Author: Kaluka wanjala

The Redmi Note 11 Pro is one of the latest smartphones from Xiaomi to launch in Kenya. You can get the phone from Jumia from Ksh 34,500. The phone was launched in Kenya a few months back and should be on your list if you are looking for a phone within this range. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxshpZjhYkI&t=28s I have the Redmi Note 11 Pro in for review and before I get to that, I thought I should highlight some of the top 5 things I love and you should consider if you are thinking of getting this phone.  The Redmi Note 11 Pro…

For the year ending June 2022, Safaricom’s fixed data market share dropped by 2.4% to 34.3% according to data from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA). Even as its market share dropped, Safaricom still added 44,723 connections during that period taking its total to 314,120 connections.  Zuku saw its market share drop by 1.7% to 27.9% even though it added 38,606 new connections. The total connections by Zuku so far stand at 255,906.  Jamii Telecommunications Limited (Faiba) on the other hand added 61,810 new users taking its total user base to 200,079. Out of all the fixed data providers, JTL…

Over the last few years, there has been debate on the separation of M-Pesa from Safaricom’s core business. The arguments for both sides have been valid but Safaricom hasn’t been keen to embrace this. There are those who have argued that M-Pesa is way too big and important to Kenya’s economy for it to be under the control of Safaricom. There was even discussion in senate pushing for this separation arguing that if it happens, Safaricom will be under the Communication Authority while M-Pesa will be under the CBK. The discussion also made it clear that separating M-Pesa from Safaricom…

Gone are the days when one would invest in mountainous speakers to get booming music that would threaten to bring the walls of a living room. With the need to save on space but maintain the best qualities of sound, LG XBoom was born. It was molded and crafted with the Meridian Sound Technology that makes it process and optimizes its sound, giving you a great and powerful sound to listen to. The XBoom is in such a way that it comes with a dual bass action (except for PL2) that delivers a superior bass performance with dual passive radiators…

One of the latest laptops from Asus in 2022  is the Zenbook 14 UX3402. This laptop features a 16:10 display, revamped design and ergonomics, bumped the performance capabilities by implementing Intel Core P hardware specs, and a larger battery inside.  The Zenbook 14 OLED has a number of stand out features that include the gorgeous 14-inch OLED display with 90Hz refresh rate, 2.8K resolution, the latest 12th gen Intel  p series processor and a new design that gives it very sleek and modern look Asus Zenbook 14 OLED Specifications CPU  12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1260P processor 12th Gen Intel® Core™…

Flutterwave,  today announced Google Pay, a mobile payment service, developed by Google, as a payment method on Flutterwave. As part of this collaboration, Google Pay will serve as an additional payment option for merchants on Flutterwave for business. This collaboration will offer safe and seamless payments, as well as convenient checkout experiences for customers. Google Pay is a safe, simple, and helpful way to make contactless payments in store, and also payments in apps and on the web. Users store their cards for Google Pay in Google Wallet, a digital wallet app that is available on supported Android smartphones, tablets…

Ookla has released the latest Speedtest Intelligence data to explore mobile performance in select countries across Sub-Saharan Africa. From the data, Safaricom has performed well as it has the third fastest internet speeds in Africa. The first two are MTN South Africa and Vodacom South Africa. From the data shared by Ookla, Safaricom’s average download speed is 36.25 Mbps while the average upload speed stands at 13.83 Mbps. MTN South Africa’s average download speed is 65.95 Mbps while Vodacom South Africa’s download speed averages at 48.71 Mbps. As for upload speeds, the top two telcos recorded 12.65 and 7.36 Mbps…

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has published a list of the Digital Lenders that have been approved so far. According to the CBK, there were 288 applications filed since March 2022 but so far only 10 have been approved. Other applicants will be added as soon as they are approved.  Digital lenders were required to reapply for their licenses after the passing of the CBK Amendment Bill, 2021. This law gives CBK the powers to regulate all online lenders operating in the country. The lenders have to adhere to the rules and regulations that will be set by the…

Ever since Apple unveiled the iPhone 14 series, there has been talk about the company pushing for eSIM adoption by removing the physical SIM card slots on these new phones. This is mostly for those iPhones sold in the US as you will still be able to get the iPhone 14 with a physical SIM in other markets. Even with that said, it is important to understand what the eSIM is all about as we should be seeing it on more devices in the future.  What is an eSim? An eSIM (short for embedded SIM) is described as a SIM…

At his inauguration yesterday, President William Ruto promised to review the Credit Reference Bureau (CRB) listing system in a move that aims to ease access to credit. With a reviewed CRB listing system, the new administration hopes to lower the cost of accessing loans for small and micro businesses.  According to President William Ruto, these reforms will help gradually move away from the negative listing of loan defaulters.  President Ruto said the current CRB framework is arbitrary and punitive and this locks out many borrowers from accessing credit facilities.  In his speech, President Ruto said, “Our starting point is to…