Netflix Is Finally Available in Kenya
January 7, 2016
Yesterday, internet streaming media service provider, Netflix, announced that it was expanding its services to Africa and will be available in Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria. These are just the three out of the 130…
Telkom Kenya introduces regional roaming bundle
December 14, 2015
Telkom Kenya mobile pre-paid subscribers can now enjoy favourable roaming voice and SMS rates following the introduction of the Mashariki bundle. This is in response to the East African Community’s goal to lower the cost…
Start a Library raises 9 Million Shillings as they seek to build libraries for primary school children in Kenya
December 11, 2015
Today Storymoja announced that they have raised 9 million Kenya Shillings towards the Start A Library campaign. The amount raised will support the development of 30 libraries to be installed in schools throughout Kenya in…
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How to borrow a loan, withdraw it, and use it to pay bills on Equitel
December 9, 2015
In October 2015, Equity Bank revealed that it had processed about 1.2 million loans worth Sh5.4 billion through Equitel in a period of 10 months. This is a huge number compared to 438,000 loans issued…
Huawei partners with Telkom Kenya to reach out to more consumers
December 8, 2015
Huawei Technologies has aggressively embarked on striking retail partnerships as it seeks to expand its smartphone foothold in the country. The latest move has seen the company partner with Telkom Kenya, in a move that…
New initiative to promote safe use of technology among children
December 7, 2015
Parents and their children have a chance to learn responsible use of technology following the launch of an initiative to promote Internet safety. The Digital Kids Show launched in Nairobi at the weekend will be…
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Truecaller Users Have Reported Over 2.3 Million Spam Calls in Kenya
December 1, 2015
Truecaller announced today that its community has reported over 2.3 million spam calls in Kenya, with a total of 60 000 spam and unwanted calls detected every day across the country. Truecaller’s data highlights an…
Five Thousand Pupils to Receive Training on Basic Coding
November 25, 2015
Microsoft Kenya has partnered with KidsComp Camp and AISEC JKUAT to train 5,000 primary school pupils aged 9-15 years from at least 5 counties in Kenya on basic coding through the WeSpeakCodeKE Initiative. The WeSpeakCodeKE…
‘Start a library’ Initiative launched to Use Technology to Help Raise Literacy levels among Kenyan children
November 24, 2015
A new initiative is utilizing technology in a creative way by rallying Kenyans to go online and co-author the first ever collectively written book by a nation. Dubbed “Start a Library”, the initiative is using…