Kenya, Page 20
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Mon, May 12th, 14:00 · Tom Jackson
Epic app targets improved content distribution for African media houses
Kenyan firm Create is in discussions with media houses over the rollout of its Epic mobile application, which seeks to improve the delivery of content to users. → Read more
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Fri, May 9th, 16:30 · Susan Mwenesi
BuyRentKenya.com receives funding from One Africa Media
Kenya’s largest property portal BuyRentKenya.com has received a round of investment from African classified giant One Africa Media (OAM), which the startup plans to use to boost and upgrade its operations. → Read more
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Fri, May 9th, 16:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kenya lacking business and legal infrastructure for startups
Tech talent in Kenya has developed faster than business and legal infrastructure, leaving an unstructured environment hindering tech startups, according to Harvey Herr, co-founder of local startup MapJam.co.ke. → Read more
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Fri, May 9th, 13:30 · Tom Jackson
yuMobile settles with employees ahead of Kenya exit
Kenyan operator yuMobile has agreed separation packages with staff ahead of its exit from the country and will negotiate employment terms with projected new owners Airtel and Safaricom. → Read more
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Fri, May 9th, 11:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Tunnel Lab employing tech for change in rural Kenya
Technology is the quickest route to change for rural Kenyans, and enables them become active players in the country’s economy, according to Julia Moura, executive director of tech skills training startup Tunnel Lab. → Read more
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Fri, May 9th, 08:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Psychological barriers a hindrance for girls in IT – Okolloh
Women are finding it hard to excel in the field of Information Technology (IT) and entrepreneurship because of the need to be perfect in everything they do and eliminating themselves before the competition starts, according to Ory Okolloh, director of investments at Omidyar Network. → Read more
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Fri, May 9th, 05:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan cloud firm Angani appoints COO
Kenyan public cloud computing firm Angani has appointed iHub board member Riyaz Bachani as chief operating officer (COO), to help the company scale its operations across East Africa. → Read more
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Thu, May 8th, 14:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya’s Kisii county, DTB partner for automated revenue collection
The Kisii county government has partnered with Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) to launch a service automating revenue collection for parking, bus and boda boda (motorcycle) monthly licence fees. → Read more
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Thu, May 8th, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
COFEK calls for upgrade of police communications systems
The Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) has called on the government to upgrade police surveillance communication to make it possible for members of the public to access individual online records of police officers using their names and numbers. → Read more
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Thu, May 8th, 11:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Broaden your horizons, Okolloh tells Kenyan startups
Kenyan startups need to look at organisations other than tech firms who could benefit from their services, and look at business-to-business (B2B) opportunities rather than only business-to-consumer (B2C), according to Ory Okolloh of Omidyar Network. → Read more
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Thu, May 8th, 10:00 · Agatha Nduku
Kenya’s Helb to issue e-cards
Kenya’s Higher Education Loans Board (Helb) has partnered with a number of banks to develop prepaid electronic cards for disbursing funds to students and tracking of borrowers’ future bank transactions. → Read more
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Thu, May 8th, 09:30 · Agatha Nduku
Safaricom, Airtel seek extension in talks over M-Pesa fees
Safaricom, Airtel and the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) have requested an extension to the deadline for them to complete negotiations for an out-of-court settlement of a case in which Airtel accused Safaricom of abusing its position as mobile money market leader. → Read more
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Thu, May 8th, 08:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya’s Ministry of Lands to digitise records
The Kenyan Ministry of Lands has closed off its offices for ten days so as to conduct an audit and digitise records, a move cabinet secretary Charity Ngilu said will help improve efficiency at the ministry. → Read more
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Wed, May 7th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Social Media, internet best tools for tourism adverts – E-Tourism Frontiers
The internet and social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are the best tools for building growth in challenging markets and making the tourism industry more sustainable, according to E-Tourism Frontiers chief executive officer (CEO) Damian Cook. → Read more
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Wed, May 7th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Safaricom to pay musician $180k over illegal use of songs
Leading Kenyan operator Safaricom has settled a court case with local musician JB Maina, agreeing to pay KSh15.5 million (US$180,000) over the use of 10 of his songs for ringtones in its Skiza Tunes and Surf2Win promotion. → Read more
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Wed, May 7th, 12:30 · Agatha Nduku
COFEK sues GOtv, StarTimes after customers cut off from free channels
The Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) has sued pay-TV providers GOtv and StarTimes seeking compensation for thousands of Kenyans cut off from three local free-to-air (FTA) channels. → Read more
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Wed, May 7th, 11:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan startups dominant amongst PIVOT East 2014 semi-finalists
Kenyan startups dominate the semi-finalist list for year’s PIVOT East competition with 37 chosen, as well as 13 from Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Ethiopia. → Read more
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Wed, May 7th, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Zuku invests $460k in residential internet service offering
Kenyan internet service provider (ISP) Zuku has announced the investment of KSh40 million (US$460,000) towards the modernisation of its network infrastructure to ensure a 50Mbps internet service, the fastest residential service offering in the market. → Read more
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Tue, May 6th, 17:30 · Susan Mwenesi
ASC rules in favour of Safaricom in advert row with Orange
Kenya’s Advertising Standards Committee (ASC) has ruled in favour of a Safaricom complaint against an advert run by rival operator Orange, with the advertising standards body deeming Orange’s “Do You Know” campaign misleading. → Read more
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Tue, May 6th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Safaricom allows instantaneous mobile banking on M-Pesa
Leading Kenya operator Safaricom has upgraded the M-Pesa Application Programme Interface (API), making it possible for customers to make mobile banking transactions instantaneously. → Read more
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