Kenya, Page 87
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Mon, May 27th, 09:16 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kenyan consumers prefer face-to-face to online – Yum
Online startups in Kenya are hindered by consumers’ preference for face-to-face interaction when making purchases, says Jacob Lennheden, managing director of online food delivery service Yum. → Read more
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Mon, May 27th, 08:27 · Kamau Mbote
Google to invest in African wireless connectivity
Google is to invest in wireless connectivity in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to a report, and is currently engaged in a series of discussions with regulators in Kenya and South Africa. → Read more
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Mon, May 27th, 08:10 · Kamau Mbote
Connected Kenya conference kickoff
The Connected Kenya conference is set to officially kick off tomorrow, with the Kenya ICT Board updating delegates on developments on the National ICT Master Plan. → Read more
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Fri, May 24th, 14:57 · Susan Mwenesi
Amnesty app nominated for technology award
A mobile application by Amnesty International designed to protect human rights activists has been nominated for the Global Impact award. → Read more
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Fri, May 24th, 14:49 · Kamau Mbote
Internews named finalist in data journalism awards
Kenyan firm Internews’ Data Dredger, which provides journalists with data on health and related topics online, has been named a finalist in the global 2013 Data Journalism awards. → Read more
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Fri, May 24th, 13:44 · Nick Sato
Ory Okolloh departs Google for Omidyar Network
Philanthropic investment firm Omidyar Network has announced Google’s policy manager for Sub-Saharan Africa Ory Okolloh as its new director of investments within its government transparency initiative. → Read more
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Fri, May 24th, 09:39 · Susan Mwenesi
Epson unveils compact, pocket-friendly printers in Kenyan market
Epson has unveiled the LX-350 range of small dot matrix printers, which the company hopes will enhance customer experience for the Kenyan business community. → Read more
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Fri, May 24th, 08:45 · Nick Sato
Visa and Equity Bank launch free money transfer service
Visa has partnered with Kenya’s Equity Bank to launched a free money transfer service, allowing Equity customers to send money to Visa cardholders at no charge to the recipients. → Read more
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Fri, May 24th, 07:52 · Martin Cheruiyot
Community Technology Access (CTA) project launched in Dadaab
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has partnered with Microsoft and HP to launch the Community Technology Access (CTA) project to boost education provision in the world’s largest refugee camp, Dadaab in northern Kenya. → Read more
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Thu, May 23rd, 13:15 · Kamau Mbote
AccessKenya investors set to discuss Dimension Data buyout
Investors and shareholders of Kenyan firm AccessKenya will meet on Monday for the company’s annual general meeting (AGM) to discuss the company’s future amid reports of a Dimension Data buyout. → Read more
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Thu, May 23rd, 10:06 · Nick Sato
YouTube turns eight, SA and Kenya biggest African markets
YouTube turned eight years old this week, announcing it records 100 hours of video uploads, amounting to four days of uploaded video, every minute. → Read more
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Thu, May 23rd, 09:15 · Kamau Mbote
Pampers launches online platform for Kenyan mothers
Global diaper brand Pampers has launched an online platform for Kenyan mothers dubbed “Baby on Board”, as it seeks to connect with mothers and share information on baby growth. → Read more
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Thu, May 23rd, 08:34 · Igor Hobotov
Mobile to enhance workers’ financial security – Vodafone
M-Payroll services could enable secure cost effective wage payments to be made to million of unbanked workers by 2020, according to the Vodafone Connected Worker Report. → Read more
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Thu, May 23rd, 07:50 · Kamau Mbote
Native websites still the ideal platform for mobile advertising
Mobile advertisers are sticking to native websites as they seek the largest impact, with smartphone penetration still low in Africa. → Read more
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Thu, May 23rd, 07:34 · Susan Mwenesi
No third signal distributor – CCK tells media owners
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has maintained there will be no third digital licence distributor, crushing media owners’ hopes of a third operator. → Read more
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Wed, May 22nd, 14:40 · Martin Cheruiyot
Counties to enhance growth of ICT in Kenya – Matiangi
The Kenyan government will work together with county governments towards ICT development, according to Fred Matiangi, the Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Information Communication and Technology (ICT). → Read more
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Wed, May 22nd, 14:33 · Igor Hobotov
Kenya to host first African Open Governance Partnership event
Kenya will next week host the first African regional meeting of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), to create a framework for open data and transparent governance in Africa. → Read more
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Wed, May 22nd, 14:12 · Kamau Mbote
Safaricom to release M-Pesa open API by end of 2014
The M-Pesa open API is set to be available by the end of next year, with the company creating a whole new platform as the current version is inadequate for developers. → Read more
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Wed, May 22nd, 13:22 · Susan Mwenesi
SleepOut.com raises US$200,000 in seed funding
Kenyan accommodation booking site SleepOut has raised approximately US$200,000 in seed funding to finance its expansion across Africa and the Middle East. → Read more
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Wed, May 22nd, 10:18 · Gabriella Mulligan
Online Kenyan HIV awareness game goes live
A Kenyan-developed game with the aim of raising awareness about HIV and AIDS is now live online. → Read more
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