Articles by Martin Cheruiyot, Page 3
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Thu, June 20th, 13:21 · Martin Cheruiyot
Airtel Kenya partners with Total for mobile payments
Airtel Kenya has partnered with oil marketing firm Total to enable its customers to pay for fuel, lubricants, car wash, car service and goods through Airtel Money. → Read more
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Thu, June 20th, 12:51 · Martin Cheruiyot
Sulwe FM donates to schools in Bungoma County
Royal Media Services (RMS) station Sulwe FM has donated KSh1.1 million (US$13,000) to Mugeti and Senandeki primary schools in Bungoma County. → Read more
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Thu, June 20th, 12:50 · Martin Cheruiyot
Vodacom and Safaricom support free phone calls for refugees
Refugees United and Ericsson, along with Safaricom and Vodacom, have launched a toll-free line in a bid connect one million refugees on the Refugees United platform by 2015. → Read more
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Wed, June 19th, 14:55 · Martin Cheruiyot
Kenyan parents association opposes computer project
The Kenya National Association of Parents (KNAP) has rejected the government’s allocation of Sh53.2 billion (US$620.4 million) in last week’s budget to provide free laptops to public primary school pupils. → Read more
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Wed, June 19th, 13:49 · Martin Cheruiyot
UNWTO General Assembly in southern Africa to be boosted by ICT
Zambia and Zimbabwe will partner to host the world’s biggest tourism event, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) General Assembly in August. → Read more
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Wed, June 19th, 09:52 · Martin Cheruiyot
Rwandan agriculture to improve with new technology
Rwandan farmers have been told they can expect to get a bumper harvest from their produce with the improved technology in post harvest machines provided by Cimbria East Africa. → Read more
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Tue, June 18th, 08:43 · Martin Cheruiyot
KNUT accuses government on laptop project
The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has accused the government of misplacing priorities and failing to allocate funds in the budget to cater for recruitment and promotion of teachers, while spending big on new laptops. → Read more
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Mon, June 17th, 13:10 · Martin Cheruiyot
House teams begin vetting principal secretary nominees
Members of parliament began vetting the 26 nominees for principal secretary positions in Kenya today, including Joseph Tiampati, put forward for the Ministry of ICT role. → Read more
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Mon, June 17th, 10:27 · Martin Cheruiyot
Zambian banks lose $4 million to cybercriminals
Foreign cybercriminals have robbed commercial banks in Zambia of more than US$4 million, and are recruiting Zambians to assist in their criminal activities across the country. → Read more
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Mon, June 17th, 10:14 · Martin Cheruiyot
Access Bank donates computers to Tanzanian school
Access Bank has donated 10 computers worth over TZS6 million (US$3,600) to Mugabe Secondary School in Dar es Salaam as it continues its policy of providing ICT resources to Tanzanian schools. → Read more
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Fri, June 14th, 15:49 · Martin Cheruiyot
Safaricom unveils full matatu Wi-Fi scheme
Safaricom, in partnership with the Matatu Owners Association (MOA), has launched a public transport free Wi-Fi initiative that will be target commuters using matatus for their day to day transport. → Read more
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Thu, June 13th, 12:33 · Martin Cheruiyot
OPINION: Why Kenyatta’s laptop project is skipping priorities
Kenya’s Jubilee government has pledged to provide free laptops to all standard one public primary school pupils, but while children can benefit a lot from the project without other adequate learning materials why would laptops be a priority? → Read more
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Thu, June 13th, 08:02 · Martin Cheruiyot
Apple to release licensed gamepad controller
Apple is reported to be preparing a licensed controller, consistent with the latest iOS 7 mobile platform on iPhone and iPad devices this year. → Read more
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Wed, June 12th, 10:17 · Martin Cheruiyot
Kenyan Twitter users react to Kethi withdrawal
Twitter is buzzing with activity after Kethi Kilonzo used her official Twitter handle to confirm her withdrawal from the race for her deceased father’s Makueni Senate seat in order to avoid competing against her mother, who has also withdrawn from the race. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 14:07 · Martin Cheruiyot
Students’ high jump video goes viral
A Kenyan high jump video posted on YouTube by Run For Life volunteer Michael Stewart has attracted almost three million views since it was uploaded in late May. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 09:16 · Martin Cheruiyot
Basic education resources more important than laptops – Odinga
Former Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga has questioned why the Jubilee government is pressing ahead with its free laptops project while Kenyan schoolchildren are lacking much more basic materials. → Read more
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Mon, June 10th, 12:01 · Martin Cheruiyot
Kenya’s laptop policy questioned in West Pokot
Education stakeholders in the Kenyan county of West Pokot have questioned the wisdom of the government’s plan to provide free laptops to primary school pupils while more basic resources are missing. → Read more
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Mon, June 10th, 09:48 · Martin Cheruiyot
Seven Seas opens new global headquarters
Kenyan integrated business and technology solutions provider Seven Seas Technologies (SST) has opened its new worldwide headquarters in Nairobi. → Read more
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Fri, June 7th, 09:10 · Martin Cheruiyot
Ministry of Education in consultations over laptop plan
Kenya’s Ministry of Education is undertaking global enquiries over the best implementation procedure for the government’s project of providing laptops to all Standard One pupils next January, permanent secretary George Godia has said in a statement. → Read more
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Fri, June 7th, 08:17 · Martin Cheruiyot
Journalists have not been banned from Parliament – Muturi
Kenyan National Assembly speaker Justin Muturi has denied journalists have been barred from parliament, saying media coverage is important and press representatives will continue to cover proceedings without hindrance. → Read more
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