- ChildFund with the support of The Coca-Cola Foundation is implementing a one-year waste management program in Nairobi to improve cleanliness and reduce poverty in informal settlements.
- The government is also one of the biggest advertisers in the country and already owes media houses in the country over Ksh2 billion in pending bills. This puts them in a strong position to bargain.
- Chams Media Limited has this week launched a new TV show known as Kuigereka Ruraya, a vernacular program series that will be featuring Kenyans living and working abroad. The television content production Company which is owned by veteran Kenyan journalist Alex Chamwada, on Thursday signed a…
- Churchill Otieno, who has been head of news for Daily Nation, found himself a subject of news after the Nation Media Group decided to do away with him and other journalists as it trims its payroll.
- Barely a week after the first batch of winners of the ‘Twende Qatar na Odibets’ promo landed in the Middle East, the bettįng firm has dispatched the second batch. The first winners landed in Qatar last week on Thursday while the second batch Wednesday night, November 30. The winners include; Kago…
- Agribusiness firm Kakuzi Plc is set to adopt a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the Kenya Plantation and Agricultural Workers Union (KPAWU), featuring a 9% salary increase for 2022 and another 9% for 2023. The signing of the 2022/2023 CBA follows a round of concerted negotiations…
- Swiss Re Foundation has announced a USD 500,000 (Ksh61 million) grant for Africa’s insurance sector to spur innovation of insurance solutions for the underserved. The funding, to be distributed through the FSD Africa’s supported BimaLab insurance accelerator programme, will unlock and accelerate…
- In addition to training the executives, Cyber Shujaa places the graduates with employers and works with those who want to go into enterprise to incubate their businesses at USIU where they learn about entrepreneurship.
- The Anzisha Prize, Africa’s premier entrepreneurship initiative for young people between the ages of 15 and 22, today announced the next cohort of 30 leading young entrepreneurs that will join its three-year Venture Building Program. Launched in 2011, the Anzisha Prize is a partnership between the…
- "I have always felt that our content sometimes doesn’t take significant calendar events like Christmas into account. A Familiar Christmas captures the mood of the season from our perspective; it’s a step to bring our content and culture home.”
- The restructuring currently going on at Nation Media Group (NMG) has hit the television studio with reports that top anchors and reporters are slated for the chop.
- NCBA bank Bancassurance department is at the forefront of helping customers access a range of insurance products from various insurers at affordable premiums for all round protection to individuals and families.
- As a long-time Java insider, Gathungu will be familiar with Java's operations and business. Over the past two years, she has served as a divisional Managing Director at Java.
- Claims that President William Ruto is planning to orchestrate a change in the Kenyan Constitution to extend the Presidential term limit are false. The claims were shared on Twitter through an account using the handle @lloydOnyango on November 8, 2022. The user claimed that President Ruto, who is…
- The changes read like an unpacking of newsroom allies of former Editor-in-Chief Mutuma Mathiu, who was in early November reassigned to the role of Consulting Editor and replaced by Mr Joe Ageyo as Editorial Director.
- Nation Media Group, Kenya’s leading media house, has ruffled its employees ahead of the Christmas month after announcing a plan to implement changes that will be ‘unsettling’.
- East Africa’s leading energy producer, Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) has posted a Ksh4.7 billion profit after tax for the period ending June 30, 2022, more than double the Ksh.1.8 billion posted by the company over the same period last year. The increase, representing a 157%…
- The upcoming World Cup is proving to be incredibly and fans all over the world are beginning to wonder just how good of a chance their team has of performing well in the World Cup. In particular, Cameroon is a nation that is garnering a ton of excitement right now due to its untapped potential, […]
- HF Group has turned around from loss-making to posting a profit before tax of Ksh77.3 million for the first nine months of 2022. This is as compared to a loss of Ksh25.4 million during a similar period in 2021. This performance comes on the back of a diversified business model and a water-tight…
- A Facebook page bearing the identity Hon. Moses M Wetangula is not owned or operated by the politician, who is currently serving as the National Assembly Speaker. The page has been making a myriad of posts, both political and general statements touching on different issues. In one of the latest…
- A Facebook account bearing the name of Cabinet Secretary for Defence Aden Duale is neither owned by the government official nor is it operated by him. The account, with 239 friends, has been posting information insinuating that it is from the cabinet secretary, aimed at duping the public. In one of…
- The campaign that scooped the top award was a cement industry public affairs assignment whose brief was to engage stakeholders and make a case for gradual upward adjustment on the import duty on clinker. There had been a proposal to raise it from the current 10% to 25%.
- It means that Kenya will be able to compete in upcoming international qualifiers for AFCON and the FIFA World Cup. Kenyan clubs will also be represented in continental tournaments including the CAF Champions League and Confederations Cup.
- Kenya risks rolling back the gains made in HIV/AIDS response in the country if the issue of condòm shortage in the country is not addressed, the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the health sector have cautioned. Over the years, HIV and AIDS prevalence has decreased from a peak of 10.5 percent…
- The revelation comes barely two months after the company disclosed plans for a new round of mass lay-offs. At the time, insiders told Business Today that around 200 employees would be affected, including journalists who form the bulk of its payroll.
- The Nairobi Securities Exchange PLC (NSE) is set to record a steep decline in profits for the 2022 financial year according to the latest revelations. In a statement on Monday, November 28, 2022, the management issued a profit warning for the year ending December 31, 2022, signalling a difficult…
- Citizen TV journalists: Inside sources at RMS indicate that prime targets are editorial director Linus Kaikai and news anchor and talkshow host Yvonne Okwara.
- Moses Okundi, the Chief Technology Officer (CIO) at Absa Bank Kenya has been named The CIO Of The Year 2022 at the annual dx100 Symposium and Awards (formerly CIO 100 Awards).
- Ponangipalli Ramana Rao, the former administrator of Mumias Sugar Company, on Friday got a major setback after High Court judge, Justice Donna Chepkwony, declined to hear an application seeking to reverse an order that stopped Ramana Rao from managing the sugar miller. Justice Chepkwony said his…
- The lucky winners of the “Twende Qatar Na Odibets” promo on Thursday, November 24, departed the country for Qatar. Kenya’s leading bettíng firm launched the promo in September in which it committed to take its loyal fans to Qatar for a lifetime experience at the World Cup. Those who departed the…
- The dx100 Symposium and Awards – formerly CIO 100 Awards – organized by dx5, a digital transformation company, started off successfully on its first day Wednesday 23, 2022. The first day of the three-day event saw a couple of discussions on digital transformation. The 14th edition of the Digital…
- Gilani's has been popular with customers particularly in its Nakuru base since 1974. It has been run by several generations of the Gilani family. But in a growing trend, families in the retail business are opting to loosen their hold on the businesses in favour of investment by cash-rich PE firms.
- Digital lender Zenka Digital has announced the partial write-off of past-due interests across its entire loan portfolio. The move will see a total of Ksh166 million in outstanding debt cleared off its books, with the beneficiaries of this new company policy being borrowers whose loans are non-…
- She was appointed in 2020 as Uhuru led reforms at the utility ostensibly to lower the cost of power, primarily attributed to flawed long-term power purchase deals signed by Kenya Power with independent power producers (IPPs).
- Jumia has announced that it will put a 14 seater Commercial Matatu (van) on Flash Sale and also bring back the most popular products for the ultimate Black Friday on November 25 from 10:00 AM. The best discounts on the platform include phones, TVs, and home appliances and deals across various…
- One of the biggest changes to Qatar's World Cup is the size of the tournament. This year, 32 teams will compete in 64 matches across eight stadiums all over Qatar.
- He will be tasked with expanding the company's business in markets across the continent. The conglomerate manufactures a range of popular homecare, personal care, baby and food brands.
- The New Kenya Planters Co-operative Union (KPCU) has not been registered as a private limited company as alleged by Twitter user Propesa, who uses the handle @propesaa. In a tweet shared on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, Propesa alleged that KPCU had been privatised by the previous regime led by…
- Kenya's Most Trusted Online Casinos: not all online casinos are trustworthy and secure, which is why we did a review of the safest Kenyan online casinos in a growing industry.
- By Carol Koech The global industrial workforce is changing, and it is critical to discuss how this is already driving new business and supply chain dynamics. One of the factors driving this change is COVID-19. In a July 2020 McKinsey & Company survey, two-thirds of business executives said they…
- Football fans and party-goers will get to enjoy all the games on projectors and big screens. Also available will be drinks, music, street food, table service, reservations, a FIFA gaming zone and pre-match activities including football anthems.
- A ship with 10,000 tonnes of maize is set to dok at the Mombasa Port on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, days after the government announced that it would allow importation of duty-free maize. Investments, Trade and Industry CS Moses Kuria has said that government will allow the importation of duty-free…
