James Wamathai, Author at HapaKenya

Kenya’s Wawira Njiru wins the 2018 Global Citizen Prize for Youth Leadership

James WamathaiDecember 3, 2018

Kenya's Wawira Njiru has won the 2018 Global Citizen Prize for Youth Leadership at the Global Citizen Festival hosted on December 2 in Johannesburg, South Afric...

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Huawei Y9 impresses with premium features at a budget

James WamathaiNovember 15, 2018

The Huawei Y9 2019 was launched in Kenya recently. The phone was launched as a budget device for people who want premium features at a budget. I took the pho...

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Remembering that epic moment when Safaricom had blocked Kenya Police on Twitter

James WamathaiNovember 13, 2018

Lots of amazing things happen on Kenyan Twitter. Kenyans on Twitter hold their government accountable, they call out injustice, influencers do their things, peo...

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This is why Safaricom was down in Nairobi over the weekend

James WamathaiNovember 13, 2018

On Saturday, Safaricom experienced a network outage in Nairobi East and West which made their services inaccessible to its customers in that region. The outa...

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OPPO F9 Pro smartphone is now available in Kenya at Ksh. 37,500

James WamathaiNovember 13, 2018

The OPPO F9 Pro smartphone has been launched in Kenya. The phone will retail at Ksh. 37,500 and is available countrywide. The phone comes with Android 8.1 (O...

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Kenya Airways to now fly daily to Somalia

James WamathaiNovember 13, 2018

Kenya Airways has announced that it will begin daily flights to Mogadishu, Somalia with effect from 15 November 2018. The flights to Somalia will be operated b...

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Kenyan startups in the Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa Class 2 graduate

James WamathaiNovember 10, 2018

Kenyan startups PayGo Energy & Cloud9xp have graduated from the Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa Class 2 in Lagos. The initiative by Google is an attempt...

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Safaricom Home Fibre partners with Jubilee Insurance to offer home insurance

James WamathaiNovember 8, 2018

Safaricom Home Fibre customers will now be able to access home insurance in a partnership with Jubilee Insurance. The home insurance cover is unique in that ...

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Kenya’s Muthoki Mumo, colleague released after arrest in Tanzania

James WamathaiNovember 8, 2018

Muthoki Mumo, who works for The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and her colleague Angela Quintal, a South African national, have been released after bein...

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mKey gives out Ksh. 5.2 million in loans & registers 99,970 downloads

James WamathaiNovember 8, 2018

Finserve Africa launched their digital banking service, mKey, in September this year. Some of the features of the service include bills payment, loans, airtime ...

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Dan Aceda launches new album ‘Accelerata’ at Octobenga concert

James WamathaiOctober 31, 2018

Dan Aceda, the crown prince of benga, launched his fourth album Accelerata at a mind-blowing concert on Friday. The concert, dubbed Octobenga, was held at Allia...

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Huawei Y9 officially launched in Kenya; going for Ksh. 24,990

James WamathaiOctober 28, 2018

Huawei has officially launched the Huawei Y9 2019 in Kenya. At the launch, Huawei has announced that there were 2,000 pre-orders were made for the Huawei Y9 sin...

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Airtel Kenya increases prices of its services to include new taxes

James WamathaiOctober 23, 2018

Airtel becomes the 2nd Telco after Safaricom to increase its prices to reflect the new taxes introduced by the Finance Act 2018. Calls and mobile internet bu...

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Dianne Reeves & Kato Change bring the house down at Safaricom Jazz

James WamathaiOctober 23, 2018

When Safaricom Jazz was launched in 2014, there was little to show that it would grow into the well oiled machine impact machine it is now. What started as an a...

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Life

L’Oréal Foundation awards fellowships to 14 African young women scientists

11 High School scholarships that you can apply for

Kenya’s Wawira Njiru wins the 2018 Global Citizen Prize for Youth Leadership

Business

Konza hosts inaugural tech innovation forum

CEO Fridays: CEO John Tanui on Konza City as the future of innovation and technology in Kenya

Commercial Bank of Africa in talks to merge with the NIC Group Plc

Tech

Telkom Kenya working on new DARE 1 fibre optic cable; To land in Kenya in 2019

HMD Global has launched the Nokia 5.1 Plus in Kenya

uberBODA launched to tap into growing Boda Boda market

Entertainment

5 reasons why you should attend the MJX Cosplay event

Sony’s portable SRS-XB01 speaker is available in Kenya for Ksh. 3,995

Indian Idol: What Makes it Popular in Kenya?

James Wamathai

Kenya’s Wawira Njiru wins the 2018 Global Citizen Prize for Youth Leadership

Huawei Y9 impresses with premium features at a budget

Remembering that epic moment when Safaricom had blocked Kenya Police on Twitter

This is why Safaricom was down in Nairobi over the weekend

OPPO F9 Pro smartphone is now available in Kenya at Ksh. 37,500

Kenya Airways to now fly daily to Somalia

Kenyan startups in the Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa Class 2 graduate

Safaricom Home Fibre partners with Jubilee Insurance to offer home insurance

Kenya’s Muthoki Mumo, colleague released after arrest in Tanzania

mKey gives out Ksh. 5.2 million in loans & registers 99,970 downloads

Dan Aceda launches new album ‘Accelerata’ at Octobenga concert

Huawei Y9 officially launched in Kenya; going for Ksh. 24,990

Airtel Kenya increases prices of its services to include new taxes

Dianne Reeves & Kato Change bring the house down at Safaricom Jazz

James Wamathai