LG’s Life’s Good Restaurant to showcase Kenyan culinary creativity

Grace MathekaApril 19, 2021

LG Electronics has invited food enthusiasts in Kenya to showcase their culinary prowess in its ongoing digital campaign to show how life can be enhanced through...

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Kenyan football picking up the pace

Staff WriterApril 16, 2021

With multiple influences affecting gameplay across Kenyan football including StarTimes endorsements resulting in the expulsion of several teams, it isn’t just t...

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Safaricom partners with Nakuru County to launch a medical records program

Grace MathekaApril 16, 2021

Safaricom and the Nakuru County Government have partnered to improve health services for over 100,000 people through an integrated electronic medical records pr...

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10 tips on how to drive during the rainy season

Faith WambuiApril 16, 2021

The rainy season is upon us which means there’s a higher chance of experiencing car problems and accidents on the road. Driving in such conditions is one of the...

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How to check your KCPE 2020 Results

Samson NderiApril 15, 2021

The Minister in charge of Education, Professor George Magoha, has just released the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education 2020 results (KCPE 2020 results) at t...

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Luno registers 300% year on year growth with over 7 million users

Grace MathekaApril 14, 2021

Cryptocurrency platform, Luno, has announced that it has reached a milestone of 7 million customers worldwide, registering a 60% increase in the number of app i...

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8 tips on how to care for someone with dementia

Faith WambuiApril 14, 2021

It’s estimated that about 50 million people live with dementia globally yet most of us don’t know much about the illness and how it affects patients. Dementia i...

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DPL Festive becomes first bakery in East Africa to get Food Safety System Certification

Grace MathekaApril 13, 2021

DPL Festive, a bread and buns producer company, has received a Food Safety System Certification 22000 (FSSC 22000), becoming the first bakery to do so in East A...

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BeautyClick e-commerce firm announces plan to list on the NSE

Grace MathekaApril 13, 2021

Africanhair, trading as BeautyClick, a beauty e-commerce company, has announced its intention to raise new equity by listing at the Nairobi Securities Exchange ...

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Scale, a fully digitized tender management solution launches in Kenya

Grace MathekaApril 13, 2021

Scale, a digital platform for SMEs to discover and navigate through tender opportunities, has officially launched to facilitate broader participation of SMEs in...

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East Africa set for opportunities presented by Hannover Trade Fair in Germany

Grace MathekaApril 13, 2021

The East African Business Council (EABC) in partnership with GIZ, a Business Scouts for Development Program recently held a webinar to explore challenges and ri...

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CEO Monday: WiGIS Kenya founders Carol & May on the dynamics surrounding women in the GIS field

Grace MathekaApril 12, 2021

The GIS (Geographic Information Systems) space in Kenya is a relatively new field, encompassing the field of geospatial information including Geospatial Informa...

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SuperSport secures rights to the 2022 FIFA World Cup

Grace MathekaApril 12, 2021

Supersport will broadcast live all 64 matches of the FIFA World Cup 2022 to be held in Qatar, after securing a broadcast deal with FIFA. This continues Super...

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Absa bank rolls out contactless payment solution for convenience and safety

Grace MathekaApril 10, 2021

Absa Bank has initiated a contactless payment solution with the launch of a new vertical card, with an aim of enhancing their customer experience. The new so...

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Agents are still crucial to digital insurance success according to AAR

Staff WriterApril 9, 2021

As insurers race to embrace digital technology, the thinking has been that the insurance brokers and agents might lose their jobs. However intermediaries wil...

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Over 1,000 university students in Africa participate in data science competition

Grace MathekaApril 9, 2021

UmojaHack Africa 2021 brought more than 1,000 students from 126 universities across Africa to compete on Zindi, in a virtual machine learning hackathon on the w...

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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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