Author: David Indeje

Masinde Muliro University student is the winner of the sixth (6th) African Standardization Organization (ARSO) National Essay Competition. The competition themed “The Role of Standardization in winning the fight Against Corruption for sustainable Africa’s Transformation’’. Reu Elondanga, a second (2nd) year Masters student studying Chemistry emerged the winner after his essay featuring the judiciary and investigative agencies was selected to be best among over 200 essay submissions. “This year’s essay competition was founded on encouraging the Kenyan youth to participate in the Standardization conversation, in winning the fight against corruption to create a sustainable path to Africa’s transformation’’, said Mrs. Esther Ngari, the…

The eighth edition of the Bloggers Association of Kenya Awards (BAKE) saw Kenyan fashion blogger and actress Joy Kendi being crowned as the winner in the Kenyan Blog of the Year category.  Women dominated the awards, winning in 15 out of 23 categories. The 2019 competition was sponsored by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Safaricom, Tuko.co.ke, CDI Gadgets, and Konza City. The BAKE Awards, since its inception in 2012, has recognized and awarded the best in Kenyan blogging every year. It is organized by the Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE), an organization that promotes online content creation and free…

Kenya will receive KSh30 billion from the Mastercard Foundation to help the youth access jobs and scale up their businesses. The newly launched initiative dubbed ‘Young Africa Works’ in Nairobi on Thursday aims to support five million Kenyan youth to access work over the next five years. Young Africa Works in Kenya is aligned to the country’s economic priorities, including the ‘Big Four’ sectors (enhancing manufacturing, food security and nutrition, universal health coverage, and affordable housing), as well as the digital economy. The initiative will equip young people with digital, vocational, and life skills; use technology to connect employers and…

Ride-hailing platform Bolt, has expanded its operations to Kisumu, Kakamega, and Thika from the current two to five, making it the largest ride-hailing service provider in terms of geographical reach. Ola Akinnusi, the Bolt Country Manager in Kenya, said that Bolt’s mission is to make urban transportation more convenient and affordable for more people, thus broadening the company’s reach, providing a platform for job creation through its social contribution. “After Nairobi and Mombasa cities, it was natural that Bolt would gradually expand across the country. We now intend to build new communities in Kisumu, Kakamega and Thika as we continue…

Kenya’s National Treasury says the country will cut its 2019/20 budget deficit beginning July-June to 5.6% of GDP from 7.4 % in the fiscal year according to it’s Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich in his budget proposals to the  National Assembly and the Senate on Thursday. “In relation to GDP this deficit represents 5.6% a decline from 6.8% in this financial year and 7.4% in the last financial year,” According to Rotich, this will be financed by net external financing of Ksh 324 billion and net domestic financing of Ksh 283.5 billion.

KCB Group is the Best Regional Bank in East Africa at the just concluded African Banker Awards 2019 in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. KCB also emerged as the best in the innovation category for having “demonstrated original and practical uses of technology to provide customer convenience, improved and more affordable services, and greater access to the financial services industry in Africa.” Equity Group emerged the most Socially Responsible Bank of the Year recognizing the bank’s reputation of improving the lives of the less advantaged in society. Commenting on the impressive achievements of the banks shortlisted for the 2019 awards, Omar Ben…