OLX Social Media Awards 2013 (SOMA) – Full List Of Winners

Lulu AkakiAugust 10, 2013

The inaugural OLX Social Media Awards took place last night at a gala dinner held at Laico Regency.The awards were created as a platform to appreciate Keny...

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OLX Social Media Awards Gala To Happen Tonight At Laico Regency

Lulu AkakiAugust 9, 2013

For the first time in Kenya it pays to use Twitter and Facebook. You can tell your parents to stop nagging you about being online all the time. The inaugural So...

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999 emergency number restored

James WamathaiAugust 2, 2013

After years of not being operation, the 999 emergency response number in Kenya has finally been restored. Kenyans have activist Okoiti Omtata to thank for t...

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Samsung launches the Galaxy Mega in Kenya

James WamathaiJuly 18, 2013

Samsung has today launched a new Smartphone in the Galaxy range in Kenya, the Samsung Galaxy Mega. The Samsung Galaxy Mega is a dual SIM phone that runs on Je...

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Introducing Lipa na MPESA

Euticus MolaJune 28, 2013

One of the driving forces behind the economic growth of our country is the emergence and rapid increase in Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Safaricom, the count...

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How Wanadamu is helping Kenyans who need blood

Euticus MolaJune 26, 2013

Evans Muriu, Kuna Vijana and Wanadamu founder Donating blood is important for all those who are capable and thus the importance of organizations such as Wan...

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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 review

Euticus MolaJune 24, 2013

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is another awesome device from Samsung. I would bore you with the specifications and tech jargon as to what makes its hardware a goo...

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Nokia Lumia 520 review

Euticus MolaJune 20, 2013

Have you ever heard of the movie "The good, the bad and the ugly"? Nope? It's a cool movie if you are a fan of the wild wild west. Let's cast the Nokia Lumia ...

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Naideation13 at Ihub

Euticus MolaMay 31, 2013

Naideation13 took place at Ihub on Thursday 30th May. This was a one-day ideation seminar and prototyping hack-day looking to explore powerful new ideation ...

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Samsung Galaxy SIII Mini Review

Mwende NgaoMay 27, 2013

I loved the S3 as soon as I saw it. You could say it was love at first sight. I even went ahead to name a friend’s S3. I wanted an S3 but I thought it was...

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Why Kenyan telcos need to start thinking like web companies

Kageni WilsonMay 10, 2013

I am an entrepreneur in the cloud computing field. In preparation for deployment of a new product in the Kenyan market I recently set out to find local clou...

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The winners of the Kenyan Blog Awards 2013 are…

Staff WriterMay 8, 2013

The Host, NTV's Larry Madowo The Kenyan Blog Awards 2013 journey started last year when BAKE asked the public to nominate their favourite blogs into the com...

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Groove awards nominees announced

Lulu AkakiMay 8, 2013

Groove Awards Nominations Mo Sound Entertainment in partnership with Safaricom, held a red carpet event at the Louis Leakey Auditorium, National Museum to a...

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Samsung officially launches the S4 in Kenya

Staff WriterMay 7, 2013

Samsung has this morning officially launched the Samsung Galaxy S4 in Kenya at an event at Nairobi Serena. Speaking at the launch Robert Ngeru, Samsung ...

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Otonglo Time’s David Owira needs your help

Staff WriterApril 30, 2013

President Uhuru Kenyatta with David Owira. Daniel Owira is the talented Form 2 Highway Secondary student who had everyone at State House Mombasa, including...

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You Can Now Pre-Order The Samsung Galaxy S4 In Kenya

Staff WriterApril 25, 2013

It is now possible to pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S4 in Kenya from Safaricom and Airtel. Safaricom are offering the phone at Kshs. 57,999. They are all...

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Q&A w/ a security expert on the Kenyan websites hack

Staff WriterMarch 22, 2013

I consulted an IT security expert Tyrus Kamau on the Safaricom hosted Kenyan websites hack and this is what he had to say: Hapa: What can you tell me about t...

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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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M-Pesa tariffs set to rise

Staff WriterFebruary 1, 2013

Via Mulika Mwizi Following amendments to the Customs & Excise Duty Act gazetted on 1st February 2012, Safaricom will raise tariffs for M-Pesa transa...

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Mobile conference returns to Nairobi

Staff WriterJanuary 31, 2013

Judith Owigar addressing participants at Mobile Web East Africa 2012 The third edition of Mobile Web East Africa, a mobile conference, will be on February 1...

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Introverts and dating

Mwende NgutiJanuary 23, 2013

Image via There is no straw heavy enough to break the camel’s back as the straw of ‘Is this a date or not?’ To those who are more forward than the res...

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5 Attributes of a Successful Social Media Manager

Mark KaigwaJune 6, 2012

Having been around the digital media industry in Africa for the past five years, it has been amazing to see the kind of calibre of talent that has emerged a...

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Q&A Monday: Bob Collymore (@BobCollymore)

Staff WriterJune 4, 2012

Bob Collymore is the CEO of Safaricom. He is passionate about the company he runs, his friends, flying, music and the arts. He was born in South America...

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The BAKE Blog Awards 2012 Winners Announced

Staff WriterMay 7, 2012

The winners of the BAKE Blog awards were announced at a glamorous event at Nairobi Serena on Saturday, 5th May. The awards were sponsored by: a. Safaricom ...

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Q&A Monday: Jackson Biko (@BikoZulu)

Staff WriterMarch 26, 2012

Jackson Biko writes for a living. He has a column in True Love (Last Word) and one on Saturday Nation’s magazine (Man Talk). On top of these he writes for the...

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Q&A Monday: Stephen Musyoka (@Smusyoka)

Staff WriterFebruary 20, 2012

Stephen Musyoka or "Syoks" is well known on Social Media networks in Kenya, He is behind several successful social media marketing campaigns for corporates, br...

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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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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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Q&A Monday: @Milonare

Staff WriterOctober 10, 2011

Milonare is the short form for 'Me I LOve NAirobi REgardless'. He is that boy that refused to grow up. (more…)...

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TechSpeak: KBO, M-Kodi, Nokia

mwirigiSeptember 29, 2011

KBO Google has partnered with Equity Bank, Safaricom and Kenic to put Kenyan businesses online, The KBO initiative offers an end-to-end solution to help bus...

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Q&A Monday : @ArcherMishale

Staff WriterJune 20, 2011

Archer Mishale needs no introduction. Since 2006 he has made us laugh, he has made us cry and he has given us a look at life from the most interesting perspecti...

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Q&A Monday : @Bankelele

Staff WriterApril 4, 2011

    Bankelele is one of Kenyas most prolific bloggers, he has since 2004 been the best source for information on Banking, Finance, Technology, an...

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