The Media community of Kenya

Kagiso's MSN moves into Kenya and Nigeria

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:20:00 +0200

Howzit MSN, reportedly one of Africa's largest portals with approximately 3.3 million unique browsers per month, is set to launch dedicated versions of its site for Nigeria and Kenya.
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Kenya pushes technology into overdrive

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:59:00 +0200

The country that gave the world two groundbreaking innovations in technology: M-Pesa, a mobile banking system, and Ushahidi, a platform for crowdsourcing information during disasters, is now taking its technological talents to new heights.
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MultiChoice sponsors BFMA conference

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:23:00 +0200

MultiChoice Kenya has announced that it will be taking up lead sponsorship for Broadcast, Film and Music Africa (BFMA) conference, a creative content and electronic broadcasting event in East Africa that promotes knowledge sharing and networking among high-level electronic media professionals. BFMA 2013 is scheduled to take place in Nairobi at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre from 17-18 June 2013.
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Pamoja launches vision to cultivate cloud services market for Africa

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:42:00 +0200

In what is a step closer to establishing a premier cloud services marketplace for Africa, Pamoja, the cloud services business unit of Pan-African ICT enabler SEACOM, has launched its go-to-market strategy to partners and customers at a presentation recently held in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Al Jazeera uses IVR technology to cover Kenya elections

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:45:00 +0200

In the recent Kenyan elections, Al Jazeera employed both voice and SMS technologies to aid its extensive coverage and citizen reporting.
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Kenya press urges reconciliation after vote

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:01:00 +0200

Kenya's press on Sunday, 10 March 2013, called for reconciliation between the winners and losers in the presidential election, but calm prevailed in the country the day after results were declared, in striking contrast to the aftermath of the 2007 polls.
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Al Jazeera covers Kenyan elections

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:43:00 +0200

Three TV correspondents and one online reporter will provide viewers with in-depth reporting and analysis from Kenya before, during, and after the Kenyan elections which takes place today, 4 March 2013.
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Search for bravest women journalists

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:33:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, US: The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) is seeking nominations for its 2013 Courage in Journalism Awards and Lifetime Achievement Award.
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A mobile Africa: innovation is key

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:07:00 +0200

2012 saw the BuzzCity network grow by 67% with over 210.8 billion ads served across the globe and this extensive growth in mobile usage is certain to continue as we move through 2013. Recent forecasts from Cisco revealed that the number of mobile devices will tip seven billion in 2013, outnumbering the human population, thanks to growth in developing areas, such as Asia, the Pacific and Africa.
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CIC seeks media help over land

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:58:00 +0200

The Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution (CIC) is concerned over failure to appoint the national land commissioner. CIC chairman, Charles Nyachae said its worrying that nine months after the set time, the land commission was not in place.
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