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Land investment is day by day becoming one of the most lucrative investments with landowners especially in Nairobi’s satellite towns seeing significant returns on their investments. According to Hass Land Price Index report for the first…
The agricultural sector is the backbone of Kenya’s economy and contributes to approximately 20 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). According to the Agricultural Sector Survey of January 2024 released by the Central Bank of Kenya,…
Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) has today officially unveiled its 2024/2025 season as it seeks to embrace digital operations in activities. The digitalisation campaign will entail a newly established Federation website (www.kvf.com),…
Safaricom’s mobile money service, M-Pesa, saw a drop in its agent numbers for the first time, with over 8,300 agents shutting down this year. Many agents have been switching to rival telco Airtel, partly due to Safaricom’s new geo-locking…
The government has chosen six banks to handle employer remittances for the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF). This decision was made following extensive consultations with employers across the country. Abdi Mohamed, the Chairperson of…
Safaricom PLC has been awarded the ISO 27701 Privacy Information Management System (PIMS) certificate. This prestigious certification was granted after a comprehensive evaluation by the British Standards Institute (BSI). This is the…
By Dr. Godfrey Tenesi Agriculture is the backbone of many African economies, with millions of smallholder farmers depending on it for their livelihoods—whether they’re growing crops, raising livestock, or maintaining fisheries. According…
Kenya Power has announced a full year net profit of Sh. 30.08 billion. The net full year profit marks a turnaround for the company that had made a net loss of Sh. 3.19 billion in the previous year ended June 2023. “This performance was…
Dianah was introduced to government tenders by a relative. She was told that she would make so much money that she would never desire to be employed again. Back then, she worked as a credit officer at a Nairobi-based microfinance. She did…
What steps do you need to take when registering a company in Kenya? We answer this question and offer you a case example of starting and registering a company in Kenya: 1 – Getting Started Before even thinking of starting or registering a…
NCBA Group and Sanlam Life Insurance have partnered to offer new life insurance products. The partnership features two new products: Digital Last Expense, which will cover funeral costs, and Go Educator, which will enable users to pay for…
Shelter Afrique Development Bank (ShafDB), the pan-African housing and urban development multilateral bank and the Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM), the regional stock exchange serving the West African Economic and Monetary…
The Marketing Society of Kenya (MSK) has officially extended the final submission deadline for the 2024 MSK Annual Awards Gala entries to 4 November 2024, following its official launch on 9 October at Mövenpick Hotel, Nairobi. This…
Commercial fish farming in Kenya is not a new business idea. Nowadays, commercial fish farming has become a great income source and business idea for the individuals. Some of the fish farmers are farming fish for family consumption and…
Many Kenyan entrepreneurs can attest that starting a business in Kenya is a leap of faith driven by the labour of love for making lives better. It is a calculated gamble on a dare to be different, challenging the status quo and leaving…
BIC, a world leader in stationery, lighters, and shavers, announced today the regional and national winners of the sixth edition of its flagship ballpoint pen art competition, Art Master Africa. The competition was launched earlier this…
A one-US-dollar investment in digital transformation can yield an 8.3-US-dollar return in a country’s digital economy, according to the findings of Huawei’s Global Digitalization Index (GDI). unveiled at GITEX Dubai 2024, The new Global…
Kisumu City is set to host Kenya’s first-ever E-mobility Youth Skills Forum and Motor Show, billed as a transformative initiative to empower youth in the rapidly expanding electric mobility sector. The central theme, “Accelerate to Green,”…
What seemed like the lowest point in Thomas Mutune’s life, being sentenced to 30 years in prison has unexpectedly become the turning point for his career prospects. Mutune was a convicted felon charged with narcotics trafficking and jailed…
How do you save your money? Do you use a current bank account, a savings bank account or do you save through the merry go round chama? If these are some of the savings options you have, then it might be time to change tact to grow your…
Each farm business is different. Before you jump in, take a few minutes to define your goals. This will help you refine your agri-business concept. It is also essential to help you communicate with service providers like the bank and…
Global leading smart device brand OPPO has achieved a significant breakthrough by becoming the first company to implement the Mixture of Experts (MoE) AI architecture on-device. This milestone enhances AI processing efficiency, and opens…
Also known as mushy chick disease or yolk sack infection, omphalitis is a common cause of death in chicks during the first week of life and most common with artificially hatched chicks. It is a bacterial infection of the yolk sac. Various…
Hundreds of unemployed Kenyans gathered at the Kenyatta International Convention Center (KICC) and Kabete National Polytechnic. The turnout followed an announcement from the Ministry of Labour about the available opportunities. The…
