Every year, KUSA (Kenyatta University Students Association) awards exemplary students as a way of appreciating their effort in making both the university and the field they are involved in a success. In this year’s KUSA Awards 2018, voting has been moved to accommodate all students from wherever they are by…
In case you hadn’t heard, Drake released his fifth album Scorpion on 29 June. The record features 25 songs including the No.1 singles “God’s Plan” and “Nice For What”. Drake wrote his own “Editor’s Notes” for Apple Music, which say: “I hate when Drake raps. Drake sings too much. Drake is a pop artist. Drake doesn’t even write…
The High Court has quashed the decision by Kisii University to close its campus in Kisumu. Judge Fred Ochieng’ faulted the university council’s decision to give the more than 1,600 students one day to transfer to the main campus. The university shut its Kisumu campus last month in a memo…
Presbyterian University of East Africa (PUEA) has defended its decision to continue recruiting new students although its licence was revoked in January this year. In a report to the CS, the Commission for University Education (CUE) recommended that the letter of interim authority awarded to the university in 2007 be…
Capital Markets Authority is set to conduct a National Capital Markets University Challenge beginning July 2018 as part of its investor education initiatives. The CMA University Challenge will be open to all continuing undergraduate students at the Universities within Kenya. The inter-university competition aims at increasing Capital Markets knowledge base…
Bringing sophisticated aluminium design and premium experiences, the refined Nokia 3.1 is now available through mobile phone retail stores HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, has today announced that the new Nokia 3.1 is now available to buy from mobile phone retail stores at Ksh 15,999.00. Delivering premium experiences…
According to a survey by Brandshop in 2016, 90% of US consumers prefer to buy goods directly from the manufacturer if they could. Globally, the idea of selling directly to consumers is still nascent but it will soon become the new frontier in retail and manufacturing. We already see a trend…
Nairobi, June 26th, 2018 – Selfie Expert and Leader, OPPO Mobile has today entered into a partnership with Lipa Later, a credit offering company to allow customers to purchase OPPO devices by instalment as it aims to increase the sales and set foot in the Kenyan market. The payment plan…
Akon says he’s planning to release a new cryptocurrency named after himself – called Akoin. Speaking at the Cannes Lions Festival on Monday, the Locked Up singer said he believed cryptocurrency could be “the saviour of Africa”. AKoin’s official website says the singer wants the app “on every mobile phone”…
A message being circulated through WhatsApp regarding the Government fee subsidy for students applying for courses in National Polytechnics and Technical Training Institutes through the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS). While the message, which did not originate from KUCCPS, indicates that there will be Government capitation and…