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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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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. ...

Nairobi auditions for East Africa Got Talent Show to be held on June 1 – 2 at KICC

Staff WriterMay 20, 2019

The East Africa’s Got Talent Show by Safaricom auditions kicked off, at Nyali School, Mombasa County yesterday. The gates were opened to the public as from 6.00...

Maisha Microfinance gets exemption for KAMU to own 25% shareholding

Staff WriterMay 16, 2019

Maisha Microfinance Bank has received approval to allow one of its shareholders, KAMU Limited, to hold in excess of 25 per cent of the Bank’s issued share capit...

Equity Group’s first quarter net profit increases slightly to Ksh. 6.1 billion

Staff WriterMay 16, 2019

Equity Group's net profit for the 3 months ending 31st March 2019 has increased slightly to Ksh. 6.1 billion. This marks a slight increased from Ksh. 5.8 billio...

Liquid Telecom launches Microsoft Azure Stack in East Africa

Staff WriterMay 16, 2019

Liquid Telecom has today launched Azure Stack a Microsoft Cloud service that offers a step change in cybersecurity for the region’s most sensitive databases. Th...

Isaac Awoundo to become the chairman of the merged NIC, CBA bank

Staff WriterMay 16, 2019

Just days after the Competition Authority of Kenya approved the merger between Commercial Bank of Africa Limited (CBA) and NIC Group. The two banks have now rel...

UNHCR and SUPKEM raise Ksh. 15 Million for refugee education in Kenya

Staff WriterMay 15, 2019

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and the Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims raised over Ksh. 15 Million in two hours for refugee education in Kenya at their fundraisi...

CMA licenses SCFM Limited to operate as a non-dealing forex trading broker

Staff WriterMay 14, 2019

The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has granted a license for a non-dealing online forex trading broker to SCFM Limited. This is the second license issued by t...

Stanbic Bank report indicates that business conditions deteriorated for the month of April

Staff WriterMay 9, 2019

A report released by Stanbic Bank Kenya indicates that business conditions for the month of April deteriorated for the first time since November 2017. This dete...

KenTrade CEO Amos Wamgora re-elected to head AAEC General Assembly

Staff WriterMay 9, 2019

KenTrade Chief Executive Officer, Amos Wangora has been re-elected as the President of AAEC General Assembly for another 2-year term. This was during the just c...

Andela has appointed Janet Maingi as the Kenya Country Director

Staff WriterMay 8, 2019

Technology company Andela has announced that it has appointed Janet Maingi as its new Country Director for Kenya. Janet joins Andela from Nairobi-based BRCK...

UNHCR and SUPKEM launch campaign to support refugee education in Kenya

Staff WriterMay 8, 2019

For the longest time, hundreds of thousand of refugees in Kenya have not been attending school due to lack of funds. As such the UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, a...

Multichoice Talent Factory announces call to entry for their 2019 class

Staff WriterMay 8, 2019

The Multichoice Talent Factory Academy has announced the call to entry of their 2019 class to all emerging filmmakers from 13 African countries with either some...

Anti-Counterfeit Authority seizes counterfeit goods worth over Kshs 100 million

Staff WriterMay 7, 2019

The Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA) has announced that it has seized counterfeit goods worth over Ksh. 100 million in the last one month in various parts of th...

KWAL announces launch of Hunters Gold & new cider production line

Staff WriterMay 7, 2019

Kenya Wine Agencies Limited (KWAL) has announced the launch of Hunters Gold in Kenya and also the launch of a new production line for the manufacture of ciders ...

Kenyans treated to free concert at the Maisha Magic Festival

Staff WriterMay 7, 2019

Maisha Magic East in partnership with Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) treated hundreds of Nairobi residents to a free concert at the first ever...

Chapa Dimba All-Star team heads to Spain for a training camp

Staff WriterMay 7, 2019

After a grueling battle in a bid to to qualify for the Chapa Dimba na Safaricom finals, an All-Star team has been selected from the best players during the eigh...

Colonel (Rtd) Cyrus Oguna appointed as the Government Spokesman

Staff WriterMay 7, 2019

The government has announced the appointment of Colonel (Rtd) Cyrus Oguna, he will be replacing the current Spokesman Eric Kiraithe. Colonel (Rtd) Cyrus Ogun...

PortableVoices a Kenyan podcast startup has opened its first recording studio in Nairobi

Staff WriterMay 6, 2019

PortableVoices which is a Kenyan audio production and podcast startup has opened its first recording studio in Nairobi. The startup, which is focused on produci...

Transunion Kenya advocates the use of credit scores for better loan pricing

Staff WriterMay 2, 2019

Transunion Kenya is urging lenders to start focusing on individual credit scores that will enable them to make smarter decisions and at the same time empower co...

MultiChoice to celebrate Kenyan TV content with the Maisha Magic Festival

Staff WriterApril 30, 2019

MultiChoice Kenya has announced that it will celebrate the growth of Kenyan television content through the first ever Maisha Magic Festival. The festival, will ...

Sanofi launches digital diabetes patient support program in Kenya

Staff WriterApril 30, 2019

Sanofi Kenya has launched its first Digital Diabetes Patient Support Program (PSP) in Nairobi, Kenya in partnership with CheckUps Medical Center. CheckUps Me...

Ganatra Plant & Equipment introduce asset finance for new JCB Back-hoe Loaders

Staff WriterApril 30, 2019

Construction and building equipment supplier, Ganatra Plant & Equipment Ltd have announced an asset finance deal for purchases of new JCB Back-hoe Loaders. T...

Poa! Internet has launched a free public Wi-Fi network for its broadband subscribers

Staff WriterApril 30, 2019

Poa! Internet has announced that it has deployed over 3,000 Wi-Fi hotspots across Nairobi and Kiambu counties. This will ensure that its subscribers get to expe...

Nairobi Tech Week launches the IT Skills Gap Report for Kenya and Uganda

Staff WriterApril 30, 2019

The 4 edition of Nairobi Tech Week which took place last week has launched the IT Skills Gap Report. The report named “The Development of IT Skills and Jobs in ...

Cheick Travaly appointed as the new Ecobank Kenya MD

Staff WriterApril 29, 2019

Ecobank Kenya has announced that it has appointed Cheick Travaly as the new MD. He will replace Mr. Adjei who formally retires on 29th April 2019. Mr. Cheick...

The Best Ever Food Review Show embarks on a 7-day food tour in Kenya

Staff WriterApril 29, 2019

The Best Ever Food Review Show (BEFRS) has announced a 7-day food tour in Kenya, beginning in the capital city, Nairobi. This is BEFRS first trip to Kenya, m...

Pewin Cabs has officially rebranded to PTG Travel

Staff WriterApril 29, 2019

Transport company Pewin Cabs has officially rebranded to PTG Travel in a bid to increase its market share by offering diversified service in the Kenyan market. ...

South B United & Acakoro win the Chapa Dimba na Safaricom Nairobi finals

Staff WriterApril 29, 2019

South B United and Acakoro Ladies from Kasarani emerged as the winners of the Chapa Dimba na Safaricom Nairobi region finals which were held over the weekend. ...

Berlin FC emerge as the winners at the Chapa Dimba North Eastern region finals

Staff WriterApril 26, 2019

Berlin FC emerged as the winners of the Chapa Dimba na Safaricom North Eastern region finals that were held yesterday at Garissa Teachers College. Berlin FC ...

Liquid Telecom enables Aga Khan Hospital in Mombasa to launch telemedicine services

Staff WriterApril 25, 2019

Liquid Telecom has connected the Aga Khan main hospital in Mombasa with seven of its outreach centers in the coast region using its high speed fibre network. Th...

goAfrica to use Finserve’s Jenga Payment Gateway for their online transactions

Staff WriterApril 24, 2019

goAfrica which is a London based online ecommerce platform that focuses on business to business (B2B) customers has partnered with Finserve for the provision of...

Mastercard brings its Engage programme to fintechs in Kenya

Staff WriterApril 24, 2019

Mastercard has announced that it is expanding its Engage programme to Kenya to introduce local fintech innovators to its broad partnership opportunities. Mas...