East Africa’s first and only marina is built on four acres of land with an ocean view, a 26-room hotel, conferencing facility, a roof-top restaurant, a casino, swimming pool, 96 serviced apartments, a seafront restaurant, gym, spa, a boardwalk with retail outlets, water-sports centre and fully-serviced 88-berth marina.
Headquartered in London (UK) with offices in Paris (France), Gothenburg (Sweden) and Bucharest (Romania), sports betting, gaming and lottery operator in Africa, Editec has launched in Kenya. The firm which operates under brands such as Premier, SBA and Guinea Games, went live in Kenya as Premier Bet on the first weekend of January 2016. The firm’s first office is in Kawangware area of Nairobi and aims to bring fun, entertainment and opportunity to the youth in the country. The Kenyan operation is run by Andrew Batley, who has many years of experience working with EDITEC as the Operations Manager of SBA Uganda. In a statement, Simon Burrell, Head of Business Development at EDITEC said: “EDITEC is delighted to open Premier Bet in Kenya, one of Africa’s most powerful nations. The move shows that Premier is a growing force on the continent and we are all very excited to provide our…
Source:: TechMoran Code for Africa is working with local news websites to help readers find out if doctors in some of these countries are con-artists or professional doctors with Integrity. The network through its arms Code for Kenya and Code for Nigeria has launched a service dubbed Dodgy Doctor with a database of legal recognized doctors in both Kenya and Nigeria to help citizens identify if their doctors are registered. In Nigeria, Code for Nigeria has partnered with SaharaReporters, and are using official data from the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) which regulates Medical and Dental Practitioners, to help identify registered doctors from ‘quack’ doctors. Apart from helping users identify if one is a licensed medical practitioner, the service also lists prices of common prescription drugs and a hospital finder to help patients locate hospitals. Users need only to search for a doctor’s name and the system shows…
Nairobi-based web development agency Space Kenya Networks Limited has today announced the launch of its Blockchain incubator BitHub to be the countrys home of startups doing blockchain technology and solutions across Africa. Space Kenya Networks, says BitHub‘s “focus will be solving problems using innovative blockchain solutions that are currently under development across the World. We believe that blockchain solutions will make substantial contributions to rethinking existing structures in the following political, social and economic sectors.” The firm aims to work with Bitcoin-powered startups running data Management and Storage services, legal and Governance services, Identity Management, Financial Services, Internet of Things, Biotechnology, Software Security and Cultural & Intellectual property protection tools among others. “BitHub seeks to bring together a consortium of individuals, organizations and expertise to drive the development and adoption of blockchain technologies especially within the African continent,” the firm writes on its site. Though this is a good move for…
You can now get your next apartment via WhatsApp. No calls, no time-wasting walking from estate to estate with property agents and you can still do that sales pitch as Buy Rent Kenya works for you. According to the firm, the WhatsApp service has been launched in pilot to make it possible for anyone to send property inquiries and requests via WhatsApp – while they’re travelling, or in between meetings – anywhere! “Buy Rent Kenya’s ongoing effort is to take advantage of the global technological progress to reach out to the largest number of property seekers in Kenya and across the world,” Lizzie Costabir, Buy Rent Kenya’s Marketing Manager said in a statement. “The service will also be useful for those property seekers in countries where text messaging is less accessible and more expensive. WhatsApp is one of the preferred methods of communication around the world.” Through the launch of the…
The government expects to roll out its mobile phone-based Treasury bond by the end of March after the planned sale in October last year was derailed by volatile interest rates. The government had planned to start selling the Sh5 billion five-year bond in October but prevailing interest rates, which had risen to 22 per cent for short-term government paper, meant that the Treasury had to shelve the offer until lower rates come into play. The latest Treasury bond sold—a nine year infrastructure bond— carried an interest rate of 14.75 per cent, while the prevailing interest rates of Treasury bills range between 11.4 and 13.8 per cent. The product should be in the market by the end of quarter one. What had delayed the launch was pricing, where interest rates were volatile. But now that it has stabilised I think we can go ahead,” said Mr Rotich. He added that the…
Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) is a body formed by an association of bloggers seeking to promote content creation on the web in Kenya. Through BAKE, bloggers can syndicate their content, network with other content creators as well as receive legal and communal representation from the association. BAKE has today announced the launch of the 5thKenyan Blog Awards. The announcement of the awards opens up the submission phase, where anyone can nominate their favorite blog in Kenya. Thereafter judges will decide the best 5 in each category before the public votes for their best in each category. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0K9BLA7zHY To submit blogs for nomination to the Kenyan Blog Awards 2016, bloggers and their fans should visit blogawards.co.ke/submit. This year’s edition has 19 categories following the addition of Best Religious/Spirituality blog. Other categories include Best Technology Blog for blogs covering social media, internet usage, consumer electronics, mobile phones, tech startups; Best Photography Blog targeting those showcasing original photos…
Airtel Kenya has launched a partnership with National Bank of Kenya (NBK) to deliver mobile banking services through the Airtel money service. The mobile banking service will allow Airtel customers to access their National Bank accounts free from their phones for the first three months, with minimal charges after the three-month campaign, Airtel said. Customers will be able, via mobile, to view their accounts, manage their accounts, make bill payments, transfer money to their Airtel Money accounts from their bank accounts and vice versa. In addition, National Bank agents will offer Airtel Money services and Airtel agents will offer National Bank services. This will be extended later to National Bank branches.
East Africa’s leading cooking oil manufacture, Bidco is looking for contract farmers to grow and supply soya beans and sunflower. Bidco field officer in charge of small-scale farmers Kevin Nyangun says the company has a deficit of up to 50 per cent. This forces the company to “put the machines to sleep mode” when there is nothing to crash. Soya beans, sunflower and maize are the main raw materials in the manufacturing of liquid cooking oil. Lifestyle diseases like blood pressure are driving market craze for liquid cooking oil because it has minimal cholesterol. “The company signs an off-take contact with farmers. The contract is a commitment from the company that if they deliver the required quality, we have to pay them; pay is cash on delivery-no stories of ‘come tomorrow’,” he said. External sources The deficit is so bad that the company is importing between six and eight metric…
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has differed with the Kenya Films and Classification Board (KFCB) over the handling of American online movie streaming service Netflix, which launched operations in Kenya last week. The CA Monday said Netflix will not be asked to apply for a local broadcasting licence, meaning the US firm is exempt from local broadcasting regulations that are part of the licensing conditions. The CA’s decision stood in stark contrast with KFCB’s position that Netflix must be regulated and subjected to Kenya film classifications before it is allowed to sell content locally. Francis Wangusi, the CA director- general, told the Business Daily that Netflix falls in the category of content providers that do not control transmission of their material – commonly referred to as over-the-top (OTT) — and are unlike cable companies that transmit own content over managed networks, making it impossible to license them locally or…