Ecobank is the 2021 African Bankers’ SME bank of the year

Grace MathekaJuly 1, 2021

The Ecobank Group has received the African Banker’s 2021 African SME Bank of the Year 2020 award. The award recognizes the bank which has significantly contribu...

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Infinix Note 10 Pro: Fantastic camera experience with amazing battery life

James WamathaiJuly 1, 2021

Infinix launched the Note 10 and the Note 10 Pro in Kenya on 16th June. The Note 10 Pro is retailing at Ksh. 25,999, the Note 10 128 GB+4 GB at Ksh. 19,299 and ...

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realme 7i wins best smartphone in pricing category at the 2021 Vifaa Festival

Grace MathekaJune 30, 2021

Smartphone brand, realme, bagged an award at the recently concluded Vifaa Festival with the iconic realme 7i. The device featured as the best smartphone in its ...

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Visa highlights essential innovation capabilities to drive financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa

Grace MathekaJune 28, 2021

Visa, a digital payments platform has showcased innovation capabilities that will accelerate financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa. The company highlighted ...

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Our 4-Day, 3-Night Masai Mara Migration Safari Experience with Aj Kenya Safaris.com LTD

Samson NderiJune 28, 2021

Have you ever experienced the extraordinary migration of wildebeest in Masai Mara, the 8th Wonder of the World, first hand? Then, you have no idea what you are ...

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Tusker launches ‘Cheers to our Champions’ campaign in a bid to cheer Team Kenya during Olympics

Grace MathekaJune 28, 2021

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) through its beer brand Tusker, has launched the Cheers to our Champions national consumer campaign. The campaign is aimed at  supp...

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Team Kenya shines at the 2021 WRC Kenya Safari Rally

Grace MathekaJune 28, 2021

Kenyan youngsters Jeremy Wahome, Hamza Anwar and McRae Kimathi put on an impressive performance at the just concluded WRC Safari Rally. Their performance highli...

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TransUnion launches report that gives Kenyan lenders ability to make informed consumer risk decisions

Grace MathekaJune 25, 2021

A Transunion report has shown that Kenya's financial institutions, including banks are at the heart of a fast-changing crisis fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic. A...

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KCAA Releases 20 helicopters & Air traffic control service procedures for WRC Safari Rally

Grace MathekaJune 25, 2021

The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has released procedures to control air traffic during the WRC Safari Rally taking place this weekend in Naivasha. This...

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Tecno is set to relaunch their Phantom series targeted at the premium smartphone market

Samson NderiJune 25, 2021

TECNO is set to relaunch their Phantom brand of phones which has been dormant for a while with the aim of to tackling the competitive premium smartphone market ...

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Triggerfish animation studios is calling for applications to a pan-African Story Artist Lab sponsored by Netflix

Grace MathekaJune 25, 2021

Triggerfish, an animation studio based in Cape Town is inviting entries for a pan-African Story Artist Lab sponsored by Netflix. The Story Artist Lab builds on ...

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Organizational control, sexual harassment and abuse in the Kenyan music industry

Grace MathekaJune 24, 2021

Reports have shown that 5 in every 10 women have experienced sexual exploitation, harassment and or abuse. With speculation regarding sexual assault in the Keny...

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South African companies have emerged as the biggest investors in Tatu City at Ksh. 10 billion

Grace MathekaJune 24, 2021

Investments by South African companies at Tatu City have exceeded Ksh. 10 billion. Tatu City, a 5,000-acre Special Economic Zone, represents one of the largest ...

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Knight Frank report indicates that office rents in Nairobi have plateaued in Q1 2021

Grace MathekaJune 24, 2021

Knight Frank's inaugural Africa Office Market Dashboard for Q1 2021 has revealed that the performance of office rents across Africa remains mixed. African citie...

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Facebook partners with Reuters to launch a free online course for journalists

Grace MathekaJune 24, 2021

The Facebook Journalism Project has partnered with Reuters to launch a free online training program for journalists, dubbed the Reuters Digital Journalism Cours...

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Safaricom launches new M-pesa app which comes with an offline mode

Grace MathekaJune 24, 2021

Safaricom has launched its M-PESA Super App for and the M-PESA for Business App with an Offline Mode and Mini Apps features for customers. The Offline mode will...

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AAR Insurance partners with Safaricom as they migrate to AWS Cloud Computing Service

Grace MathekaJune 23, 2021

AAR Insurance has made a deal with Safaricom to launch technology infrastructure based on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) as part of its journey to becoming a ful...

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Teach For Kenya partners with Pro Futuro Foundation to train teachers from low income schools in Embakasi

Grace MathekaJune 23, 2021

Teach For Kenya has partnered with Pro Futuro Foundation to train 600 teachers across 200 low-income schools in Embakasi Sub County. Teach For Kenya aims to ena...

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KBL’s Senator beer rolls out Ksh. 76 million national consumer promotion

Grace MathekaJune 22, 2021

The Senator beer, a product of the Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL), has launched a reward campaign dubbed Shikisha Form na Senator Ushinde valued at over Ksh. 76 ...

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Opera launches Hype Clubs a chat feature for interest based groups

Grace MathekaJune 22, 2021

Opera has launched Hype Clubs, a feature for public and interest-based group chats in its new chat service Hype. Since its launch, Hype has gained popularity in...

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Germany’s Federal Development Ministry has launched DeveloPPP Ventures in Kenya in a bid to support business start-ups

Grace MathekaJune 22, 2021

Germany’s Federal Development Ministry (BMZ) has launched DeveloPPP Ventures, an accelerator program aimed at empowering Kenyan startups. DeveloPPP will provide...

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Safaricom partners with Minti Motorsports to sponsor Carl Tundo’s quest for Safari Rally win

Grace MathekaJune 22, 2021

Safaricom has announced its partnership with Equator African Rally Championship (ARC) winner, Carl Flash Tundo during this week’s World Rally Championship (WRC)...

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UN hosts the 2021 Global Compact Leaders Summit to discuss global issues

Grace MathekaJune 20, 2021

UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Heads of State and dozens of CEOs and UN Chiefs convened at this year’s UN Global Compact Leaders Summit to address globa...

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Truecaller launches ‘Smart SMS’ Feature for users in Africa

Grace MathekaJune 20, 2021

Truecaller has unveiled a new feature to enhance users' experience. The new feature dubbed Smart SMS has been introduced based on user feedback and is designed ...

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Infinix officially launches the Note 10 series in the Kenyan market

Grace MathekaJune 19, 2021

Infinix has launched the Note 10 series, a new portfolio of premium smartphones including the Note 10, Note 10 Pro and Note 10 Pro near-field communication (NFC...

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Police officers in Kenya banned from using social media to speak about job challenges

Grace MathekaJune 18, 2021

It is now unlawful for Kenya Police officers to take to social media to speak about the challenges they undergo. The directive was issued in a recent memo signe...

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Visa ranks Kenya among top markets for eCommerce in Sub-Saharan Africa

Grace MathekaJune 18, 2021

A report by Visa has shown that Kenya is among the top market contributors to eCommerce in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) over the last 3 years. The report titled ...

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LG launches new campaign dubbed ‘Last Mile’ as part of its consumer strategy

Samson NderiJune 17, 2021

LG Electronics East Africa has today launched a new campaign dubbed ‘Last Mile’ to customer support and after-sale service through its chain of service centers ...

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Why binge drinking is hazardous to your health

cynthiaJune 17, 2021

A few days ago, we were treated to a video of a young lady gulping down some neat gin from a bottle. Some hours later, another video appeared which showed her p...

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Storymoja & Safaricom Foundation partner to mark Day of the African Child 2021

Grace MathekaJune 17, 2021

The Safaricom Foundation has partnered with Storymoja Publishers for a reading challenge to mark the Day of the African Child. Early this year, over 200,000 ...

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Pesapal authorized by CBK to operate as a Payment Service Provider

Grace MathekaJune 17, 2021

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has granted authorization to Pesapal to act as a Payment Service Provider (PSP). Pesapal can now carry out Payment Gateway Servi...

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Canon partners with Photographers’ Association of Kenya in a bid to inspire creatives

Grace MathekaJune 17, 2021

Canon Central and North Africa (CCNA) is calling on film and photography communities across Africa to connect and collaborate. CCNA also announced the first thr...

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PwC to invest Ksh. 1.3 trillion in a bid to create 100,000 new jobs in its New Equation strategy

Grace MathekaJune 17, 2021

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has announced plans to invest Ksh. 1.294 trillion ($12 billion) over the next five years in its New Equation strategy. The strategy...

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Unilever’s ‘Sunlight Women for More’ program to support over 100,000 women countrywide

Grace MathekaJune 17, 2021

Unilever’s soap brand Sunlight has invested in a five-year program to support women in business through various initiatives such as financial literacy training ...

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Equity & American Express are now offering a wider range of membership rewards

Grace MathekaJune 16, 2021

Equity American Express Card members can now redeem their Membership reward points through a newly revamped portal with more redemption options. The Membership ...

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Raila Odinga & Sundeep Raichura appointed to AfGIIB Advisory Board

Grace MathekaJune 16, 2021

Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Sundeep Raichura, CEO of Zamara Group have been appointed as Advisory Board members to the African Green Infrastructure I...

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Nairobi-Lang’ata Rotary Club & KDF have unveil Oloomaiyana Water Project in Kajiado

Grace MathekaJune 14, 2021

The Rotary Club of Nairobi-Lang’ata has partnered with the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) and other partners commissioned the Oloomaiyana Community Water Project wo...

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Pete Townshend’s ‘Give Blood’ to be featured in this year’s World Blood Donor Day blood drive

Grace MathekaJune 14, 2021

To mark this year's World Blood Donor Day on 14 June, the Global Blood Fund (GBF) will release multiple interpretations of Pete Townshend’s song Give Blood. The...

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Huawei’s Petal Search now features direct link to Jumia in a bid to enhance service delivery

Grace MathekaJune 14, 2021

Petal Search, a search engine pre-installed on new Huawei smartphones running on EMUI 10.1, has announced a partnership with Jumia, an e-commerce platform in Af...

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You can now catch all the UEFA Euro 2020 action on Showmax Pro

Grace MathekaJune 14, 2021

UEFA Euro 2020 has officially kicked off with 24 teams competing for the coveted trophy in the month-long tournament. Football fans in Kenya are now able to wat...

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Ciku Kimeria has been appointed as an editor for Quartz Africa

Grace MathekaJune 14, 2021

Ciku Kimeria will be officially joining the Quartz Africa team as editor as announced by Quartz editor-in-chief Katherine Bell, effective June, 2021. Ciku has b...

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G7 Development Finance Institutions & partners to invest Ksh. 8.62 trillion into African businesses

Grace MathekaJune 14, 2021

The G7 DFIs, the IFC, EBRD and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have committed to invest Ksh. 8.62 trillion ($80 billion) in the private sector over the next ...

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