Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe is rooting for multi-stakeholder and cross-sectoral partnerships to help catalyse investments and innovations in the health sector in the wake of the corona virus pandemic.
Speaking on Thursday during the 17th health sector intergovernmental consultative forum, which was held virtually, the CS said innovative health financing which involves the mixing or blending of two or...
Absa Bank Kenya has partnered with Pan African impact investment platform- Melanin Kapital,to launch an investor readiness programme for startups.
The initiative places startups driving social impact on the path to accessing up to Sh3 million in unsecured lending.
Dubbed Tuungane2x to See Her Empowered, it is expected to reach 1,000 women-focused startups and enhance financial inclusion by providing them with financial training, investment-readiness...
BM today announced that major financial institutions across Africa have selected hybrid cloud and AI capabilities from IBM to unlock digital innovation and continue their work to develop digital-first solutions, ultimately broadening access to financial services on the continent.
COVID-19 continues to accelerate the already rapid changes that were happening across the financial services sector in Africa, fast-tracking the adoption of...
Sidian Bank has signed a Ksh990 million deal with Oikocredit.
The funding deal will enable the bank to support onward lending to the SME sector in Kenya. The funding will be utilized to support the bank’s growth plans to further its strategy of providing affordable credit to its SME clients and privately-owned business enterprises as it works towards empowering entrepreneurs...
Global Voice Group (GVG) has launched TransFin, its seamless payments interoperability solution.
GVG is a regulatory technology developer and Big Data Analytics organisation.
The solution, aimed at governments and central banks, provides a secure and efficient gateway for the integration of various online payment systems, in so doing enabling interoperability of domestic payments as well as the management and streamlining of payment...
SouthAfricanCasinos.co.za announces the release of a comprehensive review detailing the best sign-up no deposit bonuses at top-rated SA online casinos.
- Every month, millions of South Africans play at their favorite online gambling ites. There are scores of such sites that support the South African Rand (ZAR) currency, local banking options and South African-friendly online casino games.
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Netflix, the world's leading streaming entertainment service, globally introduced a free plan that will now allow entertainment fans to enjoy almost all of Netflix’s content on android mobile phones, without paying a subscription fee. The rollout of the free plan kicks off today and will only be available for people within the Kenyan territory.
The free plan will allow people in Kenya to access most of Netflix’s shows and films ads-free with...
Insurance company ICEA ion has announced the appointment of Philip Lopokoiyit as the new Chief Executive Officer and Principal Officer of the company following regulatory approval.
His appointment takes effect from September 20, 2021.
In a statement, ICEA Lion Group Chairman, James Ndegwa, stated that this appointment arises from the need for Paul Muthaura to step down from office "in line...
Chevron Brands International LLC (Chevron) and AFAL Manufacturing Limited(AML) have signed a license agreement encompassing the production, distribution, and marketing of CaltexTM lubricants.
With the signing of this agreement, Chevron has strengthened its growing presence in East Africa and entrusted its operations to AML as a licensee.
The products will be produced and sold in Kenya then exported to Uganda, Tanzania,...
The Safaricom Smart Grid proposal aims at helping Kenya Power to cut system losses by eight per cent.
A smart grid is an electrical grid with automation, communication and information technology systems that can monitor power flows from points of generation to points of consumption and control the power flow or curtail the load to match generation in real-time.
Safaricom says...
