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Thu, April 25th, 14:30 · Kamau Mbote

Pan-Africa Network to invest $95 million in 2013

Digital signal distributor Pan-Africa Network will spend KSh8 billion (approx US$95.2 million) this year to enhance its Kenyan infrastructure and extend its regional reach. → Read more
Thu, April 25th, 14:26 · Gabriella Mulligan

Online gamers earn mosquito nets for Africa

Online game players in Kenya have to date raised 423 insecticide treated mosquito nets for donation to malaria infested areas, thanks to malaria awareness game Mosquito Hood. → Read more
Thu, April 25th, 13:14 · Paul Adepoju

Tecno becomes leading dual SIM brand in Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana

Tecno is currently the leading dual SIM mobile phone brand in countries where it has established a presence, including Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana, with the company expressing its commitment and dedication to the provision of versatile and high quality phones for its customers. → Read more
Thu, April 25th, 08:49 · Igor Hobotov

Zuku takes government to court over US$1.5 million tax

Pay-TV company Zuku is seeking court arbitration after a Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) tax bill of KSh125 million (US$1.5 million) on imported equipment between 2009 and March 2012. → Read more
Thu, April 25th, 07:09 · Igor Hobotov

Text-based survey app launched in Kenya

A new text-based survey tool, mSurvey, has been released in Kenya, allowing individuals and companies to run surveys from mobile phones. → Read more
Wed, April 24th, 11:34 · Igor Hobotov

Liquid/KDN extends fibre service to Tanzania

Liquid Telecom-owned internet service company Kenya Data Networks (KDN) has announced it will connect Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Kampala and Kigali on a single fibre network as it forays into Tanzania. → Read more
Wed, April 24th, 10:04 · Igor Hobotov

Kenyan court goes digital

A court in Mombasa is to digitalise its files and is in the process of training staff on how to access files from the electronic platform → Read more
Wed, April 24th, 08:14 · Igor Hobotov

Safaricom begins pre-order for Samsung Galaxy S4

Safaricom has opened a pre-order site for the Samsung Galaxy S4 - set for release on April 27 - offering a discount price on the smartphone. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 16:19 · Kamau Mbote

Okiengo chosen by Kenyatta as new ICT minister

President Uhuru Kenyatta has named University of Nairobi don Dr Fred Okiengo Matiang’i as the nominee cabinet secretary for the Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT). → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 13:51 · Igor Hobotov

New credit card firm looking to dominate East African market

Credit card company afb, from Mauritius, has launched its operations in the East Africa region hoping to capture the market share of the robust financial market, with a new card. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 13:41 · Kamau Mbote

May’s Connected Kenya conference to explore ICT in devolved government

The fifth annual Connected Kenya conference, bringing together techies, policy makers and development partners, will concentrate on the use of ICT in devolved governments, beginning on May 27. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 12:34 · Igor Hobotov

Western Union partners with Kenyan bank for money transfer

Western Union and Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) have teamed up to bring a service that will see customers get their money transfers straight into their bank accounts. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 11:59 · Kamau Mbote

Safaricom pioneers in use of Durathon batteries by General Electric

Safaricom has become the first telecommunication company in the world to procure General Electric’s Durathon batteries to provide backup power to its transmission sites. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 11:16 · Igor Hobotov

UNDP, World Bank and OPEC to create Arab Development Portal

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank and the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) have signed an agreement to form the Arab Development Portal. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 08:45 · Igor Hobotov

Kenyan government has connected 2,000 secondary schools to ICT

The Kenyan government has said it has provided ICT equipment to 2,000 secondary schools in the country with it gradually moving to the digital learning era. → Read more
Mon, April 22nd, 14:05 · Kamau Mbote

Kenyans on Facebook mount campaign to recall ‘rogue’ MP

Kenyan users of Facebook have taken to the network to seek public approval to throw Igembe South member of parliament (MP) Mithika Linturi out of the legislative house after calling for a pay rise for MPs. → Read more
Mon, April 22nd, 12:41 · Kamau Mbote

Nokia 105 available in Kenya

The low cost Nokia 105 model is now available across the East African market almost six weeks after it was launched at the Mobile World Congress, in Barcelona. → Read more
Mon, April 22nd, 08:43 · Igor Hobotov

Kenyan campus students develop education app

Two Kenyan campus students have developed an application that lists all the approved universities and colleges in the country and what courses they offer. → Read more
Mon, April 22nd, 06:59 · Kamau Mbote

‘The Rovers’ wins NASA Space Apps Challenge

‘The Rovers’ has emerged as the top app in the NASA Space Apps Challenge held in 76 cities around the world including Nairobi, where a hackathon style event was held in both the iHub and m:lab incubation centres. → Read more
Fri, April 19th, 13:24 · Kamau Mbote

P&G Kenya launches new open innovation website

Procter & Gamble (P&G) has launched a new website through its P&G Connect+Develop programme which will link innovators directly to top business leaders. → Read more