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The other day, the Kenya Police website was hacked and it made big news, to me it was not big news because previously, administration police website was hacked and no one seemed to care. The debate was more heated on…
Depending on who you talk to, you are likely to have varied opinions on the differences and the role of fiber versus satellite. There was a lot of discussions in East Africa how the entry of fiber will lead to…
Why is twitter not a hit with Kenyan corporates? Kenya Airways was one of the first Kenyan companies to open twitter accounts, its account was even verified. Soon, other bigger companies like DSTv realized the benefit of the forum and…
Last year, Facebook announced that it had partnered with MTN to provide Facebook access to mobile phone users at no cost; meaning that even if your phone has no credit, you get to send emails and other stuff via facebook….
Yesterday my bro came to me with a funny story of a red number calling which meant that you die at 1 am or something like that. I grilled him how the number would predict my death and he said…
Last week I attended Africa Peering and Interconnection Forum; it brought together ISPs, content provider and regulators from 20 African countries but the Communications Commission of Kenya was conspicuously missing. It is only after attending such meetings that you understand…
There is something about people, internet and their laptops. I think if you want people to become the absolute anti-social, make sure they have internet- at least for the addicts. You almost do not talk to the person seated next,…
Its not everyday that Kenyans have the same topic on the Facebook status messages; it must have been special- yes, its about the new constitution. It was the day that people took time to update on twitter, whine about the…
Awards are now flowing in, may be the tech start-ups will benefit….. here is the announcement. Applications are now being accepted for the 2010 Legatum Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship. With prize money of USD 350,000, the 2010 Legatum Africa…
Its always nice to see old friends and evening functions provide a perfect opportunity; given that parallel sessions may not promote “catching up”. It was time to catch up with Remmy Nweke and Brenda Zulu; we had a chance to…