Jumia and Airtel Kenya have partnered to allow Airtel Money users to pay for their Jumia purchases using the mobile money service. Jumia Head of Financial Services, Nelly Movine, said, “Millions of Kenyans rely on mobile money daily to make fast payments. By expanding our payment options to include Airtel ...
TikTok has today released its transparency report for the first six months of 2020 a move to help promote a safe app experience for its over 1.5 billion users globally. The report highlights numerous improvements that the company has made towards transparency. Majorly, TikTok removed about 104,543,719M videos that were ...
Google Maps is working to add a new feature that will show users locations where they are at risk of contracting COVID-19. The feature shows where cases are increasing and decreasing and the rate at which that’s happening to guide users. It will also show options for transit, traffic biking, ...
UNESCO and StarTimes have joined hands in the campaign against disinformation and misinformation on the COVID-19 pandemic. UNESCO has been saddled with the promotion of freedom of expression and access to information aims to empower the society, with increased capacities of resilience in the face of “fake news” including dis- and ...
Covid-19 has caused havoc and torment around the world. With almost 15 million cases and over 600,000 deaths, governments around the world have been put to the test. Some have taken a more laid-back approach, such as Sweden, whilst others were extremely authoritative from the very beginning, like Taiwan. With ...
The US Agency for International Development (USAID), through its local investment arm; Kenya Investment Mechanism, has partnered with Vital Capital to fund agri-businesses in Kenya that have been adversely affected by Covid-19 pandemic. Vital Capital is an impact investment fund that focuses on companies operating in Sub-Saharan Africa. Kenya Investment ...
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has extended THE free mobile money transactions below 1,000 shillings to December 2020. This will help promote cashless payments due to the COVID-19 pandemic crunch. The initial waiver was set to lapse on June 30th having been implemented mid-March. Customers will enjoy free mobile ...
Members of the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) have called on the government to gradually and partially re-open the economy to preserve the economy and support health response. Speaking during a virtual meeting with the government through the office of the National Development Implementation and Communication Cabinet Committee (NDICCC), chaired ...
KCB Bank Kenya has temporarily closed its Mvita branch after one of the staff tested positive for COVID-19. The affected staff who were working with him at the time of testing have been informed and are currently undergoing counselling and screening to ensure their safety and wellbeing. The Branch has ...
Apple will be reopening more than 25 stores in the U.S. and 12 in Canada to add to the nearly 100 global locations that have reopened for customers after the Nobel coronavirus outbreak. The company seeks to serve its tons of customers who depend on their products to run their ...
Twitter has told its employees that they work from home permanently even when the pandemic fades away. Out the 5000 employees the company boosts. Only those with critical roles such as maintaining servers will have to stay at work. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, through an email to his employees, confirmed ...
In a rare television broadcast Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, described the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as “Germany's biggest challenge since the Second World War”. It has indeed proved to be a crisis of global proportion with material implications for the economies and livelihoods of all. Governments across the globe have ...
Bolt, the European on-demand transportation platform yesterday announced the launch of a new vertical aimed at merchants and vendors for their business delivery needs in Nairobi. Bolt Business Delivery will connect businesses with couriers on the Bolt platform and allow vendors to place orders online to deliver products to their ...
Jack Ma Foundation has donated its third of medical supplies to Africa on Monday 27th April in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia courtesy of Ethiopia's national carrier Ethiopian Airlines. The Jack Ma Foundation's donation includes 4.6 million masks, 500,000 swabs, and test kits, 300 ventilators, 200,000 sets of protective gear, 200,000 face ...
East Africa Community (EAC) members continue to benefit from Liquid Telecom's superior connectivity and digital solutions despite the Coronavirus pandemic. Liquid Telecom has digitally transformed countries consisting of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, and South Sudan, with best-in-class connectivity and collaboration tools. With Liquid Telecom's enhanced connectivity combined with the ...
Facebook has today launched a live gaming mobile app today for its users following the surge in video games surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic. The company has invested 700 million of its 2.5 billion users already involved with gaming content. The app will rival Amazon's Twitch, YouTube and Microsoft mixer services. ...
Google has launched a global emergency fund for local news publishers through the Google News Initiative to support small and medium-sized news organizations producing news for local communities. News publishers have been the hard-hit with the downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The fund will support the production of original ...
KCB Bank Kenya has contributed KShs.150 million towards emergency interventions to cushion vulnerable citizens affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Emergency Response Fund formed by President Uhuru Kenyatta will cushion Kenyans during this crisis. The fund has received funds from the various organization in Kenya. We are edging closer to ...
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has introduced online Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) sessions to enable taxpayers access to all essential services online a move to safeguard taxpayers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ADR sessions can now be held, uninterrupted through virtual facilities. The facilities bring together the taxpayer, the assessing Commissioner, ...
Three local firms have teamed to develop an application to help in the contact tracing of COVID-19 patients. Kenyans will now be able to know if they are within the vicinity of a person who has tested positive through Bluetooth enabled technology. The app dubbed "Linda app" will be available ...
Safaricom has today rolled out Bonga For Good. An initiative that will see customers use Bonga Points to pay for essential goods and services. Customers will redeem 1 Bonga Point for KES 30 cents. Which is a 50% increase from the previous KES 20 cents per point, at over 140,000 ...
Tala has today announced a Ksh 605Million COVID-19 fund to boost Kenyan businesses and communities during the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. Most people have closed or if not struggling to make ends meet with businesses almost crippling down due to lack of clientele. Tala plans to help them grow through additional ...
StarTimes has introduced a new dedicated television program aimed at sharing the latest information about coronavirus pandemic. The program will be instrumental in sharing best practices for prevention. While sharing timely developments on the ongoing fight against the pandemic globally. COVID-19 Report will broadcast every weekday on 7 channels as well ...
Facebook is taking the challenge to keep people and small businesses safe and informed by making sure everyone has accurate information. The company is focusing on supporting global health experts and stopping misinformation during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. "These are unprecedented times, making things incredibly challenging for us all. Especially ...
Following the rising spread of coronavirus around the world. Companies have become very keen on measures to protect their employees from getting exposed to the COVID-19 pandemic. Uber is among the lastest companies that have taken those measures. Uber will compensate drivers affected by COVID-19, which will be based on ...
