Safaricom Company is one of the leading mobile network operators in Kenya. Safaricom in Kenya began operation in 1997 as a fully owned subsidiary of the famous Telkom group in Kenya. However, ownership of Safaricom Company in Kenya was split when a United Kingdom based company; Vodafone Company acquired a 40% stake ownership of Safaricom Company in Kenya in 2000. Recent reports however, show that Vodafone Company owns 35% stake and management rights in Safaricom Company in Kenya, and the remaining 5% of Safaricom in Kenya is owned by Mobitelea Ventures Limited Company in Kenya. The Safaricom Company was run by Michael Joseph as the chief executive officer until his retirement in 2012, when Robert Collymore, famously referred to as Bob Collymore took leadership of Safaricom Company in Kenya in May 2013.

Safaricom headquarters in Kenya is located in the up market Westlands area in Nairobi. There are two Safaricom Company head offices in Kenya. One Safaricom Company Head office in Nairobi deals with Safaricom customer care in Kenya, and the other Safaricom Company Head Office in Nairobi deals with other Safaricom network technicalities in Kenya. To get to Safaricom Head offices in Westlands, you board a matatu number 105 or 30 or 23 at the stage next to Kenya National Archives in Nairobi, which go past the two Safaricom Head offices in Westlands. However, Safaricom has opened other Safaricom retail outlets within the major towns in Kenya such as Nakuru, Mombasa, Kisumu and Eldoret for ease of Safaricom service provision in Kenya and better outreach to potential Safaricom customers in Kenya. Safaricom Company in Kenya has over 1,500 Safaricom employees in Kenya located all over Safaricom retail outlets in Kenya.

Safaricom Mobile Company in Kenya has recently opened a Safaricom outlet in Nyeri town in Kenya. The Safaricom Company Retail Outlet or Safaricom Customer care office in Nyeri is located at the Pamki building. The Nyeri Safaricom Mobile Company retail outlet is usually open over the working weekdays as well as on Saturdays. However, the Safaricom shop in Nyeri town is usually closed on Sundays and public holidays. Nyeri residents usually access the Safaricom retail outlet for Safaricom services in Kenya such as Bonga points redemption, purchase of mobile phones and Safaricom airtime as well as other mobile phone accessories such as Bluetooth receptors and mobile phone chargers.

The Safaricom retail outlet in Nyeri has in the recent past introduced the sale of laptops and tablets. The various phones and tablets are usually put on display in Safaricom Company outlet in Nyeri where customers can access them and get to have a personal experience of how the equipment works not to mentioning familiarizing with the respective interfaces. There are security guards as well as CCTV camera in place in Safaricom shop in Nyeri to ensure that the equipment on display is not stolen.The Safaricom retail centre in Nyeri town also offers Safaricom mobile repair services in Kenya within warranty periods for spoilt accessories and equipment bought in the Safaricom shop in Kenya.

You may have heard about the peculiar talking habits of Kenyans or perhaps you are one of those Kenyans who love to communicate. Truthfully, Africans as a whole are known as storytellers. It is not enough to tell someone something but you have to tell the story well. Orange Kenya, one of the telecommunications companys operating in Kenya, has come up with Orange Holla service in Kenya. The Orange Holla service in Kenya is a service that enables you to access many services including unlimited calls to Orange mobile in Kenya at only Kshs.10 per day. How do you access Orange Holla service in Kenya?

Where to Buy an Orange line from Orange Shops in Kenya

The first step to access Orange Holla service in Kenya is to have an orange line. Orange lines in Kenya can be accessed by buying from Orange agents in Kenya or by visiting a Telephone House in Kenya. If you are in Nairobi city in Kenya, you can find an Orange shop in Nairobi at GPO in Nairobi Telephone house on Kaunda Street or you can also get an Orange House in Nairobi in Telkom plaza on Ralphe-Bunche Road in Nairobi. Those in Thika part of Kenya, you can find a Orange shop in Thika at Thika Telephone House on Commercial Street. Those in Mombasa town in Kenya can visit Mombasa Telephone House on Moi Avenue in Mombasa. There are also branches of Orange shops in Kenya located in Kisumu at Kisumu Telkom plaza on Oginga Oginga Street and in Orange shop in Nakuru at Nakuru Telephone House on Moi Road in Nakuru.

How to subscribe to Orange Holla service in Kenya

You can subscribe to the Orange Holla service in Kenya by simply dialing *(star) 10# (hash). Once you subscribe to theOrange Holla service in Kenya, you will be able to call other Orange subscribers in Kenya without worrying about cost. You will also enjoy free SMSs to Orange mobile and 20 free SMSs to other mobile networks in Kenya such as Safaricom and Airtel in Kenya. The subscription to the Orange Holla tariff in Kenya comes with 10MB data, unlimited Facebook access and free Wikipedia. This means you can surf on Orange line in Kenya freely on the net and do all sorts of research knowing you are well covered. Subscription to Orange Holla tariff in Kenya is especially beneficial to students in Kenya and business owners in Kenya as it enables you to conduct your business very efficiently. Students in Kenya can use Orange Holla tariff in Kenya to conduct group discussions.

Orange Holla service in Kenya is a permanent tariff in Kenya. Once you subscribe to Orange Holla tariff in Kenya, the service allows for automatic renewal. However, if you do not want to renew, you can simply unsubscribe from Orange Holla tariff in Kenya by dialing *11# and you can choose another tariff in Orange in Kenya. So why not take advantage of this beneficial Holla tariff from Orange company in Kenya? Orange Holla tariff in Kenya is great for the pockets and far reaching in terms of telephone communication in Kenya.

Bloggers association of Kenya is an umbrella body that supports bloggers in Kenya. A blog is an online journal where people can document their daily occurrences and write on a wide variety of topics. Bloggers Association of Kenya BAKE is an umbrella body that hosts all the different categories of blogs in Kenya. This is a body that supports and upholds content creation and supports all the content creators in Kenya. These awards cater for people of Kenyan origin and it helps to syndicate their information, to form networks with other bloggers and content creators in Kenya and it also acts as the legal body that represents all the bloggers in Kenya.

The association recently held the BAKE awards 2014 at the Intercontinental Hotel. The awards seek to reward the talented bloggers and content creators in the different categories. The Kenyan Blog Awards gives rewards to people who post relevant and useful content consistently and regularly the content should be creative and innovative. These awards characterize BAKE’s efforts in the advancement of quality content creation. The Kenyan Blog Awards are an initiative of the Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE). This year’s awards had the following categories.

• Best Technology Blog

• Best Photography Blog

• Best Creative Writing Blog

• Best Business Blog

• Best Food Blog

• Best Environmental/Agricultural Blog

• Best Fashion/Beauty/Hair/Style Blog

• Best Politics Blog

• Best New Blog

• Best Corporate Blog

• Best Topical Blog

• Best Sports Blog (A tie)

• Best Entertainment/Lifestyle Blog

• Best Travel Blog

• Best Health Blog

• Best County Blog

• Kenyan Blog of the Year

The next awards will be in 2014. People nominate their blogs and their favorite blogs, the nominees are shortlisted by the judges then there is a voting phase where readers can vote for their best blog.

For one to be a member of the BAKE team, one has to have a running blog. It is an easy process the registration fee is 500kshs and once you register you get a BAKE badge to feature on your blog. BAKE also markets your blog in their social media circles. It is a small price to pay for the airplay that they will give you. BAKE has its offices in Nailab, Bishop Magua Centre opposite Ngong Hyper on Ngong, road Nairobi. They hold a variety of forums all through the year. These educative forums revolve around bloggers in Kenya and how they can package their brand to get it out there. The conversation has moved online and people no longer rely on Print Media to get the news. Most people are spending their time online learning a host of information. Bloggers earn in a number of ways. Thy can get corporates to advertise in their blog. For example, if one is running a blog on technology, it is easy to accept an advertisement of a firm like Samsung or Nokia to advertise. In summary, BAKE has transformed the experiences of bloggers in Kenya by giving them airplay and a platform where they can interact and define themselves. This helps the bloggers to also grow and learn.

 

It is located in turkana ,the population Kakuma Refugee Camp serves refugees who have been forcibly displaced from their home countries due to war or persecution. It was established in 1992 to serve Sudanese refugees, and has since expanded to serve refugees from Somalia, Ethiopia, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Uganda, and Rwanda. According to current UNHCR statistics, the camp population stands at just under 50,000 refugees.

The local Kenyan population is largely comprised of nomadic pastoralists from the Turkana community. According to the 1999 Kenya Census, the population of Kakuma town is 97,114 persons, making it nearly twice as populous as the camp.

Humanitarian Aid and Governance 

Kakuma Refugee Camp is administered by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The UNHCR is assisted in its duties by a wide range of organizations, including World Food Program (WFP), International Organization for Migration (IOM), Lutheran World Federation (LWF), International Rescue Committee (IRC), Jesuit Refugee Services (JRS), National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK), Windle Trust Kenya (WTK).

The camp falls under the jurisdiction of the Kenyan Government and the Department of Refugee Affairs. The Kenyan Government to eventually assume full management of Kakuma Refugee Camp.

Environment

Life in the semi-arid desert environment of Kakuma is rather challenging. The area has always been full of problems: dust storms, high temperatures, poisonous spiders, snakes, and scorpions, outbreaks of malaria, cholera, and other hardships. The average daytime temperature is 40 degrees Celsius, or 104 degrees Fahrenheit.

Economy

Due to their legal situation and local environmental conditions, refugees are largely unable to support themselves with income-generating activities. The main reason attributed to the fact is that the condition in the place does not favor farming. 

Daily Existence

The camp consists of a small city of thatched roof huts and tents with further mud abodes. Living inside the camp is equally next to prison and exile. Once admitted at the place, refugees do not have the freedom of moving with freedom to any parts of the country.

 

 

 

Mombasa is the second largest town in Kenya and it is the only city that earns Kenya a lot of revenues because it is the one that receives a lot of the imports for Kenya and other countries such as Uganda and south Sudan. Many tourist who visit Kenya begin with Mombasa because of its environment and available wonderful beaches.

Because of its economic importance in Kenya, Mombasa city host many Kenyans from all corners of the country who go to this city in search of employment and therefore the same people need to communicate with their relatives back at home. For them to communicate, they require mobile phones which they must buy. Mombasa therefore has various mobile phone shops which ensures that there are many phones available to enhance the communication sector. These mobile shops includes:

Mobicom (K) Limited.

This is a big mobile phone shop in Mombasa city and has various shops within Mombasa city. They can be contacted through the postal address P.O Box 90326 – 80100, Mombasa, Kenya. These shops include:

• The first one is located in the eighth floor of Reinsurance Plaza, along the Aga Khan walk.

• The second mobile shop is located in ground floor of Savan House along the Digo Road.

Paras Trading Company Limited.

This mobile shop is located in the ground floor of Motor Mart Building along the Moi Avenue and they can be contacted by postal address P.O. Box 84151 – 80100, Mombasa, Kenya. They sell various models of mobile phones from different mobile companies.

North Coast Mobile Service Limited.

This shop has a variety of mobile phones from different manufacturing companies such as tecno, Samsung, nokia and alcatel. It is located in Ganjoni, off Moi Avenue. They can be contacted using the address P.O. Box 86047 – 80100, Mombasa, Kenya.

T S K Mobiles.

This is another mobile shop in Mombasa that major in selling of cell phones. It is located along Cathedral Road. If you want to enquire about the phones they sell, you can contact them using the postal address P.O. Box 82576 – 80100, Mombasa, Kenya.

 

The Kenya Broadcasting Corporation is the oldest broadcasting house in Kenya. The broadcasting corporation is the state-run media house in Kenya. The KCB media house in Kenya began during the colonial era and only targeted the white settlers who ruled the nation. The house then ran by the name “The Kenya Broadcasting Corporation” synonymous with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) signifying the rule of the British in Kenya.

In 1964, on attainment of independence the media station was then renamed the Voice of Kenya (VoK). The media house was later reverted to the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation in 1989 following a decision made by the Kenyan parliamentarians at the time.

Over the rule of President Moi, KBC TV in Kenya was the government’s mouthpiece. The KCB station in Kenya normally started its broadcast with news about the then president of Kenya, his whereabouts and what he had been generally up to. The Kenya Corporation Broadcast station in Kenya would broadcast up to midnight when it would then be shut off until the following morning during the earlier days in Kenya. Under the rule of President of Kenya Mwai Kibaki, KBC station in Kenya ran a more objective course. The Kenya Broadcasting Corporation in Kenya nurtured the journalism talent in Kenya in most household names before the advent of other media stations in Kenya, some of the most notable being Leonard Mambo Mbotela and Khadija Ali.

The Kenya Broadcasting Corporation in Kenya also runs a Swahili radio station in Kenya as well as other vernacular languages. KBC TV station in Kenya is the most widely watched channel in most part of Kenya and more so most rural areas as it has a wide coverage and reception being the national television station in Kenya.

The Kenya Broadcasting Corporation headquarters in Kenya are located in Nairobi. The main offices of Kenya Broadcasting Corporation in Nairobi are located along Harry Thuku Road off University Way in the Nairobi city centre. The Kenya Broadcasting Corporation head offices in Nairobi are found opposite the Norfolk Hotel in Nairobi and next to the Wasanii Restaurant in Nairobi. This area where Kenya Broadcasting Corporation offices are located in Nairobi is common especially for most Nairobi revelers as they are able to access Kenyan beer at a whole sale price as compared to other beer outlets in Nairobi. Close to these Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KCB) main offices in Nairobi is the Nairobi Central Police Station on University Way in Nairobi.

There is no doubt that millions of Kenyans today are becoming tech savvy with every passage of the day. Unlike the past, where people in Kenya rarely knew much about computers and mobile telephony, almost every Kenyan today, and especially those living in urban centers in Kenya have an idea of what technology means and how it impacts on their lives. Whether you want to see technology advancements in Kenya from the perspective of modern computers, tablets, smart phones, netbooks, or advanced use and function of the internet, one thing that is for sure is that technology use in Kenya has truly grown in leaps and bounds.

Earlier this year, the Kenyan Matatu industry has seen a revolution like no other. With public transport in Nairobi growing in relevance every other day, growth in all facets of the business has become pretty much inevitable. Safaricom, Kenya’s leading mobile services provider recently introduced a service dubbed Vuma Online where Kenyans are now able to access the internet on the go when travelling using public transport services in Kenya. This is an aspect which has been appreciated and adopted by many matatu operators in Nairobi city.

How Vuma Online changed the way we do things in Nairobi?

There is no doubt that the inclusion of internet services in Kenya, commonly referred to as WiFi in Nairobi matatus has truly the changed the manner in which we go about our business when onboard. One thing that is for sure is that most of the people in Kenya who find this service useful are the youths. This is because youths in Kenya are always on facebook, whatsapp, twitter and are always sending emails here and there. For the youth in Nairobi therefore, WiFi services provision on matatus is a big plus. At least, if you own a smartphone in Nairobi and you can access WiFi using it, travelling using matatu would be the best option for you to settle for.

How is Vuma Online service offered in Kenya?

The free WiFi service on public transport matatus in Kenya is offered in a majority, if not all of the public transport matatus within the city of Nairobi. Safaricom in Kenya plans to roll out the internet service to other parts of Kenya but this will only happen when Nairobi residents truly realize and appreciate the real essence of free internet onboard.  There are instances where the free WiFi has a pass code while in other cases, you can simply log on to the network and access the internet in Nairobi without having to worry about passwords and passcodes.  If there is a pass code required to log on to the network, you can ask the conductor of the matatu in Nairobi, commonly referred to as “dondaa” here in Nairobi to give you the details.

What routes in Nairobi most served by Vuma Online?

It is important to also appreciate the fact that not all routes in Nairobi have got matatus which have free internet access in Kenya. Vuma Online service is still being rolled out and as such it has not gotten to everyone’s favorite matatu in Nairobi.  Some of the routes where matatus have got access to WiFi services in Nairobi include Ongata Rongai, Umoja, Innercore, Buruburu, Kinoo, Uthiru, Kikuyu and Matatus plying the Ngong Road.  Just like I had stated before, Vuma Online service is being rolled out to other people across the city of Nairobi and all over the country. However, if you have the privilege of accessing internet onboard in Kenya, you got to be very thankful.