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Wrap-Up: Our pick of main stories, Tuesday May 12th, 2015
With the Communications Authority of Kenya’s ICT Week having kicked off yesterday, our wrap-up features stories from the annual event…
With the Communications Authority of Kenya’s ICT Week having kicked off yesterday, our wrap-up features stories from the annual event (to keep you informed) along with other stories from around the web. Read on…
Matiang’i says ICT sector to grow by 15pc
The Information Communication and Technology (ICT) sector is projected to grow beyond 15 percent by the end of 2015, up from last year’s 13.4 percent. Further, the sector is projected to approach the 20 percent growth mark by end of 2017. Cabinet Secretary Ministry of ICT Fred Matiang’i announced this during the official opening of the ICT week.
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CA to launch campaign on child online protection before month’s end
The Communications Authority of Kenya is set to launch an awareness campaign, before the end of the month, to help protect the country’s children when they go online.
CA donates PCs worth Kshs 2.2 million to Gathaithi School
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has donated 30 computers worth Kshs 2.2million to GathaithiMixed Secondary School in Kiambu County as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
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VMware opens Kenya office, appoints local team
Global provider of virtualization and cloud computing solutions VMware is making significant inroads into Kenya and has now opened an office and appointed a local team to help drive growth in the country.
KBA: Reduced card skimming due to adoption of EMV technology
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The banking industry’s migration to the EMV Compliance Standard has so far been successful. Nearly a year after the adoption of EMV, which introduced Chip and PIN technology as the industry wide standard for payment cards, no card skimming incidences have been reported to Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) by its member banks.
OLX: Value of unused household items in Kenya dips to Kshs 115 billion
The value of items gathering dust in homes across Kenya has reduced in the past one year. This is according to a recent consumer research survey that showed a 37 per cent drop in the value of unused household items from Kshs 158 billion in 2014 to Kshs 115 billion last year.
How tech-savvy bank staff make away with billions of shillings annually
Dancan Gacheru has been accused of stealing Kshs 28 million by his employer, Equity Bank, and if found guilty, it would be one of the single-largest frauds orchestrated by a young and savvy employee in the banking sector.