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Kenya opens first e-waste management plant

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:06:00 +0200

Computers For Schools Kenya (CFSK) has opened East Africa's first e-waste management plant in Embakasi, Kenya, to handle the region's electronic recycling needs. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Kibaki roots for ICT investment

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:56:00 +0200

Kenya is investing heavily in information and communication technology (ICT) to build the infrastructure it needs to become a regional communication hub, President Kibaki has said. Read full story... | Send to a friend

East African Cables joins blue chip stocks club

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:50:00 +0200

Cables and conductors' manufacturer, East African Cables (EAC), is celebrating its recent inclusion in the blue chip stocks club - the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) 20 Share index. Read full story... | Send to a friend

New investment in TEAMS

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:37:00 +0200

Jamii Telecommunications Ltd (JTL), a subsidiary of AdGroup, has made a strategic investment in TEAMS project to complement its metro fibre network that will allow users reliable and flexible services with high-speed access to the internet. Read full story... | Send to a friend

France Telecom wins 51% of Telkom Kenya

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:21:00 +0200

France Telecom has won the bid for a 51% share of Telkom Kenya, according to Investment Secretary Esther Koimett. Read full story... | Send to a friend

ITU chief hails Kenya's fibre optic progress

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 17:30:00 +0200

The pace at which Kenya is moving in the laying of the long-awaited fibre optic cable is commendable. This was the remark of the Secretary General of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), Hamadoun Toure, during his visit to Kenya recently. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Cisco to invest $10m in Africa

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:05:00 +0200

Cisco Systems is to invest $10 million to develop its network infrastructure on the continent. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Over 10m Kenyans to get wireless internet access

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:54:00 +0200

More than 10 million Kenyans who still lack access to the Internet now stand to benefit from the planned wireless Internet connection to public payphones by June next year. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Alcatel wins TEAMS contract

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:09:00 +0200

Alcatel Lucent, the French telecommunications giant, has been awarded the tender for the construction of The East African Marine Systems (TEAMS) a US$110 million fibre optic cable system, connecting between Mombasa in Kenya and Fujairah in the Gulf of Oman. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Hewlett Packard to support digital schools

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 02:05:00 +0200

Technology company Hewlett Packard Eastern Africa has teamed up with a US non-governmental organisation known as Build African Schools to set up four digital schools in Kenya. Read full story... | Send to a friend