Consumer Insight Kenya
Is your business online or on the line?
If it’s not yet online, it could be on the line.
According to a research study conducted by Consumer Insight, 55% of the internet users...
Consumer Insight: The Magic of R&B and Bongo Music
R&B and Bongo Flava music are quite different, but they’ve now found unity in one thing: Kenyan women.
As revealed by the latest Dama Study...
Kenyans have great admiration for China
Despite all the recent drama, Kenyans actually have a genuine admiration for China.
As revealed in the latest Maisha Report from Consumer Insight, 39pc of...
It’s all in a GENERATION!
Our parents loved it, you loved it, but you just can’t agree on the music you all love. According to Consumer Insight’s Maisha report,...
Mature, married — and free!
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the freest of them all?
Married women, of course! Sounds counter-intuitive, but according to a 2015 Dama study...
Crime voted greatest threat in 3 major African countries
When it comes to national threat, there are varying priorities in each African state.
According to Consumer Insight’s Maisha report, 90% of South Africans cite...
Africans are mobile!
Get out of the way world, Africa’s come to town! Consumer Insight’s Maisha report shows that the lead device that Africans who have access...
The Dream Life Kenyan Youth Prefer
Houses, cars and comfort are a global desire.
But for Kenyan youth, a new desire is almost as important: that for peace and security. As...
I Heart Africa!
Get out of the way world, Africa’s come to town! Consumer Insight’s Maisha report shows that the lead device that Africans who have access...
Africa just wants to be HAPPY!
African just wants to be happy!
According to Consumer Insight’s Maisha report, Nigerians rate happiness as something extremely important scoring the highest at 4.72 out...
The African Femmolution!
The campaign for the girl child seems to have borne fruit, not just in practice but in the minds of Africa’s women.
According to Consumer...
Politics of Pain in Africa
Crumbling health systems on the continent, wars and terrorism and slow to no economic trickle down has most Africans scoring health, peace, security and...
How far will mobiles go?
Will mobile phone ownership in Kenya reach the 100pc mark?
Surprising as this sounds, the Holla East Africa Study from Consumer Insight, shows it is...
Mature, married and free!
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the freest of them all?
Married women, of course! Sounds counter-intuitive, but according to a 2015 Dama study...
Who dominates online shopping in East Africa?
Across Africa, mighty locals have kept Amazon from dominating online shopping. And Kenya is no different.
OLX and Jumia are the leading web-retailers here, as...
New Material Girl
Many women say they would reassess marriage if faced with the prospect of choosing between their paying job and marriage, according to Consumer Insight's...
Who needs friends when you have got music?
Friends are the essence of work, school and life.
But East African youth love one thing more than all friends: their music, as revealed in...
They drive, they drive not
A recent proposal to relax driving laws in Saudi Arabia holds that women might be allowed to drive, but on condition that they cannot...
AFRICA: Down with the Abortionists!
Women in Kenya have rejected the right to abort. According to a Dama study by Consumer Insight, only 10% feel that women have absolute...
Obesity here to stay
According to a 2008-2009 study conducted by the Centre for Diseases Control among Nairobi slum dwellers, 43.4% of women were overweight or obese.
More than...
Phone, Sweet Home!
Food, clothing, shelter have always been basic needs, but the youth of East Africa have since replaced shelter with 'airtime', as revealed in Consumer...
Mobile Money vs. Mobile Entertainment: Who Wins?
A fight between giants is rare, but this is an experience young people in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya are familiar with.
As the recently released...
Tanzanian youth more enterprising than Kenyan youth
One curious twist revealed by Consumer Insights newest Holla East Africa study is that relatively more Tanzanian youth earn income from business, compared to...
Trends In Family Planning
One would expect that all, or nearly all, married women have used some form of family planning.
But this is not the case. According to...
Best musician in East Africa revealed
The 2014-2015 season looks like Diamond's best ever - his turn to rule the music scene and outrank other artistes; local and international....
Africa’s big break
Just because the average African is broke doesn’t mean we don’t have big dreams. According to Consumer Insight’s Maisha report, if an African was...
Bankable Women
Decades ago, opening a bank account was a tall order.
You had to present a battery of reference letters and be subjected to a mind-numbing...
English still rules in Africa
Africa is a continent of over 1,500 different languages.
But according to Consumer Insight’s Maisha report, you can still communicate in English across the continent...
One + One = One
Why love two when you can love one!
According to Consumer Insight’s Maisha report, 93% of Africans believe that a man should have one wife...
Of Delilah, Betrayal And Infidelity
"Life's short; have an affair." "Never look at another man's woman — unless she is really beautiful."
Throughout history, there has never been a shortage...