Author: Lynet Awino

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.

South Africa has removed visa requirements for Kenyan business people and students travelling to the Rainbow Nation beginning January 2023 for a maximum of 90 days annually. “We have discussed the issue of visas between South Africa and Kenya, with a view to allowing Kenyans to visit South Africa on a visa-free basis. This will officially start on January 1, 2023 and it will be available to Kenyans for a 90-day period per year,” he said. https://twitter.com/WilliamsRuto/status/1590322001167921153?s=20&t=VgRX0fAlvEsfe2GngZmJgw The sixth edition of the Africa Visa Openness Index (AVOI) published jointly by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Union Commission,…

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Telegram Messenger on Monday launched significant updates to its application with features like Topics in Groups and Collectible Usernames to enhance the user chat experience. In addition, the platform offers voice-to-text for video messages with dozens of new emoji packs for premium users, according to the company. “I feel particularly excited about today’s Telegram update. It adds topics to large groups, transforming these linear chats into slick mobile-friendly versions of good old Internet Forums,” Pavel Durov, Telegram’s CEO and Founder, said in a statement. “Topics today come packed with lots of features, including the ability to close and pin topics,…

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