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Mon, March 25th, 09:37 · Kamau Mbote

Assange leading in nomination for human rights awards in the US

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is reported to be leading the vote for the US Human Rights Awards despite being pursued by the US government for publishing classified documents that allegedly showed human rights abuses. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 09:15 · Kamau Mbote

Seacom congestion persists as repairs continue following cable cut

Seacom users continue to experience congestion following a cut of the cable in the Mediterranean Sea with the company saying work to restore transmission to customers was ongoing. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 08:05 · Vincent Matinde

Ethiopia to begin construction of Ethio ICT park

Ethiopia has begun the construction of an ICT park that will cost ETB5 billion (US$270 million) and is funded by the government. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 07:04 · Vincent Matinde

Mobile and social media greatly influence retail in Africa

A study by Jana Research suggests social media and the mobile phone greatly influence the retail choices of customers in Africa. → Read more
Sat, March 23rd, 17:47 · Richard Cutcher

SA venture capitalists invest in 88mph

Cape Town-based venture capital firm 4Di Capital has invested in African seed accelerator 88mph, a first for the continent’s accelerator scene. → Read more
Fri, March 22nd, 13:16 · Kamau Mbote

Social media users celebrate Chinua Achebe

Social media users took time to celebrate fallen Nigerian icon Chinua Achebe who died today aged 82. → Read more
Fri, March 22nd, 13:02 · Kamau Mbote

Multichoice to sponsor AITEC’s Broadcast, Film and Music Africa conference

Multichoice Kenya will be sponsoring the Broadcast, Film and Music Africa (BMFA) conference to be held in Nairobi. → Read more
Fri, March 22nd, 09:42 · Kamau Mbote

Nigeria and Kenya entangled in Twitter war

Kenya and Nigeria have been embroiled in a Twitter war which started following mistreatment of Kenyan national football players in Nigeria yesterday. → Read more
Fri, March 22nd, 07:47 · Vincent Matinde

Blogger warned over hate speech

Kenyan blogger Dennis Itumbi has come out to fight accusations by the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) over his alleged hate speech on social media. → Read more
Thu, March 21st, 14:28 · Tom Jackson

Kenyans on Twitter angry after incoming legislators promise to review salaries

Kenyans on Twitter (KOT) have reacted angrily to comments by some incoming members of parliament that the reviewed salaries are too low and they would push for them to be increased. → Read more
Thu, March 21st, 13:46 · Elly Okutoyi

BlackBerry Jam session for Kenyan universities takes place

The BlackBerry Jam Session for universities took place in Kenya yesterday, attended by more than 60 developers. → Read more
Thu, March 21st, 13:41 · Kamau Mbote

Microsoft, m:Lab and iHUB enter into partnership

Microsoft has announced a strategic cooperation with Kenyan startup incubators m:Lab East Africa and iHub that will make it easier for developers to access software and capital. → Read more
Thu, March 21st, 12:27 · Kamau Mbote

KWS installs CCTV cameras at Tsavo to curb poaching

The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has installed CCTV cameras that will help track movements of targeted animals as the poaching menace devastates Kenya’s wildlife. → Read more
Thu, March 21st, 09:48 · Elly Okutoyi

300,000 hate speech SMSs blocked every day – Ndemo

Over 300,000 hate speech related messages are blocked by mobile telephone service providers in Kenya every day, according to Information and Communication ministry permanent secretary Bitange Ndemo. → Read more
Thu, March 21st, 09:47 · Kamau Mbote

Stakeholder debate over viability of public-private partnership in online security

The Kenya ICT Board yesterday organised a stakeholder forum to discuss the establishment of a national Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) project that will secure the electronic transactions in the country. → Read more
Thu, March 21st, 08:39 · Kamau Mbote

OPINION: Kenyan election case a test of judiciary’s grasp of technology

Following the recent general election a number of petitions have been filed against the declaration of Uhuru Kenyatta as Kenya’s fourth president, with a number of issues surrounding the technology used in the elections. → Read more
Thu, March 21st, 07:58 · Vincent Matinde

ICT to improve ferry services in Mombasa

A KSh200 million (US$2.3 million) ICT project will see the improvement of ferry services at the Kenyan coast, boosting security for passengers. → Read more
Wed, March 20th, 13:47 · Elly Okutoyi

Four people identified for prosecution over social media hate speech

Kenya’s National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has disclosed they are in the final stages of investigating four individuals for social media hate speech and incitement, before instituting the prosecution process. → Read more
Wed, March 20th, 13:42 · Elly Okutoyi

Kenyan app developers to be rewarded by Tecno and Zalego

Mobile handset manufacturer Tecno, together with mobile application development training institute Zalego, will reward the top entries to the Afmobi developer challenge from Kenya, Nigeria and Ethiopia. → Read more
Wed, March 20th, 13:09 · Kamau Mbote

Kenya to secure electronic transactions through digital certificates

The government has established a National Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) project which will provide an online identity and verification system in an effort to secure the online transaction environment. → Read more