European Investment Bank launches Ksh. 5.7 billion agriculture financing programme

Staff WriterJune 12, 2019

European Investment Bank has launched a new EUR 50 million (Ksh. 5.7 billion) agriculture sector financing programme. The Kenya Agriculture Value Chain Facility...

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Dr. Margaret Ogola celebrated with a Google Doodle on her 60th birthday

Staff WriterJune 12, 2019

Google has today celebrated the late Dr Margaret Ogola, an award-winning author, medical doctor, and human rights advocate, with a Google Doodle. The doodle is ...

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Animated cartoon series Supa Strikas returns to DStv for a 6th season

Staff WriterJune 12, 2019

DStv has announced that the iconic animated cartoon series Supa Strikas will return for a 6th season on Monday 17 June. In this brand-new season of the soccer a...

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Blue Band’s Good Breakfast Campaign to provide breakfast to 2 million children

Staff WriterJune 12, 2019

Blue Band has launched the Good Breakfast Campaign for the third year running and will provide breakfast to 2 million children in Kenya. The campaign aims to ta...

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Musician Ayrosh to release debut album on 14th June at Michael Joseph Centre

Staff WriterJune 11, 2019

Kenya’s Folk Fusion artist Ayrosh is set to release his debut album Murasta on 14th June at a concert at Michael Joseph Centre. Murasta is a 7-track EP that ...

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Liaison Group unveils new brand identity to reflect its growth

Staff WriterJune 11, 2019

Liaison Group has unveiled a new brand identity to reflect the company’s evolution into a non-banking financial services organization. The firm which was fou...

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EPRA introduces new regulations to fight LPG gas counterfeits

Staff WriterJune 11, 2019

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has introduced new LPG gas regulations to fight counterfeits and create safety guarantees. The measures ...

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LG Electronics donates Ksh. 4 Million to PCEA Kikuyu Hospital Orthopedic unit

Staff WriterJune 11, 2019

LG Electronics has made a donation of Ksh. 4 Million P.C.E.A Kikuyu Hospital’s Orthopedic Rehabilitation Unit. The money will go towards assisting the unit to a...

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Co-op Bank partners with WorldRemit for digital money transfers

Staff WriterJune 11, 2019

Co-operative Bank of Kenya (Co-op) has partnered with WorldRemit a leading digital money transfers company to enable transfers to its over 6 million accounts or...

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DTB & KBA roll out financial literacy programme to SMEs

Staff WriterJune 11, 2019

More than 100 entrepreneurs running Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have started training under a financial literacy programme by Diamond Trust Bank...

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DHL Africa eShop e-commerce platform launched in 9 more African countries

Staff WriterJune 11, 2019

DHL Africa eShop has been rolled out in 9 more African countries following its success after its launch in 11 countries. The service, which is available at A...

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How to file your KRA tax returns on iTax

Staff WriterJune 10, 2019

If you earn an income in Kenya, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) requires that you file your income tax returns by June 30 every year. Just like applying fo...

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Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom national final fixtures announced

Staff WriterJune 10, 2019

The draw for the national finals of the Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom youth soccer tournament have been conducted with 15 teams set to battle for the top prize. E...

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PETCO Kenya launches plastic recycling drop-off points in Naivas Supermarkets

Staff WriterJune 10, 2019

PETCO Kenya has launched drop-off point at Naivas Supermarkets that will allow members of the public to return their recyclable products to recycling partners. ...

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KAM statement on the introduction of new currency in Kenya

Staff WriterJune 10, 2019

The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) applauds and supports the move by the Central Bank of Kenya to introduce the new generation currency notes and with...

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Patoranking hosts listening party for new album ‘Wilmer’ in Nairobi

Staff WriterJune 10, 2019

Nigerian music sensation Patoranking hosted an exclusive listening for his sophomore album Wilmer at Kiza Restaurant in Nairobi on 2nd June. This was after the ...

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Equity Bank invests over Ksh. 1 Billion in agriculture

Staff WriterJune 10, 2019

Equity Bank has invested over Ksh. 1 Billion to improve market access, capacity building and expansion of agricultural production value chain as of end of first...

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Nokia 3.2 launched in Kenya to retail at Ksh. 13,999

Staff WriterJune 4, 2019

HMD Global has announced the launch of the Nokia 3.2 in Kenya and it will retail at Ksh. 13,999. The entry level smart phone comes packed with a HD+ display and...

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Barclays Bank’s Q1 net profit rises to Ksh. 2.6 billion

Staff WriterMay 30, 2019

Barclays Bank of Kenya has reported a profit after tax of Ksh. 2.6 billion for the period ended 31 March 2019. This is a slight increase from the Ksh. 2.5 billi...

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NSE gets approval for the introduction of a derivatives market

Staff WriterMay 30, 2019

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has received regulatory approval to launch a derivatives market from the Capital Markets Authority (CMA). NSE is expected ...

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Study reveals that companies that give employees free lunch get an increase in productivity

Staff WriterMay 30, 2019

A study commissioned by Highfive a US based Internet of Things (IoT) has indicated that companies that provide free lunch to employees are likely to see see imp...

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Linus Gitahi takes over as board chairperson of DTB

Staff WriterMay 29, 2019

The shareholders of Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) have approved the appointment of Mr Linus Gitahi, 56, as the new board chairman. The shareholders approved the appo...

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Liberty Kenya launches free financial literacy training programme

Staff WriterMay 29, 2019

Liberty Kenya has announced that it has launched a free financial literacy programme aimed at growing financial literacy, financial freedom and insurance penetr...

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KOKO launches smart fuel ATM network in Nairobi

Staff WriterMay 29, 2019

KOKO Networks, an international technology company that wants to mainstream clean bio-ethanol cooking fuel in Kenya has today launched KOKO Fuel. KOKO Fuel i...

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Stanbic Bank to offer short term loans to SMEs via M-Jeki

Staff WriterMay 29, 2019

Stanbic Bank Kenya has announced a new initiative that will offer short term loans to distributors and suppliers. This new initiative was launched after the ...

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QNET donates food worth Ksh. 450,000 to Tree House Children’s Home in Nairobi

Staff WriterMay 29, 2019

QNET has donated foodstuff including rice, beans, maize floor, cooking oil, soft drinks and water worth over Ksh. 450,000 (USD 4,500) to Tree House Children’s H...

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Microsoft and ALN Academy push for adoption of Artificial Intelligence in the Finance Industry

Staff WriterMay 28, 2019

Microsoft and the African Legal Network (ALN) Academy have called on the financial services sector to build artificial intelligence (AI) capacity. This will ens...

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Equity Bank to provide 95% financing for purchase of Toyota Hilux pickups

Staff WriterMay 24, 2019

Equity Bank Kenya and Toyota Kenya Limited have partnered to provide customers with 95% financing payable for the purchase of single cab Hilux pickups. The loan...

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Coca-Cola to retain its majority stake in CCBA

Staff WriterMay 23, 2019

The Coca-Cola Company announced that it will maintain its majority stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) in the foreseeable future. With the change, Coc...

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Olaoluwa Akinnusi is the new country manager for Bolt Kenya

Staff WriterMay 23, 2019

Ride-hailing company Bolt (formerly Taxify) has announced the appointment of Olaoluwa Akinnusi as the new Country Manager for Bolt Kenya. Akinnusi will be respo...

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Copa Coca-Cola 2019 tournament to refurbish school pitches as part of environment cleanup campaign

Staff WriterMay 23, 2019

Coca-Cola Kenya has announced that it has embarked on an environmental behavior change campaign involving COPA Coca-Cola 2019 participating secondary school stu...

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Applications to The Great Kenyan Bake Off extended to May 27

Staff WriterMay 23, 2019

The application deadline for the The Great Kenyan Bake Off has been extended to May 27 from the previous one of May 20 2019. After the deadline, the applican...

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Evans Mutai wins Ksh. 1 million & a trip to Cairo in the ongoing Guinness Promotion

Staff WriterMay 23, 2019

Evans Mutai has been announced as the first grand prize winner in the Win a Trip to Cairo Guinness consumer promotion campaign. Evans Mutai, an m-pesa owner ...

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Njeri Wangari a Kenyan Poet rouses debate with her poem ‘Words and Guns’ in a US school

Staff WriterMay 23, 2019

In May this year, Njeri Wangari a Kenyan poet and writer got an opportunity to share her passion for poetry writing and spoken word performance with over 600 st...

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DStv is looking for TV show proposals from Kenyan filmmakers

Staff WriterMay 22, 2019

DStv, through M-Net, has announced that it is looking for proposals from Kenyan filmmakers for TV drama shows that will be aired on Showmax, Africa Magic and Ma...

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The 2019 Africa Shared Value Summit will be held in Nairobi on May 22-23

Staff WriterMay 22, 2019

The 2019 Africa Shared Value Summit will be held in Nairobi this year on 22nd - 23rd May 2019 and will bring together business leaders and sustainability expert...

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Equity, Family Bank & KCB among nominees in the African Banker Awards 2019

Staff WriterMay 22, 2019

Equity Group, Family Bank and the Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) are among Kenyan nominees in the African Banker Awards 2019. Family Bank Remit has been nominat...

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DStv relaunches its reward programme to reward active customers

Staff WriterMay 22, 2019

MultiChoice has revamped its DStv Thanks programme, the company’s customer rewards programme, which is designed to reward its active customers. “The relaunch...

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Co-op Bank posts a net profit of Ksh.3.59 Billion in the first quarter

Staff WriterMay 22, 2019

The Co-operative Bank of Kenya (Co-op) has posted a net profit of Ksh. 3.59 Billion for the first quarter which ended in March. This is a 4.4 per cent rise in p...

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ARM Cement’s Kenyan assets sold for Ksh. 5 Billion to National Cement Company

Staff WriterMay 21, 2019

The Kenyan assets of the troubled cement maker ARM have reportedly been sold for Ksh.  5 Billion to the National Cement Company. This is a culmination of a proc...

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Infinix Hot S4 review; Budget phone that packs a punch

Richard MureithiMay 21, 2019

The Infinix S4 was launched in Kenya in April 2019. The phone is available in 2 variants i.e. 32GB internal storage + 3GB RAM and 64GB Internal storage + 6GB RA...

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Which music festival will the next Safaricom CEO launch?

James WamathaiMay 20, 2019

Safaricom, Kenya's most profitable company, is in the midst of intense speculation about its leadership after an article was published on the issue on Reuters. ...

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