Articles by Kamau Mbote, Page 33
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Tue, February 5th, 15:53 · Kamau Mbote
Orange Kenya’s new promotion rewards customers bonus airtime
Orange has assured its customers on the prepaid network of 25 percent bonus airtime for every new topup they make between February and March. → Read more
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Tue, February 5th, 09:22 · Kamau Mbote
KRA to conduct seminars on its online platform
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) will carry out seminars on its online system in the next five months in a programme targeting small and medium taxpayers. → Read more
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Mon, February 4th, 19:11 · Kamau Mbote
Nokia Lumia 820 smartphone now available in Kenya
The Nokia Lumia 820 smartphone is now available in Kenya, retailing at KSh45,000 (approx. $518) in shades of black, white and yellow. → Read more
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Mon, February 4th, 13:37 · Kamau Mbote
OPINION: Jubilee Manifesto is “ICT-friendly”
The Jubilee Coalition’s manifesto is set upon three pillars, namely unity, economy and openness. Though the role of technology is highlighted in various parts of the 70-page manifesto, it is among the core sectors in the second pillar with emphasis on ICT as a facilitator for the digital takeoff in Kenya. → Read more
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Mon, February 4th, 09:13 · Kamau Mbote
KCPE candidates to check intake through mobile phones
Last year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) candidates waiting for enrollment into various public secondary schools can find out the institutions they have been invited to join by sending their index numbers to 4042. → Read more
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Sat, February 2nd, 16:32 · Kamau Mbote
Kenyan media spearheads development of apps for “better society”
Three media organisations in Kenya are on the frontline of hosting apps created from the open data Initiative, launched by the government in July 2011. → Read more
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Fri, February 1st, 14:22 · Kamau Mbote
FEATURE: Kenya’s automated population registry (IPRS) unmasked
Kenya is the only country in Africa with a functioning automated population database that compiles details of citizens living locally or in the Diaspora, as well as non-citizens in the country. → Read more
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Thu, January 31st, 20:11 · Kamau Mbote
Toyota signs deal with Nokia for navigation units
The world's largest automaker, Toyota Motor, has signed a deal with Nokia that will see the latter install Touch & Go navigation and infotainment systems for the Japanese carmaker’s automotives starting in 2014. → Read more
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Thu, January 31st, 12:52 · Kamau Mbote
YouTube launches Kenya election channel
Kenyans can now access livestreams on elections after Google and Storyful launched a dedicated channel on YouTube to curate content across the video-streaming site. → Read more
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Thu, January 31st, 10:09 · Kamau Mbote
Altech/Liquid deal review: The making of monopoly
South African ICT company Altech this week announced it has disposed of its 60.8 percent stake in Kenya’s largest private data carrier Kenya Data Networks (KDN) in return for an 8.6 percent shareholding in Econet Wireless-owned ISP company Liquid Telecom, 10 percent voting rights and US$16.5 million in cash. → Read more
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Wed, January 30th, 13:22 · Kamau Mbote
ICT master plan finally ready for launch, says Ndemo
Kenya’s Information and Communication Ministry has told HumanIPO that the much-delayed ICT master plan, the launch of which was cancelled late last year, may finally be unveiled next week. → Read more
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Wed, January 30th, 12:39 · Kamau Mbote
Mashada.com shut in hate speech clampdown
Kenya’s top Web-based forum Mashada has become the first victim in the push by the government to crackdown on bloggers, social media and websites spreading ethnical acrimony ahead of the March 4 general election in the country, with reports indicating a number of bloggers could soon be prosecuted. → Read more
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Tue, January 29th, 13:57 · Kamau Mbote
Kenya Police website still indicates Iteere is boss
Almost a month since new police boss David Kimaiyo was sworn in, the official Kenya Police website still indicates that retired police commissioner Mathew Iteere still heads the force. → Read more
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Tue, January 29th, 10:16 · Kamau Mbote
Accra ranked first in MasterCard’s African cities growth review
Ghana’s capital Accra beat 18 Sub-Saharan cities to emerge as the urban area with the highest growth potential in research carried out by global payments leader MasterCard. → Read more
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Tue, January 29th, 10:03 · Kamau Mbote
OPINION: CORD manifesto should focus more on ICT
As the political campaigns heat up in Kenya, the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) - one of the major coalitions comprising Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka – yesterday released its manifesto. → Read more
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Mon, January 28th, 15:00 · Kamau Mbote
Google+, world’s second most popular social networking site
Google+ has surpassed YouTube and Twitter, its other major competitors, to become the second most popular social networking site (SNS) globally in terms of active users, with 25 percent of the market share, behind only Facebook. → Read more
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Mon, January 28th, 10:11 · Kamau Mbote
OPINION: Smartphone unlocking law has grave consequences for offenders
Last week, the world was dismayed by what many termed as the “most ridiculous law yet”, after it was announced that mobile users who unlock (jailbreak) their phones in the United States would be liable to penalties of not less than $500,000 or at least a five-year jail sentence. → Read more
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Mon, January 28th, 08:31 · Kamau Mbote
Kenya’s KCPE candidates to check their exam results via mobile phones
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) candidates will be able to access their results through their mobile phones when the results are released today, relieving them the need to travel to schools or examination centres. → Read more
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Fri, January 25th, 16:07 · Kamau Mbote
Google looking at replacing passwords with hardware tokens
After a streak of hackings over the past few years, Google is testing a new way of making accounts safer by replacing passwords with hardware tokens. → Read more
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Fri, January 25th, 15:13 · Kamau Mbote
Africa rated world’s second fastest growing economy
Africa is now ranked the world’s second fastest growing economy, after the continent surged five percent with analysts projecting 5.3 percent growth this year. → Read more
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