KENIC embarks on aggressive .ke marketing campaign

Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC), the administrator of .ke top-level domains, has embarked on an aggressive marketing campaign to promote the local domain name.

http://computerworld.co.ke/articles/2008/08/29/kenic-embarks-aggressive-ke-marketing-campaign

Kenya BPO society lobbies for license fee reduction

The Kenya Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Society has urged the Communication Commission of Kenya to reduce the annual license fee for BPO businesses. The group wants the fee lower from 100,000 Kenyan shillings (US$1,516) to 10,000 shillings in order to attract more investors.
http://computerworld.co.ke/articles/2008/08/29/kenya-bpo-society-lobbies-license-fee-reduction

Kenya WiMax network gets $3.5M investment

AccessKenya has invested US$3.5 million to build a WiMax network targeting Kenyan homes with an initial deployment of 35 base stations in Nairobi and Mombasa.
http://computerworld.co.ke/articles/2008/08/29/kenya-wimax-network-gets-35m-investment

Kenya judiciary embraces IT to tackle corruption

The Judiciary of Kenya has initiated IT reforms calculated to reduce corruption and improve service delivery.
http://computerworld.co.ke/articles/2008/08/29/kenya-judiciary-embraces-it-tackle-corruption

Kenya commission failed to use laptops in elections

Low Internet penetration in rural areas, software issues and computer illiteracy have been cited as some of the reasons that the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) could not use laptops during the controversial general elections last year.
http://computerworld.co.ke/articles/2008/08/27/kenya-commission-failed-use-laptops-elections

Mi phone finds a home in Kenya

In a market with an ever-increasing appetite for mobile phones, the low-priced Mi phones have found a home in Kenya, with sales of 10,000 units in the past quarter.
http://computerworld.co.ke/articles/2008/08/27/mi-phone-finds-a-home-kenya

Kenyan techies launch Skunk Awards

Kenyan techies have launched the Skunk Awards 2008 to recognize top IT companies and individuals. The awards were created through the skunkworks list serve, a forum where Kenyan techies share ideas and help to sort out IT problems in real time.
http://computerworld.co.ke/articles/2008/08/27/kenyan-techies-launch-skunk-awards

IT industry anchors African sports

On Aug. 29, the Kenyan Olympic team will receive 14.5 million shillings (US$215,000) from President Mwai Kibaki, and mobile phone operator Safaricom is one of the main sponsors.
http://computerworld.co.ke/articles/2008/08/25/it-industry-anchors-african-sports

Mobile phones help pastoralists fight livestock theft

The mobile phone has revolutionized the way Kenya's pastoral communities work and conduct business, according to Joseph ole Kishau, an elder in the Maasai community.
http://computerworld.co.ke/articles/2008/08/26/mobile-phones-help-pastoralists-fight-livestock-theft

Indian outsourcer launches skills program at Kenya BPO

An Indian call and contact center has launched the LiveBean Scholarship Program for contact center professionals in Kenya.
http://computerworld.co.ke/articles/2008/08/25/indian-outsourcer-launches-skills-program-kenya-bpo

Ndemo: Internet fanned Kenya post-election violence

he Internet played a role in the post-election violence that engulfed Kenya early this year, said Bitange Ndemo, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Information and Communications.
http://computerworld.co.ke/articles/2008/08/22/ndemo-internet-fanned-kenya-post-election-violence





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