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Carrefour Opens New Store at Nairobi’s Garden City Mall
Carrefour, owned and operated by Majid Al Futtaim in Kenya, has opened another store at the Garden City Mall — its second on the bustling Nairobi-Thika highway. The new store, which is open to the public now, will operate as a Carrefour Market, with a focus on stocking a wide range of food items and selected non-food items alongside small…
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NCBA, KAM partner to support manufacturing SMEs in Kenya
NCBA Bank Kenya PLC has today partnered with the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM), to enhance the development of Manufacturing SMEs in the country. The two-year deal will see the lender and KAM support 300 Manufacturing SMEs. This will be done through capacity-building programs to address some of the challenges facing local Manufacturing SMEs. Through the partnership, the two institutions…
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KenGen to Payout KSh.1.98 Billion to Shareholders for Year Ended June 2020
Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) will pay its shareholders Kshs.1.98 Billion in dividends. This follows today’s approval by shareholders of the Board’s recommendation for a first and final dividend payment of Kshs 0.30 per ordinary share of Kshs 2.50. The dividend payout for the year ended June 2020 is an increase from the Kshs 1.65 billion paid to the…
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The Twenty-second edition of the Lewa Safari Marathon to be held in June
Organized by Lewa and Tusk, the annual Lewa Safari Marathon will for the second year running be taking place virtually on 26th June 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Runners can register for the marathon, dubbed one of the top 10 marathons on the planet by Runner’s World, and supported by HRH The Duke of Cambridge and World Marathon Record Holder…
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University students tap into Jumia City Partner Program
Young people across Kenya now have an opportunity to earn a living and rise from unemployment, with a chance to make up to Sh100,000 a month, thanks to a new Jumia City program that the eCommerce platform has unveiled. While Jumia directly employs 5,000 people across Africa, their marketplace supports the jobs of hundreds of thousands through sellers, logistics partners…
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Ferdinand Omanyala’s Olympic dream receives boost as Odibets Intervenes
A wise man once said there’s always a light at the end of the tunnel, this describes the story of Ferdinand Omanyala. It’s been a roller coaster of emotions for Mr. Omanyala from running the fastest time by a Kenyan over 100m (10.01) to Athletics Kenya refusing to recognise his efforts in Nigeria as a national record. However, Omanyala now…
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The Nevers, “HBO’s next great fantasy series”, debuts on Showmax
The Nevers, hailed by The Los Angeles Times as “HBO’s next great fantasy series,” is now streaming on Showmax, with two episodes available to watch now and a new episode coming every Monday. Billed as “The Magicians meets Bridgerton” by Refinery29, The Nevers drew over 1.4 million viewers to its premiere, the best-ever debut for an original series on HBO…
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Tizi Games to help improve math performance for primary school students during Covid-19 pandemic
Tizi Games, a mobile educational games start-up in Kenya has designed a collection of math games, to help students improve on the subject while the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown poses a challenge to in-class teaching. Tizi Games is a new platform of interactive and educational games that give kids a fun way of understanding the most important concepts taught in the…
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Bolt Food appoints Edgar Kipngetich Kitur Country Manager for Kenya
Edgar joins Bolt Food from SUPPER London, a food delivery startup where he served as VP of strategy. He has also previously worked at PWC as a valuation analyst. He then moved onto the commodities trading firm Trafigura (London), where he traded oil and petroleum under the trade finance and deals desk. He was the Chief of Staff and then…
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Canon Central & North Africa signs four new Business Partners across the continent
Canon Central & North Africa (CCNA) has signed four new value business partners in key markets to cement its footprint across the region. The new partners include Docutech and Al Mactab who will focus on advancing Canon’s Wide Format print solutions in Ghana and Libya respectively, while Express Automation will amplify Canon’s Professional Print services in Kenya and Digimate will boost Document Solutions and Large Format Print offerings in Morocco. In…
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Over 60% of All Equity Transaction Value Performed Digitally, First Time in History
Digital banking has continued to gain traction across the country, and more banks are bettering their apps and websites to meet consumer demand. Equity Group Holdings, one of Kenya’s largest banking companies, says transaction value processed via digital platforms surpassed those processed within its branches. “Adoption of digital payments was accelerated with the number of transactions processed over the Pay…
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LG partners with celebrity chef, Ali Mandhryf to launch virtual restaurant and competition
LG has partnered with celebrity chef, Ali Mandhry to launch a virtual restaurant and competition for food enthusiasts in Kenya. Food enthusiasts can now showcase their culinary prowess in the digital campaign to show how life can be enhanced through the power of technology and social interaction. The campaign dubbed “LG’s the Spot” is about making cooking and creativity in…
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Equity Ngara Branch and Interior Ministry Plant Trees at Mathari National Teaching and Referral Hospital
Equity Ngara Branch partnered with the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government to plant 3,300 tree seedlings at Mathari National Teaching and Referral Hospital. The exercise was conducted with the support of the Kazi Mtaani programme and chaperoned by the Deputy County Commissioner Mathare Sub-County, Jacob Mwaura. More than 200 youths from Mathare sub-county came out to plant trees…
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Spotify Expands Its Promo Share Card Tool for Artists
In October last year, Spotify for Artists launched its Promo Card microsite, allowing creators to easily generate eye-catching shareable social media assets to share with their fans on social media. The Spotify Promo Card microsite also included graphics to promote an artist, their songs, their album, or when they’re added to some of Spotify’s most popular playlists. With hundreds of…
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Coca-Cola Foundation’s RAIN Initiative Positively Impacting 580,000 Kenyans Through Improved Clean Water Access and Sanitation Inbox
As part of its week-long celebration of World Water Day (March 22), The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF) through its Replenish Africa Initiative (RAIN) announced reaching over 580,000 Kenyans and 6 million people in Africa with access to clean water and sanitation. RAIN, launched in 2009, is TCCF’s flagship clean water program in Africa contributing to helping countries across the continent achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals on clean water…
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AAR Insurance nets Ksh 234 million profit, as COVID pushes up claims
A tough operating environment, coupled with a surge in claims due to the COVID-19, saw medical underwriter AAR Insurance Kenya’s overall performance decline by 55 percent to Ksh 234 million last year compared to Ksh517 million in 2019. Profit-before-tax also declined from Ksh 756 million to Ksh 317 million in the same period. Gross written premiums, representing the company’s revenue, declined…
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Shinda Jogoo ya Easter – Odibets Surprise to Customers
Kenya’s leading betting firm Odibets has announced a new Easter promo for its customers. The betting firm will be giving out 2000 jogoos daily to lucky winners starting from 2nd April, 2021, to 5th April 2021 in a competition dubbed ‘Shinda jogoo ya easter’. Speaking to journalists during the launch of the promo, Odibets General manager Dedan Mungai said that…
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Golden Africa Kenya Limited launches East Africa’s first anti-bacterial multipurpose washing bar
Golden Africa Kenya Limited, Kenya’s leading manufacturer of fast-moving consumer goods has today launched East Africa’s first antibacterial multi-purpose washing bar – Super Saba+ – which offers 99.9% protection against germs meeting a consumer need and desire. Golden Africa Kenya Limited Chairman Mr. Fathi Saeed said that SuperSaba+ launch is part of the company’s continued commitment to consumer-relevant innovation and quality, as it seeks…
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Odibets Jackpot: Seven lucky Kenyans become overnight millionaires
Early this week, seven Kenyans became overnight millionaires’ courtesy of the Odibets Jackpot. The seven betting fanatics had placed their bets on the Odibets Jackpot platform early last week each winning Sh1,000,213 for correctly predicting 15 match outcomes. With a stake of only Sh95, the lucky winners could not hide their joy as they received cheques from Odibets Country marketing…
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Lucky Boda Boda Rider Wins Ksh.2M Odibets Jackpot
For John Ngumi, winning a jackpot had never crossed his mind, the forty-one-year-old Bodaboda operator placed his bet on the Odibets betting site and was lucky to win Sh2,164,000 which was a bonus of the Sh105,000,000 jackpot bonus. “I had earlier placed my bet on the Odibets platform as it was the norm for me but had never tried the…
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