James Wamathai

Cleaning equipment manufacturer Karcher to invest Ksh. 428M in Kenyan subsidiary

James WamathaiMarch 27, 2024

German cleaning equipment manufacturer Karcher has announced a Ksh. 428 million (€3 million) investment in the Kenyan market. The move was made to operationa...

Live football viewing experience, Guinness Matchday, heads to Eldoret this weekend

James WamathaiMarch 27, 2024

Guinness and its Matchday Committee, led by Chairman G-Money, are taking the live football experience on the road starting with this weekend. The journey wil...

Introducing Manyatta Cider by EABL

James WamathaiMarch 27, 2024

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) announced Manyatta Cider last year with the launch of a new microbrewery at its main plant in Ruaraka. KBL has now officially l...

Kenya Airways is the official airline sponsor for the WRC Safari Rally 2024

James WamathaiMarch 27, 2024

Kenya Airways has announced the renewal of its partnership with WRC Safari rally as its official airline sponsor for the event. The WRC Safari Rally 2024, wh...

Equity Group posts Ksh. 43.7B net profit for FY 2023: To pay Ksh. 15.1B in dividends

James WamathaiMarch 27, 2024

Equity Group Holdings has announced that it posted a Ksh. 43.7 billion profit after tax for the year ended December 31 2023. This is a 5% decline from the Ks...

M-PESA Global sponsors M-Sport Ford driver Adrien Fourmaux for Ksh. 20 million

James WamathaiMarch 27, 2024

The M-PESA Global International Money Transfer service has announced Ksh. 20 million sponsorship of M-Sport Ford French rally driver Adrien Fourmaux for the 202...

NCBA posts an impressive Ksh. 21.5B net profit in FY 2023

James WamathaiMarch 27, 2024

NCBA Group PLC has announced that it has posted a profit after tax of Ksh. 21.5 billion for the year ended December 31 2023. This is a 56% increases as compared...

Old Mutual reports an FY 2023 profit after tax of Ksh. 547 million

James WamathaiMarch 27, 2024

Old Mutual Holdings PLC has announced that it has reported a Ksh. 547 million profit after tax for the year ended December 31, 2023. The company reported a Ksh....

Barcelona & Lysa FC advance to the Safaricom Chapa Dimba Central finals

James WamathaiMarch 23, 2024

Barcelona Ladies SC, M-PESA Foundation Academy, Lysa FC and St. Joseph Secondary have advanced to the Safaricom Chapa Dimba Central region finals. The defen...

Kenya Airways & Virgin Atlantic sign codeshare partnership

James WamathaiMarch 22, 2024

Kenya Airways and Virgin Atlantic, both members of the SkyTeam Airline Alliance, have signed a strategic codeshare partnership. Virgin Atlantic will place it...

Event: Blankets & Wine April edition, April 7 at Kasarani

James WamathaiMarch 1, 2024

Blankets & Wine is set to kick its concert series with the first edition of the year that is scheduled for April 7, 2024. The event will be hosted at Laurea...

Visa Africa Accelerator demo day showcases innovative African fintech startups

James WamathaiFebruary 14, 2024

Visa hosted its inaugural Africa Fintech Accelerator program’s demo day yesterday at the Sankara Hotel in Nairobi. The demo day featured a showcase of innovatio...

EABL to entertain lovers at the Gordon’s Fun Fair Uncoupled Edition on Feb 17

James WamathaiFebruary 13, 2024

It is the month of love and the East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has lined up a show for lovers, through its gin brand, Gordon's Gin. The Gordon's Fun F...

Kenya Airways signs codeshare agreement with Air Europa to extend reach to Europe

James WamathaiFebruary 7, 2024

Kenya’s National Carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ), has announced that it has signed a codeshare agreement with Air Europa, the third largest Spanish carrier. This p...

Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator program to host first demo day on Feb 13 in Nairobi

James WamathaiFebruary 6, 2024

Visa will host its Africa Fintech Accelerator program’s inaugural demo day on February 13th in Nairobi. The demo day will showcase innovations from emerging fin...

Syssi Mananga to headline second BC International Jazz Festival on Feb 24

James WamathaiJanuary 31, 2024

The Bob Collymore Foundation has announced that the second BC International Jazz Festival (BCIJF) will be on 24th February 2024 at the Carnivore Grounds. The th...

KBL unveils Ksh. 1.2B microbrewery & announces new Manyatta Cider

James WamathaiNovember 30, 2023

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) has started production at its Ksh. 1.2 billion microbrewery, a new production facility next to its main plant in Ruaraka. The ...

All you need to know about the Africa Cup of Nations 2023

James WamathaiSeptember 29, 2023

The Africa Cup of Nations 2023 football tournament will will take place in Ivory Coast from 13 January to 11 February 2024. It is the 34th edition of the compet...

TV shows and movies coming to Netflix Kenya this October

James WamathaiSeptember 29, 2023

Here is a quick list of all the new TV shows and movies that are coming to Netflix in October 2023. They include: Beth Stelling: If You Didn't Want Me Then, Bec...

OPPO Reno10 series smartphones launched in Kenya

James WamathaiSeptember 6, 2023

OPPO has launched its latest flagship devices in Kenya under the Reno Series range, which are the Oppo Reno10 5G and the Oppo Reno10 Pro 5G. The Oppo Reno10 ...

Dickson Wandera wins second Ksh. 1 million grand prize in the Safaricom Gomoka na Go Monthly promotion

James WamathaiAugust 29, 2023

Dickson Wandera, a father of two based in Nairobi, is the second winner of the Ksh. 1 million grand prize in the Safaricom Gomoka na Go monthly promotion. M...

Infinix Zero 30 5G specifications leak ahead of global launch in Italy

James WamathaiAugust 25, 2023

Phone manufacturer is set to launch its new flagship device, the Infinix Zero 30 5G, globally at an event that will be held in Venice, Italy. The Infinix Zer...

Tecno Phantom V Fold unboxing, specifications and price in Kenya

James WamathaiMay 2, 2023

Tecno officially launched the Tecno PHANTOM V Fold in the Kenyan market in April, 3 months after the launch of the Phantom X2 Pro that featured the world’s firs...

Infinix Hot 30 unboxing and first impressions

James WamathaiApril 25, 2023

Infinix launched their newest device in the Hot series, the Hot 30 early this month. The series consists of three phones that is the HOT 30, HOT 30 Play and HOT...

TV shows and movies coming to Netflix Kenya this March

James WamathaiMarch 8, 2023

Here is a quick list of all the new TV shows and movies that are coming to Netflix in March 2023. They include: Tonight You're Sleeping with Me, Masameer County...

All you need to know about the Magical Kenya Open 2023 golf tournament

James WamathaiMarch 7, 2023

This year's Magical Kenya Open golf tournament is scheduled for Thursday March 9 to Sunday March 12 at the Muthaiga Golf Club. The 54th edition of the Kenya ...

Safaricom to sponsor the Magical Kenya Open 2023 to the tune of Ksh. 11 million

James WamathaiMarch 7, 2023

Safaricom has announced that it will once again sponsor the Magical Kenya Open, the premier golf tournament in Kenya. Safaricom will invest Ksh. 11 million i...

OPPO to showcase new innovations, including the OPPO Find N2 Flip, at the Mobile World Congress

James WamathaiMarch 2, 2023

OPPO is today showcasing its new range of its innovations at the Mobile World Congress 2023 (MWC2023), in Barcelona, Spain. During the event, OPPO will premi...

Safaricom’s SIM-Swap check service adopted by 6 banks in order to curb fraud

James WamathaiMarch 2, 2023

SIM card enabled fraud has increasingly been a problem in Kenya with customers reporting that their SIM cards were swapped and hijacked without their knowledge ...

The Real Housewives of Nairobi to premier on Showmax on February 23

James WamathaiFebruary 17, 2023

Streaming service, Showmax, has announced that The Real Housewives of Nairobi reality TV show will premier on the platform on February 23, 2023. The company als...

Canon launches the EOS R8, a full frame mirrorless camera

James WamathaiFebruary 17, 2023

Canon has announced that it has launched the Canon EOS R8, a new full frame mirrorless camera. The new camera inherits technology from the EOS R6 Mark II. Th...

OPPO Reno8 T 5G video review

James WamathaiFebruary 17, 2023

Oppo has launched its latest flagship, the Reno8 T series, in the Kenyan market. The company launched the 4G and 5G versions of the series at a virtual event la...

OPPO Kenya launches the Reno8 T series in Kenya; Available on pre-order

James WamathaiFebruary 17, 2023

Oppo has launched its latest flagship, the Reno8 T series, in the Kenyan market. The company launched the 4G and 5G versions of the series at a virtual event la...

Oppo Reno8 T 5G unboxing and first impressions

James WamathaiFebruary 14, 2023

Oppo recently announced that they will launch their newest smartphone, the OPPO Reno 8T, in the Kenyan market on February 16, 2023. The Oppo Reno 8T will be ...

Goethe-Institut Nairobi is re-opening with a list of creative events on February 17-19

James WamathaiFebruary 11, 2023

The Goethe-Institut Nairobi is finally re-opening its space in a new and fresh look to the public after extensive refurbishment. This entailed adding new spaces...

realme & Coca-Cola partner launch a smartphone, the realme 10 Pro 5G Coca-Cola Edition

James WamathaiFebruary 11, 2023

Smartphone brand, realme, has partnered with Coca-Cola to launch the realme 10 Pro 5G Coca-Cola Edition globally. The smartphone’s back design is inspired by...

realme launches realme GT Neo5, with 240W fast charging; a global first

James WamathaiFebruary 11, 2023

realme has announced that it has officially launched, realme GT Neo5, it's first smartphone with a 240W fast charging feature, in mainland China. realme GT Neo5...

Media Owners Association & Wakenya Tulindane campaign partner to raise funds for Kenyans facing famine

James WamathaiFebruary 10, 2023

The Media Owners Association has announced that it has partnered with the Wakenya Tulindane campaign partner to raise funds for Kenyans facing famine. The Na...

Zoho Workplace adds features to help businesses communicate better across channels

James WamathaiFebruary 10, 2023

Zoho Workplace has added new features to its platform that will help businesses communicate better across channels. This will be through its unified communic...

Chicken pizza is the most popular pizza flavour in Kenya, according to Glovo

James WamathaiFebruary 9, 2023

Glovo has released pizza consumption trends in Kenya and apparently chicken pizza is the most popular pizza flavour in the market. The data by Glovo shows ch...

Mdundo now has 23.4 million Unique Monthly Users; a 15% increase

James WamathaiFebruary 9, 2023

Music streaming service, Mdundo, has announced that it now has 23.4 million Unique Monthly Users. This is a 15% increase from a similar period. This is cont...

30 trainees from Turkana County graduate from the Toyota Service Technician certification program

James WamathaiFebruary 7, 2023

CFAO Motors has announced the graduation of 30 trainees consisting of refugees from Kakuma, Kalobeyei Camp, and Turkana County. The 30 were part of the Toyota S...