Richard Mureithi

These are the new traffic fines introduced in Kenya

Richard MureithiOctober 5, 2016

If you are a driver or even a passenger, there is a high possibility that you have had a bad experience with a traffic police officer regardless of whether you ...

Telkom Kenya releases a statement about the Laura Wambi incident

Richard MureithiOctober 4, 2016

Telkom Kenya yesterday released a statement emphasizing that as a company they adhere to relevant legislation with respect to the protection of our customer’s d...

Invasion of privacy: The case of Laura Wambi vs Telkom Kenya

Richard MureithiOctober 3, 2016

Last Friday a tweep by the name of Laura Wambi tweeted a complaint to Telkom Kenya in regards to one of their customer service employees. The said employee had ...

Key tax changes in the Finance Act 2016 and how they will affect you

Richard MureithiSeptember 28, 2016

The President signed into law the Finance Act 2016 which had some changes in the tax regime. The changes were made in the Income Tax, Excise Tax, Value Added Ta...

DJ Adrian and Muthiga win in the Concours D’Elegance 2016

Richard MureithiSeptember 27, 2016

To the people who love vintage cars, Concours D’Elegance never ceases to amaze and this year was not any different. The event was the 46th in the annual series ...

Kenya scoops six awards at the World Energy Engineering Congress

Richard MureithiSeptember 23, 2016

In an award ceremony that was held at Washington DC in the US, Kenya managed to scoop six out of the seven awards in the African category at the 39th World Ener...

M-Tiba, the health payment platform by Safaricom, goes nationwide

Richard MureithiSeptember 19, 2016

M-Tiba, the mobile health wallet has now been launched nationally. The platform is a partnership between Safaricom, PharmAcess and Carepay. It was Initially des...

Midcom launches the FERO brand of phones in Kenya

Richard MureithiSeptember 15, 2016

In Africa, Midcom is generally synonymous with the Nokia brand of phones. This is after having dealt with the brand for over a decade. Their dalliance with Noki...

TMEA invests Ksh. 53 million to improve goods transportation in Kenya

Richard MureithiSeptember 15, 2016

For those in the road freight transport industry, constraints at the Port of Mombasa and along the Northern Corridor transport route have driven transport costs...

How banks have implemented the interest rate law so far

Richard MureithiSeptember 14, 2016

There has been some confusion in the banking industry on what base rate to use when pricing loans after the banking amendment act was passed into law. This is b...

What farmers stand to gain from the just concluded AGRA forum

Richard MureithiSeptember 13, 2016

In the past we have been treated to various talk shops on agriculture but after the conferences end things go back to normal without any meaningful changes. So ...

Lenovo Vibe K5 Note review

Richard MureithiSeptember 9, 2016

In Kenya there used to be a time when the phone market was dominated by a few major brands like Nokia and Alcatel. These days one is spoilt for choice in terms ...

Volkswagen to restart car manufacturing in Kenya after 40 year absence

Richard MureithiSeptember 8, 2016

In some good news for our manufacturing sector which has been experiencing slow growth for a while. Volkswagen (VW), the German car manufacturer will be making ...

Why an education plan is a must have for Parents

Richard MureithiSeptember 6, 2016

As a parent one always strives to ensure that you are able to provide the best for your children. This is in a bid to ensure that they have a bright and success...

Osborne Macharia & Damaris Muga among Kenya Fashion Awards 2016 winners

Richard MureithiSeptember 6, 2016

The long awaited Kenya Fashion Awards went down yesterday at a colorful event held at the Tribe Hotel. Among the winners was Osborne Macharia who received the p...

Infinix Note 3 review

Richard MureithiSeptember 5, 2016

Infinix recently unveiled their latest offering in the Note series, the Note 3 (X601). This is the successor of the Note 2 (X600) launched last year. I had a c...

Huawei launches 4 new phones targeted at the youth

Richard MureithiSeptember 1, 2016

Huawei has launched 4 new phones, the Y3II, Y5II, Y6II and GR5 mini, as part of a campaign targeted towards the youth. The campaign, dubbed Light up with colour...

Kenya Bankers Association announces a rate cut on all existing loans

Richard MureithiSeptember 1, 2016

In the past few days, many have been speculating about when banks would pass on the benefits of the rate cut to its existing customers. The banks kept insisting...

Kenyan economist Dr Andrew Mude wins the 2016 Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application

Richard MureithiAugust 31, 2016

In the past we have been treated to gross images of dead and dying livestock every time drought hits the northern parts of Kenya. This usually has the consequen...

5 interesting things about Airtel’s UnlimiNet

Richard MureithiAugust 30, 2016

Airtel Kenya last week held an interactive session at the Nailab hosted by Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE). This was done with the aim of getting feedback ...

How the new interest rates law will affect customers & banks

Richard MureithiAugust 25, 2016

Yesterday, the President finally signed the Banking Amendment bill 2015 into law. This I have to say was a pleasant surprise given the fact that similar bills h...

Applications for the Africa Center residency programme 2016 for artists are now open

Richard MureithiAugust 24, 2016

Once again Africa Center is calling out for applications for it’s Artists in Residency ( AIR) programme. The has since 2011 when it begun awarded 39 African art...

Price & value analysis of Airtel’s UnlimiNet & Safaricom data bundles

Richard MureithiAugust 23, 2016

Part of being a Kenyan is the constant hunting for deals that can help you save a penny. With the economy as it is any deal that can save you a few shillings in...

EABL launches ‘Win a Ride’ a promotion targeted at spirits drinkers

Richard MureithiAugust 19, 2016

In a bid to reward their loyal customers, Kenya Breweries has launched a consumer reward campaign aimed at appreciating consumers of Smirnoff, Baileys and Johnn...

UnlimiNet the best offer yet from Airtel Kenya

Richard MureithiAugust 17, 2016

If you have ever had internet bundles run out on you just when you are about to reply to an important and urgent email you would know how frustrating it can be....

Kenyan woman almost carjacked as she stopped to help ‘stranded’ motorist

Richard MureithiAugust 15, 2016

If you are a driver, it comes naturally to want to help out a fellow motorist who has gotten stranded for whatever reason. Though a good deed, it comes with its...

Safi Safi an on demand domestic service has launched in Kenya

Richard MureithiAugust 15, 2016

If you live by yourself, I am pretty sure that there has been a time when you needed someone to help you clean your house. It could be that you had some friends...

13 places you can get quick loans in Kenya

Richard MureithiAugust 11, 2016

We have all at one point in time been in a situation where we needed some cash to sort out something urgently. The quickest source of this cash is family and fr...

Stephen Covey author of Speed of Trust to host seminar for CEO’s in Kenya

Richard MureithiAugust 10, 2016

For any business trust by their clients/customers is a very important commodity. A business that is not trusted by its customers will experience negative growth...

Gebeya, an online marketplace for developers, to launch in Kenya

Richard MureithiAugust 10, 2016

Gebeya which means marketplace in Amharic is an online marketplace for top IT professionals. The platform when launched will allow these professionals to showca...

Ronald Webb is the new Financial Services Director at Safaricom

Richard MureithiAugust 9, 2016

Ronald Webb a seasoned finance and technology expert has joined Safaricom from Equity Bank where he was head of directorate of payments at the bank. In this pos...

P&G to help keep 12,000 girls in school with a year supply of Always pads

Richard MureithiAugust 5, 2016

Procter & Gamble on Wednesday had the second launch of the Always Keeping Girls in School (AKGIS) program. The initiative which kicked off in 2006 was in re...

GOtv reduces its prices and adds channels in Kenya

Richard MureithiAugust 2, 2016

Just a few months after announcing a price increase, Gotv has made a hasty retreat and made a reduction on the prices of their packages. The price of Gotv Value...

How Grace Wahome has made dog breeding into a multi million business

Richard MureithiJuly 27, 2016

While attending the launch of the Barclays & ITC #SheTradesKe event I got to meet several women who were doing phenomenal things but rarely get mentioned. A...

Safaricom shareholders set to get paid a 27 billion special dividend

Richard MureithiJuly 26, 2016

Safaricom which is arguably the most profitable company in Kenya has today announced that it will be paying its shareholders a special dividend. This dividend w...

Safaricom roaming is now cheaper for calls & data in over 52 countries

Richard MureithiJuly 26, 2016

In what is clearly good news for those who travel outside Kenya, Safaricom has today announced that it has reduced the roaming charges for calls and data by upt...

ZUKU appoints Safaricom’s Genue Mwaura as the Chief Finance Officer

Richard MureithiJuly 25, 2016

Wananchi Group entertainment brand Zuku has today announced the appointment of Genue Mwaura as Chief Finance Officer and Michael Dabaly as the Sales, Marketing ...

Renault unveils the KWID, a showroom car for 1 million bob

Richard MureithiJuly 22, 2016

In a first for our country Renault yesterday unveiled Renault KWID a passenger car that costs Kshs.1 million. We live in a country where buying a brand new car ...

AfricaHackOn the annual Cyber Security conference is back and will be going down on the 28th of July

Richard MureithiJuly 21, 2016

With ICT dominating almost all aspects of our life that is from the banking app that you use to withdraw funds from your account to the cards that you use to ma...

Expect slow Internet as TEAMS cable undergoes maintenance

Richard MureithiJuly 20, 2016

If your business relies on the TEAMS cable for internet you need to brace yourself for slow internet speeds. This is due to the scheduled maintenance works on t...

Precious Blood students emerge second at the Technovation Challenge finals held in the US

Richard MureithiJuly 19, 2016

Last week we told you about the Precious Blood Riruta students who managed to make it the the finals of the Technovation Challenge. The 5 girls namely Harriet K...

Barclays Kenya commits Ksh. 70M to help 10,000 women access export markets

Richard MureithiJuly 18, 2016

SheTrades, an initiative of the International Trade Center (ITC) is a mobile application that provides women entrepreneurs with a unique platform to connect to ...