Articles by Kamau Mbote, Page 9
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Tue, August 27th, 14:30 · Kamau Mbote
Mdundo receives $125k second round funding
Kenyan mobile music startup Mdundo has received an additional US$125,000 in funding to help scale its model across the East African region as well as selected African markets. → Read more
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Tue, August 27th, 11:00 · Kamau Mbote
Kenyans transferred US$18.1 billion using mobile money in 2012
Mobile money transfer services continue to grow in Kenya, with transactions growing by 32.8 per cent to KSh1.538 trillion (US$18.1 billion) from KSh1.169 trillion (US$13.75 billion) in 2011. → Read more
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Mon, August 26th, 16:30 · Kamau Mbote
KRA denies tax on phones will affect handset penetration
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) director general John Njiraini has disputed a tax on mobile phones and other ICT products will adversely affect the industry’s rapid growth over the past four years. → Read more
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Mon, August 26th, 14:50 · Kamau Mbote
ManyattaRent reiterates Safaricom Lipa Kodi theft claims
Kenyan startup ManyattaRent, which has alleged Safaricom stole its mobile money rent payment idea, has accused the operator of spreading lies over its engagement with ManyattaRent. → Read more
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Mon, August 26th, 13:40 · Kamau Mbote
New Kenyan real estate portal launched
A website has been launched in Kenya providing property developers and buyers with an easy way to interact and facilitate the buying and selling of properties. → Read more
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Mon, August 26th, 10:40 · Kamau Mbote
Q&A: Making mobile money free – Nnamdi Oranye
As mobile money becomes increasingly popular, governments, banks and businesses are increasingly looking for ways to take their cut of transactions and payments made through the service. → Read more
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Mon, August 26th, 10:00 · Kamau Mbote
Kenya to host Africa internet governance forum in September
Kenya will host the Africa Internet Governance Forum (IGF) next month in partnership with the Internet Society. → Read more
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Fri, August 23rd, 12:20 · Kamau Mbote
Google trains Kenyan students on app store optimisation
Google has organised a training session for programmers and app developers in Nairobi with the aim of teaching them how to benefit more from the Android app store. → Read more
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Fri, August 23rd, 11:20 · Kamau Mbote
Francis Kimemia testifies against blogger Alai
Kenya’s secretary to the cabinet Francis Kimemia yesterday took to the stand to testify against controversial blogger Robert Alai, who is facing criminal proceedings after posting allegedly defamatory comments on Twitter. → Read more
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Fri, August 23rd, 10:20 · Kamau Mbote
Safaricom denies stealing Lipa Kodi idea from startup
Kenyan operator Safaricom has denied claims levelled against it by Nairobi startup ManyattaRent that its Lipa Kodi na M-Pesa product idea was stolen, though the firm has admitted it approached the startup over a possible partnership. → Read more
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Fri, August 23rd, 07:00 · Kamau Mbote
Africans invited to name Lenovo’s first Android statue
Lenovo will be constructing a special statue in a campaign to mark the launch of its Android tablets A1000, A3000 and S6000 in Africa. → Read more
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Thu, August 22nd, 18:30 · Kamau Mbote
Dimension Data’s bid for AccessKenya now unconditional
South African ICT giant Dimension Data has announced its offer for Kenyan internet service provider (ISP) AccessKenya is now unconditional, with all the requirements satisfied. → Read more
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Thu, August 22nd, 12:40 · Kamau Mbote
“Safaricom stole my idea,” claims ManyattaRent founder
A Nairobi startup, which has been developing a mobile money solution for rental payments since 2010, has accused Safaricom of stealing its idea, having already proposed a partnership with the giant operator. → Read more
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Thu, August 22nd, 12:00 · Kamau Mbote
Smartwatch startup raises record amount in one day of crowdfunding
Omate, the startup behind a water resistant smartwatch that will work independently from other smartphones, raised US$133,000 by midday (EAT) today, surpassing its target of US$100,000 in hours. → Read more
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Wed, August 21st, 19:30 · Kamau Mbote
Kenyans to pay rent through M-Pesa
Safaricom is to begin facilitating the collection of rent in Kenya, following the launch of a payment service dubbed Lipa Kodi na M-Pesa. → Read more
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Wed, August 21st, 16:30 · Kamau Mbote
Facebook hacker could get $10,000 bounty
Khalil Shreateh could receive up to US$10,000 as a reward after exposing a Facebook flaw which allows strangers to access personal pages, despite him being denied the usual US$500 payment by the social network itself. → Read more
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Wed, August 21st, 13:30 · Kamau Mbote
AccessKenya shareholders approve delisting
Shareholders have approved the delisting of AccessKenya at an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) in Nairobi after the board received the required 76 per cent consent to leave the bourse. → Read more
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Wed, August 21st, 10:00 · Kamau Mbote
Microsoft 4Afrika, UoPeople partner to offer university scholarships
Microsoft 4Afrika and the University of the People (UoPeople), a tuition-free online university, will this year fund 1,000 African students to study an associate degree. → Read more
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Tue, August 20th, 17:30 · Kamau Mbote
Kenya Film Commission to hire new CEO
The Kenya Film Commission has advertised for a new chief executive officer (CEO) as the expiry of the three-year contract of current incumbent Peter Mutie approaches. → Read more
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Tue, August 20th, 15:20 · Kamau Mbote
FilmAid film festival opens in Kenya tomorrow
The seventh edition of the FilmAid film festival, an event used to tell refugee stories, will kick off tomorrow in Nairobi, Kenya, a week earlier than the earlier reported date. → Read more
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