Last week the Daily Nation media group editors met bloggers at the Nailab in Bishop Magua Ngong Road. The forum was open to bloggers, PR people and generally the media community that were interested to know more about The Daily Nation. It was an interactive forum where many questions were asked. But the bombshell question […]
I’ve never really been a fan of gadgets. Yes they impress me sometimes and I can’t help but ogle at how fancy and techy they look, until I saw some of the new Lumia devices today at a launch. At first I was obviously stunned by the collection of the Lumia phones, especially the three […]
As a woman I am always conscious of my safety. It is one of the reasons after a certain time in the evening if I have to go home I usually prefer to take a cab. Nowadays usually that is Uber. I tend to prefer Uber because I can see where the driver is, it […]
True value and sustainability reporting Sustainable investing has the power to create change. Audrey Choi, head of Morgan Stanley’s institute for sustainable investing said, “Today we have more choices and more opportunity to make our voices heard than ever before. And collectively, we have the power to change the way companies and other institutions approach […]
Africa has the highest concentration of young people in the world. Nearly 300million people living in sub-Saharan Africa are aged between 10 and 24, and this number isn’t about to go down anytime soon as this age group is projected to nearly double to about 561 million. With a large proportion of our country’s youth […]
In this era of technological advancement, it has become almost mandatory for all organizations to have an online presence. The fierce competition among firms that offer similar products or services has made it necessary for these firms to establish ways they can be visible both online and offline. Whenever a customer needs a product or […]
I have to confess; pharmacies are not my cup of tea. And who would blame me? Every time we have to go to a pharmacy, it means something is probably not right with our health. And over the last weekend, I passed by Westgate to grab some meds for that annoying cold that is going […]
KCB Group Limited post tax earnings rose to Kshs. 19.6 billion in 2015 up from Kshs. 16.8 billion in 2014 marking a 16% increase in profit after tax for the 12 months ending December 2015. The rise is attributed to the firm’s diversified business lines, operational efficiencies, non-funded incomes as well as higher contributions from […]
Kenya’s leading afro-pop group Sauti Sol have landed a major partnership deal with EABL’s Chrome Vodka. The ‘Live and Die in Afrika’ boy band group will be the brand ambassadors who will drive its “Dream big, be bigger” #Shineon campaign while the brand becomes the official sponsor of Sauti Sol’s upcoming Live and Die in […]
WhatsApp has announced that the app will soon be discontinued on Blackberry, some Nokia devices as well as some Android phones by the end of the year. The Facebook-owned messaging app that recently celebrated its seventh anniversary and boasts over one billion active users as of February 2016, has decided to drop support for many […]
I don’t know if you have heard the rumours on the gravevine or seen conversations on social media about Barclays Kenya shutting down its operations in Kenya. In the Daily Nation today there was also a story about the end of an era as Barclays plans to leave Africa after 100 years. My mum was […]
There are a number of festivals and family events that have been held in the past, and I have attended some of these but I am yet to experience anything quite like what I experienced yesterday. There were many places you could have been but the Safaricom Jazz Festival was THE ultimate place to be. […]
Every year there are many festivals that support restaurants and bakeries and basically the food industry. On Saturday the 20th, OLX used the cake art fair as a platform to encourage bakeries to post their food on their website. The cake art fair happens every year in different places and never fails to deliver. Mouthwatering […]
Rally crews and enthusiasts all around Kenya are gearing up for the opening leg of the Kenya National Rally Championships (KNRC) and with this, the KCB Group has officially renewed its sponsorship for the rally that is slated for Kajiado on the February 27th, 2016. The long standing tradition of the KCB Bank Group footprint […]
Smartphones’ popularity has grown exponentially and there seems to be no end for this. There is more preference to this kind of phones as compared to other cellular devices. The youth form the bulk of the people who prefer smartphones. This can be attributed to their dynamic needs and preferences. In Kenya, more and more […]