Author: Muindi

Nokia has teamed up with Safaricom, UNICEF and Kenya’s Ministries of Education and ICT, to connect close to 90 schools to the Internet in Kenya. The initiative aims to ‘connect the unconnected’, with the ultimate goal of supporting the Kenyan Government’s plans to scale broadband connection to all schools by 2030. The connected schools are spread across rural and informal urban settlements in Kenya, serving an estimated 32,670 students. The schools are using Nokia’s FastMile 4G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) broadband solution to provide reliable, high-speed connectivity delivered over Safaricom’s 4G/LTE network. Nokia’s meshed WiFi Beacon technology is used to…

Finserve Africa Ltd, a subsidiary of Equity Group Holdings says it has upgraded its virtual mobile network platform status to offer 4G high-speed broadband services. The 4G high-speed broadband network offers faster speeds to browse, stream, download and upload for customers in line with current market demands. Finserve Africa Managing Director, Lanre Bamisebi, who is also the Equity Group IT and Operations Director, noted that the upgrade would enhance customer experience. “We are delighted to launch the Equitel 4G services in the market, in line with strengthening Equitel’s capability as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO). The new Equitel 4G…

The absorption of Grade A and B office space in Nairobi increased by 64 per cent according to Knight Frank’s 1st Half 2021 Kenya Market Update report. The increase was attributed to the roll-out of vaccinations globally providing occupiers with confidence to resume looking at their occupational strategies. During the review period, prime residential rents declined at a slower rate of 6.02 per cent over the past 12 months to June, compared to a 7.62 per cent decline in a similar period last year.  This change was attributed mainly to the reopening of the economy, roll out of vaccinations and…

CIC Insurance Group on Wednesday reported a KSh259.5 million net profit in the half-year ended June 2021. The group had posted a net loss of KSh335.5 million the year before. The strong performance was boosted by resilient growth in the topline and strong investment returns it said. The Nairobi Securities Exchange-listed firm said its Gross Written Premium grew by 16% to KShs 10.8 Billion from KShs 9.3 Billion driven by growth in all businesses. “Investment income saw a marked improvement and this was mainly due to unwinding of prior year’s foreign exchange losses in South Sudan and gains from our…

Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge won the Tokyo Olympic men’s marathon in Sapporo on Sunday. Kipchoge, the greatest marathoner of all time finished in two hours, eight minutes and 38 seconds. This was his second straight gold medal.  Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands took silver at 2:09:58 and Belgium’s Bashir Abdi won bronze. The 36-year-old joins Ethiopia’s Abebe Bikila (1960 and 1964) and East Germany’s Waldemar Cierpinski (1976 and 1980) as the only runners to win back-to-back gold medals on the Olympic stage. “I think I have fulfilled the legacy by winning the marathon for the second time, back-to-back. I hope now…

Football Kenya Federation (FKF) has ended its partnership with Nigerian-based betting firm Betking. The KSh 1.2 billion was a five-year sponsorship deal signed mid-2020. The two said they had reached a mutual agreement to terminate sponsorship contracts for the BetKing Premier League (BKPL) and BetKing Division One League. “FKF and Betking will explore other ways in which we can collaborate in the future. Unreservedly, FKF confirms that the support received from Betking has played a crucial part in fostering the growth of the local football game,” said the federation,” the joint statement read in part.  “Despite the mutual agreement to…