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Carole Kimutai is a writer and editor based in Nairobi, Kenya. She is currently an MA student in New Media at the University of Leicester, UK. Follow her on Twitter at @CaroleKimutai.
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Nairobi Half Life with Mugambi Nthinga

[Carole Kimutai] Nairobi Half Life is a film about a young man going to the city to follow his dream and instead ends up in crime. The film was submitted for an Oscar award. Mugambi Nthinga, one of the cast members speaks to us about Kenya's growing film industry and what the submission means. [video]

Posted 6 months ago | Like
Nairobi Half Life with Tosh Gitonga

[Carole Kimutai] Nairobi Half Life is a film about a young man going to the city to follow his dream and instead ends up in crime. The film was submitted for an Oscar award. Tosh Gitonga, director of the film, speaks to us about Kenya's growing film industry and what the submission means. [video]

Posted 6 months ago | Like
New appointments at Scanad Nigeria

[Carole Kimutai] Rufai Ladipo has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of Scanad Nigeria Limited, the newest subsidiary of marketing services group of Scangroup Limited and partly owned by WPP. Fagbohun Abiodun Mesharck has also been appointed as head of media, while Kenyan Sameer Ambegaonkar has been appointed as managing consultant. The appointments are aimed at supporting the company's growth and expansion strategy in Nigeria.

Posted 6 months ago | Like
Have PR companies killed objectivity?

[Carole Kimutai] A call from a public relations company is every editor's nightmare. Gone are the days when an invite would be sent to your desk and that would be the only communication from a PR agency. These days, an invite (on email or hardcopy) is followed by a phone call seeking confirmation as to whether you will attend the event or you will send a reporter.

Posted 7 months ago | Like
Mobile subscribers in Kenya switched off

[Carole Kimutai] Kenyan mobile operator Safaricom has announced the completion of the switch off exercise for mobile handset owners with fake phones. A statement from the company says it had completed blocking of all counterfeit mobile phone handsets on its network.

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Brewer repositions drink to target young adults

[Carole Kimutai] Kenya is reportedly Africa's third largest beer market and a growing market for brewers. The East Africa Breweries Limited (EABL) has unveiled a new identity for its Pilsner Lager drink with a clear strategy to target the young adults market that forms a bulk of Kenya's growing middle class.

Posted 8 months ago | Like
Nokia partners with Kenyan photographers

[Carole Kimutai] Phone maker Nokia has partnered with Kenyan photographers to launch the Nokia 808 PureView smart phone. The launch could be Nokia's strategy to enter the high-end mobile imaging market now that Android phones are threatening to push it out of the mobile market.

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Kenya's National Social Security Fund rebrands

[Carole Kimutai] The National Social Security Fund (NSSF), Kenya's social security provider has rebranded.

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Kenyan regulator prepares to disconnect fake phone

[Carole Kimutai] Kenyans are counting days before the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) switches off counterfeit phones at the end of September. According to the CCK, close to three million mobile phones in the Kenyan market are counterfeit - 10% of all the active mobile devices in the country.

Posted 8 months ago | Like
[PAMRO 2012] Day 2: The smart phone and the marketing game

[Carole Kimutai] It is estimated that by the end of 2012, there will be 735 million mobile subscribers in Africa. By 2014, the smart phone will be the main gadget that will be used to access the internet. What does this mean?

Posted 8 months ago | Like

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