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All rights reservedhttp://humanipo.com/img/network.gif http://humanipo.com Kenya is to launch an online cargo clearance system valued at US$22 million by the end of the year, intended to increase cross-border trade. http://humanipo.com/news/4493/Kenya-prepares-for-US22-million-online-cargo-system-launch2013-03-09 08:00:02 M-KOPA Kenya Limited, the company behind solar power panels that allow users to pay for the service via mobile banking, is looking to increase its market share in Kenya to 100,000 from the current 7,500 clients. http://humanipo.com/news/4488/M-KOPA-looking-to-increase-market-share-with-its-solar-power-solution2013-03-08 13:30:01 The Kenya Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has blamed a server problem for the high number of rejected votes on the first day of counting. http://humanipo.com/news/4479/IEBC-blames-server-problem-for-increased-rejected-votes2013-03-08 07:56:02 Pyramid Research has described the Kenyan telecommunications sector as a powerhouse in Sub-Saharan Africa, based on network expansion and expected revenues over the next five years. http://humanipo.com/news/4456/Kenya-a-telecommunications-powerhouse-report2013-03-07 12:31:02 Incident-mapping website Uchaguzi, which has been documenting the Kenyan elections, has seen crowd-sourced reports soar 480 per cent since the polls began. http://humanipo.com/news/4458/Crowd-sourced-election-reports-soar-on-Uchaguzi2013-03-07 11:30:01 As M-Pesa celebrates its sixth birthday, Safaricom chief executive officer (CEO) Bob Collymore says the service has developed “beyond any of our expectations”. http://humanipo.com/news/4453/M-Pesa-celebrates-6th-birthday2013-03-07 09:30:01 HumanIPO caught up with Marie Lora-Munga, founder and chief executive of Buni TV, a Kenya-based video on demand platform. http://humanipo.com/news/4450/QA-Marie-Lora-Mungai-Buni-TV-founder-and-chief-executive2013-03-07 08:30:01 Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman has absolved Safaricom of blame over the system failures during Monday’s election, saying his commission was responsible for the problems. http://humanipo.com/news/4449/IEBC-chairman-jumps-to-Safaricoms-defence2013-03-07 08:08:07 British High Commissioner Christian Turner has turned to Twitter to fight allegations of interference in the Kenyan electoral process, which included suggestions the UK had even increased troop numbers in the country. http://humanipo.com/news/4440/UK-resorts-to-social-media-to-fight-election-interference-claims2013-03-06 17:31:01 The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission’s (IEBC’s) system may have been hacked, as the country turns to manual counting of votes due to the failure of the electronic system. http://humanipo.com/news/4439/IEBC-site-may-have-been-hacked2013-03-06 17:00:01 Issack Hassan, chairman of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, has admitted the delays in relaying of results on the Kenyan general election is due to failure of transmission. http://humanipo.com/news/4427/OPINION-ICT-failure-in-the-elections-a-big-indictment-for-the-Kenyan-industry2013-03-06 15:30:01 Electronic systems collapse has delayed the counting of votes in the Kenyan elections, with regional election officials told to physically deliver counts to Nairobi. http://humanipo.com/news/4430/Systems-collapse-causes-counting-delays-in-Kenya2013-03-06 11:00:02 Technology startup Opinion Yetu, largely credited with conducting Kenya’s first online opinion poll, was down for the majority of yesterday as overwhelming traffic led to their servers crashing. http://humanipo.com/news/4424/Opinion-Yetu-turns-to-Amazon-as-servers-crash2013-03-06 09:01:01 The Kenyan election that began on Monday morning has seen numerous problems with electronic equipment, questioning the preparedness of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) for the general poll. http://humanipo.com/news/4421/OPINION-IEBC-system-malfunctions-questionable2013-03-06 07:04:31 Mark Kaigwa is among eight Kenyans who have made it into the Forbes Annual list of African entrepreneurs under the age of 30 for making the most impact in the continent. http://humanipo.com/news/4416/Eight-Kenyans-make-it-to-the-Forbes-African-list2013-03-06 06:30:02 Bharti Airtel subscribers in Kenya, Rwanda, Malawi and Nigeria are set to receive high quality HD voice services. http://humanipo.com/news/4414/African-HD-voice-service-launched-by-Bharti-Airtel2013-03-06 04:00:02 Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) website has been down all day, as the country awaits the results of yesterday’s polls. http://humanipo.com/news/4411/IEBC-website-down-today2013-03-05 16:40:02 Event mapping website Uchaguzi has at the time of writing documented 770 incident reports from members of the public during the Kenyan elections, though reports of violence, hate speech and incitement are limited. http://humanipo.com/news/4376/Uchaguzi-documents-incident-reports-from-Kenyan-election2013-03-04 13:00:02 Twitter is buzzing with angry Kenyans demanding apologies from members of the international media for their alleged misreporting of the ongoing elections in the country. http://humanipo.com/news/4373/Kenyans-on-Twitter-react-angrily-to-election-violence-claims2013-03-04 11:41:01 Al Jazeera has launched its Al Jazeera Voices SMS and audio system to enable citizen reporting of today’s Kenyan elections. http://humanipo.com/news/4370/Al-Jazeera-implements-Voices-system-to-report-Kenyan-election2013-03-04 10:00:03 The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) says it is experienced failures in its electronic voter registration processes as Kenyans vote at 34,000 polling stations across the country. http://humanipo.com/news/4369/IEBC-admits-electronic-voter-registration-failure2013-03-04 09:31:02 Google has created a Google Doodle for its Kenyan homepage as citizens across the country vote today. http://humanipo.com/news/4368/Google-launches-Doodle-for-Kenyan-elections2013-03-04 09:09:34 Kenyans have been encouraged to report hate speech and lies about the upcoming elections through Twitter via the hashtags #NipeUkweli and #uchaguzi. http://humanipo.com/news/4339/Kenyans-to-report-hate-speech-through-Twitter-hashtags2013-03-01 10:09:42 The extensive application of tech innovations in organisation of the March 4 Kenyan elections continues to receive praise, including from Daudi Were, project manager at Ushahidi. http://humanipo.com/news/4335/Kenyan-law-on-elections-allows-technology-use-in-polling2013-03-01 08:21:58 Canon Middle East has set up a subsidiary company in Kenya, in an effort to increase its presence in East Africa. http://humanipo.com/news/4334/Canon-Middle-East-sets-up-subsidiary-shop-in-Kenya2013-03-01 08:00:02 Uchaguzi, an online platform that receives news through mobile applications, Twitter feeds, SMSs and emails, will have 150 volunteers monitoring data in Kenya and an additional 100 from outside the country forming eight digital teams during the Kenyan election. http://humanipo.com/news/4324/150-volunteers-to-help-map-out-issues-during-Kenyan-elections2013-02-28 15:40:02 Entrepreneurs seeking to register their companies with the Kenyan government can now do so online following the launch of a web-based platform called Incorporator. http://humanipo.com/news/4323/Online-company-registration-website-now-live-in-Kenya2013-02-28 15:11:02 The Kenya Copyright Board has today destroyed over one ton of an assortment of pirated material and gadgets used in infringing piracy that it seized following a series of operations in Nairobi, Kenya. http://humanipo.com/news/4316/Kenyan-anti-counterfeit-authority-destroys-a-tonne-of-pirated-material2013-02-28 12:41:02 Huawei has in a surprise move dropped the controversial Kenya Police communication equipment tender they were earlier this month disqualified from. http://humanipo.com/news/4313/Huawei-drops-lawsuit-in-the-tendering-row-over-police-equipment2013-02-28 11:00:03 The Kenya ICT Board is one of a number of partners spearheading an initiative that will see Kenyans uniting at 1pm today to sing the national anthem in support of a peaceful and transparent presidential election. http://humanipo.com/news/4307/Kenya-ICT-Board-partners-in-Sing-and-Unite-initiative2013-02-28 09:22:53 Kenyan developers University of Games (UoG) have created election-themed game app Election Thief in a bid to prompt consideration of peace and leadership ahead of the March 4 polls. http://humanipo.com/news/4305/Election-Thief-game-app-launches-in-Kenya2013-02-28 09:00:02 The Communications Commission of Kenya has refused to take down an advert posted by Ministry of Information and Communication permanent secretary Bitange Ndemo seeking individuals to sit on its board as consumer representatives. http://humanipo.com/news/4304/CCK-stands-ground-on-advert-for-consumer-representative2013-02-28 08:41:01 The regional vote-transmitting system provided by Safaricom for the Kenyan elections will be secure, and will reduce the possibility of electoral fraud, according to the company’s chief executive officer (CEO) Bob Collymore. http://humanipo.com/news/4291/QA-Safaricom-CEO-Bob-Collymore2013-02-27 16:30:01 iHub has today announced a partnership with chipmaker Intel that will see the two organisations train developers in Kenya while scaling mobile apps in a bid to nurture the tech community. http://humanipo.com/news/4290/iHub-and-Intel-partner-to-mature-local-tech-scene2013-02-27 15:01:02 Nokia will launch Nokia Life in Kenya next month, delivering tailored, locally relevant content in local languages for users who may not necessarily have a data plan. http://humanipo.com/news/4287/Nokia-Life-to-launch-in-Kenya-in-April2013-02-27 14:41:02 Sony has unveiled the 4K 84-inch LED TV in Nairobi in a ceremony replicated in three other African cities in South Africa and Morocco. http://humanipo.com/news/4285/Sony-launches-4K-TV-in-Africa2013-02-27 13:41:01 Richard Turere, 13, was the youngest speaker at the ongoing TED conference in California, highlighting how he uses flashlights to keep his cattle safe from lions in his rural village in Kenya. http://humanipo.com/news/4273/13-year-old-Kenyan-speaks-on-his-invention-to-keep-cattle-safe-at-TED2013-02-27 10:41:02 Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has revealed around 31,000 names are missing from its Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) system just four days before the election. http://humanipo.com/news/4274/31000-names-missing-from-IEBC-register-4-days-before-election2013-02-27 10:00:01 A GSMA report has revealed that over 224 million mobile money transactions totalling US$4.6 billion were made in June of last year alone, with Sub-Saharan Africa leading the pack. http://humanipo.com/news/4271/US46-billion-processed-on-mobile-money-platforms-in-one-month2013-02-27 09:16:01 A new feasibility study on mobile coverage in Kenya by the GSMA has highlighted the need of electricity reach to ensure development. http://humanipo.com/news/4252/Electricity-coverage-directly-affects-mobile-coverage-in-Kenya-GSMA-says2013-02-26 15:01:01 MasterCard, Equity Bank and Ezetap have today announced the introduction of mobile point of sale (MPOS) technology in Kenya. http://humanipo.com/news/4248/MasterCard-Equity-Bank-Ezetap-launches-MPOS-in-Kenya2013-02-26 13:00:02 The YouTube channel dedicated to the upcoming Kenyan presidential elections is most popular with diaspora viewers, the company has revealed. http://humanipo.com/news/4242/Diaspora-voters-biggest-users-of-YouTube-Kenyan-election-channel2013-02-26 11:20:01 Kenyans last night watched the second presidential debate in the country’s history, with land and corruption taking centre stage. http://humanipo.com/news/4241/Land-and-Dida-steal-show-at-Kenyas-second-presidential-debate2013-02-26 10:40:02 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 scene that spurs innovation and the exponential growth in the number of mobile phone subscribers. http://humanipo.com/news/4239/OPINION-Is-the-African-tech-scene-made-up-of-just-four-countries2013-02-26 10:00:02 Kenyan online county-based newspaper Hivisasa.com has closed after failing to secure the follow-on investment needed to survive. http://humanipo.com/news/4234/Hivisasacom-closes-due-to-lack-of-investment2013-02-26 08:21:02 KeepCalling has launched its online recharge portal in collaboration with mobile operators from Benin, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Somalia, Morocco, Tanzania, Ivory Coast and Uganda. http://humanipo.com/news/4229/KeepCallingnet-opens-up-12-mobile-recharge-operators-in-Africa2013-02-26 06:01:01 Safaricom says the system that will facilitate the electronic collection of regional voting results in the Kenyan elections is entirely safe, in spite of concerns over data security and reliance on a single network provider. http://humanipo.com/news/4220/Safaricom-voting-results-collection-system-safe2013-02-25 14:40:02 Kenya’s leading telecommunications services provider Safaricom last week revealed it will soon stop selling feature phones in its retail outlets across the country to tilt the market into adopting smartphones. http://humanipo.com/news/4218/OPINION-Safaricoms-move-to-stop-selling-feature-phones-positive-but-risky2013-02-25 14:01:02 Kenya’s consumer advocacy group the Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) has said it will not relent on a case it has filed challenging the constitution of members on the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) board. http://humanipo.com/news/4213/CCK-and-COFEK-clash-over-board-representation2013-02-25 11:41:02 Revenue from data will overtake that from voice for Kenyan telecom companies by 2016, as GSMA report shows, with demand for data increasing. http://humanipo.com/news/4210/Data-revenues-to-overtake-voice-earnings-in-Kenya-by-20162013-02-25 11:21:02