Articles by Kamau Mbote

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Tue, April 2nd, 06:52 · Kamau Mbote

Kenyan Chief Justice receives record retweets

Chief Justice Willy Mutunga’s tweet ahead of the Supreme Court ruling on Saturday received 1656 retweets from eager members of the public and could be among the most retweeted posts in Kenyan history. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 15:50 · Kamau Mbote

Zalego and Tecno award Kenyan developers

Tecno and Zalego have awarded 13 applications in Kenya’s Afmobi challenge which has been running in Kenya, Nigeria and Ethiopia. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 13:13 · Kamau Mbote

Prosecutor in Assange’s case quits unexpectedly

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s trial has taken a surprising twist after the Swedish prosecutor Marianne Nye quit in unclear circumstances. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 08:56 · Kamau Mbote

Spam blocker suffers largest cyber attack ever

Global internet services have been slowed down after one of the largest cyber attacks in history with the targeting of a spam blocking organisation, Spamhaus, and experts warn things could get worse. → Read more
Wed, March 27th, 14:36 · Kamau Mbote

MasterCard launches second wave of Project Inspire

MasterCard and UN Women Singapore kicked off the second wave of Project Inspire yesterday, setting aside US$25,000 for the woman that will change the world → Read more
Wed, March 27th, 13:59 · Kamau Mbote

Zuku blames Egypt cable cut for degraded service

Wananchi Online-owned Zuku, which provides services including pay TV and fibre to home internet services, has blamed the degraded state of its service while connecting to international websites on cable cuts off the coast of Egypt. → Read more
Wed, March 27th, 13:41 · Kamau Mbote

Sony launches flagship Xperia Z smartphone in Kenya

Sony phone lovers in Kenya can now access the flagship Xperia Z series from local stores following the launch of the model in Nairobi. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 14:02 · Kamau Mbote

Huawei launches call centre in Africa

Huawei has launched its first call centre in South Africa to support the local market. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 13:45 · Kamau Mbote

Kenyan blogger charged in court

Blogger Robert Alai was charged in court today with incitement after posting an allegedly incriminating message on Twitter. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 11:00 · Kamau Mbote

Nokia and Microsoft to announce app competition winner in May

Winners of the Midnight Developer Challenge by Microsoft and Nokia will be announced on Monday, May 6, with winners coming from the 25 participating countries in Africa and Middle East regions. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 14:27 · Kamau Mbote

Orange Kenya announces Easter promotion

Orange Kenya has lowered prices for various voice and data devices over the Easter season as a part of the company’s strategy to increase mobile penetration. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 09:37 · Kamau Mbote

Assange leading in nomination for human rights awards in the US

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is reported to be leading the vote for the US Human Rights Awards despite being pursued by the US government for publishing classified documents that allegedly showed human rights abuses. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 09:15 · Kamau Mbote

Seacom congestion persists as repairs continue following cable cut

Seacom users continue to experience congestion following a cut of the cable in the Mediterranean Sea with the company saying work to restore transmission to customers was ongoing. → Read more
Fri, March 22nd, 13:16 · Kamau Mbote

Social media users celebrate Chinua Achebe

Social media users took time to celebrate fallen Nigerian icon Chinua Achebe who died today aged 82. → Read more
Fri, March 22nd, 13:02 · Kamau Mbote

Multichoice to sponsor AITEC’s Broadcast, Film and Music Africa conference

Multichoice Kenya will be sponsoring the Broadcast, Film and Music Africa (BMFA) conference to be held in Nairobi. → Read more
Fri, March 22nd, 09:42 · Kamau Mbote

Nigeria and Kenya entangled in Twitter war

Kenya and Nigeria have been embroiled in a Twitter war which started following mistreatment of Kenyan national football players in Nigeria yesterday. → Read more
Thu, March 21st, 13:41 · Kamau Mbote

Microsoft, m:Lab and iHUB enter into partnership

Microsoft has announced a strategic cooperation with Kenyan startup incubators m:Lab East Africa and iHub that will make it easier for developers to access software and capital. → Read more
Thu, March 21st, 12:27 · Kamau Mbote

KWS installs CCTV cameras at Tsavo to curb poaching

The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has installed CCTV cameras that will help track movements of targeted animals as the poaching menace devastates Kenya’s wildlife. → Read more
Thu, March 21st, 09:47 · Kamau Mbote

Stakeholder debate over viability of public-private partnership in online security

The Kenya ICT Board yesterday organised a stakeholder forum to discuss the establishment of a national Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) project that will secure the electronic transactions in the country. → Read more
Thu, March 21st, 08:39 · Kamau Mbote

OPINION: Kenyan election case a test of judiciary’s grasp of technology

Following the recent general election a number of petitions have been filed against the declaration of Uhuru Kenyatta as Kenya’s fourth president, with a number of issues surrounding the technology used in the elections. → Read more