Lifestyle
- 11 Feb 2025
When you take a stroll down Riverside Lane in Nairobi, the Terre des Hommes Netherlands (TDH) office feels like a…
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Innovation
- 04 Feb 2025
The fastest-growing jobs globally are in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data, networks, cybersecurity, and technological literacy, according to the World…
Lifestyle
- 30 Jan 2025
It takes a lot. It requires grit. It needs you to show up fully. Entrepreneurship is not a job, it’s…
Lifestyle
- 24 Jan 2025
In this month’s Faces of Safaricom feature, we chat with the endlessly energetic Pauline Kerre. She is a seasoned marketing…
Expert View
- 23 Jan 2025
Deloitte’s 16th annual Tech Trends report, which casts an eye on the tech trends for 2025, was blunt in its…
Innovation
- 15 Jan 2025
After she finished secondary school and received her grades, Caroline Murimi did not have trouble making a career choice. She…
Lifestyle
- 11 Dec 2024
Jackson Mutua is from the “Sandwich Generation,” which means he is at the point in his life where he is…
Innovation
- 06 Dec 2024
With noses buried in their devices, more and more people are getting sucked down one rabbit hole after another as…
Innovation
- 05 Dec 2024
Collecting money for a common cause is as old as money, and so is the mismanagement of money collected for…
Innovation
- 05 Dec 2024
Long before smartphones became indispensable, walkie-talkies were essential communication tools used on hiking trails, construction sites, and remote areas far…
Innovation
- 21 Nov 2024
Before the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) and big data, companies that handle data had to invest heavily in human…
Innovation
- 18 Nov 2024
Had he pursued the career that his degree had prepared him for, Jude Juma would be a doctor. He graduated…
Innovation
- 15 Nov 2024
On July 19, users on 8.5 million Microsoft devices across the world encountered the infamous Blue Screen of Death. This…
Innovation
- 13 Nov 2024
It has been 24 years since October 2000, when Kenya’s second mobile telephony company was launched at Carnivore Restaurant under…
Innovation
- 12 Nov 2024
One of the most fascinating features of customers in the digital age is their urgency. They scroll through videos on…
Innovation
- 08 Nov 2024
Innovation is at the heart of Safaricom, and it is the fuel that has seen it grow from a department…
Community
- 05 Nov 2024
Education is a right, but it is not guaranteed, even if it’s decreed under the Constitution. Access to it is…
Innovation
- 31 Oct 2024
Had she known that the illness that made her nauseous and reject food and so sick she could not attend…
Sports
- 31 Oct 2024
Basketball is poetry in motion. In the ‘90s, Kenyan fans were glued to their TV screens every Sunday afternoon as…
Lifestyle
- 22 Oct 2024
John Mafabi is half-Ugandan, half-Kenyan and Safaricom’s Regional Marketing lead for the Greater Western region. As an experienced marketing manager…
Innovation
- 16 Oct 2024
The customer is the lifeblood of any business, and for Safaricom, whose 44 million subscribers use its products and services…
Innovation
- 15 Oct 2024
Anthony Thuo can see on his monitoring devices when one of the Base Transmission Stations he oversees in the Narok…
Innovation
- 08 Oct 2024
In the past couple of decades, the music industry has experienced incredible changes. Technology has played a tremendous role in…
Sports
- 30 Sep 2024
Marion Serenge is on the cusp of history. She is in the Junior Starlets’ squad, a contingent of players in…
Innovation
- 26 Sep 2024
In the heart of the Eastleigh business centre, a new journey in business and technology has begun. It is called…
Lifestyle
- 24 Sep 2024
Tennyson Kaaria was enjoying tea and boiled maize when the team from Safaricom Newsroom met him at a meeting room…
Lifestyle
- 16 Sep 2024
It started like most calls from a stranger. “Hi. Is this Kepher Okoth?” It was a sunny afternoon and Okoth…
Innovation
- 11 Sep 2024
The ‘Sunken Cooking Jacket’ emerged as the judges’ pick in this year’s Young Scientist Kenya (YSK) National Science and Technology…
Sports
- 09 Sep 2024
Had I not gone off to Kapsabet, I would still be a shopkeeper, which is not a bad thing. But…
Innovation
- 03 Sep 2024
In 2019, as Sam Njuguna and his partners were looking to set up a unique idea they had to help…
Innovation
- 02 Sep 2024
In 2021, Safaricom officially launched its 5G network, becoming the first company to do so in Kenya. 5G is the…
Innovation
- 29 Aug 2024
What is fibre? Fibre broadband, also known as fibre-optic broadband, takes its name from the type of cables used to transmit…
Sports
- 27 Aug 2024
Growing up in Kisii, I developed a passion, no, a love for sports. As a child, I played all kinds…
Lifestyle
- 21 Aug 2024
Who is Patrick Sifuna? I am a Business Performance Analyst at Safaricom, based in the Greater Western Region. I also…
Sustainable Future
- 21 Aug 2024
Growing up in Kimana in Oilotoktok, Simone Sankale did not care much for farming, the main economic activity for the…
Sports
- 20 Aug 2024
One day, when I was in class three, I woke up just like any other day, prepared and went to…
Sports
- 13 Aug 2024
Mike Tyson was the youngest man ever to win the heavyweight title at 20 years old. This was back in…
Lifestyle
- 12 Aug 2024
In July, Safaricom reached a milestone when it recorded the highest ever data traffic on its network. Safaricom Newsroom sought…
Sports
- 08 Aug 2024
When Eliud Kipchoge started running in the early 2000s, all he wanted was to get on a plane and go…
Innovation
- 08 Aug 2024
From elephants raiding crops in villages, lions killing livestock and humans to herders retaliating by killing lions, human-wildlife conflict continues…
Innovation
- 02 Aug 2024
Ever had a cold and made a concoction of hot water, lemon, and honey, then, voila, you’re right as rain?…
Community
- 01 Aug 2024
Vivian Jelimo was barely 20 and just six months into her first job as an adult when she realized things…
Lifestyle
- 29 Jul 2024
In a quiet workshop nestled in the heart of Kabarak University, Martin Nicodemus meticulously shapes leather into artisanal creations. His…
Innovation
- 26 Jul 2024
From his experience, George Njuguna has joined a growing number of people across the world who view access to the…
Sports
- 23 Jul 2024
As he leads the Kenya Sevens rugby team out of the tunnel, Vincent Onyala feels like he is stepping into…
Sports
- 17 Jul 2024
Katika kusherehekea Siku ya Kiswahili, tunaangazia Balozi Pharence Oluoch Nduko, mtangazaji wa mpira wa miguu, maisha yake yamebadilishwa na mashindano…
Innovation
- 10 Jul 2024
“Uko na paybill ama till?” (Do you have an M-PESA paybill or till number?) is an everyday question among most…
Sports
- 10 Jul 2024
Faith Kipyegon has scaled the heights of a stellar career, from running barefoot to breaking two world records in 2023…
Innovation
- 05 Jul 2024
A Greek philosopher once said, “There is nothing permanent except change.” Even though the quote was said 2500 years ago,…
Lifestyle
- 03 Jul 2024
As a little boy, Mario TJ Cassella, better known as Trio Mio, was always mischievous. He was always touching things…
Innovation
- 20 Jun 2024
You just finished watching your favourite series on Netflix, and as the credits are rolling, a tab showing you other…
Innovation
- 20 Jun 2024
The first time Brandon Kahuho heard about investing was about five years after he finished his university education. For him,…
Lifestyle
- 13 Jun 2024
On Sunday, 9th June, Teddy Otieno, an amateur pianist and a student at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in England, performed…
Innovation
- 11 Jun 2024
George Adeka had been in the middle of one of his surveys in Marigat, Baringo County, when his day took…
Sports
- 04 Jun 2024
Athletics is a highly individual and often lonely sport. For many athletes, winning their first race comes with an opportunity…
Lifestyle
- 03 Jun 2024
Arthur Gitu turned to cycling in a bid to lose weight but over the last four years, he has found…
Sports
- 24 May 2024
“I am now a landlord” are the simple yet powerful words of Victor Kipchirchir, a three-time winner of the Eldoret…
Sports
- 21 May 2024
Football matches offer drama, and for the fans who can’t make it to the stadium, technology has now made it…
Community
- 17 May 2024
Emily Morang’a knew from the age of 14 that football was going to take her places. She had started out…
At Home
- 09 May 2024
For many people, the family they are born into is their first point of knowledge, the lens through which they…
Innovation
- 02 May 2024
At Blooming Flowers Academy in Kitengela, Francis Kihato has noticed a change since the introduction of a new learning tool…
Innovation
- 02 May 2024
There was the small boy with six toes. There was also a woman with more than two arms and many…
Innovation
- 30 Apr 2024
In today’s digital landscape, people rely on phones for just about everything. However, most of us are only aware of…
Sports
- 29 Apr 2024
Obunga FC represents the raw football talent of a slum located on the outskirts of Kisumu. Obunga is a ghetto…
Sports
- 25 Apr 2024
Plateau Queens, the footballing team for AIC Nyakach Girls’ High School, has won two of the three girls’ national finals…
Sports
- 25 Apr 2024
Adrien Fourmaux has enjoyed a speedy rise to the top of the motorsport world, and he now aims to replicate…
Innovation
- 19 Apr 2024
If you asked Kelvin Chepkok what a typical day at work entails, he would tell you that, as a network…
Innovation
- 19 Apr 2024
For all its growth and influence, one of the constants of social media is that it is constantly changing. With…
Innovation
- 11 Apr 2024
Planting a tree is straightforward: you dig a hole, put in the seedling, and then cover it with soil and…
Innovation
- 09 Apr 2024
While it has long been known that TikTok has a huge following in Kenya, its reach and power were brought…
Lifestyle
- 09 Apr 2024
On June 1, 2014, Elizabeth Njoroge sat tensely on the grounds of the Kenyatta International Convention Centre, her eye on…
Sports
- 05 Apr 2024
The tireless efforts of grassroots tacticians like Joseph Orao, coach of Dagoretti Mixed Secondary School, in unearthing and nurturing raw…
Sports
- 28 Mar 2024
It’s 12 pm and there’s a hive of activity at the Anwar homestead in Karen. Everyone appears to be rushing…
Innovation
- 26 Mar 2024
Across many sectors in Kenya today, it is hard to go a day without coming across the words digital, digitisation,…
Innovation
- 25 Mar 2024
For a patient attending a medical camp, the usual expectation is that they will get to see a doctor for…
Innovation
- 18 Mar 2024
Picture this: You pick up your phone, ready to make that call, only to be greeted by a voice telling…
Sports
- 13 Mar 2024
A boys’ football team from Garissa county with coaches in their early twenties and a girls’ football team from Wajir…
Innovation
- 08 Mar 2024
When he looks at the many sets of data on Ethiopia available, Wim Vanhelleputte gets excited at one number –…
Innovation
- 08 Mar 2024
The landing of the first fibre optic cable on Kenyan shores in June 2009 marked a major milestone in Kenya’s…
Community
- 07 Mar 2024
There were no techies in her family tree. None. Just what would be considered the expected careers. A teacher here…
Sustainable Future
- 23 Feb 2024
The day was February 1, 2024, and the excitement at Naitiri S.A. Primary School in Bungoma County was palpable. The…
Community
- 08 Feb 2024
Monica Kariuki wears many hats: she is a mother of two, a grandmother, a hairdresser, and a poultry farmer. She…
Sports
- 02 Feb 2024
When it comes to football, Nick Yakhama and Muchuma Khayota could say they have seen it all, so they don’t…
Lifestyle
- 26 Jan 2024
It looked like any other penalty. The goalkeeper guessed left, the ball went in off the upright on the right…
Lifestyle
- 17 Jan 2024
How did you get interested in events and logistics? How I got into events is an interesting story. I had…
Innovation
- 09 Jan 2024
When the Supreme Court was told in 2017 that the election results were “in the cloud” and the servers were…
Lifestyle
- 09 Jan 2024
Growing up, Job Brian Jura was a smart kid, an A student. He performed well in his exams and got…
At Home
- 13 Dec 2023
This is not another sob story. No one needs another heart-wrenching tale of desperation and hopelessness — a story about…
At Home
- 13 Dec 2023
It’s a Catch-22 for many parents in this digital era. They know the dangers that lurk in the online space,…
Lifestyle
- 04 Dec 2023
The beauty of the songs. The passion of the youth. The cruelty of apartheid. Expressions of living and dying. In…
Sustainable Future
- 24 Nov 2023
A beaming smile is etched on Esther Naishinda’s face before she receives her certificate after four months of intensive training.…
Innovation
- 24 Nov 2023
Every month, almost every week, there are several huge events that are held across the country. They range from national…
Innovation
- 22 Nov 2023
About 30 kilometres from Nairobi, at a two-storey warehouse building in Athi River in Machakos County, Kenya’s first smartphone factory…
Innovation
- 22 Nov 2023
The first Safaricom Engineering Summit revolved around the challenges of talent acquisition and the competition for limited resources. However, in…
Lifestyle
- 18 Jul 2023
The BC (Bob Collymore) International Jazz Festival held at the Carnivore grounds on the 1st of July was a celebration…
Lifestyle
- 13 Jul 2023
Did your passions lead you to this role or how did you find out your present role existed? In 2022,…
Community
- 06 Jul 2023
It is often said that education has the potential to transform lives and open the doors to success, while music…
Sustainable Future
- 29 Jun 2023
The decision by the Kenyan government to ban single-use plastic, especially the previously ubiquitous plastic shopping bags, put Kenya on…
Innovation
- 27 Jun 2023
The physical location of a business was for a long time as important as the goods and services on sale.…
Sustainable Future
- 26 Jun 2023
For as long as she can remember, Herina Onyach cringed at the sight of litter, trash, or garbage in any…
Sports
- 22 Jun 2023
They say you are either born with a passion for something, or the passion grows over time. For Abdalla Marro,…
Community
- 19 Jun 2023
Running and finishing a marathon is a triumph. Winning any marathon is a huge achievement. Emerging victorious six times in…
Lifestyle
- 15 Jun 2023
What do you do at Safaricom? At Safaricom, I transform lives. I joined the organisation in 2018 as a Customer…
Innovation
- 12 Jun 2023
When Leo Baekeland pioneered the first fully synthetic plastic in 1907, I don’t think he knew the catastrophic implications his…
Innovation
- 07 Jun 2023
Tell us about yourself and your role at Safaricom. My name is Tabitha Mutunga. I am a Project Manager, Technology…
Lifestyle
- 29 May 2023
If I knew what day I was going to have, I would have worn dentures. See, I only have one…
Community
- 25 May 2023
It’s a few minutes to midday, moments before the Ghetto Classics dancers are set to begin rehearsals at the St.…
Innovation
- 22 May 2023
Having lions or hyenas roaming around near your home is a reality for many Kenyans living close to wildlife. In…
Sports
- 11 May 2023
As she stood between the posts on the last day of the 2018 Chapa Dimba na Safaricom tournament, Judith Osimbo…
Sports
- 03 May 2023
Five years ago, Benson Olouch Ochieng, born and brought up in the Nyamasaria slums in Kisumu, was a 16-year-old playing…
Innovation
- 25 Apr 2023
Exactly what do you do for Safaricom? My name is Emmanuel Langat Maina. My stage name as a musician is…
Sports
- 07 Apr 2023
Safaricom uses its position as the leading telco and one of the biggest companies in the country to maximise sponsorship…
Innovation
- 03 Apr 2023
Have you ever wondered how start-ups get funding? The funding process involves a lot of planning and identifying the right…
Innovation
- 24 Mar 2023
Anwar Soussa still gets butterflies in his stomach when he recalls the call offering him the opportunity to head Safaricom…
Community
- 22 Mar 2023
For every five boreholes that are dug in the North Eastern region of Kenya, only two will end up working.…
Sports
- 10 Mar 2023
In golf, an amateur is a player who is not eligible to receive prize money in handicap competitions, compete professionally…
Innovation
- 10 Mar 2023
One of the most memorable effects of the Covid-19 pandemic was the notion that work is something you do and…
Innovation
- 07 Mar 2023
Asha Makana grew up in a family of 14 siblings. Being among the youngest, she would sometimes feel disconnected and…
Innovation
- 02 Mar 2023
Forecasting is not an exact science, and it can be hard to sort real trends from hype. This is especially…
Community
- 22 Feb 2023
As he stepped up onto the stage at the theatre in central Rome on January 30, David Mwenje was tense,…
Community
- 21 Feb 2023
If you grew up in an urban area in Kenya, chances are you are one of those Kenyans who understand…
Community
- 17 Feb 2023
As the violence raged in Kenya in January 2008, the media came under increasing scrutiny. One of the main accusations…
Sports
- 16 Feb 2023
As we settle into the new year, keeping fit and eating healthy rank high among personal lifestyle goals. Tracking your…
Lifestyle
- 13 Feb 2023
Picture this: You just got out of a long-term relationship and are finally ready to date again, but you realise…
Community
- 10 Feb 2023
People born in the last decade and a half are digital natives. Smartphones, tablets and computers have been in their…
Innovation
- 01 Feb 2023
The emergence and virality of ChatGPT has put into sharp focus the future of work and the place of workers,…
Innovation
- 27 Jan 2023
Reports of identity theft, SIM swaps, hacking and massive data leaks have increased along with internet penetration and advances in…
Innovation
- 24 Jan 2023
When he was starting his career 20 years ago, says Eliud Kipchoge, all the athlete had to do was follow…
Sustainable Future
- 18 Jan 2023
Titus Mitau likes to take visitors to one of the hilly peaks in the Roan Antelope Sanctuary overlooking the rest…
Innovation
- 18 Jan 2023
From delivery robots to electric cars and the latest transparent televisions, there was a wide range of innovations on display…
Community
- 21 Dec 2022
The Sumerians who lived during what we call the Bronze Age were the first to use a calendar in 3100…
Innovation
- 20 Dec 2022
For Andrew Kaggia, learning that the dinosaurs he had seen in Jurassic Park were not real was a shock. He…
Innovation
- 15 Dec 2022
Erick Oude had never used a computer in his life. He would only hear about them or see them via…
Sustainable Future
- 08 Dec 2022
Nicholas Ndekei loves flies but just not any fly, the black soldier fly (BSF). If given a chance to lecture…
Innovation
- 02 Dec 2022
Social media platforms are one of the easiest ways to connect with family, friends, meet new people, and make one…
Innovation
- 02 Dec 2022
A small group at Safaricom was on tenterhooks on the morning of June 23, 2021 as the company launched the…
Innovation
- 24 Nov 2022
Brian Diang’a was looking to improve his gaming skills by watching YouTube videos when he stumbled on an online competition…
Community
- 22 Nov 2022
His slim build, boyish looks, and young age contrast the confidence Clarence Muhoro exudes when speaking passionately about his pet…
Innovation
- 16 Nov 2022
Dr. Josef Murad was a young man studying for his degree in Medicine at Linkoping University in Sweden when he…
Community
- 14 Nov 2022
From when a golfer takes their first swing of the golf club, to when they learn the ABCs of the…
Innovation
- 28 Oct 2022
When she left Kenya to study engineering at the Technical University in Berlin in 2005, Anne Mwangi thought that learning…
Innovation
- 14 Oct 2022
Like a lot of young adults in Nairobi, Caroline Masibo developed an interest in watching dramas on TV during the…
Innovation
- 14 Oct 2022
Ask Lucille Aveva about the Customer Care Department at Safaricom, and she corrects you immediately: “We no longer have a…
Community
- 13 Oct 2022
“I want to be a computer wizard, just go crazy with computers,” Leah Kahindi proclaims. Leah joined the Leadership Academy…
Innovation
- 06 Oct 2022
In 2018, Safaricom added a unique new personality to its staff. With a big smile, big eyes, and wearing a…
Innovation
- 05 Oct 2022
Enock Otwori and Brian Kibet, trainers at the Waithaka Vocational Training Centre, are the epitome of the impact teachers have…
Innovation
- 28 Sep 2022
Elly Savatia, 22, and Lumona Mulengwa, 23, were working as mentors at the annual First Global Robotics event in 2019…
Sports
- 22 Sep 2022
Even as she accompanied her husband to Nanyuki Golf Club, Marion Githinji wondered what was so great about the sport.…
Community
- 19 Sep 2022
Peter Nyabuto fell in love with music as a young boy singing at the Seventh Day Adventist church. His first…
Community
- 15 Sep 2022
Abigail “Abby” Wangui Muriithi, 15, is a musical prodigy with aspirations to be a software engineer. Over the past decade,…
Community
- 12 Sep 2022
Jacinta Njeri went to the Nakuru’s leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour merely to support and cheer her schoolmates. However,…
Community
- 07 Sep 2022
Daniel Otumba knows it takes more than courage to accept a disability, especially one that people might think is ‘invisible’…
Sports
- 26 Aug 2022
Safari Rally is an exciting sport for fans and drivers: the speed, rough terrains, the sudden stops, turns, dusts, mud,…
Innovation
- 19 Aug 2022
There is a natural temptation to return a missed call. Often, you reckon that the person making the call was…
Community
- 17 Aug 2022
For Nelly Gatonye, the last decade has been about offering hope and direction to the young through her Pearl of…
Community
- 04 Aug 2022
Gideon Simiyu, while a student at the M-PESA Foundation Academy, always looked forward to the 20-minute tea break: it was…
Community
- 28 Jul 2022
Not once did it ever cross Faith Chemutai’s mind that she would one day become a golfer, an enthusiast of…
Community
- 27 Jul 2022
Kerry Otieno was like any other boy growing up in Mathare, one of Nairobi’s infamous informal settlements, when he realized…
Community
- 22 Jul 2022
Kelvin Njoroge Macharia surprised many with his degree choice when he scored a B+ in the national secondary school examinations…
Community
- 21 Jul 2022
Joyce Nyawira Karimi was 17 years old when she left a lasting impression on President Uhuru Kenyatta at the official…
Community
- 15 Jul 2022
A silent war broke out soon after Microsoft launched its Africa Development Centre in Nairobi in March. The fighting was…
Sports
- 24 Jun 2022
Maxine Wahome crowned her year of firsts in motorsports with an assured performance and a win in the WRC3 category…
Sports
- 23 Jun 2022
When he joined the FIA Rally Stars programme in 2021, Hamza Anwar described himself as the quickest upcoming driver. A…
Community
- 13 Jun 2022
Lamu County’s unique topography means a medical emergency is more complicated than usual as transportation is dependent on donkeys, motorbikes…
Innovation
- 11 Jun 2022
George Muiruri, CEO at Phillips International Auctioneers loves his job. He has done it for many years with numerous lessons…
Community
- 20 May 2022
Medical professionals in areas where there is a scarcity of resources often have to helplessly witness as their patients suffer,…
Innovation
- 06 May 2022
Kenya is home to the most cutting-edge startups and technology hubs on the continent offering an attractive space for innovators,…
Innovation
- 27 Apr 2022
A lot happens when you work behind the scenes at a technology company like Safaricom. Because you are also a…
Community
- 14 Apr 2022
Alois Otieno had never heard of classical music until his first-born son, Lameck, started playing the violin. That was 2014…
Innovation
- 01 Apr 2022
One of the most impressive things about M-PESA, Safaricom’s mobile-based money transfer services, is the adaptability that the platform has…
Innovation
- 01 Apr 2022
From his experience in FinTech, Sitoyo Lopokoiyit is fluent in the buzzwords that have come to characterize the active sector.…
Community
- 22 Mar 2022
A few weeks ago, Jared Okumu took his daughter Monica to Suba Sub-County Hospital. This was one of many such…
Community
- 10 Mar 2022
Navalayo Osembo has over the years wondered if there was more to Kenya and her popularity in sports and particularly…
Community
- 08 Mar 2022
Golf, for a long time, has been considered a male-dominated sport. As such, women have over the years been locked…
Lifestyle
- 04 Mar 2022
When Auntie Jemimah lost her daughter at birth last year, she came face to face with the nasty side of…
Innovation
- 04 Mar 2022
After an all-digital affair in 2021, the annual Consumer Electronics Show, CES 2022, welcomed back attendees in person. The world’s…
Sports
- 28 Feb 2022
Lilian Njuguna started playing golf four years ago. But in her head. It wasn’t until last year that she got…
Community
- 18 Feb 2022
Most times, Joel Meshak works on Naivaa, a fashion brand he created while still in university. But when the inspiration…
Community
- 18 Feb 2022
Many people describe their parents with great emotion, but the way Padi Wubonn speaks about his father will stick with…
Community
- 11 Feb 2022
If Kenya’s young scientists ever needed a cheerleader, that would be Anne Muigai, a Professor of Genetics with over 19…
Innovation
- 26 Jan 2022
Owning the space where you call home and stopping the monthly rent payment are part of the Kenyan Dream. Over…
Community
- 24 Jan 2022
Experiential learning encourages students to take control of their learning and development. It is a practical, hands-on teaching approach used…
Community
- 20 Jan 2022
Plastics, the versatile, malleable and durable material, is all around us. From devices, food storage, and packaging. But, like a…
Community
- 22 Dec 2021
An interesting scene played out at a meeting held under a huge acacia tree in a village in Loriamatet, Turkana…
Community
- 17 Dec 2021
Children in Lobolo, a village on the shores of Lake Turkana, live in a dilemma. They can go to school…
Innovation
- 15 Dec 2021
Protecting crops from pests often means the difference between a good harvest and a poor one, or no harvest at…
Sustainable Future
- 10 Dec 2021
As Christmas approaches, families in 23 counties affected by drought will each be receiving KES3,000 on their phone as the…
Innovation
- 10 Dec 2021
Sometimes the body refuses to digest milk, and for some people, lactose intolerance announces itself in a loud and messy…
Community
- 03 Dec 2021
“I am able to do a lot of things on my own, even send emails. When a letter is sent…
Community
- 02 Dec 2021
Rael Katumbi Muli from Kathiani Sub-County, Machakos County, is a farmer and runs a retail kiosk. She started out as…
Community
- 26 Nov 2021
You are likely to find Francis Kaleli working in his busy workshop along Wote Road in Machakos County. His workshop…
Community
- 24 Nov 2021
For more than two decades, Jerita Mutisya Mutinda has been a prolific businesswoman and a serial entrepreneur. Her first venture…
Community
- 10 Nov 2021
The Ghetto Classics orchestral group recently embarked on a different kind of musical journey in Kilifi County, where they lent…
Community
- 05 Nov 2021
White sandy beaches. Tall swaying palm trees. Spicy and flavorful cuisine. These buzz words are synonymous with Mombasa County and…
Sustainable Future
- 04 Nov 2021
It seems the world’s growing appetite for electrical and electronic products, combined with rapid innovation and ever-shorter product lifespans, is…
Innovation
- 26 Oct 2021
A week to the August 2017 General Election, two videos emerged: one had been made to look like it came…
Community
- 22 Oct 2021
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many developing countries struggled to access the diagnostic tests they desperately needed to…
Community
- 08 Oct 2021
Every day, Diana Wambua arrives at work at least an hour before her shift begins in the morning at 7am.…
Community
- 08 Oct 2021
If you have seen the witty and playful responses Safaricom gives some customers on social media, then you have seen…
Lifestyle
- 06 Oct 2021
What adjustments have you had to make to cater for the changed ways of handling customer care during the pandemic?…
Innovation
- 06 Oct 2021
As the pandemic raged in 2020 with the wave of restrictions, reopening and more restrictions, a small team from Safaricom…
Community
- 01 Oct 2021
In 1994, Tegla Loroupe became the first ever African woman to win the New York City Marathon at the age…
Community
- 01 Oct 2021
What would it take to bring your dream to life? Perhaps, an idea to address a pressing community-wide problem on…
Community
- 23 Sep 2021
The notion that having a garden requires a big plot of land is probably outdated, just ask Mercy Munene. Mercy…
Community
- 15 Sep 2021
Every day at 7a.m, Patrick Muriithi sits in class, ready to start his day at Ngong Open Learning Secondary School.…
Innovation
- 14 Sep 2021
Have you ever wondered what happens to all the personal information that you share in order to access buildings where…
Innovation
- 10 Sep 2021
Most of us know Dr Google. The faceless but information-packed online platform that we consult as we try to identify…
Innovation
- 08 Sep 2021
Investing in the stock market can seem daunting or risky, especially when starting out as it may appear complex. For…
Innovation
- 26 Aug 2021
For the past one year, the Safaricom Choir has been keeping rehearsals going virtually and creating more musical experiences through…
Sports
- 20 Aug 2021
At 25, Maxine Wahome already has nearly 10 years’ experience in motorsports, having started on bikes on auto cross from…
Lifestyle
- 19 Aug 2021
Tell us about yourself and what you do at Safaricom. I am married, and also a father of two as…
Innovation
- 09 Aug 2021
Nine teams. Nine technology ideas. 54 hours later, three final winners: Inclusive utilities for all; financial literacy through gaming and…
Community
- 06 Aug 2021
Mombasa Road, Uhuru Highway and Waiyaki Way have for the last year been a mess as far as traffic is…
Sports
- 29 Jul 2021
It is said that your network is your net worth and one of the sports that are popular for keeping…
Community
- 27 Jul 2021
Tell us about yourself and what you do at Safaricom. I’ve been at Safaricom since December 2015 where I started…
Innovation
- 21 Jul 2021
Amanya Kuchio became a motorbike rider in 2018 out of the desperate need to beat the crazy Nairobi traffic. She…
Lifestyle
- 14 Jul 2021
The most dominant story of the past 12 months has been about the pain—socially but also financially—as a result of…
Sports
- 13 Jul 2021
As they each got into their new Ford Fiestas, Jeremy Wahome, Hamza Anwar and McRae Kimathi were only looking to…
Innovation
- 09 Jul 2021
Alexa, set the timer for 15 minutes. Timer set for 15 minutes. Hey Siri, please play Burna Boy. I’ll need…
Innovation
- 30 Jun 2021
Julius Mbura passes for a typical polymath: he is a lawyer, a poet and a car reviewer. He is also…
Innovation
- 29 Jun 2021
Stories for the ear, consumed through radio, have been around for more than a century. Today, thanks to technology, there…
Lifestyle
- 22 Jun 2021
Tell us about yourself and what you do at Safaricom. My name is Hildah Njeru, I am a (relatively young)…
Innovation
- 17 Jun 2021
Melvin Alusa was relaxing at home one day last year when a friend called about an audition he thought would…
Community
- 15 Jun 2021
You can sense the mixture of pride, joy and tension when Phineas Kimathi starts talking about the Safari Rally. The…
Sustainable Future
- 08 Jun 2021
More than 13,331 companies across the world have signed to the United Nations Global Compact, a voluntary initiative to implement…
Innovation
- 03 Jun 2021
The mobile phone is the new TV. You can watch news, access education content but also engage with creative video…
Lifestyle
- 28 May 2021
For many, bones and horns from animals are waste. But it is this trash that a self-help group in Kibera,…
Innovation
- 28 May 2021
What would it take to travel more than 600 kilometres northwest of Nairobi into Lodwar town…on a motorbike? Derrick Wesonga…
Community
- 21 May 2021
Like every other child, Victor Kiplangat Chepng’eno did not have a proper grip on what was happening in his life…
Innovation
- 21 May 2021
When news broke that celebrated Kenyan marathoner Eliud Kipchoge had auctioned two videos capturing his career’s highlights as Non-Fungible Tokens…
Lifestyle
- 19 May 2021
As part of the celebrations to mark Mother’s Day, the Safaricom Newsroom podcast talks to three young mums and their…
Lifestyle
- 10 May 2021
Soila started working from home just a few months before the pandemic struck. Naomi and Frecia were both expectant with…
Innovation
- 03 May 2021
Normally, the Safaricom Choir meets every Thursday to sing together. The choral group of 65 members, usually has a busy…
Lifestyle
- 29 Apr 2021
George Gicheru was brought up in a musical family. His parents were members of the church choir so there was…
Lifestyle
- 26 Apr 2021
When she joined the Safaricom Youth Orchestra in 2018, Cyndicate Kabei immediately fell in love. The object of her affection…
Innovation
- 14 Apr 2021
As Kenya confirmed its first Covid-19 case in March 2020, an innovative business idea was taking shape. By the time…
Innovation
- 13 Apr 2021
M-PESA is Africa’s most successful mobile money service and the preferred method for money transfers and making payments. More than…
Innovation
- 09 Apr 2021
For two years, Kennedy Okiya and Robert Mwalugha crisscrossed the city of Nairobi on motorbikes, delivering packages. Little did the…
Innovation
- 01 Apr 2021
Imagine a state-of-the-art home where the water and sewerage systems are fitted with advanced meters to warn in case of…
Lifestyle
- 01 Apr 2021
If you are reading this from anywhere else other than Nairobi, you probably had to read the last two words…
Innovation
- 19 Mar 2021
Zubeda Abdalla went to hospital in June 2020 with symptoms she thought were for malaria or typhoid. This came shortly…
Innovation
- 17 Mar 2021
Pauline Wendo’s heart has always been in music. But things had not been working out to let her live out…
Lifestyle
- 12 Mar 2021
Esmeralda De Souza-Obwaka has been running her catering business since she was 19 years old. She started it as a…
Lifestyle
- 11 Mar 2021
Sharon Otieno was a year away from completing her degree at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology when…
Innovation
- 08 Mar 2021
When somebody says, ‘Live your purpose,’ what does it mean and can you live your purpose? After 10 years in…
Innovation
- 04 Mar 2021
In 2019, Kenya Breweries Limited set out to solve a problem that had nagged them for some time. The refrigerators…
Innovation
- 26 Feb 2021
If you are to arrive into the country through the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport you are likely to meet with…
Innovation
- 22 Feb 2021
Tell us about your background and your training in medicine. I come from a humble background and from the Kuria…
Innovation
- 19 Jan 2021
Keeping up with the accounting and management of stock in a shop without an automated system sounds daunting, and it…
Safaricom @20
- 05 Jan 2021
One of the most distinguishing features of Safaricom over the past 20 years has been its knack for coming up…
Safaricom @20
- 04 Jan 2021
Nancy Wangui is a mother, a wife with a bubbly personality, and is on top of her career. She cooks,…
Safaricom @20
- 18 Dec 2020
COVID-19 may have disrupted our lives, but Moses Kuria and team are working round the clock to ensure it doesn’t…
Safaricom @20
- 17 Dec 2020
You have most likely seen them. Or at least their stores with their name – Muthokinju Paints and Cement Hardware…
Safaricom @20
- 02 Dec 2020
One uneventful day in 2009, Benard Njoroge, Founder and Managing Director of Adrian Kenya received a phone call. The person…
Innovation
- 25 Nov 2020
Years ago, the process of receiving money from a friend or relative in the diaspora was quite a task. It…
Innovation
- 23 Nov 2020
It’s easy to forget that just two decades ago, people had to walk into a telephone booth to make a…
Safaricom @20
- 12 Nov 2020
About three years after Safaricom started operations, the company established the Safaricom Foundation, the institution through which the firm would…
Safaricom @20
- 05 Nov 2020
Bordered by tall hills, deep forests and the Amboseli National Park teeming with practically all species of tropical wildlife sit…
Safaricom @20
- 28 Oct 2020
Safaricom of the future will be a technology company and will offer more in the education, agriculture, and health sectors…
Safaricom @20
- 26 Oct 2020
Over the last 20 years, Safaricom has grown to be more than just a mobile service provider. It has morphed…
Safaricom @20
- 26 Oct 2020
In 1999, Kenyans who wanted a new mobile phone line needed a minimum Sh54,700 connection fee. This included a Sh10,000…
Community
- 26 Oct 2020
Ngurunit, a small, idyllic village in Samburu County, looks like the stuff for which postcards were created. Serene, quiet and…
Community
- 23 Oct 2020
Accompanied by armed guards, Joseph Kihurani was talking to members of the local community in Warankara village in Mandera County…
Lifestyle
- 21 Oct 2020
One day in 2001, a senior employee at Safaricom walked by a mobile phone dealership at Nginyo Towers on Koinange…
Innovation
- 21 Oct 2020
Since the pandemic began, a few customers have noticed background noises when they call 100. Some caught on that the…
Innovation
- 14 Oct 2020
Two decades ago, a group of employees gathered at an apartment at Norfolk Towers in Nairobi to start work at…
Community
- 12 Oct 2020
Sundays were for church, but for Benson Omala Ochieng he often ended up on the football pitch near his home…
Community
- 02 Oct 2020
The tools will be used in training on carpentry, masonry, joinery, plumbing and other vocational skills. The Foundation also donated…
Innovation
- 01 Oct 2020
Every weekday since the Covid-19 pandemic forced schools to close, Said Moulid goes to a compound in the outskirts of…
Community
- 27 Sep 2020
Change, sometimes, starts from an unlikely place. For the Deaf Outreach Program (DEAFOP) in Embu County, it started with an…
Innovation
- 14 Sep 2020
Javier Aranzales was enrolled in an African languages programme at Harvard University in the United States and instantly fell in…
Community
- 08 Sep 2020
In 2018, an assessment was carried out on learners from Bungoma, Turkana and Tana River. The results revealed that children…
Community
- 07 Sep 2020
The white cane plays a vital role in enabling visually impaired people identify obstructions in their way and get around…
Innovation
- 03 Sep 2020
When Covid-19 hit, being within less than a metre of someone else in public became an abomination. David Kibera, a…
Community
- 01 Sep 2020
Travel has shrunk the world. It has opened countries to new opportunities beyond their borders. With this, it has also…
Innovation
- 27 Aug 2020
On a cold, windy and dusty morning on the shores of Lake Turkana, in 1984, Kamoya Kimeu discovered a skeleton.…
Innovation
- 25 Aug 2020
At around 6pm on June 20, a team of technicians and engineers at a Base Transmission Station at Kainuk –…
Community
- 25 Aug 2020
Safaricom staff came together in August to donate funds to help families whose livelihoods have been affected by the Covid-19…
Lifestyle
- 23 Aug 2020
Chicken is a delicate dish to make. It can dry out very fast if it’s not properly prepared, and a…
Community
- 15 Aug 2020
Stephen Ongoma happened upon his musical path during a Monday morning parade as a pupil at St. Clare Primary School,…
Innovation
- 07 Aug 2020
The promise to have a smartphone that could be paid for at KSh20 a day was made in October 2019,…
Community
- 06 Aug 2020
Dr Wangari Ng’ang’a was visiting the 719 call centre nestled at the Safaricom offices in Westlands in March when she…
Innovation
- 28 Jul 2020
Over the last decade the mobile phone has steadily worked its way towards replacing the post office, the library, the…
Innovation
- 21 Jul 2020
One Monday morning not too long ago, Stella Njoroge woke up to a flurry of complaints about an outage at…
Lifestyle
- 17 Jul 2020
Discover Chef Les’s simple microwave dish you can prepare and cook in less than 30 minutes. The Everyday Home series…
Community
- 16 Jul 2020
The news about the effects of prolonged rainfall is cyclical in Kenya and every year, there is a now-familiar cry…
Innovation
- 15 Jul 2020
On the second Thursday of July, a group of 123 young men and women from across the country started on…
Innovation
- 14 Jul 2020
With people working and staying home during the pandemic, courier service companies were crisscrossing cities to deliver groceries, medicine, food,…
Innovation
- 08 Jul 2020
If you hop into a taxi in Nairobi’s city centre and ask the driver to drop you at Safaricom House,…
Lifestyle
- 02 Jul 2020
By Sanda Ojiambo My journey as a sustainable business professional started in earnest when I met Bob Collymore. Under Bob’s…
Lifestyle
- 01 Jul 2020
By Joseph Ogutu One of my fondest memories of Bob was a discussion we had about something that was dear…
Lifestyle
- 01 Jul 2020
By Sylvia Mulinge It’s a year today since Bob Collymore, my boss who became a mentor, and ultimately a friend,…
Lifestyle
- 01 Jul 2020
For those he interacted with closely in his time at Safaricom, Bob Collymore’s humility was like a striking garment that…
Innovation
- 26 Jun 2020
When the story of Kenya’s experience with Covid-19 is written, the imposition of the ban on movement in and out…
Community
- 24 Jun 2020
The Coronavirus pandemic is turning into more than just a public health crisis. Besides its economic dimension, it is also…
Lifestyle
- 22 Jun 2020
In this podcast, the Safaricom Newsroom celebrates fathers and the different roles they play in the lives of their children.…
Lifestyle
- 20 Jun 2020
About 17 months ago, a baby girl was born. Her entry into the world, after close to 36-hours of labour,…
Innovation
- 19 Jun 2020
The slowdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it a silence, an uncomfortable lull on opportunities for artistes…
At Home
- 12 Jun 2020
Lesiamon ole Sempele, better known as Chef Les, is going to take us on a sizzling journey in this episode…
Lifestyle
- 05 Jun 2020
One morning in 2009 then Safaricom Chief Executive Officer, Michael Joseph, forwarded an email to Sanda Ojiambo, who had just…
Innovation
- 03 Jun 2020
On a bright morning in October 2019, teams of technicians fanned out to 20 locations across Embu County to meter…
Lifestyle
- 29 May 2020
On the spectrum of productivity, working from home falls on one of two extremes – you’re working very well or…
Lifestyle
- 27 May 2020
Pandemics test governments, families, and often, relationships. For some couples living together, this period has been a true test of…
Lifestyle
- 22 May 2020
Lydia Keya’s work routine has undergone a drastic change since the government encouraged employers to allow their staff to work…
Innovation
- 22 May 2020
Schools around the world have moved classes online after governments closed learning institutions as part of measures to limit the…
Community
- 20 May 2020
As the Kenyan government scrambled to put in place measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus, the M-PESA Foundation…
Innovation
- 15 May 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has turned the world on its head. No part of our lives has been left untouched by the…
Community
- 14 May 2020
Mbugua Mwangi runs on hope. That’s how he decided to bring learning and life skills to children from poor families…
Innovation
- 12 May 2020
Ordinarily, music teachers must sit with their students, listening to tell whether they are striking the right notes or singing…
Innovation
- 07 May 2020
A lost passport and scheduled meetings in different capitals pushed lawyer Linda Bonyo into the deep end of virtual conferences…
Innovation
- 06 May 2020
Nestled in an open-layout call centre in the heart of Westlands sits a team of 14 doctors, whose work is…
Innovation
- 05 May 2020
Since his students left school, Sam Kanyiri has started doing something he never used to before. He goes to an…
Community
- 04 May 2020
Walter Wagude’s path was different from that taken by his colleagues in the first cohort at the M-PESA Foundation Academy,…
Lifestyle
- 30 Apr 2020
What is it about Jazz that enthralls her followers, which everybody else just doesn’t get? Is it the marvelous improvisation,…
At Home
- 27 Apr 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced learning institutions to shift their courses to online mediums, but students aren’t the only ones…
Sustainable Future
- 24 Apr 2020
The entire world has been called to attention in one fell swoop with the silent march of the Coronavirus pandemic.…
Innovation
- 23 Apr 2020
Learning by SMS has increased by up to 400 percent as students across the country subscribe to Eneza Education’s Shupavu291…
Lifestyle
- 22 Apr 2020
If you are staying at home because of the corona virus and need some quality entertainment to keep you occupied,…
Community
- 20 Apr 2020
Professor Robert Kelly became famous in 2017 when a video of his children barging in on his live interview with…
At Home
- 16 Apr 2020
With many people staying indoors at home as a measure to contain the spread of Coronavirus and flatten the curve…
Innovation
- 16 Apr 2020
Technology has offered an alternative means of keeping Kenya moving, connected and informed in the midst of disruption occasioned by…
Community
- 17 Mar 2020
When did you set up Cahoots Pub? It was October 2017, almost three years ago. We were having lunch at…
Lifestyle
- 18 Feb 2020
What does your role at Safaricom entail? I handle the implementation of the Digital Transformation Strategy in Market Development, within…
Community
- 24 Jan 2020
2019 was a crucial year for the inaugural class of the M-PESA Foundation Academy. It was the fourth year of…
Lifestyle
- 23 Jan 2020
Did your passions or your education lead you to this role? I have always been passionate about customer service and…
Lifestyle
- 13 Dec 2019
Have you ever put someone on hold whilst on the phone, and the button failed to hold? That’s exactly what…
Community
- 02 Dec 2019
It is not the only place in Kenya where myths, assumptions, and popular wisdom have taken the place of science,…
Community
- 27 Nov 2019
With its large stretches of white coral sandy beaches, Kwale County is a popular tourist destination and a desirable location…
Community
- 06 Nov 2019
Close to 20 percent of girls in Sub-Saharan Africa miss school during their menstrual cycle while many more drop out…
Lifestyle
- 30 Oct 2019
With that very ambitious challenge, Benjamin prides himself in the fact that he leads the Technology for Development team, which…
Community
- 25 Oct 2019
United by their love for music, 86 children from diverse social and economic backgrounds are part of this year’s Safaricom…
Community
- 14 Oct 2019
E-waste, which refers to any refuse created by discarded electronic devices and components, is now the fastest-growing waste stream in…
Community
- 11 Oct 2019
Ideally, a Customer Experience Executive should deal with a call within three minutes. They have undergone lots of training for…
Community
- 11 Oct 2019
It is very rare for two of the 108,000 calls that reach the Safaricom call centres daily to be taken…
Community
- 09 Oct 2019
Every day, Safaricom’s call centre staff receive an average 108,000 calls. 36,000 customers seek their services through SMS while 4,500…
Community
- 08 Oct 2019
On his recent visit to Kenya, Vodafone Chief Executive Officer Nick Read toured the M-PESA Foundation Academy and the Kakuma…
Lifestyle
- 03 Sep 2019
She’s a saleswoman, a painter, a marketer and a chicken farmer, all in one. Meet Sylvia Nyamai, or “Sly”, as…
Sustainable Future
- 20 Aug 2019
Kenya plays host to hundreds of thousands of refugees from around the region, many of them displaced by war and…
Sports
- 06 Aug 2019
In June 2019, the second season of Chapa Dimba na Safaricom came to end. With its conclusion came what could…
Lifestyle
- 31 Jul 2019
This week, Violet Njuguna, from our Technology for Development team, speaks about straddling the line between product manager and solution…
Community
- 24 Jun 2019
Societal challenges: human rights violations, lack of access to affordable healthcare, low literacy levels and food insecurity, have long been…
Community
- 17 Jun 2019
Born and raised in Nairobi, Rabai got his first taste of music in primary school. Back then, he and his…
Lifestyle
- 03 Jun 2019
This week, our Head of HR Business Partners (Corporate Functions), Letoya Mbuthia, shares his journey into HR, demystifies the myths…
Lifestyle
- 13 May 2019
Saving money is a difficult task for many people in Kenya today. The concept of “saving now to enjoy later”…
Community
- 23 Apr 2019
How did someone who began in diplomacy and financial services before moving to hospitality and events end up as part…
Innovation
- 15 Apr 2019
Each day, millions of Kenyans are forced to choose which of their basic needs to take care of. Often times,…
Community
- 20 Mar 2019
Given a choice between career and family, which would you choose as a woman? Do you have to choose, or…
Innovation
- 13 Mar 2019
Every year, more than 100, 000 people travel to Barcelona for the Mobile World Congress (MWC) trade show, the world’s…
Lifestyle
- 08 Mar 2019
In her recent memoir, “Becoming”, former American First Lady Michelle Obama perfectly articulates the value of self-reflection, personal drive and…
Innovation
- 06 Mar 2019
When you have more than 25 million customers using M-PESA, a lot of data is generated. This data can inform…
Sustainable Future
- 12 Feb 2019
Sometimes nature conspires to bless the farmer with everything from fertile soils and reliable rainfall to bountiful harvests, but then…
Innovation
- 04 Feb 2019
One morning in May 2017, Abdul Fahim left home for a routine fishing expedition in Wasini Island, something he had…
Innovation
- 21 Jan 2019
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, or are extremely tech-averse, you know that the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was…
Sustainable Future
- 21 Dec 2018
In 2013, Henry Kilonzo was part of a team from the M-PESA Foundation that was looking for a project to…
Sustainable Future
- 14 Dec 2018
As 2018 comes to a close, it will go on record as the fourth hottest year in history, beaten only…
Community
- 28 Nov 2018
Brian Kiplimo Rono was in Meru to meet his in-laws in November 2017 when the call from BLAZE Be Your…
Innovation
- 08 Nov 2018
Isaac Mwendia was at a party near his home in Mulathankari, Meru, when he was struck by something he couldn’t…
Uncategorized
- 19 Oct 2018
Erastus Apwacho, a Form Three student at Maseno High School, wants to be an aeronautical engineer. Like many students his…
Community
- 12 Oct 2018
At the tender age of two, Precious Kadee has already began exhibiting the traits of a young, independent lady. She…
Innovation
- 24 Sep 2018
In Nairobi’s Dandora estate, juxtaposed against the squeals of children playing at a nursery school, business owners displaying their wares…
Innovation
- 07 Sep 2018
At Safaricom HQ3, in Nairobi’s Westlands area, a platoon of 50 is hard at work, split into teams that are…
Sustainable Future
- 24 Aug 2018
Shadrack Okoth, 28, graduated in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Studies from the University of Eldoret.…
Community
- 14 Aug 2018
David Kimani is not your ordinary 20-something year old. While most of his peers are trying to figure out life,…
Innovation
- 03 Aug 2018
In the Kenyan context, being able to take your kids to private school is kind of a big deal, even…
Community
- 25 Jul 2018
Jamuhuri Larumusi easily gets lost in the crowd of 1,200 people eager to run in the wild. For many of…
Community
- 16 Jul 2018
If tradition had had its way, 30-year-old Josephine Ekiru would be somewhere waiting for her husband and sons to return…
Sustainable Future
- 28 Jun 2018
There is a quaint fish market next to the Old Port in Mombasa. The decibels of oceanic waves slapping the…
Community
- 22 Jun 2018
The enduring image many people have whenever they hear about a refugee camp is that of despair and desperation. An…
Community
- 28 May 2018
The options had narrowed down to this; exchange her only dairy cow for a donkey. The cow was not only…
Community
- 22 May 2018
At just under two years, Angel Wairimu’s smile reveals her first two milk teeth, the signature mark of babies who…
Community
- 21 May 2018
At the maternity wing of the Magadi Hospital in Kajiado County, two girls aged 14 and 16 in matching hospital…
Sustainable Future
- 18 May 2018
Nakuru residents eagerly welcomed the opening of a Safaricom shop at the Westside Mall, a second of its kind in…
Sustainable Future
- 17 May 2018
The United Nations Resident Coordinator Siddharth Chatterjee says that Public Private Partnerships will unlock the potential the world needs to battle…
Innovation
- 17 May 2018
Mohammad Somo is the head teacher of Duse Primary School, located in Isiolo County about 360 kilometers north of Nairobi.…
Sports
- 15 May 2018
Kapenguria Heroes from West Pokot and Plateau Queens from Kisumu finally got to live their dream when they flew to…
Lifestyle
- 14 May 2018
Many of us use the word “stress” to mean the daily annoyances that we encounter at work, home, or other…
Innovation
- 11 May 2018
Mobile phones have become an integral part of today’s mothers’ day to day lives. Smartphones are the perfect tool for…
Innovation
- 09 May 2018
Safaricom maintained a strong momentum in a difficult operating environment to announce a 19.9% increase in Net Income at the…
Innovation
- 09 May 2018
A partnership offering affordable medical solutions through mobile technology has grown to nearly one million customers and has already paid…
Innovation
- 09 May 2018
A pleasant surprise swept the Michael Joseph Center at Safaricom Headquarters when it was announced that CEO Bob Collymore would…
Innovation
- 08 May 2018
Content consumption has undergone an overwhelming revolution. From the ‘Boombox 60’s when families gathered in their sitting rooms to watch…
Lifestyle
- 04 May 2018
Well-being is about lives going well. About lives flourishing. But one must be motivated to live the good life. If…
Innovation
- 03 May 2018
It used to be the stuff of sci-fi movies. But facial recognition technology is becoming a reality by the day…
Community
- 02 May 2018
Kenyan jazz band Shamsi Music performed alongside jazz maestro Manu Dibango at the Safaricom International Jazz Festival on Tuesday. The…
Lifestyle
- 30 Apr 2018
In 1960, legendary jazz musician Louis Armstrong made his way to Nairobi as part of his African tour organised by…
Innovation
- 26 Apr 2018
Florence Kamaitha is an achiever. But she has no kind words for the bodies tasked to issue patents and intellectual…
Community
- 26 Apr 2018
Kakamega, the county headquarters that hosted the Fifth Annual Devolution Conference, owes its history to the gold rush that brought…
Community
- 25 Apr 2018
Two years, ago headteachers in Isiolo organised a meeting to discuss various issues regarding their work. The meeting was to…
Community
- 24 Apr 2018
The first day of the annual devolution conference was marked by a friendly football match between governors and their deputies,…
Innovation
- 23 Apr 2018
Imagine the hundreds of traffic lights dotted along Nairobi’s major highways collecting data for the city authorities. Now, imagine that…
Sustainable Future
- 19 Apr 2018
The arrival of puberty for girls brings with it the monthly cycle of fertility, the promise of procreation and a…
Innovation
- 17 Apr 2018
Growing up, it was standard for parents to expect their children to join respected professions like teaching, medicine, law or…
Community
- 06 Mar 2018
Deep in a winding dusty road in Kiambu, in the midst of endless tracts of coffee plantations, sits Kongo Primary…
Expert View
- 23 Dec 2024
Under the Kenyan curriculum, students are taught a wide range of subjects, but few acquire practical skills for dealing with…
Lifestyle
- 21 Dec 2024
As he lined up at a supermarket in Naromoru 24 years ago to buy his first mobile phone line, Harrison…
Expert View
- 19 Dec 2024
Many years ago, when Human Resources was still commonly referred to as the personnel department, employers calculated employees’ wages and…
