Day: July 12, 2021

8 Articles
SPORTS

Odibets Transforming The Lives of Ordinary Kenyans

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become an effective way for companies to stimulate positive change in society. Apparently, consumers feel attracted towards brands...

Having worked across startups, technology, banking and consulting for over a decade, Babajide joins M-KOPA from motorcycle ride-hailing platform SafeBoda Nigeria, where he was responsible for the overall business as Country Director.
BUSINESS

M-KOPA Expands to Nigeria, Appoints New General Manager

The company recorded pilot sales of over 20,000 devices in Lagos, and is rapidly expanding into states across the country, including Oyo. M-KOPA...

The alternative financing industry includes digital financial services for business customers. Crowdinvesting, as the market's largest segment, focuses mainly on start-ups exchanging investment for company shares.
BUSINESS

Crowdfunding: Alternative Financing Industry to Hit $8.9B Transaction Value by 2023

Statistics show the unified market is set to reach almost $7.5bn value in 2021 and then grow by another $1.4bn in the next...

Variety’s Award Circuit has already tipped Oslo as a late contender for Best TV Movie at this year’s Emmys.
MEDIA

The Best International Movies on Showmax in Kenya in July

HBO’s riveting political drama Oslo is based on the true-life, previously secret, back-channel negotiations in the development of the pivotal 1990s Oslo Peace Accords between...

Kukito by Java House was unveiled in October 2019, with the first branch located along Kimathi Street in the Nairobi Central Business District (CBD). [Photo/ Yummy.co.ke]
BUSINESS

Kukito: Java’s Chicken & Chips Brand Plots Major Expansion, Mulls Franchising

The company had to put on hold plans to open outlets at various sites in Nairobi among other areas. Now, however, it is...

KRA's Times Tower Headquarters.
ECONOMY

6,600 New Hires to be Made at KRA as Taxman Eyes Ksh6.83 Trillion

The KRA has identified segments with high potential for growing revenues, including online businesses, informal small-scale trade, real estate (landlords) and HNWIs.

FEATURED STORY

Nairobi Bikers Equipped With Defensive Riding Skills

Defensive riding is a strategy that helps motorists including motorcycle riders to always be in control and not to be surprised by the...

Kenya Power technicians at work. The firm has failed to clear taxes and storage fees for a shipment of transformers.
BUSINESS

Kenya Power Transformers Set for Auction Over Unpaid Taxes

The transformers were shipped into the country in 2014, at a time when the state-owned monopoly was embarking on an ambitious plan to...