Female buying power on the rise in Africa Published by Kate Douglas on 31 July 2012 African women are becoming more independent and moving further away from their traditional stereotypical roles. More and more women are earning their own money and supporting families.
Meet the Boss: Gavin Bell, KFC East Africa franchise holder Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 31 July 2012 “Success is measured in many different ways. I have had my successes and failures in life, however, I would relate my success to doing things with utmost integrity and to never compromise myself.”
Global online classifieds platform OLX launches in Nigeria and Kenya Published by Kate Douglas on 26 July 2012 Global online classifieds service OLX has been launched in Nigeria and Kenya. Kate Douglas caught a moment with Neil Schwartzman, the CEO of MIH Internet sub-Saharan Africa, to find out more about the launch of OLX.
KFC expects more global fast-food chains to enter the Kenyan market Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 24 July 2012 How we made it in Africa’s Dinfin Mulupi chats with Gavin Bell, the man behind KFC in East Africa.
Meet the Boss: James Mworia, CEO, Centum Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 22 July 2012 “Success is 90% in the mind. It is not your abilities, but confidence,” says James Mworia, CEO of Centum.
How a banana flour company is bringing relief to small-scale farmers Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 19 July 2012 Banana farmers in Kenya often find themselves incurring huge losses due to surplus fruit that basically ends up rotting away.
The story behind Kenya’s dominance in mobile money Published by Imara Africa Securities team on 18 July 2012 The success of mobile money in Kenya has been covered extensively. The East African nation’s dominance in the field is unquestionable.
The bulk of East Africa’s investment opportunities are in private equity, says Centum CEO Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 18 July 2012 “The attraction of private equity is that there are very few companies that are listed in the region. This means that the bulk of companies and opportunities are actually in private equity.”
Kenya’s CNN ‘hero’: Africa’s high growth rates not felt at bottom of the pyramid Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 15 July 2012 Evans Wadongo shot into international stardom after he was named one of top ten CNN Heroes in 2010 for using solar technology to eradicate poverty amongst rural communities. How we made it in Africa’s Dinfin Mulupi chats with Wadongo to find out what makes this social entrepreneur tick.
East Africa’s ride to Middle Income status Published by Wolfgang Fengler on 13 July 2012 The day when Kenyans will board a train to Kampala with perfect confidence that they will reach their destination comfortably, reliably and fast, is the day you will know that the region is firmly on the Middle Income track.
Meet the Boss: Jonathan Somen, MD, AccessKenya Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 13 July 2012 “Find a good idea, analyse it and critique it to see if it is really as good as you first thought. If you still like it after a few weeks, then it is probably a good idea.”
Are competitions bad for Kenya’s tech scene? Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 12 July 2012 How we made it in Africa’s Dinfin Mulupi talks to Lino Carcoforo, co-founder of I4A, an investment company focused on technology startups in east Africa.
Thika highway – Kenya’s new property hot spot Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 10 July 2012 London-based private equity firm Actis is planning to invest in a 130,000 m2 mixed use development in Kenya, which will host the largest retail mall in east Africa.
New app seeking to boost the crop yields of Kenyan farmers Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 8 July 2012 Farmers in Kenya can now predict their crop yields using a web-based application that gives them access to statistics on soil fertility, required fertilisers and expected crop diseases.