Kenya, Page 16
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Wed, June 4th, 11:00 · Chris Udemans
Kenyan MPs question Safaricom’s surveillance contract
Kenyan members of parliament (MP) have questioned the tender process by which mobile operator Safaricom was awarded a project to build the country’s surveillance and communications system, saying they would block the request should it not be investigated. → Read more
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Wed, June 4th, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan startup Somo to cater for Rwandan Catholics
Kenyan startup Somo, which seeks to assist Catholic faithfuls by providing daily readings via mobile technology, is looking to extend its services to Rwanda, which records 50 per cent of its population as Catholic. → Read more
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Wed, June 4th, 07:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Microsoft unveils Nokia XL in Kenya
The Nokia XL smartphone has officially launched in Kenya, promising users extra value with features including a five-inch display and five megapixel autofocus camera. → Read more
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Tue, June 3rd, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
African countries must harmonise on mobile broadband deployment – Tiampati
African countries have been called upon to coordinate and consolidate their individual country views in relation to the ultimate deployment of mobile broadband in the digital dividend band as well as to ensure these views are transmitted and defended in the relevant ITU-R meetings. → Read more
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Tue, June 3rd, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
Kenya’s Maramoja broadens taxi app concept through social connections
Kenyan relationship-based transport app Maramoja Transport is seeking to connect customers with safe, reliable transport services through mobile, broadening the Uber-style model to other forms of transport. → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 16:30 · Tom Jackson
Kenyatta promises hi-tech fight against terror
Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta used his Madaraka Day speech yesterday to pledge technological resources towards improving the country’s security. → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 10:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Easy Taxi registers 200 Kenyans drivers in two months
Africa Internet Holding (AIH)-owned taxi app Easy Taxi has signed up 200 drivers and recorded 300 rides since a soft launch in Nairobi, which it attributes to the high usage of smartphones amongst drivers. → Read more
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Fri, May 30th, 17:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Spice launches Mziiki app for music streaming
Mobile value added services firm Spice VAS Africa has launched its Mziiki app, allowing users to stream and shares music of all genres. → Read more
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Fri, May 30th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
MobiKash launches mobile merchant payment service in Kenya
MobiKash Afrika has unveiled a merchant payment service to deliver mobile money transactions in real time, making cashless transactions at the grassroots level a reality for thousands of Kenyans. → Read more
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Fri, May 30th, 12:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kenya leads Africa in M2M uptake
Kenya leads Africa as an early adopter of machine-to-machine (M2M) technologies, with uptake more prevalent than for other enterprise solutions including videoconferencing and cloud computing, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC). → Read more
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Fri, May 30th, 11:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kenya’s Anza launches iOS real estate app
Kenyan real estate platform Anza.co.ke has launched an iPhone app to cater for high levels of iOS access to its website, in a bid to facilitate real estate searches across all platforms. → Read more
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Thu, May 29th, 17:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Asus to expand operations in Kenya, Africa
Laptop manufacturer Asus, buoyed by an increase in its market share in Kenya, has plans to set up an office in the country to consolidate its operations in the country while expanding further across Africa. → Read more
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Thu, May 29th, 16:30 · Tom Jackson
Kenyan activist claims Facebook page shutdown
Kenyan political activist Moses Kuria has claimed his Facebook account has been blocked after the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) petitioned for his prosecution over a post it said contained hate speech. → Read more
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Thu, May 29th, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kenyan handset sales fuelled by “grey” market – IDC
Kenya’s mobile handset market boomed in the first quarter of 2014 compared to the previous year, fuelled by an increasing “grey” market resulting from the reintroduction of value added tax (VAT) on handsets and other electronic devices, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC). → Read more
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Thu, May 29th, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Ugandan scholar investigated in Kenya for social media incitement
Kenya’s National Steering Committee on Media Monitoring briefing has recommended Dr David Matsanga, a Ugandan lawyer and scholar, be investigated over alleged incitement on social media. → Read more
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Thu, May 29th, 13:00 · Tom Jackson
Another Kenyan ICT event postponed over security concerns
The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) has announced it has postponed the Commonwealth Broadband Africa Forum, originally scheduled to take place in Nairobi, Kenya, in July, until November over security concerns. → Read more
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Thu, May 29th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Anti-mosquito app wins Kenyan Technovation Challenge
A team of three girls from the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) - Team Wabuni - has won the Technovation Challenge award in Kenya. → Read more
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Thu, May 29th, 11:30 · Chris Udemans
Equity Bank to issue ultra-slim SIM cards
Kenya’s Equity Bank plans on issuing subscribers with ultra-slim SIM cards to access mobile money accounts provided by the bank while saving users the trouble of migrating networks, according to a report. → Read more
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Wed, May 28th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan matatu association introduces cashless system
Kenya’s Matatu Owners Association (MOA) has partnered with Fibre Space Limited to launch My1963, a cashless payments system allowing public transport users to pay electronically. → Read more
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Wed, May 28th, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan comedians told to create content rather than duplicate
Kenyan comedy actors and producers have been urged to come up with their own forms of comedy instead of duplicating what is already in the market. → Read more
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