Author: Kaluka wanjala

Last month, Safaricom revealed that its mobile money app, M-pesa, has been downloaded over 5 million times. This is a massive number which makes it the most downloaded Kenyan app at the moment. With this number, the company also revealed that M-Pesa has over 51 million customers across the region. This is the total number of those who have registered to use the service. With this, M-Pesa is currently one of the largest fintech platforms in Africa. Safaricom is now revealing M-Pesa has over 30 million monthly active users. The milestone comes a few days after M-Pesa marked its 15th…

Standard Chartered Bank in partnership with @iBizAfrica-Strathmore University has today launched the 5th cohort of the Women in Tech incubator program. The program, which is an initiative of Standard Chartered in partnership with Strathmore University’s @iBizAfrica Incubation Centre, aims at championing for more diversity in technology and for more opportunities for women to develop entrepreneurial and leadership excellence. The program’s theme for this year is‘’ Advancing global trends in women owned businesses’’, indicating that a high level of consideration will be given towards women owned businesses that incorporate global trends including emerging technologies, sustainability and digital economy accelerants. This is aligned to emerging global trends as well as…

Since the beginning of 2022, we have seen quite a number of smartphones launched in Kenya. They do vary in price range from entry-level phones all the way to flagship devices. With the many smartphones available in Kenya, this post will highlight some of the top smartphones above Ksh 50,000 launched in Kenya in 2022. You can get these phones in retail stores across the country but I have also included links to buy them online if available. If you have been planning to get a new phone within this price range, these phones are worth checking out as they…

As part of the events planned for this year’s International Women’s Day on March 8, Microsoft will host a three-day international digital camp targeting girls in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The initiative, which is entirely virtual, provides an opportunity to connect with girls from Africa and North America for two-hour workshops scheduled to take place between March 7th and 10th. The Microsoft International DigiGirlz Camp is organized in collaboration with Fair Chance Learning and is designed to give middle and high school girls hands-on experience with technology, workshops to help them bring their ideas to…

M-Pesa first came into the picture in March 2007 as the first mobile money wallet in Kenya. Over the years, the service has cemented its presence in Kenya’s financial sector with millions of transactions every day. M-Pesa has been helped Safaricom turn in billions of shillings in Profits every single year and the number keeps rising. This has also helped Safaricom stay ahead of its main competitors over the years and with M-Pesa growing by the day, Safaricom will keep seeing huge profits in the coming years. As M-Pesa celebrates its 15th year anniversary, I thought I should highlight its…

The Samsung Galaxy S22 series is now available on pre-order in Kenya. This phone series was unveiled to a global audience in early February and it is finally available on pre-order in Kenya. You can pre-order any Galaxy S22 series smartphone from Jumia or Masoko. Those who pre-order any Galaxy S22 series in Kenya will get the Galaxy Buds 2 for free. These earbuds are currently available in Kenya for Ksh 13,500. The Samsung Galaxy S22 series phones are powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor and up to 12GB of RAM and 512GB of internal storage space. The…

By Joshua Oigara The COVID-19 pandemic has largely been framed as a public health crisis, over one and a half years since it hit Kenya. However, its economic impact has been severe and widespread. The effects have been felt across the economy, significantly afflicting all sectors and households. In all this, irrespective of industries, the Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs), have been particularly hard hit by reduced customer footfall and disruptions in supply chains, among other biting effects of the pandemic. The widespread job losses and income cuts have also meant depressed demand for MSMEs’ goods and services, due…

Twelve teams, 24 riders, 21 weekends: the 2022 MotoGP season is finally here. This Sunday, 6 March 2022, Showmax Pro subscribers (excluding those in South Africa, Mauritius and Lesotho) are in for a ride (literally) as the Grand Prix of Qatar prepares for the much anticipated season kick off. With four days to go and teams having already arrived in Qatar, all eyes are on French rider Fabio Quartararo who will be looking to defend his maiden title after winning the Championship last year. Quartararo will be riding alongside his teammate Franco Morbidelli who will be getting his first full…

Out of the many wearables that I have used over the years, the Huawei Watch Fit is probably the best. It gets the job done and its long-lasting battery makes it a better choice than what is offered by most of its competitors. I really loved the Huawei Watch Fit and what it has to offer and was excited to learn about its updated version, the Huawei Watch Fit New, which is now available in Kenya for Ksh 12,000. The launch of the Huawei Watch Fit New is happening less than a month since the launch of yet another wearable…

Under the remit of its recently established Africa Transformation Office (ATO), Microsoft has announced new initiatives to accelerate the growth of 10,000 African start-ups and fast-track investment in Africa’s start-up ecosystem over the next five years. Microsoft’s recently launched global Founders Hub will now be available to African start-ups through the ATO. The Founders Hub is a self-service hub that provides start-ups with a wide range of resources, including access to mentors, skilling content, tools like Microsoft Azure and GitHub, and go-to-market and business support. Microsoft is also creating new partnerships with accelerators and incubators across Africa, including Grindstone, Greenhouse,…