Face Technologies denies supplying faulty voter kits in Kenya

South African firm Face Technologies has denied it supplied faulty biometric kits for the elections in Kenya. → Read more

K24 relaunch sees increased social media presence

Shortly after rebranding, K24 has witnessed an increase in mentions on social media overtaking NTV and Citizen which have held the online command for a while. → Read more

Zuku to take CCK to court over DSTV monopoly on content

Pay TV provider Zuku has said it will be head to court to challenge the anti-competition tendencies in the broadcasting sector over the exclusive rights held by Multichoice relating to content. → Read more

Zuku to upgrade services by injecting US$4.5 million

East African Zuku has embarked on an expansion project by injecting KSh391 million (US$4.5 million) and adding 17 channels including two HD channels to their bouquets. → Read more

Cable vandals leave State House Arusha without communication

Cable vandals in Arusha, Tanzania, have destroyed telecommunication equipment serving State House, leaving the building and residents in the area without voice and data communication. → Read more

MediaMax owned K24, an all Kenyan news channel, is set to rebrand its look and content in a bid to increase its market share in the region. → Read more

Safaricom could be launching app store soon on Windows phone

A “Safaricom Store” has reportedly appeared on some Windows phone devices in Kenya, with the company revealing last year an app store was on its way. → Read more

IEBC IT Chief warned on election kits

Problems with Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits had been foreseen weeks in advance of the general elections in Kenya. → Read more

Orange Kenya unveils reverse call service

Orange has brought back the reverse call service, NiSort, for its mobile subscribers, allowing receivers to be charged on request on incoming calls. → Read more

ICC status conference on Kenyatta due tomorrow

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has tweeted that a status conference will be held on Monday regarding the trial of Uhuru Kenyatta, president elect of Kenya. → Read more

Audio-visual retailers to pay license fees to copyright bodies

An agreement has been signed between the Kenya Association of Music Producers (KAMP) and the Performers Rights Society of Kenya (PRISK) which will see small retail audio-visual shops remit license fees to the two associations. → Read more

Publication of election results declaration sees IEBC site fail again

Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) website once again went down today following the uploading Form 34 Declaration of Presidential Election results. → Read more

Kenyan government warns those inciting against foreign media

The government has rushed to state that foreign journalist are welcome in the country following weeks of bashing by Kenyans on social media after a number of negative stories were published preceding the March 4 general election. → Read more

CNN opts for mobile survey in Africa regarding election of the pope

CNN has commissioned mobile research company Jana to survey African’s thoughts on the possibility of a Pope from the continent. → Read more

CCK plans to audit broadcast frequencies

The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) intends to audit all radio and television broadcast frequencies, in a bid to identify and redistribute the approximately 30 per cent of frequencies that are unused. → Read more

Jubilee and CORD take rivalry to social media

The Jubilee Coalition and CORD have taken their ongoing row over the results of the Kenyan election to social media, as the latter challenges the declaration of Uhuru Kenyatta as president-elect. → Read more

Kenyan government to petition Facebook and Twitter on hate speech

The Kenyan government will petition Facebook and Twitter in a bid to uncover the identities of those perpetuating hate speech in Kenya. → Read more

Orange Kenya pledges more investment in healthcare

Orange Kenya Orange has said it will continue to support e-health in Kenya, terming it a key pillar of its strategy. → Read more

Kenyan television exposes tribalism on social media

Nation Television (NTV) yesterday named and shamed some Kenyans spewing hate speech on social media. → Read more

M-Pesa transaction fee could be lowered, says Safaricom

Safaricom is looking at ways of reducing M-Pesa transaction fees after the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) was granted an injunction temporarily stopping the Kenya Revenue Authority’s (KRA) taxation of mobile money. → Read more