Kenya, Page 14
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Thu, June 12th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan innovators selected for GIST event in Washington
Three Kenyans with solutions impacting education, information management and agriculture have been selected amongst 12 entrepreneurs from African, Middle Eastern and Asian countries to participate in this year’s 2014 GIST Entrepreneurship journey. → Read more
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Thu, June 12th, 15:20 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan government moves to secure online space
The Kenyan government has developed measures to curb cybercrime, which include working on an integrated infrastructure approach to secure cables. → Read more
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Thu, June 12th, 14:40 · Susan Mwenesi
M-Pesa available in Australia
mHITs Australia and Safaricom have opened a new international mobile remittance corridor to allow Australians to send money to Kenya via M-Pesa. → Read more
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Thu, June 12th, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Emerging Markets Payments launches in Kenya
Electronic payments processing company Emerging Markets Payments (EMP) has entered the Kenyan market, opening a fifth African office after Cairo, Lagos, Johannesburg and Cape Town. → Read more
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Thu, June 12th, 13:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
StarTimes denies COFEK claims over FTA channels
Pay-TV provider StarTimes has denied claims by the Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) the provider infringed on customers’ rights to view free-to-air (FTA) channels, and has requested the legal suit against it by COFEK be stayed by the court. → Read more
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Thu, June 12th, 11:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya ranked amongst top countries globally for cybercrime
The Kenya Cyber Security Report 2014 has ranked Kenya among the top countries for most incidents of cybercrime, alongside the United States (US), Brazil, China and South Korea. → Read more
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Thu, June 12th, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Microsoft introduces employment and entrepreneurship portal in Kenya
Microsoft, in conjunction with the HomeBoyz Foundation, has launched employment and entrepreneurship portal TukoWorks in Kenya, with the main aim of providing youth with free resources, training, careers guidance services and entrepreneurial opportunities using a network of accessible tools and content. → Read more
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Wed, June 11th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
COFEK wants Kenyan MVNO licences revoked
The Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) has gone to court seeking to have three mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) licences awarded in April revoked, with the case certified as urgent and a hearing set for June 26. → Read more
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Wed, June 11th, 16:30 · Chris Udemans
Startup looks to provide Kenyans with free legal information
Kenyan startup mWakili aims to provide vital legal information to individuals for free on a mobile device, without involving a lawyer. → Read more
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Wed, June 11th, 13:30 · Tom Jackson
Kenyan M-Chama bookkeeping app to launch in July
Kenyan startup whizzkid techs is set to launch M-Chama, a mobile bookkeeping application for informal investment cooperatives, in July once it has completed a pilot phase. → Read more
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Wed, June 11th, 12:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Intel hosting Code for Good hackathon on Friday
Intel is hosting this year’s Code for Good hackathon on Friday, June 13 at the Nairobi Startup Garage, bringing together coders and people who love solving problems through software. → Read more
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Wed, June 11th, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
OPINION: Safaricom reputation risks damage over frozen security contract
Kenya’s leading operator Safaricom must feel under attack from all sides at the moment. Challenged publicly over quality of service (QoS), its impending licence renewal and alleged anti-competitive practices, perhaps the greatest threat to its reputation stems from becoming embroiled in the latest government procurement controversy. → Read more
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Wed, June 11th, 07:00 · Susan Mwenesi
HP delivers IT infrastructure for research lab at Kenya’s Strathmore University
Hewlett-Packard (HP) East Africa has delivered infrastructure including software, server racks and all-in-one thin clients to Strathmore University to help students develop web-based solutions assisting Kenyans in accessing quality healthcare. → Read more
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Wed, June 11th, 07:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan MPs want Matiangi out
Kenyan Minister of ICT cabinet secretary Dr Fred Matiangi could be impeached if a motion set to be filed in parliament goes through. → Read more
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Tue, June 10th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
ZTE executives deported from Kenya
Two executives from the China-owned ZTE Corporation have been deported from Kenya, though no reasons have been given. → Read more
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Tue, June 10th, 15:00 · Agatha Nduku
Kenyans invited to assist in creating Sustainable Development Goals through social media
Kenyans have been urged by the United Nations (UN) and the Safaricom Foundation to join the process of creating Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by using Twitter and Facebook to make their contributions. → Read more
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Tue, June 10th, 13:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
SA costliest, East Africa cheapest for startup launches
South Africa is the most expensive country in Africa in which to launch a startup, while East Africa offers the lowest infrastructure, human resources and administrative costs for entrepreneurs, according to research by venture capital (VC) group Savannah Fund. → Read more
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Tue, June 10th, 11:30 · Susan Mwenesi
SEACOM partners CDNetworks to optimise content
SEACOM has announced a partnership with CDNetworks to deploy the latter’s content clusters and caching nodes on its pan-African IP network footprint in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, in order to accelerate and optimise HTTP content, rich media, downloadable files, video, music, software updates and other web content. → Read more
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Tue, June 10th, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Asus Kenya refreshes hybrid products to strengthen portfolio
PC and tablet manufacturer Asus has announced a number of new hybrid gadgets in a quest to strengthen its innovative product portfolio in Kenya. → Read more
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Tue, June 10th, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
OPINION: Kenyan public transport set for cashless chaos
New regulations set to come into place on July 1 mean Kenyan public service vehicles (PSVs) must operate a cashless fare system, with operators subject to fines, loss of licences or imprisonment if they fail to comply. Though in some respects the policy is admirable, the lack of information regarding the new regulations and the lack of a universal payments system threaten commuter chaos. → Read more
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