Nairobi Business Ventures Turnover Rises To Ksh 485.3 Million
Nairobi Business Ventures (NBV) Plc has reported a half-year Group turnover of 485.3 million shillings turnover, up from 7.62 million...
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Zamara Joins Hands With Federation Of Jua Kali Associations
Zamara Group has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Kenya National Federation of Jua Kali Associations (KNFJKA) aimed...
Centum Pockets Ksh 1.1 Billion From The Sale Of Houses In 6 Months
Centum Real Estate Limited has earned 1.1 billion shillings revenue from the sale of houses in the six months ended...
Afreximbank And CNNIC Provide a Platform For Rapid Growth To 10 Companies With Huge Potential
Ten companies from across Africa are embarking on a scale-up project which offers a unique opportunity for mature, highly scaled...
The Best Time To Get Your Jikokoa Is Now; Black Friday
It is Balck Friday and everyone is happy. Despite the fact that the Covid-19 pandemic messed up things, the excitement...
The Smart Duka Program Is Transforming Lives
Duka is a common term in Kenya. It simply means shop. The term is used to refer to micro-retailers in...
Microsoft Supports Digital Transformation Among Kenyan Banks
Microsoft has reaffirmed its commitment to assisting Kenyan financial services providers in their digital transformation by providing specialized Cloud solutions....
Absa Bank To Give Ksh 1.2 Billion To National Police To Buy Cars
Absa Bank Kenya PLC has signed a tripartite financing agreement with CMC Motors Limited and Avenue Lease and Rentals to...
Kenyans To Benefit From Amotech Africa, Megger, And KETRACO Partnership
Global electrical test equipment expert, Megger GMBH, working in conjunction with Amotech Africa, Africa’s leading test and measurement solutions provider,...
Sanlam Inks Agreement With Letshego Kenya Insurance Agency
Listed non-bank financial services provider, Sanlam Kenya has sealed a deal to be the underwriting services provider for Letshego Kenya’s insurance arm,...
Sales In Small Businesses Rose 4.5% Through August 2021
Sales at small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) lagged larger companies by up to 20 percentage points at the peak of...
Bank Of Kigali Q3 Profit Up 33% to Ksh 4 Billion
Bank of Kigali Group Plc has recorded a 33 percent jump in profit to 4 billion shillings in the nine...
CNN’s Connecting Africa On The Importance Of Innovation And digitization
In the latest episode of Connecting Africa, CNN International’s Eleni Giokos explores the role digital transformation will play in unlocking...
Toyota Delivers The First batch Of 592 Land Cruisers To NPS
Toyota Kenya has handed over 81 locally assembled Land Cruiser, LC76, and LC79 models to the National Police Service under...
Avenue Car Hire and Leasing Ltd Taps Into Executive Travel
Motor vehicle distributor, Toyota Kenya has cemented its partnership with a local corporate Avenue Car Hire and Leasing Ltd, by...
DB Schenker & BURN Partner To Support Rural Communities In Kenya
DB Schenker has joined forces with BURN Manufacturing for a social project that will supply modern, commercial cookstoves to the...
SBM Bank Employees Given A Window To Voluntary Retirement
SBM Bank (Kenya) Limited has announced a Voluntary Employment Separation Scheme (VESS) open to all its interested employees. This follows...
350,000 Crypto Beginners Trained Across Africa
Binance, the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem, and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, has announced that over 350,000 Crypto Beginners drawn from Kenya...
Del Monte Tops As The Exporter Of The Year In East Africa
Del Monte Kenya Limited (DMKL), Kenya's largest producer of pineapple products and fruit beverages, has been recognized as the Best...
Family Bank Now Lands In Isiolo With A New Branch
Family Bank has expanded its branch network to 93 branches across the country with the opening of a new branch in...
Crown Paints Launches New Product That Imitates Stone
Crown Paints has launched a new generation of environment-friendly, water-proof, and high-efficiency stone imitation paint in the market. The new...
Credit Bank Inks Deal with Kenya Diaspora Alliance to Offer Banking Solutions
Credit Bank plc has entered into a partnership deal with the Kenya Diaspora Alliance through which the bank will provide...
Glovo Partners With Chandarana Supermarket
Global delivery firm Glovo has partnered with Kenyan supermarket Chandarana Food plus with the intent to link its customers to an ever-expanding portfolio of niche outlets. Speaking during the partnership announcement, Priscilla Muhiu, Glovo’s General Manager for Kenya, said that the move will benefit Chandarana Foodplus customers through enhancing...
Bank Of Kigali Cuts Covid-19 Loans Moratorium To 4.1%, net profit up 41.5%
The Bank of Kigali PLC has cut the percentage of Covid-19 related loans on a moratorium to 4.1 percent of...
Octagon Africa And SaveApp Group Partner To Launch Ukonga
Octagon Africa and SaveApp Group partner to launch a micro-savings solution dubbed Ukonga, a revolutionary platform that enables users to...
Sarova Hotels And Resorts Innovates Conferencing Needs
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, the hospitality industry has experienced some of the biggest downturns in history. One of...
How to Avoid Buyer’s Remorse By Conducting Real Estate Due Diligence
While investing in or buying real estate property, one of the biggest risks is that you are also buying the...
The Fashion on The Road Cultural Golf Tournament Set To Be Held 27Th
The Carole Kinoti Brands are set to hold this year’s Fashion On The Road Golf Tournament that will happen on 27th and 28th August...
Emirates Launches Special Offer For Kenyans Visiting World Expo
Emirates, the Premier Partner and Official Airline of Expo 2020 Dubai, has launched an exclusive offer for Kenyan customers to...
Mi Vida Home Builders Achieve 1 Million Man-Hours Incident Free
Mi Vida has achieved a major safety milestone after surpassing more than a million work hours without a reportable accident....
Introducing Two Industry Giants Set To Shape Africa’s Real Estate Landscape
In mid-2019, Actis, a leading investor in growth markets across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, and Shapoorji Pallonji Real Estate,...
Agriculture Private Sector Players Call For Collaboration For Better Production
Agriculture stakeholders in Africa have urged governments on the continent to work with the private sector to build resilient food...
Koa Partners With Britam To Offer Digital Savings
Koa, a fintech firm in Kenya, has partnered with financial services company Britam Asset Managers to help young Kenyans to...
CNN Is The Official Broadcaster For Expo 2020 Dubai
As the eyes of the world turn towards the UAE from October-March for Expo 2020 Dubai, CNN will be an Official...
Mi Vida Holds a Second Successful 2-Day Open Day Event
Kenya’s new leading real estate company, Mi Vida, held its second open day event in partnership with Absa Bank Kenya...
What Should You Expect In Mi Vida – Absa Kenya Partnership?
Last month, Absa Kenya Bank and property developer Mi Vida Homes announced the introduction of a 25-year mortgage facility targeting middle-income families...
Family Bank Raises Ksh 4.42 Billion From Their Bond
Family Bank bond has raised 4.42 billion shillings, marking a subscription of 147.3 percent, against a 3 billion shillings target...
Kenyan Company Set To Link Investors To The U.S Stock Exchange
Adaptis Capital, a Kenyan Investment Management Company, has today announced its intention to expand its footprint to the US to...
Absa Partners With Mi Vida: Mortgage Customers To Have 25 Years Payment Period
Absa Bank Kenya has introduced a 25-year mortgage facility targeting middle-income families seeking affordable homes within Nairobi. The proposition seeks...
Kenswitch Now Have A New Managing Director
The Board of Kenswitch Kenya Limited has appointed Ms. Karimi Ithau as Managing Director as the company rolls out its...
Defining The Future of Green Homes in Kenya
Author: Ciru Okobi – Commercial Director, Garden City By the year 2050, the global population will likely reach nine (9)...
Mastercard Unveils New Carbon Calculator Tool For Kenyan Banks
Amidst the growing trend toward eco-conscious spending and consumption among people who want to pursue more sustainable choices and practices,...
Family Bank Gets CMA Nod To Raise Ksh 8 Billion To Anchor Growth Strategy
Family Bank has today received formal approval from the Capital Markets Authority to raise up to 8 billion shillings in...
Fuzu Na Family: What You Should Know For Banking Experience
Family Bank became a fully-fledged commercial bank in May 2007. The Bank is regulated by the Central Bank of Kenya...
CNN’s Connecting Africa Explores Africa’s Agricultural Sector
In the latest episode of Connecting Africa, CNN International’s Eleni Giokos explores Africa’s agricultural industry, meeting the people and businesses...
Unpacking Mixed-Use Developments: Is It The Now Or The Future?
Kenya’s real estate sector continues to evolve with each passing day. Kenyan homebuyers and those seeking to rent are increasingly...
Engage BCW’s 5 Campaigns Win Accolades In The 2021 SABRE AWARDS
Engage BCW has been recognized for excellence in five campaigns in this year’s Africa SABRE Awards. Engage BCW’s won a...
Carrefour Kenya Opens New ‘Carrefour Market’ Store at Garden City Mall
Carrefour, owned and operated by Majid Al Futtaim in Kenya, has opened another store at the Garden City Mall —...
A Look at How Mi Vida First Open Day Went Down
Last weekend, Mi Vida Homes held its first Open Day Weekend of 2021 to showcase its amazing apartments lined up...
Toyota Kenya Finally Launches Urban Cruiser In The Kenyan Market
Motor distributor Toyota Kenya has launched the Urban Cruiser in the Kenyan market, the latest SUV in the Toyota Kenya...
NCBA Partners With KAM To Support 300 Manufacturing SMEs
NCBA Bank Kenya PLC has partnered with the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM), to enhance the development of Manufacturing SMEs...
Gulf African Bank in Shariah financing partnership deal with Toyota Kenya of up to 95%
Gulf African Bank and Toyota Kenya have entered into a partnership that will enable the bank’s customers to purchase Hino...
Mi Vida Leverages 200 Years Experience To Bring Affordable Housing to Kenya
A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it. Simply put,...
A Look At Day One Of World Immunisation And Logistics Summit
The HOPE Consortium’s World Immunisation & Logistics Summit was opened today by H.H. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE...
Kenyan Agency Banking Startup Tanda Secures Funding To Expand
Kenyan agency banking startup Tanda is expanding its operations regionally after closing a funding round in February 2021. This expansion...
Family Bank Posts 1.4 Billion In Profits, Growth 1.3% Growth
Family Bank has today posted an impressive 1.440 billion shillings Profit Before Tax for the group for the Full Year...
Family Bank Becomes Fourth Lender To Join UN Global Compact Network
Family Bank has today officially joined the United Nations Global Compact network underscoring its commitment to undertaking sustainable and responsible...
Of 6 Phones By realme In Kenya in 2020, C11 Reigned Supreme
Among the six smartphones that the world's fastest-growing smartphone maker realme introduced in the Kenyan market, realme C11 seems to...
Ndumberi Farmers Find Hope In Milk As Family Bank Moves To Buy The Fodder
A thousand Ndumberi dairy farmers under the region’s co-operative society are set to access quality fodder to double their milk...
CNN’s Connecting Africa Explores Pan-African Renewable Energy Projects
In the latest episode of Connecting Africa, CNN International’s Eleni Giokos explores why Africa's investment in renewable energy projects is...
Farmers In Western Kenya Turn Their Hope To Seed Banks
With increasing malnutrition and key nutrient deficiency of zinc, iron, and vitamins in Western Kenya, occasioned by changing diets, a...
10,000 Bartenders To Be Trained At The Newly Established Academy
Kenya Breweries Limited has unveiled a Diageo Bartenders Academy whose aim is to upscale, build capacity, and trade engagement to...
Toyota Kenya Hits The Kenyan Market With A New Suzuki Vitara Brezza
Kenya’s Leading Motor vehicle distributor, Toyota Kenya, adds to their B2C and B2B car segment by launching the Suzuki Vitara...
BURN Cuts Price For Jikokoa Classic By Ksh 1200
BURN Manufacturing, the makers of Jikokoa are set to cut the price of their medium-sized Jikokoa by 1,200 shillings from...
Mastercard Partners With MTN To Benefit Millions From 16 African Countries
Mastercard and MTN have announced a strategic partnership to enable millions of consumers in 16 countries across Africa to make...
realme Now Targeting 30% Increase In Sales In Kenya For 2021
After making its debut in the Kenyan smartphone market in 2020 with a record release of more than six gadgets...
Ericsson Appoints Sena Erten Head Of People For Market Area Middle East, Africa
Ericsson has announced the appointment of Sena Erten as Vice President and Head of People at Ericsson Middle East and...
Kenyan Small Farmers Turn To Diversification To Beat Covid-19 Heat
Throughout 2020 and the myriad of challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, supporting and working with young agribusiness entrepreneurs...
Toyota Kenya And Rafiki Partner To Finance Kenyans Buying Yamaha Bikes
Toyota Kenya and Rafiki Microfinance Bank have entered an asset financing deal targeting the growing biker community, which will enable...
Jikokoa Maker Is Giving A Valentines Gift To Every Customer
February is officially the month of love. The peak of this month is on February 14. The day is set...
Kenyan SMEs Should Use Innovative Finance
Participants at the “Investment Opportunities in Africa and Understanding Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement” virtual symposium said that traditional bank...
CNN Looks At Africa’s Transport Infrastructure; Shots And Misses
In the latest episode of Connecting Africa, CNN International’s Eleni Giokos explores how data and technology are transforming transport infrastructure...
Shelter Afrique Donates Books And Foodstuffs To Help Kids Remain In School
Pan-African housing development financier Shelter Afrique through its foundation, the Shelter Afrique Foundation, has donated foodstuffs, clothing, books, and other...
Mastercard Cardholders Studying Online To Pay 75% Less
Unicaf has entered into a two-year partnership with Mastercard to offer it's premium cardholders 75 percent scholarships for online and...
Land Prices In Kiambu County Are Coming Down: What Should Investors Expect?
Land in Kiambu County witnessed extensive price drops over 2020 as Kiambu Town, Ruiru and Limuru witnessed the biggest annual...
LG Electronics Made 313 Billion Shillings In Profits In 2020
As the Covid-19 pandemic was wreaking havoc in 2020, LG Electronics sailed through, getting a revenue of 6.2 trillion shillings...
BURN Marks 1,000,000 Stoves Sold As It Purposes To Capture The Market
BURN Manufacturing marked the sale of 1,000,000 stoves, setting in motion a milestone that will take other players ages to...
Superior Homes To Build A Commercial Centre In Athi River
Superior Homes Kenya PLC, the developers of the iconic Greenpark estate, is set to build a retail frontage commercial center...
Credit Scoops Best Tier II Lender Award By Kenya Bankers
Credit Bank has been named best Tier 3 Bank, 2020, according to a new customer survey. The Customer Satisfaction Survey,...
Sendy Riders To Get Yamaha Bikes From Toyota Kenya Without Deposit
Online logistics platform, Sendy, and Crediation, a fintech firm based in Nairobi have entered into a financing agreement that will...
Profiling BURN Manufacturing And What It Stands For
In 2014, BURN launched its full first-of-its-kind manufacturing facility in Kenya, where it still remains the only vertically integrated modern cookstove...
Why Massage Parlors Are Thriving In Nairobi
So many massage parlors are mushrooming across Nairobi. Many people are venturing into the business due to its quick returns...
Emirates Appoints Christophe Leloup To Head Kenyan Operations
Emirates Airline has appointed Christophe Leloup as the new Country Manager for Kenya. The role will see Leloup leading the...
CNN Explores Modern-day Africa With New Way Of Telling Stories
CNN International’s longest-running feature show, Inside Africa, is heading into 2021 with a new mission to tell stories about up-to-the-minute...
Kenya’s Agricultural Sector Blooms From Public-Private Partnership
Kenya’s agriculture has beaten the odds of a difficult 2020 to end on a high, having registered one of the...
German RPA Signs A Training Agreement With Kenya’s African Elite Group
German RPA provider Servicetrace and Kenyan African Elite Group - Tech signed a training services agreement which is aimed at...
CNNIC And Afreximbank Partner To Tell Stories On Emerging Businesses
CNN International Commercial (CNNIC) and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) are collaborating on a new long-term initiative to showcase, empower and...
ABC Insurance Brokers Partners With Prudential Insurance To Offer Life Insurance
ABC Insurance Brokers, a part of the ABC Bank & Group, has partnered with Prudential Insurance to offer customers the ABC...
KCAA Highlights Key Milestones As It Marks The International Aviation Day
The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has upgraded its Aeronautical Information Management (AIM) System at a cost of 198.9 million...
TechnoServe To Cement The Importance Of MSMEs In Emerging Economies
TechnoServe is set to host the 4th Virtual Micro Retail Stakeholder Forum to cement the significance of Micro and Small...
Johnnie Walker Celebrates 200 Years Of Moving Around The World
Johnnie Walker brand has turned 200 years, cementing itself as one of the longest brands that have maintained the label...
TechnoServe To Host Micro-retail Stakeholders’ Forum On Digital Solutions In Africa
TechnoServe, in partnership with the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE), is hosting its 4th Virtual Micro Retail Stakeholder Forum on...
BIC Makes It Easy For Parents To Instil Social Distance Culture Among Kids
BIC, the country’s leading stationery brand, launched a new campaign to help educate and promote social distancing for kids. The...
BAT Kenya Has Won The 2020 CIO100 Green Edge Award
BAT Kenya has received the 2020 CIO100 Green Edge Award recognizing it as the top company in technology-driven sustainable manufacturing...
KRA At Pain To Explain The Implementation Of Digital Services Tax
Revenue Authority (KRA) held an online session to enlighten Kenyans on the implementation of the Digital Services Tax (DST), leaving...
Crown Paints, Aspira Partner To Roll Out Credit For Paint Customers
Crown Paints and Aspira, a product-financing credit facility have partnered to enable customers to purchase paint and pay in easy...
Yamaha Targets Urban Dwellers With Two New Motorcycles
Toyota Kenya has introduced two motorcycles, the Yamaha FZ15 and Yamaha FZ25, looking to capture a growing interest from urban...
Emirates Offers Nairobi To Dubai Return Ticket At 100,000 Shillings
Emirates is offering a special roundtrip to Dubai for Business Class and Economy Class for Kenyan passengers who book their...
Pension Fund Trustees Urged To Embrace Good governance as The Sector Expands
Pension Fund trustees and administrators have been urged to adopt good governance practices to ensure effective service delivery, viability, and...
Here Is What The New Toyota Starlet Is Coming With
Toyota Kenya launched the all-new Toyota Starlet in the Kenyan market bringing everything one would expect from a compact hatchback:...
