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LeapFrog Investments Exits Goodlife Pharmacy to CFAO Healthcare

LeapFrog Investments, the Profit with Purpose investor, has exitted Goodlife Pharmacy, East Africa’s largest retail pharmacy platform, to CFAO Healthcare, a distributor of pharmaceutical and medical products in Africa. This full exit follows LeapFrog’s earlier sale of a minority stake in Goodlife to CFAO Healthcare in 2022. According to Dr Biju Mohandas, LeapFrog Partner and […]

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NCBA, Nyumba Zetu to Support Property Management in Kenya

NCBA has announced a distributor partnership with Zetu Innovations, the creators of Nyumba Zetu platform, a property management platform designed to simplify the complexities of managing residential, commercial and mixed use and affordable housing properties. Nyumba Zetu offers modern tools for today’s dynamic real estate landscape, making property management more accessible, efficient, and scalable for

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M-Pesa Foundation Facelifts Chekombero Special School with a KES 50M Investment

 M-Pesa Foundation has upgraded learning infrastructure for learners at Chekombero Special School in Sabatia Constituency, Vihiga County, to a tune of KES 50M. The project involved the renovation of Grades 1 to 9 classrooms and the construction of a new ECDE block, aiming to reduce congestion and provide learners with a comfortable learning environment. The

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NCBA, Kenya Association of Manufacturers Champion Value Chain Financing

NCBA, in partnership with the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM), has today hosted a CEOs breakfast forum, themed “UnlockingGrowth in Manufacturing through Value Chain Financing” in Nairobi. NCBA Group Director Corporate and Investment Banking Advisory, Tirus Mwithiga emphasized on the need to rethink how capital is structured and delivered across Kenya’s industrial ecosystem, “Manufacturing currently

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Safaricom Hook Powers Youth Potential in Greater Western Kenya

Safaricom, through its youth platform Safaricom Hook, held a series of transformative engagements across the Greater Western region aimed at empowering young people with technical, digital, creative, and life skills. Under the banner of the M-PESA Sokoni Caravan, the initiative reached thousands of youths in Siaya, Vihiga, and Kisumu, offering them tools for real-world impact.

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Standard Chartered, Prudential sign bancassurance partnership, offering high-value protection reaching Ksh 500 million to affluent clients

Standard Chartered Bank Kenya and Prudential Life Assurance Kenya announced a strategic partnership to roll out bancassurance products, supporting affluent and ultra-wealthy clients in their financial, risk, wealth protection and legacy planning. As part of the partnership, SCB and Prudential have also launched a high-value protection product of up to Ksh 500 million, specifically designed

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Bolt partners with NTSA, National Police & County Govt to train drivers on road and app safety

Bolt, the ridehailing platform, today hosted a comprehensive safety training workshop for drivers and couriers on its platform. This initiative, a collaborative effort with the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), the National Police Service (NPS) Traffic Police Department, and the Nairobi City County Government (NCCG), aimed to enhance road safety through practical, regulatory-aligned learning.

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Cynthia Karuri-Kropac Leaves Safaricom as Telco Hunts for New Chief Enterprise Business Officer

Cynthia Karuri–Kropac has left Safaricom as its Chief Enterprise Business Officer after joining the telco on 1st September 2022 from US telco AT&T, where she was the Senior Director, Enterprise Mobile and IoT Technologies, since 2019. Her career at AT&T. spanned 19 years, having held various management and leadership roles. Cynthia Karuri–Kropac took over from

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KDC Unlocks Kes 500 Million for SMEs at Next Frontier Africa 2025

Kenya Development Corporation (KDC) has delivered a KES 57 million dividend to the National Treasury and unveiled a KES 500 million recovery facility for SACCO-based lending. KDC announced this during the inaugural Next Frontier Africa 2025 Summit, a three-day Summit, convened by KDC at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC). Held under the theme Catalyzing

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