Safaricom’s Revenue Tops $3 Billion, Marking a Regional First as Transition to a Purpose-Led Technology Company Pays Off.
Safaricom PLC (NSE: SCOM) has announced an 11.2% growth in total revenue to KES 388.7 billion ($3 billion) for the financial year ended 31st March 2025, with net income rising by 10.8% to KES 69.8 billion. This milestone makes Safaricom the first company in the region to achieve such revenue figures, underscoring the success of…
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Blueprint for the Blue Economy: Marine Planning in East Africa.
Kenya and Tanzania’s coastal waters harbor some of East Africa’s richest marine biodiversity, providing livelihoods to millions through fishing, tourism, and maritime trade. Yet these vital ecosystems face mounting pressure from overfishing, pollution, habitat degradation, and climate change. To confront these challenges, regional leaders are advancing more coordinated and sustainable approaches to ocean governance. At…
PRINTAN Launches New SINOTRUK HOWO MAX Truck in Kenya.
PRINTAN has unveiled the new SINOTRUK HOWO MAX truck in Kenya, introducing what it calls a game-changer for the country’s transport and logistics industry. The launch event, held in Nairobi on May 6, 2025, showcased a vehicle designed to tackle Africa’s toughest terrains while offering operators lower running costs and higher profitability. PRINTAN CEO Hossein…
AGRA Pushes For Home-Grown Solutions In African Agriculture.
The Agricultural Development Agency, (AGRA), has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to transforming African agriculture, underscoring the need for increased investment in smallholder farmers against a backdrop of increasing global instability and evolving development assistance. Recent shifts in global development policy have upended decades of development finance frameworks, with far-reaching consequences. The agency said these global…
Introducing the cast of The Mommy Club NBO, coming soon to Showmax.
Showmax is excited to announce The Mommy Club NBO, the fifth instalment of the record-breaking Mommy Club franchise, set to premiere this May. Following successful editions in South Africa and Tanzania, The Mommy Club NBO will offer a glimpse into the lives of five affluent Kenyan mothers as they navigate the unique blend of parenting,…
Kenya’s Rising Crisis of Unsafe Abortions and Broken Promises.
A startling new report has exposed a growing public health emergency in Kenya, where nearly 800,000 induced abortions took place in 2023—many under unsafe conditions due to systemic healthcare failures. The study, released by Kenya’s Ministry of Health in collaboration with the African Population and Health Research Centre and the Guttmacher Institute, paints a grim…
LSK Demands Justice for Protest Killings, Slams Police Inaction.
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has called for immediate accountability over the brutal killings of unarmed civilians by security officers during last year’s protests, following a damning BBC Africa Eye investigation that exposed shocking police executions. In a strongly worded statement, LSK President Faith Odhiambo condemned the extrajudicial killings and demanded urgent investigations into…
African Religious and Health Leaders Unite to Combat Maternal Deaths and Cervical Cancer.
Religious and health leaders from across Africa have converged in Nairobi for a groundbreaking initiative aimed at tackling two of the continent’s most pressing yet preventable health crises: maternal mortality and cervical cancer. The Faith in Action Health Conference, hosted by the Africa Health and Economic Transformation Initiative (AHETI), is bringing together Catholic bishops, Muslim…