Kenya, Page 7
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Tue, August 12th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Liquid Telecom to set up call centre in Kenya
Liquid Telecom will set up a call centre in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, which is expected to free its overwhelmed technical staff from receiving complaints from customers and solving problems → Read more
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Tue, August 12th, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kopo Kopo launches money transfer services
Kenyan startup Kopo Kopo has launched external bank transfers, giving their clients another option of withdrawing funds aside from through their Kopo Kopo account to a bank account or M-Pesa wallet. “It should now be easier for you to pay suppliers, landlords, utility providers – you name it! At your request, we’ll transfer the amount […] → Read more
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Tue, August 12th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan court revokes ICT Authority appointments
The High Court of Kenya has revoked the appointment of six board members of the country’s ICT Authority, in a ruling that termed the appointments as illegal and unprocedural. → Read more
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Mon, August 11th, 13:36 · Susan Mwenesi
8th Barcamp Nairobi set for August 30
The eighth edition of Barcamp Nairobi has been slated for Saturday, August 30 at the iHub, themed “Who’s Your Data’s Daddy?”. → Read more
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Mon, August 11th, 09:30 · Susan Mwenesi
StarTimes launches exclusive Kiswahili programming channel
Pay-TV firm StarTimes has unveiled its self-produced Star Swahili channel in a bid to revamp its offering for Kenyan subscribers to include local content. → Read more
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Fri, August 8th, 15:03 · Susan Mwenesi
Safaricom, Virtual City unveil app for goods distribution
Safaricom Business in partnership with Virtual City, a mobility solutions provider, has unveiled an application that will enhance efficiency in distributing fast moving consumer goods. → Read more
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Fri, August 8th, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya Airways, Airtel sign MVNO agreement
Bharti Airtel and Kenya Airways have announced a partnership that will see Airtel host Kenya Airways as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) on its network. → Read more
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Fri, August 8th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Vodafone’s Michael Joseph receives PICMET Technology Management Award
Vodafone director of mobile money and former Safaricom chief executive officer (CEO) Michael Joseph has received the prestigious Leadership in Technology Management Award from the Portland International Centre for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET). → Read more
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Thu, August 7th, 14:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Safaricom’s yuMobile acquisition to be complete within months – report
Leading Kenyan operator Safaricom expects to complete its joint acquisition of rival yuMobile for around US$120 million within months, chief executive officer (CEO) Bob Collymore has told Bloomberg. → Read more
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Thu, August 7th, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Orange Kenya, CIC Insurance partner to launch Orange Bima
Orange has partnered leading micro-insurer CIC Insurance Group to launch a mobile insurance product, Orange Bima, that gives Orange mobile subscribers the opportunity to insure their mobile devices. → Read more
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Tue, August 5th, 13:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Commonwealth Broadband Africa Forum rescheduled for November
The Commonwealth Broadband Africa Forum, originally scheduled to take place in Nairobi in July but postponed over security concerns, has been rearranged for November. → Read more
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Tue, August 5th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Zuku announces US$2.5 million network upgrade
Kenyan pay-TV and telecommunications provider Zuku is to embark on a KSh220 million (US$2.5 million) network upgrade, aimed at improving speeds and reducing downtime on the network. → Read more
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Mon, August 4th, 11:20 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan firms agree to use mobile app for power connection
Kenya Power has signed a tripartite agreement with Rapid Communications and Jamii Bora Bank for the use of a mobile app for loan application and processing. → Read more
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Mon, August 4th, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan telecoms given month to pay USF
Telecommunication service providers in Kenya have until the end of this month to pay their contributions to the Universal Service Fund (USF) or have penalties imposed on them and have the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) recover the money by force. → Read more
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Fri, August 1st, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Equity Bank’s MNVO prefix is 0763
Kenya’s Equity Banks’ mobile virtual network operations continue to be deployed through subsidiary Finserve, with the bank announcing its prefix will be 0763. → Read more
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Fri, August 1st, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan entrepreneur sues Microsoft
Kenyan entrepreneur Suzie Wokabi, chief executive officer (CEO) of Suzie Beauty Cosmetics, is suing IT giant Microsoft for using her images for advertisements on billboards without her consent. → Read more
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Thu, July 31st, 18:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Equity Bank cleared to launch MVNO normal SIM cards
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) has cleared Equity Bank to start operations of its mobile phone and cash transfer service before it resolves a petition filed by leading telecommunications provider Safaricom, which is was opposed to the bank using ultra-thin SIM cards. → Read more
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Mon, July 28th, 14:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Decline in Kenyan voice traffic despite increased subscriptions – CAK
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) has reported a decline in local mobile voice traffic despite there being growth in mobile subscriptions for the period between January and March this year. → Read more
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Mon, July 28th, 13:06 · Susan Mwenesi
Airtel wins case against Safaricom to open up M-Pesa
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) has ruled in favour of Airtel after the company accused its rival Safaricom of anti-competitive practice, a move coming weeks after Safaricom had decided to open up the network. → Read more
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Mon, July 28th, 09:30 · Tom Jackson
Kenya’s BookNow closes $75k funding round
Nairobi-based bus ticket aggregator BookNow has closed a US$75,000 funding round from 10 angel investors, which it will use to accelerate growth by improving its product offering and hiring customer support staff. → Read more
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