Articles by Susan Mwenesi, Page 9
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Tue, August 19th, 12:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Nyeri County trains teachers for one laptop per child programme
Kenya’s Nyeri County has embarked on a programme to train primary school teachers in IT skills ahead of the roll out of the government’s plan to provide free laptops for standard one pupils. → Read more
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Tue, August 19th, 10:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Nomanini mobile POS hits one million transactions
South Africa’s electronic payments solution for emerging markets Nomanini has facilitated over one million transactions through its point of sale (POS) terminals across Africa, the company announced. → Read more
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Tue, August 19th, 09:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Bitcoin exchange BitX launches in Kenya
Bitcoin exchange BitX has launched in Kenya, integrating preferred local financial systems such as M-Pesa and bank transfers to enable efficient international payments. → Read more
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Mon, August 18th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Matiangi impeachment calls by ICTAK “ill-advised” – COFEK
Calls by the ICT Association of Kenya (ICTAK) to have ministry of ICT cabinet secretary Fred Matiangi impeached are “ill advised”, according to the Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK). → Read more
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Mon, August 18th, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
AppCircus@Mobile Web Africa applications open
Applications are open for the AppCircus@Mobile Web Africa competition, calling for African app developers to submit their innovative app creations. → Read more
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Mon, August 18th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Roaming charges to be abolished for EAC countries
Roaming charges for mobile voice calls across the five member states of the East African Community (EAC) are to be abolished as of October, according to Kenya’s ministry of information, communications and technology (ICT) cabinet secretary Fred Matiangi. → Read more
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Fri, August 15th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Co-operative Bank launches mobile banking service
Kenya’s Co-operative Bank has launched a mobile banking service, allowing customers to conduct all their banking via their phones. → Read more
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Fri, August 15th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Equity Bank refutes COFEK allegations over MVNO licence
Equity Bank has spoken out against the Consumer’s Federation of Kenya (COFEK) to refute its allegations that the bank’s mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), Finserve Africa, was wrongfully allocated scarce public resources including spectrum. → Read more
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Fri, August 15th, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Intel, FAWE partner to encourage women in tech
The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) in partnership with Intel has launched the All Africa Girls science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) competition, aimed at increasing female representation in the sectors. → Read more
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Thu, August 14th, 14:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Samsung to provide smartphones to boost maternal health in Kenya
Samsung is to provide health workers in East Africa with subsidized smartphones as part of the mHealth initiative, targeted at boosting maternal health for 15.5 million women across Africa. → Read more
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Thu, August 14th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Wivela shopping platform to launch in Africa
United Kingdom (UK) based online shopping platform Wivela will launch in Africa in September, with the company saying the continent presents a new set of opportunities for all businesses. → Read more
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Thu, August 14th, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan government to launch digital payment system for accountability
Kenya’s government is to launch a digital payment system targeted at promoting accountability for payments within government departments, as well as for payment of government suppliers. → Read more
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Wed, August 13th, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Tanzanian villages to benefit from $6m telecoms upgrade
Fixed network operator Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited (TTCL) has announced US$6 million worth of investment for telecom equipment in 202 villages targeted at improving telecommunication services. → Read more
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Wed, August 13th, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Rapid Communications partners Aftab, Al Ghurair for diaspora remittances
Rapid Communications has partnered the Aftab Currency Exchange in the United Kingdom (UK) and the Al Ghurair Exchange in the United Arabs Emirates (UAE) to launch its ‘Cash to Account’ remittance service, offering another alternative to Africans in the diaspora sending money home. → Read more
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Tue, August 12th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Liquid Telecom to set up call centre in Kenya
Liquid Telecom will set up a call centre in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, which is expected to free its overwhelmed technical staff from receiving complaints from customers and solving problems → Read more
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Tue, August 12th, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kopo Kopo launches money transfer services
Kenyan startup Kopo Kopo has launched external bank transfers, giving their clients another option of withdrawing funds aside from through their Kopo Kopo account to a bank account or M-Pesa wallet. “It should now be easier for you to pay suppliers, landlords, utility providers – you name it! At your request, we’ll transfer the amount […] → Read more
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Tue, August 12th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan court revokes ICT Authority appointments
The High Court of Kenya has revoked the appointment of six board members of the country’s ICT Authority, in a ruling that termed the appointments as illegal and unprocedural. → Read more
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Mon, August 11th, 13:36 · Susan Mwenesi
8th Barcamp Nairobi set for August 30
The eighth edition of Barcamp Nairobi has been slated for Saturday, August 30 at the iHub, themed “Who’s Your Data’s Daddy?”. → Read more
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Mon, August 11th, 11:30 · Susan Mwenesi
US agencies to support YALI entrepreneurs at DEMO Africa 2014
The United States (US) Department of State and the US Africa Development Foundation (USADF) have announced their support for selected Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) entrepreneurs to attend and participate at the DEMO Africa conference in Lagos, Nigeria, on September 25 and 26. → Read more
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Mon, August 11th, 09:30 · Susan Mwenesi
StarTimes launches exclusive Kiswahili programming channel
Pay-TV firm StarTimes has unveiled its self-produced Star Swahili channel in a bid to revamp its offering for Kenyan subscribers to include local content. → Read more
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