The Hummingbird

Safaricom has launched a new app,solely for MPESA. The app seeks to resolve issues that usually arise when using the sim card for Mpesa transactions. One of the major ones being failure of a sim card to pick, especially if the phone has slots for more than one sim card. The new M-PESA App makes it easier to transact on M-PESA. It  enables you to view your M-PESA balance in the home screen. The "Favorites" feature lets you save your most frequently used features so that they are just a click away. Frequently used contacts and till numbers are automatically displayed so that you can quickly find them to send money or make payments. The App has a lot of features with great benefits; Biometrics The new App allows you to Login to the my M-PESA app conveniently and authenticate payments by scanning your fingerprint or face ID. Send money easily Send money by scanning a QR code, searching your phonebook or selecting from your frequent M-PESA contacts. You can also add contacts to yo...

  2020 was not one of the best years for most people, all over the world. Just two months into the year, the devastating news of a lethal virus hit the news headlines all over the world. Well, the COVID-19 virus hit China earlier on in 2019 but its news had not spread so far.  Fast forward to 2020 December and the virus was still much with us and was just as, if not more, deadly than when it was first discovered in China in late 2019. The year rolled into 2021 with news of devastating deaths to the virus all over. Not a great way to end nor begin a year. Despite the pandemic,  life goes on and we still have to strive to put our lives in order. So, have you been setting goals and resolutions every new year but all backfire on you? Do you set goals and get lazy months into the year and fail miserably in the end? Well, here are a few tips that might help you achieve your goals and resolutions in 2021, and going forward. FIVE TIPS TO  ACHIEVE YOUR RESOLUTIONS. 1. Set Sma...

ODM leader Raila Odinga and nominated MP Maina Kamanda met with chants of Ruto and wheelbarrow after they made a stop at Burma Market in Nairobi. Raila and Kamanda visited hustlers at Burma market, expecting a warm welcome but chants of Ruto's name rented the air. They were shown a ' wheelbarrow'. This comes at a time when a party filled with Ruto's allies is fast gaining popularity in Nairobi and Kenya at large. The party,UDA, has key Ruto allies as its members and has settled on Margaret Wanjiru as its gubernatorial candidate should there be a by-election at the City County.

Has Lali landed another beauty after Tecra? Omar Lali, the "boyfriend" of the late Tecra Muigai, seems to have moved on after her death. Tecra Muigai shocked the masses when at her death, it came out that the daughter of the Keroche breweries owner was going out with the 51- year old Lamu-based Rastafari, Lali. Her death was shrouded with mystery and her boyfriend, Lali, was arrested under suspicion of being behind her death. Omar was however released as it was concluded that the evidence produced was not enough to charge him with the murder of his girlfriend. Omar was lately spotted in the company of a great beauty who many suspect to be his new catch after Tecra. It is not yet clear whether they are an item but the question on people's lips is: Has Lali moved on and forgotten Tecra so soon after her mysterious death? Well, all we can do is wait.

The controversial Embakasi East MP, Babu Owino, has set out at Isaac Mwaura, guns blazing, cautioning him to ''respect" president Uhuru Kenyatta. Senator Mwaura irked a section on Uhuru's allies and Handshake adherents when he dared the powers that be by uttering what according to many, were statements against the president. A video of him commenting on Kenya's uncontrollable borrowing and spending has been doing rounds on social media.    Video Courtesy of Ebru TV Babu Owino, a handshake and former Prime Minister, Raila Odinga's staunch adherent, took to social media to call out Isaac Mwaura on what he termed as disrespect to the Head Of State. He reminded Mwaura that it was President Uhuru Kenyatta who nominated him, funded his wedding, and consequently flew him to Zanzibar on a honeymoon with his sweetheart. Babu scathingly attacked Mwaura, even calling him "mzungu" He said, "Huyu mzungu lazima aheshimu President Uhuru. It's President Uhur...

Well, by the fourth word of the title of this article, you might or might not already notice an error. The misuse of the word 'alumni' is among errors that often go unnoticed in the English language. Several people use the word alumni both in singular and plural, and to refer to either a male or a female when referring to people's former learning institutions. Often we hear people say that "I'm an alumni of the such-and-such institution." Years back, I also did not know the right word to use, and it cost me a job. As I was telling the panel about me, I made the mistake of saying that, "I am an alumni of the such-and-such university." One of the panelists asked me to repeat what I said. I proudly obliged, not knowing why he had asked me to do so. After the interview, the gentleman told me to look up the word in a dictionary. I was embarrassed. Well, allow me to politely remind you that one should never be caught saying that he or she is an alumni of a...