Author: David Indeje

Google’s high altitude balloon meant to provide high-speed internet in Kenya crashed near the town of Buta (close to Kisangani) in Bas-Uélé in the Democratic Republic of Congo Sunday. According to Kabale Musavuli, initial;y, they did not know what kind of object it was.  “Object that crashed is Project Loon Kenya HBAL166 that crashed in Congo over 1600 km from Kenya.,” he said later. https://twitter.com/kambale/status/1298204369347846144?s=20 https://twitter.com/stratoballoon/status/1298021766611304450?s=20 In July, Telkom Kenya launched loon, 4G enabling balloons in partnership with  Alphabet expanding its internet subscription by 4.8 million users. Loon is a network of stratospheric balloons designed to bring internet connectivity…

Kenya’s Alternative Justice Systems Taskforce will launch its Alternative Justice System Policy framework aimed at enhancing access to and expeditious delivery of Justice. Further, the Policy, among other things, recognizes as Alternative Justice Systems as a legitimate system of resolving disputes as provided for in the Constitution of Kenya. The policy has been developed by the Taskforce on Traditional, Informal and Other Mechanisms Used to Access Justice in Kenya which was gazetted in 2016 by the former Chief Justice Dr. Willy Mutunga. Justice Joel Ngugi (Prof.) the Chairperson of the task force during a webinar on “The Youth in Alternative…

The Kenyan Shilling on weakened marginally against major international and regional currencies during the week, despite a strong rally in financial markets. According to the Central Bank, it exchanged at KSh 108.56 per US dollar on August 20, compared to KSh 108.39 per US dollar on August 13. On Wednesday, the currency traded at Ksh 108.57 its lowest level during the week due to high dollar demand from importers following the re-opening of economies around the world along with high liquidity in the interbank market. “The money market remained liquid during the week ending August 20, supported by government payments,…

Safaricom will carry out an upgrade of its SIM card system to provide new features that will give more power to customers in a phased manner.  The upgrade will happen on Saturday, 22nd 2020 at 5.00 PM and end on Sunday, 23rd 2020 at 5.00 PM leading to a limited outage in services.  Though the activation of new SIM Cards, SIM swap, getting PUK and tariff migration will be unavailable for customers, calls, data, mobile money transfer via M-PESA and SMS (short message service) will continue to function. “We are upgrading our systems to support the growth of our products…

United Mall management in Kisumu on Friday said it will still auction Tuskys’ goods if they default the August rent. The latest announcement was made after the retailer paid KSh15 million out of KSh26 million rent arrears according to auctioneers who had been told to auction its goods. “Tuskys has sent us proof of payment for rent arrears up to the end of July. Kindly confirm the receipt of the same. Please note that we have to immediately open up the supermarket since the attached only took place for the arrears,” read a letter from A letter dated August 21,…

Ride-hailing platform Bolt, says it wants to venture in delivery offerings in the Kenyan market. The company’s latest foray into the delivery space is expected to give stiff competition to established players as it explores alternative revenue streams. “We’re already present in 30+ markets across Europe and Africa. Now, it’s time for us to bring the know-how around building a mobility platform to the food delivery industry,” read the notice by the firm seeking to hire a Country Manager for its food delivery business in the country. The firm intends to commence operations towards the end of the year. Other…