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When African music lovers overrun a Portuguese town

Jul 6, 2024 | nation.africa | John Muchiri

Last week saw a lazy coastal city of Portimao, in Portugal, roar into life with African culture and music for a full week, as it hosted the biggest Afro-beats festival in the world, the annual Afro Nation Festival. Located in the Algarve region of Portugal, the southernmost region towards the Atlantic Ocean, the city has a population of about 60,000 people, according to records in 2022.
Airtel to Rival Safaricom, Zuku With New Home Internet

Jun 12, 2024 | marketscreener.com | John Muchiri

Airtel Kenya is entering the Kenyan home internet market with the rollout of home broadband. The Unlimited Home Broadband 5G Data Plans will also be available to businesses. It enters a market that is dominated by Safaricom Home Fibre as well as Zuku and Jamii Telecommunications Limited (JTL). Data from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) shows that Kenya's home internet market was dominated by Safaricom with nearly 37 percent, followed by JTL with 23.7 percent, and Zuku with 19.6 percent.
Airtel to rival Safaricom, Zuku with new home internet

Jun 12, 2024 | capitalfm.co.ke | John Muchiri

NAIROBI, Kenya, June 12 – Airtel Kenya is entering the Kenyan home internet market with the rollout of home broadband. The Unlimited Home Broadband 5G Data Plans will also be available to businesses. It enters a market that is dominated by Safaricom Home Fibre as well as Zuku and Jamii Telecommunications Limited (JTL).
IRA stops closure of Directline Assurance

Jun 11, 2024 | capitalfm.co.ke | John Muchiri

NAIROBI, Kenya, June 11 – The Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) has suspended the closure of Directline Assurance Company Limited, a few hours after the closure. IRA CEO Godfrey Kiptum said that the insurer is still operational. “The purported actions are null and devoid of any legal effect and as such the insurer continues in full operation as licensed and approved by the Authority,” Kiptum said.
Read about the famous Kenyan promoter DS NJOROGE, the undisputed ‘One Man Cartel’ in the events industry - You can easily mistake him for a lorry driver (PHOTOs).

May 24, 2024 | kenyan-post.com | John Muchiri

Friday, May 24, 2024 - Lots of people know the famous DS International Disco(10,000 Watts) at the Nairobi Show Grounds, but do they know the man behind it? Mostentertainment insiders have never met the man; DS Njoroge. Not even somemembers of the media. He rarely does interviews, and even getting his pictureis a hard task. The most striking thing is that DS moves alone. He works with many people but you rarelyget to see them.
Kenya Power urges total ban on copper exports to curb vandalism

May 23, 2024 | capitalfm.co.ke | John Muchiri

NAIROBI, Kenya, May 23 – Kenya Power is calling for a total ban on copper exports to curb rampant vandalism of power infrastructure. The utility company is also advocating for stringent action against rogue scrap metal traders. Its CEO and MD, Joseph Siror, cited a connection between local trade in waste copper and vandalism.
Tanzania: Jambojet's Mombasa-Zanzibar Flight Route to Start in July

May 23, 2024 | allafrica.com | John Muchiri

Nairobi — Low-cost carrier Jambojet will launch its first flight connecting Mombasa and Zanzibar on July 1, 2024. The subsidiary of Kenya Airways will operate four non-stop flights per week, with plans to increase the number to six. Jambojet says that direct flights between the two destinations will start at Sh14,442.5 ($109), which is at least 40 percent less than current standard fares. The route will be operated by the De Havilland Dash 8 400, seating 78-82 passengers.
American hospitality management provider ventures into Kenya

May 21, 2024 | capitalfm.co.ke | John Muchiri

NAIROBI, Kenya, May 21 – Valor Hospitality, an American-based global hospitality management firm, has ventured into Kenya. Apart from Kenya’s TUI Blue Watamu in Kilifi County, the firm has also signed Zanzibar’s first Canopy by Hilton.
Exclusive: My son’s last moments - Nazizi opens up

Apr 7, 2024 | nairobinews.nation.africa | John Muchiri |Sinda Matiko

Since the loss of her threeyear-old son on Christmas Day, music icon Nazizi Hirji hasn’t been at her best. There has been a lot of speculation on circumstances that led to her son’s death, something that has been bothering Naz. Recently, fans were anxious about her wellbeing after her worrying social media posts. Nazizi speaks exclusively to JOHN MUCHIRI and SINDA MATIKO, setting the record straight on how Jazeel Adam met his death.
Why Peter Morgan and his siblings fell in love with Kenya

Mar 2, 2024 | nation.africa | John Muchiri

When news broke out last Sunday that the lead singer of Morgan Heritage, Peter ‘Peetah’ Anthony Morgan, had passed on, it almost felt like Kenya had lost one of their own. The connection between the family reggae group and Kenya has been exceptional in the past eight years. They made Kenya their second home. From investments and interactions with key music industry players to calling Kenya a bigger Jamaica, they simply loved the nation.