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Fri, April 5th, 12:59 · Igor Hobotov

GreenBridge Computing partners on the Spark a Child’s Digital Future project

GreenBridge Computing is the latest partner in a project that brings World Vision, Microsoft, the British Council and Intel together in launching digital learning in Kenyan schools. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 12:34 · Igor Hobotov

Kenyan church turns to technology to collect tithe

Christ is the Answer Ministries (Citam), a renowned church in Kenya, is allowing members to pay their tithes by swiping their credit or debit cards. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 09:43 · Kamau Mbote

Kenyan PPS denies allocating inauguration signal to private broadcaster

The Kenyan president’s press office has denied reports a private broadcaster had acquired broadcast signal exclusivity for Monday’s inauguration of president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 09:08 · Kamau Mbote

Kenya’s education sector will need more than just laptops

eLimu founder Nivi Mukherjee says it will take more than the incoming Jubilee government’s promise to provide free laptops to primary school children to improve education standards in Kenya. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 08:38 · Kamau Mbote

Ericsson, Swedish government to invest in sub-Saharan Africa ICT venture

The Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Business Sweden and Ericsson have teamed up in a two-year venture in sub-Saharan Africa in a programme to strengthen the African ICT sector. → Read more
Fri, April 5th, 07:34 · Igor Hobotov

Banks given deadline to switch to chip and PIN ATM cards

The Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) has given banks until September 15 to switch from the magnetic stripe cards which are susceptible to fraud to secure chip and PIN cards. → Read more
Thu, April 4th, 14:33 · Igor Hobotov

Mike Sonko launches Nairobi senatorial website

New Nairobi Senator Mike ‘Sonko’ Mbuvi has unveiled a new website aimed at showcasing his work and what he is about to do for the city. → Read more
Thu, April 4th, 14:19 · Igor Hobotov

Samsung to open a laptop, TV assembly plant in Kenya

Samsung is planning to unveil an assembly plant for laptops and televisions in Kenya by the end of the year, bringing down the price for local consumers. → Read more
Thu, April 4th, 11:27 · Igor Hobotov

Music app Mdundo set to pay royalties to artists

Music distribution app Mdundo is set to pay royalties to musicians who use their service, just five months after launching. → Read more
Thu, April 4th, 10:49 · Kamau Mbote

OPINION: Cases against social media sites could shape ethics in the cyber world

Recently, a Jewish students union from France vowed to pursue a lawsuit against Twitter to a tune of US$50 million, accusing the microblogging site of allowing anti-Semitic posts that could fuel hate against Jews in France and lead to targeted attacks against the community. Such suits could have implications on the conduct of social media sites. → Read more
Thu, April 4th, 09:26 · Igor Hobotov

African Development Bank contracts IT firm Hughes

IT firm Hughes Network Systems has been contracted by the African Development Bank (AfDB) to provide ICT connectivity and satellite communications. → Read more
Thu, April 4th, 09:01 · Tom Jackson

3mice CEO writes open letter to Kenyatta, Ruto

Ali Hussein, chief executive officer (CEO) at Kenyan interactive agency 3mice, has called on Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto to urgently address issues within the country’s ICT sector if Kenya is to become a “digital country”. → Read more
Wed, April 3rd, 14:19 · Elly Okutoyi

Video-sharing app for mobile ads launched in Kenya

A new video-sharing app aimed at stirring mobile advertisements has been launched by a Swedish company in Kenya, where companies will be able to set up channels and post and share their adverts with the public. → Read more
Wed, April 3rd, 12:06 · Vincent Matinde

GSMA introduces Mobile Enabled Community Services programme

The Groupe Speciale Mobile Association (GSMA) has launched the Mobile Enabled Community Service programme, backed by £4.1 million from the British government, to leverage on the power of the mobile to enhance basic services around the world. → Read more
Wed, April 3rd, 09:15 · Kamau Mbote

Telkom Kenya confirms new communications manager

Integrated telecommunications services provider Telkom Kenya has confirmed the appointment of Maureen Sande as its new chief corporate communications officer. → Read more
Wed, April 3rd, 08:35 · Vincent Matinde

New portal to bring African Diaspora ICT experts back home

A new portal, ICTAfrica, has been launched to enable African ICT experts in the Diaspora to get jobs in the continent. → Read more
Wed, April 3rd, 07:42 · Kamau Mbote

Securities and Exchange Commission rules on companies use of social media

American companies can now make announcements through Facebook, Twitter and other social media so long as they notify investors in the sites. → Read more
Tue, April 2nd, 13:04 · Kamau Mbote

Blogger to sue Kenyan commission over hate speech allegations

Controversial blogger Dennis Itumbi has threatened to sue the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) for portraying him as a hate monger. → Read more
Tue, April 2nd, 12:13 · Elly Okutoyi

Airtel subscribers to enjoy Nokia’s cheaper value added services

Nokia has partnered with Airtel in a deal that will see its the latter's subscribers across the continent access cheaper value added services from the phone maker. → Read more
Tue, April 2nd, 08:58 · Kamau Mbote

K24 claims its Twitter account was hacked

K24 television was on Friday forced to apologise after a tweet on its official page claimed that the Supreme Court would uphold the general election results, hours before the ruling. → Read more