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Human rights and criminal litigation lawyer Christine Nkonge, has been named executive director of Katiba Institute. She replaces Waikwa Wanyoike following his departure in September 2018. Prior to taking over as the acting ED, she was the Senior Litigation Counsel/Public Interest Litigation Manager in charge of the litigation team.  “We are delighted that Christine has accepted the offer. The appointment became effective on 1st June 2019,” announced Katiba Institute on its website. https://twitter.com/waikwawanyoike/status/1143837408779284480 Christine joined Katiba Institute in 2014. Her former immediate employer was the International Justice Mission  (IJM) Kenya. Her interest in constitutionalism began through her work within the…

Safaricom (NSE: SCOM) has introduced a fraud intelligence solution for financial institutions to address the increasing incidents of fraud related to SIM swap. The service will enable financial institutions to check with Safaricom if there has been a SIM swap on the network and discontinue any requested transactions. In addition to authentication, the solution will also provide financial firms with capabilities to better design their lending propositions, enhance the registration and onboarding of new customers, and also in managing phone numbers linked to a customer’s accounts but which may no longer be in use. “We need to provide security and…

Mr. Abdulkadir Issa Noormohamed has been named the new  Kenyan Section of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ Kenya) executive director effective from 1st August 2019. Noormohamed brings to his new designation a wealth of experience in human rights, leadership and management, innovative strategy development, litigation and networking skills. He replaces the outgoing executive director Samwuel Mohochi.  Mr. Noormohamed is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a proven track record with a solid background in policy, advocacy and research within the non- governmental Sector. Mr. Noormohamed comes to ICJ Kenya from the Open Society Initiative for Eastern…

Safaricom (NSE: SCOM) on Wednesday became the second telecommunications company to introduce ultra-clear HD voice calls over 4G LTE network to its customers at no additional cost. VoLTE offers a richer calling experience and clearer calls achieving High Definition voice quality. This is due to the ability of 4G networks to support a higher data capacity which in turn can carry up to three times more data per call compared to 3G networks and six times more compared to 2G networks. VoLTE also eliminates background noise, background jitter and other distortions that are characteristic of older calling technologies. “Today, we are…

Parenting website for expert advice and online community support in Kenya, MumsVillage has entered the e-commerce space with the launch of its marketplace, MumsVillageShop. The new marketplace aims at becoming a one-stop-shop for mum and baby products and transforming the shopping experience for such products. “We have grown to become a trusted source for parenting information and community connection in Kenya,” said Isis Nyong’o-Madison, CEO, MumsVillage. Explaining her rationale behind diversifying into e-commerce, she said.  “The MumsVillageShop meets the need for parents to have a central place to search, select and buy from a wide range of local and global…

Stanbic Bank has partnered with International Finance Corporation for a women’s banking proposition dubbed Dare to Aspire Dare to Achieve (D.A.D.A). Dorcas Kombo, Stanbic Holdings director said the bank has set aside KSh20 billion to lend to SMEs and women entrepreneurs to tap into it. “DADA will address women’s needs to borrow, save and the provision of financial information to unleash all entrepreneurial endeavour,” Kombo said. Charles Mudiwa, Chief ExecutiveStanbic said they intend to improve supplier diversity and grow their spend with women-owned businesses from 2% to 15%.