Adelle Onyango to launch PursePective, a podcast about gender equality

James WamathaiJune 16, 2019

Media personality Adelle Onyango has announced that she will launch a new podcast called PursePective on June 25 in conjunction with Safe Boda Kenya. The pod...

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Inger Andersen from Denmark appointed as the new UNEP Executive Director

James WamathaiJune 16, 2019

Danish economist and environmentalist Inger Andersen has been appointed as the new Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). Ms. Andersen w...

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Safaricom app now has in-app M-Pesa PIN authentication

James WamathaiJune 16, 2019

Safaricom has updated their MySafaricom app which now allows you to input the PIN within the app. The new update was launched on 14th June and is currently avai...

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Lipa na M-Pesa refunds are not customer friendly

James WamathaiJune 14, 2019

Safaricom launched Lipa na M-Pesa in 2013 to enable merchants to be able to accept payments via their popular mobile payments platform, M-Pesa. The launch broug...

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Black Kenyans should boycott J’s bar for discrimination

James WamathaiJune 14, 2019

J's Fresh Kitchen and Bar recently responded to a case of an assault of a customer after she apparently kissed a woman at the establishment. They were then kick...

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New Kenyan passport application centres opened in Nakuru, Kisii, Eldoret and Embu

James WamathaiJune 10, 2019

The Kenyan government has opened four new Immigration centres in the country where Kenyans can be able to apply for the new Kenyan passport. The new centres ...

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Kenyans in diaspora to apply for the new Kenyan passport at 6 new centres

James WamathaiMay 29, 2019

The new Kenyan passport was introduced by the Immigration department in August 2017. It features a chip that contains a person's bio data. The old Kenyan passpo...

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Formula 1 HapaKenya Quiz Night at Kengeles Lavington

James WamathaiMay 22, 2019

We hosted the Formula 1 HapaKenya Quiz Night last night at Kengeles Lavington. 8 teams competed and after a heated 6 rounds, with 10 questions each, with Red Ba...

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Which music festival will the next Safaricom CEO launch?

James WamathaiMay 20, 2019

Safaricom, Kenya's most profitable company, is in the midst of intense speculation about its leadership after an article was published on the issue on Reuters. ...

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How to replace a lost Kenyan passport

James WamathaiApril 5, 2019

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How to apply for a Kenyan passport on eCitizen

James WamathaiApril 5, 2019

The Kenyan Government, through the Immigration Department, introduced new rules requiring Kenyans wishing to apply, renew or replace a Kenyan passport to start ...

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How to apply for a Kenyan passport

James WamathaiApril 5, 2019

The process of getting a Kenyan passport can be simple or it can be a crash course in the workings of the Kenyan immigration bureaucracy. If you’d like the proc...

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How those with old passports can apply for the new Kenyan passport

James WamathaiApril 5, 2019

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How to replace a mutilated Kenyan passport

James WamathaiApril 5, 2019

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How to replace a filled up Kenyan passport

James WamathaiApril 5, 2019

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How to renew an expired Kenyan passport

James WamathaiApril 5, 2019

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Huawei Y6 2019 to be launched in Kenya next week

James WamathaiMarch 7, 2019

Huawei Mobile Kenya has announced that it will launch the new Y series smartphone, i.e. the Huawei Y6 2019, in the Kenyan market next week. In preparation fo...

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Test driving the Glovo delivery service in Kenya

James WamathaiMarch 2, 2019

On demand services have been a hit in Kenya with big brands that include Uber, Sendy, Taxify, Little Ride, Jumia, Kilimall, and Masoko launching. Video on-deman...

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Delivery service Glovo is now available in Kenya

James WamathaiFebruary 28, 2019

On demand delivery app Glovo has launched operations in Nairobi. Glovo is an on demand service that purchases, picks-up and delivers anything that is ordered th...

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Nairobi Restaurant Week is back for 2019 with 70 participating restaurants

James WamathaiFebruary 27, 2019

Annual culinary event, Nairobi Restaurant Week, is back for the 2019 edition with over 70 restaurants participating.  The event, which is in its sixth year, wil...

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Pad Heaven launches book to guide girls on menstrual hygiene

James WamathaiFebruary 25, 2019

Pad Heaven Initiative has launched a new book called Path To Womanhood that is geared towards helping adolescent girls to understand menstruation and better tak...

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Huawei Y7 is a perfect mid-level phone with a great price

James WamathaiFebruary 20, 2019

Phone manufacturer Huawei launched the Huawei Y7 Prime 2019 smartphone in Kenya in January 2019 as a successor for the wildly successful Y7 Prime 2018. Huawe...

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Dukkapu; the newest online supermarket in Kenya with affordable prices

James WamathaiFebruary 15, 2019

Dukkapu is an eCommerce platform that sells household goods and models itself as an online supermarket. It was founded in June 2018 by Patrick Muteti and starte...

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CMA has approved the sale of KenolKobil to Rubis

James WamathaiJanuary 11, 2019

The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has approved the sale of KenolKobil to Rubis Énergie SAS’. The cash offer has also been approved by the Competition Authorit...

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Adelle Onyango Initiative launched to empower women & young people

James WamathaiDecember 19, 2018

Media personality Adelle Onyango has launched an organization dubbed The Adelle Onyango Initiative, that will empower women and young people. The initiative,...

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The fall of a flowers giant: The case of Karuturi vs Stanbic Bank

James WamathaiDecember 18, 2018

Kenya is one of the top exporters of fresh flowers in the world, with a majority of them going to the European Union (EU). Kenya's flowers are also popular in t...

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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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Getting the new Kenyan passport is a nightmare

James WamathaiNovember 8, 2018

The new Kenyan Passport was announced in 2016 and was initially meant to be launched in December 2016 but the launch date was first moved to April 2017 and late...

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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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Introducing the Huawei Y9 with 4 AI Cameras at only Ksh. 24,990

James WamathaiOctober 19, 2018

Huawei has launched their newest mid-range smartphone, the Y9 2019, in the Kenyan market. The phone is retailing at Ksh. 24,990 and is available for pre-order o...

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