Netflix copies ShowMax’s content download feature

James WamathaiNovember 30, 2016

Netflix has introduced a download feature that will enable their customers to save some movies and series on their devices for offline viewing. The video on dem...

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How development has adversely affected wildlife in the Nairobi National Park

Staff WriterNovember 30, 2016

The Athi-Kaputiei ecosystem covers about 2,200 square kilometres of Kenya’s Kajiado County, south of Nairobi. It is also home to Nairobi National Park – the wor...

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The making of ‘The Last Villains of Molo’ Part 1

Kinyanjui KombaniNovember 29, 2016

When I decided to do a Twitter thread to give a behind-the-scenes look at my writing and publishing journey, I was unprepared for the reaction it would create. ...

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The Phoenix Lemon Fresh Beer – Review & First Impressions

Staff WriterNovember 23, 2016

Image Credit Growing up, I always thought of beer as something that belongs nowhere near me. I was willing to try wines, ciders and even stronger spirits but ...

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The Phoenix Lemon Fresh Beer – Review & First Impressions

Staff WriterNovember 23, 2016

Image Credit Growing up, I always thought of beer as something that belongs nowhere near me. I was willing to try wines, ciders and even stronger spirits but ...

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Why the SGR railway must not pass through the Nairobi National Park

Staff WriterNovember 21, 2016

Conservationist Dr. Paula Kahumbu has written the following letter to Geoffery Wahungu, the Director General of the National Environment Management Authority (N...

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How to renew a driving license on eCitizen

Richard MureithiNovember 8, 2016

The fact that technology has over the years enabled us to save both time and money cannot be overstated. A few years back, when one wanted to renew their drivin...

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Phy on life, music and the story behind taboo

Medrine NyamburaOctober 24, 2016

Phy Mwihaki Ng’etich is well known for winning the musical competition Maisha superstar. The 23 year old tells us of her journey, life and what her new hit song...

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It makes a good story – but the cover-up of Britain’s savage treatment of the Mau Mau was exaggerated

Staff WriterOctober 18, 2016

There are two essential elements to any good media story about history. The first is a secret cache of documents which promise to transform our understanding of...

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KFCB’s Ezekiel Mutua makes about-turn on controversial film bill

Richard MureithiOctober 17, 2016

After a very heated debate during a meeting called by the Kenya Films Classification Board  (KFCB) held at the museum last week, Ezekiel Mutua the CEO agreed to...

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Barclays Bank launches a stock brokerage subsidiary ‘Barclays Financial Services Ltd’

Richard MureithiOctober 7, 2016

Barclays Banks of Kenya has today launched its stock brokerage subsidiary Barclays Financial Services Ltd (BFSL). It will be offering cash equity trading servic...

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Safaricom Spark Venture Fund has invested in Eneza Education

Richard MureithiOctober 5, 2016

 Safaricom has today announced an investment in Eneza Education through its Spark Venture Fund. Eneza Education provides mobile based education tools for primar...

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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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Hoodwink9 Theatre outdid themselves in the production of Aladdin

Medrine NyamburaSeptember 14, 2016

Any theatre lover knows how annoying it is when you have settled down for the play then a random person walks in ten seconds late, usually after the national an...

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Who owns the rights to a photo? The case of Wangechi vs Tecno

Mildred SakinaSeptember 2, 2016

The Copyright Board of Kenya may yet have another case on their hands. Wangechi, a Kenyan rapper, earlier in the week started a hashtag #TecnoComeClean after sh...

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We all fall down

Medrine NyamburaSeptember 2, 2016

Country musician Darius Rucker wrote a beautiful song called "We all fall down" that goes something like this: What makes a man… Work 'til his kids get too ol...

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Q&A Monday: Liz Kilili

James WamathaiAugust 29, 2016

Liz Kilili is a driven and slightly eccentric creative. She is the founder of Creatives Garage, a multi-disciplinary space for Creatives to network, collaborate...

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Beauty and fitness guru Ruth Mbugua is making her mark in the industry

Medrine NyamburaAugust 25, 2016

Ruth Mbugua is not only hardworking but very driven. She started out as a model but she is slowly making a name for herself in the beauty industry. She also fin...

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Safaricom roaming is now cheaper for calls & data in over 52 countries

Richard MureithiJuly 26, 2016

In what is clearly good news for those who travel outside Kenya, Safaricom has today announced that it has reduced the roaming charges for calls and data by upt...

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Q&A Monday: Brian Mung’ei

James WamathaiJuly 25, 2016

Brian Mung'ei is a student of life who was born in Nairobi, raised in Nakuru and is now progressively getting moulded by Nairobi. He lives life through spending...

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The amazing Hugh Masekela will perform at Safaricom Jazz on August 12

James WamathaiJuly 20, 2016

The Safaricom Jazz series has brought to Kenya some celebrated names in Jazz and also exposed to Kenyan music lovers some amazing artists they didn't know. Some...

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Twitter thread exposes the tough life of poorly paid PhD lecturer

James WamathaiJuly 16, 2016

Growing up, we were told that getting an education would automatically mean a job and a good salary. However, the reality doesn't quite match up. I mean, a good...

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Q&A Monday: Mugethi Gitau

James WamathaiJuly 4, 2016

Mugethi Gitau is a creative techie. She has a background in ICT and varied career experience that includes teaching, mapping malaria in Kenya and running a gove...

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Q&A Monday: Muthuri Kinyamu

James WamathaiJune 27, 2016

Muthuri Kinyamu is a marketer by training who now works for entrepreneurs. His typical day revolves around innovation, stories and people. He landed into a PR c...

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Pfizer launches website to serve East & West Africa

Staff WriterJune 21, 2016

Pfizer, the world’s largest pharmaceutical company, has launched a new website pfizernear.com to serve igeria & the East Africa Region (NEAR). Ngozi ...

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Consequences of malnutrition to a country

Richard MureithiJune 17, 2016

Malnutrition can be defined as lack of proper nutrition that can be caused by not having enough to eat or not eating enough of the right things. The immediate c...

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Mwalimu sacco to offer laptops to teachers at discounted prices

Richard MureithiJune 16, 2016

Mwalimu National sacco has partnered with Intel to provide teachers with low interest loans to enable teachers acquire modern computers under an initiative dubb...

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Q&A Monday: Owaahh

James WamathaiJune 6, 2016

Owaahh is a purveyor of stories at owaahh.com and an avid eater of certain delicious underrated yellow fruits. When he is not busy planning the end of the world...

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15 photos that show that Osborne Macharia is a bad ass photographer

Medrine NyamburaJune 2, 2016

Once in a while you will bump into art that hypnotizes you and sticks with you for a while. That is what Osborne Macharia, an advertising and contemporary photo...

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Why you should use Office 365 in your business

James WamathaiMay 30, 2016

It used to be that we would buy applications, install them on one device and use them on that device only. It then followed that the files created with the appl...

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Ocean Basket have added Mediterrasian Sushi to their menu

Medrine NyamburaMay 29, 2016

Ocean Basket have added Mediterrasian Sushi to their menu. This will precede the opening of its second location in June at the Hub Karen. The introduction of th...

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Q&A Monday: Mandi Sarro

James WamathaiMay 16, 2016

Mandi Sarro aka Miss Mandi is a media personality and a curator that loves to tell visual stories. She is also a self taught home cook who shares her recipes on...

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Q&A Monday: Wanjiru Kihusa

James WamathaiMay 9, 2016

Wanjiru Kihusa is a family blogger at wanjirukihusa.com and is the founder and director of Still A Mum, a non-profit that supports women and families dealing wi...

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Gado wins the 2016 International Editorial Cartoons Prize

Medrine NyamburaMay 9, 2016

As part of the celebration of the World Press Freedom Day, the Cartooning for Peace Swiss Foundation and the City of Geneva present the 2016 International Edito...

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Procter & Gamble celebrates provision of 10 billion litres of clean water to the needy

Richard MureithiMay 5, 2016

Procter & Gamble (P&G) through their Children Safe Drinking Water Program yesterday marked a major milestone in their quest to provide 15 billion litres...

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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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10 things you can relate with if you have lived in Nairobi

Mildred SakinaApril 21, 2016

I have been born and bred in Nairobi. I love living here even though there are things that will drive you up the wall such as traffic jam, the high cost of livi...

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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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Why you should go to the Lamu Food Festival

Medrine NyamburaApril 9, 2016

From one foodie to another, we have a reason to go to Lamu for the food festival at Lamu Island. Lamu continues to grow as the “island of festivals” the event w...

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Q&A Monday: Rayhab Gachango

Richard MureithiApril 4, 2016

Rayhab Gachango is a writer, poet and the publisher of potentash.com. She is a Chartered Marketer and has a degree in advertising from Daystar University and is...

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OneTouch Live have a must see photo exhibition at Alliance Française

Medrine NyamburaApril 1, 2016

There is something magical being in a room full of photography prints of your own country. Sites you have never known existed and portraiture of people who you ...

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