Author: David Indeje

Redmi Note 12 features a 200MP Ultra-High Res Camera with OIS, 120W Hypercharge, and a brand new processor MediaTek Dimensity 1080 with 10 5G Band support. It also has a 120Hz Pro AMOLED Display with Dolby Atmos & Vision support  The Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus is a complete package on paper with its 200MP camera, big AMOLED display, and 120W fast charging support.  The primary camera is coated with a layer of “atomic deposition” which helps in reducing glares at night.  The camera’s performance in bright daylight was really good, and it captured accurate colours. You can record 4K…

The OPPO Pad Air is a mid-range tablet launched in the Kenyan market in May 2023 at a recommended retail price of Ksh 34,999. It features a 10.36-inch 2K display, an 8-megapixel rear camera, and a 5-megapixel front camera. It runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 processor with 4GB of RAM, ColorOS for Pad software, and 64GB of expandable storage. The OPPO Pad Air has been meticulously developed from design, technology performance, and system interaction experience into a device that offers the best computing system. The device has a light weight of 440g and its rear panel adopts the industry’s…

The East African Community has accepted Somalia’s application to join the regional bloc. The Federal Republic of Somalia made its application to join the EAC in 2012. Somalia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperations said in a statement that the adoption of the verification report is a noteworthy milestone and a testament that Somalia is ready and fully equipped to join the EAC. “Somalia expresses its gratitude and appreciation to the Heads of State and General Secretariat of the East African Community for the communiqué that was made public and reaffirms its determination and desire to engage in productive…

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) says rolling out a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in the country is not a compelling priority. “The allure of the CBDC is fading,” the Central Bank of Kenya said in its Discussion Paper on Central Bank Digital Currency. “The bank will continue to monitor developments in CBDCs to inform future assessments.” The regulator invited views from the public on the potential introduction of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in February 2020. The CBK received more than 100 comments, some from nine countries and including representatives from commercial banks and institutions. It further…

The High Court has ordered the liquidation of Tusker Mattresses, popularly referred to as Tuskys Supermarket. Tuskys Supermarket, once East Africa’s biggest family-owned retail chain, dominated the whole country. For instance, in 2019, it had 64 branches. Today, it is a shell of itself, with Tuskys Imara branch along Tom Mboya being the only remaining retailer’s outlet in the Central Business District with assets worth 6 billion shillings. However, Justice David Majanja, Judge of the High Court ruled that there was no hope of resurrecting the retailer which owes creditors more than 20 billion shillings. The liquidation petition was filed…

Inflation hit Kenyans hard in May, as the Consumer Price Index (CPI) index rose to 8 per cent compared to 7.9 per cent in April, data from the statistics office showed on Wednesday. On a monthly basis, May inflation was at 0.9% compared to 0.5% in April due to an increase in food and non-food alcoholic beverages (10.2 per cent), as well as housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels (97 per cent) and transport (10.1 per cent). “The rise in annual inflation was mainly due to an increase in prices of commodities under the following Classification of Individual Consumption…