61. Supersport extends Kenya Premier League (KPL) sponsorship

SuperSport and KPL today announced during a media conference held in Nairobi that they had agreed to extend their contractual relationship. The new agreement, which is effective as of today's date...

Thursday, 22 July 2010 | 79 hits | Read more

62. Housing Finance posts 56 percent growth in pre-tax profit

Housing Finance has posted an impressive 56 percent growth in pre-tax profit for the first six months of 2010 boosted by a strong growth in lending and interest income. The only stand alone mortgage financier in the country, Housing Finance has...

Wednesday, 21 July 2010 | 102 hits | Read more

63. On AON Minet and Man United Sponsorship

Dear Aon Minet Kenya, It has come to my attention that the company that owns 40% of the shares in your operation AON recently signed a sponsorship deal with the second most despicable club in the world Manchester United. (For your information the...

Wednesday, 21 July 2010 | 174 hits | Read more

64. DStv Subscribers to pay bills via M-PESA

Listed telecoms firm Safaricom has entered into partnership with pay TV Company MultiChoice that will allow DStv customers pay their bills through the M-PESA service. Safaricom currently deals with over 300 firms in similar arrangements that have...

Wednesday, 21 July 2010 | 414 hits | Read more

65. Wananchi Group Announces Creation of Programming Division

The Wananchi Group, East Africa’s first Triple Play provider, has established the Wananchi Programming Group, a division that will put together television content that will be aired on its Zuku Pay Television. The Wananchi Programming Group –...

Wednesday, 21 July 2010 | 206 hits | Read more

66. Nairobi Red Carpet Fashion Diva Night

At the end of this there is an image gallery courtesy of Paul Munene. Saturday saw me at the Hilton attending an event  with a very long name; "Nairobi Red Carpet Fashion Diva Night." I was late having come from gate crashing party for a lady...

Tuesday, 20 July 2010 | 307 hits | Read more

67. Greenplast recycles plastic bottles (Coke and Highlands sign up)

I am big on recycling and you should be too. It's not like it will change anything as the biggest polluters on the planet happen to be in that G20 bunch of guys and Kenya is probably in the G20 of the other side on development if we have to be...

Tuesday, 20 July 2010 | 216 hits | 2 comments | Read more

68. Bringing the Online Tourism World to Nairobi

With faster online speeds, the dominance of e-commerce and the rise of social media networking- the tourism business has been revolutionized. Add to this the global interest in Africa generated from the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, and it is critical...

Tuesday, 20 July 2010 | 121 hits | Read more

69. The Junction shopping mall to be expanded at a cost of ksh0.8 billion

The Junction Shopping Centre along Nairobi’s Ngong Road is to be expanded at a cost of Ksh800 Million to meet the growing demand for new space in Nairobi. Already under construction and scheduled to be completed in the first quarter of 2011, the...

Tuesday, 20 July 2010 | 174 hits | Read more

70. Nairobi Communication and PR Firm Wins International Award

Nairobi PR consulting firm, Apex Communications Ltd has once again picked up a  win as the 2010 Golden World Awards (GWA) for Excellence in PR, conducted by the London based International Public Relations Association (IPRA) completed last month. ...

Thursday, 15 July 2010 | 230 hits | Read more