Author: David Indeje

Kenya has been voted ‘Africa’s Leading Destination’ at the 27th World Travel Awards.   Nairobi was named ‘Africa’s Leading Business Travel Destination’, and Kenyatta International Convention Centre collecting ‘Africa’s Leading Meetings & Conference Centre’). “This is a big encouragement to everybody in the tourism sector and shows that even as we go through this difficult time, Kenya still remains the top destination in Africa. We shall continue to improve our tourism products and to showcase our diverse offerings globally so that we remain ready for take-off once travel resumes fully,” said Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) Chairman Jimi Kariuki. World Travel Awards…

Kenyan High Court has extended the liquidation of defunct Nakumatt Holdings Limited (NHL to February 10, 2021. The resolution of creditors’ debt in the defunct Nakumatt Holdings Limited (NHL) is set to wait longer following High Court’s extension of the liquidation last week. The extension request was made by the Parker Randall administrator who cited a lengthy wind-up process that has also been delayed by COVID-19 disruptions. January, 92 percent of Nakumatt creditors voted to wind down what was once  East Africa’s largest supermarket chain after failed attempts to turnaround its business. The liquidation plan was presented by Peter Kahi,…

Safaricom on Monday posted a 6 percent decline in profit at Ksh 33 Billion for the September quarter with expectations of lower core earnings for FY21. The company had registered a KSh35 billion in the same period a year ago. The decline was attributed to lower M-Pesa earnings following the Central Bank of Kenya’s directive to remove fees on transactions less than KSh1000.  M-Pesa revenue fell by Ksh6.1 billion while income from betting witnessed KSh700 million drop. “The free cash transfers have weighed hard on our half-year results. M-Pesa revenues now account for 30 percent of total revenues in comparison…

Safaricom targets 4 million additional customers to its network with the introduction of SIM cards with the 0112, 0113, 0114, and 0115 prefixes at all Safaricom Shops and Dealers Outlets countrywide. Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa says the new phone numbers will help meet a strong demand for their services, especially driven by new mobile data customers. Growing demand for data has seen Safaricom introduce ‘4G for Home’ internet that consists of a 4G enabled SIM card and a 4G router that takes advantage of Safaricom’s countrywide 4G+ network to provide high-speed home internet in areas outside the company’s home fibre…

WhatsApp, a Facebook-owned chat app, has redesigned its storage management tool for users to easily identify, review, and bulk delete content from their phones. The messaging platform says it now offers easy cleanup suggestions by bucketing both large files and media that has been forwarded many times, sorting files by size in descending order, and providing a way to preview files before deleting them.  “You can also see a preview of media before selecting one or multiple items to delete,” the company said in a statement. The new storage management tools are rolling out to users worldwide this week. When…

Coronavirus positive cases hit new daily highs in Kenya with President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday announcing new measures to halt increasing COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations. According to the President, “It is most unfortunate that we have experienced a reversal  38 days later.” If COVID bed occupancy had gone down by 60%, giving us comfort to re-open in September, the occupancy has now gone up by 140% during the 38 days of easing COVID measures. According to the Head of State, the COVID positivity rate had shot up from 4% in September to an average of 16% in October 4 times…