Yesterday, the first day of Connected Summit, there was a press conference attended by Info Com PS Joseph Tiampati, ICTA CEO Victor Kyalo, Andrew Waititu, SAP CEO and Edwin Yinda, ICTA Board chair. This was a routine press conference. If…
For the last year or so, the immigration officials have been camping at “tech start up” hotspots, seeking to weed out illegal workers or in other words those with no work permits. This has been frustrating to “expats” who have…
Last year, I did a post on KITOS and its efforts to ensure Kenyan companies are involved in large government tenders? Has this improved? Well, I see JTL Faiba is a sponsor this year, if you think Liquid Telecom in…
Last year, I wrote this story of pathetic connectivity at the Connected Kenya Summit. The issue was; how can you have a conference talking about connectivity and one of the most touted regional company can not manage internet connectivity? This…
Last year was my first time at Connected Kenya and I wrote this post suggesting some changes. The best part is that the program this year has changed. The program has been changed to include breakout sessions, it has different…
Government Ministers from Rwanda and Uganda were forced to stay in their hotel rooms after Fred Matiangi, Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Communication failed to turn up for the first day of Connected Kenya Summit. Matiangi was…
Safaricom will donate Ksh. 5 million to match the views on this video. It is the story of young Susan, her struggle and acceptance of living with visual impairment. It is very moving. Watch the kids in the field as…
Wanachi Group has signed a $3 million (approx. 270m) deal with the Nairobi county, to connect 2,715 schools in Nairobi with internet. The project was launched today and by June this year (yes, in 3 months), the pilot of 245…
In January, Fred Matiang’i, Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Communication inaugurated a new ICT Authority Board. He appointed: Prof Timothy Waema Ms Esther Kibeere Ms Bertha Dena Prof Elijah Omwenga Mr David Mugo Mr Ugas Mohamed…
About three weeks ago, Safaricom held a function to celebrate the book “money, real quick” which relates to Kenya’s use of mobile money, commonly known as Mpesa. The reason why I say celebrate is because the book was launched in…