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WrapUp: Our pick of main stories, Wednesday 14th January
The negative is that Garissa County residents were unable to access Safaricom services after a network outage. To the positive,…
The negative is that Garissa County residents were unable to access Safaricom services after a network outage. To the positive, GOtv Plus subscribers will access all 2015 AFCON matches and SAP HANA has helped Savannah Cement enhance operational efficiency. These and much more in today’s news WrapUp.
Garissa County cut off from Safaricom network temporarily
Residents in Garissa County are set not to receive Safaricom services temporarily, this is as a result of a fire outbreak at the Safaricom Base Station, Garissa Exchange.
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This is according to a statement sent in by Safaricom CEO, Bob Collymore, which read, “We regret to inform our subscribers that we have lost services in Garissa as a result of a fire at our base station at Garissa Exchange. We are working around the clock to restore services and apologize for any inconvenience caused.”
GOtv Plus subscribers to access all 2015 AFCON matches
GOtv Plus subscribers now have a special AFCON-dedicated channel that will bring Africa’s biggest sporting spectacle, the 2015 Orange Africa Cup of Nations.
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The channel, which will stay open for the duration of the tournament, will be available to subscribers on the GOtv Plus bouquet (where available). The AFCON channel from SuperSport is guaranteed to become Kenya’s number one destination for all the soccer action taking place on the pitch in Equatorial Guinea where the 16 qualifying nations will engage in a battle to be crowned the ‘Kings of African Football’.
SAP HANA helps Savannah Cement enhance operational efficiency
SAP has announced that the deployment of SAP’s ERP application powered by SAP HANA has helped Savannah Cement to improve its operational reporting and to run its business better. Customers using SAP HANA benefit from cost savings, simplification and acceleration of business processes.
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Savannah Cement is one of the largest and newest entrants into the cement market in Kenya, with a state-of-the-art, eco-friendly cement grinding plant with a capacity of 1.5 million tons a year. The plant is strategically placed near Nairobi, which accounts for 50 percent of Kenya’s cement consumption.
#Tweet4Elephants gathers over 100 million Twitter impressions
“Tweet4Elephants” an initiative by The U.S Embassy and Wildlife Direct spurred a great conversation yesterday on the twitter platform where it got over 100 million impressions and close to 2.3 million tweeps participating in the conversation. The conversation lasted for close to four hours and also attracted over 20,000 tweets trending in.
The event was hosted by U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Bob Godec (@BobGodec). Using the hashtag #Tweet4Elephants, the conversation sought to address a growing crisis affecting Kenya and nations across Africa, the escalation in illegal wildlife trade that is threatening the very existence of elephants, rhinos, and other wildlife through social media.
Benjamin Webi wins the Airtel Trace Music Star Kenya edition
Bharti in conjunction with Trace International has crowned Benjamin Webi as the winner of the Airtel TRACE Music Star competition, Kenya edition.
The song competition which started on October 5, 2014 is the first of its kind that gave an opportunity for thousands of Kenyan youth to compete by simply calling in a short code number to submit their entries.