7 benefits of owning a pet

Faith WambuiMarch 16, 2021

Do you own a pet or have you always wanted one but couldn’t go through with it? Well, you might not be aware of just how much a pet can change your life. Did yo...

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The Cookout Africa 2021 for Eastern African songwriters is slated for March 31

Grace MathekaMarch 15, 2021

The Cookout Africa 2021 will launch virtually across Africa, with the first session focusing on Eastern African songwriters launching on 31st March at 1900h EAT...

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5 great cameras for content creators under Ksh. 40,000

Faith WambuiMarch 15, 2021

Cameras have become essential in our digital era where we post everything we do. With a camera phone, you have all you need for basic photography. However, if y...

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IFC appoints Amena Arif as new head for East Africa & Malawi

Grace MathekaMarch 15, 2021

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has appointed Amena Arif as its new Country Manager for East Africa and Malawi. ...

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UAP Old Mutual speeds up claims settlement process amidst COVID-19 pandemic

Grace MathekaMarch 15, 2021

Insurance provider, UAP Old Mutual, has enhanced its claim processes to ensure quick and efficient settlement of customers’ claims requests. The company has ...

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Invisible Inventories launched to reclaim lost Kenyan art in foreign museums

Grace MathekaMarch 15, 2021

The National Museums of Kenya has launched the Invinsible Inventories series, to map out a plan to reclaim Kenyan cultural objects in the possession of museums ...

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Alex Mong’are among winners in the Toyota 14th Dream Car Art Contest

Grace MathekaMarch 15, 2021

Toyota Kenya has announced winners for the 14th Dream Car Art Contest. The contest is a global competition held to encourage and inspire creativity in children ...

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Kenya’s Peris Mukoko among the World Rugby Executive Leadership Scholarship recipients

Grace MathekaMarch 15, 2021

World Rugby has reconfirmed its commitment and investment into the acceleration of women in leadership positions in rugby. Through its World Rugby Women’s Execu...

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Kenya Flower Council pushes for approval of the Kenya-UK trade deal to guarantee export of flowers to the UK

Grace MathekaMarch 13, 2021

Kenya Flower Council (KFC) has expressed its support for the immediate approval of the Kenya-UK trade deal signed on December 8 2020. Kenya’s exports of cut flo...

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Global Compact Kenya & NSE unite to advocate for gender equality

Grace MathekaMarch 13, 2021

The Global Compact Network Kenya in partnership with NSE, UN Women Kenya and International Finance Corporate (IFC) Africa joined over 100 stock exchanges global...

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realme named among top 5 in global smartphone shipment report

Grace MathekaMarch 12, 2021

Smartphone manufacturer, realme, has been named among the Top 5 brands in 15 regions according to Q4 2020 Canalys global smartphone shipment report. Accordin...

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Huawei Tech Summit 2021 slated for March 17-19

Grace MathekaMarch 11, 2021

The Huawei Tech Summit 2021 will convene business leaders and ICT experts from across Southern Africa from March 17th to 19th. The virtual event aims to unpack ...

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Applications for the Orange Social Venture Prize 2021 are now open

Grace MathekaMarch 11, 2021

Applications for the 11th Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East are officially open. Interested applicants have until 4th June 2021 to submi...

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Telkom T-Kash charges effective March 5 2021

Samson NderiMarch 11, 2021

Telkom Kenya launched their mobile money platform, dubbed T-Kash, in 2018. They recently reduced charges for certain person to person transactions Under the ...

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Stanbic announces a reduced Ksh. 5.2 billion net profit for FY 2020

Samson NderiMarch 11, 2021

Stanbic Holdings has announced that it has registered a profit after tax of Ksh. 5.2 billion for the year ended 31st December 2020. This represents a reduction ...

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Telkom Kenya reduces charges for its mobile money service, T-kash

Samson NderiMarch 11, 2021

Telkom Kenya has announced that it has reduced charges for its mobile money service, T-kash. The new charges have been approved by the Central Bank of Kenya (CB...

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Swvl Kenya resumes regular commuter services in Nairobi

Grace MathekaMarch 10, 2021

Swvl has announced the resumption of its regular commuter services across Nairobi city in its plan to scale up operations in the country. All services will cont...

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Huawei unveils program to empower women tech developers

Grace MathekaMarch 10, 2021

Huawei has officially launched its Huawei Women Developers (HWD) program, which aims to empower women developers to create apps and tools that can change the wo...

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SBM Bank celebrates women owned businesses on International Women’s Day

Grace MathekaMarch 10, 2021

SBM Bank has recognized three women in healthcare as part of the celebrations for this year's International Women's Day. The bank celebrated these women by high...

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263 organizations seek to stop construction of controversial crude oil pipeline across East Africa

Grace MathekaMarch 6, 2021

263 community and NGOs from around the world have urged the CEOs of 25 banks not to fund the construction of a heated crude oil pipeline. The organizations, ...

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SheHacks Kenya among the winners of the Africa Online Safety Fund

Grace MathekaMarch 5, 2021

Internet access in Africa has steadily increased, reaching about 40% of the population in the continent. The use of smartphones, network coverage, mobile money ...

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8 ways to market yourself on LinkedIn

Faith WambuiMarch 5, 2021

Like other social network platforms, you can use LinkedIn to get noticed. It’s one of the best marketing platforms and a great way to advance your career or bus...

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Kenya’s Raise raises Ksh. 2.74 million in funding from Microtraction

Grace MathekaMarch 5, 2021

Kenyan equity management platform, Raise, has raised Ksh. 2.74 million ($25,000) in funding from Nigeria’s Microtraction to help African startups grow their bus...

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Wasanii Waomoke Fund launched & opens applications to support Kenyan creatives

Grace MathekaMarch 5, 2021

The European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) in Kenya has appealed to creatives to apply for the Wasanii Waomoke Fund. The application deadline is...

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EU & EIB give Equity Ksh. 16.5B in funding to support SMEs in Kenya

Grace MathekaMarch 4, 2021

Equity Group has signed a Ksh. 16.5 billion loan facility with the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Union (EU) to support MSMEs. The loan facilit...

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The Royal Academy of Engineering showcases its impact in Africa through the Africa grants programs

Grace MathekaMarch 4, 2021

The Royal Academy of Engineering is showcasing its impact on enhancing collaboration, education, and diversity in engineering in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Academy...

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Total unveils new packaging for its lubricants in Kenya

Grace MathekaMarch 4, 2021

Total Kenya has launched new packaging for its range of lubricants including new colors, new labels, and design. The repackaging aims to maintain a distinctive ...

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Microsoft unveils new digital innovations at Microsoft Ignite 2021

Grace MathekaMarch 4, 2021

Microsoft has announced new digital innovations during the Microsoft Ignite 2021, the company's flagship virtual enterprise conference. The conference was presi...

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COMESA launches 30 day campaign to celebrate women entrepreneurs

Grace MathekaMarch 4, 2021

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has launched a regional campaign for women in business known as 50 Million African Women Speak (50MAW...

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Nyara movie review

Joy ChenyenyoziMarch 3, 2021

A young girl is kidnapped on her way home from school. The abductors ask for ransom from the girl's family and instruct the family to produce the money and coop...

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Applications to Visa Everywhere competition for fintech startups are now open

Grace MathekaMarch 3, 2021

Visa has announced the 2021 edition of the Visa Everywhere Initiative, a global innovation competition for fintech companies. This year, the focus is on expansi...

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DTB launches Job Shadowing program for university students

Grace MathekaMarch 3, 2021

Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) has launched a program aimed at providing university students an opportunity to learn by exposing them to the bank. The program is o...

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Rapper Akon’s cryptocurrency being used to support a $2 billion city in Kenya.

Staff WriterMarch 3, 2021

Cryptocurrencies have been drawing the attention of people from all over the world, and all walks of life, in the last 12 months, largely due to Bitcoin’s price...

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Kenya’s Yvonne Okwara featured in Facebook’s African women collection

Grace MathekaMarch 3, 2021

Facebook has launched LeadHERs: Life Lessons From African Women, a collection of inspired stories from 19 women excelling in different fields. Among the women f...

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Nairobi Burger Week 2021 is ongoing until March 7

Grace MathekaMarch 3, 2021

The Nairobi Burger Week by EatOut is back and it started on 26th Feb and will end on 7th March 2021. Diners have the chance to enjoy delicious burgers at over 1...

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8 tips to help you maintain work a balance between work and family life

Faith WambuiMarch 3, 2021

Finding a good balance between work and family life can be challenging in today’s world where there’s a lot of pressure to succeed in both. People find themselv...

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Safaricom & HELB launch payment solution to help students access loans easily

Grace MathekaMarch 2, 2021

Safaricom and the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) have partnered to launch  a mobile payment solution for students in tertiary institutions. This payment me...

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TEN13 invests in African fintech startup, ImaliPay

Grace MathekaMarch 2, 2021

Australian venture capital firm TEN13, has invested an undisclosed amount of pre-seed funding in ImaliPay. The primary aim of the investment is to expand and ac...

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Storymoja calls on Kenyans to help break World Reading Record

Grace MathekaMarch 2, 2021

The Storymoja Read Aloud team has called upon Kenyans to help in its bid to set a new World Record. The World Record  targeted is that of Most People Reading Al...

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Minet scoops 4 awards in the Think Business Insurance Awards

Grace MathekaMarch 2, 2021

Insurance firm, Minet Kenya, has been recognized as the overall Best Insurance Broker of the year 2020 during the Think Business Insurance Awards. The firm w...

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Sauti Sol launches Pacesol earbuds in partnership with Pace

Grace MathekaMarch 2, 2021

Afro-pop Kenyan stars, Sauti Sol, have launched Pacesol, a set of earbuds which were co-created with Pace Africa. The Pacesol ear pods were launched to represen...

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Travellers can now buy extra seat on Kenya Airways if concerned about social distancing

Grace MathekaMarch 2, 2021

Kenya Airways (KQ) has launched a new service, dubbed Economy Max, for travellers who are concerned about social distancing. Fliers who want extra space for in-...

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