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At the height of digital migration, there was a lot of optimism on the opportunities available to people not able to afford the huge capital outlay that broadcast services require. One of the things we were told was that with…
There is no doubt that the appointment of Joe Mucheru and ICT Cabinet Secretary and Victor Kyalo as PS is expected to provide new impetus to the ICT sector. Why? For the last two years, Kenya’s ICT sector has been…
In the last two weeks, a group calling itself Anonymous Kenya has terrorized government folks by hacking social media accounts belonging to Kenya Defence Forces, their spokesperson and the deputy president. The response from government folks was just laughable. Just…
Kenic, the organisation tasked with managing the .ke domain, has a new CEO. Who may or may not know anything about heading a registry and how to make .ke more stable and resilient. For background on Kenic, you can read…
Last year, was the first time I read the Cyber Security report by TESPOK and Serianu, a security company. I remember thinking “why is this report so hollow?” but I thought it was because it was the first year and…
About a week ago, I received a press release, which I guess was widely circulated. It was from the Telecommunications Service Providers of Kenya, commonly known as TESPOK. It was sent by the Access Kenya PR machine, maybe because Kris…
After the General Elections this year, there was much anticipation regarding the ICT docket; some wondered whether the Bitange Ndemo, former Permanent Secretary in Info Comm would become the new Cabinet Secretary or he would continue his role as PS….
Now that the earlier post has addressed the background of whole digital migration, it is better to explore opportunities. It is good to care about public good but if there is a way to benefit, I say take it. For…
For the last 15 years, Kenya’s broadcast sector has enjoyed the benefits of liberalization; in the old times, Kenya Broadcasting Corporation had the monopoly but that changed around 1999. Capital Fm was the first Fm station in 1995 or thereabouts…
It seems that any CEO who takes over at Kenic will have to budget for a year tops, thats sad but true. If you do not have background on Kenic, the .ke registrar and its shenanigans, you can read most…