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Thu, February 14th, 08:08 · Elly Okutoyi

CCK calls for arrest of SK Macharia

Industry regulator the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has called for the arrest of SK Macharia, the owner of Royal Media Services (RMS), after it disconnected several of the station’s transmitters it alleged were operating illegally. → Read more
Wed, February 13th, 15:02 · Kamau Mbote

DHL Express Kenya gets TAPA certification

Logistics firm DHL’s East African subsidiary has been awarded the Transport Asset Protection Association certification for security, becoming the first industry player to get the certification. → Read more
Wed, February 13th, 13:01 · Kamau Mbote

Kenya’s Information ministry threatens to shut down more blogs

The National Steering Committee on Media Monitoring has warned it will shut down blogs that carry out “unprofessional, unscientific and biased” polling in Kenya. → Read more
Wed, February 13th, 08:37 · Vincent Matinde

Safaricom nominated for the Facebook-Studio Awards

Kenyan integrated telecommunications company Safaricom has announced it has been nominated for the Facebook-Studio awards, which recognises companies and agencies that use the Facebook platform to market their products. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 14:42 · Kamau Mbote

Kenya’s MoDe wins IBM’s global entrepreneur of the year award

MoDe, a Kenyan startup that offers instant nano-credit for pre-paid mobile phone users, has received the IBM Global Entrepreneur of the Year award. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 14:09 · Vincent Matinde

Uzanunua site tells Kenyans to sell what they can pre-election

Kenyan eCommerce website Uzanunua on Sunday sent a newsletter advising subscribers to sell all they could in case of a repeat of the 2007 post-election violence, in a marketing gimmick that “went wrong”. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 12:58 · Elly Okutoyi

DStv launches reward programme as pay TV competition stiffens in Kenya

Pay TV company MultiChoice Africa has launched a customer loyalty and reward programme in Kenya that will see subscribers who pay on time receive discounts and free 12-month access to its digital satellite TV service DStv. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 12:44 · Kamau Mbote

Kenyan SIM card registration laws come into effect

Kenya’s mobile network operators could now find themselves on the wrong side of the law as the SIM card registration regulations come into effect today, a month after they were gazetted on January 11. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 11:13 · Vincent Matinde

M-Shwari records US$40M in savings

Safaricom has said over 1.6 million users of its phone-based savings and loans scheme M-Shwari have saved up to US$40million (KSh3 billion) since the service was launched in November last year. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 09:17 · Elly Okutoyi

Pay TV could herald end of free-to-air television, warns Cofek

Kenya’s consumer advocacy group the Consumers Confederation of Kenya (Cofek) has warned that, with the high influx of pay TV service providers in the country, free-to-air (FTA) channels could soon be outdated. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 09:05 · Robin Okuthe

UN to celebrate World Radio Day in Kenya ahead of polls

A joint initiative by three United Nations (UN) agencies and programmes has organised World Radio Day in Kenya to underscore the role of community radio as a medium for communication in addressing social issues such as peaceful elections. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 08:34 · Kamau Mbote

Kenya’s presidential debate top trending on Twitter, Facebook

Kenya’s first ever presidential debate flooded social media on Monday night while also attracting the attention of major international broadcasters such as Al Jazeera and the BBC, some of whom halted their programmes to televise the debate. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 07:42 · Gabriella Mulligan

Game raises Kenyan malaria awareness

Kenya-based Momentum Core has released a malaria awareness game, Mosquito Hood, with the aim of educating the population and reducing malaria deaths in the region. → Read more
Mon, February 11th, 15:56 · Robin Okuthe

Kenya’s first Developers Day using deCarta slated for March

South African digital maps specialist mapIT is to host its first Developer’s Day in Kenya’s capital Nairobi as it expands its service across Africa. → Read more
Mon, February 11th, 15:52 · Kamau Mbote

Safaricom in deal with Nokia to sell Lumia phones in Kenya

Kenyan telecom Safaricom has entered into an agreement with Nokia allowing it to retail the Lumia 820 and 920 phones in its outlets countrywide. → Read more
Mon, February 11th, 15:30 · Elly Okutoyi

African ads giants Cheki and PrivateProperty merge into “one big force”

Two of Africa’s largest online classified ads companies have merged to form Africa’s largest online advertising group, One Media Africa. → Read more
Mon, February 11th, 11:14 · Elly Okutoyi

Kenyans still confused between BVR and electronic voting, IEBC says

Kenya’s electoral body the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has expressed concerns over the large number of voters who still believe voting will be electronic, just three weeks before the March 4 polls. → Read more
Mon, February 11th, 07:48 · Elly Okutoyi

Over 40 million Kenyans to watch Kenya’s first presidential debate

The KSh100-million (US$1.15 million) debate will see six presidential candidates in the country defend their manifestos and policies, which the event organizers hope will enable the Kenyan electorate to make an informed decision on whom to elect during March 4 general elections. “What the viewers can expect is a very exciting, fast-paced production with high […] → Read more
Sun, February 10th, 13:21 · Tom Jackson

M-Pesa price increase now effective

Kenyan telecom Safaricom has put up the price of its M-Pesa mobile money service due to the government’s decision to tax such services. → Read more
Sun, February 10th, 12:44 · Kamau Mbote

Kenya: businesses and individuals yet to invest in security

Kenyan businesses and investors have been hesitant in procuring solutions to insecurity, in spite of the increasing prevalence of affordable prevention software. → Read more