KCB Foundation and Kenya Maritime Authority have flagged off 400 youth seafarers who are set to commence their studies in the maritime industry. The funds worth Ksh5.25 Million going towards…

The entry of ChatGPT into the market is best defined as disruptive innovation. The artificial intelligence bot developed by Open AI was officially released in November 2022 as the need…

 MPesa Africa has launched a Shared Service Operations Centre (SSOC) in Nairobi. The M-Pesa SSOC will oversee service operations and technical support including incident monitoring and resolution, managing platform changes…

In a show of the growing collaboration between the private sector and the government to drive innovation and advance Kenya’s ICT industry, Soliton Telmec and TESPOK have stepped up as…

Red Hat, Inc., the world’s leading provider of open-source solutions, today announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to deliver radio access network (RAN) deployments on industry-standard servers across hybrid and multi-cloud….

An estimated 230 million jobs in sub-Saharan Africa will require digital skills in 2030, according to a report by the International Finance Corporation (IFC). One program supporting young Africans to take advantage…

It’s that time of the year once more, time for Connected Kenya. The Connected Kenya summit is a highly anticipated event that aims to explore endless opportunities for Kenya’s development…

Burhani Engineers Ltd, pioneers of integrated engineering solutions, has unveiled the first valve testing and rehabilitation hub in the region to save industrial plants money spent on maintenance and repair…

National Bank of Kenya has posted a profit after tax of KShs.828 million for the financial year ending December 31, 2022. The Bank maintained strong operational performance, reporting an operating…

Microsoft Africa Development Centre launches Game of Learners (GOL season 4) competition for university students across Africa. The new season will offer African university students an opportunity to develop their…

Microsoft has added 13 new African languages to its Microsoft Azure Cognitive Services Translator, allowing text and documents to be translated to and from these languages across the entire Microsoft…

Safaricom (NSE: SCOM) and Nairobi City County have today signed a partnership to digitise the county’s services and operations. Under the partnership, Safaricom will develop and support the “My Nairobi App”…

Hand in Hand, Kenya’s Micro-Enterprise Success (KMES) programme funded by Visa, has resulted in participating entrepreneurs increasing their incomes by an average of USD $156 (Approximately KES 20,000) per month….

Microsoft has announced a partnership with OCP Africa through its Africa Transformation Office, with the goal of positively aiding smallholder farmers and Agri-stakeholders across Africa by 2025 target food security….

This year’s theme, “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality,” highlights the role of innovative technology in promoting gender equality and meeting the health and developmental needs of women and…

The Sankalp Africa Summit 2023, one of Africa’s largest convenings on impact entrepreneurship and sustainable development, took place on March 1st and 2nd in Nairobi, Kenya. The event, celebrating its 10th…

South Africa and Kenya are worlds apart in their embrace of information technology, but they have one thing in common: they jointly lead the African continent in having the biggest…

Sankalp Forum, an initiative of Intellecap, one of Africa’s largest convening on impact entrepreneurship and sustainable development, hosted its 10th Edition of the Sankalp Africa Summit, at the Kenya School…

The Sankalp Africa Summit, one of Africa’s largest convenings on impact entrepreneurship and sustainable development, is taking place tomorrow, March 1st, 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya. The event, celebrating its 10th…

Norfund, the Norwegian government’s investment fund, with a mission to support sustainably driven business operations in developing countries, signed a USD 14 million financing agreement with Hela Apparel Holdings PLC…

Samsung Electronics has announced new updates to Bixby that improve user experience, performance, and capabilities of the intelligent assistant and platform. The new updates deliver significant improvements in Bixby’s ability…

Octagon Africa has announced a roadmap to support employers in implementing the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Act, 2013, ahead of the first remittance at the end of February 2023….

OPPO has officially released its new 6G Oppo white paper – A Versatile 6G with Minimized Kernel: To Build the Mobile World. Drawing on OPPO’s forward-looking research and exploration into 6G,…

You no longer need to fear damaging or losing your SIM card and If you are a frequent traveler, you will find the eSIM very convenient for switching network operators…

The economic fortunes of Kenyans in the diaspora have significantly improved in recent years, with diaspora remittances or money sent back home by Kenyans living abroad steadily rising to become…

One of Africa’s largest convening on impact entrepreneurship and sustainable development, the Sankalp Africa Summit, promises to positively engage over 1,500 different stakeholders from across the development sector ecosystem, to…

The government of Kenya is set to host this year’s Connected Summit in Kwale County. The three-day convention now on its 14th year since 2009 will be held from the…

Super Metro Sacco has introduced electric buses as part of its fleet. Supplied by Kenyan electric mobility startup BasiGo, the 25-seater K6 Electric bus will ply the CBD to Kikuyu…

The purpose of innovation is to create value for businesses but importantly, to improve the lives of the end-user of a product. One of the challenges product designers encounter is…

The NSSF contributions were last reviewed in 2001 when the rate was increased to Kshs. 200 from Kshs.160. The NSSF Act, of 2013 increased salaried employees’ monthly deductions from Sh200…