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Thu, January 3rd, 11:11 · Gythan Munga

Kenya’s top bookseller goes online

Leading and diversified Kenyan bookseller Text Book Center (TCB) has unveiled an online portal to boost its sales ahead of the reopening of schools countrywide. → Read more
Thu, January 3rd, 09:42 · Elly Okutoyi

CCK threatens unregistered SIM cardholders with hefty fines

Kenya’s communications industry regulator the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has threatened mobile phone users with hefty fines or jail terms of up to three years if they fail register their SIM cards by tomorrow. → Read more
Thu, January 3rd, 08:36 · Kamau Mbote

Slow Internet expected in Kenya as cable repairs start

Internet users in Kenya will experience lower broadband speeds in the next two weeks as The East African Marine Systems (TEAMS) cable undergoes maintenance works. → Read more
Wed, January 2nd, 12:17 · Kamau Mbote

Switched off Kenyan SIM cards to be reassigned to new users

SIM cards set to be suspended from service in Kenya for being unregistered will be deactivated permanently and reassigned to new subscribers, Communications Commission of Kenya’s (CCK's) director of consumer and public affairs Mutua Muthusi said yesterday. → Read more
Mon, December 24th, 07:43 · Elly Okutoyi

2012 Kenyan Tech Scene review: Tech/Incubation hubs

This year has seen a number of ICT incubation hubs and international investors set up base in Kenya, with Nairobi in particular catching the eye of the likes of IBM and private seed fund 88mph, just the latest entrants into the rapidly growing Kenyan tech scene. → Read more
Mon, December 24th, 07:24 · Elly Okutoyi

2012 Kenyan Tech Scene review: Social Media

Increased activity on social networking sites coupled with the dramatic rise in the number of blogs in 2012 made the year an interesting experience for Kenyans and the social media platform a force to reckon with. → Read more
Mon, December 24th, 06:22 · Elly Okutoyi

2012 Kenyan Tech Scene review: Major Tech Events

2012 has seen Kenya buzz with activities in the technology scene, with some of the most important technology events held in the country. → Read more
Fri, December 21st, 10:54 · Kamau Mbote

Kenyan developers sit world’s first software certification

A number of Kenyan developers have sat the first World Software Certification pilot exam, necessitated by increased employment of expatriate software developers by multinational corporations opening offices in Kenya. → Read more
Fri, December 21st, 08:11 · HumanIPO

Guest post: Five lessons in business from Muthuri Kinyamu

In an exclusive post for HumanIPO, Muthuri Kinyamu of social media agency Social Edge Africa shares five lessons he has learnt about business from working in start-ups and small and midsized companies in various sectors, as well as setting up his own company. He specifically focuses on start-up entrepreneurs in Africa and those who want to get into business in the near future. → Read more
Thu, December 20th, 13:57 · Kamau Mbote

Public to participate in nomination of members to Internet hall of fame

Members of the public can, starting from January 11, propose nominees to be inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame ahead of the honoring ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey next year in June. → Read more
Thu, December 20th, 10:33 · Kamau Mbote

Kenya’s High Court stops analogue TV switchoff

The High Court in Kenya has delayed the expected December 31 switch-off of analogue broadcasting in Nairobi, saying the process should be kept on hold until a case brought by the Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) is heard on January 11. → Read more
Thu, December 20th, 09:50 · Kamau Mbote

Understanding Kenya’s technology laws

With patent wars erupting between mobile companies across the world, the time has perhaps come for people to acquaint themselves with the relevant legislation innovators in the local ICT industry must use when patenting their creations. → Read more
Wed, December 19th, 13:58 · Kamau Mbote

Why Apple-Samsung battle is bad for smartphone industry

The patent battles are seemingly less disturbing compared to the message sent out to the smartphone industry by a court ruling that found Samsung had infringed on Apple’s patents. → Read more
Wed, December 19th, 13:14 · Vincent Matinde

How telecom companies can reinvent themselves amid disruptive technologies

Research has highlighted the need for telecom companies to embrace the new app culture as emerging solutions result in the demise of more traditional product offerings. → Read more
Wed, December 19th, 12:49 · Kamau Mbote

CCK lacks legal backing for SMS and Internet monitoring, Information ministry admits

The Kenyan Ministry of Information and Communication has said that actions by the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), the Kenya Police and the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) to monitor SMS text messages and the Internet could violate the right to privacy in Kenya. → Read more
Wed, December 19th, 10:40 · Vincent Matinde

Africa will be rising star in mobile revenue

Mobile revenues in Africa are set to see a compound annual growth rate of 4.3 percent despite operators in Western Europe experiencing a plateau in revenues, according to market research firm ABI Research. → Read more
Wed, December 19th, 08:21 · Vincent Matinde

New software to protect mobile information launched in Kenya

WipeOut Mobile, a new application that enables mobile users who lose their handsets to backup their information and wipe it from the lost devices, has been launched in Kenya. → Read more
Wed, December 19th, 06:02 · Kamau Mbote

Mobile money transfer hailed for reductions in Kenya’s CO2 footprint

Kenya’s increased usage of mobile money has cut carbon emissions by 22 kgCO2 per subscriber per year, according to a report by global management consulting firm Boston Consulting Group. → Read more
Tue, December 18th, 14:38 · Tom Jackson

Kenya’s Konza Tech City set for groundbreaking next month

President Kibaki is to preside over the groundbreaking ceremony of Konza Tech City next month, officially launching the US$10 billion project. → Read more
Tue, December 18th, 14:08 · Gabriella Mulligan

MultiChoice refuses to share exclusive rights

Sub-Saharan Africa’s main DStv operator MultiChoice has refused to resell its exclusive rights to certain popular content, rejecting calls from the Kenyan industry regulator on the basis that it would damage revenues. → Read more