Kenya seeks 100% Internet penetration by 2017
Kenya is looking to ensure all Kenyans have access to the Internet by 2017, according to the Kenya ICT Board, as part of its quest to be (more)
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IPAB portal shot in the arm on the war against corruption
A Kenyan Web portal called I Paid A Bribe (IPAB), a replica of India’s a renowned I Paid A Bribe (IPAB) version, is one of Kenya’s (more)
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Microsoft opens own social networking site SOCL
Microsoft has launched its social media platform SOCL, which will combine functionality from search engine Bing and Pinterest’s graphic (more)
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1 day 13 hours ago
Mobile networks feel pinch as free messaging apps eat into SMS, MMS revenue
The rise in free messaging applications such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, ebuddy and other mobile-based apps mostly fuelled by the (more)
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1 day 16 hours agoGoogle, Microsoft to channel millions of dollars to innovators
Tech giants Google and Microsoft have announced they will channel funds totaling $36 million (approx KSh3.1 billion) to developers with (more)
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1 day 16 hours ago
Children in Africa to benefit from US$75 million digital investment, launch in Kenya next year
A multi million dollar investment in Africa by four partners is aiming to “spark a child’s digital future” by giving them access to (more)
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1 day 18 hours ago
New Nokia Siemens approach hoped to cut data prices
Nokia Siemens, specialists in mobile broadband, has adopted a new tactical approach expected to drive data prices down by using the right (more)
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1 day 18 hours ago
Huawei to offset bills for paediatric patients as Christmas gift
Global ICT solutions leader Huawei has said it will offset the bills of nine children at Kenya’s major referral hospital, the Kenyatta (more)
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1 day 20 hours ago
IEBC helps voters find registration centres on Google maps
Kenya’s electoral authority the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has launched an online tool that will help (more)
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1 day 20 hours ago
Opinion: Biometric Voter Registration gives an opportunity for identity database
You have probably seen it on the American hit show, Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) – criminals being nailed over a simple fingerprint or (more)
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1 day 21 hours ago
Kenya National CERT Coordination Centre is now operational
The Kenya National Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (KNCERTCC), a body set up to fight cybercrime in Kenya, is now (more)
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2 days ago
Mobile phones to get IP addresses in new drive to fight cybercrime
The Kenyan government will assign every mobile phone a unique Internet protocol address to boost its efforts to crack down on cybercrime.
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2 days ago
Safaricom and Orange to abide by Kenyan MTR cut
Kenyan mobile industry heavyweights Safaricom and Orange have confirmed that they will not oppose the decision to cut mobile termination (more)
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2 days ago
One-fifth of African countries likely to witness Internet switch off
The 52-hour blackout which hit Syria last week is also possible in another 61 countries, including 12 in Africa, mostly those where the (more)
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iPhone 5 coming to Kenya this December
Apple’s iPhone 5 will be officially launched into the Kenyan market on December 21, as the company works towards fulfilling its promise (more)
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2 days ago
SMS text messaging helps HIV patients reduce viral load
Mobile-based communication between HIV patients and doctors can help reinforce observance to drug treatment and reduce the viral load, a (more)
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Twitter under pressure to freeze terrorist accounts
‘Twitter is soon becoming a tool for terrorist,’ lawmaker says. World’s major microblogging site Twitter is under pressure from (more)
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3 days agoThe Pope set to become Twitter’s most significant tweep
The pope is expected to start tweeting on the feast of Madonna of Guadalupe on December 12 under his new handle @pontifex, viewed by many (more)
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3 days agoUshahidi being used to assist Kenya carpools
Ushahidi, a Kenyan non-profit organisation specialising in free and open source software, has aided the Kenyan carpool Twitter surge by (more)
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3 days agoKenyan taxi drivers and car owners seize Twitter’s carpooling to make money
It all started as a way of helping stranded passengers get to work and back home as public service vehicles (PSV) switched off their (more)
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3 days agoKenyans in Diaspora to vote online in 2017
Although Kenyans in Diaspora have been ruled out from voting in Kenya’s general elections in March next year due to “time and resource (more)
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3 days ago90 percent of Nairobians to miss switch to digital signal deadline
Some 90 percent of television set owners in Kenya’s capital Nairobi could miss the switch to digital signal by the end of this year, (more)
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3 days agoeHealth programmes in Africa lack support from governments
Research and consultancy firm Frost & Sullivan has reported that eHealth in Africa will continue to face great challenges unless (more)
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6 days agoThe HumanIPO Debate: Should CCK continue implementing the reduced MTR rates?
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has finally announced a cut in mobile termination rates (MTR), ending months of uncertainty (more)
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6 days agoIs the ATM’s death due to mobile money?
The African financial system has undergone a period of substantial change, the impact of which continues to transform the way financial (more)
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6 days agoLocal ownership requirement waived for Airtel Kenya
Airtel Kenya has received an unlimited waiver to the 20 percent local ownership requirement, as the Kenyan government acknowledges the (more)
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6 days agoOPINION: Transport problems call for telecommuting solutions in business
The public transport problems being experienced in Kenya are likely to cost the economy billions of shillings, as most employees remain at (more)
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6 days agoMobile phone penetration to surpass 80 percent in Q1 of 2013
Africa’s mobile penetration will jump to above 80 percent from the current 54 percent by early next year, aided by cheaper call and (more)
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Kenyans on Twitter mobilise car pooling in the wake of transport hitch
Stranded Kenyans are this morning using Twitter to carpool their way to various destinations in the wake of the transport strike across the (more)
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6 days ago
Kenya opposes internet regulation by ITU
Kenya will not back a proposed changes to the Melbourne Internet rules and economic model by the International Telecommunication Union (more)
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Online trading platform B&S Media making ground in Kenya
As e-commerce seeks to gain footing in Africa, Kenyan firm B & S Media seems to be accelerating the process by offering a platform to (more)
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7 days ago
Odinga to use AR apps for election campaign
Kenyan presidential hopeful Raila Odinga is launching an augmented reality (AR) application to further his election campaign, allowing (more)
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7 days agoManyatta Rent geared to change face of Kenya’s real estate industry
The developers of Manyatta Rent, software enabling real estate agents to receive rent via mobile money transfer services, have vowed to (more)
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7 days agoGamsole ready to take African gaming global
Nigerian gaming company Gamsole has become the newest entrant into an industry that is slowly taking shape, with companies such as Maliyo (more)
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7 days ago
Microsoft to charge businesses more for services via multiple devices
A new move by Microsoft means that businesses looking to give their workers access to systems through multiple devices will from December 1 (more)
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7 days ago
The Curious Case of Nyagaka Anyona Ouko, Conclusion - Part IV
Safaricom’s rejoinder to this HumanIPO series seems to rebuff Ouko’s claims to be the originator of M-Pesa mobile money transfer (more)
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7 days ago
3 months after launch, Mdundo closes lucrative deals
Mdundo.com, the first Kenyan startup to sell local music on scratch cards, has sealed lucrative deals with some of the world’s leading (more)
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7 days ago
Safaricom to remain unscathed despite lower MTR
Barely a week since Kenya’s telecommunications industry regulator lowered the mobile termination rates (MTR), sources from Safaricom (more)
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7 days ago
Safaricom and Britam launch new insurance product via M-Pesa
Safaricom, Britam and Changamka Health have unveiled Linda Jamii, a new insurance facility that enables low income earners to make (more)
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7 days ago
Safaricom’s MShwari doesn’t threaten M-pepea's emergency micro-credit facility, founder
Two developers have created ‘M-pepea,’ an emergency micro credit solution accessible via mobile phones, and insist that they are not (more)
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7 days agoGrowthAfrica, Village Capital launch accelerator pitch fest in Nairobi
GrowthAfrica, under its chief brands The GrowthHub and Village Capital, will today debut Pitch Fest Day in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, an (more)
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8 days agoKenya National ICT Master Plan launch postponed
The launch of Kenya’s National ICT Master Plan, detailing how Kenya intends to position itself as a leader in ICT investment and (more)
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8 days ago
Nokia launches Lumia smartphone in East Africa
The launch of the first Lumia smartphone that runs on the Windows platform into the East African market is expected to trigger smartphone (more)
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8 days ago
Nairobi to be covered by CCTV camera network by January 2013
The Kenyan government is fast-tracking a project to put the capital Nairobi under CCTV surveillance by early next year, in an attempt to (more)
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8 days agoNowhere to hide for adult Kenyans as registration ministry automates
Kenya's Ministry of Immigration and Registrar of persons has completed the creation of an Integrated Population Registration System (IPRS) (more)
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9 days agoSafaricom launches paperless, no collateral credit service MShwari
Kenyan integrated mobile services operator Safaricom has teamed up with Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) to offer M-Pesa users a chance to (more)
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9 days agoMobile money transfers in Kenya close to country’s national budget
The amount of money transferred via mobile money in Kenya is close to the East African country’s national budget value, new statistics (more)
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9 days agoKenyan media network launches road traffic management app
Kenya-based media company Mediamax has launched an application called K24 Rush Hour, for vehicle traffic updates on various routes and (more)
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10 days ago
CCK lowers Kenyan mobile termination rates
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) today announced a cut in mobile termination rates (MTR) following months of uncertainty about (more)
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10 days ago
Q&A: Establishing data mining company, Doban Africa
Doban Africa was established by Elvis Bando to help companies and corporations manage data that comes in various channels. The company has (more)
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