Most Kenyans Prefer Refurbished Smartphones: Report

A new report reveals that most Kenyans are increasingly turning to refurbished second-hand smartphones as the prices of new devices continue to soar. Launched on Tuesday, the GSMA Digital Penetration Report cites a survey indicating that over half of the respondents prefer used phones. “Sixty percent of the survey respondents indicated a preference for second-hand…

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Kenya sends 217 more police officers to Haiti mission

HAITI-UNREST-KENYA-POLICE-PATROL. [AFP] Kenya said Saturday it was sending another 217 police officers to Haiti to bolster a multinational force seeking to restore order to the violence-ridden Caribbean island. Criminal gangs still control some 85 percent of the capital Port-au-Prince, the United Nations estimates, despite the deployment last June of the Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support Mission…

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‘I didn’t like it’ – Justin Gatlin calls out Netflix’s ‘SPRINT’ for inauthentically antagonising Fred Kerley & Co against Noah Lyles

The American sprint legend has called out the Box-to-Box-produced Netflix show Sprint for unfair coverage of sprinters, including Fred Kerley. Legendary former American sprinter Justin Gatlin has voiced his disapproval of Netflix’s “SPRINT,” criticizing the series for what he feels is a skewed portrayal of athletes that fails to authentically represent their stories. Gatlin, a…

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Great Lakes region adopts mineral certification system to combat smuggling – Kenya News Agency

The war against cross-border and trans-national smuggling of minerals among countries in the Great Lakes Region is set to go a notch higher after the International Conference for Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) hinted at adopting a unified regional certification system by member states to eradicate illicit and untracked movement of minerals from one country to…

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