WhiteCap Lager now comes in a new bottle and a redesigned logo

James WamathaiMarch 23, 2020

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) has announced that it has changed the bottle design for its premium beer brand, WhiteCap Lager. WhiteCap Lager is one of the oldes...

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KBL launches Baileys Delight in Kenya

Staff WriterMarch 20, 2020

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) has launched Baileys Delight alcoholic drink in the Kenyan market. The new drink is a variant of the Baileys Original Irish Cream ...

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5 things you can do during social distancing

Samson NderiMarch 18, 2020

Corona Virus has a good number of us working from home so as to prevent the spread of the disease. With a lot of free time on your hands, its easy to get bored ...

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Tecno Camon 15 to take awesome night shots courtesy of new TAIVOS technology

Samson NderiMarch 17, 2020

For the longest time, night shots have been the most problematic when taking pictures using a mobile phone. This is because the cameras on our phones generally ...

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Polycarp Igathe rejoins Equity Group as the Chief Commercial Officer

Staff WriterMarch 16, 2020

Polycarp Igathe has rejoined Kenyan financial company, Equity Group, as the Chief Commercial Officer 7 months after quitting to join Vivo Energy. In his new rol...

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Microsoft and Ministry of Agriculture partner to help farmers solve challenges

Samson NderiMarch 16, 2020

Microsoft and the Ministry of Agriculture have partnered in a bid to help farmers solve key challenges affecting them. This is part of Microsoft’s ongoing inves...

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Ways you can actively take part in this year’s International Women’s Day

Lynda ChalkerMarch 8, 2020

The international women’s day this year takes place today on 8th March. It's a day dedicated to celebrate women’s economic, social, cultural and political achie...

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Chapa Dimba heads to Kericho County for Rift region finals

Samson NderiMarch 6, 2020

The Chapa Dimba na Safaricom football tournament will this weekend head to the Green Stadium in Kericho County for the Rift region finals. During the qualifi...

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Stream the Arsenal vs West Ham United match on Showmax this weekend

Richard MureithiMarch 5, 2020

Video on demand platform, Showmax, has been streaming live sports on their platform in Kenya  since last year. This weekend, live sports on the platform include...

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Twitter is testing its version of stories named ‘Fleets’

Samson NderiMarch 5, 2020

Twitter has started testing its own version of stories named fleets in Brazil. The fleets are supposed to disappear within 24 hours. Once the service is up a...

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Microsoft launches Global Social Entrepreneurship programme to empower startups

Samson NderiMarch 3, 2020

Microsoft through its Microsoft for Start-ups initiative,  has launched the Global Social Entrepreneurship programme at a plenary session of the Sankalp Africa ...

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British Airways targets to remove single use plastic from its flights by end of 2020

Samson NderiFebruary 28, 2020

British Airways has announced that they target to remove more than 700 tonnes of single-use plastic on board its flights in 2020. This amounts to more than a qu...

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First 2020 edition of Folk Fusion, hosted by Ayrosh, to take place on 7th March

Staff WriterFebruary 27, 2020

The first edition of Folk Fusion in 2020 is set to take place on Saturday 7th March at 910 James Gichuru Rd from 2pm to 11 PM. The fourth edition of Folk Fus...

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Hemingways Nairobi is the first Kenyan hotel accepted into the American Express Fine Hotels and Resorts program

Staff WriterFebruary 27, 2020

Hemingways Nairobi is the first hotel in Kenya to be accepted into the American Express Fine Hotels and Resorts program. Hemingways Nairobi is part of the Hemin...

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Applications for the Siemens Design Challenge to open on March 4

Staff WriterFebruary 27, 2020

Engineering for Change (E4C), in collaboration with Siemens, has announced a design challenge for clean water and zero hunger technology solutions. Applicati...

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Competition Authority has approved the takeover of Gulf Energy by Kenol Kobil

Samson NderiFebruary 26, 2020

The Competition Authority of Kenya has approved the takeover of Gulf Energy by Kenol Kobil albeit with some conditions. As per the Competition Authority, Ken...

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Safaricom joins the Valuable 500 Disability Inclusion movement

Samson NderiFebruary 24, 2020

Safaricom has joined the Valuable 500, a movement that brings together CEO’s responsible for huge organisations to put disability inclusion on the global busine...

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Huawei Y6s now available on pre-order in Kenya

Richard MureithiFebruary 24, 2020

Huawei Mobile Kneya has announced the availability of its new smartphone, the Huawei Y6s on pre-order from today 24th February 2020 to 3rd March 2020. The phone...

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Jamuhuri High School to host the Chapa Dimba Nairobi region finals this weekend

Samson NderiFebruary 19, 2020

Eight teams will this weekend battle it out to be crowned Nairobi champions in the ongoing Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom youth tournament. The capital city’s regiona...

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Opera installs servers in Mombasa to make your browsing 4 times faster

Samson NderiFebruary 18, 2020

Opera has announced the successful installation of its new local servers in Mombasa, Kenya. These servers significantly increase browsing speed up to four times...

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Birthday week giveaway with WhiteCap Lager

James WamathaiFebruary 17, 2020

On a warm Sunday on 22 February 1981, I was born in Nairobi at the (in)famous Pumwani Maternity Hospital. I was a healthy baby by all accounts and was born into...

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Upfield, owners of the Blueband brand, unveil a new range of products

Samson NderiFebruary 10, 2020

Upfield, which is the number one producer of plant-based spreads globally has announced its ownership of the Blue Band margarine spread. At the same time, it in...

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WhiteCap Brunch heads to Machakos this weekend

James WamathaiFebruary 10, 2020

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL), in partnership with Country Roads Festival, will host the WhiteCap Brunch in Machakos this weekend at the Machakos People's Park....

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Banks need to use technology to drive customer growth according to Microsoft

Samson NderiFebruary 5, 2020

During the just concluded 2nd Annual Africa Banking & Finance Innovation Summit that was held in Nairobi. Microsoft which was one of the sponsors of the eve...

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Running events that you should take part in 2020

James WamathaiFebruary 5, 2020

If you are a running enthusiast, there are various running events that you can take part in Kenya and in other parts of the world. The running events also fe...

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Eabl reports a half year profit after tax of Ksh. 7.2 Billion

Samson NderiFebruary 1, 2020

East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has announced a pre-tax profit of Kshs 7.2 Billion during the half-year ending 31 December 2019, this was a 9% growth from...

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Airtel Africa reports a Ksh. 33.1 Billion profit after tax for the period ended 31 December 2019

Samson NderiJanuary 31, 2020

Airtel Africa has reported a Ksh. 33.1 Billion profit after tax for the period ended 31st December 2019, this is a 2% decline from the previous year when they r...

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Jack Daniel’s launches Tennessee Campus in Kenya to train Kenyan bartenders

Staff WriterJanuary 30, 2020

Jack Daniel’s Whiskey has launched the Tennessee Campus in Kenya, which will provide training and mentorship to Kenyan bartenders. This is the first time Tennes...

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Equity’s rise from a building society to a multinational

Samson NderiJanuary 30, 2020

The Equity story has to be among the best success stories to have come out of our country. Basically, how the institution rose from a building society that almo...

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Unmasked: Beware of card fraud when you are out drinking

Lynda ChalkerJanuary 29, 2020

When they sung retail therapy is an addiction somebody somewhere must’ve been holding a black card. Unfortunately, in this incident, no one was, but they were l...

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CBK assures Kenyans that era of high interest rates will not make a comeback

Samson NderiJanuary 29, 2020

For a long time, Kenyans had complained about the high interest rates that were being charged by banks. This led to the introduction of the rate caps in Septemb...

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Steps that can be taken to ensure safety of women in taxis in Kenya

Lynda ChalkerJanuary 24, 2020

Ten years ago if anyone had told you to get into a stranger’s car and trust them to take you home, you would’ve looked at them aghast and wondered; Have they go...

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Google launches Collections, a feature that will help you save and organize your searches

Samson NderiJanuary 23, 2020

Looking for something that you had searched in the past but did not save for example that recipe for marinating chicken or say making a cocktail can be a daunti...

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Safaricom M-PESA & Ria to facilitate money transfers from North America & Europe to Kenya

James WamathaiJanuary 20, 2020

Safaricom has partnered with Ria Money Transfer that will enable M-PESA customers to be able to receive money transfers from North America and Europe. The ne...

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Mobile loans apps among the most downloaded apps in Kenya in 2019

James WamathaiJanuary 10, 2020

The availability of the Internet in Kenya has led to a steady increase in Internet users. It is estimated that there are about 22 million Internet users in Keny...

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Opera Mini and Mdundo partner to provide free downloadable music in 9 African countries

Staff WriterDecember 21, 2019

Opera and Mdundo have entered into a partnership that will see Opera Mini users listen to and download their favourite songs from the most recognized artists in...

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Glovo raises Ksh. 16.7 Billion in Series E funding

Staff WriterDecember 21, 2019

Glovo has announced that is has raised Ksh. 16.7 Billion in series E funding with this round of investment being led by Mubadala and previous investors like Dra...

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Tecno Mobile awards 50 customers with Christmas gifts courtesy of the Tecno Take Me Home Campaign

Staff WriterDecember 20, 2019

Tecno has awarded 50 lucky customers with a range of gifts as the #TECNOTakesMeHome campaign came to an end. The digital campaign achieved an impressive 27 Mill...

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Eaton Towers restores services to Telkom Kenya after intervention from the Communications Authority

Staff WriterDecember 18, 2019

The Communications Authority has intervened in the row between Telkom Kenya and Eaton which operates the telco towers in a bid to restore services. The row aros...

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Stream Football emerge as the winners of the Guinness Night Football tournament

Staff WriterDecember 16, 2019

Stream Football Club who are the Lake region representatives emerged as the inaugural champions of the Guinness Night Football tournament after beating Bangers ...

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Get an insurance cover on the go with CoverApp

Staff WriterDecember 16, 2019

For the longest time, getting an insurance cover has been a tedious process that involves a lot of paperwork and visits to agents/insurance companies. For some ...

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Dr. James Mwangi recognized in the 2019 Bloomberg 50

Richard MureithiDecember 10, 2019

The Bloomberg Businessweek has honored Dr. James Mwangi, Equity Group’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, by selecting him to be among the 2019 Blo...

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