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Mon, May 13th, 09:00 · Kamau Mbote

Safaricom to release full year results tomorrow

Kenyan network giant Safaricom is poised to announce its full year results tomorrow amid signs of better performance after the company announced a jump in net profits in the first half of the year. → Read more
Fri, May 10th, 14:16 · Mercy Makumi

Standard Chartered opens digital bank in Kenya

Standard Chartered Bank has opened an Electronic Banking Unit (EBU) dubbed 'Breeze at The Junction' that will operate seven days a week in Kenya. → Read more
Fri, May 10th, 13:43 · Susan Mwenesi

120,000 followers for KBA’s banking chats

Kenyans appear excited at the prospect of being able to chat with the banks chiefs thanks to an online initiative by the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) dubbed My Chat with a Bank CEO. → Read more
Fri, May 10th, 12:04 · Kamau Mbote

Safaricom launches apps developers challenge

The Safaricom Development Challenge has been launched in Kenya aiming to provide skills in entrepreneurship and technology to budding entry level developers. → Read more
Thu, May 9th, 15:08 · Susan Mwenesi

Engineers should embrace technology and solve problems

Engineer David Mulongo, chief executive of Kenya’s User Experience Technologies (EXT), has told his peers can use technology to solve problems they identify. → Read more
Thu, May 9th, 13:40 · Kamau Mbote

Niaje.com seeking investment to become a full media house

Niaje.com is set for more major expansion after it was recently announced the best blog in Kenya by the BAKE Awards, completing an impressive four year journey. → Read more
Thu, May 9th, 11:46 · Susan Mwenesi

Kenya’s EXT to release new mobile apps

Smartphone users in Kenya could be set to have more convenient, secure and financially managed lives once User Experience Technologies releases its Apps to the market in July. → Read more
Thu, May 9th, 11:45 · Mercy Makumi

Paul Kukubo outlines priorities for Kenya’s tech scene

Paul Kukubo, the chief executive of the Kenya ICT Board, revealed what he believes are the priorities for Kenya”s technology sector at today’s IBM Innovation Centre launch, as he prepares to leave his position in a month. → Read more
Thu, May 9th, 10:42 · Martin Cheruiyot

Eat and Tweet dinner

Christian Tunner, Great Britain’s High Commissioner to Kenya, has hosted the Eat and Tweet dinner at his residence to discuss issues surrounding social media. → Read more
Thu, May 9th, 07:56 · Mercy Makumi

IBM launches Innovation Centre in Nairobi

IBM launched a client and innovation centre in Nairobi yesterday which will allow clients to walk in and discuss their innovation plans. → Read more
Wed, May 8th, 13:43 · Kamau Mbote

NGO embarks on giving Kenyan girls ICT training

Eighteen girls have been trained in a project meant to bridge the skills gap for high school graduates and encourage young women to consider careers in ICT. → Read more
Wed, May 8th, 09:49 · Kamau Mbote

Safaricom launches KSh500 million promotion

Safaricom has launched the biggest promotion in Kenya’s history dubbed ‘Tetemesha’ that will see winners get airtime and cash prices worth KSh500 million (US$6 million). → Read more
Tue, May 7th, 15:15 · Kamau Mbote

Kenya police receive speed guns

The Kenya police traffic department has said it will deal firmly with speeding after it received speed cameras from the National Road Safety Trust to help check drivers. → Read more
Tue, May 7th, 12:45 · Mercy Makumi

East Africa single tourist visa held back by poor tech infrastructure

The plan to have a single East Africa Community (EAC) tourist visa has been delayed because of a lack of sophisticated ICT equipments. → Read more
Tue, May 7th, 11:11 · Martin Cheruiyot

Health APP, an answer to many

Avallain, a health information application developed by medical practitioners, has moved to fill a market gap by adding two sections to their iAfya app. → Read more
Tue, May 7th, 10:15 · Kamau Mbote

Samsung S4 unveiled in Nairobi

The Samsung Galaxy S4 has launched in Kenya, two weeks after it was unveiled in South Africa. → Read more
Tue, May 7th, 09:25 · Mercy Makumi

Kenya’s Not In My Country appeals to citizens’ patriotism

Not In My Country launched in Kenya last month and is hoping to appeal to people’s sense of patriotism as they look to highlight and tackle corruption and poor academic teaching in the country. → Read more
Mon, May 6th, 15:01 · Richard Cutcher

Dimension Data bids for AccessKenya

South African IT solutions giant Dimension Data is reported to have tabled a bid of more than KSh3 billion (US$36 million) for Kenyan IT firm AccessKenya as it looks to expand across Sub-Saharan Africa. → Read more
Fri, May 3rd, 13:38 · Susan Mwenesi

Safaricom in $120,000 flood rescue

Safaricom Foundation has donated a total of KSh10 million (US$120,000) towards the rescue efforts of flood victims after the Kenya Red Cross Society appealed for funds to help rescue efforts. → Read more
Fri, May 3rd, 13:00 · Kamau Mbote

4G still economically viable in Kenya – Ericsson

The new managing director (MD) of Ericsson in Kenya, Robert Rudin, has backed the launch of 4G in the country, saying increased speeds will be necessary in the coming months given the high uptake of data consuming devices. → Read more