Author: Kaluka wanjala

If you are a fan of SafeBoda, we have got some bad new for you. The company has announced that it will be pausing operations in Kenya as from the 27th of November 2020. The company announced this through their social media pages today. Through the statement, the company said, “SafeBoda has made a very difficult decision to pause rides and send services…While Nairobi is seeing some economic recovery from COVID-19, boda transportation has been hit hard.” The current pandemic seems to have affected all industries and the boda sector has not been spared. “This has meant our business cannot…

Realme has today officially unveiled two new smartphones into the Kenyan market. The two smartphones are the realme 7i and realme C12 that you can get on the market for Ksh 24,999 and Ksh 14,999 respectively. With the launch of the realme C12 and realme 7i, the company has further expanded its portfolio to 6 smartphones in total with the other ones being the realme C3, realme C11, realme C15 and the realme 6. The other products under its belt available in Kenya include the realme Bank, Air Neo and Buds Q. “In the spirit of dare to leap, realme…

vivo smartphone has officially announced the availability of its latest mid-range smartphone the vivo Y20 in Kenya with official sales going live today on vivo Kenya brand stores and dealers countrywide. Priced at Ksh 13,999, the device will also be live on Jumia. The mid-range device comes with advanced features for performance, a premium design, as well as combining a cutting edge AI triple camera to seamlessly capture moments with enough detail and perfection. This combination goes in line with the brand’s focus on offering stylish smartphones infused with trendsetting technologies at the most competitive price points. vivo Smartphone Kenya…

Realme is set to launch two new smartphones in Kenya next week. These new phones, the realme C12 and realme 7i, will be launched in the country on November 10th. We have known for a while now that the realme 7i was coming to Kenya but we did not know about the C12 until now. Both the realme 7i and the realme C12 will be launched on the same day and will join the realme 7i will join the realme 6, C15, C11, C3 and the recently launched realme Buds Q that was launched in Kenya last week. The launch will stream live…

Safaricom has today announced the introduction of new phone number prefixes for its subscribers. With the growing number of subscribers, new prefixes are needed to keep up with that demand. The new number prefixes include 0112, 0113, 0114 and 0115. These new prefixes have been added in addition to the 0110 and 0111 prefixes that the company introduced back in February this year. These new phone numbers will be available at no cost with customers only required to activate their lines with a top-up of KES 50 airtime after choosing the phone number they wish. “20 years ago, we began…

By Kendi Nderitu This year has been one of uncertainty and unexpected challenges. While it’s nothing new to say that things have changed as we’ve all experienced that change as it has happened and seen its impact around us, it is clear that Africa will continue to go through accelerated transformation as we move forward into the future. When it comes to digital, the continent was on a steady paced trajectory to adopting technologies particularly in regard to governance. Digital transformation in government was still in its early stages in Africa when the COVID-19 pandemic compelled countries to leverage technology…

LG East Africa has unveiled a campaign dubbed “DARE TO DREAM” talent search that seeks to reward lucky Kenyans with one of its AI DD Washing Machine a few weeks after the #NanoNiNoma campaign. The challenge which is expected to run for one month from 13 October until 14 November 2020 is open to all Kenyan residents who are not directly involved with LG including employees of LG or from third-party firms associated with the company. With the #DareToDream talent search campaign, you are required to dance to LG’s original AI DD song, perform a Tik Tok Duet or write…

Safaricom and Jumia have partnered to extend a 5% discount to shoppers of the e-commerce platform who pay with M-Pesa. This discount will be available for the entire month of November and will be applicable to Jumia shoppers with transactions of at least Ksh 1,000. The discount will be redeemable for the first three transactions and will have a maximum limit of Ksh 250 per transaction. “Jumia’s Black Friday is the biggest sale of the year – and it is all about saving customers money. As customers continue to feel the economic pressure of COVID-19, we expect the event to…

Telegram has had it for as long as I can remember and now WhatsApp wants to give them a try. I am talking about disappearing messages that self-destruct after sometime unlike the messages that users can send and receive right now. WhatsApp has been working on this feature for a few months and is now ready to roll it out. The Facebook-owned company has announced that this feature is officially coming to the messaging platform. WhatsApp also took this opportunity to share some information about this feature and how it will work. WhatsApp will not enable the disappearing option for…

Safaricom is this week marking 20 years since it was officially launched on 23rd October 2000. The anniversary celebrations will see Safaricom renew its commitment to its customers as it ushers in its third decade of growth. Through a brand campaign dubbed ‘Twende Tukiuke’, a callout to go beyond what is thought possible, the service provider will also showcase the power of mobile technology in transforming lives. “In the past two decades, Safaricom has grown from a telecommunication service provider to a technology company and our customers have been a key part of this journey. We are cognizant that technology and a data-driven economy can…