Articles by Kamau Mbote

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Thu, February 14th, 11:42 · Kamau Mbote

Kenya’s National ICT Master Plan finally launched

Kenya’s Ministry of Information and Communication today launched the National ICT Master Plan, a much-delayed document detailing the country’s ICT course of action for the next five years. → Read more
Wed, February 13th, 15:02 · Kamau Mbote

DHL Express Kenya gets TAPA certification

Logistics firm DHL’s East African subsidiary has been awarded the Transport Asset Protection Association certification for security, becoming the first industry player to get the certification. → Read more
Wed, February 13th, 14:31 · Kamau Mbote

Flash Player weakness allows surveillance malware

A malware designed for law enforcement agencies reportedly targeted political activists in the Middle East following a vulnerability in Flash Player, a browser-based application runtime that enables viewing of expressive applications. → Read more
Wed, February 13th, 13:01 · Kamau Mbote

Kenya’s Information ministry threatens to shut down more blogs

The National Steering Committee on Media Monitoring has warned it will shut down blogs that carry out “unprofessional, unscientific and biased” polling in Kenya. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 14:42 · Kamau Mbote

Kenya’s MoDe wins IBM’s global entrepreneur of the year award

MoDe, a Kenyan startup that offers instant nano-credit for pre-paid mobile phone users, has received the IBM Global Entrepreneur of the Year award. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 12:44 · Kamau Mbote

Kenyan SIM card registration laws come into effect

Kenya’s mobile network operators could now find themselves on the wrong side of the law as the SIM card registration regulations come into effect today, a month after they were gazetted on January 11. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 08:34 · Kamau Mbote

Kenya’s presidential debate top trending on Twitter, Facebook

Kenya’s first ever presidential debate flooded social media on Monday night while also attracting the attention of major international broadcasters such as Al Jazeera and the BBC, some of whom halted their programmes to televise the debate. → Read more
Mon, February 11th, 15:52 · Kamau Mbote

Safaricom in deal with Nokia to sell Lumia phones in Kenya

Kenyan telecom Safaricom has entered into an agreement with Nokia allowing it to retail the Lumia 820 and 920 phones in its outlets countrywide. → Read more
Mon, February 11th, 15:47 · Kamau Mbote

REVIEW: Mi-Fone power bank emergency mobile charger

One of the greatest shortcomings of smartphones is the low battery charge-retention when used to full potential, particularly in activities that involve data connection. The Mi-Fone power bank emergency mobile charger is designed to ensure supply of emergency power, solving this problem. → Read more
Mon, February 11th, 15:44 · Kamau Mbote

Self driving car could be available by 2018

Google plans to launch the self driving car in the next five years, according to Google product manager for autonomous driving Anthony Levandowski. → Read more
Sun, February 10th, 12:44 · Kamau Mbote

Kenya: businesses and individuals yet to invest in security

Kenyan businesses and investors have been hesitant in procuring solutions to insecurity, in spite of the increasing prevalence of affordable prevention software. → Read more
Fri, February 8th, 15:35 · Kamau Mbote

EU member states must now report cyber attacks

A new cyber security plan by the European Union has made it mandatory for businesses run by member states to report incidences of cyber attacks directly to a central authority. → Read more
Fri, February 8th, 14:58 · Kamau Mbote

LinkedIn among most profitable Web companies

Professional networking site LinkedIn has maintained its growth with margins of 90 percent, well above all other social media sites and among the highest Web companies in returns. → Read more
Thu, February 7th, 13:27 · Kamau Mbote

Google to sell ads on Yahoo! sites

Search engine giant Yahoo! has release a statement saying its archrival Google will start selling some ads on its websites and mobile services. → Read more
Thu, February 7th, 12:53 · Kamau Mbote

Microsoft, Symantech carry out global cyber security operation

Software-makers Symantech and Microsoft on Wednesday shut down their servers to disrupt the spread of malicious software estimated to have infected between 300,000 and one million PCs, Reuters reported. → Read more
Thu, February 7th, 08:26 · Kamau Mbote

Kenyan politicians warned on politicising RMS frequency row

Kenya’s National Steering Committee on Media Monitoring has warned politicians against inciting members of the public by politicising the Communications Commission of Kenya’s (CCK’s) disconnection of 17 transmitters owned by Royal Media Services (RMS). → Read more
Wed, February 6th, 15:13 · Kamau Mbote

Badiliko digital initiative raising Africa’s education standards

Badiliko, an African digital schools project, has vowed to improve access to technology and core infrastructure in schools by building capacity teaching and engaging policymakers to enable them to apply ICT in raising education standards. → Read more
Wed, February 6th, 13:55 · Kamau Mbote

KNET transfers services to new satellite

Ghana’s telecommunications giant KNET has transferred its satellite services to a new high-powered digital telecommunication satellite, replacing the dying Astra 2B satellite launched in 2000 two years early. → Read more
Wed, February 6th, 12:45 · Kamau Mbote

Valentines Day launch for Kenyan ICT master plan

The blueprint of the delayed Kenyan National ICT Master Plan will be released on February 14, more than two months after the date originally set by the Kenya ICT Board. → Read more
Wed, February 6th, 09:03 · Kamau Mbote

Court rules CCK can disconnect Citizen TV’s illegal transmitters

The Kenyan High Court has given the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) the go-ahead to disconnect the remaining 17 transmitters it claims were installed illegally by Royal Media Services, the owner of Citizen TV, installed illegally. → Read more