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Safaricom’s DigiFarm Wins Global Mobile Award
DigiFarm platform provides smallholder farmers with convenient access to a variety of services, including discounted inputs, financing and advice on best farming practice, all from a 2G enabled mobile phone.
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IEA appoints first Africa Programme Manager to expand engagement on energy issues across the continent
The International Energy Agency (IEA) hired Maximilian Jarrett as its first Africa Programme Manager to help expand the Agency’s reach and coordinate its work as it deepens its engagement across the continent. Mr Jarrett brings 30 years of experience in the fields of international economic affairs, media production and strategic communications. He most recently served as the Director-in-Charge of the Geneva-based Africa Progress…
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KQ is giving a 20% discount to Equity Card holders
The deal is applicable for tickets purchased in Nairobi (NBO), Mombasa (MSA), Kisumu (KIS), and Malindi (MYD). It will be applicable for flights to London (LHR), New York (JFK), Johannesburg (JNB), Dubai (DXB), Mumbai (BOM), Amsterdam (AMS), Paris (CDG), Rome (ROM) and Geneva (GVA).
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Ouma, Oliech return as Shujaa change five for North American tour
Oscar Ouma and Samuel Oliech are the most significant inclusions as the Kenya Men’s National Sevens squad was named for the fifth and sixth rounds of the 2019/2020 HSBC Sevens World Series in Los Angeles, USA and Vancouver, Canada. Ouma and Oliech last featured for Shujaa during the 2017/18 campaign and are part of five changes made by Paul Feeney…
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Safaricom Joins Valuable 500 Disability Inclusion Movement
Safaricom has joined the Valuable 500, a movement that brings together CEO’s responsible for huge organisations to put disability inclusion on the global business leadership agenda. The company becomes the first in Kenya and fourth in Africa to join the movement that calls on influential business leaders and their brands to ignite systemic change by unlocking the business, social and…
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Equity Afia Now Has A New Clinic On Biashara Street, Nairobi
In a move to increase access to quality and affordable health services, Equity Afia has opened its 12th satellite clinic within Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD). The new clinic is located on Laxmi Plaza along Biashara Street and targets individuals and corporates located in the CBD and the business community living and serving within Nairobi and its environs. So far,…
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Berlin-based celebrated Dj Angelo launches Reloop Dj brand Kenya
Leading Experiential Marketing Agency 33 Beats Limited in partnership with Sound Creations has today launched the Reloop DJ brand at an event attended by top-rated Berlin-based DJ Angelo, in his capacity as Reloop Brand Ambassador. The Reloop DJ Development Centre off Kiambu Road was also officially opened during the event, as a learning place of excellence that will offer wholesome…
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New Music Alert: Stivo Simple Boy – Tuheshimu Ndoa
Stivo Simple Boy is back, this time to rescue marriages through his new song ” Tuheshimu Ndoa” which means Respect Marriage. Due to increased rate of broken marriages around the world, Stivo Simple Boy is here to remind couples that marital problems need fixing, not ignoring, and respecting marriage is key. Watch the song below:
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YSK, BLAZE By Safaricom and Education Ministry hosts bootcamp for 2019 exhibition winners
Young Scientists Kenya (YSK) in collaboration with BLAZE by Safaricom and the Ministry of Education has today kicked off a week-long bootcamp for last year’s winners of the YSK contest at Strathmore University, Nairobi. The bootcamp aims to give the forty five students with outstanding scientific projects an opportunity to showcase their ideas and get trained on intellectual property (IP)…
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Safaricom’s 200 Percent Storo Bonus Promotion is Back
Kenya’s largest telco, Safaricom, is back with its Stori Ibambe promotion, which offered its subscribers a 200 percent airtime bonus when they hit a daily custom target. The Safaricom Storo Bonus promotion can be traced back to 2015 when the company rewarded customers 100% of their daily target, which was valid up to midnight. They later sweetened the deal with…
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Jamhuri High School To Host Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom Nairobi Regional Finals
Eight teams will this weekend battle it out to be crowned Nairobi champions in the ongoing Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom youth tournament. The capital city’s regional finals will be held at Jamhuri High School on Saturday and Sunday. In the boys’ category, last season’s winners South B United from Starehe failed to make it past the group stages, setting the…
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NTSA Escalates Legal Fights With Egyptian Ride-Hailing Company, SWVL
Last year, the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), stepped up legal fights with the Egyptian shuttle-hailing company, SWVL. The regulator claimed the company operated illegally in the country due to lack of a relevant license. The company together with its competitor, Little, was operating using a Tours Service License (TSL), instead of a PSV license, which every public transport vehicle needs…
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Berlin-based Dj Angelo is touring Nairobi this week
Leading Experiential Marketing Agency 33 Beats Limited in partnership with Sound Creations will host top-rated Berlin- based DJ Angelo in Nairobi from 18th to 24th February 2020. During his stay in Nairobi he will mentor established and upcoming Kenyan DJs, launch the Reloop DJ brand into the Kenyan market and officially open the Reloop DJ Development Centre to be based at Kiambu…
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NTSA Has Suspended Modern Coast Licence
We have all woken up to the sad news of an accident involving two Modern Coast buses that killed seven and injuring 62 people. The accident happened after the two buses collided in Kiongowani, on the Mombasa-Nairobi highway. The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has now gone ahead and suspended the bus licence. Over the last couple of days,…
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New Music Alert: Itakuwa Sawa by Miss Kuria
Known for her sultry voice and killer vocals, Miss Kuria has released the video to her empowering song Itakuwa Sawa. Itakuwa Sawa talks about everyday’s life struggles and with depression cases being reported to be on a rise as a result; this song is an assurance that things will be okay, even after it’s all been said and done, never give up. …
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Tusker Malt Now Has A New Look
Tusker Malt Now Has A New Look/ Do You Like It?
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Political Parties’ Statement On The Building Bridges To Unity (Bbui) Report
We, the Centre for Multi-Party Democracy (CMD-Kenya) have convened political leaders and officials to deliberate on the BBI report. Our mandate as a multiparty dialogue platform necessitates us to convene and engage on the report which is pivotal to the governance reform agenda. As integral institutions of democratic governance, political parties are key election players with the cardinal role and responsibility of…
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Self-Hired Terminators
The other day I bought some honey from a brand I have used over time now only to end up disappointed. The rogue gods whose strengths remains ill business practices have seemingly caught up with this particular brand. It was molasses packaged as honey. Not long ago, an expose by a popular TV station in the country set the whole country into a…
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Vulgar is no way to remain politically relevant
I understand the need to remain relevant and vocal in politics, but if by insulting others is how you do it, you are a fool.
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Court awards KTDA over Ksh.53 Million in delayed payments
The High Court in Nairobi on Friday, September 6, 2019 awarded the Kenya Tea Development Agency Ltd (KTDA), the over 600,000-member association for smallholder tea farmers, over KShs 53 million in delayed payments, costs and accrued interest that the Agency was owed by tea brokerage firm, Victoria Tea Brokers. KTDA had, in March 2009, filed a suit against Victory Tea…
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