Kenya, Page 23
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Wed, April 23rd, 18:20 · Agatha Nduku
Rapid Communications launches “TuAsk” in Kenya
Telecommunications solutions provider Rapid Communications has launched “TuAsk”, a service that will save the public time and traffic by providing them with information. → Read more
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Wed, April 23rd, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Orange Kenya revamps copper network infrastructure to fibre optic
Orange Kenya has announced it will connect an additional 200 buildings in Nairobi to its Multi-Services Access Nodes (MSAN) next generation switches, a move that will enhance network reliability and reduce operational expenditure caused by vandalism. → Read more
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Wed, April 23rd, 12:20 · Tom Jackson
Savannah Fund, Knife Capital, UCT to host VC course at iHub
The Savannah Fund has partnered with Knife Capital and the University of Cape Town to offer a venture capital (VC) course at the iHub incubator in Nairobi, Kenya, offering startups insights into how to approach seeking funding. → Read more
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Tue, April 22nd, 19:00 · Agatha Nduku
Kenya’s Equity Bank targets retail business with 300,000 smartphones
Kenya’s Equity Bank will issue 300,000 smartphones to retailers to aid cashless transactions and deepen use of the lender’s new ATM cards that allow tap-and-go payments. → Read more
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Tue, April 22nd, 16:20 · Agatha Nduku
COFEK may sue GOtv, StarTimes over free-to-air channels
The Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) has given pay-TV providers GoTV and StarTimes seven days to resume showing free-to-air (FTA) channels and compensate consumers or face legal action. → Read more
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Tue, April 22nd, 08:00 · Agatha Nduku
Adgraft.com offers East African businesses direct access to markets
Adgraft.com, a next generation mobile site for online classifieds and auctions in East Africa, is allowing its users unlimited and direct contact to their potential markets. → Read more
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Mon, April 21st, 12:00 · Chris Udemans
67% of phones sold smartphones – Safaricom
Smartphones made up 67 per cent of devices sold by leading Kenyan operator Safaricom in 2013, with 100,000 new devices being purchased every month. → Read more
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Fri, April 18th, 12:00 · Agatha Nduku
iHub to host first Startup Sauna in Africa
Kenyan tech innovation centre the iHub has teamed up with Startup Sauna, the leading startup accelerator in Northern Europe, to co-host a startup coaching and tech hub university networking event. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 17:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Roaming charges in East Africa set to come down
Roaming charges in East Africa are to come down after the governments of Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya promised to sit down and discuss the best modalities of bringing down the charges. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 16:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kenya’s GOtv launches GOcard as set-top box alternative
Kenyan digital terrestrial television provider GOtv has launched an electronic card which slots into digital TV sets to enable viewing of GOtv without the need for a separate decoder unit. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 14:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya’s Ministry of ICT to help foreign experts get work permits
Kenya’s Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) has set up a desk within the ministry to help foreign experts coming to work for global companies or lend their expertise in speeding up the process of getting work permits. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya to help South Sudan in formation of ICT regulatory body
Kenya will offer South Sudan’s Ministry of Telecommunications and Postal Services expertise to help form its ICT regulatory body, which will be the youngest in the region. → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 11:30 · Tom Jackson
Kenya’s internet market recovers lost ground
Kenyan internet subscriptions increased by 1.2 million to 13.1 million between October and December last year, recovering from losing almost one million subscribers during the previous quarter, according to the latest figures from the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK). → Read more
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Thu, April 17th, 10:30 · Susan Mwenesi
World Bank allocates $12m for Kenya county ICT projects
The World Bank has approved KSh1 billion (US$12 million) to be allocated for ICT projects within the counties in Kenya, among them roadmaps and e-readiness projects. → Read more
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Wed, April 16th, 18:30 · Agatha Nduku
Business Connexion targets ‘sustainable’ return on total equity
JSE-listed Business Connexion (BCX) is set to achieve its plans of reaching a sustainable return on total equity of 17 per cent as it targets African expansion and continues merger and acquisition activity. → Read more
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Wed, April 16th, 16:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Eneza scoops overall price at Kenya’s Vision 2030 innovation awards
Eneza Education, a virtual tutor and teacher's assistant on low-cost mobile phones that makes it easier for students to engage teachers directly, was the overall winner of the 2014 Vision 2030 awards. → Read more
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Wed, April 16th, 15:30 · Agatha Nduku
MasterCard funding AppLab Money for Kenya’s unbanked
MasterCard has partnered the Grameen Foundation on AppLab Money, an initiative designed to create mobile financial services products for the unbanked and underbanked in Kenya. → Read more
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Wed, April 16th, 13:00 · Agatha Nduku
Airtel delighted to assist Kenyan MVNOs
Airtel Kenya says it is delighted to open a new chapter in Kenya’s telecoms industry with the announcement it will host three mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) on its network. → Read more
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Wed, April 16th, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan government rolls out ICT Masterplan
The Kenyan government through the ICT Authority yesterday launched its National ICT Masterplan, setting the agenda for the ICT industry in Kenya for the next four years. → Read more
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Wed, April 16th, 08:30 · Agatha Nduku
Orange Kenya denies exit plans, to roll out 3G network across country
Orange Kenya has denied it is to exit the country and said it will invest over KSh2.5 billion (US$28.8 million) to roll out a 3G network across the country, expanding the National Optic Fibre Backbone and launching the Multi Service Access Node (MSAN). → Read more
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