Safaricom to offer Free YouTube Bundle to watch the INEOS 1:59 Challenge

James WamathaiOctober 11, 2019

Safaricom has announced that it is offering support to Eliud Kipchoge as he seeks to make history by running a full marathon under 2 hours in Vienna. The par...

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Kenyan loan service Lipa Later selected for the Mastercard Start Path Program

Staff WriterOctober 11, 2019

Kenyan loan service Lipa Later is among 8 later-stage global start-ups that have been selected to to participate in the 2019 Mastercard Start Path program. The ...

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Mpesa recognized as among the most influential finance projects over the last 50 years

Staff WriterOctober 9, 2019

Mpesa has been recognised as one of the Top 10 Most Influential Finance Projects of the last 50 years by Project Management Institute (PMI) in its 2019 Most Inf...

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Airtel Africa partners with Mastercard to launch a virtual card for its customers

Staff WriterOctober 9, 2019

Airtel Africa has announced a partnership with Mastercard which will the telco’s 100 million customers across 14 African countries access to the payment platfor...

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Boehringer Ingelheim partners with Kenyatta and Strathmore universities to launch health competition

Staff WriterOctober 9, 2019

Boehringer Ingelheim, has collaborated with Kenyatta and Strathmore Universities to launch the Making More Health Venture4Change idea competition (MMH). The com...

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Can Libra compete with Bitcoin?

Staff WriterOctober 8, 2019

We are living in a world where business transactions could be made without third parties. The legislature, agreements, banks - those systems can't control busin...

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Musicians to win Ksh. 10 million in the Old Mutual Amazing Voices singing competition

Staff WriterOctober 7, 2019

African musicians stand a chance to win Ksh. 10 million ($100,000) in the Old Mutual’s Amazing voices reality pan-African singing competition. The initiative is...

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KCB lists new shares on the NSE after NBK takeover

Staff WriterOctober 7, 2019

KCB Group Plc has listed an additional 142,979,717 shares at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) after its successful acquisition of the National Bank of Keny...

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Equity unveils new logo as it celebrates 35 years of existence

Staff WriterOctober 3, 2019

Equity has unveiled a new logo which is part of its refreshed identity that is in line with the ongoing journey of transformation and regional expansion. The ne...

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Africa Practice acquires Global Reporting Initiative trainer’s certification in Kenya

Staff WriterOctober 3, 2019

Africa Practice East Africa Limited, a strategic advisory firm based in Nairobi has now been officially recognised as a Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) certif...

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UAP & Estée Lauder launch breast cancer awareness campaign in Kenya

Staff WriterOctober 2, 2019

UAP Old Mutual and The Estée Lauder Companies have partnered for the month of October to raise awareness on Breast Cancer. The partnership will see the UAP ...

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Companies should seek ISO-27001 Certification in order to comply with Data Protection Laws

Staff WriterOctober 1, 2019

A certain sage once advised a classroom full of students that, ‘to every problem, there is a solution, even if the solution is learning to live with the probl...

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Tatu City is constructing a rugby facility to be operated by Shamas Rugby Foundation

Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2019

Tatu City has started the construction of a rugby facility at its facility, which will be operated by Shamas Rugby Foundation. The new facility will provide ...

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Cellulant’s Ken Njoroge receives the 2019 Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2019

Ken Njoroge, the co-founder & co-CEO of Cellulant, has been named as the recipient of the 2019 Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award. The awar...

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The Third Season of the Chapa Dimba na Safaricom football tournament has kicked off

Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2019

The Chapa Dimba na Safaricom is back with us for the third season, so far over 1,500 teams have registered for the youth football tournament which kicked off wi...

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Tiny Totos emerges a winner at the regional final of the 2019 MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge

Staff WriterSeptember 25, 2019

Tiny Totos, a Kenyan-based start-up emerged a winner at the Africa regional finale of the MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge (IIC) which was held on 20 Septembe...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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