Kenya, Page 66
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Tue, August 20th, 15:20 · Kamau Mbote
FilmAid film festival opens in Kenya tomorrow
The seventh edition of the FilmAid film festival, an event used to tell refugee stories, will kick off tomorrow in Nairobi, Kenya, a week earlier than the earlier reported date. → Read more
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Tue, August 20th, 14:20 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya the first African stop for groundbreaking smartphone eye app
A smartphone-based eye application that transforms a low-cost Android smartphone into an eye examination and diagnostic kit will be tested in Kenya, the first African destination in which the app will debut. → Read more
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Tue, August 20th, 13:20 · Nick Sato
Kenyatta urges China to invest in Konza Techno City
President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged China to invest in Kenya’s Vision 2030 flagship project, Konza Techno City, in a move to realise technology growth in the East African country. → Read more
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Tue, August 20th, 11:40 · Nick Sato
High-end smartphones in Kenya to cost as low as $45 in 2014
Qualcomm Technologies has projected rising competition in the Kenyan smartphone market will lead to huge reductions in cost, with the price of devices locally potentially dropping as low as KSh4,000 (US$46). → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 19:00 · Susan Mwenesi
M:lab graduates Incubated Startups
Incubates, who have been at m:lab East Africa since 2011, graduated today having received intense and customised entrepreneurship training, hours of coaching and business advisory support, advice and linkage in accessing early stage funding. → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya Film Classification Board to push for rated and child-friendly content
The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) is pushing for rated and child friendly content in the media after complaints from several organisations, including televangelists after an investigation into preachers who were allegedly conning their congregations. → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 12:00 · Kamau Mbote
Orange Kenya introduces wireless device for desktops
Orange Kenya has launched a wireless device for desktop computers, costing KSh5,000 (US$57). → Read more
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Mon, August 19th, 10:30 · Kamau Mbote
Kenyan VAT bill set to drive up mobile phone prices
Mobile phone manufacturers in Kenya have slammed a proposed VAT law they say will push up ICT software and hardware prices, urging the government to seek revenue from the workforce rather than the inputs. → Read more
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Sun, August 18th, 08:00 · Richard Cutcher
FEATURE: The week in startups 18/08/2013
Africa’s tech startup, accelerator and investor scene continues to see rapid growth, with the last seven days seeing more exciting developments on the continent. → Read more
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Fri, August 16th, 19:00 · Nick Sato
New price war looms as CCK seeks further mobile rate cuts
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) is contemplating further cuts to the mobile termination rates (MTR) through a fresh cost study of the mobile market. → Read more
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Fri, August 16th, 17:00 · Nick Sato
Kenya ICT Board picks partners for BPO/ITES training
The Kenya ICT Board has partnered with RIPA International and Kenya Methodist University (KeMU) to boost training in Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and IT Enabled Services (ITES). → Read more
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Fri, August 16th, 13:30 · Nick Sato
Kenya ICT Board, eGovernment and GITS merged under Kenya ICT Authority
The Kenya ICT Board, Directorate of eGovernment and Government Information Technology Services (GITS) have been merged into the Kenya ICT Authority, a move the government had said was to consolidate all IT functions under the Ministry of ICT. → Read more
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Fri, August 16th, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya startup launches Cleanbill Litebooks
Kenyan startup Digital Horizons is aiming to alleviate the bookkeeping burden on small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) through its accounting software Cleanbill Litebooks. → Read more
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Fri, August 16th, 09:30 · Kamau Mbote
CID director warns crime is going hi-tech
Kenya’s Criminal Intelligence Department (CID) boss, Muhoro Ndegwa, has warned hi-tech crime is on the rise and asked government agencies to take extra precaution as various procedures are automated. → Read more
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Fri, August 16th, 06:00 · Nick Sato
Airtel Kenya offers low rates to calls on all networks
Airtel Kenya has announced a new offer for its Airtel Money subscribers that will allow calls to any network at KSh2 per minute. → Read more
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Thu, August 15th, 20:00 · Nick Sato
DStv and Zuku subscribers will not buy new decoders ahead of digital migration
Zuku and DStv have signed deals with local broadcasters to allow their decoders to receive digital signal on free-to-air channels ahead of the December switch-off in Nairobi. → Read more
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Thu, August 15th, 18:00 · Kamau Mbote
Safaricom Telecommunications Lab opened at JKUAT
Kenyan operator Safaricom has equipped a US$1 million state of the art GSM suite at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, which aims to train students in engineering. → Read more
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Thu, August 15th, 13:30 · Nick Sato
AccessKenya shareholders accept company’s buyout to Dimension data
Dimension Data has announced 75 per cent of AccessKenya shareholders have accepted the KSh14 per share offer for the 218 million ordinary shares. → Read more
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Thu, August 15th, 11:40 · Kamau Mbote
Kenyan shooting incident caught on CCTV
CCTV cameras recorded the shooting of a bride as she shopped for her wedding ring in Nairobi’s central business district (CBD) on Tuesday, according to police sources. → Read more
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Thu, August 15th, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Nomanini prepaid vending terminals a big hit in Kenya
Nomanini’s prepaid vending terminals have been a big hit in Kenya, with their selling volume surpassing that of South Africa just a month after they were introduced to the East African country. → Read more
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