By Daisy Okanga | Professor Isaac Macharia has been appointed as the Chair of the Equity Group board. He takes over from David Ansell who did not offer himself for re-election at the 16th Equity Group’s Annual General Meeting on June 30, 2020. David Ansell is a
By Daisy Okanga | The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has reported that M-Pesa’s market share has grown to 98.8 percent with 29.1 million registered active subscribers as of March 31, 2020. According to the report, M-Pesa is also facilitated by 202,102 mobile money agents countrywide. Airtel money
By Daisy Okanga | The Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Tourism & Wildlife, Najib Balala, has reduced Park entry fees to all Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) game parks and reserves which will take effect from July 1, 2020. At the same time, KWS has given a one-year
By Daisy Okanga | Jumia is establishing pick up stations where one can get information on the company’s platform. The pickup stations in different stations are as a result of constraints that have been caused by the coronavirus pandemic, this is according to Jumia’s Managing Director Sam Chappatte. The constraint
By Daisy Okanga | Kenya and the United State of America anticipate to commencing trade talk beginning July 7, 2020. In a virtual leaders forum on US-Africa trade convened by the corporate council on Africa(CCA), President Uhuru Kenyatta said the talks will be effected when Africa Continental Free
By Vincent Odhiambo | Since the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Kenya on March 13, it has emerged that 100 healthcare workers have tested positive for the virus. Leaders from various health worker unions and associations are yet again calling for the protection of frontline
By Daisy Okanga | TikTok is one of 59 Apps, including Chinese messaging platform WeChat and mobile browser UC Browser, that have been banned by the Indian government for posing a threat to sovereignty and integrity. According to the BBC report, the move follows a border
BY Daisy Okanga | Kenya’s value of domestic exports rose by 5.3 percent to Ksh144.9 billion in the first quarter of 2020, compared to Ksh137.6 billion in the previous year, according to Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) This trend was largely attributed to increases in some
By Daisy Okanga | Former Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture Mwangi Kiunjuri is now under investigation over alleged money laundering. The police detectives have secured a major win after they were allowed to access all his bank accounts in the course of their investigation by the magistrate. The court
By CIO East Africa | Andela is smack-dab in the middle of a yard sale. Selling off property worth an estimated $3 million, the talent accelerator is currently undergoing massive changes. “As we are now a fully remote company, we have moved out of our physical
