Author: Korir Issa

Chinese smartphone brand Xiaomi Tuesday launched the Xiaomi 12 series in the global market. This was alongside the Xiaomi Watch S1 series and Buds 3T Pro earphones.  Xiaomi 12 series is a successor to the Mi 11 series that made its debut in 2021. The Xiaomi 12 Pro is Xiaomi’s first smartphone to come with support for 120W fast charging support. It has a curved display that is 6.73-inches in size.  https://twitter.com/Xiaomi/status/1503740376548528132?s=20&t=qs2qpRQ0KiMzM8Pu8iTHVg Xiaomi 12 Prices in Kenya Xiaomi 12 Pro – 12GB RAM, 256GB storage will be Ksh 104,999 Xiaomi 12 – 12GB RAM, 256GB storage will be Ksh 84,999…

Madison Group Limited plans to close its equity fund and balanced fund, however, it will retain the Money Market Fund. Equity funds are investments targetting the stock market while balanced funds include both stocks and bonds.  A money market fund is an investment vehicle that collects money from several investors and puts it in money-earning instruments. MMFs are also very liquid, which means you can easily withdraw your money whenever you need it. Interest in a money market fund is compounded daily and paid at the end of each month. “We wish to notify the public that we have completed…

Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich recorded the second-fastest ever women-only marathon at the Nagoya Women’s Marathon on Sunday. She clocked 2:17:18 to win the World Athletics Elite Platinum Label road race.  The 2019 world marathon champion and 2021 Chicago Marathon winner,  finished ahead of Israel’s Lonah Chemtai Salpeter and Japan’s Yuka Ando in second and third, respectively. https://twitter.com/fast_women/status/1502835557105377280?s=20&t=GCHhTYHjmdtJL9quVWEm4w Khusoko is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest East African Sports news and updates.

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…