The iHub Nairobi will launch the inaugural EdTech Festival; an immersive learning and funfair experience in the world of education and technology. Participants will interact with different EdTech products, take part in arduino and coding [c]
Nairobi-based Ed Partners Africa, an affordable private schools financing company, has raised $1.9 million (Kshs 205 million) to expand its presence and enable the unserved affordable private schools market access to credit. The funds were [c]
Glovo, the global on-demand delivery platform headquartered in Barcelona, has opened its first micro fulfillment center in Nairobi, Kenya, as the company expands its ‘Q-commerce’ division (that’s “Q” for quick). Q-Commerce means that consumers can [c]
Penda Health, a medical services provider operating 21 medical centres in Nairobi and its environs, has opened an in-network referral center offering specialist services to its clients as it expands its affordable health care model [c]
Huawei Mobile Kenya will run a 5-day campaign aimed at giving discounts on various products and services in their Huawei Experience Stores in Nairobi. The Huawei Experience Stores include Sarit Center, Yaya Center, Village Market [c]
Truecaller is a technology company of Swedish origin. We have been present in Kenya and across the world for over 10 years now. Our commitment to technological innovation and bringing technology to the masses is [c]
Safaricom has announced the launch of trials for the trail-blazing 5G technology for its customers. The trial will begin with both individual and enterprise customers in Nairobi, Kisumu, Kisii and Kakamega. As part of its [c]
The African fintech startup scene is set for a boost after Flourish Ventures, a global fintech venture capital firm, announced a new office based in Nairobi to help its investment team better serve entrepreneurs across [c]
Chipper Cash, Africa’s fastest-growing money transfer platform, has partnered with Atotos Sports to provide professional training for Kenyan coaches who come from disadvantaged backgrounds within Nairobi. The training is set to take four weeks and [c]
Swvl Kenya has announced the resumption of its regular commuter services across Nairobi city as it aims to scale up operations in the country. This will add to their recently launched innovations; Swvl Carpool and Swvl Travel, [c]
Crime & Justice features a heavy-weight cast with Sarah Hassan (Plan B, How to Find a Husband) and Alfred Munyua (Poacher, The First Grader, Sense8) starring as Makena and Silas, the two detectives at the heart of the topical show that follows one ripped-from-the-headlines case per episode, all the way through to the [c]
Safaricom has re-opened its newly refurbished Moi Avenue retail shop after four months of renovation as part of its journey towards being a purpose-led customer-obsessed technology company. This first-of-a-kind digitized flagship shop has a video [c]
Infection prevention is the phrase that is on everyone’s mind today. How do we do it? How do we ensure we are doing it well? What are the best protocols? Well, interestingly, a local firm [c]
HEVA, the East African creative economy catalyst fund, in collaboration with the traders of Uhuru Market in Nairobi, and Kenya’s National Government’s SMEs Advisory Unit, has unveiled an online e-commerce platform that will enable over [c]
The matatu industry in Nairobi is a lucrative and a colourful one, but it is also an industry riddled with crime and violence, and often accused of colluding with criminal gangs to hijack passengers. It [c]
LG Electronics has opened its first commercial laundry Reference store in Nairobi at Buruburu Shopping Centre, introducing the company’s range of commercial washers and dryers in Kenya. The Reference store is designed to provide customers [c]
PAIX Data Centres, a pan-African provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral colocation data centre services, has commenced the construction of its Nairobi data centre “PAIX Nairobi-1” which should be complete and ready for opening in November [c]
LG Electronics has launched its LG ThinQ Experience Zone in Kenya, designed to let visitors experience its artificially intelligent products, at the Sarit Centre. The ThinQ Zone located in the recently re-launched Hotpoint Sarit Centre [c]
Cold Solutions Kenya, a temperature-controlled warehouse and logistics service provider, has announced that it will invest Kshs 7.5 billion ($70 million) to construct modern, temperature-controlled cold storage warehouses in the country. The cold storage facilities [c]
When it comes to better understanding the transportation needs of cities in Kenya, a lot of importance needs to be placed on developing solutions that will make cities more efficient. This is why Uber and [c]
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), the organisation that represents the recorded music industry worldwide, has opened its first regional office in sub-Saharan Africa (S-SA). Based in Nairobi, Kenya, the office will be [c]
Safaricom has announced the temporary closure of four additional shops in Nairobi, Mombasa and Thika as a proactive and preventative measure to safeguard the health and wellbeing of its staff and customers. The four latest [c]
UAP Old Mutual General Business has partnered with Uber to provide 3-ply masks worth Kshs 2.75 million to Uber drivers in Nairobi and Mombasa. The distribution of the face masks was done from the AutoXpress [c]
Two weeks after taxi haling platform Little launched free rides of up to Kshs 600 per ride to customers in need of medical attention between the curfew hours 7pm -5am to MP Shah Hospital and [c]
Margrethe Vestager, the European Commission’s Executive VP, recently visited Gearbox during her official visit to Nairobi, Kenya. Gearbox is Africa’s first engineering innovation Hub that supports the development of hardware. Margrethe Vestager made a stopover [c]
Microsoft, through its Microsoft for Start-ups initiative, has announced the launch of its Global Social Entrepreneurship programme at the Sankalp Africa Summit 2020. The Global Social Entrepreneurship programme has benefits aimed at elevating start-ups addressing [c]
The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has operationalized a new parking management system at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). Managed by KAPS, the new system, aimed at improving passenger experience at the airport, comes ahead [c]
The seventh edition of Sankalp Africa Summit, expected to engage over 1,000 different stakeholders from across the development sector ecosystem, to discuss, define, and drive forward the critical levers of entrepreneurial success for the Sustainable [c]
Trace is set to unveil TRACE LIVE, a unique, intimate and interactive showcase of Kenyan music hosted by the most talented select artists in the country. Powered by Durex, Safaricom and Sol Generation, guests will [c]
In 2009, Nairobi made world headlines as the City in the Sun was choked out by traffic pollution. Bumper-to-bumper traffic and endless dust are nothing new, and as internet-based companies rise in African cities, traffic will [c]
Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB), a Lagos-based technology innovation centre and the Next Einstein Forum (NEF) an initiative of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) that connects science, society and policy in Africa and the rest [c]
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