Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs): what are they and are they worth the investment?

Faith WambuiMay 26, 2021

I first heard about non-fungible tokens (NFTs) through social media. One of the people that I follow religiously had been going on about them in several of his ...

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Kwara, a Kenyan startup has been selected for the Norrsken Impact Accelerator program in Sweden

Grace MathekaMay 26, 2021

Kwara, a Kenya-based fintech startup, has been selected for the Norrsken Impact Accelerator in Europe’s unicorn capital, Stockholm, Sweden. Norrsken VC is a €12...

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Tatu City selected to represent Kenya at the World Free Zones Organization

Grace MathekaMay 26, 2021

Tatu City has been appointed by the World Free Zones Organization (World FZO) as the Kenya representative of the association’s more than 700 global members. ...

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Bolt fares to increase by Ksh. 1.90 per km due to hiked fuel prices

Grace MathekaMay 25, 2021

Cab hailing app, Bolt, has revised its prices across all cities in Kenya in response to the increased cost of fuel in the country. This has resulted in the i...

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Safaricom Foundation launches third phase of the Ndoto Zetu Initiative

Grace MathekaMay 21, 2021

Safaricom Foundation has announced that it will invest Ksh. 100 million for its third phase of the Ndoto Zetu initiative. The initiative aims at supporting loca...

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KBL launches a Commercial Graduate Trainee program for women

Grace MathekaMay 21, 2021

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) has enrolled 10 female graduates into the newly launched Commercial Graduate Trainee Program. The program aims to accelerate caree...

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Equity Group Foundation launches applications for the 2021 Wings to Fly program

Grace MathekaMay 21, 2021

Equity Group Foundation (EGF) has launched the application process for the 2021 Wings to Fly scholarship program. The program is in partnership with the Masterc...

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Facebook launches short film series, featuring Blinky Bill & Sauti Sol, to celebrate Africa’s culture

Grace MathekaMay 21, 2021

Facebook has announced the launch of its global campaign dubbed Made by Africa, Loved by the World. The campaign is a series of short films that highlight 8 cre...

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Royal Media Services wins big at the 4th annual KUZA Awards

Staff WriterMay 21, 2021

The Royal Media Services emerged as the people's choice after winning various awards in almost all of the categories in the 4th edition of the Communication Aut...

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Kenya’s Asilimia among 14 firms selected for 2021 Africa fintech bootcamp

Grace MathekaMay 21, 2021

Asilimia, a Kenyan fintech, has been selected alongside 14 Fintech start-ups to take part in the 2021 edition of Catapult: Inclusion Africa fintech bootcamp. As...

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Equity Group to join Nyandarua farmers in planting 60,000 trees

Grace MathekaMay 21, 2021

Equity Group has partnered with Kipipiri Sub-County to support farmers and institutions in planting 60,000 tree seedlings in Nyandarua County. This tree plantin...

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Absa Bank reports an improved Ksh. 2.4B net profit in Q1 2021

Staff WriterMay 21, 2021

Absa Bank Kenya has reported profit after tax to Ksh. 2.4 billion for the period ending 31 March 2021. This is a 24% increase compared to a similar period last ...

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UEFA Euro 2020 will be showing on Showmax Pro starting from June 11th

Grace MathekaMay 20, 2021

Showmax subscribers across Africa will be able to live stream all matches of the Euro 2020 on the streaming service. Football fans will be able to stream every ...

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Jacob Bertrand appointed as the Youth Celebrity Ambassador for Smile Train

Grace MathekaMay 20, 2021

Smile Train, a global cleft organization, recently announced actor Jacob Bertrand as their Youth Celebrity Ambassador. Jacob is known for his role as Hawk on th...

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Huawei partners with Safaricom to launch “Scan & Order” an innovative solution for restaurants

Grace MathekaMay 20, 2021

Safaricom and Huawei have announced their trial of an innovative new solution for restaurants, dubbed Scan & Order. This solution was developed to help rest...

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Bamburi Cement posts Ksh. 1.7 Billion pre tax profit for the full year 2020

Grace MathekaMay 20, 2021

Bamburi Cement registered a 144% pre-tax profit for the financial year 2020, to Ksh. 1.776 billion, from Ksh. 728 million registered in 2019. The company att...

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Joram Opala Otieno & Mactebac Contractors banned by AfDB for 36 months due to fraud

Grace MathekaMay 20, 2021

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has announced the 36-month debarment of Mactebac Contractors and Mr. Joram Opala Otieno, effective 15th December, 2020...

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KAM unveils strategic plan for the revival of our sugar industry

Grace MathekaMay 20, 2021

Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has initiated a revival plan for the sugar industry. The announcement was made during the launch of the KAM Sugar Sub-S...

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The Tecno Spark 7P Phone Review

Samson NderiMay 20, 2021

The Tecno Spark 7P is a budget smartphone that was recently  launched in the Kenyan market. The phone is the latest iteration in the Spark series and is targete...

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HMD Global launches Android 12 Developer Preview Program for their new Nokia X20

Grace MathekaMay 19, 2021

HMD Global, the umbrella company of Nokia phones, has revealed that the Android TM 12 Developer Preview Program will be coming soon on the Nokia X20. The progra...

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Vertiv launches new micro data center system for edge computing in the EMEA region

Grace MathekaMay 19, 2021

Vertiv, a global provider of digital infrastructure, has introduced the Vertiv VRC-S, a fully factory-assembled micro data center designed for fast and easy ins...

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Little cab service launches a Doctor booking feature on its app

Grace MathekaMay 19, 2021

Little, a Kenyan ride-hailing company, has partnered with over 200 medical specialists to offer patient booking services on the Little App. The new feature seek...

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Kakuzi unveils plans to support small-scale avocado farmers

Grace MathekaMay 19, 2021

Kakuzi, a Kenyan agro-business firm, has confirmed plans to strengthen its avocado smallholder base as part of a shared prosperity business plan. The firm is fo...

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Ethiopia’s Soliyana Gizaw Hunde emerges top at the AfriCANCode Challenge 2021

Grace MathekaMay 19, 2021

Soliyana Gizaw Hunde is the coding champion for this year's annual AfriCANCode Challenge. The 10-year old attributes her win to her love for Math and Science th...

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Equity Group Foundation and KFS partner to plant 7,000 trees at UoN Campuses

Grace MathekaMay 19, 2021

Equity Group Foundation (EGF) and Kenya Forest Service (KFS) have joined the University of Nairobi to plant 7,000 trees at various campuses. The tree-planting e...

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Step-Bro team wins the Red Bull Campus e-sports competition in Kenya

Grace MathekaMay 18, 2021

Step-Bro emerged winners in the just concluded Red Bull Campus Clutch, a global university e-sports event. The event offered students a unique opportunity to co...

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Tusker Lager launches Kenya Milele campaign to celebrate Kenyans’ unbeatable spirit

Grace MathekaMay 18, 2021

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) through its beer brand Tusker Lager, has embarked on a campaign to celebrate the unbeatable spirit of all Kenyans. The campaign du...

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Hope for East Africa tourism industry as stakeholders target the conference market

Grace MathekaMay 18, 2021

Local tourism and hospitality industry stakeholders are targeting the East Africa Economic block for meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) ma...

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Diamond & Wasafi Records partner with Warner Music to reach wider audiences

Grace MathekaMay 18, 2021

Warner Music has announced a new partnership with East Africa’s number one artist Diamond Platnumz and his leading independent record label WCB-Wasafi. The n...

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Geopoll report reveals that 75% of Kenyans’ earnings have declined in Q1 2021

Grace MathekaMay 18, 2021

GeoPoll has unveiled its latest pan-African poll showing Kenyans are more worried about the financial impact of COVID-19 and the accompanying restrictions. A...

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A look at the journey and future of Huawei’s HarmonyOS

Grace MathekaMay 18, 2021

Wang Chenglu, President of Huawei's Consumer Business Group Software Engineering Department, recently gave an interview that expounded on the early development ...

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Kenya’s Leading Gaming Platform BetLion Release the Largest Jackpot in Africa

Samson NderiMay 17, 2021

After recently doing a major upgrade of their website, BetLion Kenya has become one of the top betting sites for Kenyan punters. Also, recently the betting plat...

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Salient Advisory report indicates that healthcare supply chain start-ups are crucial in COVID-19 response

Grace MathekaMay 17, 2021

Salient Advisory, a healthcare consulting firm, has released a healthcare report calling on donor agencies, governments and impact investors to accelerate the i...

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KAM launches KEPRO, an initiative which brings together players in the waste value chain

Grace MathekaMay 17, 2021

In a bid to address post-consumer waste in Kenya, the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has established KEPRO, (Kenya Extended Producer Responsibility Or...

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Equity Group invests Ksh. 996M to acquire additional 7.7% stake in Equity Bank Congo

Grace MathekaMay 17, 2021

Equity Group has acquired an additional 7.7% stake in Equity Bank Congo (EBC) from German sovereign wealth fund KfW. This latest acquisition is valued at Ksh. 9...

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Opera adds 3 new features including meme creator to Hype Chat

Grace MathekaMay 17, 2021

Opera has incorporated new features to Hype, its new chat service built into the Opera Mini web browser. Hype users in Kenya can now use features like the built...

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Kenyans will get second dose of COVID-19 vaccine in June 2021

Grace MathekaMay 16, 2021

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has released an update of the COVID-19 Vaccine roll out in Kenya in a press release. According to MOH, over 930,000 people in Kenya...

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Kenya ranked 53rd in the 2021 Best Countries report

Grace MathekaMay 14, 2021

Canada has been gotten the top spot overall in the 2021 Best Countries Report. The report is a ranking and analysis project by U.S. News and World Report, BAV G...

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Safaricom’s net profit for FY 2020 reduces to Ksh. 68B due to COVID-19 challenges

Grace MathekaMay 14, 2021

Telecommunication company Safaricom has reported a reduced Ksh. 68B profit after tax for the year ended 31st march 2021. This is a reduction from the Ksh. 74 bi...

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KEBS approves 6 new standards to support smart and sustainable cities

Grace MathekaMay 14, 2021

The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has approved six standards that will hasten the development of eco and socio-friendly ICT cities to offer high quality life...

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Huawei urges private sector to strengthen trust in technology

Grace MathekaMay 14, 2021

The St. Gallen Symposium, an annual gathering of leaders from across the globe, marked its 50th anniversary this year. 1,000 participants took part in the three...

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Price of petrol to increase by Ksh. 3.56 per litre from 15th May; Diesel & Kerosene unaffected

Grace MathekaMay 14, 2021

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has released the maximum wholesale and retail prices of petroleum products. The new prices will be in force...

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