WorldRemit is launching an Entrepreneurs Program in Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, and Zimbabwe. The program seeks to empower 50 entrepreneurs each, from the four African countries with business booster packs and a digital business training course to help the program participants develop the required skills to scale and run their businesses successfully. The program will commence from November 2020 till the...
Naivas intends to open two more branches in Nairobi this November. The first new branch is located at Lifestyle Mall in Nairobi, previously occupied by Nakumatt. It is to be opened as early as the week starting Monday, November 23.The other new branch, to be opened around the same time, is located in Rongai town. Notably, the company revealed...
Home Afrika Limited has appointed Peter Mungai as the new board chairperson.The firm through a statement said that Mungai’s appointment which was effective as from 12 November 2020 followed the resignation of Peter Nduati.Mungai previously served as a non-executive director of its board, after the appointment in 2019On the other hand, Ndegwa had also served on the company’s board...
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Ruaka area is the most expensive land in the third quarter of 2020, new data shows. The data by Hass Consult shows that in all satellite towns, an acre in Ruaka now goes for Sh89 million. Kiambu was ranked in the second position in the latest statistics where an acre of land costs Sh39.7...
Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, has launched a donation drive through its Carrefour Kenya operation, to support care homes in Nairobi County. The initiative saw Carrefour Kenya employees voluntarily donate over KSH 1.2 million — with Majid Al Futtaim matching their contribution with an additional KSH...
The competition inspired team-building and innovative ideas to transform current utilities into Advanced, Futuristic, SMART, Sustainable and Agile African Power Utilities
Winning company Konexa named during final panel of Africa Energy Forum (https://www.Africa-Energy-Forum.com) 2020, receiving prize fund of USD $5,000. The competition inspired team-building and innovative ideas to transform current utilities into Advanced, Futuristic, SMART, Sustainable and Agile African Power...
Nairobi has once again been named Africa’s Leading Business Travel Destination, while The Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) has been awarded Africa’s Leading Meetings & Conference destination by World Travel Awards (WTA) in the second year running.
The Fete was announced early this week during the inaugural Africa Winners day, an initiative that offers global Travel and Tourism leaders and...
National Bank of Kenya (NBK) has posted Sh87million in profit after tax for the nine months ending September 2020. This represents a 77 percent decline over a similar period last year due to effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The bank recorded a profit before tax of Sh535million representing a 7 percent increase over a similar period in 2019.
The corporate and...
Stabex International ,one of largest oil marketers in Uganda and a fast growing petroleum company in Kenya is rolling out its Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) brand in the two markets, leveraging a distribution network of more than 70 retail petrol stations.
It is further deploying a distribution network worth millions of shillings across the two countries to enhance LPG...
The Samsung Galaxy S20 Fe is running for the best value phone of 2020 on the Android Police site. The highly anticipated Galaxy S20 Fan Edition (FE), the newest member of the Galaxy S20 series was released in September, with its features developed directly from consumer feedback. It features a pro-grade triple camera, first-in-category innovations such as a 120Hz...
