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NCIC threatens to suspend Facebook

The National Cohesion and Integration Committee (NCIC) has threatened to suspend Facebook in Kenya for failing to adhere to hate speech regulations. While addressing the press on Friday, July 29, 2022, NCIC commander Danvas Makori stated that the social media platform had failed to implement the regulations suggested by the commission adding that the firm […]

Facebook’s parent company faults employee for suing it in Kenyan court

Facebook’s parent company, Meta, now wants a case filed at a Nairobi court accusing the company of exploiting its Kenyan employees dismissed. In an application filed under a certificate of urgency before the Employment and Labour Relations Court, the social media giant says the court has no jurisdiction to hear the suit alleging exploitation and […]

MP Babu Owino excites netizens with his flying skills

Embakasi East Member of Parliament has excited netizens after he recorded himself flying a plane. In a video he shared on his social media platforms, the legislator is seen smiling and controlling the plane. “Flying back to Embakasi East Republic with my passengers after a series of successful rallies with Baba at the coast,” he […]

List of most downloaded phone apps by Kenyans

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Google has released a list of most downloaded apps in Kenya as at Saturday, July 10. Financial apps especially those giving credit services top the list followed by social, shopping and lifestyle apps. Safaricom’s MPESA topped the list followed by MySafaricom, Tiktok and AsapKash a credit services application. Others are LionCash, Kashway, Jumia Online Shopping, […]

List of phone apps Google wants you to delete

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Google on Monday, July 5, issued a list of applications that it wants users to delete from their phones saying that they were being used to steal personal data from Facebook. The list of applications that have been downloaded by over 5.8 million people are said to have trojan malware which is usually installed after […]