New Kenyan Passport to now be rolled out from September 2017

James WamathaiMarch 10, 2017

The Kenyan immigration department has announced that it will start issuing new Passports to Kenyans from 1st September 2017. To get the New Passport, Kenyans wi...

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KCB Group 2016 net profit grows by 1% with proposed dividend of Ksh. 3 a share

James WamathaiMarch 9, 2017

Kenya's largest bank by asset base, KCB Group, has announced its 2016 financial results. Profit after tax grew by a thin 1% to stand at Ksh. 19.7 Billion. D...

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MultiChoice appoints 4 new executives in a bid to regain market share

James WamathaiMarch 6, 2017

MultiChoice has taken a beating in recent years as customers have left its pay TV platform DSTV over pricing concerns. In a move that is geared towards stopping...

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Samsung launches the Galaxy A (2017) series smartphones in Kenya

James WamathaiMarch 6, 2017

Samsung has launched the latest Galaxy A series smartphones in Kenya. The phones comprise the 5.7-inch A7, 5.2-inch A5 and 4.7-inch A3. The smartphones will be...

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Skyward Express to introduce daily flights to Lamu and Mombasa from March 31st

James WamathaiMarch 6, 2017

Skyward Express will introduce daily flights to Lamu and Mombasa from March 31st. They will also introduce a flight between Lamu and Mombasa. The airline will h...

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Huawei P10 set for Kenyan launch in April

James WamathaiMarch 6, 2017

The latest Huawei latest flagship mobile device, the P10, will be launched in Kenya next month. The phone was recently launched at the Mobile World Congress alo...

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Kenya’s FunKidz wins the Women4Tech award at the Glomo Awards 2017

James WamathaiMarch 5, 2017

Kenya's FunKidz has won the Women4Tech award at the Glomo Awards 2017 (Global Mobile Awards). They won for their Kidz Go Tech program which they run in collabor...

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Registered as a political party member without your consent? Here’s how to deregister

James WamathaiMarch 5, 2017

In the last few days, some Kenyans have discovered that they had been registered as members of a political party without their consent. This was after the Offic...

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Kenyan movies, Kati Kati and Zilizala win at the AMVCA 2017

James WamathaiMarch 5, 2017

Two Kenya made movies i.e. Kati Kati and Zilizala, won Best Movie (East Africa) and Best Indigenous Language Movie Or Tv Series – Swahili respectively in the AM...

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Full artist line up & ticketing details for Safaricom Jazz Festival 2017 released

James WamathaiFebruary 5, 2017

The full list of the musicians that will perform at this year's Safaricom Jazz Festival has been announced. The headliner, as we reported recently, will be Davi...

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Peugeot to assemble 5 car models in Kenya after 13 year absence

James WamathaiFebruary 5, 2017

French multinational Groupe PSA has announced that they will restart the assembly of Peugeot cars in Kenya. Groupe PSA manufactures cars and motorcycles sold un...

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KAM & GIZ launch project to teach technical skills to Kenyan youth

James WamathaiJanuary 23, 2017

The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) and the German Corporation for International Development (GIZ) have launched a Technical and Vocational Education a...

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Inaugural NBO Film Festival to be held from Jan 26 with Kati Kati as main feature

James WamathaiJanuary 23, 2017

The inaugural edition of the NBO Film Festival take place between 26th January 2017 to 5th February 2017. The festival is a brain child of Mbithi Masya and Sheb...

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Emirates will fly to Nairobi 21 times a week from June 2017

James WamathaiJanuary 19, 2017

Emirates will from 1st June 2017 increase the number of weekly flights to Kenya. They will now have 3 daily flights to Kenya up from the current 2 daily flights...

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BLAZE BYOB TV show contestants & judges unveiled

James WamathaiJanuary 18, 2017

The BLAZE BYOB TV show, a youth entrepreneurship reality show, has announced the 12 contestants and the 3 judges in the contest. The reality show will air on KT...

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KAM & KMJA launch book to educate the public on commercial court systems

James WamathaiJanuary 16, 2017

The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) and Kenya Magistrates and Judges Association (KMJA) have launched the the Commercial Law Guidebook. The book will s...

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Sanivation announced as Kenya finalist in Chivas Regal’s The Venture competition

James WamathaiJanuary 16, 2017

Naivasha based social enterprise Sanivation has been selected as the Kenyan finalist in the Chivas Regal’s The Venture competition. The venture is a $1Million f...

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Safaricom Jazz Festival 2017 will be on Feb 26 with saxophonist David Sanborn headlining

James WamathaiJanuary 13, 2017

This year's Safaricom Jazz Festival will be held on Sunday 26th February at the Kasarani Training Grounds. The annual jazz festival is now in its 4th year. Cel...

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Bean Interactive wins an AVA Digital Award for Safaricom project

James WamathaiJanuary 12, 2017

Kenyan digital agency, Bean Interactive, has won a platinum award in the AVA Digital Awards 2017 in the Information Experience category for their work on the BL...

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NexTech Africa, Microsoft’s new African tech event, is coming to Nairobi

James WamathaiJanuary 12, 2017

Microsoft is bringing its new African technology event, NexTech Africa, to Nairobi. The event, which will take place on 2nd and 3rd February 2017, will bring to...

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High demand & Jambojet blunders show that another budget airline is needed in Kenya

James WamathaiJanuary 3, 2017

Kenya Airways (KQ) owned Jambojet was a much needed addition to the Kenyan aviation space going by its quick adoption by Kenyans. This led the budget airline in...

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NTSA has taken car registration & ownership transfer online

James WamathaiDecember 30, 2016

The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has a new online platform where most of the services it offers including car registration and car ownership t...

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New PAYE rates effective January 2017

James WamathaiDecember 30, 2016

The Finance Act 2016, which was signed into law by the president in September 2016, made some key changes to the amount of Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax that emplo...

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First Kenyan made Volkswagen Polo Vivo unveiled; Will sell at Ksh. 1.65 Million

James WamathaiDecember 22, 2016

President Uhuru Kenyatta and Volkswagen Brands CEO Herbert Diess yesterday launched the Volkswagen vehicle production facility at the Kenya Vehicle Manufacturer...

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Youth entrepreneurship show, BLAZE BYOB, to air on KTN with Ksh. 5M to be won

James WamathaiDecember 16, 2016

Youth entrepreneurship show BLAZE BYOB (Be Your Own Boss) will air on KTN in February and March next year. The show will begin airing on 6th February 2017 and w...

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35 new movies and TV shows that you can watch on ShowMax

James WamathaiDecember 16, 2016

What I love most about Video on Demand service ShowMax is that you can always find something interesting to watch. The content from the different categories i.e...

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Elsaphan Njora & Dorothy Ghettuba among AMVCA 2017 nominees

James WamathaiDecember 15, 2016

Actor Elsaphan Njora & producer Dorothy Ghettuba have been nominated in the annual AMVCA awards (Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards) organized by MultiChoice Af...

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Amazon Prime Video is finally available in Kenya

James WamathaiDecember 14, 2016

Video on Demand service Amazon Prime Video is finally available in Kenya and is now also available in 200 countries worldwide. Amazon Prime Video was only avail...

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Kass TV is now available on DStv and GOtv

James WamathaiDecember 14, 2016

Kass TV is now avilable on both DStv and GOtv in Kenya. The station broadcasts in Kalenjin and is owned by Kass Media Group. It has been available as a free ...

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Fastjet to stop flying to Nairobi from 5th December

James WamathaiDecember 1, 2016

Budget airline Fastjet has announced the suspension of flights to Nairobi from Dar es Salaam effective 5th December 2016. Flights to Entebbe, Uganda and between...

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Netflix copies ShowMax’s content download feature

James WamathaiNovember 30, 2016

Netflix has introduced a download feature that will enable their customers to save some movies and series on their devices for offline viewing. The video on dem...

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The Infinix Zero 4 is now available and its awesome so far

James WamathaiNovember 25, 2016

The latest Infinix phone, the Zero 4, is now available in the market and exclusively on Jumia. The phone is retailing at Ksh. 18,999. Its sister phone, the Z...

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Download movies and series on ShowMax and pay with M-Pesa!

James WamathaiNovember 25, 2016

ShowMax TV service offers its customers in Kenya a choice of paying via M-Pesa. It is pretty straightforward and to make things even easier, I have worked on a ...

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Kingfisher wine now has an apple variant

James WamathaiNovember 25, 2016

Kenya Wine Agencies Ltd (KWAL) has launched an apple variant of its popular alcoholic drink Kingfisher. The new product, Kingfisher Apple, will retail at Ksh. 1...

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First SA built Ford Everest is on its way to Kenya

James WamathaiNovember 21, 2016

The Ford Silverton Assembly Plant in Pretoria, South Africa has produced the first batch of Ford Everest cars. The very first car, a Moondust Silver Everest 2.2...

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Uber drivers to get business start up loans from Branch

James WamathaiNovember 18, 2016

Uber and Branch have partnered to provide existing Uber drivers with a loan of Ksh. 30,000. The loan is geared towards helping the drivers set up their own busi...

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Love movies and series? Here’s 6 things you should know about ShowMax

James WamathaiNovember 18, 2016

ShowMax officially launched in Kenya in October this year with subscription video on demand (SVOD). While ShowMax had been available since last year, the Sho...

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The assasination of a former Rwandan minister in Kenya

James WamathaiNovember 17, 2016

Rwanda gained independence in 1962 with Grégoire Kayibanda, a Hutu, becoming president. His young government first bloodied its hands in December 1963 when Tuts...

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Latest Skiza tunes royalties ruling is a long step back for artistes

James WamathaiNovember 14, 2016

In 2012, the Copyright Act was amended by parliament to include the following paragraph that gave equitable rights to compensation to everyone who worked in the...

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Report shows Opera data compression tech has saved Kenyans Ksh. 1B in 2016

James WamathaiNovember 14, 2016

Opera Software, makers of browsers for PCs and mobile have released their latest report, the State of the Mobile Web: Africa 2016. The report covers usage of th...

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The fight for Boniface Mwangi’s right to free expression

James WamathaiNovember 14, 2016

On 28th September 2016, Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto appeared on K24 in an interview with Richard Kagoe. It was touted as a platform where the Jubilee ...

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Introducing the Mate 9 and the Huawei Fit

James WamathaiNovember 10, 2016

Huawei has launched two new devices the Mate 9 and the exclusive Porsche Design Mate 9. The two phones were launched at an event in Germany. They are a successo...

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