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The KenyaBuzz newspaper is a FREE monthly publication with information about events in Kenya.

KenyaBuzz provides content to the following media: Business Daily newspaper (Nation), Capital FM website, Radio XFM, Art Life Magazine, Twende Tu magazine, and many more.

The KenyaBuzz newspaper is a FREE monthly publication with information about events in Kenya.

KenyaBuzz is the leading provider of event and lifestyle information in Kenya.

KenyaBuzz provides content to the following media: Business Daily newspaper (Nation), Capital FM website, Radio XFM, Art Life Magazine, Twende Tu magazine, and many more.

Health officials are quoted in a local daily newspaper in Kenya, confirming at least 15 cases of Dengue Fever at the Kenya coast.

KenyaBuzz is the leading provider of ‘what’s on’ event and lifestyle information in Kenya.

The government is planning for a nuclear power plant to generate 1,000 MW of power by 2022 at Kenya's coast.

KenyaBuzz is the leading provider of event and lifestyle information in Kenya.

PRASOL Training and Consulting Ltd, is seeking to fill the position of a Training Officer.

Lahai Cottages enjoys panoramic views of the Great Rift Valley, with vistas stretching from the jagged volcanic crater of Mount Longonot, to Lake Naivasha and the sloping shoulders of the ...

Shanema Homes is located 250 metres from the UNEP headquarters in the upmarket Gigiri area in Nairobi and accessed through the UN Crescent opposite the American Embassy which serves the ...

As traffic jams become more and more a part of daily life in Nairobi, it's important to note that thugs are taking advantage of this. It's easy to become complacent and even bored while waiting for traffic to move. Below are general safety tips to consider:

I usually use this column to rage about animals being dumped, starved, or being treated in appalling ways but today I share a heart-warming story. 

KenyaBuzz is the leading provider of ‘what’s on’ event and lifestyle information in Kenya.

Godials Bed & Breakfast, an up market experience at affordable rates in a tranquil and secure surrounding, is an ideal choice of accommodation for the corporate or holiday guests, who ...

KenyaBuzz is an events and lifestyle website and newspaper. KenyaBuzz has the most comprehensive “what’s on” information in Kenya including art, theatre, music, nightlife, dance, sports, expositions, kids’ events and more.

The plugged Digital Expo was the event to look out for last weekend. It was held at Sarit Center in Nairobi from 13-14th July 2012, with an open floor bringing out a number of brilliant innovators and innovations.

Beatrice Wanjiku is arguably one of the most prominent rising women stars of the Kenyan art scene.

Two newspaper reports about Telkom caught my attention: First, an article in the Business Daily that Telkom had made a loss of KES10bn in 2009 in what it had described as a challenging market environment. The second news item was in the East African: the claim that France Telecom was seeking a reimbursement of USD385m for ‘vanished assets’ from the Kenyan government. This did not come entirely as a surprise as I had heard a few months earlier that France Telecom was trying to get some of their initial purchase price refunded. Unfortunately neither Telkom management here nor France Telecom has provided any details on this, and the Kenyan government is likely to argue that the investor should have raised any issues in their due diligence before committing to the purchase.What is clear, however, is that the company hasn’t had an easy time. Aside from the claim that assets have vanished, the company may have underestimated the legacy issues in taking over a former parastatal. Kenya’s economic growth in the past two years has been sluggish, and Telkom needed to invest a lot not just in infrastructure. Cable vandalism has also been a concern. Like the fourth mobile entrant, Essar, with its Yu brand, Orange had tried to engage Safaricom in a price war – with, so far, limited traction, and obviously such a strategy comes at a cost: Both companies haven’t been able to push up subscriber numbers as quickly as they had intended to, so their low-cost offers mean that they are losing money, not the least because many people now carry around several connections and will probably use the low-cost offers of the new competitors while still maintaining their other line(s).For subscribers, none of this is good news: low-cost offers may look superficially attractive, but neither company has yet been made a serious dent in Safaricom’s market dominance. Nor has the second in the market been of much use: After snoozing on the job in Kenya for quite some time, Zain has notably picked up under new MD Rene Meza, but by then, the damage was done, and as with the other two new entrants, Zain also flirted with some costly low-tariff promotions. However, when Zain reincarnates for the umpteenth time to Bharti Airtel, I suspect that many will simply lose patience with the interminable rebranding. Well, many except for the producers of promotional pens and caps and umbrellas, and paint manufacturers.None of this is Safaricom’s ‘fault’, but the market remains very uneven, and for subscribers and overall service development, more intense competition would be beneficial. Interestingly, however, the raging success of M-PESA may actually have been due to just that concentration: Like many others, I have wondered why M-PESA was so successful here, and no other country has yet been able to replicate that success, even though the overall idea really is a no-brainer, and even though Safaricom’s Michael Joseph himself had expected that in less than two years, all major operators across the continent would offer a similar service. I did ask him recently, and he said that a lot of their M-PESA clients actually believe that they are giving their money to Safaricom: Not true, since the mobile operator doesn’t actually touch the cash. But this is what people perceive, and they trust Safaricom enough, on the basis of the company’s network, reputation and countrywide representation, to hand over their cash. In markets with less dominance by a single operator, this trust may take longer to develop; which can hold back adoption rates.