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Kenya Airways to become a Mobile Network Operator

Lulu AkakiAugust 11, 2014

Kenya Airways MD Titus Naikuni (left) with Airtel Africa CEO, Mr Christian de Faria Airtel and Kenya Airways (KQ) have opened a new innovative chapter in th...

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Airtel wins case against Safaricom to open up M-Pesa

Lulu AkakiJuly 29, 2014

M-Pesa will no longer be exclusive to the Safaricom network. This comes as the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has ordered Safaricom to open up the pla...

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Tigo, Airtel & Zantel announce Africa’s mobile money interoperability deal

Lulu AkakiJune 11, 2014

Airtel, Tigo and Zantel have announced Africaâ€™s first mobile money interoperability whereby mobile network operators allow their customers to send and rec...

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999 emergency number restored

James WamathaiAugust 2, 2013

After years of not being operation, the 999 emergency response number in Kenya has finally been restored. Kenyans have activist Okoiti Omtata to thank for t...

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Safaricom and other telcos can make more from data

Staff WriterMay 14, 2013

Image via Nowadays, a record number of Kenyans are seeking to go online. The CCK, in its latest report, estimates that there are about 16.5 million internet...

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M-Pesa tariffs set to rise

Staff WriterFebruary 1, 2013

Via Mulika Mwizi Following amendments to the Customs & Excise Duty Act gazetted on 1st February 2012, Safaricom will raise tariffs for M-Pesa transa...

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Mobile conference returns to Nairobi

Staff WriterJanuary 31, 2013

Judith Owigar addressing participants at Mobile Web East Africa 2012 The third edition of Mobile Web East Africa, a mobile conference, will be on February 1...

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TechSpeak: Airtel -StanChart-MasterCard, Samsung

James WamathaiSeptember 26, 2011

Airtel, StanChart, MasterCard launch virtual card on mobile phone Airtel Africa, Standard Chartered Bank and MasterCard Worldwide have launched the worldâ€™s...

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Life

DTB commits to empowering 100,000 schoolgirls with menstrual health support by 2030

Liberty Kenya donates computers & ECDE Chairs to RVIST Primary School

Business

Kenya Airways and Qatar Airways Partner to expand global network, adding more flights & new routes

DTB commits to empowering 100,000 schoolgirls with menstrual health support by 2030

EABC & AfDB sign $1M deal to boost manufacturing in East Africa

Tech

Kenya Airways & Visa partner to paunch co-branded cards with exclusive traveler perks

Safaricom Ethiopia hits 10M customers, backed by $2.27B investment & job creation

PAPSSCARD launched by Afreximbank to expand card payments in Africa

Entertainment

MultiChoice’s new campaign rewards customers with package upgrades on DStv & GOtv

Save Our Sables bike ride: Cycling for the rare Sable Antelope’s protection in Shimba Hills

Airtel

Kenya Airways to become a Mobile Network Operator

Airtel wins case against Safaricom to open up M-Pesa

Tigo, Airtel & Zantel announce Africa’s mobile money interoperability deal

999 emergency number restored

Safaricom and other telcos can make more from data

M-Pesa tariffs set to rise

Mobile conference returns to Nairobi

TechSpeak: Airtel -StanChart-MasterCard, Samsung