Articles by Susan Mwenesi, Page 15
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Wed, July 2nd, 12:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Ushahidi to launch BRCK next week
Kenya’s biggest social awareness platform Ushahidi will next Wednesday launch its BRCK modem-cum-router at the Sarit Centre in Nairobi, a project it says is Kenyan-made but designed for both the local and global markets. → Read more
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Tue, July 1st, 16:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Microsoft-backed VetAfrica app helps EA farmers in disease diagnosis
Microsoft has partnered Glasgow-based tech company Cojengo to develop software seeking to provide East African farmers with innovative diagnostic tools and disease surveillance data. → Read more
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Tue, July 1st, 15:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda working on cross border mobile money platform
East Africa will soon have a common mobile money platform that will enable users to send money from one country to another without any difficulty under exchange rates approved by central banks. → Read more
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Tue, July 1st, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyatta University launches e-learning programme
Kenyatta University has launched its new KU Digital School, looking to address the increased demand for improved higher education e-learning programmes in Kenya. → Read more
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Tue, July 1st, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan government is aware of hate speech social media accounts
Kenya joined the rest of the world in observing Social Media Day yesterday, against the backdrop of tribalism and political vitriol as well as the prosecution of two people for hate speech on social media. → Read more
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Tue, July 1st, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya Internet Governance Forum set for Thursday
This year’s edition of the Kenya Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will be held on Thursday, July 3, at Strathmore University, focusing on various key thematic areas. → Read more
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Mon, June 30th, 17:30 · Susan Mwenesi
GSMA forms inter-industry mHealth partnership across Sub-Saharan Africa
A total of eight organisations have partnered with the GSMA through its Mobile for Development mHealth programme to launch a new cross-ecosystem partnership designed to provide a range of mobile services to women and children focusing on nutrition across Sub-Saharan Africa. → Read more
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Mon, June 30th, 16:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya’s Treasury enhances use of online financial management system
The Kenyan Treasury has trained 5,000 Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) users at both national and county level in a bid to enhance the adoption of its online public finance management system. → Read more
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Mon, June 30th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyans to register businesses on mobile
Kenya’s State Law Office has unveiled a system allowing Kenyans to register their businesses and access marriage certificates using their mobile phones, designed to curb the corruption that has become endemic. → Read more
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Mon, June 30th, 12:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan matatu owners want cashless fare deadline extended
Public transport operators in Kenya have requested the government extend the deadline for the compulsory implementation of cashless fare systems to allow for greater public awareness and to harmonise the cost of the gadgets. → Read more
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Mon, June 30th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
CAK to devolve functions
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) will soon set up offices at county level, starting with regional headquarters in Mombasa, Kisumu, Eldoret and Nyeri,l in a bid to implement its expanded mandate. → Read more
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Mon, June 30th, 10:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Share premium content or quit Kenya, CAK tells ‘greedy’ broadcasters
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) has warned ‘greedy’ broadcasters who do not want to share premium content with others on the digital platform, thereby inconveniencing viewers and frustrating fellow broadcasters. → Read more
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Mon, June 30th, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Q&A: Dr Ismail Ahmed, CEO, WorldRemit
With the advance in technology, the money transfer service landscape has not been left behind and many innovations are released every day. HumanIPO caught up with money remittance expert and WorldRemit chief executive officer (CEO) Dr Ismael Ahmed who shed light on innovation, money transfer monopolies and anti-competitive practices → Read more
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Fri, June 27th, 16:30 · Susan Mwenesi
BitPesa officially launches in Kenya
BitPesa has been officially launched in Kenya, allowing Kenyans in the diaspora to remit money back to the country using Bitcoin technology leveraging on mobile money. → Read more
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Fri, June 27th, 15:30 · Susan Mwenesi
WorldRemit warns of Western Union, MoneyGram money transfer duopoly
International money transfer service WorldRemit is accusing competitors Western Union and MoneyGram of having duopoly in the money transfer market, especially in Africa, which hinders new entrants and contributes to users paying higher fees to remit money. → Read more
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Fri, June 27th, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
WorldRemit, Tigo Tanzania in mobile wallet deal
Online money transfer service WorldRemit has partnered operator Tigo Tanzania to allow individuals sending money to friends and family living in Tanzania to have the funds delivered to a Tigo Pesa mobile wallet. → Read more
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Fri, June 27th, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Augmented Reality transforms logistics processes
Computer-generated sensory input such as videos or graphics can go a long way in enhancing operations in warehouses during transportation and last-mile delivery as well as value added services (VAS) in a company’s operations. → Read more
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Fri, June 27th, 07:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Djibouti University looks to boost education by going live on Oracle e-campus
The University of Djibouti has unveiled its new e-campus, aimed at achieving its ambition of delivering quality tertiary education to students in countries in the Horn of Africa. → Read more
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Thu, June 26th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Hitachi unveils Continuous Cloud Infrastructure in Kenya
Hitachi Data Systems Corporation today unveiled its Continuous Cloud Infrastructure technology in Kenya, looking to accelerate business success in Kenya by providing more responsive IT foundations. → Read more
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Thu, June 26th, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
ThinVoid launches Tambula to help in tracking of assets
Ugandan startup ThinVoid has launched Tambula, a product that seeks to help people keep track of their assets including vehicles and laptops through a tracking system which also helps parents know the whereabouts of their children. → Read more
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