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Why technology could be a tipping point for insurance uptake 

 Insurance for most Kenyans, is a grudge purchase – something people reluctantly buy because it is mandated, not necessarily because they see its value. This has contributed to a low insurance penetration rate of under 3%, according to the Insurance Industry Annual Report 2023 by the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA), significantly below the global average
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300 Youth graduate from software development program by Power Learn Project & Safaricom Hook

 Power Learn Project Africa (PLP), in collaboration with Safaricom’s youth platform Safaricom Hook, has graduated 300 youth from a software development program. Launched in October 2024, the PLP x Safaricom Hook Tech Cohort is a fully funded, 16-week immersive digital training initiative that recruited youth from all 47 counties of Kenya. Participants were equipped with
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Aga Khan University selected to participate in the 2025 Google.org Accelerator: Generative AI

 Aga Khan University has been selected to participate in the 2025 Google.org Accelerator: Generative AI. Afya Gemma, an AI-powered clinical decision support platform developed by Aga Khan University Data Innovation Office, has been selected from nearly 3,000 global applications Google.org launched an open call to find the next Accelerator cohort, providing resources to help address
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NCBA Kawangware branch revolutionizing business and investment

 NCBA Bank is set to officially launch its Kawangware branch on Friday, June 20, as part of its efforts to expand its retail business and provide convenient financial services. The launch comes after the branch, which has been in operation, demonstrated an encouraging performance that has attracted new businesses, including supermarkets, security firms, hotels, and
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Uganda, Tanzania among 25 African countries in U.S travel ban watchlist

 The administration of U.S President Donald Trump has added Uganda and Tanzania to a list of countries that are facing possible ban from traveling to the U.S. This is according to a memo signed by the U.S Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The U.S travel ban watchlist memo contains 36 countries which the U.S is
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Former KRA chair Anthony Mwaura buys Sh1.6 billion stake in HF Group

 Former Kenya Revenue Authority chair Anthony Mwaura has acquired a stake in the HF Group with Sh1.6 billion. Mwaura made this acquisition through his nuclear family in a series of transactions that involved firms associated with himself, his wife and his daughter. According to a report that appeared in a local business newspaper, Business Daily,
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Prince Al-Waleed: 36-year-old Saudi billionaire who has been in coma for 20 years

 Saudi Arabia’s Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal, widely known as the “Sleeping Prince,” has been in a coma for nearly 20 years following a car accident in 2005. The prince, son of billionaire Prince Khaled bin Talal, reportedly slipped into a coma in 2005 following a car accident in the UK. At the time,
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Kenyan Wendy Mbeke Muli nabbed with ingested cocaine pellets at JKIA

 Another Kenyan woman has been arrested while attempting to smuggle cocaine through the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). The woman who was identified as Wendy Mbeke Muli had swallowed eight cocaine pellets and was attempting to go through security checks for a flight out of the country. According to a statement by the Directorate of
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