Articles by Susan Mwenesi, Page 8
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Wed, August 27th, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyans abroad to access government services online
The Kenyan government is launching an online platform to allow Kenyans living outside of the country to access government services. → Read more
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Tue, August 26th, 16:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Safaricom, Airtel to absorb 175 yuMobile employees
Kenya’s leading operators Safaricom and Airtel have agreed to absorb 175 employees from rival yuMobile, as part of a joint buyout of the smaller operator. → Read more
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Tue, August 26th, 12:30 · Susan Mwenesi
IDC and ITIDA partner to boost Egyptian ICT sector
The International Data Corporation (IDC) and Egypt's Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) have launched the 'Africa Together' initiative, aimed at assisting Egyptian ICT firms to penetrate high-growth markets across the African continent. → Read more
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Tue, August 26th, 10:30 · Susan Mwenesi
M-Pesa agents see individual commissions drop
Agents of Kenya’s M-Pesa mobile money service received KSh.10.6 billion (US$119.5 million) in total commissions for the year to March 2014, up almost 25 per cent on the previous year, although individual agents earn less as more agents join the network. → Read more
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Tue, August 26th, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Tigo Ghana provides customers with new unified code
Tigo Ghana has installed an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) service, allowing both prepaid and postpaid customers to access its services and products through the unified shortcode 555. → Read more
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Mon, August 25th, 17:30 · Susan Mwenesi
African telecoms market revenues to hit $65 billion by 2018
The Sub-Saharan African telecoms market is leading the world in growth while also transitioning, with growing revenue from mobile data services increasingly matching mobile voice growth. → Read more
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Mon, August 25th, 15:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya to automate provision of farm inputs
The Kenyan government is to automate the provision of subsidised fertilisers and other farm inputs in a bid to clamp down on unscrupulous traders buying large stocks of fertiliser from the National Cereals and Produce Board and selling it to farmers at high prices. → Read more
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Mon, August 25th, 12:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Airtel and Tigo launch mobile money interoperability in Tanzania
Airtel Tanzania and Tigo Tanzania have partnered for a cross-network money transfer service that will make it possible for subscribers from both networks to send and receive money between their mobile money wallets. → Read more
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Mon, August 25th, 10:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Government services in Rwanda to go digital
The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) and Rwanda Online Platform Limited have begun implementation of the Rwanda Online Platform, aimed at creating a unified public services platform and bringing government services online. → Read more
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Fri, August 22nd, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Samsung launches Galaxy Tab S in Kenya
Samsung has unveiled its new Galaxy Tab S, the company’s thinnest and lightest tablet to date, in the Kenyan market. → Read more
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Fri, August 22nd, 14:45 · Susan Mwenesi
OAM’s Justin Clarke nominated for EY World Entrepreneur Award
One Africa Media (OAM) chief executive officer (CEO) Justin Clarke has been nominated in the emerging category of the southern Africa chapter of the EY World Entrepreneur Award for 2014, in recognition of his founding the Private Property brand, South Africa’s leading real estate portal. → Read more
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Fri, August 22nd, 13:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Africa is a key ICT investment destination – IDC
Africa is still a key ICT investment destination if 50 African leaders securing substantive investments in the field of ICT at the recent US-Africa summit hosted President Obama is anything to go by. → Read more
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Fri, August 22nd, 11:30 · Susan Mwenesi
AccessKenya launches mobile service app
AccessKenya has unveiled a mobile service solution for smartphones and tablets featuring a self-service module that allows for speedier resolution of customer queries, including live chat support, one touch dialing and fully integrated mobile payment options. → Read more
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Fri, August 22nd, 10:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Kigali to host AMPION Venture Bus EA conference
The AMPION Venture Bus East Africa high-engagement conference will be held on October,19 in Kigali, Rwanda, involving East Africa’s ICT stakeholders, investors, entrepreneurs and developers. → Read more
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Thu, August 21st, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Equity Bank, Safaricom to meet CAK over ultra-slim SIMs
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) will on Friday meet with Safaricom and Equity Bank in the final stage of consultation before the regulator rules on Equity Bank’s proposed use of paper-thin SIM cards. → Read more
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Thu, August 21st, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Q&A : Timothy Stranex, BitX
Despite the lack of awareness and mistrust, Bitcoin is becoming popular in Africa, and Kenya now has another entrant, Bit X. HumanIPO caught up with Bit X’s Timothy Stranex to talk about the company’s Kenyan launch, and how Bitcoin can be integrated with M-Pesa. → Read more
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Thu, August 21st, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Cargo clearance in Kenya goes digital
Cargo clearance in Kenya has been digitalised, with importers of cargo required to apply for their Import Declaration Forms (IDFs) through the Kenya National Electronic Single Window System (Kenya TradeNet). → Read more
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Wed, August 20th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Machakos governor fires ICT executive
Dr Alfred Mutua, county governor of Kenya’s Machakos county, has fired deputy governor Bernard Kiala, who was in charge of the labour and ICT docket. → Read more
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Wed, August 20th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Huawei launches LTE to boost Tanzania anti-poaching efforts
Huawei Technologies has launched Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology in Tanzania, which it says will not only boost communications and video surveillance for enterprises, but will also support the government's anti-poaching campaign. → Read more
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Wed, August 20th, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Safaricom cuts M-Pesa transaction fees
Kenya’s dominant operator Safaricom has announced up to 67 per cent cuts to transaction fees levied by the operator on transactions on its M-Pesa mobile money network. → Read more
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