Archive for May, 2012
Nairobi to host China-Africa Communications Conference
Kenya is this July set to host a communications conference bringing together renowned scholars from around the globe with the theme “Sino-African communications in a global setting: Breaking the ice.” The conference is being organized by the Communication University of China and Daystar University with the destination event management company, EAiEC Ltd overseeing the logistical arrangements. [...]
Paysure partners with Kenswitch, Chase Bank to launch local online payments platform
Paysure has partnered with Kenswitch and Chase Bank to offer an online payments platform in order to tap into the growing e-commerce market in the region. Through the deal, Kenswitch member bank cardholders can now make purchases on the internet using their debit or prepaid cards. One of the recipients of the 2012/13 Kenya ICT [...]
Orange Kenya makes new staff appointments
In order to boost service delivery and internal communications, Telkom Kenya Orange has made two new appointments in its IT and communications departments. The two new appointments are that of: Shadrack Omondi Anyuo – Head of Core Network Shadrack Omondi Anyuo has joined Orange as the Head of Core Network in the IT and Networks [...]
Orange launches 2nd edition of Orange African Social Venture Prize
Buoyed by the success of the inaugural awards in 2011, Orange has today announced the launch of the second edition of its Orange African Social Venture Prize whose goal is to promote social innovation that supports development through Information and Communication Technology (ICT). According to a media release, Orange will provide a financial endowment as [...]
Safaricom, Pesapoint launch ATM to MPESA money transfer service
Safaricom Limited has partnered with PesaPoint to launch a new service which will enable M-PESA subscribers transfer money from their bank accounts into their M-PESA account via any of the 80 PesaPoint ATMS countrywide. The new service will allow customers a wider and more convenient opportunity to transfer money from their bank accounts into their [...]
Samsung unveils the GALAXY Pocket in Kenya
As efforts to raise Kenya’s internet penetration through mobile devices gets underway, Samsung Electronics East Africa, has unveiled a device priced at Kshs 10,000 (about US $ 119) meant to introduce millions of Kenyans to the wide variety of smartphone applications. The Samsung Galaxy Pocket handset which is designed to provide a platform for more [...]
Telkom Kenya, Huawei launch the Huawei Gaga Android smartphone
Telkom Kenya, which operates the Orange brand in Kenya, has unveiled a new entry-level, 3G enabled, smart phone into the local market. The Huawei Gaga, retailing for US $ 105 (Kshs 8,799) is targeted at middle income earners, students and young professionals. The Huawei Gaga, to be sold via Orange sales outlets and partner shops, also [...]
yuMobile opens relationship centre in Kisumu
Essar Telecoms Kenya’s yuMobile has continued with its roll-out of new-look customer care centres with the opening of its first upcountry facility in Kisumu city. The outlet, located at Swan Centre along Oginga Odinga Street, will offer a range of services such as internet/data settings, postpaid activation, bill payments, selling of prepaid lines, airtime, modems [...]
New mobile-based weather alert system to aid Uganda’s fishermen on Lake Victoria
The Uganda Department of Meteorology (UDoM), World Meteorological Organization (WMO), MTN, Ericsson, National Lake Rescue Institute (NLRI) and the Kalangala Fishing community have partnered to launch a localised weather alert service to fishing villages on Lake Victoria which uses mobile technology, called Mobile Weather Alert service. The system makes it possible for the partners to [...]
PIVOT East Africa Developer conference set for Nairobi on June 5-6
Nairobi is set to host the Pivot East Africa regional mobile applications developer competition which will culminate in a pitching conference on 5th and 6th June 2012. The competition has five categories with each having finalists pitching to a distinguished audience of investors, development partners, telecoms operators and other industry players from East Africa and [...]