Articles by Martin Cheruiyot

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Tue, July 9th, 15:22 · Martin Cheruiyot

Chogoria Girls’ Wi-Fi boosting learning

Wi-Fi has become a universal expectation to the students and teachers of Kenya’s Chogoria Girls High School in Meru County, Benson Njeru, the head of the ICT Department, has said. → Read more
Mon, July 8th, 10:51 · Martin Cheruiyot

GE and USADF sign agreement on $2m Off Grid Energy Innovation Challenge

General Electric (GE) Africa and the US African Development Foundation (USADF) have officially signed the letter of intent on their collaboration on the Off Grid Energy Innovation Challenge in support of Power Africa. → Read more
Fri, July 5th, 10:20 · Martin Cheruiyot

Safer account access through new Kenyan ATMs

Kenyan bank customers will soon enjoy safer access to their accounts with the launch of new high-security ATM machines. → Read more
Fri, July 5th, 10:01 · Martin Cheruiyot

SEAL Africa partners with HP and SAP to adopt HANA

SEAL Africa has partnered with computer hardware manufacture HP and software developer SAP, with the aim of pushing the introduction of a new database management solution known as HANA in East Africa. → Read more
Fri, July 5th, 09:39 · Martin Cheruiyot

Africa App Quest competition continues

The Africa App Quest competition, run by South African Tourism in partnership with Visa, has received entries from countries including Tanzania, Nigeria and Zimbabwe. → Read more
Thu, July 4th, 08:17 · Martin Cheruiyot

Burson-Marsteller expands African operations with Kenya presence

Burson-Marsteller,a global public relations and communication firm has announced a new exclusive partnership in Kenya with the creation of Engage Burson-Marsteller. → Read more
Wed, July 3rd, 12:06 · Martin Cheruiyot

MTN Uganda revises mobile money tariffs after tax

MTN Uganda has announced revised mobile money rates effective July 2, because of the new tax the government has introduced on mobile transactions. → Read more
Wed, July 3rd, 09:14 · Martin Cheruiyot

Safaricom to reward Kenya Sevens rugby team

Safaricom is to reward the Kenya Sevens rugby team for reaching the semi-finals in the just completed Rugby Sevens World Cup that was held in Moscow, Russia over the weekend. → Read more
Wed, July 3rd, 08:46 · Martin Cheruiyot

CORD leaders urge Kenyatta to suspend laptops plan

Coalition for Reform and Democracy (CORD) leaders Raila Odinga, James Orengo and Moses Wetangula have put more pressure on Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta to use the money for his controversial laptop project to pay teachers more. → Read more
Tue, July 2nd, 12:09 · Martin Cheruiyot

GE and USADF announce $2 million challenge for energy in Africa

General Electric has announced a three-year partnership with the United States African Development Foundation (USADF) to launch and co-fund the Power Africa Off-Grid Energy Challenge. → Read more
Tue, July 2nd, 11:58 · Martin Cheruiyot

Kikwete calls for technological variance elimination

The technological divide between developed and developing nations should be eliminated to create equal economic opportunities globally, Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete has said. → Read more
Mon, July 1st, 08:00 · Martin Cheruiyot

Kenya celebrates Social Media Day

Kenya’s Social Media Day was celebrated in Nairobi on Friday with bloggers, media experts and entrepreneurs joining together to discuss how it can impact business development and contribute to the country. → Read more
Fri, June 28th, 12:59 · Martin Cheruiyot

Microsoft’s YouthSpark programme launched in Kenya

Microsoft has launched the YouthSpark Kenya initiative, a mentorship programme aimed at inspiring young people to maximise their potential by taking advantage of opportunities around them. → Read more
Thu, June 27th, 14:28 · Martin Cheruiyot

Sony excites Kenyan market with new products

Sony has introduced two new products to the Kenyan market, including a home cinema system, the BDV-N9900SH, which features a ‘Football Mode’. → Read more
Thu, June 27th, 13:11 · Martin Cheruiyot

Telkom Kenya seeks KSh8 billion bailout

Telkom Kenya is seeking a KSh8 billion (US$93 million) bailout from its principal shareholders by July to cover operational costs and increase capital investment. → Read more
Thu, June 27th, 07:56 · Martin Cheruiyot

Senators clash over teacher crisis and laptops

Kenyan senators have clashed in parliament over the government’s response to the teachers crisis, which has run into its second week and centres around the amount of money set aside for the one laptop, one child policy. → Read more
Wed, June 26th, 12:23 · Martin Cheruiyot

Safaricom launches iCow application for farmers

Kenyan telecom Safaricom in partnership with Green Dreams Limited has officially launched mobile application platform iCow, an SMS-based programme aimed at promoting smart dairy farming. → Read more
Wed, June 26th, 07:29 · Martin Cheruiyot

OPINION: Why innovation key to job creation for the youth

Kenya is a rich nation in terms of resources and manpower, but it is not creating enough jobs to fulfil the many youths in the job market. → Read more
Tue, June 25th, 05:49 · Martin Cheruiyot

Agriculture officers in Kenya to get laptops

The Kenyan Ministry of Agriculture has dispatched 500 laptops to directors of agriculture at the country level in a bid to extend its e-extension services. → Read more
Mon, June 24th, 10:43 · Martin Cheruiyot

AFC Leopards deal with Zuku stirs trouble with KPL

The Kenyan Premier League (KPL) has disowned a partnership agreement signed between AFC Leopards and Zuku TV to introduce “Ingwe TV”, as it compromises the sole broadcasting deal the KPL has with SuperSport. → Read more