Safaricom boss Bob Collymore extends stay in office by one year

By Kepha Muiruri,

The chief executive of Kenya’s biggest telecoms operator Bob Collymore has said he will stay on for an extra year in his role. “I am actually n...

collymore , Safaricom

KCB quarterly profit rises to Ksh 5.8B on non-interest income

By Kepha Muiruri,

KCB Group has announced an 11.5 percent growth in profits for the first three months of the year to Ksh.5.8 billion. The notable increase in earnin...

Joshua Oigara , KCB

38 KRA suspects barred from tampering with employer’s systems

By Dzuya Walter,

A Nairobi court has barred 38 Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) suspects who are under investigation over tax evasion charges from interfering with the em...

KRA suspects

African economies will largely be transformed by ICT, says Uhuru

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday called on African countries to prioritize the integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) i...

Ajira Digital , ICT , President Paul Kagame , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Smart Africa Initiative

38 KRA officers detained for 14 days over tax evasion scheme

By Agnes Oloo,

Thirty-eight officers of the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) were Monday arraigned in court after they were arrested on allegations of abetting tax evas...

KRA , tax evasion

Rise of Timiza, Fuliza, KCB-MPesa & pitfalls of other short-term lending apps

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kelvin Ochieng sits on the edges of a sports apparel stall, off Suna Road Nairobi, sheltered from the striking sun beams on this unceremonious bright ...

digital lending apps , fuliza , KCB-Mpesa , tala , Timiza

Safaricom succession: Filling Collymore’s shoes an uphill task

By Kepha Muiruri,

Safaricom’s Board has remained mum on the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer despite Bob Collymore announcing intentions to step down. ...

Bob Collymnore , fuliza , mpesa , Safaricom

Safaricom announces a record Ksh.63.4B net profit

By Joseph Bonyo,

Listed telco Safaricom has announced a record Ksh.63.4 billion in its financial year ending March 31, 2019. The performance represents a 14.7 perce...

Bob Collymore , M-pesa , Safaricom

Champs Kimilili ease into handball at National Games

By Luqman Mahmoud,

The National handball champions St. Lukes Kimilili eased to the semi-finals after they won their second successive preliminary match at the Secondary ...

St. Anthony’s confident of hockey title defense after clean start

By Luqman Mahmoud,

St. Anthony's Kitale High School kicked off their boys hockey title defence with a 3-0 win against Coast's St. Georges High on Tuesday, as the Nationa...

Hockey , Mombasa , School Games , Shanzu Teachers College , St. Anthonys Kitale , title

St Anthony vow to defend National hockey title

By Luqman Mahmoud,

National hockey champions St Anthony Kitale Boys have vowed to defend their title as the Term One School Games kick off in Mombasa on Tuesday. St A...

KSSSA , St Anthony Kitale

Safaricom eyes parking billions in partnership with KAPS

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya’s largest telecommunications operator Safaricom has set its sights on parking revenues in a new partnership with the Kenya Airports Parking Se...

Bonnyventure Saronge , Jambo Pay , Kenya Airports Parking Services Limited (KAPS) , Safaricom , Sitoio Lopokoiyit

Sweden’s Linda Wessberg rules in Vipingo

By Agencies,

Sweden's Linda Wessberg is the winner of both the ProAm team prize and the overall leading Pro prize at the second ProAm round at the Vipingo Invitati...

Linda Wessberg , ProAm , sweden , Vipingo Invitational

Crackdown on suspected electronic banking fraudsters instensifies

By Agnes Oloo,

The crackdown on suspected electronic banking fraudsters has intensified with four more suspects being arraigned in court on Friday. Damaris Muthei...

chase bank , consolidated bank , electronic banking fraud , Stanbic Bank

Fundraiser set for GSU officer killed in Riverside attack

By Citizen Reporter,

The family of an officer who was killed in the 14 Riverside attack has said they will be holding a fundraiser for the funeral on Wednesday. In an o...

Al Shabaab , dusitD2 , japhet ndunguja nuru , Riverside

Kenya has huge untapped potential for digital economy growth, President Kenyatta

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday said there is huge potential and numerous opportunities for the growth of the digital economy in Kenya. The Pre...

European union , High Level Forum , HUDUMA CENTRE , M-pesa , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Safaricom customers affected after Mshwari outage

By Citizen Reporter,

Safaricom subscribers were on Friday morning affected after the telecommunications company experienced what they termed as a 'technical hitch' with th...

collymore , mpesa , mshwari , Safaricom

‘Nairobi is now safer,’ says Sonko

By Ian Omondi,

Nairobi County Governor Mike Sonko has said crime rates have dropped tremendously for the last one year since he assumed office. Speaking on Saturd...

Defence CS Raychelle Omamo , Governor Mike Sonko , IG joseph Boinnet , nairobi county , security

200 Migori delegates who were to allegedly visit Ruto stranded after organiser disappears

By George Juma,

Over 200 people from  various parts of Migori County are stranded at Awendo after the organiser of the trip disappeared. The group were anticipati...

Migori County , migori delegates stranded , ruto

Gov’t sets aside Ksh.1B for Kenya mobile phone industry

By Reuters,

The government has set aside Ksh.1billion to help local start-ups in the Kenya mobile phone software and hardware segments to grow. ICT minister Jo...

Kenya mobile phone , mpesa , Mucheru