“Data Is the New Oil of the Digital Economy. Data in the 21st Century is like Oil in the 18th Century”. That is a common phrase these days that most people probably take for granted, but it is real. ..
One of the most fascinating aspect of Kenyan tech space has been the inability for the local techpreneurs to unlock the e-commerce or m-commerce. I am talking as someone who has tried the whole thing through ..
Ove the years LG has had low key operations in Kenya but in the last one year or so, that changed. They are making their presence felt both online and offline. To understand what they have been doing, ..
The year 2017 will probably be more associated with the forth-coming general elections in Kenya and whatever will happen thereafter but this is also the year M-PESA turned ten. M-pesa was launched ..
Here we love numbers but more so, making sense of what they mean and their origin. Since we are heading to an election that many of the observers think will be close, it is important we look at the numbers ..
Looking back to 2011 as we were thinking about the idea of building a community of bloggers, I see why we need to be proud of the progress we have made over the years. The most talked about and shared ..
Last week while in the office the guys from Kenya National Bureau of Statistics showed up from nowhere, they wanted to know how we are doing and the progress we have made in the last two years. I later ..
Last week attended Mind Speak organized by Aly-Khan Satchu after a long time and I had a chance to listen to Jeremy Awori, Barclays Kenya CEO, give a speech about his personal and professional life as well ..
ShowMax has been around in Kenya for a few months now, since they launched late last year. Being a South African company, I made a mental note that it would be just a matter of time before they fail in Kenya. ..
Huawei Mobile Kenya has announced that its HUAWEI P10 is now available for local pre-order in Kenya Speaking during the announcement, Mark Hemaobin, General Manager, Huawei Mobile Kenya said the P10 is set to arrive ..
The Rockefeller Foundation Africa has announced the funding of $1 Million (Over Ksh100 million) to Ajira Digital jobs website, ajiradigital.go.ke. The money will go through the Private Sector Alliance ..
It has been a reserve for the high-end Phones, wide-angle lenses which allow the selfie loving generation to take a selfie as a group without the need for the selfie stick but Infinix is now doing some ..
The Uber BAKE Experience event held last week at the Nailab gave me some insight into Uber plans and how they operate in Kenya. First, I came to learn that they purely want to be known as technology company ..
Yesterday I did an article talking about why coding should be a must for the young kids in Kenya. Then one of the tech guru’s in Kenya Mr. Tom Makau replied on my tweet about it by saying that to him, ..
Last week as part of the science week, Kid comp camp in partnership with Microsoft East Africa conducted training for young kids on how to code in different low income areas in Nairobi. Science Week is an annual ..
The art of storytelling is something that is perfected by Kenyans and in many African cultures. Every evening in many Kenyan villages, the young ones sit down and either listen to their grandfather or grandmother. ..
Another time for Connected Kenya starting today. For those who have no idea, what Connected Kenya is, it is a tech event organized by Government every year to bring together big tech hitters in Kenya, ..
One of the technologies that really amazed me at the Mobile World Congress is the idea of Connected cars. Also there are other technologies that we will be talking about in the coming days like 5G, Virtual ..
People have wild imaginations and some would even call them dreams. In the last few days, Kenyans have been talking about a lady who had a dream to go to China and see places. She shared the picture of her posing ..
From today we will be bringing you live updates from the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. It is all about Mobile and expect updates from all the interesting tech players, both small, big, remote and insiders. ..
So the other day I was asked by BBC to react to the claim by Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) that Netflix content is immoral and a threat to national security. The same day, KFCB Chairman Bishop ..
And there we go, Helios Investment Partners after taking over from Orange are starting to reorganize the Telkom Kenya in what they are calling workforce-rationalisation plan. In simple words Telkom Kenya ..
Sometime back while in Kisii town, I went to a KCB machine to get some money but the ATM was not working. While coming out I met a lady who asked whether the ATM was working and when I told her that it was not she got sad, ..
In the last nine months or so we have been hosting the BAKE digital services with Angani Limited. Angani provides local hosting services which makes it more ideal for the sites targeting local audience. ..
Staying moderated in everything you do is an important lesson you must teach your kids, as an excess of everything is bad. Valuing time is another trait your kids must possess in order for them to live ..
This week Sidney Ochieng on his blog took time to analyze the shortcoming of this blog. In many occasions I would read the post pick one or two things which I feel is/are valid and then move on. I wanted ..
One of these days the world will take notice of what Tecno and Infinix are doing when comes to smartphones. In the next few days Tecno will launch Tecno Phantom 5 in Kenya and the phone is simply in another ..
Tecno will be launching its latest flagship phone, Phantom 5 in Kenya in the coming days. Meanwhile, they are giving Kenyan consumers chance to pre-order Tecno Phantom 5. Now, this is not the normal online ..
Size: 5.5 inches Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels Resolution Density: 420 ppi Screen Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Dimensions: 151 X 75.8 X 6.8mm Weight: 172 g Colors: Gold and Black CPU: MediaTek 1.5GHz Octa-core ..
For years we have been talking about Safaricom MPESA API (Application Programming Interface) and how it would be important if they open it up to Kenyan developers. It seems today my good people at Safaricom ..
