Kenyan Techie

Raila Urges Uhuru to Suspend Laptops Plan

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:27:00 +0000

Raila Urges Uhuru to Suspend Laptops Plan
AllAfrica.com
How will they implement this project without ICT compliant teachers? Raila said. He said the project should ... We want to see equal representation of the communities in Kenya in government appointments," Raila said. The leaders were speaking during ...
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Region Told to Switch SIM Cards

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:26:00 +0000

Region Told to Switch SIM Cards
AllAfrica.com
Kenya's Information, Communication and Technology Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i said porous borders between the countries and the continued efforts towards economic integration had made life easier for mobile phone based crime in the region.
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Hey Africa's tech scene, I am sick of your whining: an open letter

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:23:00 +0000

Hey Africa's tech scene, I am sick of your whining: an open letter
Ventureburn
Africa's tech scene is upset when it is criticised, upset when it is praised, and especially upset when Kenya or Nigeria are mentioned more than other countries. In effect, there is just no pleasing you. Perhaps an explanation is needed. Writing about ...
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BA deploys hi-tech electronic bag tags

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:22:00 +0000

BA deploys hi-tech electronic bag tags
Capital FM Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 1 – British Airways is deploying on trial a new electronic bag tag that could do away with the need to have a new paper tag every time you fly. Once checked in, customers just need to hold their smartphone over the electronic tag ...
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Intel Invests In Kenyan Developers

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:21:00 +0000

Intel Invests In Kenyan Developers • Africanglobe.net
With Kenya as the first African beneficiary of this investment, the project will include the creation of programmes to help Kenyan software developers while ...
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Kenya Software developers risk losing out on school laptops deal
Kenyan software developers risk being locked out of the schools laptop project if the government awards the tender to Microsoft. The Telecommunications ...
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Maseno University introduces online common course to all students

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:20:00 +0000

Tax refund processing goes online to reduce backlog
The Star
KENYA Revenue Authority plans to automate the processing of tax refunds as it introduces a new electronic tax system from today to replace the current one that suffers numerous breakdowns. KRA is expected to officially launch the iTax system to replace ...
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Official Launch of MPIGs Mini-Film Set For Tomorrow
Ghafla!Kenya
When the first ever documentary highlighting the greed displayed by Kenyan legislators dropped online, it was overwhelmingly received as it received over 1000 YouTube hits in less than one week after being uploaded. And now, the brains behind the ...
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Maseno University introduces online common course to all students
The Standard Digital News
"The inception of Maseno University e-Campus in September 2011 saw a new dawn in home grown online education in Kenya. We are proud to have been the pioneer institution in Kenya to establish an e-campus," he explained. Nyabundi said the e-campus ...
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How Specialisation Can Lead to EAC Integration

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:19:00 +0000

How Specialisation Can Lead to EAC Integration
AllAfrica.com
A quick look on the social media streets and you will clearly know that the Kenyans are receiving more coverage than even the Kagame Cup in Darfur. This is because when it comes to Sevens rugby in East Africa, other countries do not even want to ...
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Gauff Consulting Engineering Jobs Vacancy in Nairobi Kenya

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:17:00 +0000

Kisii Bottlers Engineering Careers Kenya | Career Point Kenya
Engineering Job in Kenya Kisii bottlers limited, a leading beverage bottling franchise of The Coca Cola Company is seeking to recruit a suitably qualified ...
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Gauff Consulting Engineering Jobs Vacancy in Nairobi Kenya June ...
Registered professional civil engineer with a degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent; A minimum of 12 years post qualification professional experience as a ...
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Orange Kenya unveils new internet bundles

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:16:00 +0000

Orange Kenya unveils new internet bundles
Telecompaper (subscription)
Orange Kenya has launched a new mobile data bundle of 20MB for KES 20. The bundle has a validity of seven days. Orange has also reduced the prices of two other mobile data bundles: the 50MB bundle drops from KES 100 to KES 50 and the 100MB ...
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South African, Kenyan CCIEs come together for the first time
ITWeb
The event, hosted by Leon Wright, CTO at Cisco, and Adrienne Vester, CCIE Club Manager at NIL, had a strong technical objective, delivering two advanced lectures on software-defined networking and fixed-mobile convergence. "It is a unique opportunity ...
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Drivers of Mobile Payment Adoption: Comparing Kenya and Tanzania

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:15:00 +0000

Drivers of Mobile Payment Adoption: Comparing Kenya and Tanzania
Professor Dan Horne, Chief Knowledge Officer at Gx, in conjunction with Dionne Nickerson of Providence College, has recently published a white paper called ...
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Barclays Kenya launches mobile app | News | HumanIPO
Barclays Bank of kenya has launched a mobile banking app, allowing users to manage their accounts on the go with automatic protection from fraud.
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South African, Kenyan CCIEs come together for the first time

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:14:00 +0000

HP Elitepad Now in Kenya
AllAfrica.com
The HP ElitePad tablet's 1080p front-facing video camera and 8 megapixel (MP) rear camera with an LED flash and included CyberLink YouCam software help users easily communicate face to face, create high-definition (HD) web videos or record training ...
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Officials taught how to build Knowledge Society

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:12:00 +0000

Kenya : ICT expected to fuel GDP growth says govt
IT News Africa
CIO Africa writes that according to Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto, the country's government expects ICT to contribute a two to three percent increase in total contribution to the GDP (Gross Domestic Product). Kenya's government expects ICT to ...
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Officials taught how to build Knowledge Society
Daily Nation
On Friday, July 5, more than 150 mid-level to senior government officials from eight African countries, including Kenya, will be honoured for having successfully completed Africa's first "leadership in ICT" training aimed at creating knowledge societies.
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Social Media Now 'Best Therapy' for Kenyans

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:11:00 +0000

Social Media Now 'Best Therapy' for Kenyans | Mwakilishi.com
From the look of it, social media seems to give a platform for 'therapy and counselling '. In fact, there is the joke that social media is therapy for the 21st Century.
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Blogging and Social Media Interns Opportunity in Kenya
Internships in Kenya 2013- Blogging and Social Media Interns Company: Creative ICT Inc Deadline: Sunday 30th June 2013. Location: Nairobi ...
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Call it gossip, I call it social media - Kenya
Kenya - It's a cold June morning in Nairobi, just past nine in morning. All the residents of an apartment block complex are out at work. The open spaces are ...
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HP ElitePad now in Kenya

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:10:00 +0000

HP ElitePad now in Kenya
Capital FM Kenya
HP has announced the release of the HP ElitePad 900 in the Kenyan market. The announcement was made at an event at Hemmingways Hotel in Karen, clearly signalling the intention of HP to target Kenya's business and corporate community. HP says the ...
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Top-notch student from Kenya finally finds a home at TCC

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:09:00 +0000

Top-notch student from Kenya finally finds a home at TCC
Tallahassee Democrat (blog)
Cephas Kaburu earned straight-A's at his high school in Meru, Kenya, about two hours from the capital city Nairobi. He took to computer technology like a fish to water, and found part-time work assisting others. He desperately wanted to go to college ...
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Engaged and encouraged: US President, Barack Obama in Soweto, South Africa ...
South African Broadcasting Corporation
... campus on Saturday afternoon, US President Barack Obama demonstrated the importance of technology in increased relations between African nations and the world, when he engaged with youth from Uganda, Kenya and Nigeria online video conference.
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KDN Sees Service Improvement After Buy Out By Liquid Telecom

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:08:00 +0000

Orange Kenya Lowers Mobile Data Pricing, Introduces Double Night Bonus
AllAfrica.com
Orange has announced the launch of a new mobile data bundle today, increasing the options its subscribers will have in choosing their bundle of choice. The new bundle, 20 MB worth of data, will be purchased at KSh. 20 and will have a validity of 7 days.
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KDN Sees Service Improvement After Buy Out By Liquid Telecom
AllAfrica.com
Kenya Data Networks(KDN) is a "full service, data communications carrier" licensed by the Communications Commission of Kenya in January 2003 as a "Public Data Network Operator" with a mission to build "world-class infrastructure" in Kenya. The company ...
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ISSUU - Bds310 kenya unpd proivision of mobile voice and data ...

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:06:00 +0000

ISSUU - Bds310 kenya unpd proivision of mobile voice and data ...
Bds310 kenya unpd proivision of mobile voice and data communication services. United Nations Kenya Nations Unies United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) ...
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Ruto Says ICT to Contribute Three Percent Increase to Kenya GDP

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:04:00 +0000

Ruto Says ICT to Contribute Three Percent Increase to Kenya GDP
AllAfrica.com
Broadband, national addressing systems, universal access to ICT and a common East Africa market are some of the issues that arose at the 20th East African Communications Organisations Congress. The congress was officially opened last Friday by Deputy ...
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Kenya Power shakes up its board to meet women quota

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:03:00 +0000

Kenya Power names Dr Ben Chumo acting CEO - The Standard
Kenya Power has named Dr Ben Chumo as the acting Chief Executive Officer ( CEO) to replace Eng Joseph Njoroge who was appointed as Principal Secretary, ...
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Kenya Power shakes up its board to meet women quota - Corporate ...
Kenya Power has shaken up its boardroom to meet the constitutional requirement for women directorship quotas.
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Business: Kenya Power names acting CEO | East Africa Standard
Kenya Power has named Dr Ben Chumo as the acting Chief Executive Officer ( CEO) to replace Eng Joseph Njoroge who …read more. Source: standard.
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Bank to pilot online tax remittance system

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:01:00 +0000

Bank to pilot online tax remittance system - Kenya
Kenya - PHOTO | FILE Wananchi queue to file tax returns at the Kenya Revenue Authority head office in Nairobi. The taxman has partnered with a Pan-African ...
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President Obama Pledges $7 Billion To Africa, Hopes To End Power Blackouts

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 14:59:00 +0000

President Obama Pledges $7 Billion To Africa, Hopes To End Power Blackouts
The Inquisitr
"These countries have set ambitious goals in electric power generation, and are making the utility and energy sector reforms to pave the way for investment and growth." President Obama is not simply giving money away, the POTUS is visiting South Africa ...
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Obama pledges energy cash to light up Africa's darkness
The Independent
Mr Obama said his government would provide $7bn (£4.6bn) in public funding, as well as $9bn from the US private sector, for the "power Africa" initiative. He also announced that the US would be inviting African heads of state to a summit in Washington ...
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First family touring Mandela's island prison
Kansas City Star
However, the first round of contributions still fall well short of the $300 billion the International Energy Agency says would be required to achieve universal electricity access in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030. Obama opened his speech with deeply ...
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Obama Unveils Initiative to Help Africans Gain Access to Electricity
CRIENGLISH.com
Speaking at the University of Cape Town, Obama said the 7 billion U. S. dollars initiative will focus on expanding access to electricity in six African countries of Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria and Tanzania. An additional 9 billion dollars ...
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ELECTRICITY: Nigeria, 6 others to get Obama's $7bn
Nigerian Tribune
The White House, shedding light of the $7 billion power fund, said the initiative, dubbed "Power Africa," which has primarily Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Tanzania, Uganda and Mozambique in focus, would be distributed over the next five years. It ...
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Used computer dealers face uncertain future over e-waste

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 14:58:00 +0000

Used computer dealers face uncertain future over e-waste
The Standard Digital News
Deputy President William Ruto last week called on a more targeted approach to the management of electronic waste as more ICT investments increase pressure on the country's stockpile of used consumer technology. "As we all invest heavily in ICT ...
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Firm launches new IT solution to link Kenyan artisans to US market

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 14:55:00 +0000

Firm launches new IT solution to link Kenyan artisans to US market
The Standard Digital News
This follows a move by a local technology start-up to link Kenyan artisans with American consumer market. Soko – the tech start up – has built a platform that links Kenyan artisans making African themed ornaments with American buyers and said it was ...
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Honeymoon over for Government on performance
The Standard Digital News
The heads of the ministries of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Industrialisation and Enterprise Development and Information, Communication and Technology, in particular, are under the radar to see whether they are laying the foundation the ...
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FACT SHEET: Power Africa

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 14:54:00 +0000

Africa: FACT SHEET: Power Africa
AllAfrica.com
More than two-thirds of the population of sub-Saharan Africa is without electricity, and more than 85 percent of those living in rural areas lack access. Power Africa will build on Africa's enormous power potential, including new discoveries of vast ...
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Obama to Announce New Power Initiative for Africa
The Epoch Times
U.S. President Barack Obama answers questions from the audience and from people in Nigeria, Uganda, and Kenya via live video link during a 'town hall' meeting with the young African leaders at the University of Johannesburg in Soweto June 29, 2013 in ...
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Ghana to benefit from Obama's $7b 'Power Africa' plan
Ghana Business News
US President, Barack Obama has announced a new energy initiative, 'Power Africa', a $7 billion initiative to boost electricity supply to sub-Saharan Africa, the White House said in a statement June 30, 2013. The initiative which will be implemented ...
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Obama Announces Plan to Boost Power in Sub Saharan Africa
Bloomberg
Obama's goal is to double access to electricity across six countries that his aides have singled out for promoting good governance -- Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria and Tanzania. "There's an energy here that can't be denied: Africa rising ...
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Obama unveils initiative to help Africans gain access to electricity
Xinhua
CAPE TOWN, June 30 (Xinhua) -- The visiting U. S. President Barack Obama on Sunday unveiled an initiative to double access to electric power across Africa. Speaking at the University of Cape Town, Obama said the 7 billion U. S. dollars initiative will ...
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Farmers Take on Irrigation Technology

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 14:51:00 +0000

Kenya: Farmers Take on Irrigation Technology | Africa Water-Sector ...
Kenya: Farmers Take on Irrigation Technology. Jun.21,2013. Jessica Nyaboke June 21, 2013. Farmers in the North Rift Region of Kenya will soon begin to grow ...
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Opportunities for Graduates in Kenya- Technology Graduate Opportunity. Exciting opportunity for Kenyan Technology graduate innovators at UAE. Are you a ...
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ILRI Technology Manager Job in Nairobi, Kenya | Kenya Jobs ...
Duration: 3 years contract with the possibility of renewalBase salary starting from USD 75000 per annum depending on skills and experience, with an attractive ...
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