Kenya, Page 109
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Thu, January 31st, 10:09 · Kamau Mbote
Altech/Liquid deal review: The making of monopoly
South African ICT company Altech this week announced it has disposed of its 60.8 percent stake in Kenya’s largest private data carrier Kenya Data Networks (KDN) in return for an 8.6 percent shareholding in Econet Wireless-owned ISP company Liquid Telecom, 10 percent voting rights and US$16.5 million in cash. → Read more
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Thu, January 31st, 09:35 · Elly Okutoyi
StarTimes fights DStv over exclusive content
Chinese pay TV company StarTimes has appealed to the Kenyan government to force DStv, its main competitor in the local market, to resell some of its exclusive content, including English Premier League matches. → Read more
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Wed, January 30th, 13:22 · Kamau Mbote
ICT master plan finally ready for launch, says Ndemo
Kenya’s Information and Communication Ministry has told HumanIPO that the much-delayed ICT master plan, the launch of which was cancelled late last year, may finally be unveiled next week. → Read more
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Wed, January 30th, 12:39 · Kamau Mbote
Mashada.com shut in hate speech clampdown
Kenya’s top Web-based forum Mashada has become the first victim in the push by the government to crackdown on bloggers, social media and websites spreading ethnical acrimony ahead of the March 4 general election in the country, with reports indicating a number of bloggers could soon be prosecuted. → Read more
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Wed, January 30th, 10:14 · Elly Okutoyi
Yu reverses tariff for off-net calls
Kenyan mobile network operator Yu Mobile has lowered its off-net tariff to KSh3 per minute, barely a month after increasing the tariff by 16.6 percent. → Read more
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Wed, January 30th, 09:55 · Elly Okutoyi
Money transfer from Kenya cheapest in Africa
The World Bank has ranked Kenya as the cheapest country in Africa from which to remit money abroad, with transaction costs averaging 9.2 percent of the value of the transfer compared to 11.89 percent in other countries across the continent. → Read more
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Wed, January 30th, 05:06 · Tefo Mohapi
Third edition of Mobile Web East Africa returns to Nairobi in February
The third edition of Mobile Web East Africa 2013, dubbed “the most progressive and interactive mobile industry events in Sub-Saharan Africa”, returns to Nairobi on February 19-21, and promises a more “international feel”. → Read more
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Tue, January 29th, 19:09 · Vincent Matinde
FEATURE: Data growth, a new headache for telecom companies
Given the current wave by telecom companies to offer data services to customers worldwide, telcos are now struggling with the challenges of spreading their coverage across the globe. → Read more
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Tue, January 29th, 19:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Soft Center to expand in East Africa, searching for US$630,000 investment
Leading business management software provider Soft Center has announced its expansion plans in Kenya, Tanzania and other East African countries. → Read more
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Tue, January 29th, 15:13 · Vincent Matinde
New uses of open data for Kenyan elections
Four new platforms have been launched as Kenya’s general election approaches, drawing content from the government’s Open Data initiative. → Read more
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Tue, January 29th, 13:57 · Kamau Mbote
Kenya Police website still indicates Iteere is boss
Almost a month since new police boss David Kimaiyo was sworn in, the official Kenya Police website still indicates that retired police commissioner Mathew Iteere still heads the force. → Read more
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Tue, January 29th, 10:03 · Kamau Mbote
OPINION: CORD manifesto should focus more on ICT
As the political campaigns heat up in Kenya, the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) - one of the major coalitions comprising Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka – yesterday released its manifesto. → Read more
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Tue, January 29th, 08:43 · Robin Okuthe
StarTimes takes its pay TV service to 13 additional Kenyan towns
Chinese digital pay TV company StarTimes has expanded its signal coverage network to 13 more towns in Kenya within less than a year of launching in the East African country. → Read more
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Mon, January 28th, 15:21 · Robin Okuthe
Phone hacking latest trend in mobile money frauds
Mobile caller ID spoofing, a type of phone hacking that causes the telecoms service provider to display a number on the person’s caller ID that is not in fact from the originating number, is on the increase globally with some mobile money subscribers terming the practice “malicious and of fraudulent intent”. → Read more
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Mon, January 28th, 09:25 · Vincent Matinde
Online Japanese car retailer opens offices in Nairobi
CarView, an online Japanese car sales site, has launched operations in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, injecting KSh50 million (US$571,000) into its regional expansion plan. → Read more
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Mon, January 28th, 08:31 · Kamau Mbote
Kenya’s KCPE candidates to check their exam results via mobile phones
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) candidates will be able to access their results through their mobile phones when the results are released today, relieving them the need to travel to schools or examination centres. → Read more
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Fri, January 25th, 13:15 · Brandon Gregory
al-Shabab’s Twitter page suspended
Twitter has suspended the Somali militant group al-Shabab’s account following its tweets threatening to kill hostages from Kenya. → Read more
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Fri, January 25th, 13:08 · Vincent Matinde
Intel targets over half a billion phone sales in Africa
Intel has indicated it is eyeing over 500 million mobile users in Africa after launching YOLO, its low-cost smartphone for Africa. → Read more
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Thu, January 24th, 20:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kenya ICT Board in US$1.6 million partnership with NaiLab
The Kenya ICT Board has launched a US$1.6 million partnership with private tech business incubator NaiLab as part of efforts to support small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and build the country’s economy. → Read more
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Thu, January 24th, 20:15 · Elly Okutoyi
4G network does not yet make business sense in Kenya, analysts say
Kenya is not yet ready for 4G/LTE wireless networks, according to analysts, although the government has been advised to make baby steps towards setting it up. → Read more
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