Articles by Elly Okutoyi

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Thu, December 13th, 07:47 · Elly Okutoyi

Kenya’s 2012 trending searches on Google announced

Kenya’s top search on Google this year has been its electoral body, the Independent Boundaries and Electoral Commission (IEBC), as the country readies for its first election under its new constitution. → Read more
Wed, December 12th, 12:13 · Elly Okutoyi

US$15,000 grant for Ghana’s parliamentary monitoring site

Ghana’s parliamentary monitoring site, Odekro, has been awarded a US$15,000 grant by the Indigo Trust, a UK-based foundation, just two weeks after its launch. → Read more
Wed, December 12th, 11:16 · Elly Okutoyi

BBM 7 allows users to make free calls around the world

Research In Motion (RIM) has launched its new BlackBerry Messenger version 7, which will allow customers to make free voice calls to their BBM contacts around the world over a Wi-Fi connection. → Read more
Wed, December 12th, 08:37 · Elly Okutoyi

MTN Nigeria supports bank-led mobile money model

MTN Nigeria has declared its support for the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) move to allow financial institutions in the country to carry out mobile money services, making transfers more seamless. → Read more
Tue, December 11th, 14:15 · Elly Okutoyi

TSC embraces SMS technology to serve 240,000+ teachers in Kenya

Kenyan teachers’ staffing authority the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has launched a new SMS service to enable teachers across the country to access employer services remotely. → Read more
Tue, December 11th, 11:51 · Elly Okutoyi

Tanzania’s mobile money transfers hit US$654 million

Mobile money transactions in Tanzania have hit TSh1.7 trillion (US$654 million) in the last two years, with the number of mobile accounts in the country reaching 20.4 million in September 2012 compared to 15 million in 2010. → Read more
Tue, December 11th, 08:59 · Elly Okutoyi

Kenyan government to force audit of mobile money systems

The Kenyan government will soon force the auditing of mobile money systems and financial institutions, to ensure that customers are protected from the increasing risk of cybercrime. → Read more
Mon, December 10th, 11:22 · Elly Okutoyi

Tough rules for ISPs as CCK looks at combating cybercrime

The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has set up new rules that require all internet service providers (ISPs) to issue devices with unique IP addresses by the end of the year, to prevent user anonymity on the networks. → Read more
Mon, December 10th, 09:28 · Elly Okutoyi

Konza Tech City chairperson named

Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki has appointed John Ngumi as the chairman of the Konza Technopolis Development Authority, to be charged with regulating, monitoring and evaluating the development of Konza City. → Read more
Fri, December 7th, 14:19 · Elly Okutoyi

Tusqee System CEO on Sematime going international

Barely three months after launching the beta version of Sematime, a web-based solution that lets people send bills and invoices via SMS, Kenyan startup Tusqee Systems has now officially launched the service internationally. → Read more
Fri, December 7th, 12:19 · Elly Okutoyi

Samsung brings e-learning in Kenyan primary schools

Samsung Electronics has launched a pilot training program dubbed Samsung Smart School targeted at imparting digital skills in classroom settings for Kenya’s primary school pupils. → Read more
Fri, December 7th, 11:44 · Elly Okutoyi

Ghanaian mobile networks overwhelmed ahead of polls

Ghanaian mobile operators were overwhelmed by the massive traffic on their networks causing call interruptions to subscribers ahead of the country’s polls that takes place today → Read more
Fri, December 7th, 07:16 · Elly Okutoyi

Social media simplifies work for the Kenya Red Cross

With more and more Kenyans embracing social media, the Kenya Red Cross (KRC) has discovered a new avenue of keeping the public informed and warned about disasters while at the same time gathering information about serious incidents in real-time. → Read more
Thu, December 6th, 13:51 · Elly Okutoyi

Uganda and Egypt startups get US$50,000 each from Microsoft

Microsoft has awarded US$50,000 each to a Ugandan and Egyptian student startup for the medical mobile applications they developed in its Imagine Cup challenge. → Read more
Thu, December 6th, 10:22 · Elly Okutoyi

Nigeria hosts Apps4Africa for the second time

Nigeria will host the Apps4Africa event tomorrow for a brainstorming session to discuss and develop potential submissions in this year’s competition under the theme “Business Challenge”. → Read more
Wed, December 5th, 12:46 · Elly Okutoyi

Will Facebook block Uganda over anti-gay bill?

Facebook is reportedly under pressure by gay rights activists in the United States to block Uganda from accessing the company’s social networking site, after the country tabled an anti-gay bill in parliament. → Read more
Wed, December 5th, 08:13 · Elly Okutoyi

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 unregistered voters find the nearest registration centres. → Read more
Tue, December 4th, 12:24 · Elly Okutoyi

MTN Group to sell some of its mobile network towers to IHS

Integrated telecommunications operator MTN Group has said it plans to sell its 1,757 mobile network towers to mobile infrastructure service provider IHS holdings, after research suggested telecoms in Africa could save up to US$2 billion in the next ten years by “leasing rather than constructing towers”. → Read more
Tue, December 4th, 09:49 · Elly Okutoyi

WhatsApp denies Facebook is set to buy it

Multi-platform mobile messaging app WhatsApp has refuted claims that social networking giant Facebook is negotiating to acquire it, calling the assertions “not factually accurate.” → Read more
Tue, December 4th, 09:46 · Elly Okutoyi

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 of introducing its newest phone in 100 countries by the end of the year. → Read more