James Wamathai

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 ...

Singapore opens Nairobi office to promote investments in East Africa

James WamathaiJune 14, 2018

Singapore has opened an office in Nairobi to promote the country's investments in East Africa, and also promote partnerships between Singapore and East African ...

How to catch the World Cup on the move with DStv Now

James WamathaiJune 14, 2018

The FIFA World Cup is here with us again, this time being hosted in Russia for the first time. All the matches will be shown on DStv. DStv is offering an extra...

Infinix Note 5 is apparently in the pipeline

James WamathaiJune 11, 2018

Infinix is rumoured to be planning to launch a new smartphone in the Note series. The smartphone will of course be the Note 5 and apparently they will also be a...

Total introduces Hi-Perf lubricant for Motorbikes

James WamathaiJune 11, 2018

Total Kenya has launched the new Hi-Perf for Motor Bikes in Kenya. The motorcycle market is a key driver of lubricant consumption in the country. The new lu...

Here is the full list of Groove Awards 2018 nominees

James WamathaiJune 7, 2018

The nominees of the Groove Awards 2018, a Kenyan Gospel music competition have been announced. Nominees include Gloria Muliro, Timeless Noel, Stone Jiwe, Pastor...

You will now need a Safari Card to enter 6 National Parks in Kenya

James WamathaiJune 4, 2018

The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has reintroduced the Safari Card payment system in 6 Kenyan National Parks from June 1st. Visitors to these parks will need the...

Leonida Mutuku & Huston Malande named in Forbes Africa’s 30 Under 30 2018

James WamathaiJune 4, 2018

Forbes Africa has released its 2018 30 Under 30 list that features promising African entrepreneurs and leaders under 30 in three industries i.e. Business, Techn...

Wanuri Kahiu film & Supa Modo among 7 Kenyan films to feature at ZIFF 2018

James WamathaiJune 4, 2018

Who Am I, a film by Wanuri Kahiu and Nick Reding, is among the selection of films selected to be in competition at the Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIF...

Barclays Bank first quarter net profit rises by 7.5% to Ksh. 1.8 Billion

James WamathaiJune 1, 2018

Barclays Bank Kenya's net profit for the first quarter ending March 2018 has increased by 7.5% to Ksh. 1.8 Billion. They reported Ksh. 1.7 Billion in the previo...

The new Safaricom Box is impressive even without Netflix

James WamathaiMay 31, 2018

Safaricom launched the Big Box in 2015 with a lot of fanfare. The product didn't live to its expectation and even Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore later admitted tha...

Food delivery platform, Uber Eats, is now live in nairobi

James WamathaiMay 30, 2018

Uber have finally launched their food delivery platform, Uber Eats, in Nairobi. The service will be initially available in Kileleshwa, Westlands, Kilimani and L...

26 sections of the Cybercrimes law have been suspended after BAKE files case

James WamathaiMay 30, 2018

The Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) made good their promise to challenge the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, 2018. They filed a petition yesterday in ...

Barclays Bank get shareholder approval to rebrand to Absa

James WamathaiMay 25, 2018

Barclays Bank of Kenya (BBK) shareholders have approved the name change of the bank to Absa. The bank has until June 2020 to complete the process. The name c...

Tecno is apparently planning to launch the Spark 2 soon

James WamathaiMay 24, 2018

Phone manufacturer Tecno is apparently planning to launch second generation range of Spark smartphones as soon as next month. The first smartphone in the range ...

Women dominate BAKE Awards 2018 with Bonnita Aluoch winning top prize

James WamathaiMay 22, 2018

Women completely dominated the BAKE Awards 2018, winning in 15 out of 23 categories. Women winners included Travel blogger Bonnita Aluoch who won the Kenyan Blo...

Fashion brand Nanawax to launch in Nairobi

James WamathaiMay 19, 2018

West African fashion brand Nanawax is planning to launch in Nairobi in the coming months. The announcement was made at an exclusive runaway event in Nairobi tha...

CEO Fridays: Nyambura Kinyori’s company leads the way in the photo booth market

James WamathaiMay 18, 2018

Nyambura Kinyori is a former advertising professional who took the plunge to begin her own business in 2015. The business is Picha Booth, a company that offers ...

Zuku Fiber customers to get access to 3 months of Showmax for Ksh. 250

James WamathaiMay 15, 2018

Zuku Fiber customers can now get 3 months of Showmax for only Ksh. 250. The product called, Zuku plus Showmax, will only be accessible to current Zuku customers...

New PEACE submarine fibre optic cable to land in Kenya in 2019

James WamathaiMay 14, 2018

The PEACE (Pakistan & East Africa Connecting Europe) submarine fibre optic cable project has commenced. The cable is expected to connect Kenya, Pakistan, Djibou...

The Infinix HOT 6 Pro is now available in Kenya

James WamathaiMay 12, 2018

Infinix has today launched the HOT 6 Pro smartphone in the Kenyan market. The phone comes in two variants i.e. 3GB RAM+ 32GB Internal storage and 2GB RAM + 16 G...

Safaricom posts Ksh. 55.29 Billion net profit despite a challenging 2017

James WamathaiMay 9, 2018

Safaricom has posted a net profit for the financial year ending 31st March 2018. This is up 14.1% from the Ksh. 48.44 profit reported in the previous financia...

The Isuzu mu-X SUV has been launched in Kenya

James WamathaiMay 8, 2018

Isuzu East Africa (Isuzu EA) has launched the mu-X SUV in Kenya. The car will retail at Ksh. 6.6 Million. The car is a 4x4 and can seat seven. It comes with...

Joanne Mwangi joins KCB Lions Den as an investor, replacing Wandia Gichuru

James WamathaiMay 7, 2018

Joanne Mwangi has replaced Wandia Gichuru as an investor on the KCB Lions Den TV show. Joanne will join other investors Kris Senanu, Olive Gachara, Myke Rabar a...

Techno Brain opens first Microsoft Software Testing Centre in Africa

James WamathaiMay 7, 2018

Techno Brain Kenya, in partnership with Microsoft, has opened the first ever Microsoft Software Testing Centre in Africa. It is the fourth centre in the world a...

Airtel 4G is now available in Nairobi & Mombasa

James WamathaiMay 7, 2018

Airtel has finally launched 4G on its network. The 4G service is currently available in Nairobi and Mombasa and the telco plans to roll it out in other towns in...

EABL launches new Smirnoff Ice Green Apple

James WamathaiMay 7, 2018

East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has launched a new variant of the popular Smirnoff Ice drink. The variant, Smirnoff Ice Green Apple, will be available in ...

Wanuri Kahiu’s new film ‘Rafiki’ has been banned in Kenya

James WamathaiApril 27, 2018

Wanuri Kahiu's new film Rafiki has been banned in Kenya by the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) . The Kenyan filmmaker announced this new development on T...

Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia 6 2018 & Nokia 1 smartphones launched in Kenya

James WamathaiApril 24, 2018

HMD Global have launched the Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia 6 2018 and the Nokia 1 smartphones in Kenya. Nokia 7 Plus It comes with Android Oreo and will retail at K...

Capwell Industries launch AMAIZE maize flour

James WamathaiApril 18, 2018

Capwell Industries has launched a new maize flour, AMAIZE, in the market. The company claims that the new flour is premium and whiter and softer than other maiz...

New Volkswagen Tiguan SUV & automatic Amarok pickup launched in Kenya

James WamathaiApril 16, 2018

DT Dobie has launched the new Volkswagen Tiguan SUV and the Amarok pick up with automatic transmission in Kenya. The two vehicles are diesel powered and come wi...

Renowned academic Prof. Paul Zeleza on his plans for USIU, academia & his ties to Kenya

James WamathaiApril 13, 2018

Prof. Paul Zeleza is a highly accomplished man. Not only is he a world renowned academic, historian and intellectual, he is also a published writer. Originally ...

Interview with Brand Ambassador Deano Moncrieffe on Don Julio & how to enjoy tequila

James WamathaiApril 9, 2018

Don Julio Global Brand Ambassador Deano Moncrieffe was in Kenya to promote the premium tequila brand. Among the activities lined were mentorship sessions with b...

A look at the EABL business in Kenya

James WamathaiApril 9, 2018

East African Breweries Limited (EABL) is East Africa's largest alcohol beverage company. The Kenyan business, which is headed by Jane Karuku, trades as Kenya Br...