Kenya, Page 37
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Wed, January 15th, 13:00 · Nick Sato
PIVOT East 2014 returns to Nairobi
The fourth edition of East Africa’s premier mobile startups conference and competition PIVOT East will be held in the Kenyan capital Nairobi after organisers announced “planning has commenced in earnest”. → Read more
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Wed, January 15th, 11:00 · Nick Sato
KCPE candidates to check intakes through mobile and web
Candidates who sat for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examinations last year can check which high schools they have been selected to join via SMS and online after the selection process kicked off yesterday (Tuesday). → Read more
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Tue, January 14th, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
Konza, Hope City threats to urban poor
“Smart cities” such as Kenya’s Konza Techno City and Ghana’s Hope City could result in worsening marginalisation and inequality within the communities near which they are built, according to a report by a professor at the University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa. → Read more
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Tue, January 14th, 15:40 · Nick Sato
Kenyan mobile operators meet regulator over QoS
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) today met the country's four mobile network operators (MNOs) to discuss various issues including the recently released Quality of Service (QoS) report that saw all MNOs fail to comply with the minimum threshold. → Read more
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Tue, January 14th, 09:40 · Chris Udemans
KIXP moves to East Africa Data Centre
The Kenya Internet Exchange Point (KIXP) is to move from its current home of 10 years to the newly opened East Africa Data Centre, allowing for greater internet expansion in the region. → Read more
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Mon, January 13th, 16:20 · Nick Sato
GOtv says no monthly subscriptions for free-to-air channels
Kenyan pay-TV provider GOtv has moved to allay fears subscribers will have to pay a monthly subscription to access free-to-air (FTA) channels. → Read more
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Mon, January 13th, 13:40 · Tom Jackson
Altech sells Liquid stake to Econet
Altech has sold its stake in Liquid Telecom to Zimbabwe’s Econet Wireless for US$55 million, a year after giving up its East African operations to Liquid in return for equity in the company. → Read more
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Mon, January 13th, 13:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Pata Cab launches in Nairobi
Kenyan online taxi hailing service Pata Cab has launched in Nairobi, with the aim of easing transport around the city for locals and visitors alike. → Read more
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Mon, January 13th, 11:00 · Nick Sato
CCK introduces heavy penalties for telecoms over poor services
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has revised upwards fines and penalties for operators in an attempt to force compliance with the minimum Quality of Service (QoS) standards. → Read more
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Sat, January 11th, 08:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Q&A: A4AI honorary chairman Dr Bitange Ndemo
Following a high-profile and successful stint as permanent secretary of Kenya’s Ministry of Information and Communication, Dr Bitange Ndemo left the role in 2013. HumanIPO spoke to the former permanent secretary about his analysis of the ICT sector in Kenya as it stands now, and the way forward in 2014. → Read more
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Fri, January 10th, 17:20 · Tom Jackson
Kenyan-Ugandan team launches Africa storytelling app
Ugandan Brian Asingia and Kenyan Franco Abott have launched DreamAfrica, a cross-platform app with illustrated e-books of African stories, and hope to scale into animated television series and game development in the future. → Read more
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Fri, January 10th, 12:40 · Nick Sato
Mobile transactions in Kenya hit $19.6bn in 2013
Kenyans transacted KSh1.7 trillion (US$19.6 billion) through their mobile phones in the first 11 months of 2013, underscoring the increasing significance of handsets in the financial services sector. → Read more
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Fri, January 10th, 10:00 · Nick Sato
OPINION: Is the CCK bluffing over denying Safaricom its operating licence?
Ever since the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) adopted the Quality of Service (QoS) rating in 2008/09, Kenya’s biggest operator Safaricom has failed to meet its minimum requirements. → Read more
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Fri, January 10th, 09:00 · Nick Sato
Orange Kenya launches advertising campaign targeting Safaricom
Orange Kenya has launched a fresh mode of comparative advertising campaign against Kenya’s biggest mobile subscriber Safaricom as it looks to reignite competition among telecoms. → Read more
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Thu, January 9th, 17:40 · Nick Sato
Law Society of Kenya asks to be enjoined in suit to challenge media bill
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has announced it wants to be enjoined in the suit challenging the legality of the controversial Kenya Information And Communication (Amendment) (KICA) Bill. → Read more
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Thu, January 9th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Africa part of growth of mobile gaming – developer
Africa is not being left behind in the global mobile gaming surge, according to the developer of Kenyan mobile app Soccer Story. → Read more
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Thu, January 9th, 15:00 · Nick Sato
AccessKenya Group installs fibre monitoring system
Corporate internet and IT solutions provider AccessKenya Group has acquired a fibre monitoring system for its 450 kilometre carrier ethernet fibre-optic network. → Read more
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Thu, January 9th, 13:05 · Nick Sato
Kenya’s insurance regulator launches online platform
Kenya’s Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) has gone digital with the launch of an online portal that will streamline and manage transactions and businesses in the sector. → Read more
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Thu, January 9th, 10:20 · Nick Sato
“Comply or go out of business” – Kenyan government tells Safaricom
The Kenyan government has issued a hardline stance against the country’s biggest mobile operator Safaricom, saying it will not negotiate after the telecom failed to meet the minimum Quality of Service (QoS) rating by the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK). → Read more
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Thu, January 9th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kenyan businesses should move to cloud – Ndemo
Kenyan companies should be focusing on moving operations to the cloud, while the government needs to concentrate on implementing ICT across all sectors, according to former permanent secretary of the ex-Ministry of Information and Communication Dr Bitange Ndemo. → Read more
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