March 8 is International Women’s Day. This article is part of a week-long series from Business Today celebrating African women and highlighting their challenges they face. Enjoy our previous features; Getrude Njeri’s list of 15 Inspiring Women in Corporate Africa and Martin Siele’s look at Kenyan women and the workplace.
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A new report from BSD Group and Ipsos has revealed the 100 brands most loved by women in Kenya. As with every other Kenyan ‘biggest brands’ list in recent years, Safaricom and M-Pesa emerge top. The telco and its ubiquitous mobile money service have become synonymous with everyday Kenyan life.
Shopping and lifestyle brands feature prominently on the list, as do cleaning products, cosmetics and body care brands.
Here’s the full list:
1 Safaricom
2 M-Pesa
3 Equity Bank
4 Always
5 Naivas
6 Menengai – Home cleaning products – Bar soap
7 Arimis – Body care products – Petroleum jelly
8 Airtel
9 Ariel – Home cleaning products – Detergent
10 Coca-Cola
11 Vaseline – Body care products – Petroleum jelly
12 KCB Bank
13 Sawa – Body care products – Bathing Soap
14 Dettol – Body care products – Bathing Soap
15 Omo – Home cleaning products – Detergent
16 Sunny Girl
17 Ketepa
18 NHIF
19 DStv
20 StarTimes
21 Second-hand clothing/Mtumba
22 Menengai – Body care products – Bathing Soap
23 GOtv
24 Nice & Lovely – Body care products – Lotion
25 Amara – Body care products – Lotion
26 Geisha – Body care products – Bathing Soap
27 Toyo – Home cleaning products – Bar soap
28 Lido – Home cleaning products – Bar soap
29 Mulei’s Supermarket
30 Nivea – Body care products – Lotion
31 Samsung
32 Co-operative Bank
33 Fanta
34 Sunlight – Home cleaning products – Detergent
35 Jamaa – Body care products – Bathing Soap
36 LG
37 Toyo – Body care products – Bathing Soap
38 Netflix
39 Tuzo
40 Khetias Supermarket
41 Level 5 Machakos [Health Facility]
42 Darling
43 Eden tea
44 Mitamboni health centre
45 Brookside
46 Consolidated Bank
47 Duma [Maize Seed]
48 Mathari hospital
49 Msafi – Home cleaning products – Bar soap
50 Telkom Kenya
51 Kenyatta Hospital
52 Mama Watoto [Shop]
53 Soweto supermarket
54 Mercedes
55 Stoney
56 Royal mart supermarket
57 Syngenta
58 Migosi hospital
59 White star – Home cleaning products – Bar soap
60 Valon – Body care products – Lotion
61 Afia – Juice
62 Jik – Home cleaning products – Bleach
63 Quickmart
64 Lido – Home cleaning products – Kitchen soap
65 Softcare
66 Sunlight – Home cleaning products – Kitchen soap
67 Family bank
68 Shalom hospital
69 Cussons – Body care products – Petroleum jelly
70 Ramtons
71 Pampers – Baby products
72 Zenta – Home cleaning products – Bar soap
73 Valon – Body care products – Petroleum jelly
74 KCC
75 Delmonte
76 Daima
77 Ventolin
78 Dry’s Dispensary
78 Jamaa – Home cleaning products – Kitchen soap
79 Madison Insurance
79 Honda
79 Osho
80 Nakuru General Hospital
80 Chinga tea
81 Riat hospital
81 Shirley May – Frangrance
81 Sleeping baby – Baby products
81 Ndume – Body care products – Bathing Soap
82 Toss – Home cleaning products – Detergent
83 Clere – Body care products – Lotion
84 Zoe – Body care products – Lotion
85 Nice and Lovely – Hair products
86 Kapkures – Health Centre / Dispensary
87 Pioneer
88 Trust
89 Pink Chiffon – Fragrance
90 Delamere
91 Vipingo dispensary
91 Msafi – Home cleaning products – Detergent
92 SVR – Vehicle Model
92 Morning Fresh – Home cleaning products – Kitchen soap
93 Jamaa – Home cleaning products – Bar soap
93 Kenya Women Finance group
93 Bahati hospital
93 Pannar seeds
93 Woolmart
93 Sprite
94 Molo general hospital
94 Tarakwa Health Center
94 Von
94 Gilanis Supermarket
94 Asis Tea
94 Cadbury
94 Body Luxe – Body care products – Lotion
95 Tusker
95 Senator
96 Mrembo – Hair products and equipment
97 Githongo tea
98 Philips
99 Taifa Sacco
100 Outspan hospital
