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Huawei Boosts Lewa Marathon With KShs10m

Huawei Technologies (Kenya) has renewed its commitment to sponsoring the annual Safaricom Marathon in Lewa by giving a Cheque worth 100,000 USD (approximately Kshs 10 Million) in support of the marathon, which is scheduled to take place on 27th June 2015 at the Lewa conservancy in Isiolo County.

For the last eight years, Huawei has invested over 800,000 USD in the marathon, becoming one of the…

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LG pushes the green agenda with their environmentally sustainable TVs

Generally televisions have a negative impact on the environment. They’re built with heavy metals and toxic chemicals. They produce an average of 1,200 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions per household per year, based on the Environmental Protection Agency’s estimates. And they burn energy even when they’re turned off. That’s quite an impact for a quintessentially non-essential gadget. Without…

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Emirates Introduces ‘Hold My Fare’ Service

Emirates, a global connector of people, places and experiences, is now making it easier for customers in select markets and the UAE to book and lock in fares while they simultaneously plan their travel itineraries for their business trips, family holidays or weekend getaways.

‘Hold My Fare’ is a new feature on emirates.comthat offers customers the opportunity to hold their reservations and lock…

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Ericsson and Vodafone implement first FDD/TDD Carrier Aggregation in commercial network

Vodafone will be first to take advantage of LTE FDD/TDD network convergence and carrier aggregation, starting with its network in Portugal, thanks to technology from Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated. This move will allow the operator to combine the best characteristics of LTE FDD and TDD modes. Adding TDD to the already installed FDD…

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KRA extends iTax services to 35 huduma centres

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has extended its iTax support services to an additional 16 Huduma centres bringing the total number of service centres to 22

The expansion has increased KRA’s presence to atleast 13 counties with easy access to tax services for taxpayers.

KRA’s iTax Support Centres are present in Mombasa, Kisumu, Eldoret, Nyeri, Nairobi & Thika. The Authority is servicing an average…

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SEACOM brings Africa closer to central Europe with Germany's Internet Exchange

SEACOM brings Africa closer to central Europe with Germany’s Internet Exchange

Pan-African telecom enabler and network provider SEACOM has added the Deutscher Commercial Internet Exchange (DE-CIX) in Frankfurt, Germany to the growing list of European Internet exchange points at which it peers. This new peering agreement will mean that SEACOM clients will enjoy better performance and less latency when they connect to Web services in central Europe.

DE-CIX Frankfurt is the…

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Six Tips for Travelling During the Holy Month of Ramadan

Ramadan Mubarak! The moon has been spotted and our Muslim brethren are on for a month of fasting, kindness and self-sacrifice. But what about the Traveler? This season may call for more than just the usual suitcase for the business traveler and the rucksack for the backpacker. The Holy Month of Ramadan may bring with it a few changes in the hotel meal times, safari trips or even business…

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Kenyans Celebrate Dads With #PapaTaughtMe

Any man can be a father, but it takes a special someone to be a dad, this is a saying that is known across the globe. There are countless communities that use Twitter every day as a way to connect, often across the world. For Father’s Day this coming Sunday, Twitter would like to celebrate a community that delights the Twitterverse day in and day out with humor and candor: the dads.

Dads on…

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Mitch Ocholla Rings Changes After A Disappointing First Leg

Defending champions Kenya “A” have wrung the changes ahead of their Elgon Cup return fixture away to Uganda on Saturday.

Head Coach Mitch Ocholla has made a total of ten changes, nine of these to the fifteen that started last weekend’s 20-17 home result over the Rugby Cranes, making wholesome changes in the front row and half back combinations.

Kabras Sugar’s colossal prop Hillary Mwanjilwa, his…

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PHOTOS: Huddah Munroe Back With Nude Photo On A Boat

Huddah Monroe is not new to controversy and she is once gain going all out risque in a photo posted on Instagram.

In this photo she is clad in a tiny bikini and a lacy bra and she’s clearly enjoying the sun while riding on a boat.

Isn’t she sexy?

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VIDEO: Top Zimbabwe Televalengelist Busted Faking Miracles

Video footage has emerged that clearly shows popular preacher Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa allegedly faking a weight loss miracle during a Passover Night meeting in April 2015.

Makandiwa’s United Family International Church (UFIC) posted a video on their You Tube channel purportedly showing the charismatic preacher reducing the belly size of one of his female parishioners who was wearing a red…

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#Emmanuel Makandiwa #United Family International Church (UFIC)

Top Four Popular Gated Communities in Kenya The recent development of the infrastructure in the country has led to developers coming up with a trend in the real estate sector called gated communities.

Tetra Pak Dairy Index 2015: Innovate & communicate to revitalise milk.

Tetra Pak is calling upon dairy industry players in East Africa to revitalise the relevance of milk among consumers of all ages through the introduction of innovative products and a fresh approach to marketing and communication.

This is the conclusion of an international consumer study commissioned by Tetra Pak and published in the company’s 8th Dairy Index. The study undertaken earlier this…

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Uganda’s Eddy Kenzo nominated in new BET Awards fan-favourite category

The growth in the East African music scene continues to receive international recognition as Uganda’s Eddy Kenzo received a nomination for the Viewer’s Choice Best NEW International Artist award. The award is a newly introduced fan-voted award category celebrating rising stars from across the channel’s international footprint.

Also nominated in the category are South African Cassper Nyovest,…

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Scangroup rebrands to WPP Scangroup

Listed marketing services group, Scangroup Limited, has changed its name to WPP Scangroup Limited.

Announcing the change of name, the chief executive of WPP Scangroup, Bharat Thakrar, said that the change of name signifies that WPP Scangroup and WPP plc are now fully together, with a shared vision, values and core principles for developing marketing communications across Sub Saharan Africa and a…

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#Scangroup Limited #WPP Scangroup Limited

Five Key Factors In Choosing A Housemate Passive aggressive notes left on the fridge. Constant mess in the common areas. Music blaring at all hours of the morning.

GoTV To Screen #MAMAs

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As the countdown to the 2015 MTV Africa Music Awards to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa continues, music fans from across the continent can look forward to catching the event live and treated to the best in African music on GOtv Plus channel 72, MTV Base (DStv channel 322), MTV (DStv channel 130) and BET (DStv channel 129) on Saturday 18, July at 22:00 EAT.

Already with a…

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#2015 MTV Africa Music

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