Day: April 29, 2021

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The unique global competition will invite small and medium-sized businesses to showcase innovative ways to sustainably deliver good food and livelihoods for all.
FEATURED STORY

UN Competition Wants Start-Ups Shaping the Future of Food Systems

The competition recognises those playing a key role in “building back better” from the pandemic while calling attention to the challenges they have...

The partnership aims to provide accessibility of vivo products as more consumers opt for online shopping over physical shopping.
BUSINESSTECHNOLOGY

Vivo Partners With Online Retailer to Expand Kenyan Footprint

''The Kenyan Smartphone market offers a favorable competitive landscape; with consumers considering online purchasing options, this partnership will give our users a wide...

A smartphone user.
BUSINESSTECHNOLOGY

1 in Every 100 Kenyan Mobile Phone Users Hit With Stalkerware – Kaspersky

Amongst other things, stalkerware can enable the perpetrator to track a victim’s location, read their messages, view their photos and videos, eavesdrop on...

BUSINESSCAREERS

Former Coca Cola Kenya MD Named First African CEO of Airtel Africa

Before joining Airtel in 2012, Segun held leadership roles at Coca-Cola in Ghana, Nigeria, and Kenya (as MD and CEO). He has also...

kemsa
ECONOMY

Uhuru Overhauls KEMSA Board as US Govt Piles Pressure

“We have had an issue with KEMSA, the institution responsible for the distribution, and as you know very well, concerns in particular about...

Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) trading floor as seen on April 25, 2019. Optiven becomes the 23rd firm to join the NSE's Ibuka Accelerator Program. [Photo: DIANA NGILA | NAIROBI]
BUSINESS

Real Estate Firm Optiven Joins NSE’s Ibuka Programme

Eventually, such a company could qualify to list on the bourse, although it is still free to drop out before doing so. NSE...

Britam Tower in Upperhill, Nairobi. The regional insurer took a hit from losses in its investment portfolio for the 2020 full year.
BUSINESSMARKETS

Britam Posts Record Ksh9.1 Billion Loss

“The Holding Company is committed to support the fund to fulfill its obligations as they fall due, through management oversight of the fund’s...

Nation Media Group (NMG) Headquarters in Nairobi. Since hitting highs of Ksh307.27 in 2013, NMG's stock price at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has been on a steep decline and is currently trending at around Ksh16.
MARKETSMEDIA

NMG Net Profit Tumbles 95% to Ksh48M from Ksh856M – Here’s Why

Eyebrows were raised in February when NMG announced plans to buy back 10% of its shares in a share buy-back programme, one of...