Four Kenyans selected to join the Future Leaders Connect Programme 2019

Staff WriterAugust 16, 2019

Four young Kenyans have been selected to join the prestigious Future Leaders Connect programme, and will join 46 other winners from around the world. The fou...

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CBK warns Kenyans on using unlicensed online forex dealers

Staff WriterAugust 16, 2019

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has issued a notice warning Kenyans against using unlicensed online forex dealers. The regulator has said that these forex de...

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Davis & Shirtliff starts construction of distribution centre at Tatu City

Staff WriterAugust 16, 2019

Davis & Shirtliff Group has announced that it has began the construction of a distribution at Tatu Industrial Park within Tatu City. The distribution cen...

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300 Kenyans treated to a movie premier as part of the DStv Thanks customer reward programme

Staff WriterAugust 16, 2019

DStv has treated 300 customers to an exclusive movie screening as part of its DStv Thanks customer reward programme. The 300 customers were treated to a screeni...

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KCB Group reports a Ksh. 12.7 Billion for the half year

Staff WriterAugust 15, 2019

Kenya Commercial Bank Group (KCB) has reported a profit of Ksh. 12.7 Billion for the first six months of the year. This represents a 5% increase as compared to ...

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Safaricom to invest Ksh. 200M in Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom seasom 3

Staff WriterAugust 14, 2019

Safaricom has announced that it will invest Ksh. 200 million in the third season of Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom youth football tournament. The telco has also an...

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Isiolo County successfully hosts the inaugural Shaba Challenge

Staff WriterAugust 13, 2019

The Isiolo County Government hosted the inaugural Shaba Challenge fun run on 10th August 2019 at the Shaba National Reserve. The event was hosted in partnership...

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Africa is at the forefront of the flexible workspace revolution

Richard MureithiAugust 9, 2019

The African workforce is mushrooming, and by 2035, it is predicted that the numbers will have increased by more than the rest of the world’s regions combined. A...

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German Parliamentarians visit Wings To Fly beneficiary in Korogocho

Staff WriterAugust 8, 2019

A group of German parliamentarians has paid a courtesy visit to Jalddin Mohamed Issack one of the Wings to Fly beneficiaries at the Korogocho Informal Settlemen...

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Boehringer Ingelheim holds training workshop for health innovators

Staff WriterAugust 8, 2019

Boehringer Ingelheim, one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies has held a  two day training workshop for social entrepreneurs under the ‘Making More ...

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Top 25 fun places to visit in Nairobi

Staff WriterAugust 8, 2019

Nairobi is one of the most interesting cities in Africa and has some awesome places you can enjoy visiting whether you are a visitor or a resident. The place...

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Kenya plans to tax online businesses through the Finance Bill 2019

Staff WriterAugust 8, 2019

The Kenyan Governments plans to tax online businesses through new regulations that will be introduced through the Finance Bill 2019. Online businesses will be r...

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Kenya Re half year net profit reduces by 13% to Ksh. 1 billion

Staff WriterAugust 6, 2019

Kenya Reinsurance Corporation (Kenya Re) has announced that its net profit has reduced by 13% to Ksh. 1.076 billion. In the same period in 2018, the company pos...

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Nissan Kenya donates desks & stationery worth Ksh. 300,000 to Iganjo primary school

Staff WriterAugust 4, 2019

Nissan Kenya has donated desks and school stationery worth Ksh. 300,000 to Iganjo primary school which is located in Gatanga Constituency. Led by the Nissan ...

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Equity’s half year net profit increases to Ksh. 12 billion

Staff WriterAugust 2, 2019

Equity Group has announced that it has registered a Ksh. 12 billion net profit for the period ended June 30th 2019. This is an increase from the Ksh. 10.9 billi...

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USIU partners with Cyber Security Institute to offer training and capacity building in cyber security

Staff WriterAugust 1, 2019

USIU-Africa and the Cyber Security Institute (CSI) have signed a memorandum of understanding that will see the institutions offer research and innovation, train...

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Analysis of the Private Security regulations by KN Law LLP

Staff WriterAugust 1, 2019

The Private Security (General) Regulations, 2019 (the “Regulations”) were formulated to operationalize the Private Security Regulation Act, No. 13 of 2016 (“the...

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How to buy a smartphone on credit via Safaricom’s Beba Sasa Lipa Pole Pole

Staff WriterJuly 30, 2019

Safaricom has partnered with Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) to be able to offer Kenyans a chance to be able own a smartphone in an initiative dubbed Beba Sasa Lipa...

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KCB & Equity win awards at the 2019 Euromoney Awards for Excellence

Staff WriterJuly 30, 2019

Equity Bank and KCB Group have won awards at the 2019 Euromoney Awards for Excellence. The awards they received are Africa’s Best Digital Bank 2019 and Africa's...

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DPO Group acquires PayFast, a South African payment processor

Staff WriterJuly 30, 2019

DPO Group has today announced the acquisition of PayFast, one of the largest payment processors in South Africa. The deal was executed through a mix of shares a...

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IBS Bank launches World Elite Mastercard in Somalia

Staff WriterJuly 29, 2019

IBS Bank has launched the World Elite Mastercard debit card, providing its high net worth cardholders with a range of priceless benefits and privileges that can...

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UAP Old Mutual launches Go Plus, an app based wellness program for customers

Staff WriterJuly 26, 2019

The UAP Old Mutual Group has launched an app based wellness program that is geared at making the lifestyle of its customers better and healthier. The program...

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Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom star Ibrahim Ochieng signed by Western Stima FC

Staff WriterJuly 25, 2019

Ibrahim Ochieng Owino, one of the stars of the second season of Chapa Dimba na Safaricom, has signed a three year contract with Kenya Premier League side Wester...

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Doreen Onwong’a & Emmanuel Mueke join KN law firm

Staff WriterJuly 25, 2019

KN Law LLP has announced that Doreen Onwong'a & Emmanuel Mueke has joined the Nairobi based law firm. Doreen has joined the firm as an associate partner wit...

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22 year old Elvis Otieno wins the EABL logo redesign competition

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2019

22-year-old Elvis Otieno Atieno has won the Got Skillz? talent competition by East African Breweries Limited (EABL) that will culminate in a new logo for the co...

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How to get a loan from the NIC Bank mobile banking service

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2019

NIC Bank in Kenya now offers loans to its customers via its mobile banking service. The loan is available via the NIC NOW App and also via USSD. To get a loa...

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Heritage Insurance launches telematics powered motor insurance policy

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2019

Heritage Insurance Kenya has launched a motor insurance policy dubbed Auto Correct, which makes the use of telematics technology. The Auto Correct motor insu...

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Ukur Yatani Kanacho is now the acting CS for Treasury

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2019

Following the arrest and arraigning in court of Henry Rotich and his PS Dr. Kamau Thugge following corruption allegations that arose due to the Arror and Kimwar...

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Sanlam Kenya partners with Japan’s Sompo Holdings in expansion drive

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2019

Financial services group Sanlam Kenya has sealed an agreement with Sompo Holdings Inc., one of the largest insurance groups in Japan. The agreement allows Sompo...

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Deaf Athletics Association of Kenya receives Ksh. 2.5m from Safaricom ahead of national track event

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2019

The Deaf Athletics Association of Kenya (DAAK) has a received a Ksh. 2.5 million sponsorship form Safaricom ahead of the national track and field Championships ...

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KCB launches the UPI travel card for Kenyan travellers to Asia

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2019

KCB Bank have launched the UPI Travel Card for Kenyan travellers to Asian countries to use for purchases while travelling. The card was launched in partnership ...

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Isiolo County to host the Shaba Challenge fun run on 10th August

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2019

Isiolo County Government has announced that it will host the Shaba Challenge fun run on 10th August 2019 at the Shaba National Reserve. The event will be in par...

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The 4 best prepaid cards for making online payments in Kenya

James WamathaiJuly 24, 2019

Online eCommerce has been continuously growing in Kenya for some time with people paying for various goods and services. These goods and services include pay...

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How to make a simple tomato sauce at home

Makena Ndung'uJuly 23, 2019

Tomatoes are a versatile ingredient and they can be added to any meal to boost flavour and thickness. Tomato paste is something that has been evading me for ...

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Kisumu County hosts third BLAZE BYOB summit of 2019

Staff WriterJuly 22, 2019

BLAZE by Safaricom on Saturday hosted the third summit of the 2019 edition of the BLAZE BYOB (Be Your Own Boss) at Kenya Medical Training College Grounds in Kis...

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Blue Band’s Good Breakfast campaign comes to an end

Staff WriterJuly 19, 2019

Blue Band has marked the end of their schools program at Magadi Primary School in Kisumu County. The campaign dubbed, The Good Breakfast Campaign was recently l...

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18 running events that you should take part in

James WamathaiJuly 19, 2019

If you are a running enthusiast, there are various running events that you can take part in Kenya and in the greater African region. The running events also ...

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DStv launches Newzroom Afrika, a 24-hour news service

Staff WriterJuly 17, 2019

MultiChoice Africa has launched a new 24-hour news service, Newzroom Afrika, on the DStv platform across the continent on DStv channel 405. It is available to c...

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Zamara partners with pinBox to launch a digital micro-pension product

Staff WriterJuly 17, 2019

Zamara Group which is a pension fund administrator has parnered with pinBox a Singapore based tech firm to launch a micro-pension fund in a bid to widen pension...

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BAT among winners in the inaugural Kenya Exporter of the Year Awards

Staff WriterJuly 17, 2019

The Kenya Export Promotion Council (EPC) has awarded local enterprises that have made a made significant contribution to the export sector among them was Britis...

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Aspira to offer loans to Kenyans to enable them buy Xiaomi products

Staff WriterJuly 17, 2019

Aspira and Xiaomi have partnered to provide Kenyans with the opportunity to buy Xiaomi products on credit and then pay in installments. The announcement was ...

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UBA & ETG launches a Ksh. 1.2 billion agricultural loan facility

Staff WriterJuly 16, 2019

United Bank for Africa Kenya (UBA Kenya) has partnered with local, regional, and global banks, joined a Financing Agreement of up to Ksh. 1.25 billion (USD 125 ...

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