Author: Kaluka wanjala

Xiaomi has unveiled yet another smartphone in the Kenyan market. This new phone, the Redmi 10 2022 is the latest variant in the Redmi 10 series. It does come with a few upgrades over its predecessor. According to the company, the device has “a powerful chipset and a sleek design, making exceptional performance available to more and more people.” The Redmi 10 2022 is available in Kenya starting from Ksh 19,500. The phone is available in three variants at the following prices: 4GB + 64GB at Ksh. 19,499/- 4GB + 128GB at Ksh.21,499/- 6GB + 128GB at Ksh. 22,799/- The…

The Huawei nova 9 SE was recently launched in Kenya as the company’s mid-range giant meant to take on the likes of the OPPO Reno 7, Samsung Galaxy A53 among others. The phone is available in stores for Ksh 39,999. This makes it cheaper than both the Galaxy A53 and the Reno 7. Some of the key selling points of the Huawei nova 9 SE include: The display with very narrow bezels Thin profile 66W Huawei SuperCharge 108MP Camera I will be focusing on these key selling points in this review and highlight if Huawei has managed to deliver on…

Safaricom is set to launch commercial operations in Ethiopia within the year as part of the company’s regional expansion efforts to provide world-class telecommunication services to over 112 million Ethiopians. In readiness for the commercial launch, Safaricom Ethiopia has recruited a team of over 300 staff, of which 50% is local talent, with plans of reaching 1,000 in the next financial year. The business also has onboarded distributors, secured four retail shop locations and set up the first outsourced call centre in Addis Ababa. Safaricom Ethiopia has secured approvals for towers development, built two data centres, made the first test…

M-Pesa is no doubt one of the key services that helped Safaricom record billions in revenue over the years. M-Pesa has had a near-monopolistic existence with no real competition to slow down its growth. For the 2021/2022 financial year ending March 2022, M-Pesa accounted for over 38% of Safaricom’s total revenue before tax. In total, M-Pesa revenue stood at Ksh 107.69 billion which represents 30.3% growth from the same period last year. The growth can be attributed to favorable economic environments as the economy opened up and even the introduction of transaction fees for M-Pesa transfers of below Ksh 1,000.…

Telkom Kenya has been experiencing service disruptions affecting calls, SMS, internet among other services. The company is yet to issue any statement regarding this but I have not been able to use most of its services since yesterday afternoon. The network connection is strong but the services are unavailable. With the disruptions, I have not been able to use USSD services, send texts, use mobile data or even receive calls. Most people who try to call my number are notified that my number is not reachable. I do not receive most text messages sent to my number. I can’t even…

Infinix recently unveiled the successor to the Note 11 series, the Infinix Note 12, to the world. This is not the only smartphone the company has been working on though as there is another Note 12 variant with upgraded specifications. According to GSMArena, the new Infinix Note 12 is set to be launched soon. This new Note 12 will be a high-end variant of the series and offer more than the standard Note 12 available on the market. This might be the right successor to the Infinix Note 1 Pro according to the publication. The new Infinix Note 12 is…

Xiaomi has today officially announced the availability of its latest entry-level smartphone, the Redmi 10A, in Kenya. The Redmi 10A is available in retail stores across Kenya starting from Ksh 12,899. This makes it one of the cheapest smartphones from the company to launch in the country and should be competing directly with some recent devices like the Nokia C21. The Redmi 10A is the successor to the Redmi 9A which was very successful locally. Xiaomi seems to understand what customers looking for smartphones within this price range want and is ready to deliver on that. The Redmi 10A is…

Huawei has officially unveiled the nova 9 SE smartphone in the Kenyan market. You can get the Huawei nova 9 SE in Kenya for Ksh 39,999 which puts its right around where the OPPO Reno 7 is available for. At this price, the nova 9 SE should definitely offer better value for it to be the choice for many. I have been using the phone for a few days and will share my full thoughts on it in the coming days. The Huawei Nova 9 SE does come with some impressive specifications. In my opinion, it does offer good value…

Infinix has officially introduced the Hot 12 series in the Kenya n market. The announcement was made at the University of Nairobi during this years’ Tech Week, an event where students are offered an opportunity to showcase their innovative ideas through projects and exhibitions they are working on. In partnership with Infinix the winners were awarded cash prizes of up to Ksh 50,000 and brand new Hot 12 Play Series phones that were officially launched at the event. The Infinix Hot 12 is the second major release from the company in Kenya this year. We already saw the Infinix Zero…

WhatsApp has been testing message reactions with a small group of users for a few weeks. This feature allows users to react to messages with emojis and not type the exact words. Through it, there is an option to react to a message and give the recipient some feedback and not have an abrupt silent ending to the conversation. Having tested this feature for some weeks now, WhatsApp is ready to roll it out to more users. The feature will be rolling out to both the beta and stable builds on WhatsApp so keep an eye for the update. At…