M-PESA charges effective November 2016

James WamathaiNovember 9, 2016

Safaricom has removed transfer charges for amounts sent via M-Pesa which are below Ksh. 100. Safaricom in 2014 reduced the transaction charges for small amounts...

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CEO Fridays: How Moringa School is training world-class developers in Kenya

James WamathaiNovember 4, 2016

Founded in 2014, Moringa School offers courses that train students to become strong mobile and web developers. Some of its graduates work at companies such as S...

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Wangari Maathai finally gets a road named after her

James WamathaiNovember 3, 2016

Iconic environmental warrior and Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai finally has a road named after her. The road, now named Prof. Wangari Maathai Road, was form...

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KAM to host first ever Manufacturing Summit from 16th to 18th November

James WamathaiNovember 2, 2016

The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives will host the first ever Kenya Manufacturing...

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#SlayForGracey: Celebrating the life of Grace Makosewe

James WamathaiNovember 2, 2016

Media personality, stylist and all round awesome person Grace Makosewe sadly passed away last week. She was the founder of Nairobi VIP, a marketing, PR & ev...

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Ahmed Rady is the new Coca-Cola GM for East Africa

James WamathaiOctober 27, 2016

Ahmed Rady has been appointed as the new General Manager for the Coca-Cola East Africa Franchise. The position was previously held by Peter Njonjo, who has move...

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Things the Ksh. 5B lost at Afya House could fund

James WamathaiOctober 27, 2016

An internal audit at the Ministry of Health shows that officials have stolen more than 5b shillings in the last year alone. That's 21% of the national healthcar...

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DSTv packages prices in Kenya effective November 2016

James WamathaiOctober 26, 2016

DSTv recently announced a reduction in price in their TV packages prices effective November 1st 2016. This comes on the back of a price increase that led to a f...

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Announcing the Pivot East 2016 Finalists

James WamathaiOctober 26, 2016

Pivot East has announced the 25 finalists of its annual startup competition. The chosen startups will get a chance to pitch their businesses at the finalists co...

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Sauti Sol & Wizkid among winners at the MTV MAMA 2016

James WamathaiOctober 23, 2016

The 2016 MTV Africa Music Awards aka the MTV MAMA 2016 took place today at the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg and was hosted by Bonang Matheba and co-hosts Nomz...

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DStv to reduce prices of its packages in Kenya in November

James WamathaiOctober 18, 2016

Pay TV company DSTv has announced a reduction in  the prices of its TV packages a year after increasing them. The new prices are more or less what they were las...

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Cellulant wins at the 2016 African FinTech Awards

James WamathaiOctober 18, 2016

Cellulant, a digital payments service provider, has won in the Payments & Transfers category at the 2016 African FinTech Awards at the Finance Indaba Africa...

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Asha Mwilu & Rashid Idi win the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist of the year award

James WamathaiOctober 17, 2016

Two Kenyan journalists, Asha Mwilu and Rashid Idi, have won the top prize in the 2016 CNN MultiChoice African Journalist awards. The two won the CNN MultiChoice...

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KFCB agrees to scrap controversial film bill & start the process afresh

James WamathaiOctober 11, 2016

Kenyan creatives from different sectors attended in large numbers, the stakeholders forum that was called by the Kenya Film & Classification Board (KFCB) to...

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People are sharing pictures of Jacarandas in bloom & they are beautiful #JacarandaPropaganda

James WamathaiOctober 8, 2016

Jacarandas are beautiful, especially when they are in bloom. There is something awesome about those purple flowers shining in the sun and littering the ground. ...

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The Tecno Phantom 6 is now available at Safaricom shops

James WamathaiOctober 7, 2016

The Tecno Phantom 6 (single SIM) is now available from Safaricom. The phone was made available on pre-order from Safaricom in late September. The Phantom 6 i...

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The Ford Mustang has been launched in Kenya for the first time ever

James WamathaiOctober 6, 2016

CMC Motors and Ford have launched the Ford Mustang 2017 in Kenya. This is the first Mustang to ever launch in Kenya because previously there was no right hand v...

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Barclays & the UK Government host a renewable energy investment forum

James WamathaiOctober 6, 2016

Barclays Bank Kenya and the UK Government has hosted an event today that brought together players in the Kenyan renewable energy space with potential investors ...

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Simba Colt launches the new Pajero Sport in Kenya

James WamathaiOctober 4, 2016

Simba Colt Motors has launched the new Mitsubishi Pajero Sport SUV in the Kenyan market. The versions of the Pajero Sport that were launched are the GLX (model ...

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Hilton Nairobi Upper Hill, due to open in 2020, will be tallest building in Africa

James WamathaiOctober 3, 2016

Hilton Worldwide has announced new hotels in the pipeline in three African countries at this year’s African Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF). One of the hotels is ...

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Number of internet users in Kenya rises to 37 million

James WamathaiOctober 3, 2016

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has released their communications sector report for the period April and 30th June 2016. One of the key stats in the ...

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Good Pitch is coming to Kenya to link documentary filmmakers with funders

James WamathaiOctober 3, 2016

Good Pitch, a forum that connects documentary filmmakers with relevant partners around leading social and environmental issues, is coming to Kenya for the first...

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Here are the Pivot East 2016 semifinalists

James WamathaiOctober 3, 2016

PIVOT East has announced the semi-finalists for their startup competition this year. The call for applications this year was announced in August with over 120 s...

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You can now pre-order the Tecno Phantom 6 from Safaricom

James WamathaiSeptember 28, 2016

You can now pre-order the recently announced Tecno Phantom 6 from Safaricom. The Phantom 6 pre-order price is Ksh. 26,999. When you pre-order the phone you w...

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Mbithi Masya on his award winning film ‘Kati Kati’ & the future of Kenya’s film industry

James WamathaiSeptember 28, 2016

Mbithi Masya's first feature film, 'Kati Kati', recently won the FIPRESCI prize for the discovery programme at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 20...

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Introducing the Tecno Phantom 6 & Tecno Phantom 6 Plus

James WamathaiSeptember 28, 2016

Tecno launched two new versions of its flagship device, the Tecno Phantom. The two phones, the Tecno Phantom 6 & the Tecno Phantom 6 Plus were launched at a...

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Quantico Season 2 villains use of Kiswahili brings up questions of how Hollywood perceives Africa

James WamathaiSeptember 27, 2016

Season 2 of Quantico kicked off with the usual secrets and mysterious training situations that we saw in season 1. This time however, the antagonists are Swahil...

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Telkom Kenya’s new data bundles are more affordable

James WamathaiSeptember 27, 2016

Telkom Kenya has introduced new data bundles while also introducing validity periods for the different data offerings. Most of their bundles previously had a 90...

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Child friendly TB drugs are now available countrywide in Kenya

James WamathaiSeptember 27, 2016

Child friendly tuberculosis (TB) drugs are now available countrywide, the ministry of health has announced. Kenya becomes the first country in the world to roll...

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Kenya’s Joan Samia is in Miami to compete World Class 2016 bartending title

James WamathaiSeptember 26, 2016

Kenya's best bartender Joan Samia is in Miami competing in the Diageo World Class Bartender of the Year Competition. She joins 55 other bartenders from all over...

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Tips on safe driving that can help reduce road accidents

James WamathaiSeptember 26, 2016

There were 12,000 victims of road accidents in 2015 in Kenya with 3,000 fatalities recorded. A large percentage of the victims were pedestrians, passengers and ...

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Maisha Microfinance Bank is now open for business

James WamathaiSeptember 26, 2016

Maisha Microfinance Bank is now officially open for business. The bank received its operational license from Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) on 26 June 2016 thereby...

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You can now book a taxi in advance on Uber in Kenya

James WamathaiSeptember 25, 2016

The schedule a ride feature on Uber that allows customers to book a taxi in advance is now available in Kenya. The feature will allow users to book a taxi betwe...

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SOMA Awards 2016 full list of winners

James WamathaiSeptember 23, 2016

The winners of the SOMA Awards 2016 have been announced at a gala events at Safari Park Hotel. The SOMA Awards recognizes outstanding companies and individuals ...

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Paypal withdrawals to Equity Bank now take 3 days

James WamathaiSeptember 22, 2016

PayPal withdrawals to Equity Bank accounts will now take 3 days. The withdrawals process previously took 5-8 days. PayPal withdrawals were introduced in Keny...

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Sauti Sol among nominees for the MTV MAMA 2016

James WamathaiSeptember 22, 2016

Kenyan music band Sauti Sol has been nominated in two categories in the MTV Africa Music Awards 2016 (MAMA 2016). They are among fifty nominees in 9 categories ...

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Understanding the Kenyan Concours d’Elegance

James WamathaiSeptember 22, 2016

The Concours d'Elégance (French for a 'competition of elegance') is a car competition that dates back to the 17th-century in France. French aristocracy paraded ...

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Smirnoff Ice Electric Ginseng launched in Kenya

James WamathaiSeptember 19, 2016

EABL has launched a Smirnoff variant, the Smirnoff Ice Electric Ginseng, in Kenya. Kenya is the first country in the world to have this particular alcoholic dri...

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Fashion Product Lab to help fashion entrepreneurs launch their brands

James WamathaiSeptember 19, 2016

Mettā has launched a programme, Fashion Product Lab, to support entrepreneurs in the fashion sector. The programme, which is now accepting applications, will ta...

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Q&A Monday: Dr. Claire Kinuthia

James WamathaiSeptember 19, 2016

Dr. Claire Kinuthia is a Specialist Obstetrician/Gynaecologist practicing in Nairobi. She is passionate about medicine, living a healthy lifestyle (health and f...

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Kenyan film Kati Kati wins an award at TIFF 2016

James WamathaiSeptember 19, 2016

Kenyan film Kati Kati has won the FIPRESCI (International Federation of Film Critics) prize for the discovery programme at the Toronto International Film Festiv...

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Charlie Karumi is a semifinalist in TLC’s Next Great Presenter competition

James WamathaiSeptember 15, 2016

Charlie Karumi has been announed as a semifinalist in TLC’s Next Great Presenter competition. Karumi is a 25 year old Kenyan actor and entertainer. He stands to...

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