Author: Kaluka wanjala

The Kenyan Government has published new rules for the digital taxi platforms that will see the services lower the commission they require from drivers to 18%. These rules have been published by Transport and Infrastructure Cabinet Secretary James Macharia. The new law states, “The commission which shall be paid by a transport network driver or a transport network owner to the transport network company, which shall not exceed eighteen per cent of the total earnings of the trip.” “Transport network platform” means a digital platform or any other similar system offered, used or operated by a transport network company and…

Autochek has today announced the acquisition of CoinAfrique, a classified ads platform in French-speaking Africa. According to the company, this acquisition will help it expand its auto financing services to Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire and other French-speaking African countries. Autochek has been on an aggressive expansion plan in Africa. In September last year, the company acquired Cheki Kenya and Cheki Uganda from ROAM Africa for an undisclosed amount. The company went ahead to introduce a new car loan marketplace on its platforms to lure in new customers. It seems like Autochek will be focusing on auto financing to drive growth across…

Bolt has opened its Africa head office in Nairobi joining a number of tech companies that have chosen Kenya as their regional hub. Microsoft opened the ADC offices earlier this year and Google is planning to do a similar thing in the country too.  According to the Business Daily, Bolt head offices will be in Riverside Drive and will host top managers overseeing operations in the region. The ride hailing service currently operates in seven African countries including Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and Tunisia. “Its strategic location in the region and the available infrastructure has enabled us…

The Tecno Camon 19 Pro is one of the three devices in the Camon 19 series recently launched in Kenya. You can get the Camon 19 Pro in Kenya for around Ksh 33,799. Being the successor to the Camon 18 series, the Camon 19 has some minor upgrades that make it worth getting.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDgksoT4TEc I have been using the Camon 19 Pro for a few weeks as my main phone and so far there are things I love about it. In this post, I will be highlighting the top 5 things I love to help you decide if this phone…

The latest smartphone in the Tecno Spark series is the Tecno Spark 9. This series is made up of three devices, the Spark 9, Spark 9 Pro and the Spark 9T. I have the Tecno Spark 9 Pro in for review. This Tecno Spark 9 Pro is available in Kenya starting from Ksh 20,899.  The Tecno Spark 9 is the successor to the Spark 8 series that I reviewed late last year. The Spark 9 Pro looks and feels like a complete upgrade compared to its predecessor. Since I have the Spark 9 Pro in for review, I will be…

Yesterday, Zoho introduced the Zoho Africa digital enabler package in Kenya. This is the most affordable package from the company and is available as from today for Ksh 585 per month. With this package, users get 10 apps in one package. Ksh 585 represents a 50% discount from what the company normally charges, Ksh 1,170. According to the company, the Zoho Africa digital enabler package is meant to get companies started immediately without any hurdles.  The 50% discount is available for the next three months as the company is trying to get more people to use its products.  With this…

Sylvia Mulinge is leaving Safaricom this September to pick up her new role as the CEO of MTN Uganda. She is currently Safaricom’s Chief Consumer Business Officer, a position she has held since July 2021. Sylvia joined Safaricom back in 2006 and has held various senior roles over the years including the General Manager Enterprise Business Unit and Director Consumer Business Unit before assuming the role of Chief Customer Officer in 2018. Safaricom has confirmed that her last day at the company will be 30th September 2022. As Safaricom made this announcement, MTN Uganda also confirmed that Sylvia will be…

The latest flagship smartphone from Tecno to launch in Kenya is the Camon 19 Pro. This phone was launched recently and is available in stores for Ksh 33,799. I have been using this as my main phone and in this review, I will share my experience on that and recommend if this is a smartphone you may want to consider.  The Tecno Camon 19 series  is made up of three main devices, the standard Camon 19 available for Ksh 23,500, the Camon 19 Pro 5G is available for Ksh 41,599 and the Camon 19 Pro 4G variant which is the…

Earlier this month, Safaricom unveiled its Visa virtual card that lets M-pesa users easily make international payments. With this card, you can pay for services such as Netflix, use it on Amazon and just any other site or platform that accepts card payments.  The M-Pesa Visa virtual card uses  the balance on your M-pesa account so the whole process can be smooth and without hurdles.  What is the M-Pesa virtual Visa card? The M-pesa virtual Visa card is a debit card that can be created through the M-pesa app. This is not a physical card but it works like any…

Showmax is making some changes to its subscription packages to make its services appealing to Safaricom customers. The company has announced that it has lowered its mobile subscriptions bought and paid for via M-PESA. These new price changes are targeting the Safaricom mobile data packages, Showmax Mobile and Showmax Pro Mobile. If you can remember, Showmax introduced these two bundles a few months back when it announced a new partnership with Safaricom that saw customers pay only Ksh 389 and 1299 for Showmax mobile and Showmax Pro mobile respectively. Subscribers also got 1GB and 3GB of data respectively. Even with…