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Qatar Airways and Malaysia Airlines sign MOU for a strategic cooperation

Samson NderiFebruary 24, 2022

Qatar Airways and Malaysia Airlines have announced a new chapter in their long-standing relationship by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The new agr...

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Equity Group partners with Microsoft to launch hackathon open to students from UON and Meru University

Samson NderiFebruary 24, 2022

Equity Group, in partnership with Microsoft, has launched a virtual hackathon open to students from The University of Nairobi and Meru University of Science and...

Sauti Sol, Nviiri & Otile Brown were the most streamed artists in Kenya on Spotify last year

Grace MathekaFebruary 24, 2022

About a year ago, Spotify launched in more than 40 new markets across Africa, including Kenya. As Kenyans have become more familiar with Spotify, they have ...

JKUAT & Huawei partner to conduct new Datacomm certification program for ICT engineers

Grace MathekaFebruary 23, 2022

The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) has partnered with Huawei to run a certification curriculum to address the demand for profess...

Marketforce raises Ksh. 4.55 billion Series A funding as it seeks to expand in existing markets

Grace MathekaFebruary 23, 2022

MarketForce, a B2B platform for retail distribution of consumer goods and digital financial services in Africa, has closed a Ksh. 4.55 billion (USD 40 million) ...

KBL commits to more involvement in Kenyan motorsport after the East African Classic Rally

Grace MathekaFebruary 23, 2022

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL), through its beer brand White Cap Lager, has expresses optimism towards greater involvement in Kenyan motorsport. This is through ...

vivo launches the V23 5G smartphone in the Kenyan market

Grace MathekaFebruary 22, 2022

vivo has launched its V23 5G smartphone in Kenya, a photography oriented device with features for selfies and a color changing design and high-performance 5G ex...

Absa Bank partners with African Guarantee Fund to provide credit for SMEs in Kenya

Grace MathekaFebruary 22, 2022

Absa Bank Kenya has signed an Ksh. 1.25 billion loan portfolio guarantee facility with the African Guarantee Fund (AGF). This is in a bid to boost credit access...

Roblox: The children’s game that every parent should be worried about

Grace MathekaFebruary 21, 2022

In the current world, most children are in touch with technology. Parents have bought their children tablets and other devices to keep them busy and distracted....

Flutterwave launches new brand identity as it seeks to expand services beyond payments,

Grace MathekaFebruary 21, 2022

Flutterwave, a technology company, has unveiled a significant re-brand and identity at a virtual event held recently. Following the announcement of a Ksh. 28.4 ...

Study shows that COVID-19 vaccines have significant improvements in mental health

Grace MathekaFebruary 21, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has put enormous strain on public health systems and healthcare workers. While the virus has resulted in a growing need for mental health ...

The late Diego Armando Maradona

Sheila MachariaFebruary 21, 2022

Widely regarded as one of the best football players ever, Diego Maradona is a character that needs no introduction. All the team he played for can be wagered on...

Sendy partners with residential minimarts to promote retail commerce at the micro level

Grace MathekaFebruary 19, 2022

Sendy, a local logistics platform, has teamed with minimarts in residential areas to enable retail commerce at the micro level. The company is using its supply-...

Cellulant granted Payment Service Provider Authorization by the Central Bank

Grace MathekaFebruary 18, 2022

The Central Bank of Kenya has granted Cellulant, a digital payments company, a Payment Service Provider (PSP) authorization to operate in Kenya. The authorizati...

Mastercard expands its consulting to crypto, open banking & ESG practices

Grace MathekaFebruary 18, 2022

Mastercard has announced that it is expanding its pre-eminent payments-focused consulting service with new financial practices. The new practices are dedicated ...

KEPFIC a pension fund consortium is set to start investing in infrastructure projects in diversification strategy

Grace MathekaFebruary 18, 2022

The Kenya Pension Fund Investment Consortium (KEPFIC) has identified infrastructure and alternative investments worth approximately Ksh. 16 billion to venture i...

Tatu City gets an operating license to provide internet service to businesses & residents

Grace MathekaFebruary 17, 2022

Tatu City has received a telecom operating license to provide internet service to businesses and residents in and around the 5,000-acre new city. The license cl...

Meet 25-year-old Wanjiku Kanjumba, Kenya’s first Astronaut & US Space Academy graduate

Grace MathekaFebruary 17, 2022

Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba is a Kenyan Astronaut Engineer and Kenya's first Scientist-Astronaut graduate from the Advanced PoSSUM Space Academy in the USA. She hol...

MyMovies.Africa unveils its seed round funding for Ksh. 56.8 million after completing the 2021 NINJA program

Grace MathekaFebruary 17, 2022

MyMovies.Africa, a Kenyan-made digital cinema extension, was in October last year selected as 1 of 5 Ventures for the second Next Innovation with Japan (NINJA) ...

Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 11 series set to launch in Kenya, kicks off the #XiaomiMusicChallenge

Grace MathekaFebruary 16, 2022

Xiaomi is set to launch the Redmi Note 11 series on Thursday 17th February, 2022. As a buildup to the launch, Xiaomi is also running the Rise to the Challenge c...

vivo to soon launch the vivo V23 5G in the Kenyan market

Grace MathekaFebruary 16, 2022

vivo smartphone has announced plans to launch the vivo V23 5G smartphone in Kenya on 21st February, 2022. The device will come with exceptional photography feat...

USIU-Africa introduces market-driven courses in tech & magement sciences

Grace MathekaFebruary 15, 2022

The United States International University-Africa (USIU) has introduced new undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate courses to meet evolving market needs. The ...

Anne Muraya appointed as the first woman CEO for Deloitte East Africa

Grace MathekaFebruary 15, 2022

Deloitte East Africa has confirmed the appointment of Anne Muraya as the incoming Deloitte East Africa CEO effective 1st June, 2022. Anne succeeds Joe Eshun, wh...

More than 500 inmates set to benefit from a new training workshop at the Lang’ata Women’s Prison

Grace MathekaFebruary 15, 2022

Prison Commissioner General Brigadier (Rtd) John Kibaso Warioba has officially opened the Lang’ata Women’s Prison workshop. The newly constructed training works...

A conversation with First Officer Elizabeth Timona of Jambojet on her journey in Aviation

Grace MathekaFebruary 14, 2022

The world recently marked the International Day of girls and women in science on 11th February, 2022. The day is set aside to recognize the role of women and gi...

Startimes to invest Ksh. 200 million in local content for Rembo TV

Grace MathekaFebruary 14, 2022

Pay Television broadcaster StarTimes Media has committed to injecting Ksh. 200 million investment in local content development this year. This is following the ...

The late Prof. Wangari Maathai & Dr. Esther Onyango among women featured in Google’s Women in Culture hub

Grace MathekaFebruary 14, 2022

Google recently launched a Women in Culture hub aimed at celebrating notable achievements by women in the civil rights struggle, sports, arts to fashion, and in...

Upfield partners with OGGS to venture in the egg alternative market

Grace MathekaFebruary 14, 2022

Upfield, a plant–based food producer has announced a strategic partnership with Alternative Foods London (Alternative Foods/OGGS), a UK-based egg alternative pr...

LG XBoom Go

5 reasons why you should get the LG XBoom Go Bluetooth speakers

Staff WriterFebruary 11, 2022

Nowadays life has become so hectic that one rarely has time to just relax and reenergize. However, as the doctors keep saying, rest and relaxation is an importa...

CEO Fridays: Kwaku Foh on Sycamore Capital & the Cashlet App’s admission to the CMA Regulatory Sandbox

Grace MathekaFebruary 11, 2022

In January this year, the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) admitted Sycamore Capital, a fintech firm, to its Regulatory Sandbox. The admission is effective for 6...

Haskè Ventures invests in ProXalys in a bid to empower informal traders in Senegal

Grace MathekaFebruary 11, 2022

Haskè Ventures, a venture builder for Francophone Africa, has invested Ksh. 17,047,500 (USD 150,000) in ProXalys, a digital transformation B2B commerce company....

Patricia Ithau appointed as CEO of WPP Scangroup

Grace MathekaFebruary 10, 2022

WPP Scangroup has announced the appointment of Patricia Ithau as its Chief Executive Officer. Patricia is an accomplished business and marketing leader who brin...

Kenyan lawyer Noreen Kidunduhu appointed as chair of CIArb

Grace MathekaFebruary 10, 2022

The YMG (Young Members Group) has announced the appointment of Noreen Kidunduhu and Ana Gerdau de Borja Mercereau as Chair and Vice-Chair of CIArb, YMG’s Global...

Visa

Visa Everywhere Initiative 2022 is inviting fintech startups to showcase their solutions

Grace MathekaFebruary 10, 2022

The Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI) is inviting fintech and payment startups to showcase their products and solutions. The initiative will offer finalists firs...

Airtel Kenya partners with UNICEF to promote children’s rights to education & protection

Grace MathekaFebruary 10, 2022

UNICEF and Airtel Kenya have announced a partnership to promote children’s rights to education and a safe and secure childhood. The partnership will focus on pr...

Safaricom’s MPESA confirms a Ksh. 20 million sponsorship for the Magical Kenya Ladies Open

Grace MathekaFebruary 9, 2022

MPESA, Safaricom's mobile money service, has announced a Ksh. 20 million sponsorship for the second edition of the Magical Kenya Ladies Golf Open. The tournamen...

Equity ranked as the 5th strongest banking brand in the world at the 2022 Brand Finance Banking 500 report

Grace MathekaFebruary 9, 2022

Equity Group has been named the 5th strongest banking brand in the world. The Group is the only new entrant among the top ten leading banking brands with an imp...

Hisense confirmed as the appliance partner for MasterChef South Africa Season 4

Grace MathekaFebruary 9, 2022

Hisense, a provider of cooking and home appliances, has announced it will be an appliance partner for the fourth season of MasterChef South Africa. Hisense will...

KAM raises concerns over KRA charges on livestock delivered to Nairobi County

Grace MathekaFebruary 8, 2022

The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) through its CEO Phyllis Wakiaga has registered concerns on what it terms as unfair imposition of fees on businesses...

Latest Knight Frank report shows improvement in Nairobi residential sale prices

Grace MathekaFebruary 8, 2022

Knight Frank's second half 2021 Kenya Market Update report has shown that prime residential sale prices in Nairobi marginally improved by 1.2% over the past 6 m...

Enzi Ijayo

Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund provides Ksh. 4 billion financing to the Kesses solar project in Eldoret

Grace MathekaFebruary 8, 2022

The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) has provided a Ksh. 4 billion (USD 35 million) loan over a 15 year term to the 40MW Kesses solar generation proje...

KCB sponsors the 2021/2022 Safari Golf Tour series to a tune of Ksh. 4 million

Grace MathekaFebruary 7, 2022

KCB Bank has injected a Ksh. 4 million sponsorship towards the 2021/2022 Safari Golf Tour series. The funding was channeled through the Kenya Open Golf Limited ...