Kimani alternates between China and Kenya as he oversees growth of an enterprise that has created many jobs. "I returned to Kenya last month and in some instances, I stay in China for a whole year due to heavy workload," said Kimani, adding that Kenyan youth consider China a prized dest...
The Huawei Kenya Job Fair, in its third year, brought nearly 300 students from universities across Kenya to learn about the job opportunities in the market, meet potential employers and undertake initial interviews for the graduate program. Huawei said that successful recruits will also receive furth...
With the launch of the Vision 2030, Kenya was expected to quickly become the top BPO destination in Africa with the BPO industry in Kenya providing over 7,500 direct jobs with an additional GDP contribution of Kshs 10 billion. Through this ambitious plan Kenya was and is still expected to ...
Social Tables received many architectural drawings from event venues that were converted into floor plan layouts compatible with their software platform. The Kenya team followed stringent rules to trace the architectural diagrams and create new versions. Converting architectural diagrams into more usable, d...
“Because mobile money has well penetrated to Kenya’s rural homes, I found it relevant to give people in those areas an opportunity to benefit from e-commerce in the most affordable means possible,” he says. The launch of taxi-hailing and carpooling services in Nairobi has...
Every year, Kenya churns out thousands of computer science graduates eager to join the job market. But big tech cannot accommodate them. Now what? “In hindsight, I should have done a little extra while at the university than just the course work. Those who did go the extr...
Growing a business is when a business adds/invests in new resources – such as team members or technology – and thus increases its revenue at the same rate. Scaling a business is when an enterprise identifies ways to operate more efficiently so that it increases its revenue without substantial...
“Though economic growth contributed significantly to poverty reduction in Kenya, growth has become less pro-poor in recent years,” the World Bank said in a report. ALSO READ:Kenya's best and worst paying jobs ranking revealed The bank in the report capturing Kenya’s economic health reckons...
Strathmore’s faculty of information technology associate professor, Ismail Ateya and Syspro Africa managing director, Mark Wilson said Kenya will only benefit fully from the manufacturing sector once automation is integrated in all the processes. ...
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