Author: Kaluka wanjala

Vivo is one of the latest smartphone brands to officially start operations in Kenya. Vivo is Oppo’s sister company but the two brands operate individually with the latter having had a presence locally for a few years now. When Vivo started operations in Kenya, it had a handful of devices including the Vivo V17 Pro that I loved when I reviewed it towards the end of 2019. Some of the other devices the company has in the country include the Y12, Y15, Y90 and Y17 available for Ksh 14,999, Ksh 19,999, Ksh 10,999 and Ksh 24,999 respectively. The Vivo Y19…

The Vivo Y90 is the cheapest smartphone from the company available in Kenya. Vivo is one of the latest smartphone brands to launch in Kenya and the Y90 is the cheapest device it has in stock. The Vivo Y90 in Kenya is available for Ksh 10,999, not the cheapest smartphone in the country but the cheapest one by the company. The phone is available countrywide together with other devices from the company including the Vivo Y12, Vivo Y15, Vivo Y17 and the Vivo Y17 Pro that I reviewed towards the end of 2019. The Y17 Pro is available for Ksh…

Late last year, Tecno announced the “Take Me Home” campaign whose main aim was to reward its customers with Airtime, bus ride coupons, motorbikes and the grand prize of a car worth $ 10,000 (approximately Ksh 1,000,000). The campaign came to an end and saw over 50 customers walk away with a wide range of gifts from the company. According to Tecno, this campaign saw over 27 million social media impressions and over 2 Million+ engagements across the different social media channels. Throughout the campaign, over 30 customers walked away with brand new motorcycles each. 500 other customers received complimentary…

Microsoft has today announced the appointment of Kendi Nderitu to be its Country Manager for Kenya. She joins Microsoft from Check point Software where she was the General Manager of the East, West and Central Africa Cluster. She has over 15 years of experience in the industry and is an IT business leader in the region. Besides Check Point, Kendi has worked for some of the top companies in the region including Oracle, HP and Intel. She has worked on leading and implementing business strategies across the sub-Saharan region. Kendi has received recognition as an Emerging Leader in Innovation and…

Huawei has not had the best year thanks to the trade war between the US and China. Even with this, the company has carried on with its operations like nothing is going on. Back in August, Huawei released the EMUI 10 update schedule listing down the devices that will be getting the update and when that was going to happen. The company started updating some of its devices not so long ago and in this first phase, most of the devices there were its 2019 flagships. Huawei will not be updating its 2019 flagship smartphones only though. The company is…

The Oppo Reno 2F is the latest smartphone from the company that is available in Kenya for Ksh 39,999. I have been using the Reno 2F for a few weeks now and in this review, I will share my experience with it. The phone is available in retail stores in the country and is part of the Reno series from Oppo. It comes with the specifications you expect to find on a 2019 mid-range smartphone. As this is a Reno device, the camera is one of its key selling points but not the only one. Below are some of its…

Bolt in on an aggressive expansion plan in Kenya introducing its services to smaller towns that its competitors have no presence in. Two months ago, the company announced that it has expanded its services to four more towns; Kitale, Naivasha, Nakuru and Eldoret. Most of these, except Kitale, are towns dominated by a small player known as Wasili cabs. If you spend time in these towns, you will see their cabs all over and they have dominated the towns and are quite reasonably priced when compared to the likes of bolt, Uber and Little. Bolt isn’t slowing down its expansion…

The holiday season is upon us and Tecno mobile wants to make it even better for some of its customers. The company launched the #TECNOTakesMeHomewithBuupass campaign (yes, I know the name is a bit long) that will see it reward those who purchase its devices with Airtime, bus ride coupons, motorbikes and the grand prize of a car worth $ 10,000 (approximately Ksh 1,000,000). The campaign kicked off on November 25 and will go all the way to December 23. You have a few more days to take part in it if you want to win any of the mentioned…

Xiaomi is set to open its third Mi Home store in Kenya this weekend. The other two were opened this year with one at the Hub in Karen and the other one in Nairobi CBD along Moi Avenue. The Mi Home store at Sarit Centre will officially be open to the public on December 21st as from 9 am. The store will be at the Ground floor next to Java. Just like the other two Mi Home stores, the one at Sarit Centre will stock a variety of Xiaomi products and not just smartphones. You will be able to get…

For the past few weeks, I have been using the Vivo V17 Pro smartphone. This is one of the latest from Vivo to launch in Kenya and you can get it for Ksh 40,999. The phone was officially unveiled in Kenya last month and I got a review unit to test it out and see if it worth your money. The Vivo V17 Pro is currently the most expensive smartphone launched by the company in Kenya. It does have amazing specifications on paper and when reviewing it, I was keen to see if this translates to a good experience in…