The roads and railways network are key drivers accelerating growth in the country’s logistics sector, estimated to hit $5 billion (Sh500 billion) by 2023. Other central factors are harmonized levies for foreign investors, increasing retail and e-commerce space and the Kenya’s strategic location, according to Ken research, an India-based, global aggregator and publisher of market […]
As 2021 comes to a close, many businesses are still responding to changes in the business environment brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The global crisis introduced the necessity to innovate, forcing many to rethink how they communicate with their customers and repackage product and service offerings for the new landscape – one that is […]
14 Trees, a joint venture between Holcim and CDC Group, has announced the commencement of Africa’s largest 3D-printed affordable housing project in Kenya – called Mvule Gardens. The development, starting early 2022, will utilize Holcim’s proprietary ink, TectorPrint which the local subsidiary, Bamburi Cement, will introduce in the market soon. The Tector range gives the […]
ViewTech Limited has been granted authorization by the Central Bank of Kenya to conduct payment services in Kenya dubbed SasaPay. ViewTech Limited will offer Mobile Money e-wallet services, which includes: Send money (Person to Person) Agency network Cash in & cash out services (Deposit and withdrawals at SasaPay agents) Merchants’ payments (Businesses receive payments and […]
Online marketplace, Jiji Kenya has on Thursday announced a 5-day Black Friday deals which will be available starting on Thursday, November 25. Buyers can find thousands of deals from Jiji’s sellers, most of whom are small and medium-sized businesses, throughout Jiji’s 5-day Black Friday event. Speaking on the announcement, Maksym Golubev, Jiji Kenya’s Country Manager […]
The Western Union Company and Mastercard have bolstered their decade-long strategic partnership. The deepened partnership expands Mastercard Send integration into Western Union’s global money movement network, and also Mastercard’s Cross-Border Services delivery via Western Union Business Solutions. It represents the latest iteration of Western Union’s digital partnership strategy to become the world’s leading global financial […]
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has confirmed a steady rise in the number of individual taxpayers rushing to verify their tax compliance status this week. The rise has been attributed to a media article attributed to KRA Commissioner General Githii Mburu published this week confirming that the authority actively utilises technological solutions for tax compliance […]
Trade enabler, DP World, today announces the launch of its global wholesale e-commerce platform DUBUY.com in Kenya. This latest expansion of DUBUY.com follows its successful launch in Rwanda earlier this year, where the platform has become a major gateway for trade in the East Africa region. DUBUY.com is an innovative online marketplace that will help unlock access to global […]
Twitter introduces new feature dubbed fleets which is similar to stories on Snapchat and Instagram allowing users to share fleeting or transitory thoughts which disappears after 24 hours. The social media platform with more than 330 million users allows users to share personal in-the-moment thoughts with your followers free of public reactions. The fleets are […]
Safaricom has unveiled a new campaign that will see the addition of Tecno Camon 17 and Spark 7 to the Lipa Mdogo Mdogo device financing plan. The new campaign dubbed Mwelekeo Ni Internet will also see the telecommunications provider introduce new data offers as it showcases the transformative power of the internet. Through the campaign, […]