Articles by Kamau Mbote

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Wed, March 20th, 13:09 · Kamau Mbote

Kenya to secure electronic transactions through digital certificates

The government has established a National Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) project which will provide an online identity and verification system in an effort to secure the online transaction environment. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 15:51 · Kamau Mbote

Cisco accused of espionage

Zurich based IT services company Multiven has accused Cisco of stealing thousands of files repeatedly from 2008 to 2012. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 12:23 · Kamau Mbote

K24 relaunch sees increased social media presence

Shortly after rebranding, K24 has witnessed an increase in mentions on social media overtaking NTV and Citizen which have held the online command for a while. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 11:21 · Kamau Mbote

Zuku to take CCK to court over DSTV monopoly on content

Pay TV provider Zuku has said it will be head to court to challenge the anti-competition tendencies in the broadcasting sector over the exclusive rights held by Multichoice relating to content. → Read more
Mon, March 18th, 14:09 · Kamau Mbote

Fujitsu develops camera software that can read pulse rate

Fujitsu Technologies has unveiled new camera software that can detect a person’s heart rate and can be installed in a computer, smartphone or tablet. → Read more
Mon, March 18th, 13:16 · Kamau Mbote

Cable vandals leave State House Arusha without communication

Cable vandals in Arusha, Tanzania, have destroyed telecommunication equipment serving State House, leaving the building and residents in the area without voice and data communication. → Read more
Mon, March 18th, 08:33 · Kamau Mbote

IEBC IT Chief warned on election kits

Problems with Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits had been foreseen weeks in advance of the general elections in Kenya. → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 14:03 · Kamau Mbote

Audio-visual retailers to pay license fees to copyright bodies

An agreement has been signed between the Kenya Association of Music Producers (KAMP) and the Performers Rights Society of Kenya (PRISK) which will see small retail audio-visual shops remit license fees to the two associations. → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 13:10 · Kamau Mbote

Kenyan government warns those inciting against foreign media

The government has rushed to state that foreign journalist are welcome in the country following weeks of bashing by Kenyans on social media after a number of negative stories were published preceding the March 4 general election. → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 08:44 · Kamau Mbote

Jubilee and CORD take rivalry to social media

The Jubilee Coalition and CORD have taken their ongoing row over the results of the Kenyan election to social media, as the latter challenges the declaration of Uhuru Kenyatta as president-elect. → Read more
Thu, March 14th, 14:46 · Kamau Mbote

Orange Kenya pledges more investment in healthcare

Orange Kenya Orange has said it will continue to support e-health in Kenya, terming it a key pillar of its strategy. → Read more
Thu, March 14th, 13:06 · Kamau Mbote

ICT advancements attracts Mi-Fone to open shop in Rwanda

Mi-Fone customers in Rwanda can access the company’s devices from Kigali after the African phone manufacturer opened shop in the country. → Read more
Thu, March 14th, 09:49 · Kamau Mbote

Closure of Al Shabaab Twitter account attracts parody account

After Somalia’s Al Shabaab Twitter account was shut down, a new account has sprung up under the same name, though the Tweets have been toned down. → Read more
Wed, March 13th, 14:37 · Kamau Mbote

Ericsson to manage Atlantique’s networks in West and Central Africa

Ericsson is now the official mobile network manager for Etisalat’s Atlantique network, which will spread across West and Central Africa. → Read more
Wed, March 13th, 12:21 · Kamau Mbote

Safaricom welcomes its exclusion from election suit

Integrated telecommunications provider Safaricom has welcomed the decision by the Coalition for Reform and Democracy (CORD) to drop a suit after the company furnished them with documents from the concluded general elections in Kenya. → Read more
Wed, March 13th, 09:43 · Kamau Mbote

OPINION: Was it the “digital” campaign slogan by Uhuru Kenyatta that did it?

The declared winner in the recently concluded Kenyan election - the Jubilee Alliance - depicted their main rivals the CORD Alliance as the old generation and openly referred to them as “analogue”. But could this digital analogy have been the difference? → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 14:25 · Kamau Mbote

FEATURE: Main uses of internet in Kenya a cause for concern

According to the second Julisha report 59 per cent of internet users in Kenya access the web to download movies, images and music, as well as watch television. → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 13:13 · Kamau Mbote

ISP speed index needed for Africa

ICT specialists have voiced a need to have an ISP speed index for the continent’s operators, with such a move seen as beneficial for market competitiveness. → Read more
Mon, March 11th, 13:54 · Kamau Mbote

OPINION: Lessons from Kenya’s elections on virtual versus real votes

Shortly after the Kenyan election results started trickling in there was a quick realization of who the front runners were and which candidates would certainly not be victorious despite all the hype in social media circles. → Read more
Mon, March 11th, 10:13 · Kamau Mbote

CCK to prosecute hate speech propagators even after elections

The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has said it will carry out an audit of those who spread hate speech through mobile phones and social media during the election period and prosecute them. → Read more