- If connected DStv customers thought it couldn’t get better with a Step Up to upgraded world-class entertainment during the Festive season, they have some exciting news coming – a free boost to even more entertainment, when they upgrade to a higher package! DStv customers can still watch content on…
- The technology world was on fire about the latest artificial intelligence demonstration by OpenAI in the waning months of 2022, ChatGPT. It is truly a remarkable achievement, an artificial intelligence (AI) that you can have a conversation with and ask it to do everything from writing essays to…
- RUBiS Energy Kenya has launched a 4-week challenge dubbed ‘Fanikiwa na Ultra Tec’, rallying motorists to use Ultra Tec fuel to gauge their fuel consumption and how much they can save using the product. Ultra Tec is an additivized fuel that is designed to improve vehicle cleanliness and performance…
- Kenyan Shilling The Kenyan shilling has continued with its depreciation trend this month, falling to the lowest on a daily basis, and hitting the lowest in history on Wednesday against the US Dollar. Data shared by Genghis Capital indicated that the local currency weakened by 0.06 percent against…
- Electricity cost for millions of hustlers in Kenya is likely to go up by at least 117 percent if Kenya Power and Lighting Company requests, now before the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) will be accepted and implemented. In October last year, Kenya Power presented to EPRA the…
- On January 16th, Education Ministry announced the 2023 form-one placement results. The 2023 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) candidates, who may not be pleased with the secondary school they have been selected to join, can now apply for readmission at their preferred schools. Many…
- The Development Facility of the eco.business Fund has partnered with Family Bank in Kenya to offer specialized refinance training to Family Bank staff to optimize the bank’s capacity to reach sustainable agri-businesses and better identify eligible sub-borrowers. The agriculture sector is vital…
- About 80 percent of Kenyans live in rental houses. The rate of homeownership in Kenya is still lower with stakeholders pushing the affordable housing narrative to see if the rate of Kenyans owning homes can increase home ownership. As the discussion rages on, there has been a need for a clear…
- Former Education CS George Magoha is dead. Magoha died at a Nairobi hospital on Tuesday in what is believed to be a cardiac arrest. His death comes a few days after he lost his brother. The brother was also a professor. Magoha served as the Cabinet Secretary for Education under the government of…
- HACO Industries Ltd has unveiled its Recycled Rulers initiative that offers sustainable learning aid solutions to students, teaching staff, and schools as the school year begin. HACO Rulers have been a critical learning tool in Kenya’s education system for over 30 years supporting the effective…
- The Ministry of Education has announced the revised school academic calendar for 2023. According to the new notice signed by Belio Kipsang on January 10, the opening dates for the 2023 first term remained unchanged with the first term beginning January 23, and running up to April 21. Education…
- The richest countries in the world in 2023 are excellent locations to reside, raise a family, and retire, but they also have exceptionally high living costs. Many people think that China, the United States, or even Russia are because they have the largest and most influential economies in the world…
- The development and acceptance of digital currencies in Africa have been truly monumental. Although in 2022, the digital asset industry saw several high-profile breaches of trust and was largely characterized by volatility, the adoption of cryptocurrencies within the continent continued to grow.…
- Digital insurance platform mTek has partnered with digital informal retail aggregator Kyosk.app and Fin, a focused fintech platform to provide insurance covers to over 100,000 Kenyan Dukas. Despite employing over 80 percent of the Kenyan workforce, the informal retail sector is underinsured and…
- BasiGo and AVA have announced a partnership that will see the latter assemble modern electric buses for BasiGo in Kenya. In January 2023, AVA successfully completed the final assembly of 15 25-seater electronic buses, shipped in partially assembled by BasiGo, set to start operations with Nairobi…
- LG Electronics (LG) presented an exciting, new color option for its groundbreaking refrigerator with MoodUP™ to offer personalized customer experiences at CES 2023. The 4-Door French-Door model fridge comes embedded with more than 190,000 possible color combinations at users’ disposal giving them…
- KCB Foundation has given scholarships to 1,000 needy students who sat for the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examinations to join various secondary schools countrywide. This follows the completion of a nationwide exercise to identify deserving students from vulnerable and…
- In the past months, Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) has dominated most conversations due to the high pricing model of their tokens. The price of electricity tokens now stands at the highest in history, hitting the already-tattered pockets of Kenyans. Although President William Ruto, during…
- Standard Chartered is recommending a “Play it Safe” investment strategy for its investors in Kenya. This is in response to expected recessions in the US and Europe, a recovery in China, a slowdown in global inflation, and a pause in Fed rates in H1 23, followed by cuts in H2 23. This advice was…
- Access to quality education is a basic human right that holds the key to sustainable development across many developing nations. Sadly, for millions of people around the world, it is inaccessible for various reasons such as conflict, climate change, and poverty. According to the United Nations, we…
- Many new parents often wonder how to be a good father. Studies state that a father’s involvement in the child’s upbringing can influence their overall development. Indeed, a father who is more involved in their children’s day-to-day activities helps bring positive changes that shape the child’s…
- Many students lack the basic knowledge required to choose a career route after high school prior to enrolling in a university or college or technical Institution. One of the main concerns is that many of them are unfamiliar with the courses offered by institutions of higher learning. Additionally,…
- Tala has increased its loan limit amount to fifty thousand shillings (Ksh. 50,000) as consumers are drawn to its flexible repayment options and fast-growing loan limits amid high inflation and concerns over the increasing cost of credit from traditional financial institutions. The increase from…
- T-bills remained oversubscribed with the overall subscription rate coming in at 122.7 percent, up from 108.9 percent recorded the previous week. Investor’s preference for the shorter 91-day paper persisted as they sought to avoid duration risk, with the paper receiving bids worth 14.2 billion…
- The company that designs and prints Kenyan currency is suspending operations in Kenya. De La Rue made the announcement last week, getting many analysts by surprise, and kept tongues wagging as to what was the main reason behind the announcement. The announcement by De La Rue came a few days after…
- Fresh Fri Oil from Pwani Oil Products Limited has become the first cooking oil brand in the country to be certified by the Kenya Nutritionists and Dieticians Institute (KNDI) to be healthy and of good quality. This follows a thorough inspection of quality assurance by KNDI – a government agency…
- Fuliza users can now withdraw their cash at an M-Pesa agent the same way they would do for a normal transaction. Initially, users were only allowed to use Fuliza for completing transactions while paying for products and services when their M-Pesa balance was zero. Kenyans who needed to convert…
- The Nokia G11 Plus is the latest addition to the Nokia G-series smartphone portfolio – bringing quality, durability, and performance to the Kenyan consumer. Retailing at 18,000 shillings, the phone has amazing features that will leave you with nothing but satisfaction. Securing Updates: Living at a…
- Global electronic giant, LG Electronics, rolled out its 2023 blueprint aimed at creating innovation for a better life and ensuring a sustainable future for all by embracing renewable energy and making the world a better place through plastic recycling. According to LG CEO, William Cho, to make a…
- Safaricom is a giant. Let us face it. It is one telecommunications company whose roots are so deep within and without Kenya that we cannot afford to lose or see it going down even with an iota. It is too important to let go. As the year kicks off, many investors are looking for companies […]
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- The year 2023 is here with us. The longest month of the year, metaphorically, January, or as some call it, Njaanuary, is almost coming to an end. Traditionally, despite people struggling financially, January is often the month of planning and realigning one’s financial goals and plans. The Cabinet…
- The KCSE 2022 results have been released by the Cabinet Secretary of Education Ezekiel Machogu. During the announcement, boys dominated those who scored As. 875 male students scored A while 271 female students scored A. Among those who scored A-, 1,952 were female while 4,445 were male. A total of…
- At least 21,760 people were involved in road accidents last year, the latest data by the National Transport and Safety Authority shows. This is an increase from the 20,625 recorded in 2021.NTSA said 4,690 people died, up from 4,579 deaths in 2021. The rest were left mostly with life-changing…
- Northern Bypass is now Kenya’s deadliest road, the latest data from the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) shows. The study compiled by NTSA between January 1 and December 31, 2022, found that the Northern Bypass, Kangundo Road, Mombasa Road, Outering Road, and Thika Superhighway…
- The KCSE results are here. How can you check for the results both online and through an SMS? The 2022 national tests were administered between February 28 and April 1, 2022. KNEC administered the KCSE exam to some 884,263 learners who sat the tests last year. Out of this, 420,845 were female while…
- The National Treasury has unveiled plans to wipe out multi-billion bailouts on Kenya Airways (KQ) by December 2023. In the Draft 2023/24 Budget Policy Statement, Treasury CS Njuguna Ndung’u said the government will instead come out with a strategy that will bring the National carrier back to…
- The 2022 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), Is set to be released on Friday 20th January 2023. Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu is expected to announce the results at the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) offices after reports indicated that the marking of the…
- The National Treasury’s plan to increase fees for excise stamps by up to 317% is another gift for criminals involved in illicit trade and another setback for consumers already battling with record prices, Stop Crime Kenya (StoCK) warns today. The massive hike will push up the prices of alcohol,…
- Embracing innovation, and rethinking service capabilities – these are part of a vast realm of possibilities that have been opened across Africa through the adoption of e-commerce, and for tech start-up companies, the opportunities are endless. As African countries increasingly embrace the…
- In brief, tell us about Koko Networks and the number of counties you impacted in Kenya. As a global climate technology company, KOKO Networks is driving the transition to sustainable bioethanol cooking fuel from deforestation-based charcoal in tropical forest nations, starting in Kenya. With the…
- Africa Data Centres has officially broken ground on an additional data center facility in Nairobi. The new build will see the existing facility on the adjacent piece of land expanded up to an extra 15MW of IT load. ADC’s expansion at the new site will be completed in the first half of 2024 and will…
- A side hustle is a way to make money outside of your 9 to 5 job. It allows you to make more money that’ll give you the freedom to pursue your passions, buys things you need or want, and lower any financial worries. Truth is, most 9 to 5 jobs don’t pay the bills. Especially […]
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- Education is the key to most things in life, it is the most powerful weapon used to change the world. Education is the foundation every child needs to make something out of their lives. At school, children not only learn academic subjects but also how to interact with their peers. While some…
- Avocado exporters have two weeks to export off-season mature avocados following the closure of exports in November last year. The horticulture directorate will allow farmers and Orchards to export mature avocadoes between January 23 and February 6, 2023. The export for Fuerte, Hass, Jumbo, and…
- Wheat prices are likely to remain high in the coming days on the back of a sharp decline in production of the commodity in Ukraine, one of the world’s top exporters. Wheat production in Ukraine has dropped to 65 million tonnes in the latest crop season from 108 million tonnes a year earlier,…
- Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web said, “Data is a precious thing and will last longer than the systems themselves.” Today, data has become more diverse than ever before – and is now being created, processed, and stored everywhere. In this new data era, the combination of massive…
- Logistics firm Mitchell Cotts Freight Kenya Limited in partnership with Perishable Movements Kenya Limited and Fresh Handling Kenya Limited have unveiled a 30 million shillings modernized vacuum cooling service to enhance the preservation of horticultural exports. The facility, which is located at…
- The Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) has compiled a list of authorized course materials for use in junior secondary schools. According to a list released by KIDC, on Tuesday, January 17, KICD detailed student and teacher’s books to be used for the Grade Seven class once learning…
- To pay parking fees in Nairobi, you just use a short code (USSD) or do it online. You don’t have to crisscross Nairobi city to look for a city council agent so as to pay the parking fee. The Nairobi City County introduced a revenue collection method that is fast, easy, and efficient If there’s […]…
- More than 130 children living with disabilities at Eldoret’s Jawabu Rehabilitation Centre in Uasin Gishu have benefitted from facilities constructed by Safaricom and M-PESA Foundations in support of their education and well-being. The M-PESA Foundation constructed and equipped a physiotherapy room…
