Sitoyo Lopokoiyit appointed M-PESA Africa Managing Director

Grace MathekaApril 8, 2021

Safaricom has appointed Sitoyo Lopokoiyit as the M-PESA Africa managing director, effective April 1, 2021. In his new role, Lopokoiyit will be responsible for g...

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CDSC appoints 4 new members to its Board of Directors

Grace MathekaApril 8, 2021

The Central Depository and Settlement Corporation (CDSC), has appointed new members on the Board of Directors with Mrs. Aida Kimemia-Nesbitt as the new Board Ch...

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Safaricom adopts Ericsson’s MINI-LINK 6352 microwave technology to boost mobile coverage

Grace MathekaApril 8, 2021

Safaricom has announced that it will use Ericsson to supply microwave solutions on the E-band platform to achieve multi Gbps backhaul capacity for mobile broadb...

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Amazing Voices Season 2 set to debut on 11th April 2021

Grace MathekaApril 8, 2021

Old Mutual's Amazing Voices singing competition has been renewed for a second season. The new season is set to debut across Africa from 11th April 2021. Sinc...

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Hany Ferky appointed as Network International Regional President for Africa

Grace MathekaApril 6, 2021

Network International, an enabler of digital commerce, has announced the appointment of Egyptian national, Hany Fekry, as Regional President for Northern and Su...

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Stanslaus Manthi, Brian Msafiri & Kwame Nyongo emerge as winners at the Kwetu Animation Film Festival

Grace MathekaApril 6, 2021

The Kwetu International Animation Film Festival (KIAFF) has announced the winners of this year's KIAFF Awards. KIAFF is an East African based festival that focu...

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Facebook partners with WHO to launch campaign against Covid-19 misinformation

Grace MathekaApril 6, 2021

Facebook is launching a new campaign in partnership with the WHO called Together Against COVID-19 Misinformation. The campaign will be accessible to people in b...

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7 international movies & TV shows you can watch on Showmax this April

Grace MathekaApril 4, 2021

Showmax has a wide array of movies and TV shows that you can stream on demand on the platform. These include local and international TV series and movies. Some ...

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Total Kenya reports Ksh. 3.2 billion net profit in FY 2020

Grace MathekaApril 4, 2021

Total Kenya has released its financial results for the FY2020, indicating a 30% growth in net profit of Ksh. 3.297 billion. This is a reduction compared to the ...

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Marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge launches his first original NFT

Grace MathekaApril 4, 2021

World Marathon Champion, Eliud Kipchoge, has launched his first Non-Fungible Token (NFT). Kipchoge’s NFT collection includes digital representations of his care...

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Glovo secures Ksh. 58 billion funding to grow its operations

Grace MathekaApril 4, 2021

Glovo, a multi-category delivery application, has announced that it has raised Ksh. 58 billion (€450 million) in its Series F funding round. The Funding round w...

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APA Insurance wins Insurance category in the FiRe Awards 2020

Grace MathekaApril 4, 2021

APA Insurance has won the top prize in the insurance category in this year's Financial Reporting (FiRe) Awards 2020. The theme for the awards was Financial Repo...

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UAP Insurance registers Ksh. 720M net profit in FY2020 results

Grace MathekaApril 4, 2021

UAP Insurance has reported a 13% growth in gross premium of Ksh. 10.61 billion in 2020 compared to Ksh. 9.37 billion in 2019, while the net premiums increased b...

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The Safaricom Choir: A project of love and going beyond

Grace MathekaApril 3, 2021

The Safaricom Choir has grown in leaps and bounds since its inception in 2008. It started with a challenge. The then Safaricom CEO, Michael Joseph, a lover of c...

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Safaricom choir to entertain fans with Easter melodies this Sunday

Grace MathekaApril 3, 2021

The Safaricom choir will host a virtual Easter concert this Sunday evening for forty-five minutes on NTV and Safaricom’s YouTube Channel as from 8 pm East Afric...

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Standard Chartered report reveals delayed transition in Paris Agreement zero emissions target

Grace MathekaApril 1, 2021

A new research from Standard Chartered has unveiled that more than 50% of African companies are delaying their energy transition targets. This delay has left th...

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Airtel Africa’s mobile money business receives Ksh. 1.09 billion investment from Mastercard

Grace MathekaApril 1, 2021

Airtel Africa has announced the signing of an agreement under which Mastercard will invest Ksh. 1.09 billion ($100 million) in Airtel Mobile Commerce BV (AMC BV...

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Microsoft helps millions across the world gain digital skills

Grace MathekaMarch 31, 2021

Microsoft recently announced it has helped over 30 million people in 249 countries and territories gain access to digital skills. This number exceeds its initia...

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Coca Cola Foundation celebrates milestones achieved by its clean water access program

Grace MathekaMarch 30, 2021

The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF) through its Replenish Africa Initiative (RAIN) is celebrating its massive reach to people in Africa with access to clean water a...

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Truecaller brings awareness to gender harassment with online campaign

Grace MathekaMarch 30, 2021

Swedish tech company, Truecaller, is bringing awareness against harassment using the hashtag #ItsNotOk to support women to act against phone call/SMS based hara...

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Tanda a Kenyan banking start-up gets funding to expand in the region

Grace MathekaMarch 29, 2021

Kenyan Banking start-up, Tanda, has launched an expansion drive after it secured funding in February 2021 from HAVAÍC, Zedcrest Capital, DFS Lab, Victor Asemota...

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Microsoft unveils findings from its first-annual Work Trend Index

Grace MathekaMarch 27, 2021

Microsoft has announced the findings from its first-annual Work Trend report titled, The Next Great Disruption is Hybrid Work – Are We Ready? The report uncover...

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Dafabet African Premier League slated to kick off as from 25th March to April 10

Grace MathekaMarch 25, 2021

Cricket T20 competition, Dafabet African Premier League (APL), is slated to happen at the Ruaraka Sports Club in Nairobi. The competition will run from March 25...

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Asilimia launches ‘Leja’ app to help entrepreneurs manage transactions

Grace MathekaMarch 25, 2021

Asilimia, a Kenyan Fintech digitizing payments for MSMEs, has launched Leja, a digital ledger app that allows business owners to manage their transactions in re...

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Emirates offers Kenyan travellers special fares to Dubai starting from Ksh. 43,810

Grace MathekaMarch 25, 2021

Emirates has announced special fares and an additional piece of baggage for Kenyans traveling to Dubai, from 24th March to 30th June 2021. Travellers who book r...

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Absa Bank registers Ksh. 6.5 billion profit in latest financial report

Grace MathekaMarch 24, 2021

Absa Bank has reported profit of Ksh. 6.5 billion after tax, a 23% decline compared to a similar period last year. The decline is attributed to the downturn eco...

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Bharat Thakrar officially resigns as Scangroup CEO and board member

Grace MathekaMarch 24, 2021

Scangroup has announced the official resignation of Mr. Bharat Thakrar. Mr. Thakrar tendered his resignation as CEO and board member, which the board has accept...

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Telkom made a Ksh. 300 Million loss while running the National Optic Fibre Backbone Infrastructure

Samson NderiMarch 23, 2021

Telkom Kenya has disclosed that it made a Ksh. 300 Million loss while running the National Optic Fibre Backbone Infrastructure (NOFBI) on behalf of the national...

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Azei Lago appointed as first Kenyan General Manager for Angama Mara

Grace MathekaMarch 23, 2021

Angama Mara Safari Lodge has announced the appointment of Azei Lago as the new General Manager. The appointment comes following a search that included hundreds ...

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3 Kenyan teams among those selected by Microsoft to participate in this year’s Imagine Cup World semi-finals

Grace MathekaMarch 23, 2021

Microsoft’s annual global student technology competition, Imagine Cup, has revealed the selected entries to compete at the World semi-finals taking place on 24 ...

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The Big Quiz Show hosted by Betty Kyalo and Eric Omondi premieres on KTN Home

Grace MathekaMarch 22, 2021

The Big Quiz Show (TBQS), premiered on KTN Home yesterday. The Big Quiz Show hosted by TV personality Betty Kyallo and Comedian Eric Omondi and will air every S...

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Are sticky wilds rare in slot games?

Samson NderiMarch 22, 2021

Any players having the knowledge of online slots know how important the wilds can be during the gameplay - view the top 10 online slots today. Each of the diffe...

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Kenya launches Business Regulatory Toolkit to improve business access to regulatory information

Grace MathekaMarch 22, 2021

Kenya has launched a Business Regulatory Toolkit to help local SMEs and foreign businesses access legal and regulatory information. The Toolkit will help entrep...

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6 K-drama series that you can watch on Showmax

Grace MathekaMarch 22, 2021

The Asian film industry has grown steadily, with the Chinese war film, The Eight Hundred, becoming the highest-grossing film worldwide. The exploding Korean dra...

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The Rise Fund injects Ksh. 22 billion into Airtel Mobile money platform

Grace MathekaMarch 19, 2021

Airtel Africa has announced the signing of an agreement under which The Rise Fund, will invest Ksh. 22 billion ($200 million) in Airtel Mobile Commerce (AMC BV)...

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Chipper Cash partners with Atotos Sports to train Kenyan football coaches

Grace MathekaMarch 19, 2021

Money transfer platform, Chipper Cash, has partnered with Atotos Sports to provide professional training for Kenyan football coaches from disadvantaged backgrou...

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Old Mutual launches campaign to award impactive projects in Africa

Grace MathekaMarch 19, 2021

Insurance group, Old Mutual, has launched Sisonke, a pan African campaign aimed at creating awareness and inspiring action to combat COVID-19 and its effects. ...

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Global Compact Network Kenya leads discussions to advance gender equality in business

Grace MathekaMarch 19, 2021

Global Compact Network Kenya recently hosted the Champions of Change: Tackling Biases and Backlash against Gender Equality discussion. This discussion event was...

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RUBiS launches an app to enhance customer experience

Grace MathekaMarch 19, 2021

RUBiS Energy has launched the RUBiS App as part of its promise to customers to make their experiece more efficient. The RUBiS App allows customers to plan their...

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Jambojet warns customers of fake Instagram account

Grace MathekaMarch 19, 2021

Jambojet has warned customers about a fake Instagram account @JambojetKenya. The fake account has been conning unsuspecting social media users with false offers...

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KN Law LLP opens branch in London in a bid to grow its clientelle

Grace MathekaMarch 17, 2021

KN Law LLP has set up a branch and relocated one of its partners to London to coordinate its growing corporate, M&A and PE client base. This move is aimed a...

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8 benefits of taking dance classes

Faith WambuiMarch 17, 2021

Dance is one of the best ways to maintain an active lifestyle. It’s fun, interactive and most importantly, it gets us moving. Sadly, a good number of us seem to...

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