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27 days agoThe HumanIPO Debate: Is #KOT a legitimate organisation with worthy motives?
Kenyans on Twitter (#KOT) have caused quite a stir in the last few months, turning their wrath on the likes of CNN, Barack Obama and even (more)
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1 month agoGuest Post: Best practices for social media marketing for SMEs
In an exclusive guest post for HumanIPO, David Ingram discusses the way social media has changed marketing strategies of businesses. A (more)
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1 month agoOPINION: Real work begins today for Kenyatta
Today, Uhuru Kenyatta celebrates his inauguration as the fourth president of Kenya. But once the curtain is drawn on the day and the party (more)
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1 month agoOPINION: 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 (more)
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1 month agoOPINION: 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 (more)
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2 month agoOPINION: Cards, payments and mobile money an African passion lacking direction
From touring the exhibition hall and listening to two days of talks and presentations at the Cards and Payments Africa 2013 conference in (more)
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2 month agoOPINION: Was it the “digital” campaign slogan by Uhuru Kenyatta that did it?
The declared winner in the recently concluded Kenyan election - the Jubilee Alliance - depicted their main rivals the CORD Alliance as the (more)
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2 month agoOPINION: Lessons from Kenya’s elections on virtual versus real votes
Shortly after the Kenyan election results started trickling in there was a quick realization of who the front runners were and which (more)
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2 month agoQ&A: Marie Lora-Mungai, Buni TV founder and chief executive
HumanIPO caught up with Marie Lora-Munga, founder and chief executive of Buni TV, a Kenya-based video on demand platform.
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2 month agoOPINION: ICT failure in the elections a big indictment for the Kenyan industry
Issack Hassan, chairman of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, has admitted the delays in relaying of results on the (more)
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2 month agoOPINION: IEBC system malfunctions questionable
The Kenyan election that began on Monday morning has seen numerous problems with electronic equipment, questioning the preparedness of the (more)
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2 month agoOPINION: Is the African tech scene made up of just four countries?
For the past five years, Africa has moved from the dark continent to one where the next billionaires will be made, thanks to a booming tech (more)
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2 month agoGerman envoy condemns Kenyan media’s reckless reporting
German envoy to Kenya Margit Hellwig-Botte has advised the Kenyan media to be sensitive when reporting election-related news to avoid (more)
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2 month agoFEATURE: Cable theft crippling Kenya’s communications infrastructure
Power and telephone cable vandalism continues to interrupt Kenya’s infrastructural development, with companies like Telkom Kenya and (more)
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2 month agoOPINION: Poorly-trained Kenyans will continue to be locked out by tech giants
News that IBM is looking to American graduates to staff its research hub in Nairobi has seen the issue of ICT training quality raise its (more)
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3 month agoFEATURE: Technology features in Kenya's democratic advancement
Growth in technology demand and use in Kenya has heavily influenced political campaigns in the country ahead of the March 4 polls.
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3 month agoFEATURE: Kenya’s automated population registry (IPRS) unmasked
Kenya is the only country in Africa with a functioning automated population database that compiles details of citizens living locally or in (more)
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3 month agoFEATURE: Data growth, a new headache for telecom companies
Given the current wave by telecom companies to offer data services to customers worldwide, telcos are now struggling with the challenges of (more)
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3 month agoOPINION: CORD manifesto should focus more on ICT
As the political campaigns heat up in Kenya, the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) - one of the major coalitions comprising Prime (more)
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3 month agoPhone hacking latest trend in mobile money frauds
Mobile caller ID spoofing, a type of phone hacking that causes the telecoms service provider to display a number on the person’s caller (more)
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3 month agoKonza City: What next?
Even as construction work begins on Konza Techno City, a number of Kenyans and interested businesses are still in the dark on what to (more)
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4 month agoOPINION: Despite hailing Kenya as innovation hub, big players snub local payment solutions
Hailed for her innovative solutions by international tech players, Kenya has had the same players ignore her local payment solutions.
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4 month agoFEATURE: Offline transactions still favoured despite advanced online systems
The slow advancement of online payment in Africa, in spite of the high adoption of electronic payments via mobile money, is a setback to (more)
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4 month ago2012 Kenyan Tech Scene review: Tech/Incubation hubs
This year has seen a number of ICT incubation hubs and international investors set up base in Kenya, with Nairobi in particular catching (more)
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4 month ago2012 Kenyan Tech Scene review: Social Media
Increased activity on social networking sites coupled with the dramatic rise in the number of blogs in 2012 made the year an interesting (more)
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4 month agoGuest post: Five lessons in business from Muthuri Kinyamu
In an exclusive post for HumanIPO, Muthuri Kinyamu of social media agency Social Edge Africa shares five lessons he has learnt about (more)
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4 month agoUnderstanding Kenya’s technology laws
With patent wars erupting between mobile companies across the world, the time has perhaps come for people to acquaint themselves with the (more)
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4 month agoKenyan judiciary slowly embracing technology
As it continues to deal with a backlog of cases blamed on the slow adoption of technology, the Kenyan Judicial System has been looking into (more)
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5 month agoFEATURE: The tech trends of 2013 and beyond
Global market research leader ABI Research has released a list of what it thinks will be the next big trends in 2013 and beyond, with some (more)
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5 month agoOPINION: Kenyans thrown to the sharks in digital switchover fiasco
Almost three weeks are left until the digital television switchover in Kenya with a general indication that people are not ready to switch (more)
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5 month agoThe HumanIPO Debate: Should CCK continue implementing the reduced MTR rates?
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has finally announced a cut in mobile termination rates (MTR), ending months of uncertainty (more)
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5 month agoIs the ATM’s death due to mobile money?
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5 month agoOPINION: Transport problems call for telecommuting solutions in business
The public transport problems being experienced in Kenya are likely to cost the economy billions of shillings, as most employees remain at (more)
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5 month agoGamsole ready to take African gaming global
Nigerian gaming company Gamsole has become the newest entrant into an industry that is slowly taking shape, with companies such as Maliyo (more)
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5 month agoNowhere to hide for adult Kenyans as registration ministry automates
Kenya's Ministry of Immigration and Registrar of persons has completed the creation of an Integrated Population Registration System (IPRS) (more)
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5 month agoOPINION: JKIA can learn from Kigali airport’s proper utilization of ICT
Upgrading works, including construction of an additional terminal and runway expected to reduce congestion, are in top gear at Kenya’s (more)
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5 month agoInterview: Boniface Githinji, CEO and Founder Tusqee Systems, Silicon Valley bound
With their bulk SMS products now being speedily adopted by a number of schools and corporate firms in Kenya, Tusqee Systems is one of the (more)
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5 month agoINTERVIEW: Mark Kaigwa on Kenya’s Tech Startup scene
Kenya has received a lot of attention and investment in its technology startup scene. Yet so far we are yet to see a truly Kenyan startup - (more)
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6 month agoThe Curious Case of Nyagaka Anyona Ouko, the Mobile Money Transfer Innovator - Part II
Technology startups in Africa face many obstacles ranging from insufficient capital to start their businesses, and more frustratingly, (more)
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6 month agoHumanIPO Debate: Should Kenya's government screen SMSes ahead of General Elections?
Kenya’s communications regulator the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) last month spelled out tough rules expected to curb hate (more)
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6 month agoThe Curious Case of Nyagaka Anyona Ouko, the Mobile Money Transfer 'innovator' - Part I
Since the launch of the Vodafone Mobile Money Transfer Service, popularly known as M-PESA, in Kenya five years ago, Safaricom / Vodafone (more)
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6 month agoOpinion: Focus on Kenya - Raila, Uhuru, Ruto dominate Internet
Looking at Internet searches in the last 3 months to the U.S general election, steady dominance by the overall winner Barack Obama compared (more)
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6 month agoOPINION: Hard copy book publishing on its deathbed in Africa
Book publishing could soon become "a nostalgic process" rather than a main business process, just like producing mix tapes in a CD-ROM (more)
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6 month agoREVIEW: Exploring E-commerce Kenyan style
Kenyan e-commerce exhibits how social media has opened up opportunities for the youth in the country, and how access to the Internet can (more)
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6 month agoIs M-Pesa really Kenyan or British?
Hailed as the “Kenyan technology success story”, many have claimed M-Pesa to be testimony to the greatness of the East African (more)
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The HumanIPO Debate: Does Kenya need Konza Tech City?
In the second installment of the HumanIPO debate series, where reporters and guest writers debate important issues within the African tech (more)
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6 month agoOry Okolloh: Promoting African transparency
Six years after founding government watchdog website Mzalendo, Ory Okolloh is still busy dedicating herself to bringing political (more)
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6 month agoGuest Post: Success or failure, it’s a question of funding
Joel Macharia is a Kenyan entrepreneur and Editor in Chief and CEO at Pesatalk.com. He is an avid reader and lover of all things finance (more)