Rihanna, whose full name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, is a Barbadian singer, actress, businesswoman and songwriter. She was born on February 20, 1988, in Saint Michael, Barbados. Rihanna’s rise to fame began in 2003 when she formed a musical trio with two of her classmates in Barbados and auditioned with American record producer Evan Rogers. She signed with Def Jam in 2005 and gained recognition with the release of her first two studio albums, Music of the Sun and A Girl Like Me.

Safaricom has moved its chatbot to Whatsapp, one of the leading conversation and chat app, an addition to the existing Facebook Messenger. A chatbot is a computer program designed to simulate conversation with human users, especially over the Internet. The Zuri chatbot currently does a couple of things including M-Pesa reversals, unsubscribing from annoying promo texts, paying bills and checking balance. Zuri can also be used in airtime topup- where you can top up from M-Pesa or scratchcard, Safaricom home internet, and other services like Mshwari and KCB Loan.

This year’s Lewa Safari Marathon will take place on June 24 at the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy. The marathon which is now in its 24th year will be sponsored by Tusk, The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Safaricom PLC and Huawei Technologies. This year participants are encouraged to ‘Ditch the Desk’ and connect with nature instead as they follow a route across savannah plains, along river banks and through acacia woodland. The annual event has hosted runners of all abilities for almost two and a half decades, from elite professionals like Marathon World Record Holder Eliud Kipchoge, to amateur runners and walkers alike.

Safaricom is reported by Business Daily of planning to acquire Kenya’s premier IT Solutions company, Seven Seas Technologies (SST). We know that Seven Seas and Safaricom are to launch a Cloud Services partnership on Tuesday called Safaricom Cloud. BD Africa is reporting that “the two firms had agreed to a buyout plan that was scuttled by the board of the mobile telephony firm which raised concerns over the viability of the business, paving way for the two-year partnership.

Nominated Senator Beth Mugo on Thursday lost her husband, Ambassador Nicholas Mugo. Senator Mugo said in a statement to news outlets that her husband of 63 years died at the Nairobi Hospital after a long illness. He was 86 years old. “With profound sadness and sorrow, I wish to announce the death of my husband, Amb. Nicholas Mugo, that happened early this morning at the Nairobi Hospital after a long illness,” she said.