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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 ...

22 golf terms that you need to know

Samson NderiFebruary 7, 2022

Golf is one sport which I have always had an interest in learning how to play. But, I have always been held back by the notion that it is an expensive sport to ...

Canon launches the Canon R3 full frame mirrorless camera

Grace MathekaFebruary 4, 2022

Canon CCNA recently unveiled the professional-grade Canon EOS R3, a new development for its full-frame mirrorless cameras. Building on the success of the EOS R ...

Equity Bank

Equity Bank revamps its *247# USSD service to allow customers access loans among other features

Samson NderiFebruary 3, 2022

Equity Bank has revamped its USSD service (*247#) in a bid to offer customers a seamless banking experience. The newly updated USSD offers a unified service off...

Wincate Wawira has emerged as the winner of a brand new Isuzu NMR Truck in the Jaza Raha na Shell Shinda Nyumba National Consumer promotion

Samson NderiFebruary 3, 2022

21-year-old Wincate Wawira Mwaniki a business woman, and a mother of one from Muthatari centre in Embu has emerged as the winner of the brand-new Isuzu NMR Truc...

Boehringer Ingelheim launches a virtual educational program on heart failure to empower healthcare professionals

Grace MathekaFebruary 2, 2022

Boehringer Ingelheim, a pharmaceutical company, has launched a virtual scientific program titled MEDEX (META Heart Failure Discussion for Experts). The program ...

Bamburi Cement moves to green energy by signing solar power purchase agreement with MOMNAI Energy

Grace MathekaFebruary 2, 2022

Bamburi Cement has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with MOMNAI Energy Limited, an Independent Power Producer. The two companies will set up two Solar Pl...

Huawei recognized for prioritizing staff during the height of COVID-19 restrictions last year

Grace MathekaFebruary 2, 2022

Huawei has been recognized for its efforts in prioritizing its staff at the height of COVID-19 restrictions last year. The recognition was made by a global best...

MPESA Super App customers can now enjoy access to NSSF services through the NSSF Mini App

Grace MathekaJanuary 31, 2022

Safaricom has partnered with NSSF to launch the NSSF Mini app. The mini app will enable MPESA customers to conveniently access services through the NSSF Mini Ap...

Karan Patel emerges as a winner in the recently held KMSC Kajiado Rally

Grace MathekaJanuary 31, 2022

Karan Patel has bagged his second career Kenya National Rally Championship (KNRC) win following his stellar performance in Il-Bisil, Kajiado County. Driving a F...

Airtel Africa set to join the FTSE 100 on 31st January, 2022

Grace MathekaJanuary 29, 2022

Index manager FTSE Russell has announced that the Airtel Africa Group will be joining the FTSE 100 Monday 31st January, 2022. Through its mobile telecoms and mo...

Sweden, the springboard to stardom for Kenyan footballers

Samson NderiJanuary 28, 2022

Compared to some of the other African countries renowned for their footballing exports, Kenya has lagged behind somewhat in the last couple of decades. Neverthe...

Dow invests in Mr. Green Africa to address waste management gaps in Africa

Grace MathekaJanuary 28, 2022

Dow, a sustainable materials science company, has made an investment in Mr. Green Africa, a recycling company, to be a Certified B Corporation. The certificatio...

Zamara launches retirement insurance plan for boda boda riders

Grace MathekaJanuary 28, 2022

Zamara Group, a financial services provider, has entered into a partnership with the United Boda Boda Association of Kenya. The partnership agreement aims to br...

EABL half year net profit grows to an impressive Ksh. 8.7 billion

James WamathaiJanuary 28, 2022

East African Breweries PLC (EABL) has announced that it has reported a Ksh. 8.7 billion net profit for the half year ended 31st December 2021. This is an improv...

Aavishkaar Capital & KfW partner to launch Ksh. 28.2B ESG First Fund to scale emerging businesses

Grace MathekaJanuary 28, 2022

Aavishkaar Capital (Aavishkaar), an Indian-based impact fund managing company has partnered with KfW, a German state-owned investment and development bank. The ...

Gates Foundation appoints 4 new trustees to shape governance & increase impact

Grace MathekaJanuary 28, 2022

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has appointed a board of trustees with four new members. Strive Masiyiwa, Baroness Nemat (Minouche) Shafik, Thomas J. Tier...

Kenya’s Angel Lately & Mandi Sarro among 26 African YouTubers selected to join the 2022 YouTube BlackVoices Fund

Grace MathekaJanuary 27, 2022

YouTube recently revealed the names of African creators who have been selected to join a global cohort of 135, in its flagship #YouTubeBlackVoices Fund initiati...

Best cruises in Africa

Samson NderiJanuary 27, 2022

Africa is a continent that is filled with a wide range of geographical points of interest. From the shimmering coastlines to breath-taking mountain views, there...

Braeburn finalizes deal to acquire Hillcrest International School

Grace MathekaJanuary 27, 2022

Braeburn Schools Limited has reached a deal to acquire Hillcrest International Schools. The schools stated they reached the deal in principle on January 20th, 2...

DHL Express SSA has been certified as a top employer in Africa

Grace MathekaJanuary 26, 2022

DHL Express, a logistics company, has once again been recognized as a Top Employer in Africa by the Top Employer Institute. The company has been participating i...

Absa Bank wins the Top Employer in Kenya & Africa accolade

Grace MathekaJanuary 25, 2022

Absa Bank Kenya has been recognized as the top employer in Kenya and Africa in 2022 by the Top Employers Institute. Being certified as a Top Employer showcases ...

Single Kiasi (Single-ish) premieres on Showmax, new episodes to be released every Thursday

Grace MathekaJanuary 24, 2022

Single Kiasi (Singleish), the latest Original series on Showmax, is now streaming, with new episodes releasing every Thursday. The show will be available to Ken...

Safaricom Foundation’s Ndoto Zetu initiative boosts access to digital skills for students in Vihiga, Siaya & Busia counties

Grace MathekaJanuary 24, 2022

Over 1,000 students in Vihiga, Siaya and Busia counties have benefited from education and infrastructure support from Safaricom Foundation through the Ndoto Zet...

Safaricom launches Golf Tour in a bid to nurture talent among young golfers across the country

Grace MathekaJanuary 23, 2022

In Kenya, golf has for the longest time been viewed as an elite sport for the chosen few. This has led to a low uptake of the game more so among young people be...

Network International partners with Mastercard in a bid to expand digital payment acceptance across Middle East & Africa

Grace MathekaJanuary 21, 2022

Network International has in partnership with the Mastercard launched the Tap on Phone technology to enhance digital payments. The new technology is expected t...

Telkom restores data & voice services across the country, assures Kenyans that they are addressing outage causes

Grace MathekaJanuary 20, 2022

Mobile users and subscribers of Telkom Kenya yesterday experienced connectivity issues for about 2 hours. Telkom users across the country reported challenges wh...