Kenya, Page 3
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Fri, October 10th, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya’s Ushahidi launches app to help users check in on loved ones
Kenyan startup Ushahidi has launched an app that lets users check in on their loved ones especially in times of disasters such as the one experienced at Westgate a year ago. → Read more
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Thu, October 9th, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Q&A: Jamlick Maina CEO Hisa Play
Many people are often lost when it comes to investing in stock with the concept being too intense and difficult to understand. A Kenyan game is seeking to simplify it for them with its new online game Hisa Play . HumanIPO caught up with its CEO Jamlick Maina to shed more light on this. → Read more
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Wed, October 8th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
1% club to hold Crowdfunding for African innovators at Nailab
African innovators who need funding to kick start or boost their social or environment projects have been invited to be part of a two day Crowd-funding initiative to be held at the Nailab on 9th and 10th October. → Read more
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Tue, October 7th, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
IBM experts partner Amref and GlaxoSmithkline to strengthen African health systems
A team of 16 IBM experts today presented its recommendations to Kenyan institutions on a range of critical projects in support of the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals and Kenya’s own long-term development agenda, Vision 2030. → Read more
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Tue, October 7th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Equity Bank issues mobile banking smart SIM for mobile banking and communications services
Equity Bank will be issuing ultra-thin mobile banking smart SIM with patented technology from Taisys Technologies to provide mobile banking and mobile communication services to their customers in Kenya. → Read more
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Mon, October 6th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Airtel Kenya appoints new executives
Bharti Airtel, has today announced the appointment of Topyster Muga and Venkateshwaran (Venkat) Ramakrishnan as the new head of Airtel Money and finance director respectively for its operation in Kenya. → Read more
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Fri, October 3rd, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Lumia 530Now Available In Kenya
Microsoft today announced the availability of the Lumia 530 in Kenya for only Kshs 10, 999 at all Orange and authorised dealer shops. A powerful entry to Windows Phone 8.1, the Lumia 530delivers an amazing value smartphone experience with Microsoft innovations and services found in high-end Lumia smartphones. → Read more
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Fri, October 3rd, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya’s Jooist partners Swiss Game Publisher Miniclip to Distribute their Games in Africa
Kenyan startup Jooist which is a social gaming network for mobile phones has partnered with Miniclip, a web games developer based in Switzerland, to distribute their inventory of web games in Africa. → Read more
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Fri, October 3rd, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Cyberoam partners Kenya’s BusinessIT Afrika to market its products
India’s Network Security appliances provider, Cyberoam -has today announced its partnership with BusinessIT Afrika Ltd, a Kenyan based company that offers IT solutions to private and public businesses. The partnership will see BusinessIT market Cyberoam’s IT security solutions of Cyberoam. → Read more
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Thu, October 2nd, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Buntwani Conference to demystify role of ICT in governance issues
Kenya is set to host the first inaugural Butwani conference that will seek to have the role of citizen participation in governance matters through ICT demystified. → Read more
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Thu, October 2nd, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Uganda’s access.mobile set to disrupt EA healthcare ecosystem with patient engagement app
Ugandan startup access.mobile has launched a web-based application that allows hospitals and private clinics to communicate with their patients through SMS and email, providing a much needed alternative to having to deal with mountainous paper systems. → Read more
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Wed, October 1st, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Belgium’s SatADSL partners local companies for financial and school broadcasting services
Belgium firm, SatADSL is set to provide financial and school broadcasting services with internet connectivity to remote areas in Kenya and Uganda using satellite technology. → Read more
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Wed, October 1st, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
KTN, NTV and Citizen back on StarTimes
Three major local stations KTN, NTV and Citizen which have been absent from the StarTimes pay TV platform are now back just two days after the Supreme Court made a ruling on a case that had the stations on opposing sides. → Read more
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Wed, October 1st, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya’s NTSA launches new internet, mobile system to Modernize Road Transport Sector
The National Transport & Safety Authority (NTSA) in conjunction with the ICT Authority (ICTA) have launched a new system that relies on Internet and Mobile technology to carry out operations aimed at modernizing the transport sector. → Read more
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Tue, September 30th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan executives agree on collaborative innovation at GE Global Innovation Barometer
Kenyan business leaders consider collaboration to be a risk worth taking if there is to be successfully innovation the results of the 2014 “Global Innovation Barometer have indicated. → Read more
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Tue, September 30th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya still struggling with digital migration as other EA countries Implement
The Supreme Court of Kenya yesterday ruled that the warring parties in the digital migration case namely the Communications Authority of Kenya and three local media houses the Nation media group, Standard media group and Royal media services consult and come up with a new switch off date in 90 days. → Read more
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Tue, September 30th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Intel in ICT literacy campaign for Kenyan women with She Will Connect Program
A total of 2000 women and girls stand to benefit from a digital literacy training program under Intel known as She Will Connect that will run until 2016 and will involve training of women and girls at various Pasha Centres in a number of counties. → Read more
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Mon, September 29th, 16:12 · Susan Mwenesi
Social media the most effective marketing tool for startups – Designer Young Freddie
Quite a number of people have taken to social media to market their products and services and a young Kenyan designer Fredrick Gitari aka Young Freddie swears by the new marketing tool as well when marketing his African print shoes and accessories. → Read more
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Mon, September 29th, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Visa launches card security campaign in Kenya
Visa, the global leader in payments, is launching a 6 month, countrywide campaign dubbed the Visa Chip and Pin campaign to raise awareness amongst cardholders on benefits of EMV chip cards in Kenya as they are safer from counterfeit and fraud activities. → Read more
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Fri, September 26th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Matiangi decries High-end ICT skills gap in public sector
Kenya’s Information Communication Technology (ICT) Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiangi has decried the lack of high-end ICT skills in the public sector needed to compliment the laid down infrastructure and automated process as the country’s migrates its programs to the digital platform. → Read more
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