James Wamathai

Kenyans wins 6 awards at the 2018 AMVCAs, with movie ’18 Hours’ bagging 3

James WamathaiSeptember 2, 2018

Kenyan movie 18 hours has won 3 awards in the 2018 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (2018 AMVCAs). The movie had received 5 nominations in the competition. ...

Kinyanjui Kombani wins the 2018 CODE Burt Award for African Young Adult Literature

James WamathaiSeptember 1, 2018

Kenyan author Kinyanjui Kombani has won the 2018 CODE Burt Award for African Young Adult Literature for his young adult novel Finding Colombia. He was announced...

15 amazing women in manufacturing in Kenya that you should know

James WamathaiAugust 27, 2018

Women make over 50% of the population and women owned businesses make about 48% of all SMEs in Kenya. Be that as it may, women remain underrepresented in all se...

You can now access unlimited music on Songa for just 5 bob a day

James WamathaiAugust 24, 2018

Songa, a music streaming service by Safaricom and Radio Africa Group, has lowered its cost of its platform to just Ksh. 5 a day (Ksh. 150 a month). The servi...

How next of kin can access Mpesa money when their loved one dies

James WamathaiAugust 24, 2018

In case you are wondering what happens to a deceased person's MPESA balance, we came upon the procedure to claim the same. Safaricom requires that the next of k...

72 countries that Kenyans can travel to visa free or get a visa on arrival

James WamathaiAugust 23, 2018

If you hold a Kenyan passport, then I have good news for you. Your passport can allow to travel to 72 countries either visa free or that you can get a visa on a...

DStv Now app now available for Samsung Smart TVs, Apple TV & Android TV

James WamathaiAugust 23, 2018

DStv Now has introduced 3 new apps that will enable its customers access its content on more devices. The DStv Now service helps DStv customers watch Live TV, e...

Chase Bank finally transitions to SBM Bank Kenya

James WamathaiAugust 21, 2018

Chase Bank Kenya Ltd has officially transitioned into SBM Bank Kenya after SBM Group was given final approval by CBK for the acquisition. Chase Bank was placed ...

Oppo Find X now available in Kenya; Price, specs & how to buy

James WamathaiAugust 20, 2018

Phone manufacturer Oppo have launched their newest flagship device, the Oppo Find X, in Kenya. The phone is retailing at Ksh. 99,999 and is available countrywid...

Turnup Travel celebrated IG Tours anniversary in style

James WamathaiAugust 20, 2018

Experiential travel company Turnup Travel first launched the Instagram Tours, a scenic tour of Kenyan cities, in 2017. Nairobi was of course the first stop with...

Equity Group’s half year profit after tax hits Ksh. 11 Billion

James WamathaiAugust 16, 2018

Equity Group’s half year profit after tax, for the period ending 30th June 2018, has increased by 18% to Ksh. 11 billion. This is up from Ksh. 9.4 billion for t...

Kinyanjui Kombani shortlisted for the 2018 CODE Burt Award for African Young Adult Literature

James WamathaiAugust 4, 2018

Kenyan author Kinyanjui Kombani has been shortlisted for the 2018 CODE Burt Award for African Young Adult Literature. Kombani was shortlisted for his 2017 young...

CEO Fridays: George Gachara on Heva Fund’s plan to raise Ksh. 500 Million to fund the East African creative sector

James WamathaiAugust 3, 2018

Heva Fund is an investment fund for creative businesses in East Africa. Their investment support aims to help businesses increase their production capacities, l...

Inchcape is the new distributor for Jaguar Land Rover in Kenya

James WamathaiAugust 2, 2018

Inchcape has been appointed as the new Jaguar Land Rover distributors for Kenya beginning today August 1st 2018. The appointment of Inchcape is the resul...

New Toyota Rush SUV launched in Kenya

James WamathaiAugust 2, 2018

The new Toyota Rush SUV has been launched in the Kenyan market. The SUV is a 7 seater and has 4 speed automatic transmission. It is going for Ksh. 3 Million (in...

Vivo Energy launches new range of Shell fuels in Kenya

James WamathaiAugust 2, 2018

Vivo Energy Kenya has rebranded its Shell fuels portfolio. Its range of fuel brands i.e. Shell V-Power, Shell FuelSave Unleaded and Shell FuelSave Diesel have b...

Turnup Travel to host 4th Nairobi Instagram Tour on August 11

James WamathaiAugust 2, 2018

Experiential travel company Turnup Travel will host the fourth Nairobi Instagram Tour on Saturday August 11 2018. The tour is a photographic journey to showcase...

Tecno parent company intends to launch digital banking service in Africa

James WamathaiJuly 31, 2018

Transsion has partnered with NetEase to launch a financial services arm in Africa called Transsnet Financial Services. The new venture will offer digital bankin...

Telkom Kenya unveils Ksh. 150 Million data centre to boost its network

James WamathaiJuly 31, 2018

Telkom Kenya has launched a Ksh. 150 Million data centre to improve its network. The facility will improve its network quality, colocation and hosting services,...

NCBA Loop

How to get a loan from NCBA Loop

James WamathaiJuly 31, 2018

Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) launched their digital banking service Loop in March 2017. They recently updated it to include loans and overdrafts. To get ...

How to get a loan from Housing Finance HF Whizz

James WamathaiJuly 31, 2018

Housing Finance recently launched a digital banking product called HF Whizz. The platform offers services such as loans, bills payment and can also serve as a b...

Family Bank’s Pesapap app is now offering loans

James WamathaiJuly 31, 2018

Family Bank has just announced updates to its mobile banking app Pesapap. Customers and non-customers of the bank will now be able to access loans and also inve...

EABL’s net profit reduces by 14% to Ksh. 7.2 Billion for FY 2018

James WamathaiJuly 27, 2018

East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has announced financial results for the year ended June 2018 and has reported a profit after tax of Ksh. 7.2 Billion. This...

CBA Loop updates their service with loans & free payments

James WamathaiJuly 26, 2018

Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) have updated their Loop digital banking service to now include loans, free payments and lowered charges for various services. Lo...

Kenya’s Mookh Africa wins Ksh. 5M top prize in the Visa Everywhere Africa competition

James WamathaiJuly 25, 2018

Kenya's Mookh Africa has won the top prize in the first ever Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) Visa Everywhere Initiative. Mookh beat 11 other finalists, who included 3 ...

Telkom Kenya to use Google Loon baloons to provide 4G mobile phone services in Kenya

James WamathaiJuly 20, 2018

Telkom Kenya has partnered with Google to use Loon baloons to provide partners with Loon LLC to provide 4G/LTE mobile services in areas with low network covera...

Sachen Gudka is the new chairperson of the Kenya Association of Manufacturers

James WamathaiJuly 20, 2018

Sachen Gudka has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM). The organization also appointed Mucai Kunyiha as the Vic...

High Court orders MCSK to stop collecting royalties and license fees

James WamathaiJuly 18, 2018

The High Court has ordered the Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) to stop collecting royalties and license fees as it was denied a license by the Kenya Cop...

Crown Beverages is distributing Campari Group’s alcoholic brands in Kenya

James WamathaiJuly 18, 2018

Crown Beverages Limited (CBL) has been appointed as the exclusive distributor of Campari Group's alcoholic brands in Kenya. The brands include Campari, SKYY Vod...

Kenyan filmmakers win 10 awards at ZIFF 2018

James WamathaiJuly 18, 2018

Kenyans had a strong showing at this year's Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF) winning 10 awards in different categories. Among the winning Kenyan entr...

Elizaphan Murage Wanjohi wins Subaru grand prize in EABL’s ‘Win A Ride 2’ competition

James WamathaiJuly 16, 2018

Elizaphan Murage Wanjohi, an IT consultant, has won a brand new Subaru Impreza in the Win A Ride 2 consumer promotion by East African Breweries (EABL). The prom...

UN Chief appoints Kenya’s Nanjira Sambuli to panel on Digital Cooperation

James WamathaiJuly 14, 2018

The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Kenya's Nanjira Sambuli to a high-level panel on digital cooperation. The panel will be co-c...

Entry level Huawei Y5 Prime 2018 launched

James WamathaiJuly 13, 2018

The latest entrant to the Huawei Y Series, the Y5 Prime 2018, has been launched in Kenya. The smartphone, which is retailing at Ksh. 9,999 is available from Jum...

Relief for Kenyans as order to suspend 26 sections of Cybercrimes Law extended to October 1

James WamathaiJuly 5, 2018

Justice Wilfrida Okwany has extended the orders to suspend 26 sections of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act to October 1st 2018. She made the ruling after...

Inaugural Tech Tamasha technology conference launched with planned events in Nairobi, Kisumu & Mombasa

James WamathaiJuly 5, 2018

Award winning Kenyan tech blog Techweez has launched a technology conference dubbed Tech Tamasha which it says will be an annual affair. The conference was laun...

New M-Pesa charges effective July 1 2018

James WamathaiJuly 1, 2018

Safaricom has today adjusted their M-Pesa charges. According to the company, the change was necessitated by the Finance Bill 2018 which raises the excise tax on...

Patrick Mutua crowned the World Class Kenya bartender of the year

James WamathaiJune 28, 2018

Patrick Mutua, a bartender at Kempinski hotel, is the winner of the 2018 Diageo Kenya World Class competition. He will represent Kenya at the global final in Oc...

Infinix launches the Note 5 with Android One & better battery life

James WamathaiJune 25, 2018

Infinix last night launched the Note 5 smartphone at an event in Dubai. The Note 5 is part of the Android One program, which is designed to deliver a faster ope...

AFD to invest Ksh. 90 million in the Kenyan creative sector through HEVA Fund

James WamathaiJune 22, 2018

The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have signed an agreement with HEVA Fund LLP to fund and provide technical assistance to the creative and cultural ec...

Barclays Bank launches mentorship programme for university students

James WamathaiJune 21, 2018

Barclays Bank of Kenya (BBK) has launched a mentorship programme for Kenyan university students. The initiative, which is in partnership with the Higher Educati...

Infinix Hot S3 launched in Kenya; exclusively being sold by Safaricom

James WamathaiJune 21, 2018

Infinix have launched the Hot S3 smartphone in Kenya. The phone is exlusively available from Safaricom. The phone comes with a Qualcomm snapdragon processor,...

The Tecno Spark 2 is now available in Kenya

James WamathaiJune 14, 2018

Tecno has launched the Spark 2 smartphone in the Kenyan market. It is the successor to the Tecno Spark K7 that was launched from last year. It is the first ...