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GE and USADF sign agreement on $2m Off Grid Energy Innovation Challenge
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AccessKenya board urges shareholders to accept takeover bid
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Equity Bank’s Masai Mara park fee dispute could cost county $2.9m
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Safaricom withdraws from Makueni by-election
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Kenyan banks urged to innovate to boost performance
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Qualcomm partners m:lab for free testing of mobile devices
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Safer account access through new Kenyan ATMs
Kenyan bank customers will soon enjoy safer access to their accounts with the launch of new high-security ATM machines.
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Africa App Quest competition continues
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Standard Chartered launches 24hr online cheque system
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CCK rural ICT levy collections begin this month
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WezaTele wins IBM SmartCamp competition
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CMA grants full waiver for acquisition of AccessKenya
Kenya’s Capital Market Authority (CMA) has granted internet and telecommunications Company AccessKenya approval for full acquisition by (more)
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Able Wireless plots coup on digital broadcasting space
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Businesses suffer as Zuku internet outage extends for hours
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Matiangi publishes bill to reconfigure CCK
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Creating something that people want to use every day and asking the question of whether or not it is something people would want to pay for (more)
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Burson-Marsteller expands African operations with Kenya presence
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CoinFling to centre around mobile
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Kenyan startups compete for IBM Global Entrepreneur partnership
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COFEK drums up support against VAT bill via social media
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Nokia launches Asha 210 in East Africa
Nokia East Africa has announced the launch of the Asha 210 across the region, with prices for Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
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Equity Bank appeal to retain prepaid smart card in gate collection rejected
The Kenyan courts have dismissed a case filed by Equity Bank to reinstate its contract with Narok County for the collection of revenue at (more)
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Streamlining of Kenyan film sector can create 250,000 jobs
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CORD leaders urge Kenyatta to suspend laptops plan
Coalition for Reform and Democracy (CORD) leaders Raila Odinga, James Orengo and Moses Wetangula have put more pressure on Kenyan president (more)
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Training for BPO/ITES workforce to roll out at University of Nairobi
Players in the business process outsourcing (BPO) and information technology enabled services (ITES) industries in Kenya are set to benefit (more)
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HP ElitePad 900 enters Kenyan market
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Kenya’s Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology has established a Working Group to align the ICT sector policy and (more)
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WikiLeaks hits out at Obama over CIA role in Mandela jailing
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HumanIPO partners DEMO Africa to back African startups
HumanIPO has partnered with Nairobi-based DEMO Africa, a support network for African startups, in a bid to increase publicity and awareness (more)
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Matiangi urges more local content
East Africa needs to invest in the production of quality local content for consumption within the region and the wider African market, (more)
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Kenyans on Twitter hit back at Uganda after police attack
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Kenyans take to Twitter to congratulate Rugby Sevens team
The Kenya Rugby Sevens team has received streams of support via Twitter after strong performances at the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 in (more)
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Orange unveils new internet bundles in Kenya
Orange Kenya has launched a new mobile data bundle, allowing 20MB to be purchased at KSh20 and giving users 100 per cent extra on data (more)
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7 days agoGOtv launches new bouquet with free-to-air subscription
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7 days agoUBA Kenya to pilot online tax remittance system
The United Bank for Africa Kenya has partnered with the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to allow Kenyans an opportunity to pay domestic taxes (more)
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8 days agoKenya celebrates Social Media Day
Kenya’s Social Media Day was celebrated in Nairobi on Friday with bloggers, media experts and entrepreneurs joining together to discuss (more)
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Orange Kenya has unveiled a new dance competition aimed at recognising and celebrating talent as well as attracting new data users to its (more)
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Huawei will sponsor the Lewa Marathon, in Kenya, for the seventh time alongside title sponsors Safaricom, with the race raising money for (more)
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10 days agoBarclays Bank Kenya installs skim proof technology in ATMs
Barclays Bank Kenya has posted a notice on all its ATMs informing its clients of improved security measures that will ensure card skimming (more)
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The Kenyan government has completed its plans to digitise the Mombasa Port, which also serves landlocked Uganda and Rwanda.
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Microsoft has launched the YouthSpark Kenya initiative, a mentorship programme aimed at inspiring young people to maximise their potential (more)
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The Jubilee government’s key election pledge of one laptop per pupil survived another scare from the National Assembly yesterday (more)
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