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Google has rolled out a dark mode for Gmail

Staff WriterSeptember 25, 2019

Google has started the roll out dark mode for Gmail starting on both Android and iOS devices. If you are using Android 10 or iOS 13 and have dark mode switched ...

French firm, Olea insurance solutions purchases a 40% stake in Koolridge Kenya

Staff WriterSeptember 24, 2019

A French insurance firm, Olea Solutions,has purchased a 40 per cent stake in Kenya’s Koolridge Insurance Brokers. This deal gives Olea a footing in the East ...

Copa Coca Cola recycling competition has so far collected 92 tonnes of plastic bottles

Staff WriterSeptember 23, 2019

Coca Cola has announced that the schools taking part in the 2019 COPA Coca Cola plastic recycling competition so far collected an impressive 92,057.70 kilograms...

You can now pre-order the Infinix Hot 8 in Kenya

Staff WriterSeptember 21, 2019

Phone manufacturer is set to launch the Infinix Hot 8 in Kenya. The phone is a successor to the Infinix Hot 7, which was launched in Kenya in March 2019. The ph...

Multichoice Talent Academy East Africa films to screen on Maisha Magic East

Staff WriterSeptember 19, 2019

Two short films produced by Multichoice Talent Academy (MTF) East Africa Academy Class of 2018 are set to premier on the DStv and GOtv channel, Maisha Magic Eas...

EABL remains optimistic about the future as it pays Ksh. 64B in taxes

Staff WriterSeptember 19, 2019

East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has announced that it has paid a combined Ksh. 64 billion in taxes to countries it operates in. This development was co...

WPP-Scangroup to host first Stream unconference in Nairobi

Staff WriterSeptember 19, 2019

WPP-Scangroup has announced that it will host the inaugural Kenyan edition of WPP Stream unconference in Nairobi County in Kenya. STREAM is the official WPP unc...

Youth urged to take up waste management solutions as a means to job creation

Staff WriterSeptember 19, 2019

Young people have been urged to take advantage of waste management solutions as the new frontier of job and wealth creation and sustainable economic growth. Thi...

Safaricom trains first 60 staff enabling them take up digital careers

Staff WriterSeptember 19, 2019

Safaricom has unveiled a program that will empower and train employees who are looking to shift to new digital careers. The program is known as The Digital Acad...

DuraCoat Awards of Academic Excellence rewards 42 students

Staff WriterSeptember 19, 2019

Basco Paints recently held its DuraCoat Awards of Academic Excellence at the University of Nairobi, School of Built Environment. A total of 42 students from var...

The price of petrol & diesel increases by Ksh. 0.28 and Ksh. 2.44 per litre

Staff WriterSeptember 19, 2019

The Energy & Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has announced the maximum retail pump prices of petroleum products for the period between 15th September ...

Kenyan inventors to showcase their innovations at the Global Grad show in Dubai

Staff WriterSeptember 16, 2019

Three Kenyan inventors, namely, Tracy Kimathi, Elijah Kiprotich Chirchir and Philemon Kipchirchir Masas have gotten the chance to showcase their innovations at ...

KEPSA Foundation hosts fundraising for the refurbishment of Kilimani Police Station

Staff WriterSeptember 12, 2019

The Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) Foundation has today hosted a fundraising event for corporates at the Radisson Blu Hotel with the aim of raising funds...

KBL launches Sikera Apple Cider to tap into the growing cider market

Staff WriterSeptember 12, 2019

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) has launched a new alcoholic drink, Sikera Apple Cider to tap into the growing cider market. Sikera is an alcoholic beverage t...

UAP’s Faulu Foundation gifts Ksh. 5M queue management system to Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital

Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2019

The UAP Old Mutual Faulu Foundation has announced that it has gifted a Ksh. 5 million Queue Management System and Seats to Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital in Nairobi ...

SonLife Broadcasting Network (SBN) joins the DStv platform on all packages

Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2019

MultiChoice Africa has announced that the SonLife Broadcasting Network (SBN) will join the DStv platform from 11 September 2019. SBN is a Christian television a...

Equity announces plans to acquire BCDC, DRC’s second biggest bank

Staff WriterSeptember 9, 2019

Equity Group has announced that it plans to acquire a controlling stake in Banqué Commerciale du Congo (BCDC), which operates in Democratic Republic of Congo (D...

Thousands participate in the LuquLuqu step for safety walk in support of refugees

Staff WriterSeptember 9, 2019

Thousands of Kenyans participated in the second UNHCR Step for Safety annual walk over the weekend in support of refugees who have been displaced because of con...

Twitter disables the tweeting via SMS feature after the recent hacking of their CEO

Staff WriterSeptember 5, 2019

Twitter has disabled the tweet via SMS feature after it was used to hack the Twitter CEO’s Jack Dorsey’s account, whereby the hackers sent out racial slurs and ...

UAP Holdings reports an improved half year net profit of Ksh. 383 million.

Staff WriterSeptember 5, 2019

UAP Holdings Limited (UAPHL) has announced that it has registered a Ksh. 383 million net profit for the half year ending 30th June 2019. In the same period in 2...

TMEA announces Ksh. 350M funding to expand capacity in East Africa’s logistics sector

Staff WriterSeptember 3, 2019

TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) has today it will fund the Federation of East African Freight Forwarders Associations (FEAFFA) to the tune of Ksh. 350 million (USD...

Logistics platform Kobo360 officially launches in Kenya

Staff WriterAugust 31, 2019

Logistics platform Kobo360 has officially launched operations in the capital of city of Kenya, Nairobi. This officially marks the company’s first physical expan...

Disney star Trinitee Stokes set to speak at the International School of Kenya on 3rd September

Staff WriterAugust 28, 2019

Trinitee Stokes who is a Disney Channel star and author of ‘Bold & Blessed’, singer and fashion designer, is set to make her maiden trip to Kenya courtesy o...

Strathmore launches The Crucible, a competition for Kenyan marketing students

Staff WriterAugust 28, 2019

Strathmore University has launched a competition for marketing students in Kenya dubbed The Crucible. The Crucible will be run by the Strathmore Marketing Club ...

Airtel data bundles in Kenya

Staff WriterAugust 27, 2019

Airtel is a telecommunication company that operates in the Kenyan market. It is part of Bharti Airtel Limited, known as Airtel, an Indian global telecommunicati...

Kenyan writes hilarious letter to DT Dobie over delays in servicing his car

Samson NderiAugust 27, 2019

We have all had problems with taking car to the garage and the mechanics taking long not just to service the car but to diagnose the problem. This is especially...

WorldRemit & Arsenal launch second edition of Future Stars coaching progamme

Staff WriterAugust 27, 2019

Arsenal and online money transfer service, WorldRemit have launched the second edition of the Future Stars coaching programme for African coaches. The initiativ...

On demand taxi service, Bolt launches a food delivery service

Staff WriterAugust 27, 2019

On demand taxi service Bolt has announced that it has launched a food delivery service on its network in the market it operates in. The service is not yet avail...

Africa Data Centre is the first neutral data centre to become Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard compliant in Kenya

Staff WriterAugust 26, 2019

Africa Data Centres Nairobi has announced that is now Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliant. It is the is the first neutral data cent...

Kenya Power builds new classrooms for Bishop Odera School

Staff WriterAugust 24, 2019

Kenya Power has handed over three classrooms at Bishop Odera Mixed Secondary School in Migori County. The project is part of the company’s CSR and it is in a b...

Emirates showcases the wine it offers on flights at a wine tasting in Nairobi

James WamathaiAugust 23, 2019

Emirates yesterday hosted a wine tasting event in Nairobi to showcase the wines that it offers in first and business class on its flights. Emirates flies twice ...

Total Kenya & Bajaj Auto partner to launch new lubricant for motorbikes

Staff WriterAugust 23, 2019

Oil marketer Total Kenya and Bajaj Auto have partnered to launch a new lubricant that is suited for motorbikes in Kenya. According to the two companies, the...

Shell launches Weka Collabo campaign to reward matatu drivers for fuel purchase

Staff WriterAugust 21, 2019

Vivo Energy Kenya has launched a new campaign campaign dubbed Weka Collabo to reward matatu drivers and conductors. The 10-week campaign, that targets the pu...

Ksh. 66B in diaspora remittances went through Equity Bank in the first half of 2019

Staff WriterAugust 21, 2019

Equity Bank has announced that Ksh. 66.6 billion in diaspora remittances has gone through the bank in the first half of 2019. This is a growth of 28% from the K...

VMware partners with Strathmore University to launch Virtualize Africa programme

Staff WriterAugust 20, 2019

VMware, a leading innovator in enterprise software has partnered with Strathmore University as part of the expansion of VMware IT Academy: Virtualize Africa pro...

DStv packages prices in Kenya effective September 2019

Staff WriterAugust 20, 2019

DStv has announced that it will reduce the price of its satellite TV offering in Kenya for its customers from 1st September 2019. The South African satellite...

Kilifi County hosts 4th BLAZE BYOB Summit with 1,300 youth attending

Staff WriterAugust 20, 2019

BLAZE by Safaricom hosted the fourth BLAZE Be Your Own Boss Summit (BYOB) over the weekend at Mariakani Vocational Education and Training Centre in Kilifi Count...

Mettā & HIVOS announce 5 startups for the 3rd Fashion Product Lab

Staff WriterAugust 19, 2019

Mettā Nairobi, in partnership with HIVOS East Africa, will bring five fashion startups to Nairobi for its third bootcamp programme, Fashion Product Lab 3.0. ...

Africa Netpreneur Prize announces semi-final judges

Staff WriterAugust 19, 2019

The Jack Ma Foundation has announced that its Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) judges for the semi-finals stage of the competition. Applications for...

Transsion Holdings partners with Wapi Capital to fund African fintech businesses

Staff WriterAugust 19, 2019

Transsion Holdings has announced that it has partnered with Wapi Capital to identify and fund fintech startups under the Transsion Future Hub program. The fund ...

YouTube Originals to be available for free from September 2019

Staff WriterAugust 19, 2019

Video sharing platform YouTube has announced that its YouTube Originals service will be available for free starting September 24th 2019. The YouTube Original...

Philip Ogola selected to join UN Foundation’s new class of +SocialGood Connectors

Staff WriterAugust 16, 2019

The United Nations Foundation (UN Foundation) has announced its new class of +SocialGood Connectors that includes Kenya's Philip Ogola. He is among 13 people fr...