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Wed, March 19th, 11:40 · Susan Mwenesi
IBM chooses Kenya as cognitive hub of Africa
Kenya has been chosen as the cognitive hub of Africa, according to Dr Robert Morris, vice president (VP) of IBM’s Global Labs, saying what IBM is offering is a central point for the continent. → Read more
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Wed, March 19th, 09:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya to incorporate ICT research for development solutions
The Kenyan government is looking to incorporate research in the field of ICT as a way of finding solutions to problems facing the country, as well as for effectiveness and efficiency in government. → Read more
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Tue, March 18th, 17:30 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Kenyans to use mobile app to acquire StarTimes set-top boxes
Pay-television provider StarTimes has partnered Jamii Bora Bank and Rapid Communications to allow Kenyans to purchase set-top boxes through a mobile application. → Read more
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Tue, March 18th, 07:00 · Agatha Nduku
IBM hosting international scientific conference in Kenya
IBM Research - Africa is today hosting an international scientific colloquium dubbed “IBM Africa in the New Era of Cognitive Computing” in Nairobi, Kenya, aimed at bringing together key stakeholders in the scientific community to discuss how new technologies can transform lives across Africa. → Read more
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Mon, March 17th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Safaricom exploring NFC-enabled SIM cards
Kenya’s leading mobile operator Safaricom is investigating the possibility of rolling out near field communication (NFC)-enabled SIM cards, chief executive officer (CEO) Bob Collymore has said. → Read more
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Mon, March 17th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Olive appealing PPARB ruling over Kenyan laptops
Olive Telecommunications has gone to court to appeal against a ruling by the Public Procurement Administrative Review Board (PPARB) to revoke the award of the tender for the supply of devices for Kenya’s laptops for schools programme. → Read more
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Mon, March 17th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya’s Laikipia county seeks payments partnership with Safaricom
Kenya’s Laikipia county will soon start buying maize and other cereals through a warehouse receipting system, and is looking to partner Safaricom in order to make payment for deliveries through M-Pesa. → Read more
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Mon, March 17th, 12:00 · Agatha Nduku
Court postpones ruling on Kenyan digital migration
Kenya’s Court of Appeal has postponed a ruling on a case brought by three media houses challenging the immediate migration from analogue to digital broadcasting until March 28. → Read more
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Mon, March 17th, 10:12 · Susan Mwenesi
Safaricom’s Collymore set for Africa CEO forum
Safaricom chief executive officer (CEO) Bob Collymore is among over 700 CEOs, business leaders and financiers drawn from Africa and other continents to attend the Africa CEO Forum, which seeks to deepen economic integration and development in the continent. → Read more
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Sat, March 15th, 08:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Asus takes product experience to Kenyan universities
Asus has launched a series of campaigns in Kenyan universities as it seeks to increase its penetration in the tablet and portable PC market. → Read more
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Fri, March 14th, 13:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan government to go digital with advertising
The Kenyan Ministry of ICT and the Office of the Attorney General have drafted amendments requiring state organisations to advertise on online platforms as opposed to newspapers, reaching more people and saving money. → Read more
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Fri, March 14th, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya, SA students win IBM Master the Mainframe Africa competition
Four students from Kenya and South Africa have been chosen as the overall winners of the African leg of IBM’s Master the Mainframe contest that has students take charge of world-class zEnterprise computing platforms and showcase their talents while learning sought-after enterprise computing skills. → Read more
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Fri, March 14th, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
Kaimenyi will not quit over Kenyan laptop tender
Kenyan cabinet secretary for education Jacob Kaimenyi has said he will not quit over the cancellation of the award of the tender for the supply of devices for Kenya’s laptops for schools programme, instead warning members of the committee responsible they face the sack. → Read more
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Thu, March 13th, 19:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Android-powered Nokia X unveiled in Kenya
Nokia has unveiled its new Android-powered Nokia X device in Kenya, complete with signature Nokia experiences and the most popular features from Microsoft services. → Read more
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Thu, March 13th, 18:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan government to review ICT Policy
The Kenyan government is set to review its ICT policy with the main objective being to stimulate the development of advanced and high capacity ICT infrastructure throughout the county. → Read more
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Thu, March 13th, 16:00 · Tom Jackson
Kenyan minister faces censure over cancelled laptops tender
The Kenyan parliament’s Education, Science and Technology committee has said it is preparing a motion to censure Jacob Kaimenyi, cabinet secretary for Kenya’s Ministry of Education, for withholding information on the procurement of devices for the government’s flagship laptops for schools programme. → Read more
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Thu, March 13th, 15:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Kenya digital migration to affect advertising revenue
Advertisers are likely to cut their advertising budgets through traditional media channels immediately after the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting, according to a survey carried out by research firm Ipsos Synovate. → Read more
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Thu, March 13th, 13:30 · Tom Jackson
OPINION: yu, Orange exits will leave Safaricom in unassailable position
The impending exit from the Kenyan market of third operator yuMobile, and the likelihood it will be followed out of the East African country by Orange, looks set to leave market leader Safaricom in an unassailable position, but also poses a threat to service quality and competition. → Read more
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Thu, March 13th, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi
IBM photo competition winner announced
IBM has announced the winner of its photo competition, The World is Our Lab - Africa, which asked participants to highlight African issues with images taken on smartphones or camera, with Kenyan Shabu Mwangi’s image “Digital Migration” declared the winner. → Read more
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Wed, March 12th, 16:30 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Most Kenyans not ready for digital migration – survey
Seventy-one per cent of Kenyans have yet to purchase the set-top boxes necessary for digital migration, according to a survey by Ipsos Synovate, though awareness of the process is high. → Read more
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