Rebecca Wanjiku

Articles by Rebecca Wanjiku

TEAMS submarine cable to land first in East Africa

Research company believes The East African Marine System will beat two competitors in securing markets on the continent in a race that promises to bring lower broadband costs to businesses and consumers

E-voting applications are the main attraction at engineering exhibition in Africa

The Engineering Students' Exhibition in Nairobi showcased 150 IT and alternative energy projects from universities in six countries and three continents.

Kenya opens first e-waste management plant

The project is starting small, but will eventually dispose of gear from five countries

Kenyan firm starts construction of fiber termination point

Kenya Data Networks has started work on a new landing point for an undersea cable. The company's managing director hopes it will reverse the region's reputation for the highest communications cost and the lowest Internet usage

Kenyan Parliament offers live coverage of proceedings and digitized transcripts to the public

Kenyans become more actively involved in politics as live coverage of Kenyan Parliamentary proceedings air on the state-run broadcasting corp.

Somali coast poses problems for cable progress

To avoid the coast of war-torn Somalia, a 90 kilometer extension may have to be added to an underwater African cable. Installation is set to begin in December

African states meet to discuss ICT policy harmonization

Five countries wanting to increase online business opportunities are trying to see if a regional information and communications technology policy can be created

Kenya’s lands ministry to computerize

Facing years of falsified land ownership title deeds, the country has started to computerize its records. But an IT expert wonders if the government has an implementation policy

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