KETRACO in Partnership with REA is Set to Offer Free Electricity to Homes Along Power Lines
Homeowners along power line wayleaves will receive free electricity connections in a move to reduce costly conflicts. The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) plans to include the costs for connecting [...]
Safaricom Challenges Equity's PayPal Service Through New M-Pesa Based Partnership
Safaricom, PayPal, and TransferTo have collaborated on a deal that will allow Kenyans to receive money from any PayPal account in the world directly to their M-Pesa account in real-time. [...]Nakumatt Asked to Leave 14 Premises as Landlords Lose Faith in Recovery Plan
14 landlords housing Nakumatt Supermarket have announced that they “do not wish to continue with Nakumatt as a tenant and do not support the proposals for recovery advanced by the [...]Casablanca Airport Ranked Best Airport in Africa, 2017, While JKIA is Ranked the Best Improved
The Airports Council International (ACI), a global trade representative of the world’s airport authorities, has announced Casablanca Mohammed V International Airport (CMN), with more than 2 million passengers every year, [...]Tuskys Impending Workers’ Strike Dismissed as Unnecessary by Management
Tuskys Supermarket workers issued the management a 14-day strike notice on 29 March through Kenya Union of Commercial Food and Allied workers protesting unfair labour practices to shop stewards and [...]Britam Offers a Life Insurance Solution That Appeals to the Young the Old
Britam Holdings PLC, a diversified financial services group with operations in 7 African countries, is setting the pace with its new investment product called Imarika. The first of its kind, [...]Safaricom, Airtel Telkom Set to Launch Mobile Money Interoperability in Kenya
Three mobile operators, Airtel, Telkom, and Safaricom, are set to launch mobile interoperability in Kenya, joining 15 other countries in the world that have successfully executed wallet-to-wallet interoperability. The service [...]Kenya Could Put Up a Second Coal Plant in Lamu
Kenya could set up a second coal plant in Lamu after the government entered an agreement with Mozambique which will export coal and gas to Kenya. “Mozambique is very wealthy [...]UbaPesa Introduces Peer-to-Peer Borrowing Lending App in Kenya
UbaPesa is a peer-to-peer money market app where users can borrow and lend money. Led by a team with experience in running technology projects in the financial and education sector, [...]Nissan Decides to Establish Assembly Plant in Kenya
Japanese car giant Nissan is to build a new assembly plant in Kenya to serve the regional market in an initial investment worth $20 million. This will be its third [...]
Equity Bank announces new withdrawal charges for PayPal users
Equity Bank has announced new withdrawal charges on its Equity-PayPal withdrawal Service effective March 2018. The new tariffs are as follows: Withdrawal amount in USD 5,001 2,001-5,000 1,001-2,000 501-1,000 500 [...]Paris based Groupe ADP Signs Deal to Design New JKIA Terminal
Earlier this year, Groupe ADP – a paris based international airports operator – signed a contract to design a new passenger terminal at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). The purpose [...]
