Kenya, Page 52
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Fri, October 18th, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
eKitabu releases digital competition results
Kenyan startup eKitabu has announced the winners of Kenya’s first ever digital essay competition, which saw students submit essays online as part of a wider move to advance the use of digital content in transforming education. → Read more
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Thu, October 17th, 20:00 · Kamau Mbote
NIC rolls out mobile banking platform
Kenya’s NIC Bank has introduced a mobile banking platform, NIC NOW, a convergence of solutions offering banking services and lifestyle information via mobile. → Read more
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Thu, October 17th, 17:30 · Selipha Kihagi
Oracle Partner Hub introduced in Kenya
Oracle through Interdist Alliances, a platinum level member of the Oracle Partner Network (OPN) and value added distributor, has unveiled an Oracle Partner Hub in Kenya today (Thursday). → Read more
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Thu, October 17th, 16:00 · Nick Sato
Safaricom’s M-Pesa platform may be opened up to other mobile firms
Kenya’s leading service provider Safaricom may open up its mobile money platform M-Pesa to rival network operators in the country. → Read more
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Thu, October 17th, 14:40 · Nick Sato
Kenyatta to set up website for reporting corruption
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has said he will set up a website where members of the public can report cases of corruption within the government. → Read more
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Thu, October 17th, 13:20 · Susan Mwenesi
Mobile use on the rise in Africa – report
Seven out of ten Africans operate their own mobile phones, with Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe seeing the biggest growth in access, an Afrobarometer survey across 34 countries has revealed. → Read more
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Thu, October 17th, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan government cancels tender for free laptops project
The Kenyan government has decided to cancel the tender for the procurement of laptops for its flagship free laptops for schools programme, following “astronomical” figures quoted by various bidders. → Read more
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Thu, October 17th, 12:20 · Kamau Mbote
StarTimes adds 6 channels to Kenya bouquet
Chinese pay-TV company StarTimes has added six more channels to its bouquets for subscribers across Kenya as it looks to add additional content ahead of the country’s digital migration. → Read more
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Thu, October 17th, 11:20 · Nick Sato
Safaricom in $293m investment to have “best network in Kenya”
Kenya’s leading mobile provider Safaricom has invested KSh24.88 billion (US$293 million) to improve its network coverage in Kenya. → Read more
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Thu, October 17th, 10:40 · Richard Cutcher
PayPal to announce Equity Bank partnership next week
Global payment platform PayPal will announce a deal with Kenya’s Equity Bank on Friday next week, its second Sub-Saharan bank partnership. → Read more
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Thu, October 17th, 09:30 · Nick Sato
Davis & Shirtliff to launch Android app to monitor boreholes remotely
The leading supplier of water related equipment in the East African region Davis & Shirtliff has partnered with solar pump maker Lorentz to launch an Android application that will allow customers and technicians to remotely monitor borehole performance and stem water wastage. → Read more
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Wed, October 16th, 17:00 · Nick Sato
Bob Collymore appointed to UN Global Compact Board
Bob Collymore, chief executive officer (CEO) of Kenya’s largest mobile operator Safaricom, has been appointed as the board champion on governance and ethics at the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the world’s largest membership-based corporate responsibility and sustainability initiative. → Read more
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Wed, October 16th, 16:00 · Kamau Mbote
SA’s CityMark app targets Kenya’s real estate sector
South African property development and management firm CityMark has launched an app to ease to accessibility of data from Kenya’s real estate sector. → Read more
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Wed, October 16th, 13:20 · Nick Sato
Safaricom “ecosystem” captured in launch of second Sustainability Report
Safaricom released the second edition of its Sustainability Report today, representing its holistic reporting on matters relevant to Safaricom’s ecosystem. → Read more
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Wed, October 16th, 12:20 · Kamau Mbote
Orange Kenya launches wireless fixed service
Orange Kenya has launched a wireless fixed voice service dubbed Home Talk, targeting homes and small offices. → Read more
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Wed, October 16th, 11:20 · Winfred Kuria
KCB targets the unbanked with M-Benki platform
Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) has launched its M-Benki platform, accessible through personal phones and allows individuals to open a bank account. → Read more
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Wed, October 16th, 08:00 · Kamau Mbote
SAP Africa partner Altura consulting releases HCM solutions for East Africa
Altura consulting, a SAP Africa value added re-seller, has launched the Human Capital Management (HCM) solution, PEEPAL, into the East African market. → Read more
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Tue, October 15th, 19:30 · Kamau Mbote
WWF to use microchips to protect Kenyan rhinos
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) will hand over 1,000 microchips and five scanners to the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) as a tool to strengthen the monitoring of rhinos. → Read more
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Tue, October 15th, 17:00 · Nick Sato
Safaricom to launch second Sustainability Report
Safaricom will launch its second Sustainability Report tomorrow (Wednesday), aiming to present stakeholders with a consolidated view of its strategy and operations, material sustainability matters and associated sustainability performance. → Read more
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Tue, October 15th, 16:30 · Selipha Kihagi
Taxpayers in Kenya to get information through SMS
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has launched a new system enabling taxpayers to request information using SMS and USSD technology through their mobile phones. → Read more
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