Day: July 13, 2021

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Due to its recent surge in price, the original meme coin climbed among the world's top ten cryptocurrencies, following Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tether, Binance Coin, and Cardano in market cap. [Photo/ Shutterstock]
CRYPTOCURRENCY

Top 10 Most Traded Cryptos in June

Statistics show that Polygon ranked as the sixth most traded cryptocurrency in June, with $240.1bn in monthly trading volume. Also, its market cap...

Mark Otieno sprints with Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa after the telco unveiled a sponsorship for the Tokyo Olympics-bound athlete in Nairobi, Kenya on July 13, 2021.
SPORTS

Mark Otieno Lands Ksh1M Deal After Borrowing Spikes to Qualify for Olympics

Mark Otieno and Ferdinand Omanyala's impressive performances have raised hopes among fans that Kenya's dominance in mid and long-distance races could soon be...

Joe Kinyua admits it can be overwhelming for his character, and for him, to be in every scene, from the first to the last scene of the day, and to confront all these stories.
MEDIA

‘Njoro wa Uba’ Star Joe Kinyua on Eight Seasons and the Burden of Carrying People’s Stories

But these moments, and these stories are what set Njoro wa Uba apart, as it leans more and more into social commentary, something...

ECONOMY

UN Report Outlines Systemic Change Necessary for the Plastics Economy

The experts say they know their recommendations are probably the most demanding and ambitious yet, but warn that time is running out.

In 2021, there were an average of 9.07M active Twitch streamers per month in the four-month reporting period of March-June compared to just 6.71M for the same period in 2020.[PHOTO: BRETT CARLSEN/THE NEW YORK TIMES/REDUX]
TECHNOLOGY

Twitch Viewership From March – June 2021 Up 36% Compared To First Months Of Pandemic

The number of hours streamed also increased by a significant amount one year from the outbreak of the pandemic. From March to June...

Edward Njoroge, Ag. CEO KEMSA (Middle), in the company of KEMSA acting Procurement Director, Mr Edward Buluma (Left) and National Treasury IFMIS Representative, Hezron Oloo (Right), compare notes on the detailed documentation of the new additions on potential tendering to their suppliers, during a pre-bid conference at College of Insurance, Nairobi.
BUSINESSECONOMY

KEMSA to Exorcise Ghosts of Covid-19 Graft With New Procurement Measures

Having undertaken extensive integrity adjustments at KEMSA, prospective suppliers to the Authority, including local manufacturers and disadvantaged groups (AGPO), will also be required...

VivoWear CEO Wandia Gichuru was among the guest speakers during an interactive virtual knowledge exchange session on Cross-Sector Partnerships in East Africa to advance women’s economic resilience through digital platforms organized by New Faces New Voices (NFNV) - Kenya in partnership with Women Win.
BUSINESS

Fear of Technology Costing Women Entrepreneurs Profits – Wandia Gichuru

Vivo Woman CEO and Co-Founder Wandia Gichuru said that customers tend to carry out their own research from social networks before making their...