Kenya, Page 102
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Mon, March 4th, 09:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Al Jazeera implements Voices system to report Kenyan election
Al Jazeera has launched its Al Jazeera Voices SMS and audio system to enable citizen reporting of today’s Kenyan elections. → Read more
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Mon, March 4th, 09:12 · Tom Jackson
IEBC admits electronic voter registration failure
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) says it is experienced failures in its electronic voter registration processes as Kenyans vote at 34,000 polling stations across the country. → Read more
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Mon, March 4th, 09:05 · Tefo Mohapi
Google launches Doodle for Kenyan elections
Google has created a Google Doodle for its Kenyan homepage as citizens across the country vote today. → Read more
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Fri, March 1st, 10:01 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kenyans to report hate speech through Twitter hashtags
Kenyans have been encouraged to report hate speech and lies about the upcoming elections through Twitter via the hashtags #NipeUkweli and #uchaguzi. → Read more
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Fri, March 1st, 08:15 · Vincent Matinde
Kenyan law on elections allows technology use in polling
The extensive application of tech innovations in organisation of the March 4 Kenyan elections continues to receive praise, including from Daudi Were, project manager at Ushahidi. → Read more
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Fri, March 1st, 07:44 · Brandon Gregory
Canon Middle East sets up subsidiary shop in Kenya
Canon Middle East has set up a subsidiary company in Kenya, in an effort to increase its presence in East Africa. → Read more
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Thu, February 28th, 14:21 · Vincent Matinde
150 volunteers to help map out issues during Kenyan elections
Uchaguzi, an online platform that receives news through mobile applications, Twitter feeds, SMSs and emails, will have 150 volunteers monitoring data in Kenya and an additional 100 from outside the country forming eight digital teams during the Kenyan election. → Read more
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Thu, February 28th, 13:56 · Elly Okutoyi
Online company registration website now live in Kenya
Entrepreneurs seeking to register their companies with the Kenyan government can now do so online following the launch of a web-based platform called Incorporator. → Read more
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Thu, February 28th, 12:05 · Kamau Mbote
Kenyan anti-counterfeit authority destroys a tonne of pirated material
The Kenya Copyright Board has today destroyed over one ton of an assortment of pirated material and gadgets used in infringing piracy that it seized following a series of operations in Nairobi, Kenya. → Read more
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Thu, February 28th, 10:31 · Vincent Matinde
Huawei drops lawsuit in the tendering row over police equipment
Huawei has in a surprise move dropped the controversial Kenya Police communication equipment tender they were earlier this month disqualified from. → Read more
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Thu, February 28th, 09:19 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kenya ICT Board partners in Sing and Unite initiative
The Kenya ICT Board is one of a number of partners spearheading an initiative that will see Kenyans uniting at 1pm today to sing the national anthem in support of a peaceful and transparent presidential election. → Read more
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Thu, February 28th, 08:36 · Gabriella Mulligan
Election Thief game app launches in Kenya
Kenyan developers University of Games (UoG) have created election-themed game app Election Thief in a bid to prompt consideration of peace and leadership ahead of the March 4 polls. → Read more
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Thu, February 28th, 08:13 · Kamau Mbote
CCK stands ground on advert for consumer representative
The Communications Commission of Kenya has refused to take down an advert posted by Ministry of Information and Communication permanent secretary Bitange Ndemo seeking individuals to sit on its board as consumer representatives. → Read more
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Wed, February 27th, 14:49 · Gabriella Mulligan
Q&A: Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore
The regional vote-transmitting system provided by Safaricom for the Kenyan elections will be secure, and will reduce the possibility of electoral fraud, according to the company’s chief executive officer (CEO) Bob Collymore. → Read more
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Wed, February 27th, 14:24 · Elly Okutoyi
iHub and Intel partner to mature local tech scene
iHub has today announced a partnership with chipmaker Intel that will see the two organisations train developers in Kenya while scaling mobile apps in a bid to nurture the tech community. → Read more
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Wed, February 27th, 13:52 · Kamau Mbote
Nokia Life to launch in Kenya in April
Nokia will launch Nokia Life in Kenya next month, delivering tailored, locally relevant content in local languages for users who may not necessarily have a data plan. → Read more
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Wed, February 27th, 13:08 · Kamau Mbote
Sony launches 4K TV in Africa
Sony has unveiled the 4K 84-inch LED TV in Nairobi in a ceremony replicated in three other African cities in South Africa and Morocco. → Read more
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Wed, February 27th, 09:52 · Elly Okutoyi
31,000 names missing from IEBC register 4 days before election
Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has revealed around 31,000 names are missing from its Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) system just four days before the election. → Read more
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Wed, February 27th, 09:51 · Vincent Matinde
13-year-old Kenyan speaks on his invention to keep cattle safe at TED
Richard Turere, 13, was the youngest speaker at the ongoing TED conference in California, highlighting how he uses flashlights to keep his cattle safe from lions in his rural village in Kenya. → Read more
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Wed, February 27th, 09:05 · Vincent Matinde
US$4.6 billion processed on mobile money platforms in one month
A GSMA report has revealed that over 224 million mobile money transactions totalling US$4.6 billion were made in June of last year alone, with Sub-Saharan Africa leading the pack. → Read more
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