Big 5 Construct Kenya returns as construction pipeline reaches KSh 3.35 trillion

Kenya’s construction sector is set for another international industry gathering as Big 5 Construct Kenya returns for its ninth edition at Sarit Expo Centre in Nairobi from October 21 to 23, 2026. The exhibition comes as Kenya’s construction project pipeline reaches an estimated $26 billion, according to Construct Africa, underscoring...

Read more...

Turaco promotes Cedrick Todwell to Chief Commercial Officer Africa

Turaco, a leading microinsurance and technology company, has announced the promotion of Cedrick Todwell to Chief Commercial Officer, Africa, effective 1 October 2026, as it strengthens its leadership to accelerate commercial growth, deepen partnerships and expand across the continent. Todwell, who joined Turaco in 2024, has played a key role...

Read more...

Tech Camon 50 uses universal tone 3.0 to capture true-to-life complexions

ECNO has concluded the Kenyan chapter of 100 Portraits of Becoming, a global portrait project created with Brazilian artist and photographer Angélica Dass. Captured using the TECNO CAMON 50 Ultra, the opening collection features 20 Kenyans across different complexions, environments and everyday lighting conditions. At the center of the project...

Read more...

Four young Kenyan women innovators earn top honours for AI-powered transport payments solution at GirlCode Kenya Hackathon

Nairobi, Kenya, October 6, 2026 – Four young Kenyan women emerged as the overall winners of the third edition of the GirlCode Kenya Hackathon, held last weekend by Absa Bank Kenya, GirlCode, and the Technopolis Development Authority (Konza Technopolis) at Konza Technopolis. The two-day hackathon brought together 44 young women,...

Read more...

Over 300 Women Gather in Nairobi as Suhba Series Asks What It Means to Be “Becoming Her”

The second edition of Farida Idris’s curated women’s platform doubled its attendance and put leadership, identity and sisterhood at the centre of the conversation. More than 300 women from Nairobi’s business, diplomatic, corporate, entrepreneurial and social circles gathered at the Mövenpick Hotel & Residences Nairobi on Saturday for the second...

Read more...

Surge in Bean and Pea poaching puts export market at risk

The Agriculture and Food Authority’s Horticultural Crops Directorate (AFA-HCD) has issued a stern warning to horticultural players following a sharp rise in produce poaching and side-selling within the multi-billion shilling beans and peas in pods export value chain. In a regulatory notification corporate circular dispatched to industry lobby groups, including...

Read more...

Fly748.com supports KEPRO as an exhibitor at the Fourth Annual Circular Packaging Conference

Nairobi, 2 October 2026 — fly748.com is participating as an exhibitor at the Fourth KEPRO Annual Circular Packaging Conference (KACPC IV) at Hyatt Regency Nairobi, Westlands, supporting KEPRO’s efforts to bring stakeholders together to advance dialogue on sustainable packaging and the circular economy. The conference brings together government representatives, businesses,...

Read more...