Safaricom has put Home Fibre and mobile minutes or data for up to five family members on one bill, starting at Sh3,749 a month. The company announced the plan on Monday under its Pata More campaign. It is open to new and existing Home Fibre customers across Kenya. What Family Share offers The customer keeps a Home Fibre plan and pays a fixed amount on top. That amount buys one pot of minutes or data. The customer then splits the pot across up to five Safaricom numbers and sets each person’s share. The shares last 30 days and renew with the…
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Lynet Okumu, a Masinde Muliro University graduate, is a digital journalist passionate about impactful storytelling. She writes on health, business, relationships, and daily life, blending accuracy and creativity to craft engaging, informative content.
The production team behind the feature film Crescent on the Road will premiere it on December 5, 2026 at Unseen Cinema in Kilimani, Nairobi. The screening starts at 4:00 PM. Victor Gatonye and Mohamed Zainudin directed the drama. Shirleen Wangari and Zainudin produced it under Mohamed Zainudin Films, with Zainudin also serving as executive producer. The story follows a young Muslim woman in Eastlands, Nairobi, as she handles family duty, a financial crisis and public expectations. The film runs 1 hour 30 minutes and carries a GE (General Exhibition) rating. The plot: a matatu, a debt and a decision Amina…
OPPO Kenya has launched the Reno16 Series in the country, with two models: the Reno16 5G at KSh 79,999 and the Reno16 F 5G at KSh 69,999. Preorders run from 26 October to 4 November 2026 at OPPO stores, authorised dealers and e-commerce platforms. Buyers receive earbuds, a power bank and a three month Google AI subscription as gifts. Two models, two screen sizes The Reno16 5G has a 6.32 inch display that OPPO says suits use with one hand. It sits in an aluminium frame that the company describes as aerospace grade. The Reno16 F 5G has a 6.57…
KFC has brought its Kentucky Town festival to Kenya for the first time. Kentucky Town 254 opened on 20 October 2026 and runs to 15 November, marking the platform’s debut in East Africa. The campaign combines a menu built on Kenyan foods, an apparel range made with Nairobi fashion house home_254, and four weekend pop-ups in Nairobi malls. The number 254 is Kenya’s international dialling code. Kuku Foods says Kenyans shaped the format Kuku Foods East Africa runs KFC in Kenya as the franchisee. Dorothy Muthoni, its Chief Marketing Officer, said the company set out to change how the festival…
Safaricom Group CEO Peter Ndegwa told the summit that cyber risk sits at the top of the company’s risk register. “The top risk is cyber, and has been cyber for as long as I’ve been CEO,” he said. He said AI helps protect M-Pesa, which processes 150 million transactions a day. “We can prevent in real time 94 per cent of any fraud that is about to happen,” Ndegwa said. The models learn customer behaviour and flag patterns before money moves. On governance, Ndegwa said: “Cybersecurity can no longer be treated as a technical safeguard added after a service is…
Almorie Sophia Nagayi, aged 19, from Masaka City, won the Miss Uganda 2026/27 title at the finale at Sheraton Kampala Hotel on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026. She beat 21 other contestants and succeeds Trivia Elle Muhoza. Nagayi will represent Uganda at Miss World 2027 in Tanzania. How the contest was decided Judges scored the finalists on stage presence, communication and the ability to explain their ideas under pressure. The question and answer round separated the field. Nagayi answered with composure, and her responses moved her ahead as the judges neared a decision. The panel widened the shortlist from 10 contestants…