Archive for July, 2012
Gallup to automate data collection in Africa
Gallup‘s Africa office has invested heavily in innovation and technology in Africa with an aim to improve data collection from the field, record, organize and store responses data. Gallup Africa Research Director Mr Idi Pembere said the company will equip all the data collecting staff members in the field with hi-tech Blackberry phones that will [...]
Airtel Africa, Learning Resources Management Group to provide e-learning program for staff in 17 African affiliates
Airtel Africa has announced a partnership with The Learning Resources Management Group (LRMG), an e-learning provider in Africa to provide an extensive e-learning program for Airtel employees across 17 African countries. The implementation of the program is meant to enhance staff development and reinforce the telco’s commitment to nurture and develop local talent and prepare them [...]
Huawei unveils the HUAWEI Honor and HUAWEI MediaPad in Kenya
China’s Huawei Technologies device division has launched two high end smart devices – HUAWEI Honor Smartphone and HUAWEI MediaPad tablet – into the Kenyan market. Retailing at Kshs 31,999 the HUAWEI Honor is not only easy on the eye but also offers excellent features. Operating on the Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS, the touch screen smart phone offers [...]
DCA clarifies on “.africa” application, reflects on EAiGF
The annual East African Internet Governance Forum (EAIGF) event was held recently at the Jacaranda Hotel Nairobi. It was preceded by the Kenya IGF that was held at the same venue a fortnight ago. The meeting was attended by many delegates from East Africa sub-region and addressed by Kenya’s permanent secretary in the Ministry of Information and Communication [...]
Orange ranked #36 among 100 Most Valuable Global Brands
The Orange brand, under which France Telecom and its affiliates worldwide – including Telkom Kenya – market their products and services, has been ranked at position 36 among the Top 100 most valuable brands globally according to Millward Brown’s “2011 BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands” report. The report, regarded as the most comprehensive [...]
Access Kenya launches office in Kisumu for Western Kenya clients
AccessKenya Group has announced plans to aggressively pursue regional markets ahead of the actualization of the county system of governance set to take form after the general elections next year. Speaking while officially launching the company’s Regional Office in Kisumu, AccessKenya Internet Division Managing Director Kris Senanu said the company has diversified its products to [...]
Ericsson provides dedicated internet link to Embakasi Girls Secondary School
Ericsson has embarked on a number of community service projects throughout its operations in Africa as part of commemorating the Nelson Mandela International Day. In Kenya, Ericsson’s staff rolled up their sleeves to undertake a number of activities at Embakasi Girls Boarding School in Nairobi bordering the informal settlements of Mukuru kwa Njenga. Margaret Kositany, [...]
Kenya’s banking sector hosts online meeting for users and CEOs
The Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) has organised an online engagement forum between the public and top minds in the banking sector aimed at increasing awareness and knowledge as part of a wider plan by the industry umbrella body to closely engage stakeholders, who include the banking public. The forum will host various bank bosses and [...]
Samsung rolls out eLimu e-learning portal for Kenya’s primary schools
As part of ongoing efforts to bridge Kenya’s digital divide through basic education solutions, consumer electronics firm Samsung Electronics East Africa recently presented a donation of Samsung Galaxy Tablets to aid in e-learning at the Elim House of Grace Academy and Amaf Academy in Nairobi’s Kawangware area. The pilot project geared at kick-starting basic education [...]
iWayAfrica‘s Vsat technology “King of the Jungle”
by Alex Owiti Last weekend‘s KCB Rally was held in the remotest of places in Kenya’s South Coast -Ukunda and the best communication platform needed was iWayAfrica’s Vsat technology. With the best technical team, iWayAfrica Vsat technology was set up 70 kilometers in Kinango, Kwale away from Ukunda, the town centre and administrative headquarters for [...]