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Wrap-Up: Our pick of main stories, Tuesday May 26th, 2015
Merck, Kenya’s health ministry partner to launch e-diagnostic clinics. Kenya gov’t freezes Kshs 286 billion worth of tenders done outside…
Merck, Kenya’s health ministry partner to launch e-diagnostic clinics. Kenya gov’t freezes Kshs 286 billion worth of tenders done outside e-procurement system. Airtel Kenya targets youth with free internet… and more.
Merck, Kenya’s health ministry partner to launch e-diagnostic clinics
Merck in partnership with Kenya Ministry of Health kicked off their first e- diagnostic and consultation clinics at both: Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi and Machakos Hospital as a part of their e-health initiative in Africa. Merck e-health is a new initiative of Merck’s 5 year Capacity Advancement Program (CAP).
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Kenya gov’t freezes Kshs 286 billion worth of tenders done outside e-procurement system
The Government has frozen tenders worth Kshs 286 billion done outside e-procurement system in graft purge dubbed ‘Operation Big Broom’. The graft purge comes after several ministries failed to follow guidelines issued by the Treasury.
Airtel Kenya targets youth with free internet
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Airtel Kenya wants to complement its business strategy with a programme that offers free internet to schools and pupils with no access to the services, Kenya’s Standard reported. The company says it will invest KES 30 million per year into the venture over the next five years, in a move viewed as a strategy to endear young users to the company’s data platform.
Microsoft embarks on low-cost internet connectivity in Nanyuki, Kenya
Microsoft Inc. has initiated a project to connect rural residents in Nanyuki, Kenya, with low cost wireless internet service, according to a report by IT News Africa. The project aims to enable Kenyans, within Nanyuki, a market town in Laikipia County, access the internet as well as stream content, while connected to the service.
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Changes to Safaricom’s ‘Karibu’ post-pay tariff take effect
Safaricom has made changes to the Karibu post-pay tariff that will see subscriptions in the popular Sh1,000 and Sh2,500 price plans expire after 30 days. The telco however said all subscribers who have unused airtime, short message texts and internet bundles will continue enjoying them at their own pace.
Tweeting from a prison cell in Kenya
The man behind the alias “Modern Kenyan Corps” worked as a prison warden in Kenya but doubled as an activist, using social media to expose corruption from within the Kenyan security forces.On Friday, however, he was arrested on suspicions of graft. Yet, despite the fact that he was going from prison warden to prisoner, Modern Corps remained an activist: he managed to live tweet his arrest and his experience while being held in deplorable conditions at Ruiru Police station.
#LetterToThePresident: Activist kicks off a list of demands Uhuru must address
Human rights activist Boniface Mwangi has come up with a working document for Kenyans to suggest how President Uhuru Kenyatta can improve the security situation in the country.
In the document published on Google Docs, over 50 people have recommended what in their view the president needS to do.
Vodafone to launch a Farmers’ Club initiative in Kenya in 2016
Vodafone is set launch a Farmers’ Club initiative in Kenya in 2016 to help small-scale farmers in emerging markets that could boost the farm gate incomes. The Vodafone Farmers’ Club is a social business model which offers a range of mobile services to help farmers boost productivity.