Uncategorized
-
Penda Health opens referral center, eyes telemedicine growth
Penda Health, a medical services provider operating 21 medical centres in Nairobi and its environs has officially opened an in-network referral center offering specialist services to its clients as it expands its affordable health care model currently targeting to serve more than 400,000 patients in 2021. The referral center located in Nairobi’s Central Business District will provide specialist services such as pediatric,…
Read More » -
Octagon Africa Names Godwin Simba New Group Executive Director
Octagon Africa has appointed Godwin Simba as its new Group Executive Director of Strategy and Product Development to drive product development and innovation within the region. Godwin Simba is a seasoned professional with vast experience in retirement benefits consulting, investment advisory, pension inclusion, business re-engineering and innovation with managerial experience in leading teams, business strategy development and execution, product, and…
Read More » -
PwC Lauds Customs for lifting restriction on warehousing of goods
PwC has commended the move by the Commissioner of Customs and Border Control, Kenya Revenue Authority to lift restrictions on warehousing of goods in Customs bonded warehouses imposed by Customs in May 2020. The policy shift by the government is a welcome relief for businesses that utilize customs bonded warehouses to store goods, defer payment of duties and are involved…
Read More » -
New Jumia Prime customers to enjoy free one-month delivery
Jumia has announced the launch of a Jumia Prime campaign that will see new customers sign up for a one-month trial and receive free deliveries on orders placed on the company’s platform. “We want our customers to think of Jumia Prime as the key to making e-commerce a part of your everyday services. With Jumia Prime, delivery is FREE –…
Read More » -
Safaricom Foundation Renovates Maternal and Newborn Units at KNH Branch In Othaya
Safaricom Foundation has refurbished and equipped the newborn and maternal high dependency units at Kenyatta National Hospital branch in Othaya at a cost of KES 15 million. The renovated units which were officially opened by Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe will see the capacity at the Newborn unit increase from 10 to 20 infants and the introduction of a 4-bed…
Read More » -
Happy Mother’s Day: Odibets To Surprise More than 1000 Mums with Free Shopping
Kenya’s leading betting firm Odibets has announced that it will be giving out free shopping to mothers this weekend in a campaign dubbed ‘Asante Mama’ that is set to commemorate this year’s Mother’s Day celebration. Speaking to journalists during the launch of the campaign, Odibets Country Marketing manager Aggrey Sayi said that the promo was launched in a bid to…
Read More » -
Red Bull Kenya to Hold The Wings For Life World Run Through An App
Wings For Life World Run is set to be held on May 9, 2021, through an app according to organizers. The Wings For Life World Run was founded in 2004 and aims to build a global community in support of spinal cord research towards finding a cure for spinal injury. “This run is a global event that’s a drive towards…
Read More » -
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…
Read More » -
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…
Read More » -
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…
Read More » -
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…
Read More » -
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…
Read More » -
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…
Read More » -
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…
Read More » -
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…
Read More » -
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…
Read More » -
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…
Read More » -
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…
Read More » -
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…
Read More » -
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…
Read More »