Author: Kaluka wanjala

A few months ago, Loon, an Alphabet owned company, said that it plans to work with Telkom Kenya to deliver 4G connection to underserved areas in rural Kenya using balloons. Alphabet is the same company that owns Google for those who may not know. Loon and Google are two independent companies though with the former working to bring internet connection to areas with poor coverage and those that are sparsely populated. When Loon announced intentions to work with Telkom, the two were yet to get government approval to fly the balloons in the country. It’s a couple of months later…

Aspira has announced a partnership agreement with Elite Digital Solutions, Apple Premium Reseller in Kenya that will allow consumers to buy iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and other Apple products through access to affordable credit facilities and pay later within 3-12 months. Through this partnership, consumers will be required to pay a minimum deposit of 30% of the total cost of iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max and purchase for as low as Ksh.13,000 through Aspira. Interest of 4% percent will be charged per month with the total cost of the loan split into equal monthly installments. Consumers can choose to…

You probably have a list of people you are in constant communication with. Even if that is not the case, there are people you regularly talk to compared to others in your contact list. If you have saved a lot of numbers in your phonebook, this means there are people who you still want to have in your contact list but just do not talk to on a regular basis. If what I have described above happens to be you, you may want to know about the new contact ranking system that WhatsApp is testing. This is of course if…

The Nokia 1, the cheapest smartphone from HMD Global, was officially announced back in February. In Kenya, we got the phone towards the end of April and its recommended retail price was Ksh 9,500 at the time. A few months later, this price was slashed to Ksh 8,000 and now the price has been slashed further to Ksh 5,000. This price cut is on Jumia at the moment and is part of the company Black Friday sale that is going on through to the end of the month. The Nokia 1 as I have mentioned is the cheapest smartphone by…

OPPO Kenya has finally brought the 6GB version of the F9 to the country. The standard OPPO F9 with 4GB of RAM was launched in the country back in September and is available from Ksh 34,200. The 6GB F9, on the other hand, is available for Ksh 37,990 through retail stores countrywide. The OPPO F9 Pro in Kenya comes with the same specifications and design as the standard F9 and the only difference is the RAM size. You are getting the same waterdrop notch design as the standard F9 and the unique colours including the starry purple one. “The OPPO…

Tecno is set to launch its third Camon device this year, the Tecno Camon 11, in Kenya. Tecno has not been aggressive this year with its smartphones and the one that stands out so far if the Tecno Spark 2 that offers great value for money and I included it in my list of the top 5 phones to get during Jumia Mobile week. Back to the Tecno Camon 11, should be up for pre-order in select Tecno and Telkom stores from Monday according to sources. It is not clear how long the pre-order period will be but I don’t…

The OPPO F9 is the latest flagship smartphone from the company to be launched in Kenya. I use the word flagship loosely to mean the most expensive and I am not counting the OPPO Find X. The OPPO F9 was officially launched in Kenya back in September and is currently available on Jumia starting from Ksh 34,199. At the moment, the only variant available in Kenya is the one with 4GB of RAM. This is the one available starting from 34K but things will change next week as the company is planning to launch a 6GB variant in the country.…

There is no doubt that my favourite smartphone for Ksh 25,000 at the moment is the Huawei Y9 2019. I have been using this smartphone for a few weeks now and I love it. I got the phone to review from Huawei and so far I am impressed. It does a lot of things well compared to most other smartphones I have used this year. I will not dive deep into what it really does as I will get to that in the full review that will be up next week. At the moment, you can get the Huawei Y9…

Yesterday, Safaricom announced its new packages for Home Fibre users. These new packages dubbed Safaricom Home Fibre Plus will combine mobile voice, mobile data, SMS and Home Fibre in one package. These packages come with adjusted rates that you should know about if you are a Safaricom Home Fibre customer. You probably know that the new Finance Bill 2018 affects mobile tariffs and saw them revised upwards. This was the case with Safaricom and may be one of the reasons why the company saw it fit to come up with these new packages just to ensure its customers still get…

Kenya has the highest internet penetration in Africa with over 31 million people having access to the internet, according to a report by Jumia Business Intelligence and GSMA Mobile. With more and more Kenyans connecting to the internet from mobile devices like phones and tablets, also comes the rise of mobile money transactions, access to loans and economic prosperity for the country. But with the acceleration of digitalisation comes insecure consumer habits. This coupled with a lack of coherent legislation and regulatory frameworks, as well as inadequate cybersecurity measures in key sectors, is turning Kenya into a lucrative target for cyber…