Kenya, Page 48
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Mon, November 4th, 10:40 · Tom Jackson
OPINION: Sale of African operations to Orange makes no sense for Vodafone
Last week, buried in a story that American phone company AT&T was interested in acquiring Vodafone, Bloomberg reported a person familiar with the matter as saying French telecoms firm Orange was interested in buying some of Vodafone’s African operations, which include South Africa’s Vodacom and Kenya’s Safaricom. → Read more
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Mon, November 4th, 10:20 · Kamau Mbote
Anza launches free mobile application
Kenyan real estate portal Anza.co.ke has launched an Android app in a bid to reach more users. → Read more
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Mon, November 4th, 10:00 · Nick Sato
Kenyatta downplays ascension of new media law
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has told the media not to panic following parliament passing the Kenya Information and Communication Bill (2013). → Read more
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Mon, November 4th, 07:00 · Nick Sato
Orange Kenya drops prices on devices and services
Orange Kenya has reduced the cost of some products ahead of Christmas in a bid to reward loyal customers and attract new subscribers. → Read more
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Sun, November 3rd, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher
FEATURE: The week in startups 03/11/2013
A dramatic week in Africa’s startup scene witnessed what can only be described as an embarrassing airing of dirty laundry by one of the continent’s flagship enterprises in the music streaming sector. → Read more
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Sat, November 2nd, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
HassConsult launches new property information system
HassConsult has unveiled a live property price research app which includes real-time price geo-mapping, created after the company expanded its data collection. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 19:00 · Kamau Mbote
Google praise Chief Kariuki for his use of social media
Kenya’s Chief Kariuki, a local administrator in Lanet Umoja, Nakuru North district, has been praised at the annual Google Ideas conference in the United States for his impact through technology. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 18:30 · Winfred Kuria
52 students graduate with SAP certification
SAP Africa’s Skills for Africa Programme has presented its first group of 52 students with SAP certification at a graduation ceremony at Nairobi’s Multimedia University. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
iHub partners with JKUAT to fill information gap for farmers
Nairobi startup incubator iHub has received a KSh4.5 million (US$52,000) grant from the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) to be channelled towards research into the needs of Kenyan maize farmers. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 15:30 · Nick Sato
Everlytic social inbox workshop focuses on successful social marketing
Unified messaging platform Everlytic hosted its Kenya edition of the Social Inbox Workshop yesterday (Thursday), with digital marketers, agencies and startups benefitting from how integrating social media and email marketing may make their businesses successful. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
Orange interested in Vodafone’s African operations – report
French telecoms firm Orange has expressed an interest in acquiring some of Vodafone’s African operations, according to a Bloomberg report. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 13:20 · Nick Sato
Nokia Lumia 1020 debuts in Kenya with Safaricom partnership
Nokia has launched its latest Lumia device in Kenya, the Nokia Lumia 1020, through a partnership with Safaricom. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 12:00 · Nick Sato
Kenyan assembly passes tough new media laws, content and advertising quotas
Members of Kenya’s National Assembly have passed the bill that, if assented to by the President Uhuru Kenyatta, will see journalists and media houses paying large fines for violating the Journalism Code of Conduct. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 10:00 · Nick Sato
Kenya’s First Lady joins Twitter
Kenya’s First Lady, Margaret Kenyatta, has signed up to Twitter, joining her husband Uhuru Kenyatta, who has more than 300,000 followers on the social network. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 06:00 · Kamau Mbote
GOtv now available in Kisii
Digital platform GOtv is now available in the western Kenyan town of Kisii and its surroundings, according to the signal distributor. → Read more
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Thu, October 31st, 18:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Mdundo launches in Tanzania
Kenyan mobile music platform Mdundo has launched in Tanzania as it begins its expansion across the East African market. → Read more
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Thu, October 31st, 14:30 · Nick Sato
Kenya’s new electronic cargo system launched
The Kenya Trade Network Agency (Kentrade) has rolled out the Kenya National Electronic Single Window System yesterday (Wednesday), in a move to speed up trade documentation processes in the country. → Read more
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Thu, October 31st, 13:00 · Nick Sato
Kenyan government re-advertises free laptops tender
The Kenyan Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has invited fresh tenders from eligible bidders for the supply and commissioning of free laptops for class one pupils in Kenya. → Read more
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Thu, October 31st, 12:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Kenya’s anti-corruption website and SMS code goes live
The Presidential Strategic Digital Communications Unit has launched a website allowing Kenyans to report incidents of corruption incidences directly to the Head of State. → Read more
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Thu, October 31st, 10:20 · Nick Sato
Kenyan parliamentarians seek powers to control media
Kenyan members of parliament (MPs) are seeking powers that will see them control news and related items running on all media stations and channels in the country. → Read more
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