Author: Brand Spot

Bolt has announced the appointment of Edgar Kipngetich Kitur as the Country Manager for Bolt Food in Kenya. Edgar Kipngetich Kitur is a passionate and experienced professional with an innovative and sometimes unconventional approach to problem-solving and creating partnerships. He brings to the company great expertise and understanding of e-commerce and finance, amassed over eight years. “We’re thrilled to have a leader of Edgar’s experience and talent to head up Bolt Food business in Kenya. We are confident he will lead the team and the product offering to the next frontier of growth. With Edgar’s business insight, we will double…

The Nokia 1.4 is the latest entry level smartphone from HMD Global to launch in Kenya. This phone is available in the country for Ksh 12,000. At this price, the Nokia 1.4 will be competing with some other devices from Infinix, Tecno, Xiaomi and even Huawei. With most of its smartphones, HMD Global rarely focuses on just the specifications but rather aims to give the best user experience. This means that the specs tend to be balanced to ensure the user experience is good but the software experience is also fine tuned to be better. The Nokia 1.4 promises a…

The country is back on lockdown, and while this is not new, it was somehow unexpected. Once again, people are stuck at home thanks to the seemingly perpetual grip coronavirus has across the globe. Luckily, over the past year, we have learned that evolving and bettering ourselves in times of adversity is the way to go. That said, staying at home doesn’t necessarily need to be a relegation of immobility and inaction – with your smartphone, you can remain productive, entertained, and happy during lockdown and self-quarantine. The importance of staying connected with your loved ones, friends, peers, support groups,…

The LG InstaView door-in-door refrigerator was launched in Kenya and is available through LG outlets countrywide starting from Ksh 275,995. You can get the LG InstaView in Kenya from LG Brand Shops, online through LG brand shop and Select supermarkets countrywide. The LG InstaView series is known for its transparent door panel that allows you to see what is in the refrigerator by knocking on it twice. This eliminates the need of opening the refrigerator just to confirm what is there. This also lets you confirm what is in the fridge before opening it reducing the time it will take you to…

The Infinix Hot 10 Play is the latest smartphone from the manufacturer to launch in Kenya. This is the third iteration in the Hot 10 series and is currently available in Kenya for Ksh 14,200. You can get the Infinix Hot 10 Play in Kenya from Infinix stores, Safaricom stores and online through Jumia and Xpark. The Infinix Hot 10 Play is meant to compete with devices such as the Samsung Galaxy A02 which has been on the market for a while. This is a very competitive segment as it is not the most affordable one and neither is it…

Microsoft’s annual global student technology competition, Imagine Cup has revealed the entries selected to be a part of the World semi-finals round taking place on 24 and 25 March 2021. The competition, which encourages students to build something that matters to them, make a difference in their communities and innovate for impact, has selected three teams from Kenya to represent the country and advance in the competition. The teams, who impressed with their solutions which tackle health, lifestyle, and educational issues all demonstrated great understanding by creating solutions that directly spoke to socio-economic issues within their own surroundings and globally.…

The Samsung Galaxy A52 is the latest addition to the Galaxy A series. This is the successor to the Galaxy A51 which was one of the best selling devices in the series. The Galaxy A52 was unveiled together with the Galaxy A72 which is available at a much higher price. Speaking of price, the Samsung Galaxy A52 will be available in Kenya for Ksh 38,999. At this price, it should be competing with some of the best devices from Huawei, OPPO, VIVO, Xiaomi just to name a few. “Samsung strives to give consumers what they want and need most. That’s…

The year 2020 saw an invisible enemy called Covid-19 sweep across the world upending our lives. Simple illness prevention measures we previously took for granted are now mandatory, like regular washing of hands with soap and sanitizing to keep free of the contagious virus. In the pandemic era, the importance of living in clean spaces cannot be over-stated. Microbes like bacteria and viruses can survive on surfaces around us for a long time. With hygiene now paramount as part of healthy living, germ-free living spaces ensure the peace of mind to go about our daily activities at work and home.…

We don’t often give our eye health much thought. Even though we’re advised to have our eyes examined at least once a year, very few of us manage to find the time to put our vision first and have our eyes checked by a professional. It’s easy to think that your vision is constant, however that couldn’t be further from the truth. Changes to your diet, your working conditions, your lifestyle, and your general health can all have an impact on your vision prescription and your eye health. It’s important that you have your eyes checked regularly – you can…

The LG InstaView door-in-door refrigerator comes with some technology that should help bring your home to the future. The LG InstaView can be linked to the ThinQ app and through that you will be able to see what is in the fridge, monitor temperature and control some of its setting even when you are not where near the fridge. The LG InstaView refrigerators are available in Kenya and you can get them starting from Ksh 299,000. With support for LG ThinQ, the InstaView should take the user experience to a whole different level. What is LG ThinQ? LG ThinQ products…