Unilever’s long-heritage brand OMO and Samsung Electronics East Africa with the Ecobubble automatic washing machine have entered into a partnership that will grant their consumers a unique washing experience. The partnership between a 65-year-old brand, OMO Auto machine wash and Samsung Electronics Ecobubble automatic washing will create awareness of their amazing product offer to the consumers, ensuring they get quality stain removal, long-lasting fragrance and a detergent specifically made for auto machines to enhance their longevity. “For more than six decades, OMO has had an inimitable philosophy for a leading laundry brand that ensures top performance on tougher stains and…
Author: Ruqaiah Al Meri
Listed grower and exporter, Kakuzi, has appointed lawyer Pamella Ager as an independent director to enhance its corporate governance and board diversity standards. An advocate of the High Court of Kenya, Ms Ager is a widely experienced corporate legal practitioner who also serves as the Managing Partner at Oraro & Company Advocates, one of the leading law firms in Kenya. Speaking when he confirmed her appointment as an independent Board member and Director, Kakuzi Plc Chairperson Nicholas Ng’ang’a said Ms Ager will be joining the Board effective 1st April 2023 as part of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) listed firm’s…
A Scotch whisky brand, William Lawson’s fulfills its promise of rewarding the ultimate winner of last year’s Kenya’s Next Highlander campaign, Silvester Kariuki with a trip to Scotland worth over Sh 1 million. The 22-year old bio-medical engineer demonstrated his grit and gut by brushing aside all competition in 2022 to emerge as Kenya’s Next Highlander. He will be jetting out on the 20th of April 2023 for a once in a lifetime experience. As part of a 5 day trip, his no rules, bold and good humor lifestyle will be put to test as he tours the Macduff distillery,…
BY SILAS APOLLO University and college graduates may soon be exempted from paying interest on loans received from the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) if a proposal to scrap off interests on the loans sails through Parliament. The proposal by Machakos Woman Representative Joyce Kamene seeks to amend the Helb Act (1995) in order to waive the interest on the loans taken up by graduates, including those of people living with disabilities. The proposed law is the third attempt by Parliament to amend the Helb Act and remove the extra fees earned on the loans. Previous attempts to change the…
Family Bank has acquired a Sh20 million loan portfolio guarantee facility from the Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) to increase its loan book to dairy farmers, cooperatives, dairy companies and input suppliers. The two-year agreement credit guarantee facility will facilitate purchase of fodder, concentrates, minerals, artificial insemination services, propagation of feeds among other dairy industry inputs. “The dairy value chain has the potential to generate employment and exponentially grow our economy. However, it continues to be impacted by the long severe drought and high cost of animal feed that has in turn reduced milk production in the country,” said Family Bank…
Agro-business company, Kakuzi hass avocado harvests and exports to China and European markets are set to commence mid-next month as part of a quality assurance commitment. The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA), through its Horticultural Crops Directorate (HCD), announced that the 2023 avocado harvesting season officially opened on March 24th, 2023 but cautioned growers against immature fruit harvesting. To maintain superior quality standards, Kakuzi Plc Managing Director Chris Flowers said recent maturity tests have confirmed that the firm’s current crop grown at its Makuyu, Murang’a County Orchards are yet to attain the necessary maturity and related quality standards for international…
Digital payments company, Visa has opened applications in Kenya for the 2023 edition of Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI), a global open innovation competition that sees startups pitch their innovative solutions to solve tomorrow’s payment and commerce challenges. The application deadline for VEI Kenya is May 14, 2023. The VEI Kenya edition will see a total of $40,000 (Sh5.3 million) in prize money distributed among the different categories. This includes $20,000 for the overall winner, $10,000 for the audience favorite and a newly introduced $10,000 Impact prize, which goes to the organisation whose solution has a positive social impact on the…
Crypto trading company, Worldcoin, has teamed up with local organizations to provide access to the global digital economy and to offer educational resources on blockchain technology and emerging web3 technologies to Kenyans. Since its pilot phase, Worldcoin has garnered over 360,000 sign-ups and the World App has been downloaded over 1,200 times per day. With 16 locations across Nairobi, the product provides Kenyans with access to the USD and cryptocurrencies, which were previously limited and expensive to acquire. The P2P agents are also Worldcoin Operators, providing an added layer of transparency and trust. One of the key features of Worldcoin’s…
The I&M Foundation in partnership with the Moringa School has inked a Sh6.25 million deal to train youths in the informal settlements on software lessons. The two institutions said that the deal will go towards supporting Moringa School’s Access program which seeks to build a pool of young tech talents between the age of 18 and 35 years, a third being female students. It is aimed at providing youths in the country with an alternative skill which they can use to earn a living in a country where job and employment opportunities are scarce. According to Snehar Shah, Moringa School’s…
Association of Kenya Insurers (AKI) is the latest public institution to commit to collaborate with the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) in strengthening its systems and processes for effective service delivery. Terming the insurance sector operations as highly prone to corruption if proper measures are not put in place, Mr. William Kiama, AKI’s manager for general insurance business hailed the collaboration as one that would help streamline operations in the sector. He was speaking at a Nairobi hotel last week at EACC’s prevention capacity building for the Claims/Legal managers of the independent advisory body for insurance industry. “This training will…