relook the way we operate, adopt new ways ...

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Live football viewing experience, Guinness Matchday, heads to Eldoret this weekend

James WamathaiMarch 27, 2024

Guinness and its Matchday Committee, led by Chairman G-Money, are taking the live football experience on the road starting with this weekend. The journey wil...

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Equity Group posts Ksh. 43.7B net profit for FY 2023: To pay Ksh. 15.1B in dividends

James WamathaiMarch 27, 2024

Equity Group Holdings has announced that it posted a Ksh. 43.7 billion profit after tax for the year ended December 31 2023. This is a 5% decline from the Ks...

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NCBA posts an impressive Ksh. 21.5B net profit in FY 2023

James WamathaiMarch 27, 2024

NCBA Group PLC has announced that it has posted a profit after tax of Ksh. 21.5 billion for the year ended December 31 2023. This is a 56% increases as compared...

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Mobilizing blended finance for climate investments in Kenya

Staff WriterMarch 27, 2024

Kenya faces the formidable challenge of aligning its climate action with its development goals. The heart of this challenge lies in the financial mobilization r...

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Kwetu Nairobi, Curio Collection by Hilton hotel officially opens in Nairobi

Grace MathekaMarch 27, 2024

The Curio Collection by Hilton has announced the opening of Kwetu Nairobi. The opening is the first of its kind in East Africa and the brand's latest opening in...

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I&M Group registers an improved Ksh. 12.6B net profit for FY 2023

Samson NderiMarch 26, 2024

I&M Group PLC has announced that it has recorded a net profit of Ksh. 12.6 billion for the year ended 31st December 2023. The lender attributed the 12.7% gr...

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Java & WFP announce partnership to support school children with daily meals

Grace MathekaMarch 26, 2024

Java House and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have signed an agreement to raise funds to support vulnerable children with daily school meals. ...

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Fancy Fingers drops 3rd album titled ‘Love Language’ featuring female musicians

Grace MathekaMarch 26, 2024

Celebrated Kenyan artist and music producer Fancy Fingers of Sauti Sol music group has released his third solo album titled Love Language. Love Language is curr...

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1500 SMEs in West Pokot & Turkana receive Ksh. 290M in loans from USAID Kuza Fund

Grace MathekaMarch 26, 2024

The Impact for Northern Kenya Fund has released over Ksh 290 million in loans to SMEs in West Pokot and Turkana counties. The Fund, financed by USAID Kuza, h...

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EABL to donate Ksh. 190M toward water conservation in Kenya

Grace MathekaMarch 26, 2024

EABL has committed to donate Ksh 190 million towards the restoration of water towers in Kenya, in an initiative dubbed Conservation at Scale. The funds are mean...

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Barcelona Ladies & Lysa FC are the Safaricom Chapa Dimba Central champions

Samson NderiMarch 24, 2024

Barcelona Ladies SC and Lysa FC from Laikipia are the Central region champions of the Safaricom Chapa Dimba fourth edition. They won in the regional finals held...

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Bolt hosts event to promote inclusion & empower women drivers

Grace MathekaMarch 22, 2024

Bolt recently held an event in partnership with the Organization of Women in International Trade (OWIT) to empower women drivers on its platform. The event alig...

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Village Capital opens applications for its 2024 Greentech accelerator program

Grace MathekaMarch 22, 2024

Village Capital has launched an investment-readiness accelerator program for African startups focused on greentech. The program, Greentech 2024: The Future of S...

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Mars Wrigley trains 400 community health promoters on oral health

Grace MathekaMarch 22, 2024

Mars Wrigley has marked the final oral health campaign in the country with the graduation of 400 Community Health Promoters (CHP). The campaign was ran in partn...

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Sunset Paradise Holiday Homes opens new Ksh 100M conference facility in Mombasa

Grace MathekaMarch 21, 2024

Sunset Paradise Holiday Homes has launched a Ksh 100 million ultra-modern conference facility. The facility, dubbed Sunset Paradise Holiday Centre, will tap ...

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KUCCPS reopens application portal for first revision of course choices

Grace MathekaMarch 21, 2024

The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Services (KUCCPS) has reopened its portal for the first revision of course choices to unfilled programmes ...

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OPPO launches AI Centre in a bid to ensure users get the best AI capabilities

Grace MathekaMarch 21, 2024

OPPO has announced the establishment of an AI Center dedicated research and development into AI and its applications. The new Center further aims to strength...

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Access Bank to acquire 100% shareholding in NBK from KCB Group

Samson NderiMarch 20, 2024

KCB Group PLC and Access Bank PLC have apparently signing an agreement for the Nigerian lender to acquire 100 percent shareholding in National Bank of Kenya Lim...

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Safaricom & Onafriq partner to stimulate flow of remittances to Ethiopia

Makena Ndung'uMarch 20, 2024

Safaricom has signed an International Money Transfer Agreement with Onafriq to help streamline remittance flows to Ethiopia. Onafriq is a digital payments ne...

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KWAL invests Ksh. 10M in culinary training for young people in Mukuru

Samson NderiMarch 20, 2024

Kenya Wine Agencies Limited (KWAL) has invested Ksh. 10 million in an initiative that will see young people from Mukuru receive culinary training. The compan...

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As retailers embrace Generative AI, lack of a data strategy is presenting a challenge

Staff WriterMarch 20, 2024

A report by Salesforce and the Retail AI Council has found that global retailers are quickly adopting generative AI to personalise and improve in-store and onli...

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Women in Tech; Stephany Wakeanda on her journey to becoming a Data Engineer

Samson NderiMarch 20, 2024

As part of our Women in Tech series, we had a chat with Stephany Wakeanda on her journey in the tech world. Here is what she had to say. Tell us about yourse...

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Kakuzi renovates Kitito Primary School in Murang’a at Ksh. 6.5 million

Samson NderiMarch 19, 2024

Kakuzi PLC has announced that it has renovated Kitito Primary School in Murang’a County at a cost of Ksh. 6.5 million. 295 pupils of Kitito Primary School in...

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Kenya to offer booster loans of up to Ksh. 250,000 to SMEs for post pandemic recovery

Grace MathekaMarch 19, 2024

The Government of Kenya has launched the Supporting Access to Finance and Enterprise Recovery (SAFER) Project. The project will be implemented through the Kenya...

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Navigating teenage years through effective communication strategies 

Staff WriterMarch 19, 2024

Teenage years are a time of transition, growth and challenges for both parents and children. They face new academic, social and emotional pressures that can aff...

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Inspiring financial inclusion: The time is now!

Staff WriterMarch 19, 2024

Since the historic World Conference for Women in 1995, known as the Beijing Conference, women worldwide, including those from Kenya, have determinedly advocated...

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Pathologists Lancet Kenya has to rebranded to Cerba Lancet Kenya

Staff WriterMarch 19, 2024

Pathologists Lancet Kenya has announced the completion of its rebrand process and will now be known as Cerba Lancet Kenya. The company is a diagnostic provider ...

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NCBA signs a $50 Million facility with Proparco towards sustainable financing

Staff WriterMarch 18, 2024

NCBA Group has announced the signing of a USD 50 million facility with Proparco, a subsidiary of the AFD Group focused on private sector development.  The fundi...

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Absa Bank reports a Ksh. 16.4 Billion net profit for the full year 2023

Staff WriterMarch 18, 2024

Absa Bank Kenya has announced a net profit of Kshs.16.4 billion for the full year 2023. This is a 12% rise as compared to a similar period last year. This ri...

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Young Kings & Dagoretti Mixed Girls are the Safaricom Chapa Dimba Nairobi winners

Makena Ndung'uMarch 18, 2024

Young Kings from Dandora and Dagoretti Mixed Girls’ are the winners of the Safaricom Chapa Dimba Nairobi region. The Nairobi finals were played on Sunday at the...

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AmaniHoiva pioneering project in developing Home Care Assistants

Staff WriterMarch 15, 2024

Some ventures stand out in the realm of global partnerships and initiatives for their innovative approach and profound impact on communities. One such remar...

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