Rubis Energy to fund more scholarships for Kenyan students

Grace MathekaAugust 24, 2021

More students are set to join the Rubis Energy Kenya Scholarship Fund (REKESF) this academic year. The new batch will join 29 other secondary school students an...

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The Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Authority launches a web portal in partnership with IFC

Grace MathekaAugust 24, 2021

The Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Authority has launched a web portal to boost communication, transparency and service provision for current and potential invest...

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KEMSA flags off health products worth Ksh. 100 million to Nakuru County

Grace MathekaAugust 24, 2021

The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) has flagged off health products and technologies worth Ksh. 100 million to Nakuru County. Nakuru County is the l...

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OPPO announces plans to revolutionize mobile devices as 5G slowly gains momentum in Kenya

Grace MathekaAugust 23, 2021

Kenya recently became the second country in Africa to roll out a commercial 5G network, which is set to improve customer experience with super high-speed intern...

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CashBackApp secures Ksh. 52 million pre-seed funding for expansion in Kenya

Grace MathekaAugust 23, 2021

Kenyan customer loyalty startup CashBackApp has raised a Ksh. 52 million ($475,000) pre-seed funding round to help scale its service in Kenya. CashBackApp helps...

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MoData partners with BioCatch to provide solution against digital fraud in banking

Grace MathekaAugust 22, 2021

MoData, a digital and financial solutions company, has partnered with BioCatch, a behavioural biometrics firm, to deliver solutions to MoData’s clients in Afric...

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NBK records Ksh. 765 million profit after tax in Half Year financial results

Grace MathekaAugust 20, 2021

The National Bank of Kenya (NBK) has posted Ksh. 765 million in profit after tax for the half year ending June 30, 2021. This is a 307% growth compared to a sim...

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Equity Bank increases investment in digital platforms to meet customer demand for digital solutions

Grace MathekaAugust 20, 2021

The uptake of digital banking services by customers has accelerated Equity's move to a variable-cost third party based infrastructure business model. In the rec...

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KAM terms the rejection of the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal amendment bill by Parliament as unreasonable

Grace MathekaAugust 19, 2021

The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has responded to Parliament's decision on the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill. In...

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Kakuzi registers a Ksh. 9.2 million drop in half-year pretax profit

Grace MathekaAugust 19, 2021

Kakuzi an agri-business firm has announced a 3% drop in its half-year pretax profit from Ksh. Ksh. 285.9 million to Ksh. 276.7 million. The decline has been att...

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Prof. Zeleza donates books worth Ksh. 109.5 Million to USIU library following his retirement

Grace MathekaAugust 19, 2021

The United States International University-Africa has received a donation of academic materials, including more than 10,000 textbooks. The textbooks valued at m...

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Marketing Society of Kenya inks deal for members to access professional mentorship from the Prosper Mentor program

Grace MathekaAugust 18, 2021

The Marketing Society of Kenya (MSK) has announced the commencement of a jointly run personalized mentorship and coaching program with Prosper Mentor. The progr...

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NCIC & MCK to monitor vernacular radio stations during elections period

Grace MathekaAugust 16, 2021

The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has partnered with the Media Council of Kenya (MCK) to work on monitoring content aired at vernacular ra...

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Cytonn Investments responds to CMA, says that the Authority should ‘cease and desist’ from defamatory remarks

Grace MathekaAugust 16, 2021

Cytonn Investments Company has responded to the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) CEO Wyckliffe Shamiah to “cease and desist from the publication of defamatory st...

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How to buy NSE stocks using Safaricom Bonga Points

Grace MathekaAugust 16, 2021

Safaricom recently announced a partnership with the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) to enable Kenyans invest in stocks using their accrued Bonga points. Al...

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Smirnoff Vodka launches ‘The Infamous Mic’ campaign in a bid to grow presence in the Kenya market

Grace MathekaAugust 16, 2021

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) through its vodka brand Smirnoff has launched a campaign dubbed The Infamous Mic in Kenya, in line with the new global positioning...

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KBL has relaunched the Mr. Dowells whiskey in the Kenyan market

Grace MathekaAugust 14, 2021

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) has relaunched the Mr. Dowell's whiskey into the Kenyan market, primarily targeted at young, upwardly mobile and fun-loving consum...

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KBL presents Team Kenya Paralympians with travel kits ahead of Tokyo Games

Grace MathekaAugust 14, 2021

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) through their beer brand Tusker recently presented the official travel kit to the Kenya Paralympics team headed to the 26th editio...

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Get your COVID-19 vaccine at these MoH approved vaccination sites

Grace MathekaAugust 14, 2021

With the whole world battling the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccines have been rendered humanity's best shot at winning the war against the virus. The Government of Ke...

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6 ways companies can partner with travel trade for employee & customer engagement

Muthuri KinyamuAugust 14, 2021

With the last quarter of the year approaching when brands host end of the year stakeholder events, retreats and reward employees, companies are still grappling ...

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Sendy to offer small businesses & individuals up to 40% discounts on their first order

Grace MathekaAugust 13, 2021

Sendy, an on-demand delivery company, has launched a solution to provide small businesses and individual consumers with low-cost logistical solutions. Small ...

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Farmer associations petition Parliament over the proposed ban of some pesticides

Grace MathekaAugust 12, 2021

Farmers in Kenya through the Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya, the National Potato Council of Kenya, and the Cereal Growers Association have lodged a petition ...

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Prof. Githu Muigai to head Human Rights Advisory Committee at Kakuzi

Grace MathekaAugust 11, 2021

Kakuzi, an agribusiness firm in Kenya, has appointed an Independent Human Rights Advisory Committee (IHRAC) to be chaired by former Attorney General Prof. Githu...

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Knight Frank report shows a 64% increase in office absorption in Nairobi in the last half-year

Grace MathekaAugust 10, 2021

Knight Frank’s 1st Half 2021 Kenya Market Update report has unveiled that prime residential rents declined at a slower rate of 6.02% over the past 12 months to ...

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Safaricom customers can now buy shares at the NSE using their accumulated Bonga points

Grace MathekaAugust 10, 2021

Safaricom has announced a partnership with the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) to enable Kenyans invest in stocks using their accrued Bonga points. All Saf...

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Apple Music rolls out the ‘Shareable Milestones’ feature to enable artists share their successes with fans

Grace MathekaAugust 9, 2021

Apple Music has launched a new iOS feature in Apple Music for Artists called Shareable Milestones. The new feature will provide artists with the tools to easily...

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EABL’s ‘Raising The Bar’ initiative deployment phase officially kicks off across the country

Grace MathekaAugust 9, 2021

The Raising the Bar Initiative powered by East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has begun the deployment phase in over 100 bars and eateries in the Nairobi Metr...

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Cellulant acquires PSP License to operate in Ghana

Grace MathekaAugust 5, 2021

Cellulant, a digital payments company, has received approval to get a Payment Services Provider (PSP) License in Ghana. The PSP License allows Cellulant to aggr...

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Kaspersky report indicates that 29% of corporate users in Kenya have experienced malware attacks in the first half of 2021

Grace MathekaAugust 5, 2021

A Kaspersky report has shown that 29.3% of the 7,962 attacks recorded in Kenya were targeted at corporate users in the first half of 2021. Organizations in K...

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Gilbert Owuor to star in the ‘Emancipation’ movie starring Will Smith

Grace MathekaAugust 5, 2021

Kenyan-born actor Gilbert Owuor has joined the cast of Emancipation, a runaway slave drama starring Will Smith that’s set up at Apple. The film is based on t...

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Here are some tips on how one can get out of debt

cynthiaAugust 4, 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting lock down last year meant that many people could not work or lost their jobs. This meant that those who had taken out lo...

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Meet Haadi Abdulkadir, a young Kenyan travel enthusiast & budding travel blogger

Grace MathekaAugust 4, 2021

Haadi Abdulkadir is a full time traveller with roots in Mombasa, Kenya. A quick look at his Instagram page @haaditravels shows the different places he has t...

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Here are some survival tips for introverted parents

Grace MathekaAugust 4, 2021

When a couple gives birth, it changes your lives. Now you have another life to take care of. Becoming a parent is one of the best feelings in the world. As pare...

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Mohammad Adil breaks the Guinness World Record for the Most Burpees under 12 hours

Grace MathekaAugust 3, 2021

Extreme fitness athlete and health coach Mohammad Adil Abdool has broken the Guinness World Record for the Most Burpees under 12 hours on Saturday 31st July, 20...

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Wapi Pay, a Kenyan startup has raised Ksh. 239 Million in a bid to scale up payments between Africa and Asia

Samson NderiAugust 3, 2021

Wapi Pay, a Kenyan startup  has raised Ksh. 239 Million in pre-seed funding to scale up global payments and remittances between Africa and Asia. Making internat...

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Ogilvy Africa has appointed Sumanta Ganguly as the new Chief Strategy Officer

Samson NderiAugust 3, 2021

Ogilvy Africa has today announced the appointment of Sumanta Ganguly as the new Chief Strategy Officer for the region. Sumanta joins Ogilvy Africa from Mulle...

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How to subscribe to Skiza Tunes on your phone

Grace MathekaAugust 3, 2021

Since the launch of Skiza Tunes by Safaricom in 2009, subscribers have been entertaining their callers with a song of their choice before they pick up. Safarico...

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LG indoor solutions wins the AHRI performance awards for their high performance technologies

Grace MathekaJuly 30, 2021

LG Electronics (LG) Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) technologies have won international accolades for their high performance. The models that w...

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6 intimate things your woman wants you to know

Grace MathekaJuly 29, 2021

Women are complex creatures. We are wired to overthink and over analyze almost everything. Do you ever talk with your partner or look at them and wonder what wa...

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Dr. Laila Macharia & Andrew Musangi have been appointed to the Centum Board

Grace MathekaJuly 29, 2021

Centum Investment Company has appointed Dr. Laila Macharia as the new Vice-Chairperson of the board and Mr. Andrew Musangi as a member of the board. Dr. Mach...

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UK announces Ksh. 20 billion worth of new investments in Kenya

Grace MathekaJuly 29, 2021

President Uhuru Kenyatta, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab have announced a new Ksh. 19.9 billion (£132 million) inves...

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Cellulant partners with Link Commerce in a bid to improve cross-border trade in Africa

Grace MathekaJuly 28, 2021

Cellulant, a Pan-African payments company, has partnered with Link Commerce, a B2B eCommerce platform, to avail relevant digital payment options to consumers in...

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