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Tue, June 4th 2013, 13:32 · Nick Sato

Microsoft backs Kenyatta’s laptops policy

Microsoft has pledged its support to Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta’s plan to provide free laptops to Class One pupils by promising to assist in teaching teachers to implement the project. → Read more
Wed, May 22nd 2013, 09:39 · Martin Cheruiyot

Kenya: free laptops to be delivered by November

The free laptops for Class One students promised by President Uhuru Kenyatta in his election manifesto will be delivered by November this year, according to the government. → Read more
Fri, April 5th 2013, 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, October 3rd 2014, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Cyberoam partners Kenya’s BusinessIT Afrika to market its products

India’s Network Security appliances provider, Cyberoam -has today announced its partnership with BusinessIT Afrika Ltd, a Kenyan based company that offers IT solutions to private and public businesses. The partnership will see BusinessIT market Cyberoam’s IT security solutions of Cyberoam. → Read more
Thu, September 18th 2014, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Cyberoam launches Sophos end point security for partners in Kenya and Tanzania

Leading network security vendor Cyberoam has announced the availability of award winning Sophos end-point protection portfolio for its partners in Kenya and Tanzania opening up more revenue opportunities as well as enabling Cyberoam partners to differentiate with enhanced and unique security portfolio in the process. → Read more
Fri, September 12th 2014, 14:03 · Susan Mwenesi

Taskwetu wants to get errands done for Kenyans in the diaspora

A new Kenyan startup TasKwetu is making lives easier for Kenyans in the diaspora as well as those living locally by carrying out tasks delegated to them by their clients by use of an online task management and tracking platform. → Read more
Fri, August 22nd 2014, 11:30 · Susan Mwenesi

AccessKenya launches mobile service app

AccessKenya has unveiled a mobile service solution for smartphones and tablets featuring a self-service module that allows for speedier resolution of customer queries, including live chat support, one touch dialing and fully integrated mobile payment options. → Read more
Fri, June 13th 2014, 12:03 · Susan Mwenesi

Kenyan budget revives laptop project

Kenya’s laptops for schools project has been revived by the government’s 2014-2015 budget, which has injected a total of KSh17.4 billion (US$200 million) into e-learning, including free laptops for pupils. → Read more
Thu, May 29th 2014, 17:30 · Susan Mwenesi

Asus to expand operations in Kenya, Africa

Laptop manufacturer Asus, buoyed by an increase in its market share in Kenya, has plans to set up an office in the country to consolidate its operations in the country while expanding further across Africa. → Read more
Wed, May 28th 2014, 12:36 · Susan Mwenesi

Kenya’s laptop project funds allocated to Anglo Leasing payments

The Kenyan government has diverted funds for the country’s laptops for schools programme to help pay KSh1.4 billion (US$16 million) to two companies associated with the Anglo Leasing scam. → Read more
Wed, May 21st 2014, 13:00 · Agatha Nduku

Samsung launches Solar-powered Internet School in Kenya

Samsung Electronics East Africa yesterday launched the first Solar Powered Internet School (SPIS) in Kenya through the Hope for Children initiative, at the cost of KSh12.9 million (US$150,000). → Read more
Tue, May 6th 2014, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Kenyan laptop tender court case pushed to June

Olive Telecommunications’ appeal against its exclusion from the tender for the provision of devices for the Kenyan government’s laptops for schools programme has been pushed until June 30 to allow all parties to file their submissions and affidavits. → Read more
Tue, April 29th 2014, 10:30 · Susan Mwenesi

CCK to decide TV white space technology fate in Kenya

The decision as to whether the use of TV white space technology can take off in Kenya now lies with the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) after a successful pilot at Nanyuki, held concurrently with others in Limpopo, South Africa, and at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. → Read more
Fri, March 21st 2014, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Kenyan court halts laptop tendering process

The Kenyan High Court has stopped the re-tendering process for the provision of the devices for the country’s laptops for schools policy to hear an appeal by Indian firm Olive Telecommunications against the cancellation of the original tender it won. → Read more
Fri, March 14th 2014, 09:00 · Tom Jackson

Kaimenyi will not quit over Kenyan laptop tender

Kenyan cabinet secretary for education Jacob Kaimenyi has said he will not quit over the cancellation of the award of the tender for the supply of devices for Kenya’s laptops for schools programme, instead warning members of the committee responsible they face the sack. → Read more
Wed, March 12th 2014, 08:30 · Tom Jackson

Kenyan laptop tender award revoked, Olive excluded

Kenya’s Public Procurement Administrative Review Board (PPARB) has revoked the award of the tender for the supply of 1.3 million laptops for the government’s flagship laptops for schools programme to Indian firm Olive Telecommunications, excluding the firm from the tender process for not meeting tender requirements. → Read more
Mon, February 24th 2014, 11:40 · Tom Jackson

Kenyan online procurement system to tackle tender corruption

The Kenyan government developing an online procurement system, according to a National Treasury official, as the country seeks to crack down on corruption in tendering processes. → Read more
Tue, February 18th 2014, 11:40 · Susan Mwenesi

Kenyan laptop tender rigged – HP

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has claimed Indian company Olive Telecommunications was awarded the tender for the supply of devices for Kenya’s laptops for schools programme unfairly after senior government officials colluded to inflate prices. → Read more
Tue, February 4th 2014, 16:20 · Chris Udemans

Microsoft trains Kenyan students in mobile repairs

Microsoft, along with iFixit and Computers for Schools Kenya (CFSK), has announced a programme to train 20 youths to repair mobile devices, hoping to reduce e-waste in the region as well as providing skills and opportunities to young Kenyans. → Read more
Tue, January 21st 2014, 15:40 · Tom Jackson

Kenyan laptop bidder broke tender rules – report

Indian firm Olive Telecommunications, one of the three companies under consideration for providing the hardware for president Uhuru Kenyatta’s flagship laptops for schools project, broke the rules of the tender process, according to a report. → Read more