- More than 5,000 sellers joined the Jumia platform in 2022, a 20 percent increase from the previous year underscoring how brands, distributors, and traders are leveraging e-commerce as a channel to increase sales and grow their business. The announcement was made during the Jumia Awards ceremony…
- Kenya Breweries Limited’s (KBL) most popular distilled Gin, Gilbey’s has partnered with the Laugh Industry – Kenya’s biggest comedy event, for the fourth edition of the Laugh Festival. The night of the African comedy “Laugh Festival” hosted by The King of comedy Daniel ‘Churchill’ Ndambuki will…
- Companies from across the country now have an opportunity to recognize the outstanding performance, contributions, and achievements of stellar employees through the Employee of the Year Awards in Kenya. The Employee of the Year Award is an annual event that seeks to identify and honor employee…
- Old Mutual Kenya Insurance Agent Anthony Karume has been declared and awarded as the overall and best Intermediary of the year walking away with a brand-new car, a VW Polo. The car comes with a 1-year comprehensive insurance cover and a full tank. This is the first time that an agent has won the…
- Kenya could expand the 3D printing of body organs for medical replacement if a group of ten university students under the banner Print’nX proceed and conclude their project to develop synthetic body organs using 3D printing technology. The unique project is among those selected by a panel of judges…
- Exchange Rate Performance The year is almost coming to an end and the Kenyan shilling seems to have decided that it will not stand in the way of the US Dollar. The shilling has so far fallen to the lowest in history against the US Dollar though has remained resilient against other peers. On Friday…
- Distributed Power Africa Kenya Limited (DPA K) has secured a debt funding facility from Mirova SunFunder to deploy solar energy solutions to commercial and industrial (C&I) customers in Kenya. Mirova SunFunder is a leading impact investor, solving energy access and climate change challenges in…
- Nigeria’s Tech startup SeamlessHR has launched its offices in the Kenyan market, choosing Nairobi as its East African Hub. SeamlessHR is an end-to-end HR and Payroll technology focused on helping businesses in emerging markets increase their productivity by deploying well-designed, world-class…
- Employees are the driving force behind any company. A high employee turnover curtails the growth and development of a firm. A workforce brings diversity to a company, providing various unique perspectives, skills, and expertise. Every employer must keep their employees satisfied to ensure their…
- New data released today by the World Health Organization (WHO) reveal that countries around the world largely held the lines against further setbacks to malaria prevention, testing, and treatment services in 2021. According to this year’s World Malaria Report, there were an estimated 619,000…
- British International Investment (BII) and African Guarantee Fund (AGF), have announced their partnership of a $75 million re-guarantee agreement for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) across Africa. Through this facility, AGF and BII will provide credit guarantees to partner financial…
- According to Education Chief Executive Officer, at the Teachers Service Commission, TSC, Nancy Macharia, Junior Secondary School (JSS) teachers would receive priority in the January 2023 mass recruitment of 30,000 teachers. Education CEO was speaking in Mombasa on Friday 2nd December after…
- Captain Oliver Kiptanui Maina is a well-presented, self-motivated, and eloquent fiction writer who believes he is better than the best and is still on course to a degree and highest qualifications in writing. He started his career as a Kenya Navy officer of dubious distinction. He then left the…
- Motor vehicle distributor, CFAO Motors Kenya has today opened a 600-square meter central parts outlet for its Winpart division, as it seeks to expand product offering and services by distributing original vehicle maintenance spare parts at affordable prices. Speaking at the opening of the outlet,…
- Commerce has up until fairly recently, represented the latest iteration of digital-enabled shopping, revolutionizing the way customers shop and interact with retail brands. However, most recently, more widespread and rapidly expanding mobile penetration has led to the rise of mobile commerce –…
- Getting what you need at your convenience is a fulfilling experience. In today’s tech-driven world, people are consistently on the lookout for the most convenient way of doing things, making life more comfortable. Technology has brought shopping comfort to our life. No more buying hassle, and we…
- Africa’s top enterprise-grade HR and payroll SaaS company, SeamlessHR, officially launched its East African operations at a thought leadership event held in Nairobi, Kenya. SeamlessHR is an end-to-end HR and Payroll technology company focused on helping businesses in emerging markets become more…
- On Wednesday, December 7th, Basic Education Principal Secretary Dr. Belio Kipsang revealed that the plan to abolish the boarding system from Grade 1 to Grade 9 would not be affected in arid and semi-arid areas. Education PS noted that the move would enable parents in those areas to look for a…
- Binance, the world’s leading crypto and blockchain infrastructure provider, with an ecosystem featuring an unmatched portfolio of crypto products, sees continued growth across Africa, making it one of the fastest-growing regions for the company. Increasing Crypto Adoption Across Africa As a leader…
- KCB Bank Kenya customers can now access Kodris Africa coding lessons at discounted rates and pay in installments, following a partnership between the education technology firm and the Bank. The Kodris Africa subscription licenses are now retailing at a 50% discount – Ksh9,860 for a year’s worth of…
- By John Kamau There are two Latin phrases used in law that seek to distinguish between what is wrong because it is, and what is wrong because the law has said it is. ‘Mala in se’ means an act is inherently wrong e.g., rape or murder. ‘Mala prohibita’, on the other hand, means that an […]
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- Charges have been dropped against Kora, the pan-African payment company accused of money laundering and card fraud last July in Kenya. In new court documents, Kenya’s Asset Recovery Agency filed a notice of withdrawal at the High Court of Kenya at Nairobi Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes…
- Equity’s digital payment platform, Pay With Equity (PWE), is now the lender’s fastest-growing digital channel. The platform enables mobile subscribers to pay for goods and services to one merchant Till Number. According to Equity’s Q3 financial results, PWE transactions grew by 379% from 15.8…
- Microsoft has announced the launch of its global skilling program in Kenya with the goal of increasing access to digital and foundational skills. The Skills for Jobs Learning Pathways program has been introduced locally as a build-up to the success of Microsoft’s Global Skills Initiative which was…
- Shocks from global commodity markets and the regional drought pushed up inflation in 2022. The war in Ukraine and the long drought in East Africa have put upward pressures on food and fuel prices since early 2022. Headline inflation started to accelerate from 5.1 percent y/y in February 2022 and…
- Despite steady remittance inflows and the recovery in tourism, the current account deficit increased as surging commodity prices pushed imports to an all-time high. The substantial increase in global prices for oil and other commodities pushed import payments to US$25.0 billion in the year to…
- Global sentiment deteriorated in 2022, raising fears of a global economic recession. The Russian invasion of Ukraine and subsequent sanctions disrupted world markets, most notably by sharply raising global commodity prices. With energy supplies to Europe severely disrupted, the benchmark price of…
- Kenya’s economy continued to rebound from the pandemic in 2022 with the real gross domestic product (GDP) increasing by 6 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2022, driven by broad-based increases in services and industry. This recovery was dampened by global commodity price shocks, the long…
- Kenya’s President Dr. William Ruto is the most influential African Leader on Twitter in 2022. This is according to the 2022 World Leader Power Ranking report from BCW’s Twiplomacy, a digital diplomacy initiative by the strategic communication agency, BCW Global. Dr. Ruto, who ranks 13th globally…
- Britam has partnered with digital insurance platform, mTek, to offer a mobile-enabled business protection cover dubbed – Britam Biashara, targeting MSMEs (Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises), protecting them against fire and burglary. Additionally, the cover protects the MSMEs against loss of…
- In Namibia, Dr. Helena Ndume is giving hundreds of people their sight back — for free — while in South Africa, Dr Ncumisa Jilata is breaking boundaries and inspiring others to join her field: neurosurgery. Dr. Helena Ndume has helped restore sight to over 35,000 people for free. She tells CNN, “No…
- African Banking Corporation (ABC Bank) was been recognized for its solid corporate governance practices at the Champions of Governance (COG) Award, organized by the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya (ICPSK). ABC Bank was awarded in the Finance and Investment category during the…
- Crypto exchanges have become the heart of the crypto ecosystem, they have succeeded in creating a network where millions of people can participate and reap the perks of financial inclusion. Although, in light of recent happenings, there has been an increased sense of urgency for crypto market…
- On 6th December, New Basic Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang’ revealed that parents will have to take their primary schools’ kids to day schools The government will from January 2023 do away with boarding primary schools for pupils learning in grades 1 to 9. According to PS Belio, the…
- On December 6th, The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) announces a mass auction of motor vehicles and other unserviceable equipment. According to KDF, the mass auction will be carried out in a public yard in Thika Garrison, Lanet, Nanyuki, Mtongwe, Manda, Diani, and Kiunga. KDF indicated that it is…
- By Ivan Kanyali Personal finance and financial goal setting in Kenya is a popular topic in December – as many Kenyans begin to reflect on the year that was and create savings goals for the year ahead. Typically there is an increased pressure to spend in the last quarter of the year, with the…
- Nobody at your workplace is your friend. In fact, 99% of your workmates are just your colleagues and will not waste a minute to either see you fired or dead. They say better the enemy who frowns at you openly than one who smiles and hugs so that he can bring you closer to find […]
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- Kenyans who have been enjoying free transaction charges between their banks and their mobile wallets will have to adjust after the Central Bank of Kenya announced the reintroduction of charges on transactions. According to a statement released by the CBK Governor, Dr. Patrick Njoroge, the new…
- Over 3.5 million children in Kenya will be out of school when schools reopen for the first term in January 2023, due to the ongoing drought, Save the Children said. A 2021[1] study by the Global Out of School Children Initiative revealed that there are more than two million children aged between…
- The survey, “The Reality of SMB Cloud Security in 2022, by Sophos, found that, among Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) users, 56% experienced an increase in the volume of attacks on their organization when compared to the previous year, and 67% were hit by ransomware. In addition, 59% experienced…
- Sophos has announced the general availability of Sophos Managed Detection and Response (MDR) with new industry-first threat detection and response capabilities. Sophos is the first endpoint security provider to integrate vendor-agnostic telemetry from third-party security technologies into its MDR…
- In celebration of its first Christmas, Serviced Apartment Operator – Somerset Westview Nairobi (SWN), part of the world’s leading lodging owner-operator, The Ascott, has unveiled a sustainable Christmas tree and decorations to mark the beginning of the festive season. Taking center stage at the…
- The current World Cup has been described as one of the most unpredictable. “Small teams” have been pulling surprises and “big teams” have been shocked and humiliated. One wonders which country will walk away with this gold trophy. For gamers and football enthusiasts, the ongoing World Cup has…
- Former Jumia executives have launched a new e-commerce company called “Kapu” that allows customers in cities to shop for groceries. The platform says the range of the products will be larger than the kiosk, including quality fresh produce from Kenyan farms, and at wholesale prices. Goods are…
- The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) tests began on Friday across the country with 884,263 candidates eligible to sit for the exams. The candidates began with English functional skills testing at 8 am, and later English comprehension, literary appreciation, and grammar tests in the…
- Sarova Hotels & Resorts Kenya has announced operations of its latest hotel management acquisition, Sarova Imperial Kisumu, on December 1st, 2022. This addition is the 8th hotel under the group’s portfolio in Kenya. The move is set to bring a new feel and touch to the hospitality industry in…
- eMudhra Limited has just announced that it is now a licensed Electronic Certification Service Provider (E-CSP) in Kenya under the Communications Authority of Kenya Root. This milestone is all set to enable the largest Certifying Authority in India to make solid inroads into the African continent,…
- Lipa Later Group has acquired SkyGarden in a move that re-energizes their commitment to bridging the gap between the merchant and a customer with more empowerment between both parties, merchant and customer, stellar service, stellar tech, and revamped strategies that promise to disrupt the industry…
- LG Electronics has partnered with the University of Nairobi (UoN) to train engineers, architects, contractors, and other building professionals in the latest Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) innovations. The deal will see LG revamp its Engineering academy and rebrand its showroom…
- Media have a critical role to play in accelerating Harm Reduction efforts by informing and sensitizing cigarette smokers on the availability and benefits of alternative, potentially lower-risk products to cigarettes. Traditional cessation and smoking prevention norms are not the only ways that…
