Safaricom and Vodacom have announced that they have completed the acquisition of the M-PESA brand, product development and support services from Vodafone through a newly-created joint venture. The transaction, which was first announced in 2019, will accelerate…
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Rita Okuthe On Her Firm Belief In Women Empowerment And Increased Maternal Healthcare
by Femme Staffby Femme StaffRita Okuthe is responsible for leading the enterprise transformation to deliver business platforms for Corporates, SMES, Government and Farmers as well as E-Commerce at Safaricom PLC. She joined the company in August 2009 as Head…
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Not many Kenyans have insurance covers, preferring to take only the mandatory and statutory ones like motor for those who have vehicles, and NHIF for those who are employed. Stats show that penetration of insurance…
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Africa Logistics Properties (ALP) To Complete Phase One SMEs Warehouses In 2020
by Femme Staffby Femme StaffIntegrated property and logistics investment company, Africa Logistics Properties (ALP) in under three years, has raised US$86.5million in an effort to construct modern grade- A warehouse facilities in the Eastern African region. The first project,…
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Construction of Sub Saharan Africa’s Tallest Luxury Condominium Set to Proceed
by Femme Staffby Femme StaffLordship Africa, a leading international real estate development and investment company based in Nairobi, has finally received an approval on the renewal of their Building Permit, allowing the company to proceed with construction of Sub…
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A Word With Ola Akinnusi – The Bolt Country Manager Kenya
by Femme Staffby Femme StaffBolt has been operating in the country since 2017 and last week we had a sit down with Ola Akinnusi – the Bolt Country Manager Kenya. We had a few questions for him about the…
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Women Empowerment At Its Best – Meet Kiwaka Women’s Group From Waithaka
by Femme Staffby Femme StaffEsther Munyiri is a 76 year old mother of six living what I’d call her best life in the outskirts of Nairobi. Aside from putting up her own residential home with the proceeds of her…
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Blue Band Finds A New Home At Upfield; Expands its Portfolio With New Range of Products
by Femme Staffby Femme StaffBlue Band which has been a well known and trusted brand in the Kenyan market for over 65 years has recently introduced 3 new products into the Kenyan market. The introduction of the new products…
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The rapid integration of innovation in payments is quickly gaining global acceptance. Customers now have options on what form of payment instrument they prefer for their transactions. In Kenya, mobile money and e- wallets have…
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Recent Wins For Safaricom As It Continues Celebrating 19 Years
by Femme Staffby Femme StaffSafaricom is now simple, transparent and honest in how they offer their products and services to you. It is now easy to access information about their products and services both online and through USSD. The…