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Kenya has mapped out plans for the development and production of locally made phones. As part of the plans for this, the Kenyan Government has set aside $10 million to support startups in th… Read More

The Kenya National Census has always been political fodder for politicians who claim those in power want to cook figures in their favour. President Kenyatta approved an inter-ministerial tea… Read More

Just weeks after saying those involved in corruption cases would not be allowed to serve in government, Uhuru Kenyatta has given a close ally of Governor Okoth Obado a plum state job in the… Read More

Rwanda’s Minister for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Innovation Paula Ingabire has announced that the country is ready to launch its first smartphone factory in Ap… Read More

Bob Collymore Safaricom Chief Executive Officer plans to step down in August for health reasons, but the government’s insistence he should be succeeded by a Kenyan has delayed announc… Read More

How Can Emergent Economies Benefit From Blockchain Plus AI ? A Case Study part 3In this section, we look at the current situation of research, development and adoption of blockchain and AI a… Read More

The first-ever Indian Film Festival in Kenya was inaugurated in a grand ceremony in Nairobi coinciding with Indian Independence Day by the Indian High Commissioner Rahul Chhabra. Awardees in… Read More

Hoteliers now want the Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) stopped from collecting royalties until they can assure artistes of transparency. According to the industry players, ICT Cabine… Read More

Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) Joe Mucheru has shocked Kenyans after he re-appointed a dead man to the board of directors of the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB). In… Read More

In Summary In a gazette notice dated October 16, 2019, Robert Kochalle, who died in May last year, had been re-appointed to serve as a member of the Kenya Film Classification Board for a per… Read More

ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru has revoked the earlier appointment of a dead man to the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB), replacing the deceased’s name with his wife’s… Read More

ICT CS Joe Mucheru has on Monday officiated 4,000 masks, 2,600 litres of hand sanitizers to Boda Boda riders in the country. The programme was a joint collaboration between the Ministry o… Read More

Kenya has confirmed an additional cases of coronavirus bring the total number of cases in the country to 912. Speaking on Monday from Afya House CAS Rashid Aman said the new cases are fr… Read More

Kenya has confirmed an additional 51 cases of COVID-19 rising the total cases n the country to 963. CS Mutahi Kagwa announced the new cases from Afya House that were detected from 1,933 s… Read More

The government through the Ministry of Labour has flagged off face masks and sanitizers to six counties across the country. The essential goods are meant to benefit Boda Boda riders in th… Read More

The Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) has partnered with healthcare workers to launch a COVID-19 mitigation contact center at the Kenyatta National Hospital targeted at fro… Read More

The government today launched a Covid-19 contact Centre for front line workers at the National Nurses Association of Kenya (NNAK). The call Centre that will act as a medium, between NNAK lea… Read More

BARINGO: Alphabet began offering the world’s first commercial high-speed internet using balloons to villagers in remote regions of Kenya’s Rift Valley on Wednesday. The servic… Read More

The ICT Authority hosted the virtual graduation ceremony for the Presidential Digital Talent Programme (PDTP) on Wednesday, July 2020. Among the partners present was Huawei Kenya which spons… Read More

The Ajira digital platform is the key that the government will use to solve the high rate of unemployment among the Youth.The government intends to offer up to 1 million jobs to the… Read More

Huawei Kenya has kicked off the seventh cohort of students participating in the Global Seeds for the Future program. The flagship program started globally in 2008 has benefitted almost 200 s… Read More

Information, Communication and Technology Cabinet Secretary John Mucheru accompanied by Health Chief Administrative Secretary Dr Mercy Mwangangi when he represented Health Cabinet Secretary… Read More

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has launched an interactive portal to create a safer online environment for children in partnership with local telecommunications service providers… Read More

The county governments of Machakos, Makueni and Kajiado have suspended the issuance of new development permits in the area falling within the ten-kilometre radius around the Konza Technopoli… Read More

Four startups have been given the opportunity to pilot their ideas and innovations at the Konza smart city. This is in a bid to have solutions that about 30,000 residents and investors will… Read More

Huawei Kenya in partnership with several business partners have collectively launched a graduate recruitment programs creating over 30 job and internship opportunities. The positions were un… Read More

President Uhuru Kenyatta and U.K Prime Minister Boris Johnson were on Thursday on a virtual meeting bringing together students from both countries. The Head of State who was at Westlands… Read More

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday at State House, Nairobi hosted elected Luo Nyanza leaders ahead of his development tour of the region later this week. The President told the leaders that… Read More

Huawei has officially opened its upgraded, and expanded East Africa Regional Training Center that has a wide array of the latest innovative equipment in mobile networks, fibre networks, ener… Read More

In 2016, the Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs launched a program dubbed AJIRA Digital to empower youth to earn decent incomes from digital and digitally enabled jobs. The p… Read More

Former IEBC CEO Ezra Chiloba has on Tuesday been appointed the new Director General of Communication Authority of Kenya (CA). Through a press statement, CA confirmed that his appointment… Read More

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has clarified on the use of Huduma Namba during the mass voter registration exercise as the country prepares for 2022 General Elect… Read More

Here is a realtime information on a trending issue within our radar posted to keep you abreast about latest happenings; ; Merck Foundation (https://ift.tt/2vIab1o), the philanthropic arm of… Read More

The Cabinet Secretary Ministry of ICT, Joe Mucheru officiated the launch together with University of Nairobi's Vice Chancellor, Huawei's Deputy CEO Public Affairs, Ministry of Education Assi… Read More

NAIROBI, Kenya Dec 10 – Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga has launched Azimio La Umoja Movement, an ODM-led coalition bringing together allied parties… Read More

The post Amazon to launch AWS Local Zone Cloud Infrastructure in Kenya appeared first on Techish Kenya. Amazon Web Services, and Amazon.com have announced plans to launch an AWS Local Zone i… Read More

The post CA connects 14 Areas in West Pocket to Mobile Network Services, eyes 100 areas across Kenya appeared first on Techish Kenya. The Communication Authority of Kenya has announced it ha… Read More

The post Netflix enters MoU with Kenya Government to strengthen Creative Talent appeared first on Techish Kenya. Netflix has entered a two-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ken… Read More

The post Kenya launches Computer Programming Curriculum for Primary and Secondary schools appeared first on Techish Kenya. The Government of Kenya has officially launched the Coding and Comp… Read More

The post National Bank of Kenya to enable payments on the Kodris Africa Learning Platform appeared first on Techish Kenya. National Bank of Kenya has partnered with Kodris Africa, co-creator… Read More

Interior PS Karanja Kibicho has denied allegations that the government is using local administrators in order to rig the upcoming elections. The allegations were confirmed by Kenya Kwanza… Read More

National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) is now set to meet officials from Facebook on Monday in a consultative meeting involving the Interior Ministry and the ICT ministry. &l… Read More

For Letter 123, we will look at:additional 5% tax on call, text, and data for telecom subscribers in Nigeriawhy Kenyan Banks will stop transacting with Flutterwave and Chipper CashKenya and… Read More

 44 views,  44 views today Nairobi — Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi has maintained that the government will not shut down the internet before, during… Read More

 46 views,  46 views today Nairobi — Kenyan ministers said the government has no intention of banning Facebook despite a watchdog last week accusing the social… Read More

Next Tuesday (August 9, 2022), Kenyans will head to the polls to elect a new President, members of the National Assembly, and members of the Kenyan Senate. As well as, local county governors… Read More

ICT CS Joe Mucheru has hit back at Kenyan lawyer Miguna Miguna following allegations that the government has hacked the IEBC system to overturn the just concluded presidential results. Mi… Read More

A 34-year-old man has committed suicide after setting himself and her daughter of 2.5 years ablaze inside a car in Nasra Estate, Njiru area in Nairobi. Denis Musyoka is reported to have f… Read More

Senior Counsel Ahmed Nasir Abdullahi well known as Grand Mullah has pulled out as one of the lawyers to represent President-Elect William Ruto at the Supreme Court. The vocal lawyer was l… Read More

 67 views,  67 views today Outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta, announced that coding will be added to the primary and secondary schools’ curricula. Despite his… Read More

The post Kenya launches ‘Digital Number Plates’ to curb crime & fraud appeared first on Techish Kenya. The government of Kenya will be phasing out the current vehicle number… Read More

Controversial lawyer Miguna Miguna has finally received his passport after it was delivered under the Ruto administration. Confirming the news was Miguna Miguna himself who noted that the… Read More

Lawyer Miguna Miguna has announced changes in his official arrival date which has been affected by popular demand. Taking on social media, the self declared general confirmed October 20th… Read More

 20 views,  20 views today President William Ruto nominated Eliud Owalo, a former strategist of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, as ICT cabinet secretary, while… Read More

 25 views,  25 views today Nairobi — President William Ruto on Tuesday chaired his first cabinet meeting in State house, Nairobi with the outgoing cabinet sec… Read More

President William Ruto has on Tuesday chaired his first Cabinet meeting at State House with the agenda of the meeting remaining unknown. Those present during the meeting were Cabinet mini… Read More

Joe Mucheru, a former ICT Cabinet Secretary, has said that he has no doubts about endorsing Raila Odinga for president in the elections on August 9, 2022.Mucheru said that his backing was a… Read More

JUMO has appointed former Kenyan Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru as President of the company to support its growth goals, navigate the regulatory landscape, and build the firm’s presence… Read More

In April 2011, Juliet Ehimuan was appointed as the second country manager for Google in Nigeria. Commenting on the appointment at the time, the then Google lead for Sub Saharan Africa, Joe M… Read More