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Kenya Chief Public Prosecutor’s Website Hacked
It seems that Keriako Tobiko’s office has been hacked. The website http://odpp.go.ke/ seems to have been hacked by some Latino hackers out on an adventure. I doubt if there is any serious damage since...
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InMobi: Kenya Registered 12% Growth in Mobile Ad Impressions in Q1 2012
According to a recent research conducted by InMobi, Kenyan mobile advertising impressions grew by 12% in the first quarter of 2012. The report shows that more than 2.6 Billion impressions were...
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StarTimes Launches Second Digital TV Signal in Nairobi
After KBC through Signet announced that Nairobi is now well covered by the DVB-T2 signals, PanAfrican network trading as StarTimes Media has launched the second DVB-T2 signal. You know that the Kenyan...
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The New iPad is Now Officially Available in Kenya
Apple seems to have availed the latest iPad to Kenyans. Both Personal Systems and Elite Digital (Apple product resellers in Nairobi) have sent out alerts today indicating that they have the new iPad...
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What Is The True Definition Of “Local Content”?
This post by Tom Makau first appeared on his blog. This post is shared through his permission. I was recently at a forum that was discussing the development of telecommunications in Kenya (Watch the...
View Article#1 Reason Why most Kenyan Bloggers Fail
The Kenyan Blogging Pandemic You remember how back in the day (or even of late in rural Kenya), everyone who completed his High school education in Kenya went to do computer packages. That was the...
View ArticleDCA Partners with Safaricom and Fincom to set up DotAfrica Registry in Kenya
DotConnectAfrica (DCA) has announced that it is set to establish an Internet registry system infrastructure to be located in Nairobi, Kenya. DCA, non-profit organization based in Kenya and with offices...
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Nokia 808 PureView Now Launched in Kenya at Ksh 52,900, Operators Not Interested
Nokia has confirmed the availability of its much touted 41 megapixel 808 PureView phone in Kenya. The PureView technology is marketed by the dying former mobile giant as “the highest level smartphone...
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Uganda Now Looking to Tanzania for Terrestrial Cable Link as Kenya Disappoints
Uganda is reportedly looking to build its terrestrial cable link through Tanzania. According to reports appearing on CEO magazine, the country is trying to fight losses which they incur as they suffer...
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BlackBerry 10 ‘Mini Jam’ Happening in Nairobi on Friday 17th August
BlackBerry will be holding a BlackBerry 10 Mini Jam developer meet-up on Friday 17th August at the Ole Sereni Hotel from 10am- 5.30pm. Through the event, the smartphone maker which is losing...
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MacBook Pro With Retina Display Now Available in Kenya at $2,778
Apple announced the new 15.4″ MacBook Pro with Retina display at its developer conference, WWDC, in June. Great news is that the machine is now available in Kenya courtesy of the Apple premium...
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Toshiba Appoints Country Manager for Kenya as it Expands in the Region
Toshiba has now appointed a Country Manager for its operations in Kenya. Erick Njuguna has been tapped to lead the Kenyan operations of the digital and computing solutions provider. Through an...
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Airtel Money Now Available at More than 470 Posta Kenya Outlets
Airtel Kenya and Postal Corporation Kenya Limited have today announced a countrywide partnership that will see Airtel Money Customers access Airtel Money services in all 465 Posta outlets countrywide....
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Airtel Donates Phones to Police in Rift Valle to Improve Security
Airtel Kenya has donated over 200 phones to the police officers in the Rift Valley Province. The phones are bundled with golden numbers (a special number with digits that are easy to recall from...
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Kenya Elected Chair of Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization for 2012-13
Kenya has been elected to chair the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization (CTO) Council for 2012-13. The elections took place during the 52nd CTO Council Meeting on 25th October 2012 in...
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Motorola Solutions Launches its Enterprise Mobility Business in Kenya
Motorola Solutions has announced the launch of its Enterprise Mobility business in Kenya. Motorola Solutions will offer its portfolio of next generation enterprise mobility solutions including:...
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SONY Launches New Range of Laptops in Nairobi
Sony has finally decided to give the East and Central Africa market a strong focus. The electronics giant is making Kenya the headquarter of its East and Central Africa as well as some Indian Ocean...
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iPhone 5 Will Sell in Kenya from December 21, Apple Announces
Apple has announced the impending availability of its iconic iPhone 5 in more countries and Kenya is included. The phone which will be exclusively available through Orange Kenya is one of Apple’s...
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Nation Media Refuses to Apologise After Photoshopping Ruto on to a CORD Rally...
It is the season of political campaigns in Kenya. The media in the country is far from neutral. The loyality is between the main contenders Uhuru Kenyaatta or Raila Odinga. Daily Nation which is...
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New M-Pesa Payment Processing Solution, Paygate, Launched for Kenya and Tanzania
A new payment processing solution called Paygate has been launched. Through the system, users in Kenya and Tanzania can now use M-Pesa for online shopping for goods and services. According to Robin...
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Kegurio Macharia: To the Tyrants in Kenya “Social Media” is Dangerous
By Kegurio Macharia A strange consensus has emerged that something called “social media” is dangerous. That traditional media houses advance and disseminate this idea is unsurprising. Social media has...
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Orange Kenya Reduces Off-Net Calling Rates by 25%, Calls Tariff ‘Tujuane’
Orange Kenya has reduced its off-net mobile calling and SMS rates starting at midnight tonight. The new tarrif offer, dubbed Tujuane, reduces the off-net calling rates to KSh 3 per minute down from...
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Government Angered By Facebook Pages Impersonating Uhuru’s Family Members
Kenyan government spokesman is angered by the existence of Facebook pages impersonating the First family and state house. Through Facebook postings, Muthui Kariuki, is asking Kenyans to ignore the...
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Howzit MSN Moves into Kenya and Nigeria with Localised Content
Howzit MSN, one of Africa’s largest portals with 3.3 million unique browsers per month, is set to launch dedicated versions of its site for Nigeria and Kenya. Howzit MSN, operated by Kagiso Media in...
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Kenyan Government to Consolidate All ICT Departments Under the Ministry of ICT
Ministry of ICT Cabinet Secretary, Fred Matiangi After the much publicised President Uhuru’s directive in June that all ICT authorities (bodies) in the country be merged into a single entity, now...
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Localised MSN Portal to Officially Launch in Kenya On September 4
Microsoft is set to launch its Kenyan portal tomorrow morning. The software firm is set to launch the MSN Kenya portal which is already LIVE and has news and information relevant to the Kenyan...
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Ksh 500,000 Reward for Information Leading to the Arrest of this Laptop Thief
The laptop and iPad thieves walking around Nairobi’s hotels and offices stealing the same is just worrying. They are not so many. They are just so daring. You will find them at conferences where they...
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Shahab Meshki SACKED as CEO of Liquid Telecoms Kenya, Formerly KDN
Disgraced CEO of former Kenya Data Networks and now Liquid Telecoms Kenya has been sacked. Though diplomatically, Shahab is being replaced by Liquid Telecom Group’s Director of Network Strategy, Mr...
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Uganda MPs Receive 384 iPads as Kenya Mulls the Same
Uganda’s parliament has bought iPads to all its 375 MPs at a cost of Ksh 32 million ($370,000), saying that the tablets will make the lawmakers more efficient by allowing them to access official...
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StarTimes to Allow Access to Free Channels for Only Two Weeks
StarTimes has revealed that it will allow access to at least six Free To Air channels upon the expiry of subscriber’s monthly subscription. But the catch is that the access will only be for two weeks....
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