Described as ‘the most capable off-roader Land Rover’ ever built, the 2020 Land Rover Defender has finally officially been launched in Kenya, completing the Land Rover Line-up that includes the luxurious Range Rover family and the versatile Discovery SUVs. With starting prices north of KES 11 Million, with a variation going for up to KES 21.6…
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Bolt Offering Expectant Women Free Rides and other Passengers ‘Bolt Protect’
Transport platform Bolt has announced a partnership with the Kenya Healthcare Federation (KFH) to offer expectant mothers free rides to enable them to have access to safe hospital deliveries during curfew hours. The partnership labelled ‘Wheels for Life’ will see expectant women within the Nairobi area and its environs get free rides from their homes…
Tecno’s Camon 15 Online Launch and a Special Surprise from Wizkid
Mysterious “gift” from Wizkid will be given away during TECNO CAMON 15’s online launch Numerous subscribers have reportedly received a phone invitation from Wizkid himself HONG KONG, PRC: With only days to the (online) launch of Tecno’s Camon 15 series, a number of subscribers have received personalized phone invitations from Nigerian artiste, Wizkid. Here’s all…
Ride Price-Bidding and Hailing App inDriver Launches in Kenya
If you’ve been seeing a lot of inDriver advertisements across social media like me, and wondering what exactly it is, you can rest easy, because the international online ride-hailing service headquartered in New York, is introducing cost determination for fare on taxi rides in Nairobi. Used by 24-million people across more than 200 cities, inDriver…
Betting Sites, ‘Game of Thrones’, Binyavanga Wainaina and Tax Returns Were Most Searched Terms by Kenyans in May 2019
Despite the fact that there have been increasing calls for tighter regulation of the gaming and betting industry in the country, Kenyans’ thirst for betting was reaffirmed by online search trend data released by Google, showing that websites and apps of Sportpesa, Betpawa, Livescore, Forebet, Betika and Betin were at the top of the pack…
DT Dobie Officially Unveils 2019 Mercedes Benz C-Class in Kenya
DT Dobie Kenya yesterday unveiled the all-new 2019 Mercedes Benz C-Class (W205) range of passenger cars to the Kenyan market. The launch, which took place at the Azure Hotel in Westlands Nairobi, saw DT Dobie Kenya Managing Director Ian Middleton and Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars General Manager Maliha Sheikh take the press and invited guests through…
Dedicated BMW Showroom set to Open at Delta Towers, Nairobi
In case you were wondering why premium luxury BMWs are conspicuously no longer on display at Simba Corp‘s iconic Aspire Center, along the arterial Waiyaki Way in Westlands, Nairobi, you’ll be interested to know that UK-based luxury car dealer Inchcape Plc, which took over the RMA property just next door at Delta Towers, is on…