The Tecno Spark 5 Pro is now available on pre-order

Samson NderiOctober 1, 2020

Tecno has announced that the Spark 5 Pro will be launched in the country soon. However, you have the chance to pre order it until October 6th. This follows the ...

1 min read

Tips on how cyclists can ensure their safety on the road

Faith WambuiSeptember 29, 2020

Cycling in Kenya has been around for the longest time but it is only now that now a good number of people have taken it up both as a hobby and as a means of kee...

5 min read

Kenyan CEO’s pledge support for the UN and inclusive multilateralism

Samson NderiSeptember 24, 2020

27 Chief Executive Officers from Kenya have demonstrated their support for the United Nations and inclusive multilateralism by signing onto a powerful Statement...

4 min read

Dr. James Mwangi signs a commitment to champion cross sector collaboration for a Purpose First Economy

Samson NderiSeptember 23, 2020

Dr. James Mwangi has joined a league of 14 global CEOs who have committed to champion cross–sector collaboration in the creation of a purpose-first economy. ...

2 min read

Future of work; Bolt is piloting a hybrid office concept

Samson NderiSeptember 21, 2020

Bolt the on demand taxi platform is piloting a concept of hybrid office whereby only 20% of employees have designated seats. The survey conducted among 1000 ...

1 min read

SHOFCO screens over 1.8 million people for COVID-19 in Kibera

Staff WriterSeptember 21, 2020

Kibera grassroots organization, Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO), has screened 1,817,178 people for COVID-19 symptoms. SHOFCO also operates 317 handwash...

1 min read

How Kenyan student innovators can apply to the Red Bull Basement 2020

Staff WriterSeptember 21, 2020

Dimension Data, NTT & Red Bull Basement have partnered in an initiative to empower students in Kenya to be able to innovate. Red Bull Basement 2020 is an...

3 min read

Stanchart has been recognized as the Best Consumer Digital Bank in Kenya at the Global Banking and Finance Awards

Samson NderiSeptember 21, 2020

Standard Chartered Bank has been named as the best consumer digital bank in Kenya by Global Finance Awards. The bank also emerged Best Integrated Consumer Bank ...

1 min read

CEO Fridays: PETCO Kenya’s Joyce Gachungi on the role of companies in reducing plastic bottle waste in Kenya

Richard MureithiSeptember 18, 2020

Plastic waste is a global issue and Governments around the world have tried to come up with policies and legislation that would be able to solve the issue. In K...

9 min read

6 Steps to Start Online Trading in Kenya for Beginners

Staff WriterSeptember 15, 2020

Online Trading has been growing rapidly since the start of 2000. This has been made possible by the improvements in technologies behind the trading & invest...

7 min read

10 ways in which you can easily spot a conman

Faith WambuiSeptember 14, 2020

Almost every Kenyan has received a call or text from an unknown number claiming to have sent them money on M-Pesa by mistake, they then pressure you to send it ...

6 min read

Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital officially opened by President Uhuru Kenyatta

Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2020

Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital (KUTRRH) has been officially opened by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. The hospital was commission...

2 min read

How to use the digital wellbeing app on Nokia Smartphones

Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2020

HMD Global has announced that all its Nokia smartphones now come with the digital wellbeing app that helps to limit and track the time spent on the phone. Th...

2 min read

Cadbury’s launches initiative to alleviate malnutrition in children

Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2020

Cadbury’s East Africa has announced that it has launched an initiative geared towards alleviating malnutrition in Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic. The CO...

1 min read

Liquid Telecom launches new cyber security solutions for its customers

Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2020

Liquid Telecom has announced that it launched a cyber security unit and is now offering cyber security solutions to its customers. The new solution is desig...

1 min read

Remy Martin teams up with King Kaka in new campaign

Staff WriterSeptember 9, 2020

Premium cognac brand Remy Martin has announced that it has partnered with Kenyan musician King Kaka in a new brand campaign. The new campaign is dubbed TEAM ...

2 min read

10 business ideas that you can start with little capital

Faith WambuiSeptember 8, 2020

Starting a business is a good way to escape poverty and become your own boss. As unemployment rate soars due to the current pandemic, most people are looking t...

3 min read

Agnes Gathaiya is the new head of Google in East Africa

Staff WriterSeptember 2, 2020

Google has announced that it has appointed Agnes Gathaiya as its new country director for its East Africa business. Agnes replaces Charles Mutoro who has seg...

1 min read

Oppo to launch the Reno4 in the Kenyan market this September

Samson NderiSeptember 2, 2020

Oppo is set to launch their latest phone in the Reno series that is the Reno4 in the Kenyan market this September. The Reno4 runs on Android 10 coupled with ...

2 min read

Victoria Rubadiri is the winner of the 2020 BBC World News Komla Dumor Award

Staff WriterSeptember 2, 2020

The BBC has announced that Kenyan TV presenter, Victoria Rubadiri, is the winner of the 2020 BBC World News Komla Dumor Award. She is the sixth winner of th...

2 min read

DStv packages prices in Kenya effective September 2020

Staff WriterSeptember 1, 2020

DStv has increased the price of its satellite TV service in Kenya for its customers from 1st September 2020. In the new prices announced by the South African...

3 min read

2020 edition of the Ericsson Innovation Awards for university students launched

Staff WriterSeptember 1, 2020

Ericsson has announced that it has launched this year's edition of the annual Ericsson Innovation Awards (EIA), a global competition for university students. ...

1 min read

WomenWork launches initiative to offer emergency loans to women entrepreneurs

Staff WriterSeptember 1, 2020

The WomenWork Network has announced that it has launched a new initiative dubbed Rebuild, that will offer emergency loans to women entrepreneurs in Kenya. Wo...

3 min read

Pubs, Entertainment and Restaurants association calls for the lift on ban of sale of alcohol

Samson NderiSeptember 1, 2020

The Pubs, Entertainment and Restaurants association has called for the government to lift the ban on the sale of alcohol in pubs and restaurants. The ban was oc...

1 min read

92 Equity Leadership Program (ELP) scholars admitted to 43 Global universities

Staff WriterAugust 31, 2020

92 scholars from the Equity Leadership Program (ELP) have been admitted to 43 Global universities making it the largest single year cohort for the program. T...

17 min read

Kenya Airways reports a Ksh. 14.3 Billion half year loss due to Covid-19

Samson NderiAugust 28, 2020

Kenya Airways has announced a loss before tax of Ksh. 14.3 Billion for the 6 months ended June 2020 due travel restrictions occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic....

2 min read

EU & UNODC support move to launch alternative justice systems in Kenya

Staff WriterAugust 28, 2020

The European Union (EU) and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) are in support of the Judiciary's move to mainstream alternative justice systems. ...

2 min read

BrighterMonday launches Employer Handbook to help businesses survive in a crisis

Staff WriterAugust 27, 2020

Recruitment services provider, BrighterMonday Kenya, has launched a new Employer Handbook to equip human resources (HR) specialists and business leaders on best...

1 min read

PAIX Data Centres begins construction of a data centre in Kenya

Staff WriterAugust 27, 2020

PAIX Data Centres, a pan-African provider of cloud and carrier neutral colocation data centre services has announced their entry into the Kenyan market. The com...

2 min read

AXIS service launched to help companies simplify communication & payments

Staff WriterAugust 27, 2020

Belva Digital has announced the launch of a new service dubbed AXIS, that will help businesses simplify digital communications and payments. AXIS is a new pl...

2 min read

Glovo Kenya sees rise in deliveries & cashless payments during Covid-19

Staff WriterAugust 27, 2020

On demand delivery service, Glovo, has reported that there has been a increase in deliveries and cashless payments on its platform since the onset of Covid-19 i...

1 min read

African TV shows & movies you can watch on Showmax

Staff WriterAugust 27, 2020

Video streaming, Showmax, has a wide array of African content for your viewing pleasure and it includes shows and movies such as Joko Ya Hao, Sol Family and Big...

8 min read

Telkom Kenya restructures its business to better serve customers

Staff WriterAugust 27, 2020

Telkom Kenya has announced that it has restructured its business in order better serve its customers and to grow its business in Kenya. In this new journey, ...

3 min read

Art competition to empower children on probation launched in Kenya

Staff WriterAugust 26, 2020

An art competition to empower children, who are on probation under the supervision of Kenya’s Probation and After Care Service (PACS), has been launched in Keny...

2 min read

DTB announces reduced half year net profit of Ksh. 2.6 billion

Staff WriterAugust 26, 2020

Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) has announced that it has reported a Ksh. 2.6 billion net profit for the half year ended 30th June 2020. This marks a reduction from th...

1 min read

Equity Bank will now only call customers using the number 0763-000000

Staff WriterAugust 26, 2020

Equity Bank Kenya has announced that it has set up a universal number that its employees will use to contact its customers and other stakeholders. The unive...

2 min read

Betika donates football equipment to the CKT initiative in Kibera

Staff WriterAugust 26, 2020

Betting company Betika has announced that it has donated football equipment to the CKT initiative in Kibera. The CKT (Change, Konnect and Transform) initiat...

1 min read

New ACTS report show need for affordable clean cooking energy options for low income homes

James WamathaiAugust 26, 2020

Charcoal is a popular energy source in Kenya with an estimated Ksh. 40 billion worth of charcoal being used by households every year. Other sources of energy th...

5 min read

Equity Group posts Ksh. 9.1 Billion net profit for the period ended 30th June 2020

Samson NderiAugust 18, 2020

Equity Group Holdings PLC has posted a Ksh. 9.1 Billion net profit for the half year results for the period ended 30th June 2020. This reflects a 24% decline in...

2 min read

How the ban on mitumba has affected Kenyans

Samson NderiAugust 13, 2020

Every once in a while, just like clockwork we are faced with government policies which defy logic and common sense. It appears that the people who come up with ...

5 min read

Makini Schools is now offering the Cambridge Curriculum

Staff WriterAugust 12, 2020

Makini Schools has announced that the introduction of the Cambridge Curriculum to its current offering for its students. The school will also continue to offer ...

1 min read

How the ban on mitumba is costing the livelihood of many Kenyans

Samson NderiAugust 10, 2020

For the longest time, mitumba which is basically second-hand clothing has been the go to market for all clothing needs of a good number of Kenyans. This is beca...

2 min read