Strathmore University and Adrian Kenya Collaborate to Enhance Capacity Building In Renewable Energy Solutions
September 29, 2022
Strathmore University, through its Energy Research Centre, and Adrian Kenya have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim of enhancing capacity building in the areas of Solar Energy Certification, strengthening leadership capabilities,…
Ruto: 4 Million Kenyans blacklisted by CRBs to be ejected from the negative listing by November
September 28, 2022
This afternoon, Kenyan President, William Ruto, called for the restructuring of the current CRB profile listing mechanism. The President said the current system tends to lock out some borrowers, limiting access to credit for a…
Safaricom to reduce Fuliza daily fees by up to 40% from October
September 28, 2022
Safaricom has announced that from next month, Fuliza daily maintenance fee for amounts between Ksh 100 and 1000 will be reduced by 40%. There is no fee charged for those who overdrafting anything below Ksh…
Kenya Power to start using electric vehicles in its fleet
September 28, 2022
Kenya Power plans to replace all petrol and diesel-powered vehicles and motorbikes on its fleet with electric powered ones. The company says this is one of its key steps towards embracing clean energy as the…
Tecno Unveils the Pova Neo 2 Smartphone with a 7,000 mAh battery
September 27, 2022
Yesterday, Tecno unveiled yet another smartphone, the Tecno Pova Neo 2. The phone is not available in Kenya yet but I expect it to make its way over here in the coming months. One of…
Safaricom’s fixed data market share dropped by 2.4% to 34.3%
September 27, 2022
For the year ending June 2022, Safaricom’s fixed data market share dropped by 2.4% to 34.3% according to data from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA). Even as its market share dropped, Safaricom still added…
M-Pesa Set to Be separated from Safaricom as soon as January 2023
September 26, 2022
Over the last few years, there has been debate on the separation of M-Pesa from Safaricom’s core business. The arguments for both sides have been valid but Safaricom hasn’t been keen to embrace this. There…
Microsoft and the African Development Bank partner to support youth entrepreneurs in Africa
September 26, 2022
Microsoft is expanding its partnership with the African Development Bank to support Africa’s youth entrepreneurs under the bank’s Youth Entrepreneurship Investment Banks (YEIB) Initiative. Through its African Transformation Office (ATO), Microsoft will work with the…
Sound and Convenience Are What Makes LG XBoom Speakers Tick
September 26, 2022
Gone are the days when one would invest in mountainous speakers to get booming music that would threaten to bring the walls of a living room. With the need to save on space but maintain…