Nokia Asha 205 Giveaway Winner – Week 3

Staff WriterJuly 6, 2013

The winner of our Nokia Asha 205 Giveaway this week is Catherine Wanjiru. A screenshot of her winning comment is below and you read it in full here. We a...

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Share your Nokia story and win a Nokia Asha 205

Staff WriterJuly 1, 2013

To win the Nokia Asha 205 this week, tell your Nokia best related story. It could be the time your battery lasted two weeks on holiday after you forgot your...

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Nokia Asha 205 Giveaway Winner – Week 2

Staff WriterJune 29, 2013

The winner of our Nokia Asha 205 Giveaway this week is Eric Otieno. A screenshot of his winning comment is below and you read it in full here. We are giv...

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Why the Nokia Asha 205 stands out

Staff WriterJune 24, 2013

Dual SIM phones are necessary in today's world. One might want to enjoy certain services of Telco A as well as certain services of Telco B. In a way, have t...

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Q&A Monday: Laura Walubengo

Staff WriterJune 24, 2013

Laura Walubengo Laura Walubengo was born almost 33 years ago and she works as the Web editor (Kenya) for DStv.com. Prior to that, she was an editor and news r...

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Nokia Asha 205 Giveaway Winner – Week 1

Staff WriterJune 22, 2013

The winner of our Nokia Asha 205 Giveaway this week is P-Tah Teenie (Real name: Peter Chege). A screenshot of his winning comment is below and you read it in fu...

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Recapturing WRC’s lost magic

Staff WriterJune 20, 2013

Sebastien Loeb - WRC Legend The last time someone other than Sebastian Loeb won the WRC driver’s title, 50 Cent was on top of the billboard charts with â€...

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Nokia Asha 205 Review

Staff WriterJune 18, 2013

The Nokia Asha 205 is a Dual Sim feature phone that runs on Series 40. At Kshs. 5,400, it is the most affordable Nokia Dual Sim phone with a QWERTY keyboard...

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Samsung owners to get Jay Z’s new album for free

Staff WriterJune 17, 2013

Samsung has entered into partnership with Jay Z which will see his new album, "Magna Carta Holy Grail", being made available first and for free to one milli...

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Q&A Monday: Sara Karay

Staff WriterJune 17, 2013

Sara Karay is a 21 year old designer currently in 3rd year pursuing a degree in International Business Administration and marketing at USIU. She officially lau...

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Matatus to offer free WiFi in partnership with Safaricom

Staff WriterJune 14, 2013

Safaricom has partnered with Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) to provide free WiFi to commuters through Safaricom WiFi routers installed in their vehicles. Th...

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2013/2014 Kenyan Budget Speech

Staff WriterJune 13, 2013

Below is the 2013/2014 Kenyan Budget Speech that was read earlier today by Henry K. Rotich, Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury. https://www.hapakeny...

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Q&A Monday: George Ndirangu

Staff WriterJune 10, 2013

Georgie Ndirangu is a 23 year old guy, an evening news anchor on TV10 Rwanda, handling finance and statistics in a financial institution in Rwanda, and CEO of ...

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Weekend Musix Mix [12]

Staff WriterJune 7, 2013

This week's mix is courtesy of Robert Kunga. He had this to say about it 'This old school mix was inspired by a night in and a flood of tweets from Funky...

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5 things you need to know about BRCK

Staff WriterJune 7, 2013

The BRCK is a wireless router that connects to multiple networks, seamlessly switching between them in case one goes down. It also has a battery that keeps it r...

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Q&A Monday: Samo Bryton

Staff WriterJune 3, 2013

Samo Bryton and The Almighty is Queen Elizabeth with a thong on. Not Samo Bryton We had a few questions for him. This is what he had to say: 1. What was ...

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Safaricom and other telcos can make more from data

Staff WriterMay 14, 2013

Image via Nowadays, a record number of Kenyans are seeking to go online. The CCK, in its latest report, estimates that there are about 16.5 million internet...

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Weekend music mix [8]

Staff WriterMay 10, 2013

This week, we feature a collection of 90s R&B songs I really loved. Enjoy and have a lovely weekend. Aaliyah - Are You That Somebody (more&helli...

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Introducing the Nokia Asha 501: The smart feature phone

Staff WriterMay 10, 2013

Nokia yesterday unveiled a new phone,The Nokia Asha 501. The Nokia Asha 501 runs on the new Nokia Asha Software platform and it's the first Nokia device to ...

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The winners of the Kenyan Blog Awards 2013 are…

Staff WriterMay 8, 2013

The Host, NTV's Larry Madowo The Kenyan Blog Awards 2013 journey started last year when BAKE asked the public to nominate their favourite blogs into the com...

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The S4 comes with accidental damage warranty

Staff WriterMay 8, 2013

Samsung East Africa's Robert Ngeru, at the launch of the Galaxy S4 launch yesterday announced that the phone will come with an Accidental Damage Warranty du...

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Samsung officially launches the S4 in Kenya

Staff WriterMay 7, 2013

Samsung has this morning officially launched the Samsung Galaxy S4 in Kenya at an event at Nairobi Serena. Speaking at the launch Robert Ngeru, Samsung ...

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Otonglo Time’s David Owira needs your help

Staff WriterApril 30, 2013

President Uhuru Kenyatta with David Owira. Daniel Owira is the talented Form 2 Highway Secondary student who had everyone at State House Mombasa, including...

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You Can Now Pre-Order The Samsung Galaxy S4 In Kenya

Staff WriterApril 25, 2013

It is now possible to pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S4 in Kenya from Safaricom and Airtel. Safaricom are offering the phone at Kshs. 57,999. They are all...

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Samsung Ziki Stars winner feted

Staff WriterApril 15, 2013

Daniel Chikwaza, Samsung Ziki Stars Winner The second edition of Samsung Ziki Stars, a Galaxy Music sponsored talent search competition, has finally come to...

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Kenya finally gets its own local Twitter trends

Staff WriterApril 12, 2013

Twitter has finally given Kenya its own local Twitter trends after testing it for a while. Twitter announced this in a blog post yesterday. Other 159 locati...

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Chico Leco Presents: A creative way of showcasing fashion

Staff WriterApril 10, 2013

Chico Leco Presents, an initiative of The Nest, is a video showcase of eight stunning collections by Kenyan fashion designers. It features the works of K...

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Vote for your favourite Kenyan blogs

Staff WriterMarch 28, 2013

The nominees for the Kenyan Blog Awards 2013 have finally been announced by the Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE). You can vote for your favourite blog b...

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Listen: Dan Aceda ft Amileena – “Let them Say”

Staff WriterMarch 26, 2013

Singer/songwriter Dan Aceda has released a new song titled 'Let Them Say" off his upcoming album which features Amileena. I caught up with Dan and asked ...

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Weekend music mix [4]

Staff WriterMarch 24, 2013

This weekend's mix has come a bit late. But better late than never. Right? :-). I've decided to take the mellow-Kenyan music route. Enjoy. Manjeru - Lalalal...

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Safaricom hosted websites hacking: Safaricom’s response

Staff WriterMarch 23, 2013

Below is Safaricom's statement in light of the recent hacking of various websites that they host. _______________ We have detected and informed some of our cu...

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Q&A w/ a security expert on the Kenyan websites hack

Staff WriterMarch 22, 2013

I consulted an IT security expert Tyrus Kamau on the Safaricom hosted Kenyan websites hack and this is what he had to say: Hapa: What can you tell me about t...

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Safaricom hosted websites hacked

Staff WriterMarch 22, 2013

Several websites hosted by leading telecommunications company Safaricom have been hacked. The websites have been hacked by hackers who claim to be from Tunisia....

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Kenya might get its own local twitter trends soon

Staff WriterMarch 21, 2013

Kenya might be getting a local twitter trend soon. Twitter seems to be test driving a local twitter trend for Kenya and some Kenyan twitter users have seen glim...

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Weekend music mix [3]

Staff WriterMarch 16, 2013

There was some pretty awesome Kenyan music that was created in the 60's, 70's and 80's that most young people today don't know about. We generally tend to not c...

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Your life companion, the Samsung Galaxy S4

Staff WriterMarch 16, 2013

The Samsung Galaxy S4 was unveiled at a rather interesting Broadway themed event at the Radio City Music Hall in New York on Thursday night. The S4 is Sa...

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Watch “Matatizo” by Just A Band

Staff WriterMarch 12, 2013

"In order to be effective, truth must penetrate like an arrow - and that is likely to hurt." Wei Wu Wei Most of us are not built to handle uncomfortable ...

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Kenya’s Ngendo Mukii & Gado among winners at the 2013 AMVCAs

Staff WriterMarch 11, 2013

Africa Magic, in partnership with Multichoice Africa, launched the first ever Africa Magic Viewers Choice awards (AMVCAs) in September last year to celebrate th...

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Weekend music mix [2]

Staff WriterMarch 8, 2013

This week has been all about the elections. I don't know about you but I'm fed up with them and I can't wait for the process to end so that life, as we know it,...

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Where to find provisional Kenyan election results online

Staff WriterMarch 5, 2013

1. http://vote.iebc.or.ke/ (more…)...

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How to follow the Kenyan elections online [Updated]

Staff WriterMarch 4, 2013

For those that want to follow the Kenyan elections online, below are links to platforms that can help you do so. 1. IEBC real time results gadget 2. Opinion...

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Huge voter turnout in Kenyan election

Staff WriterMarch 4, 2013

Kenya is holding its first election under the new constitution today. Kenyans are choosing a president, members of parliament and senators, county governors and...

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