Kenyan President deals blow to press freedom - RSB
NAIROBI: President Mwai Kibaki signed the Kenya Communications (Amendment) Bill 2008 into law on 3 January 2009 and was noted by Reporters without Borders as shocking. 5 Jan 2009 14:04
Spend merrily, pay the price in January
On December 24, last year, Joseph Wambua had Sh40,000, as his salary. He was paid early because of Christmas festivities. 23 Dec 2008 06:19
Retailer ventures into convenience stores market
[Carole Kimutai] Kenya's Nakumatt Holdings will soon unveil its plans to launch convenience stores (c-stores) as part of its expansion plans following a viability study showing a gap in the Kenyan market. 11 Dec 2008 14:20
KZN, Kenya partner to develop co-operative college
[Gabi Khumalo] NAIROBI: The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government has partnered with the Co-operative College of Kenya to develop a training programme, which will culminate in the establishment of a provincial co-operative college. 10 Dec 2008 15:57
Kenya's Ushahidi wins We Media Game Changers Award
Online media star ZeFrank, mobile texting service Twitter, David Plouffe, the Obama campaign mastermind, Japanese digital designer Yugo Nakamura and Kenyan mobile alert service Ushahidi are among nine winners of the We Media Game Changers Awards to be presented at the We Media Miami conference in February 2009. 10 Dec 2008 12:26
Vodafone, Safaricom and Western Union form partnership
Vodafone, Safaricom and The Western Union Company announced on Monday, 8 December that they will partner to pilot a cross-border Mobile Money Transfer (MMT) service between the UK and Kenya. This service will enable customers to send cross-border remittances from select locations directly to Safaricom mobile subscribers in Kenya. 10 Dec 2008 12:09
World Bank provides Sh500 million for Kenya's telecoms
The World Bank has released Sh500 million to help boost Kenya's telecommunications sector. The Breton Woods financial institution's capital injection is set to benefit both Kenya's call centre sector and business process outsourcing (BPO) amongst others. 4 Dec 2008 10:35
Qatar to grow crops in Kenya
Qatar is hoping to grow crops in north-east Kenya. The Gulf state, made up mostly of barren desert, has asked Kenya to lease 40,000 hectares of land. In return it will fund a port on the tourist island of Lamu costing 3.5 billion US Dollars. 4 Dec 2008 09:50
Kenya: Government proposes draconian media law - MISA
MISA believes that a new law, if passed, will allow the Kenyan government to determine the content, style, manner and schedule of broadcasting. The proposition has drawn fierce resistance from the media industry. 3 Dec 2008 11:39
Yu launches in Kenya
[Titus Kaloki] Kenya has made a giant step in it's telecommunications market with the launch of Essar-powered Yu. The licence awarded to Africa's telecom heavy-weight, Econet in September 2007 has seen legal battles with a Kenyan consortium that claimed a share and culminated in Essar, an Indian investment giant with also big interests in Kenya's petroleum industy, buying Econets stake. 1 Dec 2008 09:30
More Kenyans to get electricity
An additional one million Kenyans will be connected to the national power grid in the next five years, Energy Minister, Kiraitu Murungi has said. 26 Nov 2008 11:29
Kenya: Sex for jobs in export processing zones
NAIROBI: At the gates of one of Kenya's export processing zones (EPZs) men and women push and shove each other, trying to get their national identity cards taken by the guards. 25 Nov 2008 10:16
Company news
Starfish Mobile forms strategic partnership with Global Media Alliance - Starfish Mobile
Starfish Mobile International, the largest independent integrated mobile content service provider in Africa has partnered with Global Media Alliance Ghana Ltd (GMA) in order to access the Ghana mobile market with ease. This strategic partnership will lead to the country's local offices being renamed Starfish Mobile Ghana Ltd. 8 Dec 2008 11:06
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