With over 10 million Kenyans at risk of going blind, the Kenya Society for the Blind has urged the government to set aside more funds towards the prevention of avoidable blindness in the country. Out of the 10 million, blindness arises due to preventable and treatable conditions such as trachoma, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma, among…
Standard Chartered Bank reiterates its commitment to support sustainable private sector credit growth
Standard Chartered Bank has today reiterated its commitment towards supporting lending to the private sector particularly the SME sector which it considers the backbone to building sustainable growth of the economy. The bank in 9 months to September 2019, injected Ksh 6.3 billion in direct and indirect lending to Micro, Small and Medium enterprises in…
LG honored with 2020 CES innovation awards
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA™) is recognizing LG Electronics (LG) for groundbreaking innovations in technology and design with 2020 CES® Innovation Awards – led by another Best of Innovation Award for LG OLED TV technology. This marks the eighth consecutive year that LG OLED TVs, home appliances and flagship smartphones all have received CES Innovation Awards,…
Jambojet enters the Rwanda market, introduces flights between Kigali and Nairobi
Regional low-cost airline, Jambojet, has started selling flight tickets to Nairobi from Kigali in anticipation of its maiden flight in November. Jambojet announced that it will operate daily flights to the capital of Rwanda, Kigali starting 25th November. The airline, a subsidiary of Kenya’s National Carrier, Kenya Airways, seeks to enable more passengers to fly…
Communications Authority challenges mobile operators to enhance quality of service
Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has asked mobile network operators to deploy more masts in terrains with mountains and valleys in order to enhance their quality of service, amid complaints of increased drop calls and weak signals in such the regions. Speaking during the 18th ICT Consumer Forum, dubbed Kikao Kikuu in Nyandarua County Mercy…
LG new laundry machine may be the next business plan
For a laundromat, you need a machine that will do work for you. We have been analyzing various laundry machine but the latest LG Commercial Laundry has every tongue wagging and even for us product reviewers, the machine has left us mesmerized. It is not that the machine is complicated. It is not simple either….
Visa introduces suite of security capabilities to help prevent and disrupt payment fraud
Visa has launched a suite of innovative security capabilities to help prevent and disrupt payment fraud, breaking new ground in cybersecurity and fraud prevention across Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMEA) at the Visa CEMEA Security Summit 2019 in Barcelona, Spain. The forum brought together payment industry experts from risk, business and…
Minet launches enhanced professional indemnity cover for doctors
Insurance brokerage firm Minet Kenya has unveiled an enhanced professional indemnity policy targeting medical practitioners. The new additions to the professional indemnity policy include libel and slander, which means the policy will provide for the costs of defending any action brought against the insured in their professional capacity. It also covers loss of document, dishonest…
LG OLED TVs begin receiving NVIDIA G-SYNC upgrades
Current model year OLED TVs from LG Electronics (LG) will receive a firmware update starting this week allowing for stunning gameplay via NVIDIA G-SYNC® Compatible technology. NVIDIA G-SYNC Compatibility will be available on LG’s 2019 OLED TV models E9 (65 and 55 inches), C9 (77, 65 and 55 inches) as well as B9 (65 and 55 inches) and…
Get your dream Nokia Smartphone with Lipa Later
Mobile phones have given us the gift of instant communication via calls, texts and now smartphones give us access to information via the internet. Smartphones come in sleek designs with various capabilities from great audio, extended battery power and high definition cameras to take great pictures and video. With the endless possibilities with smartphones comes…
Liquid Telecom wins three awards including ‘Best African Wholesale Carrier’ for 8th Year at the Global Carrier Awards
Liquid Telecom has won the ‘Best African Wholesale Carrier’ award for the eighth consecutive year at the Global Carrier Awards and was also recognised at the World Communications awards for the best ‘Regional Wholesale Operator of the Year’ for a second year in a row. Liquid Telecom was also applauded for helping thousands of fish…
Makwata bags first gong of the LG player of the month award
Prolific AFC Leopards striker John Makwata has claimed the SJAK/LG Player of the Month Award for August/September. Makwata has been the face of Ingwe’s revival and trounced team mate Benjamin Ochan and Gor Mahia skipper Kenneth Muguna to claim the gong. With just four matches played over the period Makwata helped himself to three match…