Well. It finally happened about a week ago that Jumia.co.ke went live in Kenya. Jumia is the Pan-African e-commerce brand of Rocket Internet that has already been operational in markets such as Nigeria and Egypt, and finally has made it Continue reading
I’m what you would call a veteran of sorts as far as the Internet in Kenya is concerned having worked for over 15 years in the space in a myriad of companies doing all sorts of Internet things. You could Continue reading
Press Release The service offers a 24 hour, convenient and cost effective airtime distribution channel; The diverse payment modes allow for Orange data customers to make online airtime purchases using their preferred mobile money platforms The partnership will eventually also allow for Continue reading
Hooray! Finally, after a few months of waiting, Apple’s iPhone 5 was “officially” launched in Kenya by Orange this past week on the 21st December 2012 as announced by Apple on their web site a couple of months ago. I Continue reading
Last week, Airtel Kenya (Airtel) introduced its Pamoja airtime bundles which are quite impressive since users can than double their regular talk time depending on which bundles they purchase. The new bundles seem to be targeting both the youth and Continue reading
Press Release 5th December 2012: Mi-Fone, The African Mobile Devices Brand, has responded positively to the markets growing hunger for android handsets with three new additions in the Kenyan Market, the Mi-A200, Mi-A303, and SAWA Touch (Mi-A400), a move aimed Continue reading
Finally, after many years of waiting for those of us who would prefer to buy authentic and high quality digital music downloads, Apple’s iTunes finally launched in a good number of African markets yesterday. More specifically, the list of countries Continue reading
Below is an interview that I had with Samsung’s Robert Ngeru during the Kenya launch of the hotly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S3 a couple of days ago: The Samsung Galaxy S3 has been massively successful having pre-sold over 10 million Continue reading
Finally, Apple’s iPhone 4S has been launched in Kenya by Orange. I just got this information from Orange having checked my email a little late today. The good news is that Orange’s iPhone 4S prices actually seem to be lower Continue reading
Press Release. Nairobi Wednesday January 18, 2012 – Leading integrated communication solutions provider AccessKenya Group has announced completion of compounded system upgrades of the data centre that have been underway since late 2009. The upgrades, which cost over Sh30 Million, Continue reading