Rebecca Wanjiku

Articles by Rebecca Wanjiku

Rwanda introduces first local instant messaging service

By being first in the country to use instant messaging, the Rawanda Information Technology Authority hopes to show computer users they can reduce Internet costs

Rwanda issues first electronic IDs

The National Identification headquarters has begun issuing new electronic ID cards, strengthening Rwanda as a technology leader in East Africa

Congestion at Mombasa port to be eased by e-cargo tracking

Days after Ugandans blamed Kenya for the rising cost of goods, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and the Kenya Ports Authority have unveiled a plan to reduce clearance from the current four days to one.

Kenya to have a business park in 18 months

Following a concept borrowed from Dubai, a technology company is building a business park for organizations that don't want to invest in IT infrastructure

Telkom Kenya sends a strong GSM message

The carrier has signed a deal to buy equipment from Ericsson to make it the third GSM provider in the country

Kenyan government to use tech to deal with violent youth

The Kenyan government has developed a plan to use technology to tackle the problem of recruitment of young people into the illegal Mungiki sect. The sect members paralyzed the public transport system in Kenya from April 14 to 17, demanding the release of their jailed leader, Maina Njenga.

Kenya to issue telecom infrastructure licenses

New licensees will be independent of existing ones, which will hopefully allow opertors to abandon infrastructure and focus on sales and marketing

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