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Mon, November 25th 2013, 17:00 · Nick Sato

Kenya trains 150k teachers ahead of free laptop roll out

The Kenyan government has trained 150,000 primary school teachers who will oversee e-learning in all public schools ahead of the launch of the one laptop per child initiative slated for the the first quarter of 2014. → Read more
Sun, November 17th 2013, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Kenya extends laptop tender

Kenya’s Ministry of Education has extended the deadline for the submission for its free laptops for primary schools programme to Thursday, November 21, citing the need to address bidder concerns. → Read more
Wed, October 30th 2013, 15:00 · Nick Sato

We’ll use ICT to transform and improve Kenya – Kenyatta

President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced that his administration will use ICT to transform Kenya and improve the lives of citizens. → Read more
Mon, October 28th 2013, 13:00 · Winfred Kuria

Whiteboards, not laptops, will benefit children – IT expert

A Tanzanian IT expert has told learning institutions that interactive whiteboards may be more appropriate than giving every school pupil a laptop. → Read more
Fri, October 25th 2013, 15:30 · Nick Sato

Kenyan laptop programme rollout pushed to the end of Q1 2014

The Kenyan government has announced that the one laptop per child programme slated for the beginning of 2014 will be implemented later than anticipated due to logistical hiccups in the tendering process. → Read more
Mon, October 14th 2013, 17:00 · Nick Sato

Kenyan MPs laud Rwanda government over laptop programme success

Kenyan parliamentarians have praised the Rwandan government for implementing the one laptop per child programme (OLPC), which is planned to begin in Kenya in January 2014. → Read more
Wed, October 9th 2013, 11:40 · Susan Mwenesi

Kenyan MPs in Rwanda to assess country’s laptop programme

A delegation of 30 Kenyan members of parliament (MPs) is in Rwanda to assess the country’s successful implementation of the one laptop per child programme with a view to following similar methods in Kenya. → Read more
Thu, October 3rd 2013, 18:30 · Nick Sato

Kenyans to sit final national exams online, get results immediately

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has announced plans to have final year candidates sit the national exams online and have their results as soon as they complete the exercise. → Read more
Wed, October 2nd 2013, 12:00 · Nick Sato

Samsung, JKUAT partner to offer university students affordable laptops

Samsung Electronics East Africa has partnered with Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) to provide affordable laptops for its students. → Read more
Tue, October 1st 2013, 10:00 · Nick Sato

Kenyatta and Ruto briefed on laptop project ahead of roll out

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto have been briefed on the progress of the implementation of the one laptop per child programme in public primary schools ahead of its rollout in three months. → Read more
Wed, September 4th 2013, 16:20 · Winfred Kuria

OPINION: Kenyan government should extend laptop project to private schools

Kenya’s government will only be acting fair by including the private sector, which holds almost a half of the school-going population, in its grand laptop project. → Read more
Wed, September 4th 2013, 13:40 · Nick Sato

Teachers declare support for Kenyan laptop project, with procurement underway

Kenya’s primary school headteachers have declared support for the government’s one laptop per child initiative, saying the issue is “not if, but when will it commence”. → Read more
Tue, September 3rd 2013, 13:00 · Kamau Mbote

Kenyan customers start to feel VAT Act pinch

The Kenyan VAT Act came into force yesterday, meaning Kenyans have begun paying 16 per cent tax on various formerly excluded goods, including ICT equipment and software. → Read more
Tue, August 27th 2013, 20:00 · Nanine Steenkamp

Solar powered laptops to be offered to African governments

Canadian communications company WeWi is negotiating with African governments to equip educational institutions with technology tools for the promotion of learning on the continent. → Read more
Thu, August 8th 2013, 14:00 · Nick Sato

Kenya launches ICT training for teachers

The Kenyan government has officially launched the ICT Integration Harmonized Curriculum Guide which will train public school teachers in capacity building of ICT ahead of the one laptop per child programme. → Read more
Wed, August 7th 2013, 16:00 · Nick Sato

Asus targets Kenyan market with new devices

Notebook vendor Asus has announced plans to increase its market share in Kenya’s PC market through the introduction of three ranges of laptops - Taichi Convertible Ultrabook, Zenbook Touch Ultrabook and the G-Series gaming laptop. → Read more
Fri, June 28th 2013, 10:03 · Nick Sato

Kenyatta’s laptop project survives an onslaught from CORD MPs

The Jubilee government’s key election pledge of one laptop per pupil survived another scare from the National Assembly yesterday (Thursday) after government members of parliament (MPs) shot down an amendment seeking to increase the budgetary allocation to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). → Read more
Wed, June 19th 2013, 10:17 · Nick Sato

MP threatens amendment to Kenya’s laptop policy

Kenyan Members of Parliament (MPs) could join teachers in supporting the slashing of the proposed KSh53.2 billion (US$620.4 million) budget for free laptops for pupils, if the government fails to cater for the teachers' allowances. → Read more
Tue, June 18th 2013, 09:26 · Kamau Mbote

OPINION: Laptops a threat to teachers’ employment but have wider benefits

A few days after the Kenyan government allocated KSh53.2 billion (US$621 million) for the supply of laptops to primary schools, teachers are up in arms seeking the employment of more staff and have threatened to down their tools unless the government gives in. → Read more
Thu, June 13th 2013, 12:33 · Martin Cheruiyot

OPINION: Why Kenyatta’s laptop project is skipping priorities

Kenya’s Jubilee government has pledged to provide free laptops to all standard one public primary school pupils, but while children can benefit a lot from the project without other adequate learning materials why would laptops be a priority? → Read more