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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How much do you know about the thin sim technology?

Euticus MolaOctober 5, 2014

image via Kenya's corporate giants Safaricom and Equity Bank have been in battle over a piece of technology unknown to most Kenyans. This is all because of ...

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Lumia 530 is now available in Kenya

Euticus MolaOctober 5, 2014

image via Microsoft has launched Lumia 530 in Kenya which will available at all Orange and authorised dealer shops for Kshs 10,999. This is set to provide t...

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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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Tetra Pak Dairy survey indicates demand for milk is set to exceed supply

Lulu AkakiOctober 3, 2014

New research findings by Tetra Pak indicate that the demand for milk around the world is set to overtake the available supply for the first time over the next...

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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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Crown Paints unveils a fourth paint depot in Meru County

Lulu AkakiOctober 1, 2014

Crown Paints Kenya CEO Mr Rakesh Rao Crown Paints in partnership with Sunrise Capital, has unveiled an ultra-modern paint depot in Meru. The depot will be l...

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6 reasons why digital migration is good for Kenya

Euticus MolaOctober 1, 2014

Kenya has been struggling to migrate from analog to digital television over the past couple of years with the move stalled due to a case between local broadcast...

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The search for reliable internet is coming to an end

Lulu AkakiSeptember 28, 2014

Picture this you have a project to complete for school or work. It will need you to download a few files online or be connected to the internet for the soft...

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Tabitha Karanja among Winners of East African AABLA 2014

Lulu AkakiSeptember 27, 2014

Tabitha Karanja , CEO of Keroche industry is among the winners of the East African round of the CNBC Africa All Africa Business Leaders Awards (AABLA) prese...

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Kenyan Carole Wainaina lands top job at the UN

Lulu AkakiSeptember 27, 2014

A Kenyan has once again made headway and made it to the news for all the right reasons. This comes as United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced...

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Kenya Airways increases baggage allowance in all classes

Lulu AkakiSeptember 27, 2014

Kenya Airways has become the the 1st carrier in Africa to fully adopt piece concept baggage policy moving away from the weight concept. From 1st October 201...

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Africa Magic Swahili rebrands to Maisha Magic Swhaili

Lulu AkakiSeptember 25, 2014

M-Net is rebranding it’s Africa Magic Swahili channel in a bid to streamline the station with the new Miasha Magic identity. The channel that airs on Dstv c...

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Kike Tele to stage a play on the stereotypes of women

Lulu AkakiSeptember 23, 2014

Kike Tele, an initiative that looks to collect and tell stories about women is set to stage a play at the Michael Joseph Centre on October 10th. The play ti...

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9 words that Kenyans misuse

Euticus MolaSeptember 22, 2014

English is one of Kenya's national languages, the other being Swahili, and is taught to and spoken by majority of the population. Most of us have English as o...

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Top 6 Windows Phone Travel Apps

Penelope KiruiSeptember 22, 2014

Ding! Ding! Ding! The countdown to Mashujaa Day has began! Planning a holiday or any vacation can sometimes become an overwhelming task. You’ve got you...

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Big Brother Hotshots revealed: Melvin Alusa to represent Kenya

Lulu AkakiSeptember 18, 2014

Melvin Alusa has been announced as Kenya’s representative in the ninth season of the reality TV show ‘Big Brother Hotshots‘. In a bold and ground bre...

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Emerdis launches security and data storage solutions in Kenya

Lulu AkakiSeptember 18, 2014

Emerdis has announced plans to venture into the Kenyan market by introducing IT Security, Connectivity and Data Storage solutions. The company will be targ...

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National Bank rolls out new internet and mobile banking application

Lulu AkakiSeptember 18, 2014

National Bank has introduced a new mobile and internet application. The two applications, the mobile application dubbed NatMobile and internet application, Na...

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Visa and Apple partner to offer mobile pay services

Lulu AkakiSeptember 18, 2014

Visa Inc. has announced it is supporting consumer payments with the new iPhone 6 and . Thanks to a new capability called Visa Token Service, participating fin...

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East African nominees for the 2014 AABLAs announced

Lulu AkakiSeptember 18, 2014

The annual CNBC Africa All Africa Business Leaders Awards Presented By Johnnie Walker Blue Label (AABLA) has been launched in Nairobi, Kenya. The awards see...

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Why Zuku is a dream option for entertainment enthusiasts

Lulu AkakiSeptember 16, 2014

Deciding on what options you should get for your entertainment whether it’s in your home or office is no easy fete. There are so many options and each com...

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Nominate Sauti Sol for the 2014 MTV EMA Best African Act

Lulu AkakiSeptember 11, 2014

Kenyan group Sauti Sol has a chance of making it to the nominees list of Best African Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards. The nominees have been shortlisted...

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StarTimes launches digital TV satellite service in Kenya

Lulu AkakiSeptember 8, 2014

StarTimes has launched the brand’s Direct to Home (DTH) digital television satellite service. The brand, dubbed StarSat will offer over 98 premium local a...

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NIC Bank bond oversubscribed

Lulu AkakiSeptember 8, 2014

NIC Bank’s bid to grow its corporate client base as well as enhance its branch channels to reach more retail and SME customers is on track following the o...

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30 Kenyans get Tullow Scholarships

Lulu AkakiSeptember 8, 2014

30 Kenyans have been awarded scholarships by the Tullow Group to pursue post-graduate degrees at leading universities in the United Kingdom and in Europe. T...

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Nailab raises over Ksh. 5 million for their incubated start-ups

Lulu AkakiSeptember 8, 2014

Nailab has announced the increase of funding for the season 3 and season 4 enterprises from a previous Ksh 300,000 per enterprise to a total of over Kshs.5 ...

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Vote for your favorite online personalities in the 2014 OLX Social Media Awards

Lulu AkakiSeptember 8, 2014

Voting in the 2014 OLX Social Media Awards is now open. This comes after the unveiling of nominees by the organizers. There are 5 nominees in each category ...

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Introducing the Samsung Gear S and Gear Circle

Euticus MolaSeptember 5, 2014

Samsung Electronics recently unveiled the Samsung Gear S and the Gear Circle, two smart wearable device that expand on the smartphone experience. The Gear S...

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Kenyan Rugby’s Kicking Problem

Euticus MolaSeptember 3, 2014

image via KenyaRugby247 Kenyan rugby has grown leaps and bounds over the last few years to become one of the most popular sports in the country. Fans love t...

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Submissions are open for the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards 2015

Lulu AkakiSeptember 2, 2014

Africa Magic, in association with MultiChoice and sponsors Amstel Malta, have announced the call to entry for the 2015 edition of the Africa Magic Viewersâ€...

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NIC Securities customers can now trade shares on their phones

Lulu AkakiAugust 27, 2014

NIC Securities customers will now be able to trade their shares from the palm of their hands following the enhancement of the NIC NOW Mobile Banking app. ...

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Epson celebrates 50th anniversary of its first printer

Lulu AkakiAugust 27, 2014

The first electronic recording system in Olympic history was Epson Seiko's Printing Timer at the1964 Tokyo games Epson celebrated fifty years since bringing...

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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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Top 25 places to visit in Nairobi

Euticus MolaAugust 25, 2014

Nairobi is one of the most interesting cities in Africa and has some awesome places you can enjoy visiting whether you are a visitor or a resident. Here's a lis...

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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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What you need to know about Ebola

Euticus MolaAugust 19, 2014

image via The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa has sent ripples throughout the world but majority of the population are still ignorant about the disease...

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UNDP and Microsoft Partner to Empower 200,000 Entrepreneurs in Ethiopia

Lulu AkakiAugust 19, 2014

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has signed a collaborative agreement with Microsoft East Africa to enhance development activities in the are...

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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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10 things you probably did not know about Jomo Kenyatta

Euticus MolaAugust 13, 2014

The late Jomo Kenyatta was a great man and is acclaimed as the founding father of Kenya. Despite everyone, or most, knowing him as the first president of Ke...

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