Articles by Mercy Makumi

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Tue, May 21st, 08:55 · Mercy Makumi

Ericsson and Refugees United announce Global Hack for Good

Ericsson, in conjunction with Refugees United, has launched a global call to action encouraging the international tech community to create technical solutions to help refugees find lost family members. → Read more
Fri, May 17th, 08:48 · Mercy Makumi

Nokia launches Lumia 520 and Lumia 720 in Kenya

Nokia has launched the new Windows 8-powered Lumia 520 and Lumia 720 in Kenya, expressing a desire to tap into the high demand for smartphones in the region. → Read more
Thu, May 16th, 14:43 · Mercy Makumi

Ericsson recognised as worldwide leader in telecoms

Ericsson has been named as the worldwide leader in telecom operation management by analyst firm Gartner. → Read more
Thu, May 16th, 08:30 · Mercy Makumi

Kenya’s APA taps into mobile phone services

APA Insurance in conjunction with Rapid Communications and AAR Credit Services has launched a mobile-based service dubbed ‘APA Kopa Bima’, allowing customers to make premium payments in monthly installments. → Read more
Wed, May 15th, 15:59 · Mercy Makumi

Kenyan ICT cabinet secretary sworn in

ICT cabinet secretary Dr Fred Matiangi was today sworn into office, together with fourteen other cabinet secretaries nominated by president Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto in April. → Read more
Wed, May 15th, 15:23 · Mercy Makumi

Ericsson, Huawei and Nokia Sign MoU

Ericsson, Huawei and Nokia Siemens Networks have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (moU) to simplify interoperability between the OSS environments of the three firms. → Read more
Wed, May 15th, 13:36 · Mercy Makumi

Amazon launches digital currency

Amazon has launched its digital currency Amazon Coins, allowing customers to buy apps and games in its app store and on its Kindle Fire tablets. → Read more
Tue, May 14th, 13:25 · Mercy Makumi

Orange joins freedom of expression and Privacy rights

Orange and eight other global telecoms firms have partnered with the Global Network Initiative (GNI) in a two-year collaboration aimed at advancing freedom of expression and ensuring privacy rights in the ICT sector. → Read more
Tue, May 14th, 10:52 · Mercy Makumi

Ericsson joins Airtel to deliver tech education in Malawi

Ericsson and mobile operator Airtel have partnered to expand the Connect to Learn Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solution, now enables 600 students to use ICT through cloud-based technology. → Read more
Mon, May 13th, 15:37 · Mercy Makumi

Kenya Red Cross Society appoints Huawei as communications partner

The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) and Huawei, signed a deal today making the Chinese technology leader its strategic communications partner. → Read more
Mon, May 13th, 14:37 · Mercy Makumi

Technology taking on trachoma in Uganda

The Uganda Ministry of Health Trachoma programme is collecting prevalence data for trachoma, which is known to be endemic in 35 districts of Uganda, in a bid to tackle it quicker and more efficiently → Read more
Fri, May 10th, 14:16 · Mercy Makumi

Standard Chartered opens digital bank in Kenya

Standard Chartered Bank has opened an Electronic Banking Unit (EBU) dubbed 'Breeze at The Junction' that will operate seven days a week in Kenya. → Read more
Thu, May 9th, 14:27 · Mercy Makumi

Nokia introduces the Nokia Asha 501

Nokia has unveiled the first of a new family of Asha smartphones with the introduction of the Nokia Asha 501 in New Delhi, India, and Espoo, Finland, costing US$99 → Read more
Thu, May 9th, 11:45 · Mercy Makumi

Paul Kukubo outlines priorities for Kenya’s tech scene

Paul Kukubo, the chief executive of the Kenya ICT Board, revealed what he believes are the priorities for Kenya”s technology sector at today’s IBM Innovation Centre launch, as he prepares to leave his position in a month. → Read more
Thu, May 9th, 07:56 · Mercy Makumi

IBM launches Innovation Centre in Nairobi

IBM launched a client and innovation centre in Nairobi yesterday which will allow clients to walk in and discuss their innovation plans. → Read more
Thu, May 9th, 06:06 · Mercy Makumi

Biomass Satellite to Measure Earth’s Forest

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Earth Observation Programme Board has given the green light ahead for a new mission that will measure global forest biomass. → Read more
Tue, May 7th, 15:05 · Mercy Makumi

Adobe starts subscriptions for its desktop apps

Adobe’s desktop apps, including Photoshop, previously known as Creative Suite (CS), will now be branded CC to reflect their integral part of Creative Cloud. → Read more
Tue, May 7th, 12:45 · Mercy Makumi

East Africa single tourist visa held back by poor tech infrastructure

The plan to have a single East Africa Community (EAC) tourist visa has been delayed because of a lack of sophisticated ICT equipments. → Read more
Tue, May 7th, 09:25 · Mercy Makumi

Kenya’s Not In My Country appeals to citizens’ patriotism

Not In My Country launched in Kenya last month and is hoping to appeal to people’s sense of patriotism as they look to highlight and tackle corruption and poor academic teaching in the country. → Read more
Fri, May 3rd, 15:32 · Mercy Makumi

Dutch police might get greater powers to fight cybercrime.

The Dutch government has announced plans to give police power to hack in the fight against cybercrime. → Read more