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Kenya's mobile TV revolution
Safaricom DStv Mobile went live at the end of April, allowing subscribers to watch television anywhere, at anytime using their own mobile handset. Kenya is among the first African countries to launch mobile television, one of the world's most eagerly anticipated consumer technologies. 9 May 2008 13:20

Ugandan, Kenyan organisations win in global competition
[David Muwanga] Kenya's Centre for Training and Integrated Research for Development (CETRAD) and NETWAS Uganda are among the four winners in the inaugural nGomobile competition. The winning projects were selected from a pool of over 70 entries that came from Kenya, Uganda, Mexico and Azerbaijan. 14 Apr 2008 06:27

Safaricom taps Equity Bank for staff share loans
[Walter Wafula] Safaricom, one of Kenya's leading mobile telephone service providers, has made a deal with Equity Bank to allow its staff to access loans for the acquisition of its IPO shares through the bank at a subsidised interest rate of 10%. 11 Apr 2008 06:17

Malawi hosts international telecommunications workshop
[Gregory Gondwe] Malawi has hosted a telecommunication services workshop at its lakeshore district in Mangochi with calls to various rival telecommunications operators to share services so that consumers can access them at affordable charges. 7 Apr 2008 08:47

Now Kenyans can pay mobile bills online
[Carole Kimutai] GTV has entered into a subscription payment deal with PostaPay and subscribers anywhere in Kenya can now pay their subscriptions online via over 200 branches countrywide. 31 Mar 2008 12:23

Mobile reporters give a voice to Kenyan voters
With a media blackout in Kenya mobile phones played a vital role in covering the Kenya elections and now they are playing an even more important role in covering those elections bloody aftermath. 8 Jan 2008 07:44

Mobile service providers bag marketing awards
[Carole Kimutai] The big boys of Kenya's mobile telephone industry scooped six of 15 marketing awards during this year's Marketing Society of Kenya (MSK) Warrior Awards gala. The event was held at the Kenya International Conference Centre grounds on Friday, 30 November. 5 Dec 2007 08:09

African nations agree to $1 billion Indian satellite project
A critical mass of countries are signing on to a plan for India to invest $1 billion in the Pan-African e-Network satellite project, a joint initiative with the Africa Union aimed at developing the region's information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure. 30 Nov 2007 12:04

Africans access borderless mobile phone services
[Emmanuel Kola and Rose Kamau] More than 400 million people in twelve African countries can now access borderless mobile phone services opened by Kenyan mobile telecommunications company Celtel International. 23 Nov 2007 12:15

Vodafone raises queries over Safaricom IPO
[Zachary Ochieng] Vodafone has called for the postponement of Safaricom's initial public offering (IPO) after it became apparent that the funds to be raised could be used to 'beef up' the Kenyan government's coffers during election time and thus give it an unfair advantage over other political parties. 5 Nov 2007 10:17

Kenya gets mobile TV
[Carole Kimutai] Digital Mobile TV Limited (DMTV) officially launched the DStv Mobile television service in Kenya early last week. This launch keeps Kenya at the front of the digital technology race in Africa and highlights the progressive stance that the Ministry of Information and Communication and the Communications Commission of Kenya is taking in the roll-out of new technologies in Kenya. 26 Oct 2007 06:20

African digital villages receive a boost
[Joyce Joan Wangui] Telecommunications equipment supplier Ericsson in partnership with Columbia's University's Earth Institute has set aside Sh600 million to connect African villages to the information super highway. 10 Oct 2007 08:44

Court throws out Safaricom IPO suit
[Zachary Ochieng] The much-touted sale of the Kenyan government's 25% shares in Safaricom will go on after all; following the High Court Judge Justice Joseph Nyamu's decision to throw out the suit filed by three opposition legislators, seeking to bar the government from selling the shares until the Privatisation Act 2005 comes into force. 5 Oct 2007 02:18