Articles by Susan Mwenesi, Page 25
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Fri, April 11th, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya’s Citizen TV, KTN pulled from StarTimes, GOtv
Popular Kenyan television stations Citizen TV and KTN cannot currently be accessed on pay-TV services StarTimes and GOtv, with GOtv saying this is because the channels’ carriage contracts have come to an end. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 19:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Mobile money transforms access to financial services in Tanzania
Mobile money has played a key role in transforming accessibility of financial services to 57 per cent of Tanzanians, up from 27 per cent in 2009, a report by FinScope Tanzania has revealed. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 17:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Safaricom Samsung S5 pre-order sales pass 300
Leading Kenyan operator Safaricom has reported 300 Samsung Galaxy S5 pre-order sales ahead of the global launch of the device. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 15:40 · Susan Mwenesi
PIVOT East 2014 judging criteria announced
East African startup event PIVOT East has released its judging criteria for the startups from all of the countries that will be eligible to participate. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 14:20 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan Huduma centres make almost $1m for government
The recently launched Kenyan government service delivery portals, named Huduma centres, have so far made KSh80million (US$920,000) in revenue. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Zuku launches ITV channel in Tanzania
Wananchi’s Zuku pay-TV service has launched the Independent Television Limited (ITV) free-to-air (FTA) channel on its platform in Tanzania, expanding its satellite bouquet in an effort of broadening its consumer offering. → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
C4DLab launches in Nairobi
The University of Nairobi (UoN) yesterday launched the 10th alumni chapter of School of Computing and Informatics (SCI) and activated the Computing for Development Lab (C4DLab), which is home to 12 technology startups in addition to being one of the Vision 2030 flagship projects. → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 13:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan government to roll out 10 more Huduma centres
The Kenyan government through the Ministry of Devolution and Planning will roll out ten more Huduma centres - geared towards increasing service delivery to Kenyans - in the country within this financial year → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Safaricom revamps website, now accessible for visually impaired
Kenya’s leading operator Safaricom has revamped its website, making it fully accessible to the visually impaired, the first of its kind in Kenya. → Read more
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Tue, April 8th, 18:00 · Susan Mwenesi
GTBank to issue MasterCard payment products in Kenya
Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) has been licenced by MasterCard to issue its debit, credit and prepaid cards in Kenya, a move expected to increase the adoption of electronic payments in the country, especially in the retail banking sector. → Read more
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Tue, April 8th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan app developers urged to research at Microsoft challenge
App developers in Kenya have been urged to conduct more thorough research before embarking on projects so as to know what competition exists and have an impact in the market. → Read more
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Tue, April 8th, 10:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya’s Ministry of Devolution and Planning to track progress with electronic system
The Kenyan Ministry of Devolution and Planning will launch a national electronic monitoring and evaluation framework that will help in tracking progress made in the implementation of its 2013-2017 Medium Term Plan (MTP). → Read more
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Tue, April 8th, 06:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Mahindra Comviva joins GlobalPlatform
Mobile financial technology provider Mahindra Comviva has joined GlobalPlatform, an organisation which standardises the management of applications on secure chip technology. → Read more
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Mon, April 7th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Asus Kenya increases warranty period for notebooks
Asus Kenya has extended the warranty on its notebooks from one year to two years in an effort to strengthen its product service portfolio and assure consumers of a worthwhile investment when it comes to purchase and ownership of devices. → Read more
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Mon, April 7th, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Samsung to unveil Galaxy S5 in Tanzania
Samsung Tanzania will this week unveil its new flagship device - the Galaxy S5 - and offer its first 100 customers a chance to win the new Gear Fit. → Read more
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Mon, April 7th, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Funds raised for Zambian malaria prevention through online, phone tech
Novartis in collaboration with Malaria No More’s Power of One campaign has used social, mobile and e-commerce technologies to raise money to provide children in Zambia with two million treatments of pediatric antimalarial. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 17:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Nakumatt urges responsibility over terror alert messages
Kenyan supermarket firm Nakumatt is urging mobile subscribers to share terror alert messages responsibly while at the same time assuring its customers of increased security at all its branches after a message went viral urging friends and family to steer clear of shopping malls as they were possible targets. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 15:30 · Susan Mwenesi
African SkyCAM brings “drone journalism” to Nairobi
African SkyCAM has launched in Nairobi, Kenya, establishing Africa’s first newsroom-based “eye in the sky” drones and camera-equipped balloons to allow journalists to cover breaking news in dangerous or remote areas without the need for costly helicopters. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan government in “extraordinary attack” on court over digital migration
Executives of Kenyan media houses Nation Media Group, Standard Group and Royal Media Services have accused the government of launching an “extraordinary attack” on the country’s Court of Appeal following its ruling in favour of the media houses in the longstanding digital migration dispute. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Safaricom still considering yuMobile deal
Kenya’s leading operator Safaricom is still considering whether to proceed with its purchase of the core assets of smaller rival yuMobile, in spite of the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) granting approval to the acquisition. → Read more
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