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TECHNOLOGY

The upcoming Telkom Money will also go nowhere

Orange Money is no more, this is because Telkom Kenya discontinued the platform; being one the changes the teleco made when it rebranded from Orange to Telkom Kenya. One of…

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OPINION

NASA Numbers vs Jubilee Numbers Part 2: Who’s gonna win? #PresidentialDebateKE

Uhuru Kenyatta will trounce Raila Odinga in the forth coming presidential elections with 48% against Raila’s 43%, that is according to the latest Infotrak Research Consulting opinion poll carried out…

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TECHNOLOGY

IEBC Voters Register is a sham

It’s three weeks since KPMG submitted its audit report to IEBC in regards to the IEBC Voters Register. Since then, IEBC went ahead to clean up the register in accordance…

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TECHNOLOGY

Multibillion Business and Job opportunities available in IoT, The Cloud, and Big Data

In this third part of this series we examine the multibillion business and job opportunities available in IoT, The Cloud, and Big Data. If this is the first article you…

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robotics/AI
TECHNOLOGY

How to make money (billions) in the robotics/AI industry

This is the second part of the five part series on the 5 tech sectors that can make you a billionaire right now to the next five decades. The first…

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TECHNOLOGY

The 5 tech sectors that can make you a dollar billionaire right now

Since the dawn of information and communication technologies in the late 1970s, particularly powered by the wide spread adoption of Personal Computers, Internet penetration and the use of world wide…

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Telkom Kenya
TECHNOLOGY

The Opportunity Telkom Kenya had to win over 5 million new subscribers but squandered

June 6 2017, that’s the date Telkom Kenya had the biggest opportunity to propel itself from third position to the second largest teleco in Kenya, but the once a upon…

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TECHNOLOGY

Ezekiel Mutua bans 5 DStv and GOtv programmes

It is been a while before Ezekiel Mutua trended on Twitter – probably because over the last few weeks Twitter trends have largely been fueled by Jubilee campaigns and NASA’s…

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TECHNOLOGY

Samsung banks on entry level smartphones to ward off competition

As Samsung Electronics seeks to grow its market share in the entry level smartphones segment, the increasing appetite for quality but yet affordable entry level smartphones in the Kenyan market…

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30 tablets
TECHNOLOGY

Samsung distributes 30 tablets in East Africa

The South Korean electronic giant Samsung has distributed 30 tablets to some 8 different schools in East Africa. The 30 tablets have been distributed to four schools in Kenya, two…

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NASA online strategy
OPINION

NASA online strategy is lacking, and is likely to cost them the 2017 elections

It is exactly 16 days since the official campaigns period for this year’s general elections started. In the last 16 days, we have seen both NASA and Jubilee hit the…

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Safaricom Flex Bundles
TECHNOLOGY

Safaricom Flex Units are now a little bit flexible – but discriminatory

Safaricom Flex Units, a product launched towards the end of March 2017, was meant to be this flexible product that allows you, the Safaricom subscriber, to enjoy data, voice, and…

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Telkom Kenya
TECHNOLOGY

Don’t bother moving to the pathetic useless Telkom Kenya – not just yet

After being mesmerized by the salivating data offers from the newly rebranded Telkom Kenya, I rushed to town to buy their SIM card. After all, I had promised you that…

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TECHNOLOGY

Exactly what you’ve been waiting for – Telkom Kenya unveils unlimited Internet for Shs 4,000 per month

I have been planning to write an article titled “Orange and Airtel have no idea on how to win against Safaricom”, an article that has since been overtaken by events….

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Telkom Kenya
TECHNOLOGY

A brief history of Telkom Kenya

Telkom Kenya is an iconic brand and has been in the market more than 18 years as the teleco’s heritage dates back to pre-independence days – the 1940s and 1950s, when…

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TECHNOLOGY

Top 10 Best Android Games for 2017

With the release of Vulcan API and Android Nougat, there seems to be no limit on what Android games cannot deliver. With their PC grade hardware, ever improving processors, crisper…

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TECHNOLOGY

Selfie addicts get yet another selfie centered phone, the Oppo F3

The selfie craze is redefining the focus of mid range phones. By the beginning of this year tecno launched its selfie centered phone then Infinix followed a few weeks ago with…

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BAT FY’2016 Results
BUSINESS

BAT FY’2016 Results: Core earnings per share declined by 14.9% to Ksh.42.3 from Ksh.49.8

BAT released their FY’2016 results, recording core earnings per share decline of 14.9 percent to Ksh.42.3 from Ksh.49.8 in FY’2015, driven by a 10.8 percent decline in net revenue to…

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DStv Thanks, GOtv Wow
TECHNOLOGY

Multichoice rewards loyal customers with access to aditional channels for free (DStv Thanks, GOtv Wow)

In a bid to retain existing customers and to lure new ones to subscribe to the platform, Multichoice is rewarding its loyal customers. The reward programs have been promptly named…

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Verve Card
TECHNOLOGY

12 Banks in Kenya sign to use Verve Card (The first African card that competes with Visa and MasterCard)

Interswitch Group has announced that 12 Banks in Kenya have signed with Verve International. Verve International is the company’s payment solution which allows customers to make payments across the lenders’ network in over 3,000 point of…

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Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP)
TECHNOLOGY

ORPP: How to check if you have been registered as a member of a political party without your consent

It has come to the limelight that many individuals have been signed as members of political parties in the country without their consent. This anomaly occurs because political parties are…

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PesaPal American Express
BUSINESS

PesaPal integrates American Express into its payment platform in addition to mobile money, Visa and MasterCard

Pesapal, a Kenyan-based e-commerce platform, has announced the integration of American Express into its payment platform. The integration took place on 27th February, 2017. This means that American Express card holders…

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Ericsson and Tigo
TECHNOLOGY

Ericsson and Tigo partner with GSMA to connect the unconnected in rural Tanzania

Ericsson and leading Tanzanian mobile network operator Tigo have partnered to launch the first of a series of rural pilot tower sites to provide mobile broadband coverage in Chiwale and…

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Ericsson
TECHNOLOGY

MWC 2017: Ericsson Pioneering 5G and BusinessTransformation

Ericsson opened Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 with three stand-out announcements featuring partners and major customers. These included: Network evolution towards 5G An innovative new business model between content owners…

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Ink Tank System (ITS) printers
TECHNOLOGY

Epson updates its Ink Tank System (ITS) printers with borderless photoprinting and faster speeds

Epson has announced the latest updates to its portfolio of Ink Tank System (ITS) printers: L382, L386, L486, with improved speeds and a new borderless photo printing feature. These advances…

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Coffee Lake
TECHNOLOGY

Intel to release 8th-gen core processors Coffee Lake (Core i7/i5/i3-8000 series) in the second half of 2017

Intel’s 8th generation Core processors are due to be released in the second half of 2017. The marketing name for this generation of Intel processors will be Coffee Lake. These…

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Safaricom Fiber
TECHNOLOGY

Safaricom rolls out fiber for business solution to SMEs in Kisii town

Safaricom has gone ahead and launched the Safaricom fiber for business solution in Kisii town. The solution is mainly targeted at Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME). This now brings to…

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Safaricom
TECHNOLOGY

Safaricom is updating the M-Pesa platform to allow customers to view transaction charges before completing the transaction

Both banking institutions and mobile banking platforms have been under pressure from the business regulator, Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), to make transparent ALL of their charges to the consumer….

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Digital Literacy Programme
TECHNOLOGY

Visually impared students to benefit from the Governments Digital Literacy Programme (DLP)

Visually impaired students will not be left out as Kenya’s Digital Literacy Programme (DLP) becomes entrenched into the educational curriculum. The Ministry of Education is set to incorporate 150 special…

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TechWomen Conference
TECHNOLOGY

USIU-Africa Alumni Association Hosts TechWomen Conference

“She Goes Tech”, an initiative founded by a Kenyan Tech Women Fellow (2015), Kendi Ntwiga, in collaboration with USIU-Africa Alumni Association, Chaired by Dolly Sagwe-Onyoni held a conference dubbed “She…

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