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Tue, June 11th 2013, 09:16 · Martin Cheruiyot

Basic education resources more important than laptops – Odinga

Former Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga has questioned why the Jubilee government is pressing ahead with its free laptops project while Kenyan schoolchildren are lacking much more basic materials. → Read more
Mon, June 10th 2013, 12:01 · Martin Cheruiyot

Kenya’s laptop policy questioned in West Pokot

Education stakeholders in the Kenyan county of West Pokot have questioned the wisdom of the government’s plan to provide free laptops to primary school pupils while more basic resources are missing. → Read more
Mon, June 3rd 2013, 10:18 · Kamau Mbote

Kenyatta promises more computer labs, jobs and investment

President Uhuru Kenyatta used his first Madaraka day speech to emphasize the role played by ICT in Kenya’s development agenda. → Read more
Fri, May 31st 2013, 11:13 · Nanine Steenkamp

Laptops favoured for African education

Laptops are the favoured media used for digital education in African classrooms, with mobile yet to eclipse more established technologies. → Read more
Fri, May 31st 2013, 08:39 · Martin Cheruiyot

Kenyatta’s laptop policy will make Kenya a dumping ground

An environmental lobby group has filed a petition to Kenya’s High Court in a bid to halt President Uhuru Kenyatta’s flagship policy of delivering one laptop to every child in primary school. → Read more
Thu, May 30th 2013, 09:49 · Susan Mwenesi

E-ready primary schools to be given priority in laptops programme

E-ready primary schools in Kenya will be prioritised in the Jubilee government’s free laptops programme, with 2,037 schools jumping to the front of the queue. → Read more
Tue, May 28th 2013, 13:53 · Martin Cheruiyot

Kenyan matatu driver installs Wi-Fi network

A matatu (minibus taxi) driver in Kenya has installed a Wi-Fi network to attract more commuters, providing free internet as well as sockets to charge devices. → Read more
Tue, May 28th 2013, 08:45 · Kamau Mbote

Kenyan government to deploy fibre to schools and hospitals

The Kenyan government will in the coming months deploy fibre to the country’s schools, hospitals and police stations to boost internet usage and facilitate better service delivery. → Read more
Mon, May 27th 2013, 09:16 · Gabriella Mulligan

Kenyan consumers prefer face-to-face to online – Yum

Online startups in Kenya are hindered by consumers’ preference for face-to-face interaction when making purchases, says Jacob Lennheden, managing director of online food delivery service Yum. → Read more
Mon, May 20th 2013, 13:11 · Martin Cheruiyot

Kenyan publishers criticise developed digital content

Publishers have reacted strongly after the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development announced it has developed digital content in readiness for laptops in public primary schools. → Read more
Fri, April 26th 2013, 12:43 · Richard Cutcher

Ghanaian students to receive 400,000 laptops

More than 400,000 laptops will be sent to post high school students and lecturers in Ghana by the end of 2016 as part of the government’s e-education initiative. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd 2013, 13:41 · Kamau Mbote

May’s Connected Kenya conference to explore ICT in devolved government

The fifth annual Connected Kenya conference, bringing together techies, policy makers and development partners, will concentrate on the use of ICT in devolved governments, beginning on May 27. → Read more
Fri, April 19th 2013, 11:51 · Igor Hobotov

Kenyan government must train teachers in ICT – parents union

The government must train teachers in ICT before it introduces its free laptop programmes, according to the Kenya National Association of Parents, with over 85 per cent of Kenyan teachers not computer literate. → Read more
Tue, April 16th 2013, 14:29 · Kamau Mbote

Uhuru pledges legislation for tech sector in Kenya

President Uhuru Kenyatta has said the development of Kenya must be driven by technology, by creating a business climate that “encourages innovation, investment and growth”. → Read more
Tue, April 9th 2013, 09:08 · Tom Jackson

OPINION: 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 ends, the new president faces severe and immediate challenges if he is to fulfil his aim of making Kenya a ‘digital’ nation. → Read more
Tue, February 19th 2013, 12:57 · Gabriella Mulligan

Rural Kenyans to benefit from Indigo Telecom’s white-space tech

Rural Kenyans will receive broadband Internet through new white-space technology being rolled out by Indigo Telecom, in the world’s first commercial launch of the technology. → Read more
Tue, December 11th 2012, 10:14 · Kamau Mbote

Avaya equips Kenya ICT Board offices

Global leader in business communications Avaya has partnered with the Kenya ICT Board to enable employees of the state-run corporation to work remotely. → Read more
Thu, November 22nd 2012, 11:39 · Robin Okuthe

How Kenya’s politicians can manipulate Facebook, Twitter to win elections

Just about all presidential aspirants in Kenya have embraced social media, ahead of the 2013 elections. Social media can enable targeting ads and pushing messages to the right voters at the right time, with targeted advertising an immensely influential tool that can accumulate followers organically while actively engaging them. → Read more
Fri, September 28th 2012, 16:10 · Vincent Matinde

EatOut Kenya, Google and Wazi WiFi partner to bring Internet access to restaurants

A partnership between EatOut Kenya, Google and Wazi WiFi will help Nairobi restaurants boost their businesses by allowing patrons to access WiFi. → Read more
Tue, August 7th 2012, 12:04 · Vincent Matinde

Kenya’s parliament goes digital with new chambers

Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki has today officially opened the new refurbished parliament chambers, which has embraced technological advances. → Read more