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Mon, March 11th, 08:36 · Richard Cutcher

We are moving ahead of the regulator – M-Pesa

Boniface Gitonga Mungania, business development manager for M-Pesa at Safaricom, has told the Future Bank Africa 2013 conference one of the keys to their success is because they are “moving ahead” of the regulator. → Read more
Fri, March 8th, 15:29 · Brandon Gregory

Kenya prepares for US$22 million online cargo system launch

Kenya is to launch an online cargo clearance system valued at US$22 million by the end of the year, intended to increase cross-border trade. → Read more
Fri, March 8th, 10:22 · Elly Okutoyi

M-KOPA looking to increase market share with its solar-power solution

M-KOPA Kenya Limited, the company behind solar power panels that allow users to pay for the service via mobile banking, is looking to increase its market share in Kenya to 100,000 from the current 7,500 clients. → Read more
Fri, March 8th, 07:45 · Kamau Mbote

IEBC blames server problem for increased rejected votes

The Kenya Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has blamed a server problem for the high number of rejected votes on the first day of counting. → Read more
Thu, March 7th, 10:40 · Gabriella Mulligan

Crowd-sourced election reports soar on Uchaguzi

Incident-mapping website Uchaguzi, which has been documenting the Kenyan elections, has seen crowd-sourced reports soar 480 per cent since the polls began. → Read more
Thu, March 7th, 10:35 · Vincent Matinde

Kenya a telecommunications powerhouse – report

Pyramid Research has described the Kenyan telecommunications sector as a powerhouse in Sub-Saharan Africa, based on network expansion and expected revenues over the next five years. → Read more
Thu, March 7th, 09:13 · Gabriella Mulligan

M-Pesa celebrates 6th birthday

As M-Pesa celebrates its sixth birthday, Safaricom chief executive officer (CEO) Bob Collymore says the service has developed “beyond any of our expectations”. → Read more
Thu, March 7th, 08:19 · Brandon Gregory

Q&A: Marie Lora-Mungai, Buni TV founder and chief executive

HumanIPO caught up with Marie Lora-Munga, founder and chief executive of Buni TV, a Kenya-based video on demand platform. → Read more
Thu, March 7th, 08:05 · Kamau Mbote

IEBC chairman jumps to Safaricom’s defence

Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman has absolved Safaricom of blame over the system failures during Monday’s election, saying his commission was responsible for the problems. → Read more
Wed, March 6th, 15:31 · Kamau Mbote

UK resorts to social media to fight election interference claims

British High Commissioner Christian Turner has turned to Twitter to fight allegations of interference in the Kenyan electoral process, which included suggestions the UK had even increased troop numbers in the country. → Read more
Wed, March 6th, 15:14 · Gabriella Mulligan

IEBC site may have been hacked

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission’s (IEBC’s) system may have been hacked, as the country turns to manual counting of votes due to the failure of the electronic system. → Read more
Wed, March 6th, 10:46 · Gabriella Mulligan

Systems collapse causes counting delays in Kenya

Electronic systems collapse has delayed the counting of votes in the Kenyan elections, with regional election officials told to physically deliver counts to Nairobi. → Read more
Wed, March 6th, 09:51 · Vincent Matinde

OPINION: ICT failure in the elections a big indictment for the Kenyan industry

Issack Hassan, chairman of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, has admitted the delays in relaying of results on the Kenyan general election is due to failure of transmission. → Read more
Wed, March 6th, 08:24 · Kamau Mbote

Opinion Yetu turns to Amazon as servers’ crash

Technology startup Opinion Yetu, largely credited with conducting Kenya’s first online opinion poll, was down for the majority of yesterday as overwhelming traffic led to their servers crashing. → Read more
Wed, March 6th, 07:02 · Kamau Mbote

OPINION: IEBC system malfunctions questionable

The Kenyan election that began on Monday morning has seen numerous problems with electronic equipment, questioning the preparedness of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) for the general poll. → Read more
Tue, March 5th, 15:41 · Babongile Matyila

Eight Kenyans make it to the Forbes African list

Mark Kaigwa is among eight Kenyans who have made it into the Forbes Annual list of African entrepreneurs under the age of 30 for making the most impact in the continent. → Read more
Tue, March 5th, 15:34 · Richard Cutcher

African HD voice service launched by Bharti Airtel

Bharti Airtel subscribers in Kenya, Rwanda, Malawi and Nigeria are set to receive high quality HD voice services. → Read more
Tue, March 5th, 14:50 · Gabriella Mulligan

IEBC website down today

Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) website has been down all day, as the country awaits the results of yesterday’s polls. → Read more
Mon, March 4th, 12:49 · Gabriella Mulligan

Uchaguzi documents incident reports from Kenyan election

Event mapping website Uchaguzi has at the time of writing documented 770 incident reports from members of the public during the Kenyan elections, though reports of violence, hate speech and incitement are limited. → Read more
Mon, March 4th, 10:48 · Tom Jackson

Kenyans on Twitter react angrily to election violence claims

Twitter is buzzing with angry Kenyans demanding apologies from members of the international media for their alleged misreporting of the ongoing elections in the country. → Read more