Q&A Monday: Bonney Tunya

James WamathaiMay 2, 2016

Bonney Tunya is a TV anchor with CNBC Africa and contributor to the Forbes Africa magazine. He was previously a business & news anchor at KTN and a rapporte...

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Q&A Monday: Caroline Kibati

James WamathaiApril 25, 2016

Caroline Kibati, popularly known as Ms. Kibati, is a Kenyan fashion and lifestyle blogger at mskibati.com. Her blog has been nominated twice for the Kenyan Blog...

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Ongair’s Asia expansion begins with opening of Hong Kong office

James WamathaiApril 21, 2016

Kenyan tech company Ongair has set up an office in Hong Kong as part of its Asia expansion strategy. This comes 4 months after the company raised $125,000 to fu...

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Kenya’s Moving the Goalposts wins at the Laureus World Sport Awards

James WamathaiApril 19, 2016

Kenyan NGO, Moving the Goalposts (MTG), has won the Sport for Good award at the Laureus World Sport Awards. Other winners included Serena Williams, the world’s ...

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Mombasa County takes heat on Twitter over inability to provide fresh water

James WamathaiApril 14, 2016

Mombasa County has had water problems from last year when the Coast Water Services Board (CWSB) cut off supply of fresh water over a Ksh. 608 million debt. The ...

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All you need to know about Stawisha Na M-Shwari

James WamathaiApril 12, 2016

Safaricom and Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) has launched a consumer promotion for M-Shwari dubbed Stawisha Na M-Shwari. The promotion starts today and will en...

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Kiptoo Kirwa hilariously imitates Kenyan media personalities on Snapchat

James WamathaiApril 8, 2016

Wonder how your favourite media personality sounds or would sound like on Snapchat? Well you are in luck because Kiptoo Kirwa has put together a video showcasi...

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The Chase Bank debacle explained by Manwa Magoma in 100 Tweets

James WamathaiApril 8, 2016

Chase Bank was yesterday placed under receivership by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). This came at the back of rumours of issues at the bank which resulted in ...

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M-PESA has a new menu; Here is how to update yours

James WamathaiApril 6, 2016

Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore has this morning Tweeted that the M-PESA service has a new menu. Apparently Safaricom customers will get the new menu automatically ...

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Lorna Irungu-Macharia named in the 2016 Eisenhower International Fellows list

James WamathaiApril 6, 2016

Lorna Irungu-Macharia has been chosen alongside other 21 people as a 2016 Eisenhower International Fellow. The 22 professionals will travel to the US for seven ...

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Just A Band to take a 2 year break after Blankets & Wine concert

James WamathaiApril 5, 2016

Just A Band announced yesterday that they are going on a two year hiatus. The band, which is comprised of Bill 'Blinky Bill' Sellanga, Mbithi Masya and Daniel M...

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The awesome Aloe Blacc will headline Blankets & Wine this Sunday

James WamathaiApril 5, 2016

Blankets & Wine will host American artist Aloe Blacc on Sunday April 10th at the Ngong Racecourse. The event, dubbed The Aloe Blacc Show, will also host Just A ...

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UberNyonyo & 4 other brilliant Kenyan April Fools’ Day Pranks

James WamathaiApril 1, 2016

It's no longer easy to prank people on April Fools' Day because most now expect to be pranked. They are therefore on the lookout for pranks so even when they ha...

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Air Maroc starts direct flights from Morocco to Kenya

James WamathaiMarch 31, 2016

The Royal Air Maroc (RAM), Morocco's national airline, has today launched direct flights to and from Kenya. The airline will fly twice weekly from Casablanca to...

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CEO Fridays: Patrick Muteti on Wavuh, the ERP that is made for Africa

James WamathaiMarch 30, 2016

Patrick Muteti is a Kenyan entrepreneur who has a BBIT degree from Strathmore University and a certificate in entrepreneurship from MIT. He was an IT consultant...

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Perfect parodies of Kenyan company logos that reflect how we feel about them

James WamathaiMarch 29, 2016

Some brands make you feel a certain way because of their products and services. When the products and services are good, the feeling is positive and when they a...

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Q&A Monday: Ahmed Salim

James WamathaiMarch 28, 2016

Ahmed Salim is a passionate marketer and a social media enthusiast with a particular interest in community management and digital marketing. He is the MD of Qub...

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Kenyan YouTube stats show that we watch 83% foreign content

James WamathaiMarch 24, 2016

Twitter user Dennis Kioko in a series of Tweets mused about the reason why Kenyan videos on YouTube had less views when compared to those from our neighbouring ...

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Mwanamkuu Sudi becomes first Kenyan Muslim woman to be appointed as a magistrate

James WamathaiMarch 24, 2016

Mwanamkuu Sudi was sworn in yesterday as magistrate in the Kenyan judiciary becoming the first Muslim woman to be appointed to the position. While announcing th...

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Attention photographers: Submit your work in the 2016 Kenya Photography Awards

James WamathaiMarch 24, 2016

The 3rd annual Kenya Photography Awards have been launched today. The awards are jointly organized by the Photographers Association of Kenya (PAK) and PAWA 254....

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Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg wins in education category at the New African Woman Awards

James WamathaiMarch 24, 2016

Dr Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg has been awarded the New African Woman in Education award at the 2016 New African Woman Awards. The awards were in conjunction with t...

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Nest to host high powered event on music and technology on March 30

James WamathaiMarch 24, 2016

Early stage VC firm Nest will host a forum on music and technology as part of its monthly entrepreneurship series called #WhatsNext. The forum will be on Wednes...

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Huawei Y6Pro, GR3 and GR5 now available in Kenya

James WamathaiMarch 24, 2016

Huawei last week the introduction of three new smartphones into the Kenyan market, the Huawei Y6Pro, GR3 and GR5. The three are 4G mid-range smartphones. The...

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Interview with Mukesh Bector on the Epson journey in Kenya

James WamathaiMarch 24, 2016

The Epson story in Kenya started in 2011 when they set up an office here. I had a chat with Epson’s Regional Sales Manager (East Africa), Mr. Mukesh Bector abou...

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Uber launches in Mombasa with free rides

James WamathaiMarch 23, 2016

Uber launched in the first Kenyan city, Nairobi, in January last year. Usage of the service has picked up especially after the introduction of the cash payment ...

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22 Kenyan Instagrammers worth following

James WamathaiMarch 23, 2016

Kenyans have embraced the use of Instagram since its launch in 2010. Kenyans using the platform have grown over the years. Their use of the platform was especia...

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75 Kenyans selected for the 2016 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme #TEEP2016

James WamathaiMarch 22, 2016

The Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP) for up and coming African entrepreneurs has announced the 1,000 entrepreneurs that will be part of the second...

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Samsung S7 Edge Review: Best Galaxy so far

James WamathaiMarch 22, 2016

Samsung recently launched their two flagship devices, the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge. The two are successors of the S6 and S6 Edge which were launched last year. ...

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The Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge are now available in Kenya

James WamathaiMarch 17, 2016

Samsung has today launched its newest flagship devices, the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge in Kenya. They also launched the Samsung Gear VR at the event. Galaxy S7 ...

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Q&A Monday: Florence Kamaitha

James WamathaiMarch 14, 2016

Florence Kamaitha is a change maker, a girl champion, an impact entrepreneur and a blogger. She is a Mandela Washington Fellow (2014), A Vital Voices Fellow (20...

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Winners of the Riverwood Awards 2016

James WamathaiMarch 13, 2016

The 3rd Riverwood Awards winners ceremony took place on Saturday 12th March 2016 at the Kenya National Museum. Personalities in the Kenyan Film Industry attende...

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Interview with Martin Gicheru on growing Techweez into a top tech blog in East Africa

James WamathaiMarch 7, 2016

When Martin Gicheru set up Techweez.com 6 years ago he was also working as a Systems Admin at a Real Estate company. It was inspired by his passion for media an...

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Q&A Monday: Silvia Njoki

James WamathaiMarch 7, 2016

Silvia Njoki is a Kenyan fashion journalist, blogger and stylist. She is the founder of the award winning blog silvianjoki.com. The blog was created in 2013 as ...

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Twitter coming to Nairobi on April 28 as part of #HelloWorld tour

James WamathaiMarch 6, 2016

Twitter announced on Wednesday last week that it was expanding its #HelloWorld developer tour to include Nairobi, Sydney and Berlin. The tour is aimed at engagi...

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Kenyan who Photoshopped China trip will now travel for real after fundraising initiative

James WamathaiMarch 6, 2016

Sevelyn Kinya aka Seve Gat who recently Photoshopped a trip to China will now get a chance to actually visit that country after Kenyans fundraised for her trip....

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Kenyan fakes China trip with a terrible Photoshop job

James WamathaiMarch 4, 2016

It is most people's dream to travel and experience different things and places. It is said that different experiences shape us into better human beings. With th...

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How to pre-order the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge in Kenya

James WamathaiMarch 4, 2016

Samsung recently announced its two new flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S7 and the S7 Edge at the Mobile World Congress (MWC). The phone manufacturer also annou...

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Q&A Monday: Caroline Mutoko

James WamathaiFebruary 29, 2016

Caroline Mutoko had a radio career that spanned 16 years with twelve years at Kiss 100 and 4 years at Capital FM. Caroline hang up her head-phones at Kiss 100 i...

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Barclays Bank is not shutting down its Kenyan operations

James WamathaiFebruary 28, 2016

Barclays Bank Kenya (BBK) recently celebrated 100 years of operating in Kenya. At the ceremony, which was graced by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) governor Pat...

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DStv Compact customers will now be able to watch EPL and La Liga

James WamathaiFebruary 24, 2016

DStv Compact customers will now be able to watch the English Premier League (EPL) and the Spanish League (La Liga). They will be able to do so via two new sport...

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Q&A Monday: Wanja Kavengi

James WamathaiFebruary 22, 2016

Wanja Kavengi is an exhausted mother (of one) lying on the couch in her faded, food-stained XL Harpic t-shirt and pyjama pants that are ripped in the middle, dr...

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Standard Group buys 50% stake in Bamba TV

James WamathaiFebruary 19, 2016

The Standard Group has bought a 50% stake in Radio Africa Group owned Bamba TV for Ksh. 300 million. The deal is both in equipment and cash. The deal will also ...

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