Author: Kaluka wanjala

OPPO is planning to expand its smartphone portfolio in Kenya with the launch of the OPPO A96. This will be the successor to the OPPO A95 and is set to be unveiled in the country very soon. The company has not revealed the exact date but we will not have to wait that long to have those details. The price is also yet to be revealed but it should be around Ksh 30,000 or a bit more. The OPPO A96 will be the company’s next mid-range smartphone and will be powered by the Snapdragon 695 processor that will be paired…

The Xiaomi redmi Note 11S was officially launched in Kenya last month as part of the redmi Note 11 series. This is one of the best smartphones you can get in Kenya at the moment for under Ksh 30,000. With so much to love about the redmi Note 11S, I will just highlight my top 5 in this post. The redmi Note 11S in Kenya is available in three variants: 6+64GB – 22,999 6+128GB – 27,999 8+128GB – 29,999 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4wAuYyZ2S8 Beautiful Design and Build One thing I do love about the redmi Note 11S is its design and build quality.…

The Samsung Galaxy A53 will officially be launched later this week (March 17) at the Samsung Awesome Galaxy A. At this event, we should also be seeing the Galaxy A73. The Galaxy A series has been very successful for Samsung and has sold quite a good number of units globally. As we expect the Galaxy A53 to launch later this week, eCommerce retailer, Gadgets Leo, has the phone in stock for Ksh 45,500. The retailer has the phone available to purchase not just on pre-order. This is one of the first retailers to have the phone in stock in Kenya…

If you are on the market looking for a new smartphone under Ksh 10,000 in Kenya, there are a number of good and not-so-good options to choose from. Ideally, you want to go with a smartphone from a brand that you recognize and has a presence in Kenya in case you have any issues with the phone or it is damaged and you want it repaired. In this list, I will highlight the top 5 smartphones under 10k. All these phones are available through e-commerce retailers as well as offline retailers across the country. I have included a link to…

Xiaomi is set to unveil the Xiaomi 12 globally next week. This will be the successor to the Xiaomi 11 series and it should come with some major upgrades compared to its predecessor. The Xiaomi 12 was unveiled in China a few months back and the one unveiled next week will be the global version. Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Chipset The Xiaomi 12 will be the first from the company to launch in Kenya with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Processor. This processor promises better performance in day-to-day use as well as multitasking and gaming. The Xiaomi 12 is cooled…

Last month, Safaricom revealed that its mobile money app, M-pesa, has been downloaded over 5 million times. This is a massive number which makes it the most downloaded Kenyan app at the moment. With this number, the company also revealed that M-Pesa has over 51 million customers across the region. This is the total number of those who have registered to use the service. With this, M-Pesa is currently one of the largest fintech platforms in Africa. Safaricom is now revealing M-Pesa has over 30 million monthly active users. The milestone comes a few days after M-Pesa marked its 15th…

Standard Chartered Bank in partnership with @iBizAfrica-Strathmore University has today launched the 5th cohort of the Women in Tech incubator program. The program, which is an initiative of Standard Chartered in partnership with Strathmore University’s @iBizAfrica Incubation Centre, aims at championing for more diversity in technology and for more opportunities for women to develop entrepreneurial and leadership excellence. The program’s theme for this year is‘’ Advancing global trends in women owned businesses’’, indicating that a high level of consideration will be given towards women owned businesses that incorporate global trends including emerging technologies, sustainability and digital economy accelerants. This is aligned to emerging global trends as well as…

Since the beginning of 2022, we have seen quite a number of smartphones launched in Kenya. They do vary in price range from entry-level phones all the way to flagship devices. With the many smartphones available in Kenya, this post will highlight some of the top smartphones above Ksh 50,000 launched in Kenya in 2022. You can get these phones in retail stores across the country but I have also included links to buy them online if available. If you have been planning to get a new phone within this price range, these phones are worth checking out as they…

As part of the events planned for this year’s International Women’s Day on March 8, Microsoft will host a three-day international digital camp targeting girls in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The initiative, which is entirely virtual, provides an opportunity to connect with girls from Africa and North America for two-hour workshops scheduled to take place between March 7th and 10th. The Microsoft International DigiGirlz Camp is organized in collaboration with Fair Chance Learning and is designed to give middle and high school girls hands-on experience with technology, workshops to help them bring their ideas to…

M-Pesa first came into the picture in March 2007 as the first mobile money wallet in Kenya. Over the years, the service has cemented its presence in Kenya’s financial sector with millions of transactions every day. M-Pesa has been helped Safaricom turn in billions of shillings in Profits every single year and the number keeps rising. This has also helped Safaricom stay ahead of its main competitors over the years and with M-Pesa growing by the day, Safaricom will keep seeing huge profits in the coming years. As M-Pesa celebrates its 15th year anniversary, I thought I should highlight its…