James Wamathai

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...

How to top up PayPal via M-Pesa in Kenya

James WamathaiApril 9, 2018

You can now be able to top up your PayPal account via M-Pesa in Kenya. To top up your account, you need to do the following: 1. Have a PayPal account. 2....

How to withdraw money from PayPal to M-Pesa in Kenya

James WamathaiApril 9, 2018

Withdrawals from PayPal to M-Pesa are now officially possible through a partnership between PayPal and Safaricom. The new service is operated by TransferTo, a B...

Equity Bank reduces costs for PayPal withdrawals for large transactions

James WamathaiApril 4, 2018

Equity Bank has slightly reduced the cost of its PayPal withdrawal service for transactions above USD 501. Equity charges for PayPal withdrawals of between USD ...

MwendeNgao, CravingYellow & AluochBonnita among nominees in the BAKE Awards 2018

James WamathaiApril 4, 2018

The Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) has just announced the BAKE Awards 2018 nominees. This year's nominees includes the competition's veterans such as Owaa...

Nokia 1 to be available in Kenya from 16th April

James WamathaiApril 3, 2018

HMD Global has announced that the Nokia 1 smartphone will be available in Kenya from 16th April 2018. It an entry level 4G smartphone. The phone, which runs on ...

I&M Bank 2017 net profit drops 6.3% to Ksh. 7.2 Billion

James WamathaiApril 3, 2018

I&M Bank has posted a Ksh. 7.2 Billion for the financial year ending 31st December 2017. The group's net profit dropped 6.3% from Ksh. 7.7 Billion recorded in t...

Full list of winners in the Sondeka Awards 2018

James WamathaiMarch 29, 2018

The winners of the Sondeka Awards 2018 were announced at a colourful event at the Louis Leakey auditorium at the National Museum of Kenya. Winter Oirya, G-cho P...

BCD Kenya named as top agent in the SAA Travel Agents Awards 2018

James WamathaiMarch 27, 2018

South African Airways (SAA) hosted its annual Travel Agents Awards, at Crowne Plaza Nairobi, where it awarded its top selling agents. BCD Kenya emerged top. ...

Entries to the Kenya Photography Awards 2018 are now open

James WamathaiMarch 26, 2018

The 2018 Kenya Photography Awards has been launched and the competition is also accepting entries. The competition is accepting submissions between 26th March 2...

Air France to now fly 3 times a week to Nairobi after 18 year hiatus

James WamathaiMarch 26, 2018

Air France will now operate 3 weekly times to Nairobi using Boeing 787 from fly 3 times a week to Nairobi from Paris. The airline is back in Kenya an 18 year hi...

Kenya is unhappy, drops 12 places in World Happiness Report

James WamathaiMarch 20, 2018

The World Happiness Report 2018 has found that Kenya ranks number 124 out of 158 countries in national happiness levels. In last year’s report, Kenya was ran...

How to get a loan from Barclays Timiza

James WamathaiMarch 19, 2018

Barclays Bank Kenya launched a digital banking platform, dubbed Timiza, last week. The platform offers services such as loans, insurance, can hailing, bills pay...

How to get a loan from Haraka

James WamathaiMarch 13, 2018

Haraka is a micro-loan service that gives loans via an Android app. Loans range between Ksh. 500 and Ksh. 5,000. It is owned by GetBucks, a South African reg...

Carol Njoroge ousted as Kenya Film Commission CEO

James WamathaiMarch 13, 2018

Acting Kenya Film Commision (KFC) CEO, Carol Njoroge, has been ousted and replaced with Timothy Owase, also in an acting capacity. Timothy is the Festival and F...

T-Kash charges effective March 2018

James WamathaiMarch 13, 2018

Telkom Kenya yesterday launched a mobile money platform dubbed T-Kash. Charges for sending money start at Ksh. 10 for sending amounts between Ksh. 50 & Ksh....

Chao Mbogo & Anne Cheboi among winners in the Zuri Awards 2018

James WamathaiMarch 10, 2018

The Zuri Awards 2018, took place last night, where women were recognized in different categories. Among the winners on the night included Dr. Chao Mbogo and Ann...

Start-up Grind to host a Fireside Chat with Peter Nduati on March 14

James WamathaiMarch 9, 2018

This month's Start-up Grind will host Resolution Group CEO Peter Nduati on March 14th 2018 at Mettā Nairobi. The event will delve into Peter's successful entrep...

How to apply for the NIC Bank internship program

James WamathaiMarch 9, 2018

NIC Bank have launched the university internship program (April-July applications). They are accepting applications from fresh graduates plus 3rd and 4th year s...