Bolt unveils car-sharing service ‘Bolt Drive’ in Europe

Grace MathekaMay 6, 2021

Cab-hailing service, Bolt, has launched its car-sharing service, dubbed Bolt Drive. The new service allows customers to rent a car for short periods of time usi...

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Bolt partners with NTSA to support the Boda Boda Rider Training program

Grace MathekaApril 30, 2021

Bolt, an on-demand ride hailing platform, has partnered with the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) and the National Youth Service (NYS) to support ...

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Edgar Kipng’etich appointed as the Kenyan Bolt Food Country Manager

Grace MathekaApril 20, 2021

Bolt, a taxi hailing app, has officially announced the appointment of Edgar Kipng'etich Kitur as the Country Manager for Bolt Food in Kenya. Bolt recently la...

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Bolt launches food delivery service in Nairobi

Samson NderiMarch 29, 2021

Bolt, the taxi hailing app has launched its food delivery service, Bolt Food in Nairobi. This makes Kenya  the third country in Africa where Bolt food is curren...

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Flourish Ventures & Bolt to host webinar on women in the gig economy

Grace MathekaMarch 23, 2021

On-demand mobile platform, Bolt, has partnered with Flourish Ventures, a global fintech venture capital firm, to host a webinar on Women and the Gig Economy. Th...

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Bolt launches electric & hybrid cars category on its platform to promote environmental conservation

Grace MathekaMarch 11, 2021

Bolt has introduced a new ride category on its platform, dubbed Bolt Green, which offers eco-friendly rides. The category will have hybrid and electric cars to ...

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Bolt gets Ksh. 19.8B in funding to boost safety & security on its platform

Grace MathekaFebruary 16, 2021

Bolt has raised Ksh. 19.8 billion in funding from D1 Capital Partners to enhance safety and security measures on its platform. The funds will go into improvi...

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Bolt upgrades its security features in an effort to ensure safer rides

Samson NderiOctober 29, 2020

Bolt, the taxi hailing app has announced that it has upgraded security and safety features on the platform to improve safety and well-being of passengers, rider...

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Bolt to celebrate heroes fighting against Covid-19 on Mashujaa Day

Samson NderiOctober 16, 2020

Bolt, will be celebrating the heroes who have been on the frontline in the fight against Covid-19 during Mashujaa Day in an initiative dubbed #BoltHeroesDay. ...

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Future of work; Bolt is piloting a hybrid office concept

Samson NderiSeptember 21, 2020

Bolt the on demand taxi platform is piloting a concept of hybrid office whereby only 20% of employees have designated seats. The survey conducted among 1000 ...

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Bolt launches an affordable ride type in Nakuru and Kisumu

Samson NderiSeptember 2, 2020

Bolt, the on demand taxi platform has launched an affordable ride option dubbed Bolt Lite in Nakuru and Kisumu targeting passengers seeking low budget travel. ...

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Bolt assures customers of safety as restrictions are eased

Samson NderiJune 11, 2020

With the review of curfew hours, daily activities gradually coming back to life. As a response to this, Bolt is scaling-up its service delivery options in a bid...

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Bolt has raised Ksh. 11 Billion to boost its Growth Strategy

Samson NderiMay 26, 2020

Bolt the on demand ride hailing app has raised an investment round amounting to Ksh 11 billion from Naya Capital Management to boost its growth and development ...

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Bolt launches courier services in the Kenyan market

Samson NderiMay 6, 2020

Bolt the on-demand ride hailing app, has launched a courier service dubbed “Bolt Business Delivery”. It will work by connecting businesses with couriers on the ...

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Bolt launches “Wheel of Life”, an initiative that aims to help expectant mothers get to hospital during curfew

Samson NderiMay 1, 2020

When the government implemented the curfew, there were a few cases where mothers sadly died during child-birth due to the fact that they could not access hospit...

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Bolt launches “Bolt Protect” to safeguard drivers and passengers against the Corona Virus

Samson NderiApril 28, 2020

Bolt an on-demand ride hailing app has introduced a new ride type on its platform dubbed “Bolt Protect”. This is meant to protect passengers and drivers against...

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Bolt launches feature that allows you to make stops at multiple destinations

Samson NderiJanuary 23, 2020

Bolt the ride hailing app has introduced a feature that allows clients to add extra stops to their rides. This will enable a client to make a stop at say a supe...

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Bolt secures Ksh. 5.6 Billion loan from EIB, to be invested in research & development

Staff WriterJanuary 17, 2020

Taxi hailing firm Bolt has secured a Ksh. 5.6 Billion loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) which it intends to invest in research and development. Th...

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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...

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Bolt expands operations to Kisumu, Kakamega and Thika

Staff WriterJune 19, 2019

Bolt, the leading ride-hailing platform has announced that it start operations in Kisumu, Kakamega and Thika. This the stage for a continued push to expand its ...

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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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Taxi service Taxify changes it name to Bolt

Staff WriterMarch 8, 2019

Taxi service Taxify has announced that it is changing its name to Bolt which will also come with the introduction of a new logo. The company runs an on demand t...

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M-KOPA reaches 5 million customers with USD 1.5B in credit across 5 markets

Grace MathekaSeptember 26, 2024

M-KOPA has announced that it has surpassed 5 million customers across Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa. Two million of these customers have been ...

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Uber needs to reduce its driver commission to protect its customers

Samson NderiJuly 25, 2024

Drivers on digital taxi apps in Kenya have over the years complained about reduced earnings and the choking nature of the business relationship they have with t...

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Edtech company Starcloud is set to begin operations in Kenya

Grace MathekaMay 13, 2024

Starcloud, a tech-based education publisher, is among Estonia’s private sector players set to launch operations in Kenya in partnership with local stakeholders....

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Obunga FC & Plateau Queens are the Safaricom Chapa Dimba Nyanza winners

Gladys WamuyuOctober 1, 2023

Obunga FC and Plateau Queens, both from Kisumu County, are the 2023 champions of the Safaricom Chapa Dimba Nyanza region. Obunga FC was crowned the new regional...

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Obunga & Nyakach Girls advance to the Safaricom Chapa Dimba Nyanza finals

Gladys WamuyuSeptember 30, 2023

Kisumu’s Obunga FC has advanced to the finals of the Chapa Dimba Nyanza Region after beating Nyaguku FC from Nyamira 4 - 0 in a semifinal played at Moi Stadium,...

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Rubis to bring English Premier League trophy to Kenya on September 1-2

Samson NderiAugust 28, 2023

The English Premier League trophy will journey to Kenya and will be available for viewing at exclusive events on September 1-2, 2023. This development has be...

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Who are the greatest African players to grace the Premier League?

Samson NderiAugust 8, 2023

African players have provided the Premier League with some of its greatest moments. Some players have made such an impact that they have become club captains. O...

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LG Electronics Unveils New Laptop Lineup At The CES 2023

Staff WriterJanuary 6, 2023

LG Electronics has unveiled an expanded LG gram lineup, with the launch of the new gram Ultraslim and gram Style, at CES 2023. The lineup will feature new gram ...

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ASUS unveils its 2023 Republic of Gamers Flow laptop lineup

Staff WriterJanuary 4, 2023

ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) has announced the all- new 2023 Flow laptop lineup. The Flow X13 features an all-new 13-inch Nebula Display for the very first tim...

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Toyota opens new Hiace Assembly line at AVA Mombasa

Grace MathekaDecember 17, 2021

Toyota Kenya has commissioned an additional Hiace assembly line at the Associated Vehicle Assemblers Mombasa. The Hiace CKD assembly line demonstrates Toyota's ...

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Unwanted Witness report reveals Uganda’s top data collectors struggle with data protection & privacy compliance

Grace MathekaNovember 9, 2021

Unwanted Witness has released an analysis evaluating how Uganda’s top data collectors adhere to privacy standards and best practices that protect consumers’ per...

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LG posts USD 16.23 billion in revenues for Q3 2021

Grace MathekaNovember 4, 2021

LG Electronics has announced third quarter 2021 total revenues of Ksh 1.752 trillion (USD 16.23 billion). This is a 22% increase from revenues registered in a s...

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Mavazi Clothing For-You megastore opens in Nakuru City

Grace MathekaAugust 28, 2021

Mavazi Lifestyle Clothing, a local clothing chain store, has formally opened the new Mavazi For-You Mega Store in Nakuru City this morning. Speaking at the o...

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Safari Rally drivers urged to adopt wildlife in a bid to aid in conservation

Grace MathekaJuly 8, 2021

The Government through the Wildlife Research and Training Institute has encouraged World Rally Championship (WRC) drivers to adopt wild animals. This is  with a...

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Telkom partners with Stanchart to give their clients Showmax Pro Mobile subscriptions

Grace MathekaMay 4, 2021

Standard Chartered Bank has announced a partnership with Telkom Kenya, dubbed Omoka Vinoma, that will see Telkom pre-paid subscribers get access to 100% cashbac...

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TEN13 invests in African fintech startup, ImaliPay

Grace MathekaMarch 2, 2021

Australian venture capital firm TEN13, has invested an undisclosed amount of pre-seed funding in ImaliPay. The primary aim of the investment is to expand and ac...

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LG announces new UltraGear, UltraWide & UltraFine monitors at CES 2021

Grace MathekaJanuary 19, 2021

LG Electronics (LG) has launched its 2021 Ultra series premium monitors as it cements its innovation leadership in the category. The new UltraGear, UltraWide...

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Huawei is working with developers to bring more apps to the AppGallery

Staff WriterSeptember 11, 2020

Huawei has announced that it is working with partners to bring more apps to its app store, the AppGallery, in order to grow and strengthen the platform. Huaw...

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Taxi hailing apps to pay Ksh. 500,000 as licensing fees in Kenya in proposed regulations

Samson NderiFebruary 5, 2020

The Transport Ministry headed by CS James Macharia has released a new set of proposed regulations for taxi hailing apps like Uber and Bolt. Under the propose...

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Steps that can be taken to ensure safety of women in taxis in Kenya

Lynda ChalkerJanuary 24, 2020

Ten years ago if anyone had told you to get into a stranger’s car and trust them to take you home, you would’ve looked at them aghast and wondered; Have they go...

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