Author: Korir Issa

Sports betting never gets old, we all know this – and now that all matches, including the Premier League, have resumed, enthusiasts who like to wager are having the time of their lives.  Well, the season has, so far, been successful. The Premier League, for instance, has been ablaze with incredibly amazing results. Teams are giving it their best. Even in other leagues, such as the Europa and La Liga– there is everything to write about.   Meanwhile, as the soccer world comes to life, so do the prospects of fans wagering on their favourite teams. Betting is part of football.…

Insurance group Jubilee Holdings on Monday said it has increased its stake in technology firm SEACOM to 18.8 per cent after acquiring an additional 10 per cent Jubilee Group chair Nizar Juma through a statement said the firm is acting through IPS Cable System Limited, which bought shares amounting to 10 per cent at SEACOM Holding (Mauritius).  “The completion of this transaction lends credence to our continued need to diversify our investment priorities across key sectors of the economy. Our continued investments into infrastructure sub-sectors, namely energy and ICT are representative of this diversification and importantly manifest our desire to participate as…

Equity Group plans to invest USD 6 Billion in a private sector-focused stimulus package to accelerate economic recovery and resilience in the Eastern and Central Africa region over the next 5 years. Equity’s Eastern and Central Africa Recovery and Resilience Plan is envisaged to provide financing of up to 2 per cent in which the Group operates. The lending to the private sector will be in the form of blended financing of short-term overdrafts, medium-term loans and credit facilities that require long-term project and development financing. Equity Group CEO Dr James Mwangi says the loans will be disbursed at an…

Wu Ashun of China emerged triumphant on Sunday as the winner of the 53rd edition of the Magical Kenya Open golf title with a six-under-par 65 for a total of four rounds of 16 under par 268. Hurley Long of Germany, Thriston Lawrence of South Africa and Aaron Cockerill of Canada emerged joint second on 12 under par 279. Wu Ashun became the first Chinese player to win the international event pocketing Ksh 36.3 million. (€291,660). “It’s a very, very good feeling today to win a championship. It was very tough today, I played very, very well today and made…

Kenya has declared a yellow fever outbreak after Isiolo County reported new cases in Merti and Garbatulla sub-counties, a statement by the Ministry of Health states.  Acting Director-General of Health, Dr Patrick Amoth says 15 people are suspected to have the disease, but only three cases have been confirmed. “The first case was detected on 12th January 2022. To date, 15 patients presenting with fever, jaundice, muscle pain and joint pain have been line-listed; the youngest being 11 years and the oldest being 65 years,” Amoth said in a letter to health CECs across the country on Friday. “Sadly, we…

Netflix Inc will be acquiring Finland’s Next Games, a developer of mobile games, for a total value of $72 million, expanding into the video gaming industry. Founded in 2013 and led by Teemu Huuhtanen, Next Games has been developing mobile games since 2013 based on popular television series such as “Stranger Things” and the “The Walking Dead”. “We are excited for Next Games to join Netflix as a core studio in a strategic region and key talent market, expanding our internal game studio capabilities,” Michael Verdu, vice president of games at Netflix said in a statement. “While we’re just getting…