Sendy will offer freight services to serve clients’ needs in transporting cargo domestically, across East Africa, and throughout the continent. The logistics company has concluded piloting its cargo feature by matching large transporters with businesses moving their cargo from the port of Mombasa and the Inland Container Depot to different countries across Africa. The successful pilot has clocked over 1,500 deliveries of 18 to 30 tonnes and more since its launch. Sendy Founder and CEO Mr Meshack Alloys said the addition of Freight on the Sendy platform was prompted by existing Sendy customers hoping to leverage the company’s technological expertise…
Author: David Indeje
David Indeje
David Indeje is the Community Engagement Editor at Khusoko, East Africa’s leading digital business news platform. He shapes editorial content, drives audience engagement, and amplifies diverse voices. Beyond journalism, he consults on digital strategy across agriculture, governance, technology, and health, while examining AI’s role in the future of media. He also serves as Communications Officer at KICTANet, advancing digital inclusion and policy dialogue.
Artcaffé Group has opened its 29th outlet, Artcaffé Coffee & Bakery in Kitengela attributing it to the rising disposable incomes from a flourishing middle class. Betty Musyoki, Head of Real Estate at Artcaffé Group, said, “Our emphasis is to be in strategic locations that are a hub of economic and social activity. As one of the fastest expanding towns, Kitengela represents a growing economy and flourishing middle class; we look forward to being a part of this community as well as positively impacting local growth.” ArtCaffe Kitengela is a 130-seater bar and restaurant and it is the first branch that…
The African Union has intensified calls for the emergence of new multilateral world order by the international community by responding to its Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want. “I attended the just concluded #G7Summit + it’s increasingly clear that there is an urgent need for an emergence of new multilateral world order. Africa knows what it wants. We want all our partners to adapt by responding to #Agenda2063 for the #TheAfricaWeWant,” said Moussa Faki Mahamat, the chairperson of the AU Commission. This was after he attended the Group of Seven summits (G7) in Biarritz, France alongside President Cyril Ramaphosa (South…
In a bid to understanding the effects of international development cooperation on young people’s opportunities, Konrad Adenauer Stifung (Kenya) and the Inter Region Economic Network (IREN) will hold a two days conference in Nairobi. The key focus will be on exploring the debate on development assistance taking stock of the last 60 years, as well as discuss experiences of the youth if it has helped them in decision-making processes in their countries, harness different topical approaches for knowledge exchange and peer learning which will include educational and health. According to the conference’s concept paper, Kenya has made significant political, structural…
Safaricom targets at ensuring that women-owned companies account for at least 10 percent of its procurement spend in its Financial Year 2020 through ‘Women in Business (WIB)’ initiative. WIB is designed to grow the number of women-owned and led enterprises supporting them to provide services in high value areas such as infrastructure equipment and energy, and creating opportunities through mentorship. “This means that when a specific need arises, no further prequalification assessments need to be done. The women have already been scaled up and can take up bigger, more challenging assignments,” said the telco in its 8th annual “Sustainable Business…
In 2017, Safaricom announced it to become a net-zero carbon-emitting company by the year 2050.