Africa Needs Engineers
How do you sustain significant population growth while adapting to new and modern challenges? How do you build the infrastructure to ensure that the future generations have a chance to [...]
Safaricom Increases SMS, Voice Data Prices Amid Shrinking Market Share
Kenya’s largest telco service provider Safaricom has increased its SMS and Data services from 10 per cent to 15 per cent citing the excise duty tax applicable on voice, after [...]
Data Consumption in Kenya Set To Grow 41.1% By 2022
Data consumption in Kenya is expected to grow by 41.1 per cent to reach 984 Million Gigabytes in 2022. A research by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) indicates that main growth drivers will [...]Marginal Price Increase Recorded For City Property In Q3
Nairobi’s property price has registered marginal improvement with property recording only 1.1 per cent increase in Kilimani and Muthaiga suburbs in the third quarter. According to the Hass property index, [...]Prudential Life Assurance Launches Never Lapse Guarantee' Product
Prudential Life Assurance Ltd has launched their new policy dabbed Pru-Dahari Dumu, the first insurance product in Kenya with a “Never Lapse Guarantee” which will see customer enjoy all benefits [...]NSE 20 Share Index Hits 10 Year Low!
The situation at the Nairobi Securities Exchange worsened on Tuesday's trading session with the benchmark NSE 20 Share Index sinking lower to levels last seen in March 2009 after shaving off 33.63 points [...]Kenya Finally Added to Google Street View Map Service
For the first time ever in Africa, Google has finally launched its popular Street View map service in Kenya, a service that is already available in a number of metropolitan areas around [...]Isuzu Unveils Locally Assembled BRT Buses in Kenya
Vehicle assembler Isuzu East Africa has unveiled the first locally assembled buses that are specifically designed for the Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) system in Kenya. “Today we unveil to you [...]Google Maps Motorbike Mode Expands To Kenya
As part of its Google for Kenya' initiative, internet giant Google has introduced its motorcycle mode in Kenya, a functionality that allows riders to calculate journey times accurately, get directions [...]Jambojet Increases Coastal Flight Frequency, Positions For Festive Season
Jambojet has increased its flight frequency to various coastal destinations ahead of the festive December season. In an effort to position herself for the festive season, the airline chief executive [...]CBK Gets Green Light On New Generation Notes Printing Supply
The central bank will now be able to proceed with the printing and supply of new generation bank notes after the Court of Appeal ruled on the case that challenged [...]Two Kenyan Start-Ups Among Times Magazine 50 Genius Companies' 2018
Two Kenyan startups are among this year’s Times Magazine list of 50 genius companies which had five African companies making it to the prestigious list. ONA Kenyan based ONA which [...]
