Kenya, Page 21
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Tue, May 6th, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya targets ICT GDP contribution of 10% by 2017 – Matiangi
The Kenyan government wants to increase the contribution made to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) by ICT to 10 per cent from the current 2.9 per cent by 2017. → Read more
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Tue, May 6th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Nairobi county to establish own radio station
The Nairobi county government has allocated KSh50 million (US$575,000) for the setting up of a radio station as it seeks to increase participation of citizens in the county’s affairs and cut the cost of advertising through commercial channels. → Read more
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Tue, May 6th, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan laptop tender court case pushed to June
Olive Telecommunications’ appeal against its exclusion from the tender for the provision of devices for the Kenyan government’s laptops for schools programme has been pushed until June 30 to allow all parties to file their submissions and affidavits. → Read more
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Mon, May 5th, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Justice Mutunga unveils new website for Kenya Gazette
Chief Justice Willy Mutunga has unveiled a new Kenya Law website, which includes present and past publications of the Kenya Gazette and allows the public to access information on their cases, including court dates. → Read more
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Mon, May 5th, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya launches Electronic Single Window System for regional trade
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta flanked by Rwanda’s Paul Kagame and Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni has launched the Kenya Electronic Single Window System, Kenya Tradenet, geared towards facilitating international trade by lowering costs and reducing delays occasioned by clearance of goods at Kenyan borders. → Read more
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Mon, May 5th, 07:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Asus reports growth on strengthened hybrid market
PC and tablet manufacturer Asus recorded in its PC market share to 9.3 per cent from 7.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2014, according to quarterly Gartner PC shipment results for the Europe, Africa and Middle East (EMEA) region. → Read more
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Sat, May 3rd, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan companies partner with SAP in sabbatical programme
Four Kenyan companies were the beneficiaries of a four-week SAP social sabbatical that saw them engage SAP experts in human resources, finance, IT and best practices in to business processes and solutions. → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 18:00 · Susan Mwenesi
KCB to follow Equity into telecoms market
Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) has declared plans to follow rival Equity Bank into the telecoms market after announcing a first quarter profit increase of 28.6 per cent. → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 17:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Africon wins Microsoft Kenya Imagine Cup
Team Africon from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) is the winner of Microsoft’s Imagine Cup in Kenya, a competition which centres on the use of imagination, creativity and technology to help solve some of the world’s problems. → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
GOtv Kenya customers to acquire set-top boxes through M-Shwari
Kenya’s Safaricom, Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) and MultiChoice have agreed a financing option allowing Safaricom customers to acquire GOtv set-top boxes on credit through M-Shwari. → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Media should make public service broadcasts free – Kenyatta
Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta has called upon electronic media to contribute towards the nation’s education through free short broadcasts on public information, hygiene, health and constitutional rights issues. → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 13:30 · Susan Mwenesi
PesaPrint rolls out cashless fare system for PSVs
PesaPrint has launched a cashless fare payment system for Kenyan public service vehicles (PSVs), adding to the competition in the multi-billion transport sector. → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 12:30 · Susan Mwenesi
$200m allocated to laptops in Kenyan budget
The Kenyan government has allocated an additional KSh17.4 billion (US$200 million) to its flagship free laptops for schools programme in budget estimates revealed on Wednesday. → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 10:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kenya Law Society chairman denies Konza corruption
Chairman of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) Eric Mutua has refuted allegations of misconduct made against him by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Kenya Police Service (KPS) in connection to the sale of the Malili Ranch site of the Konza Technopolis. → Read more
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Fri, May 2nd, 09:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya Posta to invest $3m in ERP system
The Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK) is planning to install a KSh260 million (US$3 million) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) as part of the corporation’s plans to automate office functions to improve efficiency in end-to-end operations. → Read more
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Wed, April 30th, 13:30 · Chris Udemans
infoDev to sponsor PIVOT East for 4th time
World Bank entrepreneurship grant programme infoDev has announced it will be sponsoring mobile startup competition PIVOT East for the fourth consecutive year, hoping to provide support to growth oriented entrepreneurs on the continent. → Read more
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Wed, April 30th, 12:30 · Chris Udemans
StarTimes targets 80% coverage in Kenya
Kenyan pay-television provider StarTimes has announced expansion plans to include 80 per cent of the country’s population by the end of 2014, incorporating five major counties across the country. → Read more
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Wed, April 30th, 11:30 · Chris Udemans
Kenyan towns set for government support in telecoms, broadcasting
Kenya’s Garsen, Moyale and Lamu are the first towns in the country that will receive government funding aimed at providing broadcasting and telecoms systems in marginal areas, according to a report. → Read more
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Wed, April 30th, 10:30 · Chris Udemans
ZTE launches 8 smartphones in Kenya
ZTE Corporation has launched eight mobile devices in the Kenyan market to compete against earlier entrants such as Samsung, Nokia, Tecno and LG. → Read more
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Tue, April 29th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Customers, stringent rules blamed for dragging Kenya’s EMV migration process
The Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) has attributed the non-compliance by some banks in migrating ATM cards to the EMV standard to customers failing to return their ATM cards to be fitted with the new technology and stringent requirements for certification by EMV Co in the issuance of cards. → Read more
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