Mastercard to invest Ksh.10.8B in Airtel Africa’s mobile money unit

By Agencies,

Mastercard Inc will invest $100 million in Airtel Africa’s mobile money operations valuing the business at $2.65 billion (Ksh.10.85billion), the Lon...

airtel africa , Mastercard

CA kicks off project to avail telcom services to 17 marginalised counties

By Citizen Reporter,

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has awarded contracts to five companies to roll out telecommunications cellular mobile network infrastructu...

Communications Authority of Kenya , Safaricom

Ethiopia’s Yehualaw runs second-fastest women’s half marathon ever

By Reuters,

Ethiopia’s Yalemzerf Yehualaw ran the second-fastest women’s half marathon in history on Sunday, completing the 21.09-kilometre course in New Delh...

Kosgei, Yeshaneh set to clash at Delhi Half Marathon

By World Athletics,

World record holders Brigid Kosgei and Ababel Yeshaneh have been added to the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon women's field, making the 16th edition of th...

Ababel Yeshaneh , Brigid Kosgei , Delhi Half Marathon

How Kirinyaga woman who got a lift from strangers lost Ksh.200K in minutes

By Johnson Muriithi,

A Kirinyaga woman is in disbelief after she lost Ksh.200,000 to fraudsters at the Ngurubani Trading Centre within a record 3 minutes. A 45-year-old...

conman , robbery

Terrible day at work: 3 fraudsters caught after withdrawing Ksh.70,000 from a victim in Kirinyaga

By Johnson Muriithi,

Three suspected robbers; two men and one woman met their match in Kirinyaga on Sunday after their victim-a 54-year-old woman- flipped tables, catching...

cyber fraud

Telkom, Airtel planned merger collapses

By Kepha Muiruri,

Telkom and Airtel Kenya have mutually agreed to sever their planned merger with Telkom opting for a different strategic direction. The mutual termi...

Airtel-Telkom merger , Mugo Kibati , Safaricom

Wazalendo in bid to raise funds for Club Championships

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Wazalendo have launched a M-Changa platform in a bid to raise a Sh7 million budget in preparation for this year’s Africa Cup for Club Championships ...

Airtel parent firm defers Ksh.27 billion debt payments to cushion against pandemic

By Kepha Muiruri,

Airtel Kenya parent firm- Airtel Africa has deferred the payment of Sh.27.1 billion worth of debt by 18 to 24 months to strengthen its cash position a...

Airtel , Covid-19 pandemic

What are the payment methods for Kenyan bettors?

By Citizen,

In recent times, the online betting scene in Kenya has witnessed a huge improvement. Since the number of betting firms continues to grow, existing boo...

Three sim-card fraudsters cornered in dramatic chase by bodaboda riders

By Tonny Ndungu,

Three suspected fraudsters are being held at the Gilgil police station after their attempts of defrauding a woman were thwarted by bodaboda operators....

Sim card fraud

Why Starlets’ Acquino can’t wait to settle with her love, Leopards’ Oburu

By Geoffrey Mwamburi,

Since penning a one-year contract with Portuguese side Atletico Ouriense in mid January 2020, Harambee Starlets sensational midfielder Vivian Corazone...

Corazone Acquino , Leopards , Starlets , Vincent Oburu

BWIRE: Artificial Intelligence could be helpful in dealing with COVID-19

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire It's during such times like the current corona virus outbreak that we ask our ourselves hard questions including how can innovation...

coronavirus , COVID-19

BWIRE: Digital solutions to tame covid-19

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire With the 3rd case of a positive case of coronavirus in Kenya announced by the President, and a raft of measures put in place to dea...

cornavirus , COVID-19

Man arrested for stealing Ksh.540,000 in SIM swap fraud

By Paul Ombati,

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) in Molo, Nakuru County on Thursday arrested a suspected fraudster who had allegedly st...

Airtel , DCI , molo , mpesa

Safaricom announces 14.4% rise in net profit

By Citizen Reporter,

Safaricom has announced a 14.4% rise in net profit for the first half of the year to September 30, 2019. CEO Michael Joseph said the company's net ...

Safaricom

Telkom accuses Safaricom of sabotage in quest to merge with Airtel

By Kepha Muiruri,

Telkom has blamed rival Safaricom over its delayed receipt of requisite approvals from the Communications Authority (CA) in its quest to merge operati...

Airtel , Communications Authority , Mugo Kibati , Telkom

SportPesa: High Court quashes bid to have betting licence renewed

By Dzuya Walter,

The High Court has dismissed a case filed by Pevans East Africa Limited challenging Betting Control and Licensing Board's (BCLB) decision to cancel it...

BCLB , Justice John Mativo , Pevans East Africa Limited , SportPesa

17 foreign directors of betting firms to be deported

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The government has issued deportation orders against 17 foreign directors of betting firms among them SportPesa and Betin whose licenses were suspende...

BetIn , betting , SportPesa

betPawa fights to stop suspension of its betting operations

By Dzuya Walter,

Nanovas International (K) Limited trading as betPawa has now moved to court seeking to temporarily suspend a decision that cancelled its operational l...

BCLB , betPawa , betting , Nanovas International