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BUSINESS
Mitsubish and Nissan shares fall after chairman arrest
Few hours after the arrest of chairman Carlos Ghosn yesterday, Mitsubishi and Nissan motor companies have recorded a decline in…
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News
Internet Solutions introduces consumption-based bandwidth service
Internet Solutions has launched a consumption-based billing service that will now let enterprises pay for internet connectivity based on their…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom launches two base stations in Coast, Expands its FTH Connectivity In The Region
Safaricom has launched two base stations in the coastal region and expanded its Fiber-To-Home connectivity in the Coastal region. This…
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News
Avic International, Education ministry partner to launch Season 5 of Africa Tech Challenge
AVIC International in partnership with the Ministry of Education today launched the 5th edition of the Africa Tech Challenge which…
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News
Mobile calling rates are three times higher in developing countries than in developed countries.
Calling rates in developing countries are three times higher than in developed countries. According to the latest edition of the…
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BUSINESS
Rent prices increased by 3.3% in the second quarter after a year of price falls.
Rent prices in the country increased by 3.3 percent in the second quarter of this year as confidence is returning…
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BUSINESS
Sh.960 Billion Transacted Through Mobile Money In The First Quarter Of 2018
Kenyans transacted over Sh 960 billion through mobile money in the first three months of this of this year. According…
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BUSINESS
Small businesses will be critical to South Africa in the 4th Industrial revolution
Small businesses will be critical to South Africa in the 4th industrial revolution while access to information will revolutionize education. This…
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BUSINESS
Jumia launches free 3-month guarantee on products above KES.1,500
In a bid to enhance customer confidence in online shopping, online retailer Jumia Kenya has announced a free, 3-month guarantee…
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BUSINESS
Kenyans in diaspora sent home over Sh. 25 billion in the month of May
Kenyans in the diaspora remitted back to the country over 25 billion in the month of May. This is an…
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BUSINESS
Business: Petrol, Diesel and Kerosene prices go up in ERC June fuel review
Motorists in Nairobi will for the next one month pay Ksh 108.81 per litter for super petrol up from Ksh…
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BUSINESS
CBA Partners With AGF and ECAP To Launch Faster Payments Solution For Corporate Suppliers
Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) in partnership with African Guarantee Fund for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises(AGF) and ECap a Nairobi…
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BUSINESS
Ecobank named Africa’s Best and Most Innovative Retail Bank
Pan Africa bank Ecobank has been named best retail bank in Africa at a ceremony held in Busan South Korea.…
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News
Here are the top Google Search Trends by Kenyans in the month of May
Google has today released top trending searches for the month of May 2018. Top on the list was the wedding…
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News
Connected Summit 2018 to be held in October, big four top on agenda
ICT cabinet secretary Joe Mucheru yesterday officially unveiled the 2018 Connected Summit set to be held on 22nd October at…
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BUSINESS
Equity Bank records Shs.5.9 billion 2018 quarter profit
Equity Bank, Kenya biggest bank in terms of customers recorded a profit after tax of Shs 5.9 billion in the…
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News
Safaricom Foundation Launches New Strategy To Bolster Health, Education And Economic Empowerment
Safaricom Foundation has today launched it’s 2018 -2021 strategy that will focus on three pillars, namely; health, education and economic…
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News
Protecting Privacy and Personal Data Key to Digital Economy in Africa, says Internet Society
The Internet Society and the African Union Commission has unveiled a new set of Guidelines that highlight how privacy protection…
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News
Breaking: OPPO Kenya CEO Andrew Peng arrested
By now you’re all aware of the recent allegations that surfaced online about OPPO Kenya CEO harassing an employee. These…
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CYBER SECURITY
Enlisting blockchain technology in the war against DDoS onslaughts
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are certainly on the rise. Arbor’s 13th Annual Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report showed that…
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BUSINESS
SBM bank acquires 75% Chase Bank deposits and assets
SBM bank Kenya has officially acquired 75 percent of Chase Bank assets and deposits. This is after the Central Bank…
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News
WorldRemit, Lebara partner to connect new customers to its money transfer service to Africa
The battle for a share of the multibillion-dollar Diaspora remittances to Africa is set to intensify with after European mobile…
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BUSINESS
It’s now possible to make your PayPal withdrawals via M-Pesa.
If you use PayPal to receive payments in Kenya then this is the best news for you today. Safaricom has…
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BUSINESS
Cross network mobile money transfer to start next week on Tuesday
Mobile money users in the country will from next week Tuesday be able to send and receive money from across…
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BUSINESS
Ecobank’s upgraded mobile app attracts 3 million new customers
Pan African bank Ecobank has announced that its upgraded mobile app has attracted 3 million new customers in just 6…
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News
Sony adds the α7 III to its “Full-frame Mirrorless” camera Line-up
Sony Middle East and Africa has introduced yet another impressive addition to their full frame mirrorless camera lineup, α7 III…
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BUSINESS
Mortgage lender HF Group records records a 77% profit decline, seeks growth through leveraging digital channels
Mortgage lender HF Group has today announced pretax profit of Shs 311 million for the year ending December 31st 2017…
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BUSINESS
I&M Bank records 6% decline in profit after tax
Mid-tier Bank I&M has reported a 6 percent decline in its profit after tax after posting a profit of sh…
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News
Key highlights from the Jumia Mobile Week 2018 White paper
On March 15th, Africa’s leading online shopping platform Jumia released its Mobile Week 2018 white paper. The report noted that…
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BUSINESS
Business: Air France resumes Paris-Nairobi route after 18 years.
French airline Air France has announced that it has launched 3 flights per week between Paris and Nairobi 18 years…
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BUSINESS
Equity bank records Ksh.18.9 billion profit after tax for the year 2017
Equity bank has reported a profit after tax of Kshs 18.9 billion for the year ending December 2017 up from…
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LATEST DEALS
#JumiaMobileWeekKE: We’re giving out Ksh.10,000 worth of Jumia vouchers.
The 2018 Jumia mobile week is here and we have partnered with Jumia Kenya to give you some free Ksh.1,000…
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CYBER SECURITY
Egypt Launches Digital Forensic Lab to combating software piracy.
The government of Egypt has announced that it is setting up a specialized digital forensic lab for Intellectual Property as…
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BUSINESS
Business: Petrol prices drop as that of diesel and kerosene go up.
Motorists in Nairobi will from midnight today pay less for petrol as the price of super petrol has gone down…
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News
Google is banning Cryptocurrency related ads from its advertising network.
Google has announced that it is banning cryptocurrency related ads from its vast advertising network, effective in June 2018. The…
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News
‘’Our focus is to bring the best photography and selfie experience to consumers’’- OPPO
Chinese smartphone brand OPPO has been making some good strides in the Kenyan market. The brand, known for its cameras…
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News
2 Kenyan photographers shortlisted in the 2018 Sony World Photography Awards
Two Kenyan photographers have been shortlisted for the 2018 Sony photography awards. Produced by the World Photography Organization, the Sony…
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INSURANCE
Jubilee Insurance Launches three Mobile Apps for its Clients and Agents
Jubilee Insurance has launched three mobile apps to enable its customers and agents access self-service and e-commerce functionalities via their…
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Blockchain
5 Major Ways Blockchain Can Help Telecom Providers
By Shelby Solomon Darnell- IBM Blockchain Affect and Vision Scientist Telecom providers are hearing the Siren’s call of blockchain. Though…
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News
Liquid Telecom and other Industry leaders to gather in Kigali for the Africa Tech Summit.
Industry leaders will from 14th -15th February gather in Kigali Rwanda for the Africa Tech Summit. They will include international…
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BUSINESS
Jumia House, Al Burooj Real Estate partner host Real Estate Event in Kenya
Jumia House has partnered with Dubai based real estate company Al Burooj Real Estate to host a Real Estate Event aimed at promoting…
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News
On-demand co-working space Workstyle launches in Kenya
Workstyle, a new serviced office and co-working space has launched in Kenya in what it says is to enhance creativity…
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News
WhatsApp Business App is now available for download in Kenya
Businesses in Kenya can now download the new WhatsApp Business App. They app had been rolled out in select markets…
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News
Minet Kenya partners with CarePay to implement M-Tiba IT solution
Minet Kenya Insurance Brokers Ltd has announced a new partnership with CarePay Limited to implement M-TIBA as an IT solution…
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News
Samsung Galaxy S8 now available in stunning Rose Pink
Samsung has officially launched the Galaxy S8 in Rose Pink. The S8 was initially available in Midnight Black, Arctic Silver,…
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Reviews
Product Review: The Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Last year saw Samsung develop the Galaxy Note 7, a phone that they suspended its sales and announced an informal…
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News
Infinix Mobile partners with ANGA IMAX to give Infinix user free movie tickets.
Infinix Mobile has entered into a two-year partnership with ANGA IMAX that will see Infinix smartphone users get free movie…
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Gadgets
The OPPO F5 Youth is here, pre-order one from Jumia for Kshs. 26,990.
OPPO has announced the launch of the OPPO F5 Youth in Kenya. The device is the sister version of the…
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News
Win a fully paid trip to Shanghai by taking part in the Infinix ZERO 5 #StayTrue Shooting awards
It has been more than two weeks since Infinix Mobility unveiled the Infinix ZERO 5 smartphone. The Device was launched…
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News
A look at HMD Global achievements one year since since its inception
HMD Global is celebrating its first birthday. Basically it’s been 12 months since the startup which is responsible for bringing…
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BUSINESS
Mobile to mobile remittances opens gain of up to Shs.10b on UK transfers to Tanzania alone
WorldRemit has today announced mobile to mobile remittances to Tanzania can cut the overall costs of remittances for both the…
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News
Report: Toyota cars still popular among Kenyans as automotive market prices go down in Q1-2017
The Kenyan Automotive scene has been growing over the last couple of years. A 2016 report by Deloitte suggests that…
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News
Breaking: Safaricom Network is down countrywide, calls, data and Mpesa services affected
If you have tried making calls this morning, or even doing any transaction using your Safaricom number chances are you…
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Gadgets
Samsung wearables to support Under Armour’s suite of fitness apps
Samsung has announced a new partnership with Under Armour that will see the mobile technology company’s wearable devices and smartwatches…
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Apps
Rambo Launches Real Money Casino Mobile App in Kenya
Gambling company Rambo Resource Ltd has released the first ever casino mobile application in the country. The application which is…
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BUSINESS
Transport CS says SGR Locomotives are of high quality, to be in Kenya in January
This is probably something most Kenyans have been waiting for. Six of the 56 diesel locomotives for operations of the…
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News
Infinix Mobility hosts 2nd Annual Infinixer Fan Festival in Nairobi.
Infinix Mobility, last Saturday held the 2016 end of year Infinixer Fan Festival in Nairobi. The festival is held annually…
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BUSINESS
Here are some basics of getting around over the festive season with Uber
Last week Uber released a set of guidelines aimed at making riders enjoy their rides. Many of those rules were…
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News
Garmin partner with MTN to launch a range of wearable tech watches in Ghana
Garmin, an innovative lifestyle technology company has partnered with MTN to launch a range of wearable tech watches in Ghana. The…
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News
SCS Issues Guidelines for Information Security in a Smart City
Securing Smart Cities (SCS) , the not-for-profit global initiative that addresses the cyber security challenges of smart cities has today…
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Gadgets
Top simple Gadgets to gift them this Valentines Day
So today morning I woke up to a very interesting hashtag trending on twitter, #ValentinesDaySurvivalTips. Kenyans on Twitter have taken…
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BUSINESS
Posta launches PREM, secure e-mail services to help users track their e-mails
The Kenya Postal Corporation has today launched an encrypted mailing service targeting high tech-savvy individual and companies using the service.…
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News
Facebook launches internet.org in Guatemala, moves to new offices in California
In another step towards connecting the world, Facebook has just launched Internet.org in Guatemala. The launch in Guatemala was enabled…
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