- Kenya is holding its breath as Eliud Kipchoge, the undisputed marathon maestro and TECNO Mobile's brand ambassador, gos for a fete no man has ever achieved: win a third Olympic marathon gold medal, at the Paris 2024 Summer Games.
- Kenya's National Housing Corporation (NHC) says it continues to link prospective home buyers to financial institutions to access affordable mortgages as it seeks to sell off 1,200 housing units.
- Safaricom PLC has announced a Ksh10 million sponsorship for the Kenya Paralympics Team, to support them in the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. The sponsorship includes cash support and in-kind support.
- EatOut and Beans is How have launched #BeansOnTheMenu initiative in Nairobi. The campaign will be unveiled during the highly anticipated Nairobi Burger Week, promoting the inclusion of beans in restaurant deals across the city. The #BeansOnTheMenu initiative aims to transform the culinary landscape…
- The Family Group Foundation, through its partnership with the Military Wives Association of Kenya, has extended technical and vocational training in plumbing and electrical installation to 50 Kenya Navy dependents.
- MAC Cosmetics partnered with Miss World Kenya to provide makeup looks for all 20 contestants at the high-profile event held at Two Rivers Mall, Kiambu, on Saturday, 3rd August, 2024.
- Right now, your Facebook account might be an ordinary social media network for connecting with family and friends, but all that will change going forward: Facebook has completed setting up a program to pay Kenyan creators from August 6, 2024. Facebook will no longer be just a popular platform for…
- Amid signs of escalating tensions in the Middle East, the Government of Kenya has stepped up efforts to support Kenyan nationals in Lebanon. Kenya is urging its citizens to leave Lebanon, saying there was a risk of a retaliatory attack by Iran following last week’s Israeli airstrikes that killed…
- This Thursday, as many Kenyan youths make plans to take part in Nane Nane protests across the country, including the capital city of Nairobi, security concerns are casting a shadow on the demonstrations. The United States on Tuesday issued an advisory warning U.S. citizens in the country to…
- Fights broke out Tuesday during the highly anticipated Pool A matchup between Musingu Boys and Koderobara Boys at the Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association (KSSSA) national ball games in Gusii Stadium, Kisii County. The clashes started moments before the final whistle when a large group of…
- Surplus stocks of Kenyan maize may increase by more than 28.3 million 50kg bags during the 2023–24 marketing season, data from the State Department for Agriculture estimated in a summary of the agency’s food‐situation report, which was released this week. The growing surplus was attributed to a…
- A trader at Nairobi’s Nyamakima has joined the millionaire club after winning Ksh1 million in the ongoing KachingChing na Coke campaign. Ms Pamela Kageni, a retailer in plumbing supplies, discovered the promotion while following updates on social media. “I was catching up on updates on Facebook…
- Kenya Airways has signed a strategic partnership with Safaricom to drive innovations that will enhance the airline’s operational efficiency, strengthen cybersecurity and elevate the customer experience.
- Mwale Medical and Technology City (MMTC) on Saturday, August 3, 2024, held its inaugural cross-country road races in Butere Sub County, Kakamega County. Thousands of people both from Kenya and globally attended the event which was officiated by Athletics Kenya (AK). “The proceeds from the races…
- Airtel Kenya has announced a new free data campaign dubbed 'GB kwa GB' is aimed at fuelling the digital revolution in the country by encouraging Kenyans to upgrade their phones to experience the improved Airtel network.
- Mount Kenya University (MKU) has unveiled an extraordinary international program that promises to redefine educational opportunities for its students. This program, established in partnership with prestigious institutions in Germany and Austria, is set to offer MKU students invaluable experience in…
- NTT DATA, a leading IT infrastructure and services company, has unveiled its new Edge AI platform to accelerate IT/OT convergence by bringing AI processing to the edge.
- East African Business Council (EABC) Vice Chairperson Simon Kaheru has urged the governments of EAC Partner States to uniformly apply the EAC Common External Tariff (CET) to enhance intra-EAC trade, investment and regional value chain.
- The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has granted a license to Mi Vida Homes Limited to operate as a Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Manager in a bid to deepen and develop the capital markets.
- Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has collected Ksh43.9 billion from 1,064,667 taxpayers who took advantage of the tax amnesty programme that ended on 30th June 2024. Through the tax amnesty programme, KRA waived penalties and interest amounting to Ksh507.7 billion, benefiting 3,115,393 taxpayers. The…
- KCB 7s head coach, Mr Denis Mwanja, has expressed confidence in his squad ahead of Kakamega Ingo 7s rugby tournament at the Kakamega Showground on August 3-4, 2024.
- The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) bomb squad technicians have detonated two improvised explosives that had been dropped at the Kenya-Ethiopia border within Sessi in Moyale, Marsabit County. The explosives, which were identified as grenades, were recovered after an unknown number of assailants riding…
- Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) is alerting customers in Migori, Homa Bay, Makueni and Kisii counties of a planned power blackout scheduled for today, Friday, August 2, 2024. Hundreds to thousands of homes and businesses in the four affected counties, except for Kisii County, will stay…
- Overriding Republican opposition in Congress, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has ordered the release of $109 million in US funds to pay for a UN-approved and Kenyan-led police support mission tasked with reining in rampant gangs and restoring order in Haiti, the New Humanitarian (formerly IRIN…
- Morara Kebaso, a 28-year-old lawyer and businessman has ignited the internet after his near-perfect imitations of President William Ruto started going viral. Kebaso, who was virtually unknown just a few weeks ago, has quickly become the internet’s darling, quickly racking up over 50,000 TikTok…
- Over the next four years, the government has planned over 730,062 affordable housing units, with already 112,405 completed and ongoing. This puts it to a total project pipeline of 842,467 affordable housing units. These are the ambitious numbers the government is projecting in the Affordable…
- The Hub Karen, Nairobi’s premier shopping and lifestyle destination, marked its 8th anniversary over the weekend with a grand food festival that attracted hundreds of foodies and families from Nairobi.
- Creating an ideal “investment basket” to suit your personal liking is crucial, hence the importance in seeking investment advice from professionals to choose the right products for the planned duration.
- Mathare United head coach Francis Kimanzi has left the club by mutual agreement. The 48-year-old departs barely two months after leading the Slum Boys to secure a place in the Kenyan Premier League, officially known as the FKF Premier League. Thanks to Kimanzi, Mathare United had a successful…
- President William Ruto has confirmed his nomination of Dorcas Oduor to be the next Kenya’s Attorney General, succeeding Justin Muturi, who was ousted when he dissolved the entire Cabinet earlier in July to pave the way for the formation of a “broad-based Government”. The Executive Office of the…
- Teachers teaching in public schools in Kenya have vowed to go on strike in September for higher pay in protest of the government’s failure to honour the second phase of the 2021-2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that was to take effect this July. As last‐minute negotiations between their…
- Kenyan lenders are rediscovering new pockets of growth in banking away from the cities to populous towns and urban centres with Absa Bank being the latest entrant. According to the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) 2023 annual report, 15 branches were opened in Nairobi, but the growing trend towards…
- A money market fund (MMF) is a type of mutual fund that invests in low-risk, short-term debt instruments like bank deposits, repurchase agreements, Treasury Bills, high-quality corporate commercial paper and other near cash holdings. In the past few years, money market funds have gained a…
- The Brazil national volleyball team easily defeated Kenya’s Malkia Strikers 3-0 at the South Paris Arena on Monday in their Pool B Olympic Games Paris 2024 opener. For the first few minutes of the game, volleyballs fell like hailstones on either side of the net, sending echoes to the roof of the…
- Police arrested a former member of parliament (MP) for allegedly possessing fake US dollar bills with a total value equivalent to over Ksh400 million at the current exchange rate. According to court documents, Abdi Koropu Tepo, an ex-MP who served Isiolo South from 2017 to 2022, was arrested on…
- Over 1.3 million Kenyans have won a total of Ksh122 million in Coca-Cola’s KachingChing na Coke promotion, with nine winners becoming instant millionaires as the campaign enters its ninth week. The KachingChing na Coke promotion aims to distribute Ksh163 million to over 2 million winners by the end…
- Kingdom Bank, a subsidiary of the Co-operative Bank of Kenya, has launched an innovative solution aimed at easing payments for micro, small and medium-sized businesses (MSMEs). The solution entails using till numbers, pay bill or USSD code for small businesses such as landlords, mama mboga’s,…
- Kalonzo Musyoka is the new Azimio la Umoja leader and is taking over from Raila Odinga going forward. In a statement issued on behalf of the political party by Jeremiah Kioni on Thursday, July 25, Kalonzo was chosen to lead the whole of the Azimio la Umoja–One Kenya Coalition Party to give Raila an…
