Articles by Susan Mwenesi, Page 19
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Mon, June 9th, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Safaricom welcomes parliamentary probe after tender suspension
Leading Kenyan operator Safaricom has welcomed a probe into the security communications tender awarded to the company after the Parliamentary Committee on Security and Administration suspended the project. → Read more
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Fri, June 6th, 13:34 · Susan Mwenesi
Orange Telkom Kenya attracts Nigeria, Vietnamese interest
France Telecom’s possible sale of its 70 per cent stake in Orange Telkom Kenya has attracted two foreign companies, Nigeria’s Megatech Engineering Limited and vtel from Vietnam. → Read more
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Fri, June 6th, 12:06 · Susan Mwenesi
Jumia Ivory Coast partners with Canal+ for World Cup
Jumia Ivory Coast has announced a partnership with Canal+ to provide discounts to users and create a dedicated World Cup store on all its sites ahead of the event. → Read more
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Fri, June 6th, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Tech fraternity mourns One Africa Media’s Carey Eaton
The tech fraternity in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa is mourning the untimely death of One Africa media co-founder Carey Eaton, who was killed during an armed robbery at a friend’s home in Nairobi in the early hours of yesterday morning. → Read more
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Fri, June 6th, 10:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Parliament freezes Safaricom security tender
The Kenyan parliament has frozen the security contract awarded to Safaricom to supply of a national surveillance and communications system until an enquiry into the deal’s legality is completed. → Read more
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Thu, June 5th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
KCB, KBS partner for Abiria card fare payment platform
Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) and Kenya Bus Services (KBS) have unveiled the Abiria card, which facilitates cashless payments on commuter buses in line with the government’s directive that all public service vehicles migrate to such methods by July 1. → Read more
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Thu, June 5th, 12:30 · Susan Mwenesi
First dedicated oil and gas website launched in Kenya
A dedicated oil and gas portal has been launched in Kenya, offering explorers, investors and stakeholders in the industry in the country and the rest of the region with information. → Read more
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Thu, June 5th, 11:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Tigo Tanzania partners DTBi for ICT deployment
Tigo Tanzania has penned an agreement with the Dar Teknohama Business Incubator (DTBi) that will see the company support the incubator in promoting local talent and employment generation through ICT. → Read more
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Thu, June 5th, 10:30 · Susan Mwenesi
IBM prepares Kenyan app developers for cloud revolution
Fifty Kenyan students and software developers have completed a two-week training course led by IBM experts in the latest software application development, project management, product development and commercialisation skills geared towards enhancing their technical and entrepreneurial skills. → Read more
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Thu, June 5th, 07:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Apple unveils iOS 8
Apple has unveiled its iOS 8 operating system, promising features for a faster and more intuitive user experience and tools for developers to create apps. → Read more
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Wed, June 4th, 15:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya’s Nailab unveils fourth cohort
Nairobi-based startup incubator Nailab has unveiled its fourth cohort since inception in 2010 and the second under a partnership with the Kenya ICT Authority, from which it expects to have incubated 30 startups by 2016. → Read more
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Wed, June 4th, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan government to hand over more bloggers to NCIC
The Kenyan government through the National Steering Committee on Media Monitoring (NSCMM) is compiling an exhaustive list of alleged bloggers of hate speech and incitement to be handed over to the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) for action by June 9. → Read more
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Wed, June 4th, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan startup Somo to cater for Rwandan Catholics
Kenyan startup Somo, which seeks to assist Catholic faithfuls by providing daily readings via mobile technology, is looking to extend its services to Rwanda, which records 50 per cent of its population as Catholic. → Read more
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Wed, June 4th, 07:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Microsoft unveils Nokia XL in Kenya
The Nokia XL smartphone has officially launched in Kenya, promising users extra value with features including a five-inch display and five megapixel autofocus camera. → Read more
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Tue, June 3rd, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
African countries must harmonise on mobile broadband deployment – Tiampati
African countries have been called upon to coordinate and consolidate their individual country views in relation to the ultimate deployment of mobile broadband in the digital dividend band as well as to ensure these views are transmitted and defended in the relevant ITU-R meetings. → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 10:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Easy Taxi registers 200 Kenyans drivers in two months
Africa Internet Holding (AIH)-owned taxi app Easy Taxi has signed up 200 drivers and recorded 300 rides since a soft launch in Nairobi, which it attributes to the high usage of smartphones amongst drivers. → Read more
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Fri, May 30th, 17:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Spice launches Mziiki app for music streaming
Mobile value added services firm Spice VAS Africa has launched its Mziiki app, allowing users to stream and shares music of all genres. → Read more
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Fri, May 30th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
MobiKash launches mobile merchant payment service in Kenya
MobiKash Afrika has unveiled a merchant payment service to deliver mobile money transactions in real time, making cashless transactions at the grassroots level a reality for thousands of Kenyans. → Read more
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Thu, May 29th, 17:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Asus to expand operations in Kenya, Africa
Laptop manufacturer Asus, buoyed by an increase in its market share in Kenya, has plans to set up an office in the country to consolidate its operations in the country while expanding further across Africa. → Read more
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Thu, May 29th, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Ugandan scholar investigated in Kenya for social media incitement
Kenya’s National Steering Committee on Media Monitoring briefing has recommended Dr David Matsanga, a Ugandan lawyer and scholar, be investigated over alleged incitement on social media. → Read more
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