Articles by Susan Mwenesi, Page 22
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Fri, May 9th, 09:30 · Susan Mwenesi
MTN Uganda subscriber base hits 9.5 million
MTN Uganda has reported an increase in subscriber base of 8.4 per cent for the first quarter of this year, taking its subscribers to 9.5 million. → Read more
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Fri, May 9th, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Rockefeller Foundation partners Intel to close Africa’s digital gender gap
The Rockefeller Foundation has partnered with Intel on the latter’s She Will Connect programme at the ongoing World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa taking place in Abuja, Nigeria, as efforts continue to close the digital gender gap. → Read more
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Fri, May 9th, 08:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Psychological barriers a hindrance for girls in IT – Okolloh
Women are finding it hard to excel in the field of Information Technology (IT) and entrepreneurship because of the need to be perfect in everything they do and eliminating themselves before the competition starts, according to Ory Okolloh, director of investments at Omidyar Network. → Read more
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Fri, May 9th, 07:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Jumia partners with African Fashion Week Nigeria
Nigerian e-commerce firm Jumia has partnered with Africa Fashion Week Nigeria, a move that allows both parties to engage fashion followers all over Africa and discover new talents in the process. → Read more
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Fri, May 9th, 05:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan cloud firm Angani appoints COO
Kenyan public cloud computing firm Angani has appointed iHub board member Riyaz Bachani as chief operating officer (COO), to help the company scale its operations across East Africa. → Read more
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Thu, May 8th, 19:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Uganda’s NBS TV now on mobile
Uganda’s NBS Television has launched a mobile app allowing viewers to watch programmes on their phones, the first innovation of its kind in East Africa. → Read more
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Thu, May 8th, 14:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya’s Kisii county, DTB partner for automated revenue collection
The Kisii county government has partnered with Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) to launch a service automating revenue collection for parking, bus and boda boda (motorcycle) monthly licence fees. → Read more
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Thu, May 8th, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
COFEK calls for upgrade of police communications systems
The Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) has called on the government to upgrade police surveillance communication to make it possible for members of the public to access individual online records of police officers using their names and numbers. → Read more
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Thu, May 8th, 11:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Broaden your horizons, Okolloh tells Kenyan startups
Kenyan startups need to look at organisations other than tech firms who could benefit from their services, and look at business-to-business (B2B) opportunities rather than only business-to-consumer (B2C), according to Ory Okolloh of Omidyar Network. → Read more
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Thu, May 8th, 08:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya’s Ministry of Lands to digitise records
The Kenyan Ministry of Lands has closed off its offices for ten days so as to conduct an audit and digitise records, a move cabinet secretary Charity Ngilu said will help improve efficiency at the ministry. → Read more
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Thu, May 8th, 06:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Intel partners African EduWeek as exclusive diamond sponsor
Intel has been announced as the exclusive diamond sponsor of African EduWeek, which will be returning to Johannesburg, South Africa on July 10-11 for its eighth edition, bringing together teachers and other stakeholders for an interactive conference and expo that will empower them through technology, skills and interaction with their peers. → Read more
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Wed, May 7th, 19:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Samsung launches Solar Powered Internet School in Rwanda
Samsung Electronics East Africa has launched a Solar Powered Internet School (SPIS) at GS Kamabare School in Bugesera District, Rwanda, and a Smart School at GS Gashaki in Musanze, a move geared towards helping school going children get easy access to modern technology. → Read more
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Wed, May 7th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Social Media, internet best tools for tourism adverts – E-Tourism Frontiers
The internet and social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are the best tools for building growth in challenging markets and making the tourism industry more sustainable, according to E-Tourism Frontiers chief executive officer (CEO) Damian Cook. → Read more
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Wed, May 7th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Safaricom to pay musician $180k over illegal use of songs
Leading Kenyan operator Safaricom has settled a court case with local musician JB Maina, agreeing to pay KSh15.5 million (US$180,000) over the use of 10 of his songs for ringtones in its Skiza Tunes and Surf2Win promotion. → Read more
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Wed, May 7th, 14:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Rwanda to use SMS for disaster management
The Rwandan Ministry of Disaster Preparedness and Refugees Affairs (MIDIMAR) is launching a service involving the use of SMS in alerting the public about looming disasters. → Read more
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Wed, May 7th, 11:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan startups dominant amongst PIVOT East 2014 semi-finalists
Kenyan startups dominate the semi-finalist list for year’s PIVOT East competition with 37 chosen, as well as 13 from Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Ethiopia. → Read more
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Wed, May 7th, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
MTN Rwanda, Prime Life unveil insurance partnership
MTN Rwanda has partnered insurance firm Prime Life Assurance in a bid to increase the uptake of policies in the country, especially in the lower market segment. → Read more
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Wed, May 7th, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Zuku invests $460k in residential internet service offering
Kenyan internet service provider (ISP) Zuku has announced the investment of KSh40 million (US$460,000) towards the modernisation of its network infrastructure to ensure a 50Mbps internet service, the fastest residential service offering in the market. → Read more
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Tue, May 6th, 17:30 · Susan Mwenesi
ASC rules in favour of Safaricom in advert row with Orange
Kenya’s Advertising Standards Committee (ASC) has ruled in favour of a Safaricom complaint against an advert run by rival operator Orange, with the advertising standards body deeming Orange’s “Do You Know” campaign misleading. → Read more
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Tue, May 6th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Safaricom allows instantaneous mobile banking on M-Pesa
Leading Kenya operator Safaricom has upgraded the M-Pesa Application Programme Interface (API), making it possible for customers to make mobile banking transactions instantaneously. → Read more
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