Kenya, Page 85
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Tue, June 4th, 11:10 · Kamau Mbote
StarTimes launches free-to-air decoder
Chinese content provider StarTimes has launched a free-to-air decoder to provide a more flexible solution to Kenyans looking to access free-to-air channels alongside pay- television channels. → Read more
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Tue, June 4th, 07:56 · Mercy Makumi
Sony opens new showroom in Nairobi
Sony with its authorised distributor Anisuma Traders has launched a Sony showroom at the Thika Road Mall. → Read more
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Mon, June 3rd, 15:24 · Susan Mwenesi
Securex takes crime busting online
Kenya’s security firm Securex Agencies is turning to online measures to counter the spate of theft, carjacking and robberies that have plagued Nairobi and the rest of the country. → Read more
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Mon, June 3rd, 14:50 · Tom Jackson
SleepOut announces new CTO
Kenyan accommodation booking site SleepOut has confirmed Paul Schwarz as its new chief technical officer (CTO), responsible for developing the company’s tech strategy and leading its development team. → Read more
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Mon, June 3rd, 13:52 · Martin Cheruiyot
72 per cent of Kenyans lack internet access
More than 72 per cent of Kenyans lack access to the internet, while 11 per cent also lack telephone access, according to Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK). → Read more
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Mon, June 3rd, 13:05 · Kamau Mbote
Blogger Alai turns to social media for legal fees
Controversial Nairobi blogger Robert Alai, who is facing a number of legal suits, has embarked on raising legal fees through social media, with the target of raising KSh100,000 (US$1,174). → Read more
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Mon, June 3rd, 12:06 · Martin Cheruiyot
Kenyatta pledges to tackle music piracy
President Uhuru Kenyatta has pledged to tackle music piracy and ensure musicians make the most from their talents. → Read more
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Mon, June 3rd, 10:43 · Nick Sato
M-Pesa to be upgraded, servers to move to Kenya
Kenya’s leading operator Safaricom has awarded Chinese giant Huawei a tender to upgrade M-Pesa to a new platform that will enable users to make instant payments of their bills. → Read more
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Mon, June 3rd, 10:18 · Kamau Mbote
Kenyatta promises more computer labs, jobs and investment
President Uhuru Kenyatta used his first Madaraka day speech to emphasize the role played by ICT in Kenya’s development agenda. → Read more
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Mon, June 3rd, 08:47 · Kamau Mbote
Microsoft Global president expected in Kenya
Microsoft Global president Jean Philippe Courtois was expected to land in Kenya at the weekend with a hefty programme ahead of him. → Read more
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Mon, June 3rd, 07:58 · Susan Mwenesi
Ericsson Kenya office hosts delayed Girls in ICT Day celebration
Ericsson Kenya finally joined the International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) efforts in celebrating Girls in ICT Day on Friday, by inviting and hosting 20 high school students at their headquarters. → Read more
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Fri, May 31st, 14:38 · Susan Mwenesi
ICT companies prioritising employment of women – Ericsson
ICT companies are favouring employing women over men in a bid to empower women in the field, with female employers making up only 35 per cent of those within the sector. → Read more
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Fri, May 31st, 14:18 · Kamau Mbote
OPINION: Out with the old, in with the new at Connected Kenya
Kenya’s premier ICT conference brought together close to 500 stakeholders from sectors as diverse as infrastructure, solutions and hardware provision, with the event witnessing a changing of the guard as far as policymakers were concerned. → Read more
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Fri, May 31st, 12:17 · Susan Mwenesi
Orange makes Tujuane pre-paid tariff permanent
Orange Kenya has retained its Tujuane promotional pre-paid tariff, making it the company’s default tariff for its pre-paid subscribers. → Read more
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Fri, May 31st, 11:10 · Nick Sato
Safaricom pledges support for government’s laptops plan
Kenya’s leading mobile operator Safaricom has given its support to the government’s one laptop per pupil initiative through its foundation. → Read more
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Fri, May 31st, 08:39 · Martin Cheruiyot
Kenyatta’s laptop policy will make Kenya a dumping ground
An environmental lobby group has filed a petition to Kenya’s High Court in a bid to halt President Uhuru Kenyatta’s flagship policy of delivering one laptop to every child in primary school. → Read more
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Thu, May 30th, 15:45 · Kamau Mbote
Q&A: Huawei’s Li Dafeng discusses mobile, tablets and digital migration
HumanIPO caught up with Li Dafeng, regional president of Huawei East and Southern Africa of global ICT solutions provider Huawei, to discuss its current and future operations on the continent. → Read more
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Thu, May 30th, 11:54 · Susan Mwenesi
Pay-TV subscribers allowed free channels
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has said it would be unlawful for pay-television subscribers in Kenya who fall behind with their monthly subscription fees to be blocked from viewing free-to-air channels. → Read more
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Thu, May 30th, 09:49 · Susan Mwenesi
E-ready primary schools to be given priority in laptops programme
E-ready primary schools in Kenya will be prioritised in the Jubilee government’s free laptops programme, with 2,037 schools jumping to the front of the queue. → Read more
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Thu, May 30th, 09:30 · Nick Sato
CCK blocks Kenyan telecoms out of key fund
The Kenya Telecommunications Network Operators (KTNO) has called on the government to reconsider blocking them from the board of the Universal Service Fund (USF), set up to fund the support of infrastructure in the industry. → Read more
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