Articles by Susan Mwenesi, Page 31
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Tue, February 25th, 06:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Mozilla launches seven commercial Firefox OS phones
Mozilla has showcased seven new commercial Firefox OS devices at the ongoing Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, as it seeks to widen its mobile ecosystem, including a prototype for a US$25 smartphone aimed at the developing world → Read more
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Tue, February 25th, 05:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Digital Fair to take place in Nairobi
The Kenyan capital of Nairobi will from March 7 host the three-day Digital Fair event, seeking to bring together different organisations to showcase the latest digital trends → Read more
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Mon, February 24th, 14:20 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan government launches interactive platform for citizens
The Kenyan government through the State House digital team has launched a new programme seeking to connect Kenyans at home and abroad with senior government officials to share ideas or ask questions → Read more
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Mon, February 24th, 05:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Business travel apps now available on Windows Phone 8 platform
A new range of apps for business travellers have been launched on the Windows Phone 8 platform for owners of Nokia Lumia device → Read more
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Fri, February 21st, 14:20 · Susan Mwenesi
Narok County appoints new Masai Mara e-ticketing provider
Narok County Council has appointed electronic ticketing firm KAPS to collect gate fees at the Masai Mara National Reserve after terminating its arrangement with Equity Bank last year, meaning visitors to the reserve will again be required to pay gate fees through e-tickets → Read more
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Fri, February 21st, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Jumia seeing strong uptake in Uganda – Miller
Ugandans are already taking to e-commerce platform Jumia, just two weeks after the Rocket-Internet owned company made Uganda the sixth African country in which it operates → Read more
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Fri, February 21st, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Second phase of Tanzania’s analogue switchoff to begin next month
The second phase of Tanzania’s migration from analogue to digital has taken off with the Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority (TCRA) proposing to start with Singida and Tabora at the end of March → Read more
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Thu, February 20th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Airtel Kenya, Chase Bank offer Visa card on Airtel Money
Airtel Kenya has partnered with Chase Bank and Visa to allow Airtel Money users to withdraw money from their Airtel Money accounts, shop and pay for goods and services from all over the world → Read more
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Thu, February 20th, 13:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Samsung unveils 6 locally made apps in Kenya
Samsung Electronics East Africa in conjunction with Strathmore University’s iLab yesterday launched six locally developed apps to run on the Android platform as part of a partnership formed by the two organisations. → Read more
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Thu, February 20th, 05:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Safaricom moves to curb e-waste
Safaricom has offered its retail centres for use as collection and storage points for e-waste in an effort to curb the problem, according to corporate affairs director Nzioka Waita. → Read more
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Wed, February 19th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan MNOs, startups should deepen relationships for mutual benefit – GSMA
Kenya’s mobile network operators (MNOs) have been urged to embrace startups so as to mutually benefit from each other by a GSMA report, which revealed startups in the country were still struggling to survive → Read more
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Wed, February 19th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Fraud unit issues arrest warrants for Safaricom IPO fraudsters
Kenya’s Capital Markets Fraud Investigation Unit has issued arrest warrants for nine people suspected of obtaining millions of shillings by cashing Safaricom initial public offering (IPO) refund cheques through forging investor’s identities → Read more
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Wed, February 19th, 07:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Safaricom Foundation donates US$580k to mental health
Kenya’s leading communications service provider Safaricom has donated KSh50 million (US$579,000) through its foundation to rehabilitate the Mathari Hospital, which is Kenya’s only mental health facility. → Read more
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Tue, February 18th, 16:20 · Susan Mwenesi
Biometric system to promote accountability in Kenyan parliament
A biometric system introduced in Kenya’s parliament last week will monitor attendance of parliamentarians in a bid to curb absenteeism. → Read more
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Tue, February 18th, 11:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan laptop tender rigged – HP
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has claimed Indian company Olive Telecommunications was awarded the tender for the supply of devices for Kenya’s laptops for schools programme unfairly after senior government officials colluded to inflate prices. → Read more
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Mon, February 17th, 17:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Tanzania’s UDOM students to create software for Nokia, Microsoft
Students at Tanzania’s University of Dodoma are set to start creating software for Microsoft platforms such as Windows and Nokia mobile phones from next month. → Read more
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Mon, February 17th, 15:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya digital migration judgement set for March 14
Kenya’s migration from analogue to digital broadcasting has been postponed until March 14, when the Court of Appeal will give its judgement on a challenge to the planned migration by three media houses → Read more
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Mon, February 17th, 13:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Motorola, UNDP, Rwandan government launch mobile challenge for youth
Motorola and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched a Mobile App Challenge to address global challenges, which will be implemented by Rwanda’s YouthConnekt programme → Read more
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Mon, February 17th, 11:47 · Susan Mwenesi
Committee criticises Kenyan laptops procurement, government to push on
Kenya’s Parliamentary Committee on Education has criticised the awarding of the tender for the supply of devices for the government’s flagship laptops for schools project and said the project should be delayed, though the government has vowed to press on with implementation → Read more
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Mon, February 17th, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Tanzania launches electronic system for exports certification
Tanzania has launched an electronic issuance of Certificate of Origin system (e-CO) for processing exports, discarding the manual system which has been in use for 14 years. → Read more
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