The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has announced plans to hire 286,000 officers to supervise KCPE and KCSE examinations in March 2021. According to the body, the hiring exercise is expected to be completed by end of February which will see around 286,901 field officers including supervisors and invigilators expected to be contracted for the 2020 national […]
Safaricom has announced the launch of an MPesa Bill Management service for MPesa customers offering electronic receipts. The new service provides MPesa customers with a single point where they can view all their bills, receive reminders and automate payment of bills. The innovation targets schools, landlords, utilities and other businesses with repeat payments, offering a […]
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has announced that it has verified 1.14 million BBI signatures. This confirms that the commission has reached its target in a bid to take the BBI Bill to the 47 county assemblies. The 1,140,845 registered voters are out of the 4.2 million signatures collected by the BBI team […]
Carrefour Kenya has launched a new mobile app to enhance its online shopping experience for Kenyan customers. The new app dubbed MAF Carrefour app offers more than 8,000 items including groceries, fresh food and light household products, the app also features a ‘build your shopping list’ function, as well as a ‘, frequently purchased’ tab […]
Venture-backed startup, Taptap Send which allows immigrants to send money home to emerging markets instantly has launched in Kenya. Taptap Send’s app-based solution which is also live Ghana, Madagascar, Senegal, Mali, Zambia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Cameroon and Bangladesh allow users to send money at no fee. The new service will allow users to send money […]
Ministry of Health on Friday introduced three anti-epidemic robots which will assist in the fight against Covid-19. The three robots, donated at a cost of Ksh36 million by the United Nations Development Program, will minimize contact between doctors and patients further minimizing the risk of infections. The robots will be installed at Mbagathi Hospital, Kenyatta National […]
Kenya’s electoral body, The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has Thursday published the verified BBI signatures. The published signatures will be alongside the names of people who signed, their counties, constituency and polling stations allowing voters to verify their details and have not been used without their consent. Interim Verified List of BBI Supporters […]
The government has announced that it will soon release huduma numba giving details on how Kenyans will get it. In a tweet update, it said that mass printing of Huduma Namba cards is already underway and individuals who registered will soon receive an SMS confirmation indicating when and where to collect them. UPDATE: Mass […]
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced that social media influencers are not exempted from paying the 1.5% Digital Tax. The Taxman said that Social media influencers will be liable to pay digital service tax since their income is derived from or accrued from the provision of services through a digital marketplace or by providing digital […]
Banking industry’s instant payment service PesaLink has announced the appointment of Gituku Kirika as Chief Executive Officer. Gituku takes over from Agnes Gathaiya. Over 6 million Kenyans have moved in excess of Ksh 200 billion across the 25 plus participating banks since PesaLink was launched by IPSL and KBA in 2017. Gituku has extensive banking and […]