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Kenya: Google hosts innovation forum
Kenya: Safaricom signs 4G technology deal[Carole Kimutai] Safaricom and Huawei Technologies have signed a three year strategic partnership that will see Safaricom use Huawei as its vendor of choice for the supply of its core network requirements, and roll out of the 4G network, at a cost of KSh12 billion. 1 Sep 2010 09:51 Mobile money transfer takes root in Kenya
Media influences Kenya's referendum poll[Carole Kimutai] With just hours before Kenya's constitution referendum to be held on 4 August 2010, research has cited the media as the main source of information about the contents of the proposed constitution. 4 Aug 2010 09:49 MPI redefines PR[Carole Kimutai] According to Synovate's 2009 annual Media Publicity Index; Safaricom, Kenya Commercial Bank, East Africa Breweries Ltd (EABL) and Coca-Cola led in the number of media clips. Others included the Kenya Power and Lighting Company, Zain, Telkom, Equity Bank, Kenya Airways and Barclays Bank. When the publicity was translated to advertising value Coca-Cola, Safaricom and EABL topped the list. 12 Jul 2010 08:02 Kenya: ISPs sound alarm over cyber crooks[Carole Kimutai] Banks are now the next target for cybercrime, ICT experts have warned. Tom Omariba, UUNET MD, says cyber criminals have perfected the art of hacking into people's or organisations' bank accounts through replication of domain names. They then use the information to acccess banking details that enable them to withdraw money from their victim's accounts. 1 Jul 2010 07:02 Kenya kicks-off SIM registration exercise
Kenya's first mobile bank account[Carole Kimutai] Equity Bank has partnered with Safaricom's M-Pesa money transfer service to launch a mobile bank account product known as M-Kesho - a Swahili term that refers to the future of mobile banking. M-Kesho will enable customers to transfer money to and from their M-Pesa Equity bank accounts via their mobile handsets with additional benefits. 24 May 2010 09:40 Kenya: New software solution targets small retailers[Carole Kimutai] As the battle for consumers rages on in Kenya, CompuLynx, an international IT and business solutions provider has unveiled iSMART Lite - a locally developed retail management software solution targeting small size supermarket outlets. 28 Apr 2010 07:27 KCB launches multi-tasking ATM[Carole Kimutai] The Kenya Commercial Bank Group (KCB) has launched a quickserve ATM in the country. The new MCR's Intelligent Deposit ATM has a touch screen and is capable of handling cash in both Kenya shillings and US dollars. The ATM costs about KSh5.4 million. 17 Feb 2010 08:39 Safaricom acquires national fibre backbone
Kenya: Excessive 3G license fee hurting business
Kenya ICT board extends bandwidth capacity support deadline[Carole Kimutai] The Kenya ICT Board, the state corporation charged with developing and promoting the business process outsourcing sector (BPO) has extended the deadline for bandwidth capacity support to the BPO industry. 28 Jan 2010 09:54 Kenya Airways to participate in EU environment trading scheme[Carole Kimutai] Kenya's national airline, Kenya Airways has been approved by the United Kingdom (UK) Environment Agency to participate in the European Union Environmental Management Program, through a legally binding initiative known as the European Union Environment Trading Scheme (EU-ETS). 26 Jan 2010 09:39 Kenya begins march to digital broadcasting[Carole Kimutai] Kenya has begun migrating to digital broadcasting technology ahead of the June 2012 deadline. In December 2009, Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki launched the Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial (DVB-T) technology. 18 Jan 2010 09:09 Nairobi to host banking conference in Feb[Carole Kimutai] Next month, Kenya will play host to AITEC's annual Banking & Mobile Money Conference for the COMESA region. The event will be held at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre 24 - 25 February 2010. 15 Jan 2010 11:12 KENIC launches automated .ke registry system[Titus Kaloki] The .ke domain names have been launched by the Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC) with a new registry for their registration and management. Also included are three lower-priced second level Internet domains and a new registry system. 7 Jan 2010 08:19 Kenya accounts for 7% of Africa mobile industry[Titus Kaloki] Kenya mobile telephony industry now accounts for 7% of mobile phone subscribers in sub-Saharan Africa. Kenya had 17.4 million mobile phone subscribers by end of June 2009, translating to 45.7% penetration. 6 Jan 2010 08:33 YU launches mobile money transfer services[Titus Kaloki] The fourth entrant into the mobile services Kenyan market, YU has launched a mobile money transfer service. The service branded "yuCash by Obopay" is the latest in services the firm has unveiled. 17 Dec 2009 10:58 Safaricom partners with CISCO
Kenyan publisher suspends two magazine titles[Carole Kimutai] East African Magazines (EAM) announced early last week the suspension of Adam and Twende. Adam is slightly over two years in the market and was targeted at the male readership while Twende was a travel magazine. 25 Nov 2009 12:10 Kenyan journalist nominated for climate change award[Carole Kimutai] Kenyan journalist Steve Mbogo from the Business Daily newspaper has been nominated as one of the 15 winners of various categories of the Earth Journalism Awards that rewards excellence in climate change reporting. 25 Nov 2009 12:02 Kenya: Residential broadband service boosts company sales[Carole Kimutai] AccessKenya Group, Kenya's first publicly-listed ICT company has announced that it has achieved its year-end customer target numbers nearly two months ahead of schedule. It has 3000 customers now signed up to its residential broadband service, Access@Home, and over 3100 customers contracted for its corporate broadband service, Broadband Max. 16 Nov 2009 10:02 KDN subscribers enjoy more bandwidth[Carole Kimutai] Kenya Data Networks have quadrupled its bandwidth offering for all its existing and new clients. This offer went into effect on Wednesday, 21 October 2009. Clients previously receiving 1Mbps now enjoy 4Mbps and only pay for 1Mbps and the other 3Mbps are offered free of charge. 26 Oct 2009 07:41 Finlay shuts down Mara Mara factory
Kenya: e-Commerce is here, finally
Kenya: Consumers furious over high internet prices[Carole Kimutai] SEACOM and the East African Marine Systems (TEAMS) undersea fibre optic cables went live about a month ago but internet consumers in Kenya are yet to enjoy price cuts. The arrival of the much hyped fibre optic cable raised expectations amongst Kenyan consumers who were looking forward to faster speeds, more bandwidth and cheaper connectivity costs. 9 Sep 2009 10:35 Coming soon, Kenyan certified managers[Carole Kimutai] Kenya will soon have certified public managers, should a law regulating the practice of management be passed by parliament. This means that anyone bearing the title of 'manager' will need to be certified. The Bill titled, The Kenya Institute of Management Bill 2009, will among other things register practicing managers and bind them to a code of conduct. 11 Aug 2009 11:03 Kenyan companies awarded for CSR initiatives[Carole Kimutai] The first Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Kenya Awards will be held in June 2010. Companies will be awarded for outstanding, innovative and world-class products, services and projects that create a high social and environmental benefit for the community and the business. 29 Jul 2009 12:24 South Africa seduces Kenyan travellers
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