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Wrap-Up: Our pick of main stories, Tuesday November 10th, 2015
Chinese tech firm to train 100 engineering students While growing up in a Nairobi suburb, Wendy Akola’s dalliance with gadgets…
Chinese tech firm to train 100 engineering students
While growing up in a Nairobi suburb, Wendy Akola’s dalliance with gadgets baffled family and friends. It was soon clear that this fascination would form the foundation of her future career: technology was her friend. Now, the 24-year-old telecommunications and information engineering graduate from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) is making her mark in a male-dominated sector. Ms Akola is among 10 young techies who last month flew to China for training in a Huawei-
Orange exits Kenya, sells 70% Telkom Kenya stake to Helios
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Orange Group has finally exited Kenya’s telecoms scene after selling its entire 70 per cent stake in Telkom Kenya to Helios Investment Partners. The finalization of the transaction remains subject to approval from the relevant authorities,according to a media release issued yesterday.
Liquid Telecom Kenya recognises digital information entrepreneurs at the inaugural ‘Information Enabler’ programme
Liquid Telecom Kenya has recognised Kenya’s digital information entrepreneurs, to assist them in delivering local and original content for Kenya via the Internet, at an awards event at the Capital Club Nairobi. The Liquid Telecom Information Enabler programme will be providing free, unlimited Internet usage and web hosting to core local content creators, as the opening point of a programme of support for Internet information entrepreneurs.
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ATA to host event in Kenya addressing Online Travel Marketing, Wildlife Conservation
The Africa Travel and Tourism Association (ATA) is set to Address Online Travel Marketing and Wildlife Conservation in a five-day event, themed “Experiencing Magical Kenya”. The event will be hosted by Ministry of East African Affairs, Commerce and Tourism on November 9-15, 2015 at the popular Kenya International Conference Center. Scheduled among other events is a Tourism Ministers’ Roundtable on destination perception and crisis management as well as a forum on attracting investment in the sector.