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March 2014

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Has Safaricom finally met its match?
by Grace Githaiga 04 Mar '14

04 Mar '14

MPESA is simultaneously the strongest and weakest link in Safaricom’s portfolio. Most subscribers stick with Safaricom because of the omnipresent nature of MPESA. Once a formidable competitor is found in that space, the invincible nature of Safaricom is bound to start crumbling. Indeed, Safaricom and other operators know this and they have duly responded by offering to buy out YouMobile – an operator that was allegedly planning to partner with Equity Bank in delivering the mobile money services. Equity Bank will therefore be forced to lease infrastructure from Safaricom, Airtel or Orange in their new scheme of things. http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/Has-Safaricom-finally-met-its-match…

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Re: [kictanet] Yu acquisition proposal to regulator
by Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) 03 Mar '14

03 Mar '14

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Kenyans win top positions in global firms
by Grace Githaiga 03 Mar '14

03 Mar '14

Not exactly ICT related but a couple of the winners are on this list. http://www.nation.co.ke/business/corporates/Mahinda-Mwai-Otieno-Wainaina-Mw…

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ICT AUTHORITY BOARD MEANT TO CURE OLD CONFLICT ISSUES
by Grace Githaiga 03 Mar '14

03 Mar '14

In January, Fred Matiang’i, Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Communication inaugurated a new ICT Authority Board. He appointed:Prof Timothy WaemaMs Esther KibeereMs Bertha DenaProf Elijah OmwengaMr David MugoMr Ugas MohamedMy knee jerk reaction was that the CS had given a salute to the private sector and civil society “noise makers”. http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2014/02/ict-authority-board-meant-to-cure-old-conf…

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