Airtel to distribute iPhone 6 and 6 Plus in Kenya

James WamathaiOctober 21, 2014

Airtel has been chosen by Apple as one of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus distributors in Africa and, by extension, Kenya. The two new flagship Apple devices should...

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Lumia 530 specifications and price in Kenya

James WamathaiOctober 13, 2014

Here are the Lumia 530 specifications and price in Kenya. Lumia 530 specifications Operating system: Windows Phone 8.1 Network: 2G/3G Weight: 129 grams ...

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Win tickets to the Safaricom Choir and Youth Orchestra Premier Concert

James WamathaiOctober 9, 2014

Safaricom Choir The Safaricom choir, that brought you the popular Niko Na, and the Youth Orchestra, that Safaricom sponsors through the Jazz festival, will ...

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Hell is a park in Naivasha

James WamathaiOctober 5, 2014

Hells Gate Team Amunga's Day 9 starts with a trip to the 54 room Lord Egerton Castle in Njoro. The castle was built by Lord Egerton between 1938 and 1954. I...

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Exploring Baringo

James WamathaiOctober 4, 2014

© Amunga Eshuchi Day 8 of Team Amunga's Capture Kenya starts with an early morning drive to Baringo from Nakuru. Nakuru is moody, all cold, rainy and cloud...

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OLX SOMA Awards 2014 Full List Of Winners

James WamathaiOctober 4, 2014

The OLX SOMA Awards 2014 Winners gala event went down last night at the Safari Park Hotel. This is the second year of the awards and they were created to ap...

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Of unfit people and steep hills

James WamathaiOctober 3, 2014

Team Amunga's Day 7 starts in Nyahururu with a trip to the garage. Our car needs to lose its vibrating ways if it's going to last the whole trip. After t...

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Museums, vibrating cars and other Central Kenya stories

James WamathaiOctober 2, 2014

Giakanja Town Day 6 of Capture Kenya for Team Amunga starts with a trip to Ndugamano to shoot the musician guy. He lives in Ndugamano but the plan is to sho...

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Getting lost in Laikipia

James WamathaiOctober 1, 2014

Ol Jogi Ranch Day 5 of Capture Kenya finds Team Amunga in Nyeri. We have to make it to the Ol Jogi Ranch in Laikipia to shoot a baby rhino. No one knows whe...

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Photographing warriors playing cricket in the Laikipia plains

James WamathaiSeptember 29, 2014

Team Amunga's Day 3 starts out in Nanyuki Town. We have a photography date with the Maasai Cricket Warriors. They are a bunch of young Maasai men. They ...

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Stories from Northern Kenya

James WamathaiSeptember 28, 2014

Day 2 of Capture Kenya finds Team Amunga in Isiolo Town. Isiolo has an interesting relationship with the sun. Unlike in Nairobi where the sun is shy, first ...

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Out and about in Kenya in search of the unexpected

James WamathaiSeptember 27, 2014

© Amunga Eshuchi Kenya is a beautiful country. Let me repeat that for emphasis and just to confuse my enemies. Kenya is a beautiful country full of many no...

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Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey Whiskey launched in Kenya

James WamathaiSeptember 1, 2014

Jack Daniel's Brand Manager Christine Kamau (Middle) Jack Daniel's whiskey making process starts with the mash which is made from corn (maize), rye and malt...

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Kenyan Twitter reacts to State House BMW carjacking

James WamathaiAugust 29, 2014

Armoured BMW 7 Series In what sounds like a story straight out of the movies, a high-end armoured BMW belonging to State House was carjacked on Wednesday ni...

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Nokia X2 Specifications and Price in Kenya

James WamathaiAugust 28, 2014

Here are the Nokia X2 specifications and price in Kenya. Nokia X2 specifications Operating system: Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Network: 2G/3G Weight: ...

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The Nokia X2 is now available in Kenya

James WamathaiAugust 27, 2014

Microsoft has announced the availability of the Nokia X2 in the Kenyan market. The Nokia X2, a successor to the Nokia X and XL, has a better user experience...

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25 startups receive $1,000 funding from Syngenta

James WamathaiAugust 27, 2014

Agribusiness firm, Syngenta East Africa in partnership with Enactus Kenya, has awarded $1,000 (Sh87,790) each to 25 startups from five African countries to ...

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Nairobi Cocktail Week:10 days to sample cocktails in 25 bars

James WamathaiAugust 26, 2014

Nairobians who are looking for an awesome drink experience are in for a treat as the inaugural Nairobi Cocktail Week is set to take place from August 29th t...

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Comparison of the new and old MPESA Charges

James WamathaiAugust 20, 2014

Safaricom yesterday announced a revision of transaction charges on MPESA. They specifically reduced the sending fees between registered MPESA users. All oth...

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MPESA charges effective August 2014

James WamathaiAugust 20, 2014

Safaricom has decided to revise downwards the transaction charges for small amounts for their mobile money service M-PESA, a year after raising them. The transa...

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Q&A Monday: Peter Nduati

James WamathaiAugust 18, 2014

Peter Nduati Peter Nduati (@PeterNduati) is the Founder and CEO of Resolution Group, a company that runs Resolution Insurance Kenya and Tanzania, IAA Resolu...

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KIU release video for their song ‘Mwanake’

James WamathaiAugust 15, 2014

Kenyan girl band, KIU has released a new video for their second single 'Mwanake'. Mwanake apparently means boy in the Kikuyu and Kamba languages. KIU, w...

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Kenya Airways now operating flights from Terminal 1A

James WamathaiAugust 11, 2014

Kenya Airways (KQ) will begin operating flights from the new Terminal 1A at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) from today August 12th. From tomo...

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Q&A Monday: Nzioka Waita

James WamathaiAugust 11, 2014

Nzioka Waita is the Corporate Affairs Director at Safaricom, where he oversees, Legal Services, Regulatory Affairs, Corporate Responsibility and Corporate Commu...

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The Lumia 630 and Lumia 930 have landed in Kenya

James WamathaiAugust 7, 2014

Microsoft has launched two new Lumia devices, the Lumia 630 and Lumia 930 and the flagship Lumia 930, in the Kenyan market. The two devices are powered by t...

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Audit reveals 500,000 acres in Lamu County has been grabbed

James WamathaiAugust 1, 2014

A land audit ordered by President Uhuru Kenyatta has revealed that 500,000 acres of public land were grabbed in Lamu County between the years 2011 and 2012....

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Desperados, a Tequila Flavoured Beer, launched in Kenya

James WamathaiAugust 1, 2014

Beer company Heineken has launched Desperados, a Tequila flavoured beer, in the Kenyan market. Desperados is a full bodied lager with a Tequila flavour. It ...

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Tetemesha na Safaricom winners

James WamathaiJuly 29, 2014

Here are the 2014 Tetemesha na Safaricom winners of Ksh. 1,000,000 and Ksh. 100,000 classified according to the dates they won. Tetemesha Na Safaricom Winn...

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Lumia 630 Specifications and Price in Kenya

James WamathaiJuly 25, 2014

Here are the Lumia 630 specifications and price in Kenya. Lumia 630 specifications Operating system: Windows Phone 8.1 Network: 2G/3G Weight: 134 grams ...

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Nokia Smartphones in Kenya under Ksh. 20,000

James WamathaiJuly 24, 2014

Here are the Nokia smartphones in Kenya that are under Ksh. 20,000. 1. Nokia Asha 501 Dual Sim - Ksh. 7,800 The Nokia Asha 501 runs on the Asha operat...

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Samsung Galaxy K Zoom specifications and Price in Kenya

James WamathaiJuly 24, 2014

Here are the Samsung Galaxy K Zoom specifications. Samsung Galaxy K Zoom specifications Operating system: Android 4.4, Kitkat Network: 2G/3G/4G Weig...

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Samsung Galaxy K Zoom launched in Kenya

James WamathaiJuly 24, 2014

Samsung has today launched the Galaxy K Zoom in the Kenyan market. The Galaxy K Zoom is a camera centric android smartphone that comes with a 20 megapixel c...

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Listen: My Type by Sanna Arman

James WamathaiJuly 23, 2014

Sanna Yassir Saeed Arman is a 21 year old spoken word artist who was born and raised in Kenyan but is originally from Sudan & South Sudan. She is curren...

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New requirements for registering a company in Kenya

James WamathaiJuly 23, 2014

The registrar of companies has introduced new requirements for registering a company in Kenya. All applications for registration of Limited Companies, Pa...

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Nominations for Social Media Awards 2014 are now open

James WamathaiJuly 23, 2014

OLX Kenya country manager Peter Ndiangu'i, Presidential Strategic Communications Unit director for Digital Media, Dennis Itumbi, TV Presenter Terryanne Chebet ...

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Listen: Sitaki by Wairimu Nyoike

James WamathaiJuly 17, 2014

Wairimu Nyoike Wairimu Nyoike is a 20 year old Kenyan musician. She has been a musician for two years, as a freelance pianist for various Kenyan bands inclu...

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4 best websites to download Kenyan music

James WamathaiJuly 17, 2014

Kenyan music can sometimes be hard to find both offline and online. To solve this problem online, there are a few websites that have come that offer Kenyan musi...

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Tetemesha na Safaricom is back

James WamathaiJuly 17, 2014

Safaricom has launched second edition of its consumer promotion in Kenya dubbed Tetemesha na Safaricom. Here is all you need to know about it. 1. Durati...

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One Africa Media is Kenya’s Biggest Internet Company

James WamathaiJuly 15, 2014

According to World Startup Report (WSR), a community-powered guide for starting a company anywhere in the world, One Africa Media is the biggest internet co...

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JKIA’s new departures Terminal 1A in pictures

James WamathaiJuly 9, 2014

JKIA (Jomo Kenyatta International Airport) has a new terminal. Named Terminal 1A, the new terminal has been in construction since 2006. The new terminal is ...

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Watch: ‘Probably For Lovers’ music video by Just A Band

James WamathaiJuly 9, 2014

Just A Band asked their fans to send them videos of them singing their song 'Probably for lovers' off their album 'Sorry for the delay'. Some obliged and th...

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The 13 CORD Resolutions

James WamathaiJuly 7, 2014

© Nazanine Moshiri CORD (Coalition for Reform & Democracy), that is led by Raila Odinga, has released 13 resolutions at the Saba Saba rally that was he...

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