Topic: WhatsApp
CBK warns public against misleading information on banking stability
Nov 13, 2024 at 11:27 PM
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has issued a decisive warning to the public, urging vigilance against false information circulating about the nation’s banking sector....
Meta posts 22 per cent revenue growth to $39 billion in Q2 amid growth in AI
Aug 02, 2024 at 10:37 AM
Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has unveiled a strong financial performance for the second quarter, marked by soaring revenues and profits....
Meta's Facebook and WhatsApp soar as Kenya’s top social media titans
Jul 26, 2024 at 08:35 PM
In the ever-evolving world of social media, Kenyans are showing a clear preference for Facebook and WhatsApp, according to the latest Audience Measurement and Industry Trends repor...
WhatsApp reigns supreme in Kenya's evolving media landscape, MCK says
May 03, 2024 at 08:13 PM
A recent report by the Media Council of Kenya (MCK) sheds light on the evolving media consumption habits in the country....
Ugandan court orders reinstatement of an expelled WhatsApp group member
Jun 20, 2023 at 11:54 PM
In a significant ruling, the Makindye Magistrate's Court in Kampala, Uganda has ordered one Allan Asinguza, the administrator of the popular WhatsApp group 'BUYANJA ROOTS,' to rein...
Meta faces legal battle as moderators accuse Samasource of unlawful layoffs
May 11, 2023 at 10:02 PM
A legal battle between 184 moderators and Sama, a content moderation company, continues over allegations of unlawful mass layoffs at Facebook's moderation hub in Nairobi....
WhatsApp users report outage globally, unable to send messages, photos, videos
Oct 25, 2022 at 11:59 AM
According to Downdetector, 73 per cent of those who complained reported issues with sending messages, 23 per cent had issues with the app and 4 per cent had issues with the web app...
Nine students linked to spreading of hate leaflets in Uasin Gishu detained
Aug 02, 2022 at 07:27 PM
Nine students from Moi University who were arrested in connection to the circulation of hate leaflets will be further detained until Friday...
Nairobi court releases serial examinations fraudster on Sh1 million bond
Mar 21, 2022 at 02:58 PM
A court has released a serial examination fraudster named Oscar Brighton on a Sh1 million bond....
Drama as jilted woman airs ex-hubby’s ‘dirty linen’ in Alumni WhatsApp Group
Dec 21, 2021 at 02:48 PM
The former CEC from a county at the coast left her former schoolmates in the WhatsApp Group with their jaws wide open after she viciously attacked the man he had recently divorced....
Scribes Kenya demands security for journalists ahead of 2022 election
Dec 13, 2021 at 04:26 PM
Journalists have called on the IEBC and state agents to ensure their security as the country gears for the 2022 general elections....
OOPS: Wrong post in funeral WhatsApp group lands 'Baba Gloria' in trouble
Oct 27, 2021 at 09:51 AM
A Kenyan man has been left mortified after accidentally sharing an inappropriate photo to a funeral contribution WhatsApp group. ...
Mark Zuckerberg loses $6 billion in 6hr Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram crash
Oct 05, 2021 at 10:32 AM
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder and CEO, has registered over $6 billion loss in personal wealth....
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp all go down in major global outage
Oct 04, 2021 at 05:09 PM
Popular social network platform Facebook is down. Users have been met with error messages as the apps and sites owned by Facebook have become inaccessible....
DCI orders probe on Thiru Primary School teachers for tying pupils to a tree
Sep 02, 2021 at 06:31 AM
Education and security officials interrogated teachers at Thiru Primary School in Laikipia West over an incident where three pupils at the school were tied to a tree as a punishmen...
Samidoh finally responds to baby mana Karen Nyamu's assault allegations
Aug 21, 2021 at 01:13 PM
Renowned Kenyan benga musician Samuel Muchoki alias Samidoh has finally spoken addressing drama with his baby mama Karen Nyamu....
Samidoh ends show after drunk woman shouts baby mama Karen Nyamu's name
Aug 18, 2021 at 08:34 AM
Mugithi singer Samuel Muchoki well known by his stage name Samidoh was over the weekend forced to stop his performance after a drunkard woman started shouting Karen Nyamu’s name....
WhatsApp to go ahead with privacy update despite global backlash
Feb 19, 2021 at 07:50 PM
WhatsApp to go ahead with privacy update despite global backlash...