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14May

By Africa BusinessNo Comments

Kenya News, Startups

Why a wave of technology giants will come from Africa

Ian Lessem, Managing Partner at HAVAÍC, investors in early-stage, high-growth technology businesses, notes a significant increase in investment demand for African technology startups. He says startups on the continent are at a distinct advantage because they compete out of necessity. As a result, they can, and very often do stand toe to toe with startups in more the established tech hubs of Palo Alto, Singapore, London and Tel Aviv. “African innovators face local challenges so pervasive; they simply have no choice but to tackle them head on and become subject matter experts in finding solutions for real world problems like food security, health, education, safety, financial services and logistics.” Lessem adds that African technology driven solutions borne out of necessity create efficien...

10May

By Africa BusinessNo Comments

Kenya News

Coronavirus – Kenya: COVID-19 update (9 May 2021)

New cases: 316 Sample size: 4,251 Positvity rate: 7.4% Recoveries: 62 Recorded deaths: 12 Cumulative tests: 1,719,289 Total confirmed cases: 163,554 Total recoveres: 111,1941 Cumulative fatalities: 2,895Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Kenya.Media filesDownload logo

7May

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Kenya News

Coronavirus – Kenya: COVID-19 update (6 May 2021)

New cases: 705 Sample size: 8,853 Positvity rate: 8.0% Recoveries: 711 Recorded deaths: 25 Cumulative tests: 1,701,385 Total confirmed cases: 162,098 Total recoveres: 110,480 Cumulative fatalities: 2,850Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Kenya.Media filesDownload logo

How G4S became the largest courier company in Kenya

6May

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Kenya News

How G4S became the largest courier company in Kenya

G4S is widely recognised as the world’s largest security company, but in Kenya its reputation for courier and logistics services is built on 50 years of experience delivering when it matters most. A clear market leader for courier services, G4S Kenya is leaving the more internationally well-known courier brands in its wake. Jackson Miano, Head of Sales for Secure Logistics in Kenya, tells us how... Courier and logistics might not be the most obvious service for a security company, but in many ways it was a natural evolution for us. Our customers wanted a secure and reliable delivery service, and who better to provide that than the world’s largest security company. We already had much of the infrastructure in place - a network of sites that now totals 145 across the country, a large f...

6May

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Kenya News

Coronavirus – Kenya: COVID-19 update (5 May 2021)

489 people have tested positive to the disease, from a sample size of 4,426 tested in the last 24 hours. Our positivity rate is at 11.0%. From the cases 449 are Kenyans while 40 are foreigners. Total confirmed positive cases are now 161,393 and cumulative tests so far conducted are 1,692,532. 552 patients have recovered from the disease, 303 from various health facilities countrywide while 249 are from Home Based & Isolation Care. Total recoveries now stand at 109,769 of which 79,774 are from Home Based Care & Isolation while 29,995 are from various health facilities. 20 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours, 11 on diverse dates within the last one month and 9 being late death reports from facility record audits. This now pushes cumulative fatalities to 2,825. 1,164 patients are ...

5May

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Kenya News

Coronavirus – Kenya: COVID-19 update (4 May 2021)

345 people have tested positive to the disease, from a sample size of 6,686 tested in the last 24 hours. Our positivity rate is at 5.2%. Total confirmed positive cases are 160,904 and cumulative tests conducted are 1,688,106. 140 patients have recovered from the disease, 82 from Home Based & Isolation Care, while 58 are from various health facilities countrywide. Total recoveries now stand at 109,217 of whom 79,525 are from Home Based Care and Isolation while 29,692 are from various health facilities. 24 deaths have been reported, with one having occurred in 24 hours, 15 on diverse dates within the last one month and 8 are late death reports from facility record audits. This now pushes cumulative fatalities to 2,805. 1,230 patients are currently admitted in various health faciliti...

3May

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Kenya News

Coronavirus – Kenya: COVID-19 update (2 May 2021)

Download logo369 people have tested positive to the disease, from a sample size of 4,469 tested in the last 24 hours. Our positivity rate is at 8.3%. From the cases 329 are Kenyans & 40 are foreigners. 211 are males & 158 are females. The youngest is 9 months & the oldest is 90 years. Total confirmed positive cases are now 160,422 and cumulative tests so far conducted are 1,679,779. 72 patients have recovered from the disease, 39 from Home Based & Isolation Care, while 33 are from various health facilities countrywide. Total recoveries now stand at 108,861 of which 79,273 are from Home Based Care and Isolation while 29,588 are from various health facilities. 19 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours, 16 having occurred on diverse dates within the last one month and 3 are late deat...

2May

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Kenya News

Coronavirus – Kenya: COVID-19 update (1 May 2021)

Download logo735 people have tested positive to the disease, from a sample size of 5,758 tested in the last 24 hrs. Our positivity rate is at 12.8%. 634 are Kenyans while 101 are foreigners. 429 are males & 306 are females. The youngest is 8 months & the oldest is 97 years. Total confirmed positive cases are now 160,053 and cumulative tests so far conducted are 1,675, 310. County distribution: Nairobi 175, Mombasa 61, Uasin Gishu 49, Kisumu 36, Siaya 34, Nyeri and Nandi 33 cases each, Kakamega 30, Makueni 25, Nakuru 24, Bungoma 23, Kiambu 21, Kilifi 20, Migori and Busia 15 cases each, Isiolo 14, Narok 13, Garissa, Meru and Kitui 12 cases each, Machakos 11, Bomet 8, Kericho 7, Trans Nzoia and Laikipia 6 cases each, Baringo and Murang’a 5 cases each, Elgeyo Marakwet, Taita Taveta, Mar...

1May

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Kenya News

Coronavirus – Kenya: COVID-19 update (30 April 2021)

Download logo497 people have tested positive from a sample size of 5,117 441 patients have recovered 17 deaths have been reported. 13 occurred within the last one month & 4 deaths are late death reports from facility record audits. VACCINATION UPDATE: A total of 876,708 persons have been vaccinated against coronavirus disease countrywide; 271,079 are aged 87+, 157,211 are health workers, 135,957 are teachers, 73,544 are security officers and 238,917 are in the Others category. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Kenya.

30Apr

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Kenya News

African countries commit to double agricultural productivity as development banks, institutions pledge US$17 billion to increase food security

A coalition of multilateral development banks and development partners has pledged over US$17 billion in financing on Friday during a high-level forum, in a bold bid to address rising hunger on the African continent and to improve food security. These funds were pledged on the final day of a two-day high-level dialogue - Feeding Africa: leadership to scale up successful innovations. The event was hosted by the Africa Development Bank and the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in partnership with the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) and the CGIAR System Organization, on 29 and 30 April. In addition, 17 African heads of state signed on to the commitment to boost agricultural production by doubling current productivity levels through the scaling up o...