Kenya, Page 41
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Thu, December 5th, 11:30 · Nick Sato
88mph startups to pitch at Nairobi Demo Day today
Four tech startups will pitch for investment at the 88mph Nairobi Demo Day today (Thursday), after completing three months of the accelerator programme giving them access to new networks and mentorship. → Read more
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Thu, December 5th, 06:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
LG wins UN award for development promotion
LG Electronics has been awarded the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) Award by the United Nations (UN) Global Compact Local Network (UNGC), recognising LG’s Hope series of activities promoting sustainable development. → Read more
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Wed, December 4th, 17:30 · Nick Sato
Safaricom acquires Essar’s share in TEAMS undersea cable
Safaricom has acquired Essar’s full 10 per cent shareholding in undersea fibre optic cable company The East African Marine System (TEAMS) for almost KSh1 billion (US$11.6 million). → Read more
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Wed, December 4th, 16:30 · Nick Sato
Kenyan media, MPs agree amendments on controversial media bill
The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has come to an agreement with Kenyan legislators to amend contentious issues in the Kenya Information and Communication Amendment (KICA) Bill. → Read more
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Wed, December 4th, 14:00 · Nick Sato
Safaricom launches online payments service
Safaricom launched Lipa Na M-Pesa Online today (Wednesday), moving the previously mobile-only service online to allow local traders to accept payments for goods and services on the web. → Read more
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Wed, December 4th, 12:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
GMin wins Rockefeller award for innovation
Pan-African not-for-profit organisation Global Minimum (GMin) has been awarded the Next Century Innovators Award by the Rockefeller Foundation, recognising the organisation’s efforts in engaging African youth to solve social issues through homegrown tech innovation. → Read more
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Wed, December 4th, 09:30 · Richard Cutcher
BitPesa aiming to disrupt African remittance industry through Bitcoin
Nairobi-based BitPesa is in discussions with multiple banks and network operators in Kenya over partnerships that could allow the mass introduction of Bitcoin remittance payments into the East African country. → Read more
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Wed, December 4th, 08:00 · Tom Jackson
Kenyan mobile app targets safer roads
A Kenyan application is giving road users the chance to take charge of their safety through their mobiles in an attempt to tackle the high number of fatalities on the country’s roads. → Read more
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Wed, December 4th, 07:00 · Nick Sato
GOtv in final push to have subscribers on platform ahead of switch-off
MultiChoice Kenya, parent company of GOtv, has embarked on a campaign to assure Nairobi residents of it readiness for the analogue switch-off on December 13. → Read more
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Wed, December 4th, 05:00 · Nick Sato
Munira Mohammed appointed head of press for Kenya Presidency
Renowned Swahili senior reporter Munira Mohammed has been appointed as head of press in Kenya’s Presidency by President Uhuru Kenyatta. → Read more
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Tue, December 3rd, 18:30 · Nick Sato
Kenya to develop ICT incubation hubs for startups in each county
The Kenyan government has announced plans to develop tech incubation hubs in all 47 counties in a bid to increase the contribution of ICT to the country’s GDP. → Read more
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Tue, December 3rd, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
VC4Africa September Cohort ready for investment
Investment community VC4Africa has announced the 10 startups graduating from its September Cohort are now ready for investment after three months of business development training. → Read more
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Tue, December 3rd, 16:30 · Winfred Kuria
Kenyan startup offering bus ticket booking online
A Nairobi-based startup, BookNow, is aiming to bring the bus ticket purchasing system online to make it more efficient and easy to use for customers. → Read more
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Tue, December 3rd, 15:30 · Nick Sato
France Telecom paid “small money” for majority share in Telkom Kenya
Gerald Ries, France Telecom senior vice president, has said his firm paid much less than the asking price of US$57million for Dubai private equity company Alcazar Capital’s 11 per cent stake in Telkom Kenya. → Read more
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Tue, December 3rd, 13:30 · Nick Sato
CCK fires warning to media houses over digital migration cooperation
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has written to all Kenyan media houses reminding them to switch-off their analogue frequencies by midnight on December 13, as the country awaits a Friday court ruling concerning the planned migration. → Read more
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Tue, December 3rd, 11:30 · Nick Sato
Samsung launches new digital TV range ahead of Kenyan migration
Samsung Electronics has launched a new range of digital televisions in Kenya ahead of the country’s digital migration, which is set for December 13. → Read more
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Tue, December 3rd, 10:00 · Nick Sato
Kenyan journalists protest Kenyatta’s amendments to media law
Kenyan journalists and stakeholders will hold countrywide demonstrations today (Tuesday) in protest against President Uhuru Kenyatta's proposed changes to a controversial media bill which he declined to assent into law. → Read more
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Mon, December 2nd, 19:00 · Nick Sato
CCK cautions over fake set-top boxes
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has sounded the alarm over the infiltration of counterfeit set-top boxes in the country for digital television broadcasting after complaints by citizens who have purchased faulty boxes from unauthorised traders. → Read more
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Mon, December 2nd, 17:00 · Richard Cutcher
Airtel in talks to buy Kenya’s Yu Mobile
Bharti Airtel is reportedly in talks with Essar Group’s Yu Mobile in Kenya, with a deal to potentially be concluded within two to three months. → Read more
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Mon, December 2nd, 15:30 · Selipha Kihagi
Nairobi governor to launch traffic cameras next week
The traffic cameras expected to ensure strict observance of traffic laws in Kenya will be unveiled next week by Evans Kidero, Nairobi governor, during the Kenya@50 celebrations beginning December 11. → Read more
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