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Mastercard, Unilever and KCB Bank to provide a $150k recovery package to Kenyan MSMEs
2 days ago
Mastercard, Unilever and KCB Bank to provide a $150k recovery package to Kenyan MSMEs
To extend support towards COVID-19 economic recovery, Mastercard, Unilever and KCB Bank have pooled resources to provide Micro, small and…
Google Completes Fitbit Acquisition
5 days ago
Google Completes Fitbit Acquisition
Google has officially completed the acquisition of Fitbit, a wearables company, for an eye-popping $2.1 billion. Announcing the news, Rick…
Xiaomi Blacklisted in the US
5 days ago
Xiaomi Blacklisted in the US
The United States government has blacklisted Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi for alleged ties with the Chinese military. Comac, a Chinese…
Economic uncertainty set to shape 2021 cybercrime agenda in Africa
1 week ago
Economic uncertainty set to shape 2021 cybercrime agenda in Africa
Last year, the number of cybersecurity attacks increased globally, a time when lots were forced to stay at home if…
Demand for TECNO, Itel and Infinix Phones in Africa Soars
2 weeks ago
Demand for TECNO, Itel and Infinix Phones in Africa Soars
2020 was not a great year for most smartphone companies as the pandemic hit various points of their supply chains,…
NTSA selects dozens of companies to build cashless fare payment system for PSVs
2 weeks ago
NTSA selects dozens of companies to build cashless fare payment system for PSVs
The National Safety and Transport Authority (NTSA) has selected dozens of local firms to build a cashless fare payment service…
Kenyans Register for Nearly Three Million SIM Cards in 3 Months
2 weeks ago
Kenyans Register for Nearly Three Million SIM Cards in 3 Months
Kenya’s population stood at 47.6 million according to the 2019 Census report, but the number of mobile subscriptions in the…
Safaricom M-PESA Charges Effective January 2021
2 weeks ago
Safaricom M-PESA Charges Effective January 2021
The year began with the return of transaction charges for money transfer between Ksh 101 up to Ksh 1000. The…
These Industries grew in 2020 despite Covid-19 slowdown
3 weeks ago
These Industries grew in 2020 despite Covid-19 slowdown
There are a few events in history that have changed the course of humanity and this ongoing Covid-19 pandemic may…
DPO Group introduces Real-Time Settlements on digital payments for sole trader merchants in Kenya
4 weeks ago
DPO Group introduces Real-Time Settlements on digital payments for sole trader merchants in Kenya
African payment service provider DPO Group has launched Real-Time Settlements for its SME sole proprietor merchants in Kenya. 86% of SMEs…
Six Emerging FinTech Trends in Africa
December 15, 2020
Six Emerging FinTech Trends in Africa
Africa is quickly becoming the centre of new fintech innovations and adoptions. Many financial technology start-ups are coming up across…
Pay for Showmax Pro using Visa or MasterCard and Get 25% Off
December 14, 2020
Pay for Showmax Pro using Visa or MasterCard and Get 25% Off
Festivities are around the corner, and the MultiChoice-owned streaming platform Showmax has already lined up it’s Christmas Countdown Entertainment Collection.…
CMA approves Kshs4 billion Centum Medium-Term Note
December 11, 2020
CMA approves Kshs4 billion Centum Medium-Term Note
The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has granted approval to Centum Real Estate Limited (Centum Re) to issue secured zero-coupon and…
Showmax Lines up its Christmas Countdown Entertainment Collection
December 10, 2020
Showmax Lines up its Christmas Countdown Entertainment Collection
Christmas is here with us, what a year 2020 has been, and Showmax wants to end the year on style…
Apple supplier Foxconn Hit by Ransomware Attack
December 9, 2020
Apple supplier Foxconn Hit by Ransomware Attack
Foxconn Technology Group, the company that assembles iPhones for Apple, was hit by a cyber attack in November that affected…
LG to Outsource Low-end Models to Save Loss Making Smartphone Business
December 7, 2020
LG to Outsource Low-end Models to Save Loss Making Smartphone Business
LG is rethinking its smartphone business strategy in an attempt to cut costs. The company’s smartphone arm has continuously been…
Safaricom Seeks Regulatory Approval on new Financial Products
December 7, 2020
Safaricom Seeks Regulatory Approval on new Financial Products
Kenya’s largest telco Safaricom has applied for regulatory approval on three new financial products that will expand its product offerings.…
Wearable Device Market Grows Massively from July to September
December 4, 2020
Wearable Device Market Grows Massively from July to September
Wearables are slowly but steadily becoming part of our daily lives, including fitness bands, smartwatches, and the broad hearable category.…
Equity receives double recognition at the African Bankers Awards 2020
December 2, 2020
Equity receives double recognition at the African Bankers Awards 2020
Equity has scooped two awards at this year’s African Banker Awards. The Bank has been awarded the Best Regional Bank…
Apple fined €10m for Misleading Users about the iPhone’s Water Resistance
December 1, 2020
Apple fined €10m for Misleading Users about the iPhone’s Water Resistance
The iPhone’s water resistance feature has got the company in hot soup in Italy. The country’s competition watchdog has fined…
Nokia and Airtel Kenya lay 5G foundations in Kenya
December 1, 2020
Nokia and Airtel Kenya lay 5G foundations in Kenya
Airtel Kenya has inked a deal with Finish telco equipment maker, Nokia, to modernize Nairobi with high speed 4G and…
Netflix Partners with Realness Institute to Launch a Content Development Lab for African Writers
November 30, 2020
Netflix Partners with Realness Institute to Launch a Content Development Lab for African Writers
Streaming giant Netflix and Realness Institute, a company focused on supporting African content, have announced a partnership deal to create…
Safaricom Contemplates Reducing M-PESA Transaction Costs
November 26, 2020
Safaricom Contemplates Reducing M-PESA Transaction Costs
Safaricom has hinted at plans to cut M-PESA transaction costs to retain increased cash transfers on the mobile money platform.…
Safaricom Flexible 4G Smartphone Financing Plan Attracts 50,000 Users
November 26, 2020
Safaricom Flexible 4G Smartphone Financing Plan Attracts 50,000 Users
Over 50,000 Safaricom customers have jumped ship on the telco’s flexible 4G smartphone financing plan dubbed Lipa Mdogo Mdogo. According…
Samuel Onyango Joins Equity as a Non-Executive Director
November 25, 2020
Samuel Onyango Joins Equity as a Non-Executive Director
Equity has appointed of Samuel Onyango as a Non-Executive Director to its Equity Bank (Kenya) Limited (EBKL) Board. Samuel has…
Ngao Credit offering 3% discounted interest rate for its loan products during this Black Friday
November 25, 2020
Ngao Credit offering 3% discounted interest rate for its loan products during this Black Friday
Ngao Credit Black Friday: This year’s Black Friday is here with us. This is the biggest retail sales day for…
M-PESA has become the first African FinTech platform to join United for Wildlife Financial Taskforce
November 25, 2020
M-PESA has become the first African FinTech platform to join United for Wildlife Financial Taskforce
M-PESA has become the first mobile money provider in Africa to join the Financial Taskforce established by United for Wildlife.…
Kenya Ranked Among the Top 3 African Countries Affected by Mobile Fraud
November 24, 2020
Kenya Ranked Among the Top 3 African Countries Affected by Mobile Fraud
Kenya has been ranked among the top three African countries hit by mobile fraud. According to Evina, a Paris-based cybersecurity…
StarTimes to elevate bouquets in subscriber retention strategy
November 23, 2020
StarTimes to elevate bouquets in subscriber retention strategy
Pay Television Company StarTimes Media has unveiled a strategic subscriber retention policy for its subscribers. The new policy will enable…
Jiji Online Market Place Kenya new security measures to protect its users in a bid to dominate Kenya’s e-commerce space
November 23, 2020
Jiji Online Market Place Kenya new security measures to protect its users in a bid to dominate Kenya’s e-commerce space
If you were a frequent user of OLX Kenya a few years ago, you probably already know that the e-commerce…
Equity Bank’s Borrowed SME Funds jump to Ksh68.5 billion in Q3
November 18, 2020
Equity Bank’s Borrowed SME Funds jump to Ksh68.5 billion in Q3
Equity Bank’s borrowed funds for SME s jumped 19.7 per cent to Sh68.5 billion over the three months to September…
This could be the right time to import a car
November 18, 2020
This could be the right time to import a car
Owning a car has always been everyone’s dream especially if you have a family and with the year almost coming…
Huawei Confirms Selling its Honor Smartphone Business
November 17, 2020
Huawei Confirms Selling its Honor Smartphone Business
After multiple reports of Huawei planning to sell its Honor smartphone business unit, the company has finally confirmed that it wasn’t…
WorldRemit announces Africa-focused Entrepreneurship Program in Kenya
November 17, 2020
WorldRemit announces Africa-focused Entrepreneurship Program in Kenya
WorldRemit, a global digital payments company, has launched an Africa-focused entrepreneurship programme in Kenya. The WorldRemit Entrepreneurs Programme will also be…
Qualcomm Granted Permission to Supply Huawei with 4G Smartphone Chips
November 16, 2020
Qualcomm Granted Permission to Supply Huawei with 4G Smartphone Chips
Huawei’s smartphone business is anticipated to receive a life of breath after a recent license granted to Qualcomm by the…
Tablets and Chromebooks Drive Growth in the Global PC Market
November 13, 2020
Tablets and Chromebooks Drive Growth in the Global PC Market
The overall PC market, including sales of desktops, tablets, and Chromebooks, has seen immense growth due to shelter in place…
KenTrade introduces support services to ease trade documentation processes for traders
November 13, 2020
KenTrade introduces support services to ease trade documentation processes for traders
The Kenya Trade Network Agency (KenTrade), has introduced optional premium and support services to ease trade processes for traders in…
Swvl Launches Long Distance Travel Service in Kenya
November 12, 2020
Swvl Launches Long Distance Travel Service in Kenya
Swvl Kenya has introduced a new service suited for long distance travelers. Through the app, users will now book for…
Huawei will sell its Honor Smartphone Business for $15 billion, report
November 10, 2020
Huawei will sell its Honor Smartphone Business for $15 billion, report
Huawei’s troubles with the US government are still jeopardizing its smartphone and telco business. The company shut down its chipmaking…
Prime Bank and SimbaPay partner for instant international money transfer
November 9, 2020
Prime Bank and SimbaPay partner for instant international money transfer
Kenya’s private bank Prime Bank has partnered with London-based fintech SimbaPay, to launch an instant international money transfer service via…
Safaricom Half-year Profit Falls 6 Percent to Ksh 33 Billion as M-PESA Revenue Declines
November 9, 2020
Safaricom Half-year Profit Falls 6 Percent to Ksh 33 Billion as M-PESA Revenue Declines
Kenya’s largest telco, Safaricom, just announced its half-year financial report for the period ended 30th September 2020. The company’s half-year…
WhatsApp Has Rolled Out its Payments Feature in India
November 9, 2020
WhatsApp Has Rolled Out its Payments Feature in India
Facebook started testing its WhatsApp payments service in India in 2018 and had failed to launch it on time over…
Mastercard Announces Cyber Secure, an AI-Powered Solution To Protect The Digital Ecosystem
November 9, 2020
Mastercard Announces Cyber Secure, an AI-Powered Solution To Protect The Digital Ecosystem
Mastercard has launched a new AI-powered suite of tools to help banks assess cyber risk across their ecosystem and prevent…
Safaricom Customers to Get Free Data and Minutes by Enrolling to newly launched Skiza Mobile Advertising Platform
November 6, 2020
Safaricom Customers to Get Free Data and Minutes by Enrolling to newly launched Skiza Mobile Advertising Platform
Kenya’s largest telco Safaricom has today announced a new platform to help SMEs advertise their services. The new Skiza Mobile…
Safaricom Introduces new Phone Number Prefixes to meet Increasing Demand
November 6, 2020
Safaricom Introduces new Phone Number Prefixes to meet Increasing Demand
Safaricom, now with over 35 million customers, owns over 10 different phone number prefixes. Currently, it has 070X, 071X, 072X,…
MTN Offloads its 18.9% Stake in Jumia, Raising $142 million
November 4, 2020
MTN Offloads its 18.9% Stake in Jumia, Raising $142 million
South Africa’s MTN has finally offloaded its 18.9% stake in Jumia, one of Africa’s largest e-commerce companies and the first-ever…
Lenovo Posts Record-Breaking Earnings Thanks to Strong PC Sales
November 4, 2020
Lenovo Posts Record-Breaking Earnings Thanks to Strong PC Sales
Lenovo Group, the company behind Lenovo laptops, reported its quarterly earnings yesterday delivering record results. The company had a record…
Gadgets Leo, your one-stop eCommerce shop for smartphones
November 2, 2020
Gadgets Leo, your one-stop eCommerce shop for smartphones
Kenya has one of the most vibrant e-commerce ecosystems in Africa which has been described as the next frontier in…
Apple Reports Rise in Revenue Despite iPhone Sales Slump
November 2, 2020
Apple Reports Rise in Revenue Despite iPhone Sales Slump
Apple has revealed its business performance for the fourth fiscal quarter ended September 26, 2020. The iPhone maker made a…
Huawei Plans to Make its own Chips to Skirt US Sanctions
November 2, 2020
Huawei Plans to Make its own Chips to Skirt US Sanctions
Huawei has been waiting on the U.S to lessen its trade restrictions, but it seems the company has finally given…
Mobile Gambling Money Transfers to be Permitted in Kenya
October 30, 2020
Mobile Gambling Money Transfers to be Permitted in Kenya
It has been confirmed that officials in Kenya have made amendments to the Gaming Bill 2019 to enable money transfers…
Samsung Posts Highest Quarterly Revenue Due to Boost in Flagship Smartphone Sales
October 29, 2020
Samsung Posts Highest Quarterly Revenue Due to Boost in Flagship Smartphone Sales
Samsung Electronics has announced its Q3 performance results posting its highest quarterly revenue yet. The South Korean conglomerate had a…
Diamond Trust Bank and Jumia partner for Black Friday Campaign
October 29, 2020
Diamond Trust Bank and Jumia partner for Black Friday Campaign
Diamond Trust Bank and Jumia have announced a partnership aimed at enhancing cashless payment on the e-commerce platform when purchasing…
Bolt Adds New Security Features on its App For Safer Rides
October 28, 2020
Bolt Adds New Security Features on its App For Safer Rides
On-demand transportation platform Bolt has announced some new security updates on its app. The company has made some upgrades on…
Safaricom Launches Pochi La Biashara, a new M-PESA Product for Small Business Owners
October 28, 2020
Safaricom Launches Pochi La Biashara, a new M-PESA Product for Small Business Owners
Safaricom celebrated its 20th birthday yesterday with the company launching a new campaign. The company also launched a new product…
Telkom Revamps Pawa Voice Bundles with Data and SMS
October 27, 2020
Telkom Revamps Pawa Voice Bundles with Data and SMS
Telkom Kenya has revamped its Pawa voice bundles. The telco has sweetened the deal by including SMS and data packs.…
Safaricom Celebrates 20th Birthday, Launches New Campaign
October 27, 2020
Safaricom Celebrates 20th Birthday, Launches New Campaign
Kenya’s largest telco, Safaricom, is today celebrating its 20th birthday after officially being launched in the country on 23rd October…
Huawei’s Revenue on The Rise Despite Business Uncertainty
October 26, 2020
Huawei’s Revenue on The Rise Despite Business Uncertainty
Chinese tech company Huawei has announced its financial performance in the first three quarters of 2020. According to the company,…
Streaming Service Quibi Shuts Down Six Months After Launch
October 23, 2020
Streaming Service Quibi Shuts Down Six Months After Launch
The streaming market is booming as people continuously adopt online entertainment. Netflix has already recorded its best quarter yet this…
PayPal to allow Users to Buy, Hold, and Sell Cryptocurrencies on the Platform
October 22, 2020
PayPal to allow Users to Buy, Hold, and Sell Cryptocurrencies on the Platform
PayPal is finally joining the crypto market. On Wednesday, the company announced a new service that will allow users to…
Tips to be more responsive to your customers
October 21, 2020
Tips to be more responsive to your customers
If you are a service provider, customer responsiveness should be among your top priorities. This is basically the quality and…
Fifth Africa Fintech Summit to be held Virtually Starting November 9th
October 21, 2020
Fifth Africa Fintech Summit to be held Virtually Starting November 9th
Africa Fintech Summit (AFTS), the global initiative dedicated to the African fintech ecosystem, is hosted in Washington DC each April…
Samsung Smartphone Sales Rebound Reclaiming Top Spot – Report
October 19, 2020
Samsung Smartphone Sales Rebound Reclaiming Top Spot – Report
Samsung has surpassed Huawei to become the top smartphone seller between July and August. The latest data from Counterpoint’s Monthly…
Buy These Telkom Bundles and Get Showmax Pro Mobile Free for One Month
October 19, 2020
Buy These Telkom Bundles and Get Showmax Pro Mobile Free for One Month
Telkom has announced a partnership with Showmax Pro Mobile, offering new data bundles coupled with a free one-month subscription for…
Uber Starts Over-the-Counter Medicine Deliveries in South Africa
October 16, 2020
Uber Starts Over-the-Counter Medicine Deliveries in South Africa
Uber owns the lion’s share in South Africa’s $600 million food delivery market, but the company has widened its services…
Safaricom Processes an average of six Loans Per Second on Fuliza
October 16, 2020
Safaricom Processes an average of six Loans Per Second on Fuliza
Safaricom ’s overdraft facility, Fuliza, was launched in 2019 but now processes an average of six transactions per second. In…
Bolt launches initiative to celebrates heroes helping fight Coronavirus
October 16, 2020
Bolt launches initiative to celebrates heroes helping fight Coronavirus
On-demand transportation platform Bolt is celebrating extraordinary heroes who have been on the frontlines day in and day out in…
Nairobi is the leading African city for online food delivery, report
October 15, 2020
Nairobi is the leading African city for online food delivery, report
Nairobi is the leading city across Africa for online food delivery, followed by Casablanca (Morocco), Lagos (Nigeria) Kampala (Uganda) and…
Huawei Considers to Sell Part of its Honor Smartphone Business – Report
October 14, 2020
Huawei Considers to Sell Part of its Honor Smartphone Business – Report
Huawei is reportedly in talks to sell part of its Honor smartphone business amid the US ban. According to the…
CBK Blocks over 300 Mobile Lenders from Listing Defaulters at CRBs
October 13, 2020
CBK Blocks over 300 Mobile Lenders from Listing Defaulters at CRBs
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has barred over 337 unregulated digital and credit-only lenders from listing loan defaulters at…
Over 55Pc of Kenyans with Fixed Internet Pay for Speeds Between 2-10Mbps
October 12, 2020
Over 55Pc of Kenyans with Fixed Internet Pay for Speeds Between 2-10Mbps
The number of mobile data subscribers has just surpassed the 40 million mark while the fixed broadband market has also…
Safaricom Reclaims Top Spot in the Fixed Broadband Market
October 12, 2020
Safaricom Reclaims Top Spot in the Fixed Broadband Market
Back in Q1, Zuku surpassed Safaricom to top the country’s fixed data subscription market. But the reign didn’t last. As…
Here’s How Much Kenyan Telcos Made from Mobile Services in 2019
October 9, 2020
Here’s How Much Kenyan Telcos Made from Mobile Services in 2019
The latest data from the ICT watchdog, the Communications Authority of Kenya(CA), shows how much revenue the telco sector made…
Kenyans Sent Nearly 450 Billion to Businesses in Three Months
October 9, 2020
Kenyans Sent Nearly 450 Billion to Businesses in Three Months
Kenyans sent a lot more money to businesses in the April-June quarter, owing to the government directive urging them to…
Mobile Subscriptions in Kenya Rise to 57 Million
October 9, 2020
Mobile Subscriptions in Kenya Rise to 57 Million
The Communication Authority of Kenya, CA, has released the latest Sector Statistics report giving an overview of the general performance…
Airtel Inks Deal with Ericsson to modernize its 4G network in Kenya
October 9, 2020
Airtel Inks Deal with Ericsson to modernize its 4G network in Kenya
Airtel Africa is extending its strategic partnership with Ericsson to enhance its 4G network coverage in Kenya. As a result,…
Jumia Partners with Mondia to launch a new gaming service for customers in Africa
October 8, 2020
Jumia Partners with Mondia to launch a new gaming service for customers in Africa
Africa’s eCommerce giant, Jumia, has partnered with Mondia (https://Mondia.com), a technology company specializing in marketing and distributing digital content to…
Showmax Adds Five Local TV Channels on its Platform
October 7, 2020
Showmax Adds Five Local TV Channels on its Platform
Showmax, Multichoice’s streaming service, has bolstered its product offerings since the year started. With the introduction of Showmax Pro, Kenyans…
MTN, Airtel and Stanbic Bank Uganda Lose Billions of Shillings to a Third-party Service Provider Hack
October 7, 2020
MTN, Airtel and Stanbic Bank Uganda Lose Billions of Shillings to a Third-party Service Provider Hack
Hackers have broken into Uganda’s Pegasus Technologies, making away with cash in the billions. Pegasus Technologies touts itself as a…
Fraud in the banking industry: What are banks doing about it?
October 7, 2020
Fraud in the banking industry: What are banks doing about it?
Chances are you have at least received a call once or twice from people claiming to be representatives from your…
Airtel Customers Will Soon Acquire Samsung Smartphones Under Flexible Financing Plans
October 6, 2020
Airtel Customers Will Soon Acquire Samsung Smartphones Under Flexible Financing Plans
Airtel Africa has partnered with South Korean device maker, Samsung, and Mastercard to provide customers will smartphones on flexible payment…
Equity Announces a $100 Partnership With Proparco to Support 240 Local MSMEs
October 5, 2020
Equity Announces a $100 Partnership With Proparco to Support 240 Local MSMEs
Equity Group has announced a $100 partnership with Proparco, a French Development Finance Institution to support Micro, Small, and Medium…
Ngao Credit opens new branch in Thika town
October 3, 2020
Ngao Credit opens new branch in Thika town
Financial services provider Ngao Credit has opened a new branch in Thika town. The new branch will serve the entire…
Google to pay news publishers for their content
October 2, 2020
Google to pay news publishers for their content
Google has made its first serious attempt in compensating publishers for their hard work. In a recent blog post, Google…
Mabati Rolling Mills launches SAFBUILD Manufacturing Plant in Athi River
October 2, 2020
Mabati Rolling Mills launches SAFBUILD Manufacturing Plant in Athi River
Mabati Rolling Mills Limited (MRM), a Member of the Safal Group has launched the SAFBUILD Manufacturing Plant at its Athi…
Banks to start blacklisting loan defaulters at CRBs after CBK’s Nod
October 1, 2020
Banks to start blacklisting loan defaulters at CRBs after CBK’s Nod
Since Kenya reported the first case of Covid-19 in March, several measures were hastily put in place to cushion citizens…
Safaricom and NCBA Differ on Lowering M-Shwari Interest Rates
October 1, 2020
Safaricom and NCBA Differ on Lowering M-Shwari Interest Rates
Amid pressure to cub predatory mobile lending platforms from the regulator, Safaricom and its partner NCBA have differed on cutting…
Jumia Food Festival campaign to support local restaurants
October 1, 2020
Jumia Food Festival campaign to support local restaurants
Jumia has announced the launch of a Food Festival Campaign to raise awareness of the difficulties the restaurant industry has…
PayPal Deposits and Withdrawals Services via M-PESA to be Briefly Unavailable on Monday
October 1, 2020
PayPal Deposits and Withdrawals Services via M-PESA to be Briefly Unavailable on Monday
Safaricom’s M-PESA and PayPal ‘s team are planning service maintenance on the 5th of October, next Monday. The service maintenance…
Jumia partners with Airtel Kenya for mobile payments
October 1, 2020
Jumia partners with Airtel Kenya for mobile payments
Jumia has announced a new partnership with Airtel Kenya that will see consumers complete their online payment transactions using Airtel Money.…
StarTimes GO extends up to 50% discount on products
October 1, 2020
StarTimes GO extends up to 50% discount on products
Integrated e-shopping platform StarTimes GO, is set to roll out Crazy Friday, a day’s campaign that will see Kenyans access…
Huawei, Kenya Bankers Association Partner to Drive Financial Inclusion
September 29, 2020
Huawei, Kenya Bankers Association Partner to Drive Financial Inclusion
Huawei Kenya and the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) have announced a new partnership that seeks to deepen financial inclusion in…
How to import a car in Kenya
September 24, 2020
How to import a car in Kenya
If you’re planning to buy a car, chances are you’re really considering importing it. While some people prefer getting their…
Jumia launches Brands Festival Campaign to make quality products more affordable
September 23, 2020
Jumia launches Brands Festival Campaign to make quality products more affordable
Jumia Kenya has launched Brand Festival, a new campaign to make quality products more affordable for its customers. The e-commerce…
StarTimes adds WarnerMedia’s TNT to its Content List
September 23, 2020
StarTimes adds WarnerMedia’s TNT to its Content List
Leading media and Entertainment Company, WarnerMedia, has expanded its entertainment offering in Kenya by introducing its Hollywood blockbuster channel, TNT, on…
Safaricom Named in Fortune’s 2020 “Change the World List”
September 23, 2020
Safaricom Named in Fortune’s 2020 “Change the World List”
FORTUNE has released its Sixth Annual “Change the World List,” which names the most impactful companies through their operations in…
Buy any Amazing Data Bundle on Airtel Kenya and Get Free 500MB Daily Data
September 22, 2020
Buy any Amazing Data Bundle on Airtel Kenya and Get Free 500MB Daily Data
Airtel Kenya is continuing its cheap data legacy, offering free data on every purchase of their Amazing Data bundle packages.…
Itel Announces New Slogan to match its new brand direction
September 19, 2020
Itel Announces New Slogan to match its new brand direction
Itel Mobile Kenya has announced their new slogan “Enjoy Better Life!” marking a new path for the brand that has…
HP Confirms it’s NOT Leaving the Kenyan Market
September 18, 2020
HP Confirms it’s NOT Leaving the Kenyan Market
HP has confirmed that it is not leaving the Kenyan and East African market. The maker of hardware products says…
Lipa Na M-PESA Boasts Over 200,000 Business Customers
September 16, 2020
Lipa Na M-PESA Boasts Over 200,000 Business Customers
Safaricom’s Lipa Na M-PESA service now houses over 200,000 businesses since its launch in 2012. Its primary focus is to…
Hewlett Packard East Africa Exits Market, shuts down Nairobi shop
September 15, 2020
Hewlett Packard East Africa Exits Market, shuts down Nairobi shop
Hewlett Packard East Africa Ltd, HPE, a subsidiary to giant American technology firm Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and provider of an…