Articles by Abdirizaq Hussein
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Thu, April 17th, 06:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Garmin calls for business partners in West Africa
Garmin Southern Africa has announced it is hosting a trade delegation in Accra, Ghana on May 12-16 to engage with prospective businesses partners in West Africa who have strong distribution and reselling capabilities and a proven track record of successfully furthering brands into their designated markets. → Read more
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Wed, April 16th, 09:30 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Airtel becomes first operator in Chad to be awarded 3G/4G licence
Airtel is the first telecoms company in Chad to be awarded a 3G/4G licence by the government, with the company saying it is an important milestone towards the development of telecoms infrastructure and better internet access for the social and business community. → Read more
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Wed, April 16th, 07:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Applications open for Kenya StartUp Cup
Applications are open for the Kenya StartUp Cup Business Model Competition until May 20, with all Kenyan nationals between the ages of 18 and 35 years invited to apply for the chance to win KSh1 million (US$11,500). → Read more
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Tue, April 15th, 19:30 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Airtel announces new Ghana MD
Bharti Airtel has announced the appointment of Lucy Quist as managing director for Airtel Ghana. → Read more
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Tue, April 15th, 13:30 · Abdirizaq Hussein
MTN Uganda launches SIM contact sharing service
MTN Uganda has announced a new SIM-based service that enables customers to share contacts after making calls, with the aim of helping them to conveniently share, save and stay connected with friends, family and business partners. → Read more
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Tue, April 15th, 11:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Government to register all Kenyans afresh in digital database
The Kenyan government will register all Kenyans afresh in a new national digital database with the aim of addressing issues of security as well as assisting in national planning. → Read more
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Mon, April 14th, 16:30 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Savannah Fund invests in 3 African startups
Africa-focused seed capital fund Savannah Fund has invested in Zevan Limited (Kenya), BIGxGh (Ghana) and UniSmart (Nigeria) as part of its third accelerator round. → Read more
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Mon, April 14th, 14:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Kenya’s deputy president answers questions on Twitter
Kenya’s deputy president William Ruto spent two hours late last week interacting with Kenyans as he answered questions directed at him via Twitter. → Read more
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Mon, April 14th, 13:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Chap Chap enters Kenyan taxi app space
Taxi app Chap Chap has launched in Kenya with the aim of creating a niche in the market by providing local solutions and a product suited to Kenya. → Read more
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Mon, April 14th, 10:30 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Samsung Galaxy S5 unveiled in Kenya
Samsung Electronics East Africa has unveiled the its Galaxy S5 device in Kenya as it capitalises on consumers’ increasing demand for health apps. → Read more
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Mon, April 14th, 09:30 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Zuku launches new channels in Uganda
Wananchi’s pay-TV provider Zuku has expanded its subscription satellite bouquet in Uganda by adding Bukedde 1 and TV West to its platform as a part of its ongoing efforts to broaden its consumer offering. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 19:30 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Microsoft, University of Nairobi launch cloud computing academic research
The University of Nairobi (UoN) with the support of Microsoft and the Kenya ICT Authority has released a baseline survey on cloud computing and its impact in Kenya, showing 57 per cent of respondents adopted cloud technology in either 2010 or 2011. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 16:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
CAK issues MVNO licences
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) has issued Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) licences to Finserve Africa Limited, a subsidiary of Equity Bank, Zioncell Kenya Limited and Tangaza’s Mobile Pay Limited. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 14:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Kenya’s StarTimes cuts monthly subscriptions by 25%
Chinese pay-TV firm StarTimes has slashed the cost of its top premium television bouquet in Kenya to KSh1,499 (US$17) per month from KSh1,999 (US$23), reflecting a 25 per cent saving for subscribers ahead of the Easter celebrations. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 11:30 · Abdirizaq Hussein
CAK advertises vacancies for new board members
Kenya’s Ministry of ICT is advertising for board members at the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) following the expiry of terms of members serving under the now defunct Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK). → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 12:20 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Nation Media Group websites experience server hitches
The websites for Kenya’s Nation Media Group (NMG) newspapers the Daily Nation and Business Daily have suffered issues for the fourth successive day, in what is being termed as a server problem. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 07:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Dactari Health partners Japanese firm for Kenyan e-health solutions
Kenyan firm Dactari Health Solutions has partnered Medius Holdings, a medical equipment distribution company in Japan, in a bid to provide e-health solutions to some of the problems in Kenya’s health sector. → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 17:30 · Abdirizaq Hussein
COFEK’s case against Victor Kyalo pushed to May 8
The Consumers Federation of Kenya’s (COFEK) lawsuit against the appointment of ICT Authority chief executive officer (CEO) Victor Kyalo has been pushed to May 8, when hearing dates will be decided. → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 16:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Nairobi county government partners with JamboPay for e-payments
Nairobi county governor Dr Evans Kidero has signed an agreement with online payment platform JamboPay in a move to stamp out corruption in revenue collection in Kenya’s capital. → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 09:30 · Abdirizaq Hussein
CAK to promote national Internet Exchange Points
The Communications Authority of of Kenya (CAK) has said it will facilitate increased electronic data exchanges by continuously supporting the growth of Internet Exchange Points in the nation. → Read more
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