Kenya

How sorghum is giving Kerio Valley peace, prosperity

How sorghum is giving Kerio Valley peace, prosperity

The arid Kerio Valley in Elgeyo Marakwet County is known for pastoralism. However, this source of livelihood has over the years proved unreliable, unsustainable and even dangerous d…...

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Banks urged to adopt tech fast

Banks urged to adopt tech fast

Global tech giant, Microsoft has urged commercial banks to fast-track adoption of technology to mitigate costs and create new customer-centric products that help grow their business…...

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Mobile transactions hit Sh4trn on rising demand

Mobile transactions hit Sh4trn on rising demand

Kenyans moved Sh4.35 trillion through their mobile phones last year, fresh data by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows, pointing to the growing significance of the digital marketp…...

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Kenya eyes tech cocktail to secure lucrative mango export market

Kenya eyes tech cocktail to secure lucrative mango export market

It is yet another mango harvesting season in Eastern Kenya, but as it has always been over the years, local fruit growers here might not pocket much from the harvests. Straddling be…...

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Kenya rises in investment list on economic diversity

Kenya rises in investment list on economic diversity

Kenya climbed up to position four last year among the most attractive countries to invest in on the continent, according to a survey by a South African-based bank. The country ranke…...

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Kenya-US trade talks could yield big fruits

Kenya-US trade talks could yield big fruits

Last week, interesting rumblings started pouring out of State House Nairobi and the White House in Washington DC. Global media firms from London to Tokyo to Cape Town to Berlin pick…...

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Firm bets on electric bodabodas and tuktuks to grow market share

Firm bets on electric bodabodas and tuktuks to grow market share

Local boda bodas and tuk-tuks now have the option of going electric by swapping their low-charge batteries with fully charged ones following the piloting of the auto technology. Thi…...

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Kenya to reap big from India’s major travel and trade expo

Kenya to reap big from India’s major travel and trade expo

Kenya plans to leverage on the Outbound Travel Mart (OTM) as part of increasing its market share from the growing outbound travel originating from the Asia Pacific region. In the ev…...

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74pc of global tourists plan their trips online

74pc of global tourists plan their trips online

The digital era has made travel all over the world almost effortless. According to a Google Travel study, at least 74 per cent of travellers today plan their trips online, while onl…...

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Women traders urged to adopt new tech

Women traders urged to adopt new tech

Jamii Bora Bank has challenged women to adopt use of digital technology to tap into the growing tech-savvy community in Kenya. Saying internet-on-the-go trend was fast becoming the …...

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