Author: Lynet Awino

Talented Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, bagged her first Grammy award. The singer won “Best Melodic Rap Performance” alongside American rappers Drake and Future for her work on the song “Wait for U”. https://twitter.com/RecordingAcad/status/1622350085370826754?s=20&t=bEp1tjLOh3H5bzwH5N6h1g The track beat songs from other artists, including Jack Harlow (“First Class”), Kendrick Lamar (“Die Hard”), Latto (“Big Energy (Live)”), DJ Khaled (“Beautiful”). The song was also nominated for the Best Rap Song award. Tems now joins Sade Adu, the Nigerian-British singer, as the female artist who has taken home the Grammy. Sade took home the Grammy Award in 1986 when she emerged…

South Korean tech conglomerate Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S23 smartphone series at the Sarit Center in Nairobi on Wednesday. The series consists of Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23 Plus and Galaxy S23 Ultra. The Galaxy S23 series comes in four colour options: Phantom Black, Cream, Green and Lavender. “Our 2022 MX business performance was strengthened by strong sales of our premium smartphones, including sustained performance from the Galaxy S22 series and best-ever recorded foldable sales,” Samsung Africa President and CEO BS Hong said. “I am confident that with the successful launch of our new flagship model, East Africa will play a…

Kenya’s inflation slowed marginally by ten basis points in January, down to nine per cent. This is the third consecutive month that Kenya’s inflation has fallen. The levels hit 9.6 per cent in October 2022, the highest level ever experienced since May 2017. “The overall year-on-year inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 9.0 per cent in January 2023. The CPI increased by 0.2 per cent from an index of 128.99 in December 2022 to 129.29 in January 2023,” KNBS said in its monthly review. Although January rates have fallen slightly, they remain above the government’s…

Kenya’s smallholder agriculture accounts for up to 90 per cent of agricultural output in Africa and is usually dominated by primary production, according to the Agricultural Fund for Agricultural Development (AFAD). Most small-scale farmers produce only for subsistence use and sell the small surplus in raw forms. This has consequently translated to low market prices, fewer job opportunities, and low income for most farmers, which have been attributed to inadequate adoption of new technologies, a lack of managerial and technical skills to effectively manage an agribusiness, and poor market orientation, networking, and market information. Smallholder farmers must also have technical…

Knowing who your partner is is essential whether you are in a new relationship, dating, or married for the longest time. From their love language to how they handle conflict and their values and beliefs, it is the best way to spice up your relationship because you will know how to treat each other. Here is a list of nine things you should know about your partner. What are their relationship patterns? Knowing your partner’s relationship pattern will help you see whether they are fit or healthy emotionally. Ask them about their past relationships and notice how they talk about…

The World’s largest and most popular travel guidance website, Tripadvisor, updated its list of the best travelling destinations for 2023. Tripadvisor, now available in 43 countries and 22 languages, conducts an analysis every year to come up with the best of the best, both famous and upcoming destinations, to help travellers discover places they can conveniently visit. The site has more than 1 billion reviews and opinions of about 8 million travellers and businesses wanting to find deals about accommodations, restaurants, meals, and nearby places. They are also sharing their experiences of the places they have ever visited. The list,…