Dual Sim phones in Kenya Part 1 – Samsung

James WamathaiMay 23, 2013

Dual sim phones are very popular in developing countries and Kenya is no exception. Phone manufacturers have taken note of this trend and have over the years ch...

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Mombasa porn trade is a sign of a bigger problem

James WamathaiMay 20, 2013

You know a story has made it when it's on all mainstream news outlets, has dedicated trending topics on Twitter, popular on Facebook and is an intense topic of ...

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Weekend music mix [9]

James WamathaiMay 17, 2013

This week we are focusing on some classic rock songs. I don't know much about rock so I enlisted the help of Mwende Ngao. Enjoy and do have a lovely weekend...

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Why business cards still matter

James WamathaiMay 15, 2013

Are business cards still important in this digital age? I didn't think so but my friend recently told me a story that made me almost change my mind. Here...

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Why the Galaxy S4 is an awesome phone

James WamathaiMay 14, 2013

The Samsung Galaxy SIII is the most successful android smartphone so far, selling an estimated 50 million devices around the world since its launch last yea...

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Electronic payment solution relaunched as Beba Pay

James WamathaiApril 30, 2013

Google's electronic transport payment solution Beba Card has been relaunched and will now be known as Beba Pay. Google has partnered with Equity Bank in la...

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Laptops are great but e-readers are better

James WamathaiApril 25, 2013

Students using e-readers at the Kibera Girls Soccer Academy ©World Reader When politicians are on the campaign trail in this country, they make a lot of pr...

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Watch: “Oleku” Cover by Kagwe Mungai

James WamathaiApril 24, 2013

Musician Kagwe Mungai has released a cover of Ice Prince's hit single 'Oleku'. The cover is a slowed down version of the original, which gives it a soulfoul...

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Weekend music mix [7]

James WamathaiApril 19, 2013

My first neo soul experience was in 1995 with Groove Theory's "tell me". My love affair with that genre is still strong after all these years. Today, I'...

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Want to survive in this age? Just be a jack of all trades

James WamathaiApril 19, 2013

Image via I grew up hearing the phrase "jack of all trades, master of none" repeated left, right and center. It was ingrained in me from a young age that I ...

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Weekend music mix [6]

James WamathaiApril 13, 2013

This week saw the inauguration of the Uhuru Kenyatta, the first president to be elected in Kenya under the new constitution. He also happens to be the youngest ...

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The best portable chargers for your smartphone

James WamathaiApril 10, 2013

Smartphones have made our lives easier. We are now able read on the bus, take photos, listen to music and check our email on the go. We depend on our smartphone...

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Weekend music mix [5]

James WamathaiApril 5, 2013

April is Jazz Appreciation month and I asked Jazz aficionado and Dj, David Njuki, to help me out with this week's playlist. He had this to say about the pla...

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Don’t forget that the internet never forgets

James WamathaiApril 2, 2013

The internet doesn’t forget. This is one of those lines that has been repeated so much it sounds like it belongs in a motivational event. Ever attended one of...

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New MPESA tariffs effective February 2013

James WamathaiFebruary 8, 2013

A week after announcing the MPESA rates would rise, Safaricom has released the new rates which will take effect from today. Charges for transactions worth ...

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Q&A Monday: Jim Chuchu (@jimchuchu)

James WamathaiNovember 26, 2012

Jim Chuchu is a Visual artist and 1/4 of the Super-Nerdy Electronic Music/Art collective, Just A Band. He says that he is in-between careers. Not Jim Chuchu ...

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Q&A Monday: Akil Ahmed (@ItsElPoet)

James WamathaiOctober 8, 2012

Akil Ahmed is a Spoken Word artist who is diverse about his content and ideas. He focuses on sensitive and overlooked issues in the world. He is also a Slam Afr...

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Q&A Monday: Robert Alai (@RobertAlai)

James WamathaiSeptember 24, 2012

Robert Alai is a Kenyan blogger and social justice activist. He is the founder of leading tech blog techmtaa, a trained ICT System Analyst and self-appointed cr...

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Beba Card, Making Commuting Easier

James WamathaiAugust 16, 2012

Ever had issues with getting change on public transport or ever wanted to track how much you spend on transport every month? Well the Beba card is your solution...

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Q&A Monday: Patricia Kihoro (@MissKihoro)

James WamathaiMay 7, 2012

Patricia Wangechi Kihoro is a singer, actress, radio news anchor and sporadic blogger living and working in Nairobi. She loves to take pictures, long drives a...

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Q&A Monday: Zama (@JoziGoddess)

James WamathaiApril 30, 2012

Zama spends most of her work week working as a customer operations management consultant mostly in the telecommunications and public services industries in Sou...

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Q&A Monday: Evans Muriu (@VanceMuriu)

James WamathaiApril 16, 2012

Evans Muriu claims to be just an ordinary guy with an accounting background in business. He plans to retire at 30. He is passionate about giving back to the com...

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Q&A Monday: Pinky Ghelani

James WamathaiApril 2, 2012

Pinky Ghelani is an avid Newcastle United Fan (apparently her husband made her say that), a media consultant - which means she chats with many people in the me...

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Event: Poetry at Discovery Ignited By Sitawa

James WamathaiMarch 14, 2012

The 100 Girls in 100 Days campaign was launched last week and it's main target is to raise Kshs. 10 million which will be used to send 100 girls to high sc...

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Q&A Monday: Jay Muigai (@Skinnyfilmmaker)

James WamathaiMarch 12, 2012

Jay Muigai is a skinny filmmaker with the desire to tell stories through a lens, show sadness in frames and happiness on scores, hustling until she gets to gre...

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What #SomeoneTellCNN Is All About [Updated]

James WamathaiMarch 11, 2012

There were grenade attacks in Nairobi yesterday where 6 people died and at least 68 were injured. Now CNN instead of reporting it as such went on to claim th...

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Q&A Monday: Akona Ndungane (@Akona1)

James WamathaiMarch 5, 2012

Akona Ndungane is an Ad-freak who dabbles in blogging and social activism. We had a few questions for her and this is what she had to say. (more…)...

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5: Q&A with Moses Sitati – Economist, Nokia Research Centre Nairobi

James WamathaiFebruary 24, 2012

Our 5 interviewee this week is Moses Sitati, an economist and R&D specialist with the Nokia Research Centre in Nairobi. He works in the field collecting use...

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What The DT Dobie Nissan Challenge Is All About

James WamathaiFebruary 6, 2012

The Nissan Challenge is an innovative campaign by DT Dobie which seeks to prove that Nissan's range of pick-ups have the ability, the reliability and the durab...

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Q&A Monday: Kimani (@dwanzi_)

James WamathaiJanuary 30, 2012

Kimani (@dwanzi_) is a movie lover, watcher and reviewer. Sometimes he writes and blogs. Is a student of life and people. Loves to laugh. Doesn't like to desc...

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Lele And Aziza Muzik Present NDOTO, A live music concert

James WamathaiJanuary 23, 2012

Afro-fusion bands Lele and Aziza have come together to bring you NDOTO, a musical story of Urban Hopes and Dreams. This live music concert will be on Friday 2...

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The 8 Most Watched Youtube Videos in Kenya in 2011

James WamathaiJanuary 9, 2012

Below is a list I've compiled of the most viewed Kenyan videos in 2011. Music videos, which you'd expect to appear in such a list, are notably absent. Also, the...

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Unmasking Mobile Planet

James WamathaiDecember 30, 2011

In 2001, Karanja Macharia came up with a brilliant idea. He developed a system that could automatically reply to a coded text with meaningful information. He...

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Teddy Bears and Talking Drums — A Connecting People film

James WamathaiDecember 29, 2011

From Rio to Nairobi, Berlin to Mumbai, and everywhere in between, mobile technology continues to change our world in exciting and unpredictable ways. People all...

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Samsung Ch@t 222, The New Dual Sim Phone in the market

James WamathaiDecember 29, 2011

The Samsung Ch@t 222 is a 2G GSM Dual SIM phone with a 220 x 176 pixels TFT screen and a QWERTY keypad. It also has a 1000 entry phone book and a 50 MB of Int...

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Introducing Miller Genuine Draft Beer

James WamathaiDecember 16, 2011

Miller Genuine Draft (MGD) by Crown Beverages Limited-a subsidiary of SAB Miller Plc- has been introduced into the Kenyan market. The newly launched beer will ...

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Interview with EABL’s Kendi Kilonzo On The New Richot Brandy

James WamathaiDecember 16, 2011

Richot brandy was recently rebranded and it's because of this that East African Breweries Limited (EABL) invited me, other bloggers and journalists to a tour of...

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Maneno Matamu Poetry, 10th December @ The Kenya National Theatre

James WamathaiDecember 6, 2011

Maneno Matamu will feature poetry performances exclusively in African languages and it will take place on 10th December from 4pm at the Kenya National Theatr...

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The Koroga II Exhibition, 10th to 19th December @ Kuona Trust

James WamathaiDecember 6, 2011

The Koroga II exhibition will showcase the poetographs created through the project. The opening of the exhibition will take place on the 10th of December, 6 -...

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Q&A Monday: @KojoBaffoe

James WamathaiDecember 5, 2011

Kojo Baffoe is an editor , writer, poet and entrepreneur with origins in Ghana and Germany, raised in Lesotho, and based in Johannesburg. He has a B.Commerce ...

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Q&A Monday: @Tomi_Oladipo

James WamathaiOctober 24, 2011

Tomi Oladipo is a Nigerian journalist. Follow him, @tomi_oladipo, for more information about him. We asked him a few questions and this is what he had to say...

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The Lounge Unplugged with Vivian Green: Event Review

James WamathaiOctober 17, 2011

Trying to describe the energy and feel in the tent at the KFeet center where the Vivian Green concert was held is like trying to describe the taste of water aft...

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