Kenya, Page 25
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Fri, April 11th, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya’s Citizen TV, KTN pulled from StarTimes, GOtv
Popular Kenyan television stations Citizen TV and KTN cannot currently be accessed on pay-TV services StarTimes and GOtv, with GOtv saying this is because the channels’ carriage contracts have come to an end. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 17:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Safaricom Samsung S5 pre-order sales pass 300
Leading Kenyan operator Safaricom has reported 300 Samsung Galaxy S5 pre-order sales ahead of the global launch of the device. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 15:40 · Susan Mwenesi
PIVOT East 2014 judging criteria announced
East African startup event PIVOT East has released its judging criteria for the startups from all of the countries that will be eligible to participate. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 14:20 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan Huduma centres make almost $1m for government
The recently launched Kenyan government service delivery portals, named Huduma centres, have so far made KSh80million (US$920,000) in revenue. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 12:20 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Nation Media Group websites experience server hitches
The websites for Kenya’s Nation Media Group (NMG) newspapers the Daily Nation and Business Daily have suffered issues for the fourth successive day, in what is being termed as a server problem. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 07:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Dactari Health partners Japanese firm for Kenyan e-health solutions
Kenyan firm Dactari Health Solutions has partnered Medius Holdings, a medical equipment distribution company in Japan, in a bid to provide e-health solutions to some of the problems in Kenya’s health sector. → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 17:30 · Abdirizaq Hussein
COFEK’s case against Victor Kyalo pushed to May 8
The Consumers Federation of Kenya’s (COFEK) lawsuit against the appointment of ICT Authority chief executive officer (CEO) Victor Kyalo has been pushed to May 8, when hearing dates will be decided. → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
C4DLab launches in Nairobi
The University of Nairobi (UoN) yesterday launched the 10th alumni chapter of School of Computing and Informatics (SCI) and activated the Computing for Development Lab (C4DLab), which is home to 12 technology startups in addition to being one of the Vision 2030 flagship projects. → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 16:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Nairobi county government partners with JamboPay for e-payments
Nairobi county governor Dr Evans Kidero has signed an agreement with online payment platform JamboPay in a move to stamp out corruption in revenue collection in Kenya’s capital. → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 13:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan government to roll out 10 more Huduma centres
The Kenyan government through the Ministry of Devolution and Planning will roll out ten more Huduma centres - geared towards increasing service delivery to Kenyans - in the country within this financial year → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Safaricom revamps website, now accessible for visually impaired
Kenya’s leading operator Safaricom has revamped its website, making it fully accessible to the visually impaired, the first of its kind in Kenya. → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 09:30 · Abdirizaq Hussein
CAK to promote national Internet Exchange Points
The Communications Authority of of Kenya (CAK) has said it will facilitate increased electronic data exchanges by continuously supporting the growth of Internet Exchange Points in the nation. → Read more
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Wed, April 9th, 07:00 · Chris Udemans
Kenyan businesses set to prioritise cloud – IDC
One third of all Kenyan enterprises now view the implementation and expansion of cloud capabilities as a key priority for the future, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC). → Read more
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Tue, April 8th, 18:00 · Susan Mwenesi
GTBank to issue MasterCard payment products in Kenya
Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) has been licenced by MasterCard to issue its debit, credit and prepaid cards in Kenya, a move expected to increase the adoption of electronic payments in the country, especially in the retail banking sector. → Read more
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Tue, April 8th, 15:00 · Agatha Nduku
Kenyan government, Orange to meet over fibre network
The meeting has been set for this week between Orange Telkom Kenya and the government to decide whether the company will continue managing the country’s National Optic Fibre Backbone Infrastructure (NOFBI) programme, which has seen uptake below 50 per cent despite KSh5 billion (US$57.7 million) investment. → Read more
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Tue, April 8th, 13:00 · Tom Jackson
Safaricom’s yuMobile acquisition “still under discussion”
Safaricom’s acquisition of the core assets of smaller rival yuMobile is “still under discussion”, according to chief executive officer (CEO) Bob Collymore, with the company yet to decide whether it will re-enter the deal. → Read more
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Tue, April 8th, 10:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya’s Ministry of Devolution and Planning to track progress with electronic system
The Kenyan Ministry of Devolution and Planning will launch a national electronic monitoring and evaluation framework that will help in tracking progress made in the implementation of its 2013-2017 Medium Term Plan (MTP). → Read more
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Mon, April 7th, 11:30 · Agatha Nduku
COFEK challenges Kyalo appointment in court
The Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) has gone to court to challenge the appointment of ICT Authority chief executive officer (CEO) Victor Kyalo, terming it as a non-competitive appointment. → Read more
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Mon, April 7th, 08:00 · Guest Post
Guest post: Chris Wen, product country manager, Asus Kenya
As the capabilities of technology increase so do the threats to its integrity. The incidence of cybercrime has been rising exponentially over the past number of years, proliferated by those with the technical know-how and access to computers. Chris Wen, Asus Kenya’s product country manager, explains how the cloud can protect organisations. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 18:00 · Tom Jackson
OPINION: One year in, Konza and laptops overshadow Kenyatta digital agenda
As it crept into power by the skin of its teeth in Kenya a year ago, Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee Coalition touted itself as the “digital” choice, rather than the older candidates it branded “analogue”. Almost exactly a year after Kenyatta was inaugurated, there have been small steps towards making Kenya a digital nation, but two big issues - one bequeathed to the new president and one of his own making - threaten to upset his agenda. → Read more
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