Government switches off NTV, KTN, Citizen TV & Inooro TV

James WamathaiJanuary 30, 2018

Kenyan TV station has just reported that the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has switched off two Kenyan TV stations, NTV and Citizen TV, and Inooro TV. ...

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Nairobi Restaurant Week is back from 25th Jan to 4th Feb

James WamathaiJanuary 25, 2018

Nairobians are in for another culinary feast with the return of the Nairobi Restaurant Week. The annual culinary event, which is in its fifth year, will take pl...

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Mandera bus attack short film, ‘Watu Wote’, gets Oscar nomination

James WamathaiJanuary 23, 2018

Watu Wote, a short film based on the infamous Mandera bus attack has received an Oscar nomination. It is nominated in the 'Live Short Action' category. The s...

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Jambojet to fly to Entebbe & Wajir from February

James WamathaiJanuary 22, 2018

Jambojet will from 15th February 2018 begin flying to Entebbe, Uganda. The budget airline will fly twice daily to Entebbe International Airport from Jomo Kenyat...

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Kenyan Government services website, eCitizen, is down

James WamathaiJanuary 15, 2018

Online government services and payments platform, eCitizen.go.ke is down. It is unclear at this time how many hours the website has been down. The website's ...

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Nokia 8 Review: A solid high-end smartphone

James WamathaiJanuary 12, 2018

HMD Global's foray into the high-end device with the Nokia brand began with the Nokia 8. The smartphone is powered by a Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 proce...

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How to buy Madaraka Express tickets online and via USSD

James WamathaiDecember 31, 2017

Customers can now buy Madaraka Express tickets upto 30 days in advance. Tickets could only previously be bought 14 days in advance. Customers can buy the tic...

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Kilifi Moringa Estates is the Kenyan winner of the Chivas Venture 2018

James WamathaiDecember 16, 2017

Kilifi Moringa Estates has been announced as the Kenyan winner of the Chivas Venture 2018. They will now proceed to the Chivas Venture Global Final which will b...

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Kati Kati and Sue & Jonnie among winners in the Kalasha Awards 2017

James WamathaiDecember 10, 2017

The Kalasha Awards 2017 last night awarded the best in Kenyan TV and film at a gala event hosted at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Nairobi. Among the winners of t...

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Faiba launches data focused 4G mobile network

James WamathaiDecember 6, 2017

Faiba is the new kid in the mobile network space in Kenya. The new mobile operator is owned by Jamii Telecommunications Limited (JTL) under the brand name Faiba...

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Vivo Energy signs deal to take over Engen operations in Kenya & 9 other markets

James WamathaiDecember 4, 2017

Vivo Energy and Engen have today agreed to swap shares in a transaction that will possibly involve cash. The transaction will see Engen operations in 10 markets...

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The Nokia 2 is now available in Kenya

James WamathaiDecember 4, 2017

HMD Global has launched the Nokia 2 in Kenya. The smartphone will retail from Ksh. 11,000 in Safaricom stores plus other general phone stores countrywide. Th...

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How to get a full year of Showmax for only Ksh. 1,000 with M-Pesa

James WamathaiNovember 30, 2017

Did you know that Showmax adds new series and movies every week? Just this month, subscribers have been treated to the launch of Secrets and Lies, Code Black, S...

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6 reasons why you should use SYSPRO ERP in your business

James WamathaiNovember 30, 2017

SYSPRO, a global ICT company that develops ERP software, recently opened an office in Nairobi, Kenya. They have had a presence here for over 20 years, through p...

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Infinix launches the Zero 5 in Kenya; available exclusively on Jumia

James WamathaiNovember 29, 2017

Infinix has launched their newest smartphone, the Zero 5, in Kenya. The launch in Kenya follows the global launch of the device at the FIVE Palm Jumeirah resort...

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Huawei has launched the Mate 10 in Kenya

James WamathaiNovember 22, 2017

Huawei has launched the Mate 10 smartphone in Kenya. The phone will sell exclusively on Jumia for 2 weeks before it becomes available in phone shops countrywide...

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Global ERP provider, SYSPRO, opens regional hub in Kenya

James WamathaiNovember 21, 2017

SYSPRO, a global ICT company that develops Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, has today formally opened an office in Nairobi. The new office will serv...

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Amstel beer has been officially launched in Kenya

James WamathaiNovember 16, 2017

Heinken East Africa yesterday announced the launch of Amstel Beer in the Kenyan market. According to Heineken East Africa General Manager Uche Unigwe, taste ...

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Kenya’s Kocela wins big at the African FinTech Awards 2017

James WamathaiOctober 20, 2017

Kenyan software company, Kocela, has been named as the winner in the Payments & Transfers category at the African FinTech Awards 2017. The awards are part o...

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Limited-edition Ford Ranger Fx4 launched in Kenya

James WamathaiOctober 19, 2017

Ford has launched the limited-edition Ford Ranger Fx4 in Kenya. The vehicles is only available as a 4x4 and will be available from CMC Motors, the Ford distribu...

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This year’s Rusinga Festival will down on December 21st & 22nd

James WamathaiOctober 19, 2017

The 6th edition of the Rusinga Festival will be on December 21 and 22. The annual festival celebrates and aims to preserve the Suba culture and it is hosted on ...

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Silverstone Air launches with flights to Kisumu & Diani

James WamathaiOctober 19, 2017

Silverstone Air has launched with flights to Kisumu and Diani (Ukunda). The company, which is affiliated to Skyward Express, will fly from Nairobi’s Wilson Airp...

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Airtel introduces new 1GB data bundle for Ksh. 99

James WamathaiOctober 10, 2017

Airtel Kenya has introduced new data bundles on its network with one going for as low as Ksh. 99. The new data bundles are as follows: 1GB daily data bu...

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Here is how to register a business in Kenya

James WamathaiOctober 9, 2017

The registration of businesses in Kenya has been made easier and faster. One can now do a name search and even register their business fully online on eCitizen....

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Tips & tricks you can use to make your Safaricom experience better

James WamathaiOctober 9, 2017

Safaricom is the largest telecommunication company in Kenya with over 28 million customers. The 72% market share they enjoy in Kenya is driven by their large ne...

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Safaricom Fibre expands to Kitengela with 6 more towns in the pipeline

James WamathaiOctober 9, 2017

Safaricom has expanded its Safaricom Fibre to the home product to Kitengela with a target of connecting 14,000 homes. Safaricom Fibre, which currently has 95,00...

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OPPO A71 smartphone launched; exclusively available from Safaricom

James WamathaiSeptember 29, 2017

OPPO Kenya has partnered with Safaricom to launch the OPPO A71 smartphone. The phone, which is a 4G device, will be exclusively available from Safaricom shops. ...

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How to buy Madaraka Express tickets 7 days in advance via USSD

James WamathaiSeptember 21, 2017

Kenya Railways have introduced another way of booking Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) train tickets. They have introduced a USSD platform, available via USSD *639#...

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Kenyan born Magdalene Odundo to become Chancellor of UK’s University for the Creative Arts

James WamathaiSeptember 19, 2017

The University for the Creative Arts (UCA) in the UK has announced that it has appointed Kenyan born Professor Magdalene Odundo as the Chancellor. She will succ...

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Kenya’s Maral Bolouri wins top prize at the 2017 L’Atelier art competition

James WamathaiSeptember 19, 2017

Kenya's Maral Bolouri has won the top prize at the 2017 L’Atelier art awards. South African Banele Khoza also won the Gerard Sekoto Award. Another Kenyan, Elias...

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Karl Hala has been appointed as the Ole Sereni General Manager

James WamathaiSeptember 18, 2017

Ole Sereni has a new General Manager in Karl Hala. He replaces long serving GM Ghulam Samdani. Hala has spent the last 35 years at InterContinental Hotel Gr...

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Kenya’s Elias Mungora’s painting was featured in Insecure Sn 2 finale

James WamathaiSeptember 11, 2017

Work by Kenyan painter Elias Mungora has been featured in the HBO TV series Insecure. The painting was featured in the Season 2 finale of the popular TV series ...

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Richard Kimenyi is the new General Manager for Hemingways Nairobi

James WamathaiSeptember 11, 2017

Richard Kimenyi has been appointed as the new General Manager for Hemingways Nairobi. He was previously in charge of the The Fairmont Mt. Kenya Safari Club and ...

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Predrag Amidzic is the new Pernod Ricard MD for Kenya & East Africa

James WamathaiSeptember 11, 2017

Predrag Amidzic has been appointed as the new Managing Director for Pernod Ricard Kenya & East Africa. He replaces Denis Ochanine who previously held the positi...

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New appointments at Simba Corp; Dinesh Kotecha is the new CEO

James WamathaiSeptember 11, 2017

Simba Corp has made new appointments to its work force. Dinesh Kotecha has been appointed as the new Group CEO. He replaces Adil Popat, who becomes the new Grou...

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How to apply for a Kenyan passport

James WamathaiSeptember 6, 2017

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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Huawei launches the Y5 2017, Y7 Prime & Y3 2017 in Kenya

James WamathaiSeptember 6, 2017

Huawei has today launched the Huawei Y5 2017, Y7 Prime & Y3 2017 phones in Kenya. The 3 phones are part of the Y series range of phones. The 3 phones wil...

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The Concours d’Elegance 2017 is slated for September 24

James WamathaiSeptember 5, 2017

This year's Concours d’Elegance, the biggest motoring event in Kenya, will be held on September 24th at the Ngong Racecourse. The Kenyan Concours d’Elégance ...

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Applications to Chivas Venture 2018 are now open

James WamathaiSeptember 5, 2017

Chivas Regal has launched Chivas Venture 2018, a global competition that supports social enterprises that was launched in 2014. Last year, Kenyan startup Saniva...

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In Pictures: Kenyans celebrating Supreme Court’s decision to overturn presidential election

James WamathaiSeptember 1, 2017

Kenya’s Supreme Court has today declared the Presidential Election where IEBC declared Uhuru Kenyatta as the winner invalid due to irregularities. It also order...

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DStv packages prices in Kenya effective September 2017

James WamathaiSeptember 1, 2017

DStv recently announced a reduction in prices of their TV service in Kenya effective 1st September 2017. The new prices, in comparison with the old ones, a...

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All you to need to know about the new Kenyan Passport

James WamathaiAugust 31, 2017

The Kenyan ePassport 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 later S...

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