Articles by Elly Okutoyi

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Mon, December 3rd, 13:46 · Elly Okutoyi

Eskimi hits 10 million members worldwide

Social networking site Eskimi has reached the 10 million users milestone, with Nigeria remaining the site’s largest subscriber base with over five million users. → Read more
Mon, December 3rd, 10:27 · Elly Okutoyi

Kenyans 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 constraints,” they could cast their votes online in subsequent elections. → Read more
Mon, December 3rd, 10:17 · Elly Okutoyi

90 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, after it emerged that only 105,000 out of close to one million owners of analogue TV sets had bought set-top boxes. → Read more
Thu, November 29th, 11:28 · Elly Okutoyi

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 corporations, including Airtel and Samsung. → Read more
Thu, November 29th, 09:31 · Elly Okutoyi

African Digital journalist projects get US$1M funding

As part of the African News Innovation Challenge (ANIC), 20 digital journalism projects have earned US$1 million funding and technical support, expected to encourage development of business, distribution and workplace solutions. → Read more
Wed, November 28th, 09:45 · Elly Okutoyi

Samsung eyes African infrastructure deals

Electronics giant Samsung is now eyeing the African infrastructure market with its flagship products and services aimed at helping African governments boost efficiency via technology. → Read more
Tue, November 27th, 13:23 · Elly Okutoyi

Thaicom to launch dedicated African Satellites

Africa is set to enjoy the services of two new dedicated satellites, AFRICOM and AFRICOM-1, after leading Asian satellite operator Thaicom announced it would launch its operations in Africa early next year. → Read more
Tue, November 27th, 13:06 · Elly Okutoyi

“Buy local computers”, Nigerian government orders its ministries

The Nigerian Federal government has issued a directive to its ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to purchase computers and accessories made by local companies to promote the country’s ICT industry. → Read more
Tue, November 27th, 12:47 · Elly Okutoyi

Mobile 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 from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) show, with some KSh1.117 trillion (US$13.5 billion) transacted. → Read more
Mon, November 26th, 13:50 · Elly Okutoyi

Cellphones fighting cervical cancer in Tanzania

A group of Tanzanian and Canadian health innovators have created a mobile technology used for the screening of cervical cancer. → Read more
Mon, November 26th, 08:18 · Elly Okutoyi

LG unveils anti-malaria air conditioning for Africa

LG Electronics has unveiled its latest hi-tech residential Air Conditioner (AC) in Nigeria, touted as being capable of helping reduce malaria infection rates in Africa by repelling mosquitoes using ultrasonic wave technology. → Read more
Fri, November 23rd, 13:11 · Elly Okutoyi

Tecno gives Nigerians ‘cheapest’ smartphone

Chinese mobile phone-maker Tecno is out to disrupt the smartphone market in Nigeria by offering cheaper smartphones than its arch rivals Samsung and Etisalat. → Read more
Fri, November 23rd, 09:05 · Elly Okutoyi

Kenyan techprenuer making it big with unique online business model

Kenyan techpreneur Mogaka Mwencha, 34, has defied all odds to create one of the biggest online businesses, valued at more than KSh10 million (approx US$120,000) in a country where online buying is only slowly being adopted. → Read more
Fri, November 23rd, 05:30 · Elly Okutoyi

Nigeria to have affordable broadband by 2015

The Federal Government of Nigeria has embarked on a project that will ensure Nigerians access affordable high-speed Internet by 2015, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said during the recent Nigerian Broadband Forum (NBF). → Read more
Thu, November 22nd, 13:56 · Elly Okutoyi

Kenya creating online database of hospitals

The Kenyan government has embarked on a project targeted at collecting information on the types of services and qualified personnel available at hospitals countrywide, which would give patients easy access to information on specialised treatment. → Read more
Thu, November 22nd, 11:21 · Elly Okutoyi

MTN Nigeria and Glo in nationwide network expansion

Two of Nigeria’s leading telecom firms, MTN Nigeria and Globacom, have embarked on a nationwide network expansion focused on bettering their services. → Read more
Wed, November 21st, 14:12 · Elly Okutoyi

RIM’s Nairobi Jam Session depicts potential in Kenya’s innovative sector

Research in Motion (RIM), makers of the BlackBerry smartphone, held its first ever Super Hackathon Jam session event in Kenya last weekend, with applications developed and presented for possible consideration on the imminent BlackBerry 10 platform set for release in January next year. → Read more
Wed, November 21st, 12:12 · Elly Okutoyi

Kenya to launch National ICT Master Plan

Kenya is set to launch its National ICT Master plan, detailing how Kenya can be positioned as a leader in ICT investment and innovation by the year 2017. → Read more
Tue, November 20th, 13:28 · Elly Okutoyi

88mph flies in more in-house mentors ahead of Demo Day

Africa’s leading private seed fund 88mph, has, in follow up to its 3-month accelerator program, flown in more mentors to its Nairobi office, which will see selected startups learn from veteran entrepreneurs ahead of the Demo Day slated for December 13. → Read more
Tue, November 20th, 09:25 · Elly Okutoyi

Voter registration in Kenya did not maximize on technology, Ndemo

Kenya’s information permanent secretary Dr. Bitange Ndemo has said voter registration did not take full advantage of technology which would have seen the electorate register from anywhere using virtual identification system. → Read more