OPINION: Innovative partnerships create opportunities for youth

By Guest Writer,

By Reuben Mbuve A decent job is an essential marker of a young person’s success. It provides financial security for his or her future family and ...

2jiajiri , Elumelu , YALI , Youth Connekt

Equity Group lines up Ksh.500 billion for MSME support

By Kepha Muiruri,

Lender Equity has set its sights on disbursing Ksh.500 billion in new loans to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across the next five years....

Dr. James Mwangi , Equity Group , SME lending

PROFILE: Eunice Kilonzo, a multi-faceted storyteller leading teams to excellence

By Guest Writer,

By Patience Nyange and Esther Kiragu Eunice Kilonzo is a nine time-award winning storyteller and journalist with extensive hands-on experience in o...

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The future of cash: Is the globe going to be a cashless society?

By Agencies,

For a few, money is as yet something they utilize regularly. For more youthful population, money is getting increasingly out of date. The fate of mone...

Desert locust upsurge continues to threaten food security in Horn of Africa

By Citizen Reporter,

A new generation of Desert Locust swarms is threatening agricultural and pastoral livelihoods and the food security of millions of people in the Horn ...

Desert locust , FAO

Equity Group and Kenya COVID-19 Fund Board begin sending PPEs to public hospitals

By Citizen Reporter,

Equity Group Foundation and the Kenya COVID-19 Fund Board have commenced the distribution of the second consignment of locally manufactured personal p...

coronavirus , Equity , karuku , Kenya COVID-19 Fund Board

USIU-Africa formally commissions inaugural cohort of Mastercard Foundation scholars

By Sponsored,

USIU-Africa formally welcomed the inaugural cohort of Mastercard Foundation Scholars made up of 24 students drawn from across the country. This fol...

Mastercard Foundation , Scholars Program , USIU-Africa

National Youth Council unveils Fursa vs Virus challenge winners

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Four groups of youth emerged winners of the Fursa vs Virus challenge; a competition by the National Youth Council (NYC) seeking to empower youth to de...

Fursa vs Virus challenge

Raychelle Omamo, Sylvia Mulinge among 100 most influential African women

By Citizen Reporter,

Raychelle Omamo and Sylvia Mulinge are among 100 most influential women in Africa in 2020. Omamo is Kenya's Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary and M...

graca machel , Raychelle Omamo , Sylvia Mulinge

Mastercard Foundation, USIU-Africa partner to expand access to higher education in Africa

By Citizen Reporter,

USIU-Africa and the Mastercard Foundation on Tuesday announced a partnership that will enable 1,000 high-performing students to receive quality educat...

Mastercard Foundation , USIU-Africa

Public hospitals start receiving PPEs worth Ksh.3M from Kenya COVID-19 Fund

By Citizen Reporter,

The Kenya COVID-19 Fund Board, in partnership with Equity Group Foundation (EGF) have embarked on the distribution of locally manufactured PPEs to pub...

coronavirus , karuku , Kenya COVID-19 Fund , PPEs

David Ansell retires as Equity Group Board Chair, Prof. Isaac Macharia takes over

By Citizen Reporter,

The Equity Group Board has appointed Prof. Isaac Macharia Equity Group Holdings Board Chairman to take over from David Ansell. Ansell did not offer...

David Ansell , Equity , munga

COVID-19: Equity, Mastercard to give over 14,600 students monthly stipend, learning devices

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Equity Group Foundation and the Mastercard Foundation have partnered to support over 14,600 students in the Wings to Fly and Elimu scholarship program...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Equity Group Foundation , Mastercard Foundation

Covid-19: Equity CEO James Mwangi donates Ksh.300M towards purchase of PPEs

By Ian Omondi,

The family of Equity Group Chief Executive Officer Dr. James Mwangi has donated Ksh.300 million to an initiative geared towards providing Personal Pro...

COVID-19 , Dr. James Mwangi , equity bank , Mastercard Foundation , PPE

31 Kenyan women entrepreneurs win Invest2Impact awards in Rwanda

By Rachel Ombaka,

31 Kenyan women entrepreneurs have been unveiled as some of the winners of the inaugural Invest2Impact. They are among 26 Tanzanians, 15 Rwandans, ...

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Over 500 East African entrepreneurs battle it out in 2X Invest2Impact contest

By Girlie Kendi,

Over 500 women from Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda have so far entered the 2X Invest2Impact competition. The competition is open to a...

2X Invest2Impact challenge , graca machel

Sponsored: Building greater resilience through social innovation

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Ten community innovation groups from Garissa and Marsabit counties are no longer the same. June 2018 marked the start of their journey into the unknow...

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Justice Joyce Aluoch makes history as first African with top Fletcher award

By Rachel Ombaka,

Justice Joyce Aluoch has made history yet again after she was became the first African to be feted with one of Fletcher School's top awards in the U.S...

Class of 1947 Memorial Award , fletcher school of law and diplomacy , lady justice joyce aluoch

KCB to pump Sh35bn into agriculture

By Sophie Kinoti,

Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) Group has committed Sh35billion to finance agriculture business opportunities that could reach some two million smallholde...

AGRA , AGRF , agriculture , farmers , farming , funding , KCB , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Top award shows growing need for cybersecurity

By Reuters,

A California computer scientist who has studied the economics of cybercrime and pushed the auto industry to address hacking threats to vehicles will b...

computers , cyber , cybercrime , cybersecurity , world