KOT Flabbergasted By An 'Ugali' Making Machine

A viral video made rounds on the interwebs Thursday afternoon of an ugali making machine which cooks on its own, without use of wooden spoons (mwikos).Kenyans on Twitter had a lot to say about the 'ugalitronic' machine as some expressed sentiments that "making ugali is an art and a mwiko is the brush". It neither clear as to where the video surfaced from nor the source of 'invention'.

Ati an invention on how to cook ugali bila Mwiko! First and foremost we don't need any more inventions when it comes to Ugali..! Secondly cooking ugali is an art! And the Mwiko is the brush! Alafu Sasa hii itawacha Malondo kweli??? pic.twitter.com/JPuo830b5a

— Daddy Owen (@daddyowenmusic) January 23, 2020

I am emotional watching ugali cook in this manner and the way l love cooking? pic.twitter.com/1vE2Nyvae6

— Janet Machuka (@janetmachuka_) January 23, 2020

No technology can beat the preparation and aroma of our national cake. ugali pic.twitter.com/EWVztiAf8B

— SyoKIVINDU (@SYOKIVINDU) January 23, 2020

Android 10 Is Now Widely Available

Google's new software update, Android 10 has become available in a wider selection of phones. This comes less than five months since the software roll out. The update will also be available with the Motorola G7 Plus, the first non-Android One handset to receive it. Features of the new update will include a system-wide dark mode, stronger privacy controls, and full-screen gestures among others.

Woghh .... Android 10 is coming pic.twitter.com/uZf6AaN75H

— darma (@Darma78) January 23, 2020

LG's Android 10 update came with a surprise desktop mode pic.twitter.com/EBMd0QpRIQ

— Seogoog (@Seogoog1) January 22, 2020

Samsung Good Lock 2020 with Android 10 support is coming February 3 pic.twitter.com/g8dZdV1q9F

— Money (@Money71420183) January 23, 2020

Motorola starts releasing the Android 10 stable update for the Moto G7 Plus https://t.co/oPlHhrwkL1

— XDA Developers (@xdadevelopers) January 23, 2020

Tinder to Update its Safety Features

Tinder is adding new safety features to cater for seemingly unsafe dates. The location-based dating service app will add a panic button to remotely alert nearby authorities in case of emergencies. The ability to check-in and tell friends where the daters are will also be added onto the new safety package. A photo verification system which will place a blue check mark on daters' profiles will be included at a later date to curb catfishing on the app. "You should run a dating business as if you are a mom. I think a lot about safety, especially on our platforms, and what we can do to curtail bad behavior", says Match.com group boss (Tinder's parent company) Mandy Ginsberg.

Tinder will give you a verified blue check mark if you pass its catfishing test https://t.co/YP7f9tActq pic.twitter.com/8E0DBNEiYM

— The Verge (@verge) January 24, 2020

'Panic button'

Tinder unveils 'Noonlight' feature for emergency response as dating app steps up safety https://t.co/XL2WQPOx4T pic.twitter.com/tnyl70Xa1I
— AFP news agency (@AFP) January 24, 2020

Kenyans and South Africans Face-Off in A Mild Twitter War

Twitter went awash with Kenyan and South African users yet again engaging in a social media banter dubbed #KenyaVsSouthAfrica. Here are some of the reactions;

Kenyan barber pulling a cut Vs South African barber doing the same. ?#KenyaVsSouthAfrica pic.twitter.com/R6tsAM0eHf

— Victor Mochere (@VictorMochere) January 23, 2020

When a South African hears that they mine gold for kenyans to win them ???#KenyaVsSouthAfrica pic.twitter.com/Kav5WV7B5t

— O.J (@ojvicavoce) January 23, 2020

#KenyaVsSouthAfrica when you tell a person from S.A to talk without clicking??? pic.twitter.com/1umrfbKoeP

— O.J (@ojvicavoce) January 23, 2020