NBK donates masks to the National Police Service

Richard MureithiMay 21, 2020

National Bank of Kenya (NBK) has today donated masks to the National Police Service to aid in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya. The 4,000 mas...

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UAP Old Mutual, Uber & AutoXpress launches initiative to distribute masks to Uber drivers

Richard MureithiMay 21, 2020

UAP Old Mutual General Business, Uber & AutoXpress have partnered to distribute masks to Uber drivers to ensure they keep safe in the COVID-19 crisis. Th...

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NBK Q1 2020 net profit increases by 134% to Ksh. 155 million

James WamathaiMay 21, 2020

National Bank of Kenya (NBK) has announced that it has posted a Ksh. 155 million in profit after tax for the first quarter of 2020 ending March. This is a 134% ...

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New report shows that manufacturers want to reduce costs & maintain jobs during the COVID-19 crisis

Staff WriterMay 21, 2020

A new report by the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has shown that manufacturers want to reduce costs & maintain jobs during the COVID-19 crisis. ...

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How to apply for the Ksh. 100 million funding for creatives in Kenya

Staff WriterMay 21, 2020

The Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage launched a Ksh. 100 million Artists’ Stimulus Programme on 10th May 2020. All interested artists, musicians and act...

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Equity Bank launches system to drive trade finance

Samson NderiMay 21, 2020

Equity has invested in a new trade finance system that is aimed at improving turn-around time and boosting supply chain financing. At its trial phase, the sy...

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KCB Group posts a Ksh. 6.3 Billion net profit for the first quarter

Samson NderiMay 21, 2020

Kenya Commercial Bank Group, the biggest lender in the country has posted a net profit of Ksh. 6.3 Billion for the period ended 31st March 2020. This represents...

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DTB donates Ksh. 10 million to support 2,000 vulnerable families in Mombasa

Staff WriterMay 20, 2020

Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) has announced that it will support Ksh. 10 million programme to support 2,000 vulnerable families in Mombasa for a period of 30 days an...

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AMREF to begin manufacture of PPEs in Kenya with support from Coca-Cola

Richard MureithiMay 20, 2020

AMREF Health Africa in Kenya has began the manufacturing of personal protective equipment (PPE) in Kenya to fight COVID-19 at its Dagoretti Fashion and Design C...

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Safaricom Youth Orchestra to receive music lessons through e-learning

Samson NderiMay 19, 2020

Members of the Safaricom Youth Orchestra are set to receive music lessons through e-learning, following a handover of 4G enabled mobile handsets from Safaricom....

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Old Mutual launches a Facebook ChatBot for its customers

Richard MureithiMay 19, 2020

The Old Mutual Investment Group (OMIG), the Asset Management business arm of the UAP Old Mutual Group, has launched a Facebook Messenger ChatBot called Arifa. ...

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Betika donates Ksh. 27M in support of efforts combating the Covid-19 pandemic

Staff WriterMay 13, 2020

Kenyan betting company Betika has donated Ksh. 27 million towards various initiatives geared towards combating the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Ksh. 6 M...

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Emirates Group announces $456 million net profit, 28% lower than last year

James WamathaiMay 13, 2020

Emirates Group has announced a net profit of AED 1.7 billion (US$ 456 million) for the financial year ended 31 March 2020, down 28% from the same period last ye...

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Cellulant launches blueprint for Africa to scale agriculture through technology

Samson NderiMay 13, 2020

Cellulant has today announced the launch of the first edition of their white paper The Agrikore Risk Review which aims to stir conversations on how Africa can s...

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White collar jobs no longer the only way to earn a living

fredkasinaMay 12, 2020

For a long time, a white-collar job has been most parents’ dream for their children, and the aspiration of young people the world over. In schools, pupils are u...

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Safaricom extends the Bonga for Good initiative to 3rd June 2020

Samson NderiMay 11, 2020

Safaricom has announced that it has extended its Bonga for Good initiative to 3rd June 2020. This will enable the telco’s customers to continue using their poin...

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Facebook redesigns desktop site and introduces dark mode

Samson NderiMay 11, 2020

Facebook has launched its redesigned desktop site globally. According to the company, it is supposed to be faster, easier to use and gives your eyes a break wit...

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Tech for humanity: Preparing for the next phase

Chen LeiMay 9, 2020

With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic at the beginning of this year, organisations across the planet began to shift into action. But as critical as it was ...

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Safaricom in new partnership to launch new digital products with Visa & M_PESA

James WamathaiApril 30, 2020

Safaricom, Kenya’s largest telecommunications company, and Visa, a global digital payments company, have today announced a partnership that will enable the deve...

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Nokia C2 is now available in Kenya to retail at Ksh. 8,199

Samson NderiApril 28, 2020

HMD Global has launched the Nokia C2, a budget phone in Kenya and it will be retailing at Ksh. 8,199. The phone is a successor to the Nokia C1 which was release...

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Twitter is testing easier ways to find quoted tweets

Samson NderiApril 24, 2020

Twitter is currently testing a new option that shows you all the times a post has been retweeted with a comment. The testing is however limited to a small group...

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Zoom releases update to improve on security and privacy

Samson NderiApril 23, 2020

Zoom has released 5.0 update that is meant to address the privacy and security issues that the platform has been having in recent weeks. The new update has a...

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Absa Bank Kenya to contribute Ksh. 50 Million in the fight against Corona Virus

Samson NderiApril 22, 2020

Absa Bank has announced that they will contribute Ksh. 50 Million in the fight against Corona Virus. This is at a time when the virus has taken a toll on people...

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The evolution of Safaricom’s Karibu Postpay

James WamathaiApril 22, 2020

The launch of Karibu Postpay tariff in 2012 was an interesting initiative by Safaricom. At the time, voice was big and the product offered it plus 2 services in...

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Tecno launches the Camon 15 series into the Kenyan market

Samson NderiApril 21, 2020

The Tecno Mobile company has finally launched the Tecno Camon 15 series of phones into the Kenyan market. The series includes, the Camon 15, Camon 15 Premiere a...

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Absa releases statement on regulatory action taken by CBK due to forex transactions

Samson NderiApril 9, 2020

Earlier in the day, the Central Bank of Kenya released a statement in which it outlined a series of regulatory actions that it had taken against Absa. This w...

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Absa Bank penalized by the CBK for flagged forex trades

Samson NderiApril 9, 2020

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has taken regulatory action against Absa Bank Kenya due foreign exchange trades that were conducted in March 2020. According ...

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Ogilvy Africa wins big at the 2020 African SABRE Awards

Samson NderiApril 8, 2020

Ogilvy Africa and its clients Equity Bank PLC, and Safaricom PLC have emerged as Platinum and Gold winners in the 2020 SABRE Awards for Africa. The agency wo...

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CMA allows listed companies to pay dividends without holding AGMs due to COVID-19

Samson NderiApril 4, 2020

The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has announced that it will allow listed companies on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) to pay dividends without holding ...

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Resident Doctors at KNH at risk after hospital fails to provide them with adequate protective gear

James WamathaiApril 4, 2020

Resident doctors at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), which is the nerve center of the government’s COVID-19 response, are not being supplied with adequate esse...

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Equity’s investment in fintech pays off as EazzyPay transactions hit Ksh. 15.3 Billion in 2019

Samson NderiApril 4, 2020

Over the past few years, Equity has made strategic investments in fintech with a view of increasing efficiency which has an effect on reducing costs. It is t...

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Google report shows that Kenyans are social distancing in the COVID-19 crisis

Samson NderiApril 3, 2020

Google has released a new report dubbed Community Mobility Report which uses location data from its users to show where they are during the COVID-19 crisis. ...

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Finnfund invests Ksh. 100 million in e-commerce platform Kasha

Staff WriterApril 3, 2020

Finnfund has announced that it has invested Ksh. 100 million (USD 1 miilion) in e-commerce platform Kasha. Kasha is an e-commerce platform (kasha.co.ke) tha...

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Safaricom customers can now use Bonga points to pay for goods & servicesds using Bonga Points

Samson NderiApril 3, 2020

Safaricom has launched Bonga For Good, an initiative that will see customers use Bonga Points to pay for essential goods and services. The campaign has been ...

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Insecure & Kenyan shows KIna & Kovu among new content on Showmax this April

Staff WriterApril 3, 2020

Video on demand service Showmax has added various shows and movies on its platform for the month of April for its customers viewing pleasure. Now that most p...

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Britam Holdings announces an improved FY 2019 Ksh. 3.5 billion net profit

Staff WriterApril 3, 2020

Britam Holdings has today announced a Ksh. 3.5 billion profit after tax for the year ending 31st December 2019. This is rapid increase from the Ksh. 2.29 billio...

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UAP Insurance Kenya FY 2019 net profit rise to Ksh. 1.249 billion

Staff WriterApril 2, 2020

UAP Insurance Kenya has announced a Ksh. 1.249 billion profit before tax for the financial period ended 31st December 2019. This is a 316% increase from the Ksh...

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Prudential to offer cash benefits to customers diagnosed with COVID-19

Staff WriterApril 2, 2020

Prudential has announced that it will offer its customers cash benefits in addition to other benefits in their existing policies should they be diagnosed with C...

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Kenyans can now live stream news on Showmax

Staff WriterMarch 31, 2020

Video on demand service Showmax has added news live streaming on its platform in Kenya. Kenyans can now stream six live news channels on the platform. Showma...

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Absa Bank reports net earnings of Ksh. 7.5 Billion for the period ended 31st December 2019

Samson NderiMarch 25, 2020

Absa Bank Kenya has reported a Ksh. 7.5 Billion profit after tax for  the period ended 31 December 2019. The bank’s profit was affected by costs that were as...

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Microsoft to suspend optional non security Windows updates

Samson NderiMarch 25, 2020

With people around the world working from home courtesy of the Corona Virus, Microsoft has announced that it is pausing all optional non-security releases for s...

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Why Kenyans are struggling with social distancing in the Coronavirus crisis

Lynda ChalkerMarch 24, 2020

We are at a peak when the Government of Kenya alongside experts from all over the world are reinforcing the essence of social distancing. This is in a bid to co...

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