Year: 2021

2133 Articles
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

Picture this: a single father suddenly finds himself the fall guy of a major financial fraud that could send him to prison, loses...

ECONOMY

UN Report Outlines Systemic Change Necessary for the Plastics Economy

Systemic change to the entire plastics economy is needed to halt ocean plastic pollution. That’s the overwhelming message from a new United Nations...

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

A comparison of different metrics shows that 2020 was not a fluke for video game streaming platform Twitch. According to data presented by Safe...

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

After a year that saw multi-billion graft and procurement scandals unearthed at the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA), and the disbanding of its...

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

 Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have been a major boost to the economic, political and social empowerment especially in the empowerment of women...

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

M-KOPA, the leading connected asset financing platform, on Monday, July 12 announced that it has officially expanded to Nigeria. To lead the Nigeria...

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

Over the last five years, digital financial services like crowdinvesting and crowdfunding became an appealing alternative for thousands of investors and start-ups, connecting...

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

OSLO  | Stream now 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...

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

Java House Africa Group Chief Executive Officer  (CEO) Derrick Van Houten has shed light on the restaurant chain's plans for its subsidiary brand...