Articles by Susan Mwenesi, Page 11
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Mon, July 28th, 14:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Easy Taxi raises $40m from new investors
Leading mobile taxi app Easy Taxi has secured US$40 million in Series D funding led by the Russian Phenomen Ventures with participation of Tengelmann Ventures, the investment company of Germany’s multi-sector retailer Tengelmann Group. → Read more
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Mon, July 28th, 14:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Decline in Kenyan voice traffic despite increased subscriptions – CAK
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) has reported a decline in local mobile voice traffic despite there being growth in mobile subscriptions for the period between January and March this year. → Read more
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Mon, July 28th, 13:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Rwanda’s CMU graduates its first class
22 students have graduated from the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Rwanda with master’s degrees in information technology (IT), the first class in Africa to do so. → Read more
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Mon, July 28th, 13:06 · Susan Mwenesi
Airtel wins case against Safaricom to open up M-Pesa
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) has ruled in favour of Airtel after the company accused its rival Safaricom of anti-competitive practice, a move coming weeks after Safaricom had decided to open up the network. → Read more
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Mon, July 28th, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi
IBM, University of Ibadan to collect encyclopaedic knowledge of diseases in Nigeria
IBM is partnering with the University of Ibadan to deploy Watson, IBM’s cognitive computing research computer, to collect encyclopaedic knowledge of diseases in Nigeria. → Read more
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Mon, July 28th, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Airtel Burkina Faso appoints new MD
Ben Cheick Haidara has been appointed managing director for Airtel in Burkina Faso, effective from August 1. → Read more
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Fri, July 25th, 19:33 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya’s Deputy president’s Twitter account hacked
Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto is the latest victim of the Anonymous Group who have claimed that they have hacked the Integrated Financial Management Information System http://www.ifmis.go.ke/ , Immigration and Registration of persons and Western.go.ke as well. → Read more
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Fri, July 25th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Nairobi county goes mobile with payments for services
Nairobi residents will no longer have to contend with long queues when paying for services after the county government launched an e-payment platform to ease payments and streamline revenue collection. → Read more
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Fri, July 25th, 14:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Airtel complaint against M-Pesa fees rejected by Competition Authority
Leading Kenyan operator Safaricom will not have to cut fees on making M-Pesa transactions across networks after the Competition Authority declined to order a reduction as petitioned by rival Airtel. → Read more
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Fri, July 25th, 12:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Committee approves Safaricom security tender
The Kenyan Parliament’s Administration and National Security Committee has recommended approval of the KSh14.9 billion (US$169 million) security surveillance tender awarded to Safaricom, saying the single sourcing method of awarding the tender was justified in the interests of national security. → Read more
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Fri, July 25th, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyans to use Visa cards at Total service stations
Kenyan motorists can now pay for fuel with their Visa debit and credit cards at over 120 Total service stations across Kenya. → Read more
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Thu, July 24th, 15:30 · Susan Mwenesi
UK’s DfID delivers e-learning to marginalised Kenyan girls
Thousands of marginalised girls in Kenya are set to benefit from a United Kingdom (UK) Department for International Development (DfID) partnership with the private sector to deliver e-learning programmes. → Read more
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Thu, July 24th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Uganda moves to fight cybercrime
The Ugandan authorities are moving to curb cybercrime, the growth of which is put down to unemployment and the influx of a large pool of youth highly skilled in information technology. → Read more
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Thu, July 24th, 12:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Orange launches 5th African mobile recycling facility in Abidjan
Orange, in conjunction with Emmaus International, has launched its fifth African mobile telephone recycling facility in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. → Read more
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Thu, July 24th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya police, military hunt Twitter account hackers
The Kenyan police and military are collaborating to hunt down the hackers who two days ago hacked the Kenya Defence Forces Twitter account and sent offensive messages. → Read more
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Thu, July 24th, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya’s NIS seeks powers to spy on communications
A bill proposing Kenya’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) gets access to people’s SMSs and private messages has been tabled in the National Assembly. → Read more
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Wed, July 23rd, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan MPs want billions recovered from Orange
The Public Investments Committee (PIC) of the Kenyan parliament is asking the Treasury to recover billions which were lost over time at Orange Telkom Kenya. → Read more
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Wed, July 23rd, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
KBA launches web portal, mobile app for transparency in lending
The Kenya Bankers Association has launched its “Credit Calculator Online” website and mobile application informing loan applicants of the components that make up the total cost of credit as a percentage - known as the Annual Percentage Rate (APR). → Read more
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Wed, July 23rd, 12:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Nominations open for Kenyan social media awards
The second annual OLX Kenya Social Media Awards (SOMA) ceremony is slated for October 2, 2014, and is now calling for nominations from Kenyans with influence in the digital space. → Read more
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Wed, July 23rd, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Lendico attracts $285m in loan demands globally
Online peer-to-peer lending platform Lendico has reached the milestone of ZAR3 billion (US$285 million) in loan demands globally less than four months after launching in South Africa. → Read more
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