Author: David Indeje

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…

Safaricom introduced a new feature called ‘Niokolee’ that allows customers to request airtime from their friends and family. The service works via a USSD code and both PrePay and PostPay subscribers are eligible. To send a Niokolee request Dial *444# Select “Niokolee”, then choose “Request Kredo” Enter the Safaricom number you would like to request credit from Select the amount of airtime from the options provided Wait for the other user to accept or decline your request To accept a Niokolee request You will get a prompt from 44444 asking you to “Accept” or “Decline” the request After accepting the…

Oppo launched its first foldable handset, the “Oppo Find N2 Flip,” in Kenya on Tuesday. The Oppo Find N2 Flip competes against the Galaxy Z4 Flip. The phone has a larger screen that folds flat, a 50MP main camera with a 1/1.56-inch image sensor, and a 4,300 mAh battery that charges faster at 44W. Once fully charged, the phone can last about 13–14 hours. The phone runs on the Android 13-based ColorOS 13 skin. There is Wi-Fi 6, 5G, and Bluetooth 5.2 support, and the device has 17 5G NR band support. In addition, the phone has a superior processor,…

The M-PESA Foundation has invested Ksh 46 million to fund health information provision, provision of medical equipment and drugs for general healthcare, screening of select Non-Communicable Diseases, dental care, eye care and management of diabetes and hypertension. The investment is expected to benefit about 60,000 people across Kenya in 47 counties. The first camp was launched in Lamu County where the M-PESA Foundation has invested Ksh 1,700,000.00 in drugs and surgical equipment to support the provision of healthcare. “At the same time, we are looking to improve our approaches in order to reach as many people as possible. The medical…

The fourth edition of the Safaricom Chapa Dimba football tournament will run from June 2023 to January 2024 in conjunction with the Football Kenya Federation (FKF). The tournament prize money has been doubled to Ksh 20 million for overall winners and over 150 scholarships to TVET institutions for the best players at County, Regional and National levels, and a 10-day trip to Spain for the all-star team. Safaricom Chapa Dimba Registration schedule Western – 24th May 2023 Nyanza – 10th June 2023 Rift Valley – 1st July 2023 Eastern – 20th July 2023 Coast – 1st September 2023 Central –…