Celtel Kenya gets new MD
[Carole Kimutai] Rene Meza is the new managing director for Celtel Kenya. Rene brings over ten years of experience in the telecom industry from Africa, Asia and Latin-America. 24 Jul 2008 19:31

Mobile phones banned in schools
Kenyan Education Minister, Sam Ongeri has banned the use of mobile phones among students in schools. 23 Jul 2008 11:23

Telkom Kenya signs $148 million agreement with Ericsson
[Zachary Ochieng] The stage is set for stiff competition in the mobile telephony sector as Telkom Kenya Limited, the former sole fixed line operator, prepares to roll out its Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) network by September this year. As part of the preparations for the roll-out, Telkom Kenya last week signed an agreement with Ericsson, the Swedish telecommunications giant as the sole equipment supplier for its ambitious network. 19 May 2008 14:34

Kenya's mobile TV revolution
Safaricom DStv Mobile went live at the end of April, allowing subscribers to watch television anywhere, at anytime using their own mobile handset. Kenya is among the first African countries to launch mobile television, one of the world's most eagerly anticipated consumer technologies. 9 May 2008 13:20

Ugandan, Kenyan organisations win in global competition
[David Muwanga] Kenya's Centre for Training and Integrated Research for Development (CETRAD) and NETWAS Uganda are among the four winners in the inaugural nGomobile competition. The winning projects were selected from a pool of over 70 entries that came from Kenya, Uganda, Mexico and Azerbaijan. 14 Apr 2008 06:27

Safaricom taps Equity Bank for staff share loans
[Walter Wafula] Safaricom, one of Kenya's leading mobile telephone service providers, has made a deal with Equity Bank to allow its staff to access loans for the acquisition of its IPO shares through the bank at a subsidised interest rate of 10%. 11 Apr 2008 06:17

Malawi hosts international telecommunications workshop
[Gregory Gondwe] Malawi has hosted a telecommunication services workshop at its lakeshore district in Mangochi with calls to various rival telecommunications operators to share services so that consumers can access them at affordable charges. 7 Apr 2008 08:47

Now Kenyans can pay mobile bills online
[Carole Kimutai] GTV has entered into a subscription payment deal with PostaPay and subscribers anywhere in Kenya can now pay their subscriptions online via over 200 branches countrywide. 31 Mar 2008 12:23

Mobile reporters give a voice to Kenyan voters
With a media blackout in Kenya mobile phones played a vital role in covering the Kenya elections and now they are playing an even more important role in covering those elections bloody aftermath. 8 Jan 2008 07:44

Mobile service providers bag marketing awards
[Carole Kimutai] The big boys of Kenya's mobile telephone industry scooped six of 15 marketing awards during this year's Marketing Society of Kenya (MSK) Warrior Awards gala. The event was held at the Kenya International Conference Centre grounds on Friday, 30 November. 5 Dec 2007 08:09

African nations agree to $1 billion Indian satellite project
A critical mass of countries are signing on to a plan for India to invest $1 billion in the Pan-African e-Network satellite project, a joint initiative with the Africa Union aimed at developing the region's information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure. 30 Nov 2007 12:04

Africans access borderless mobile phone services
[Emmanuel Kola and Rose Kamau] More than 400 million people in twelve African countries can now access borderless mobile phone services opened by Kenyan mobile telecommunications company Celtel International. 23 Nov 2007 12:15

Vodafone raises queries over Safaricom IPO
[Zachary Ochieng] Vodafone has called for the postponement of Safaricom's initial public offering (IPO) after it became apparent that the funds to be raised could be used to 'beef up' the Kenyan government's coffers during election time and thus give it an unfair advantage over other political parties. 5 Nov 2007 10:17