Articles by Nick Sato
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Tue, January 21st, 09:00 · Nick Sato
Kenya to roll out smart driving licences by April
The Kenyan government has announced new smart driving licences, along with next generation vehicle number plates, will be rolled out in the next two months in a bid to curb forgery and improve efficiency. → Read more
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Mon, January 20th, 17:00 · Nick Sato
Kenyan operators concerned over privacy infringement in SIM regulations
Kenya’s mobile phone operators and regulator the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) disagree over the new SIM card regulations, which will give the CCK the power to access private and confidential information on subscribers without seeking a court order. → Read more
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Mon, January 20th, 15:00 · Nick Sato
MultiChoice, Equity Bank partner to finance digital set-top box uptake
Equity Bank and DStv pay-television parent firm MultiChoice have announced a partnership to boost set-top box uptake in Kenya ahead of the anticipated migration to digital broadcasting. → Read more
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Fri, January 17th, 11:00 · Nick Sato
Safaricom appoints new head of public relations and corporate communication
Safaricom has appointed Elizabeth Yoga-Odhiambo as head of public relations (PR) and corporate communication. → Read more
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Fri, January 17th, 10:20 · Nick Sato
IBM unveils Master the Mainframe contest in Kenya
IBM has announced the launch of the Master the Mainframe competition in Nairobi, where students will take charge of world-class enterprise computing platforms and showcase their talents, while learning enterprise computing skills. → Read more
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Thu, January 16th, 15:00 · Nick Sato
COFEK meets CCK and pay-TV providers over free-to-air channels
The Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) today met with pay-TV providers and the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) in a bid to iron out issues over free-to-air (FTA) channels not being free on pay-TV platforms ahead of the anticipated migration to digital broadcasting. → Read more
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Thu, January 16th, 09:40 · Nick Sato
Nokia appoints new head of communications for South and East Africa
Nokia has announced the appointment of Leo McKay as head of communications for Nokia South East Africa, replacing Delia Sieff who has been promoted to head communications for Nokia in the Middle East and Africa. → Read more
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Thu, January 16th, 06:00 · Nick Sato
Electronic card transactions up 55% in Kenya
Electronic transactions and payments through cards in Kenya increased by KSh403 billion (US$4 billion) to reach KSh1.4 trillion (US$16.2 billion) in the first 11 months of 2013, representing a rise of 55.5 per cent. → Read more
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Thu, January 16th, 05:00 · Nick Sato
Google acquires Nest Labs
Google has announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase connect home company Nest Labs for US$3.2 billion. → Read more
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Wed, January 15th, 17:00 · Nick Sato
MasterCard, Ecobank partner to accelerate electronic payments in Africa
Ecobank and MasterCard have announced a multi-country licensing agreement which will provide access to MasterCard’s payment solutions for Ecobank’s customers in a further 23 African countries. → Read more
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Wed, January 15th, 13:00 · Nick Sato
PIVOT East 2014 returns to Nairobi
The fourth edition of East Africa’s premier mobile startups conference and competition PIVOT East will be held in the Kenyan capital Nairobi after organisers announced “planning has commenced in earnest”. → Read more
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Wed, January 15th, 11:00 · Nick Sato
KCPE candidates to check intakes through mobile and web
Candidates who sat for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examinations last year can check which high schools they have been selected to join via SMS and online after the selection process kicked off yesterday (Tuesday). → Read more
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Wed, January 15th, 07:00 · Nick Sato
Tanzania’s marine parks digitise
Tanzania Marine Parks and Reserves has started using electronic gadgets at various points in a move to digitise its systems and boost revenue collections. → Read more
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Tue, January 14th, 18:20 · Nick Sato
Kiro’o Games opens Central Africa’s first video game studio
Cameroon’s Kiro’o Games has announced the opening of its first video game studio in Central Africa, a move that will see the game developer create its highly anticipated “African fantasy”-based games. → Read more
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Tue, January 14th, 15:40 · Nick Sato
Kenyan mobile operators meet regulator over QoS
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) today met the country's four mobile network operators (MNOs) to discuss various issues including the recently released Quality of Service (QoS) report that saw all MNOs fail to comply with the minimum threshold. → Read more
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Tue, January 14th, 05:00 · Nick Sato
Smartphone uptake boosts mobile banking
The growing demand for smartphones, mass adoption of cashless services and hotspot services that provide free Wi-fi to customers has resulted in the expansion of the mobile wallet industry, according to a new report. → Read more
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Mon, January 13th, 16:20 · Nick Sato
GOtv says no monthly subscriptions for free-to-air channels
Kenyan pay-TV provider GOtv has moved to allay fears subscribers will have to pay a monthly subscription to access free-to-air (FTA) channels. → Read more
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Mon, January 13th, 11:00 · Nick Sato
CCK introduces heavy penalties for telecoms over poor services
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has revised upwards fines and penalties for operators in an attempt to force compliance with the minimum Quality of Service (QoS) standards. → Read more
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Fri, January 10th, 20:00 · Nick Sato
Apple, Samsung CEOs agree to meet
The bosses of tech giants Apple and Samsung have agreed to attend a mediation session ahead of their battle in court over smartphone patents in March. → Read more
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Fri, January 10th, 16:40 · Nick Sato
MTN Uganda rolls out 115 new coverage sites, upgrades to 3G
MTN Uganda has announced the completion of the planned rollout of 115 new coverage sites and upgraded the capacity of another 406 sites, while upgrading its sites in Kampala to 3G. → Read more
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