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  • Kenyan gov’t embraces open source

    The Kenyan government is ditching proprietary software in favour of free and open-source software alternatives in a move it hopes will save it money.

    According to a report in Business Daily, the migration away from proprietary systems will see related costs go down by 20% initially but by as much as 80% within three years of the move having taken place.

    The report quotes Katherine Getao, the ICT secretary at the directorate of e-government, as saying that it costs a government agency about 237m shillings (about R23m) a year to acquire and upgrade copyrighted software.

  • Kenyan government launches bandwidth service for universities

    The Kenyan government through the ICT Authority and the Kenya Education Network Trust (KENET) has officially launched the KENET Network, a US$22.5 million basic internet bandwidth service that connects member institutions at competitive and sustainable prices.

    KENET aims to increase the uptake of bandwidth among students and academia in institutions of higher learning through interconnecting all universities, tertiary and research Institutions in Kenya by setting up cost effective high speed access to the internet.

  • Kenyan government sets up Internet Exchange Point

    The Kenyan government has made a bold step toward ensuring network security for its agencies by setting up an Internet Exchange Point, where they all will connect.

    The Government Internet eXchange Point (GIXP) will allow government ministries and agencies to peer -- connect directly without going through third parties -- ensuring that the contents are not exposed to malicious hackers, data miners and eavesdroppers, among other security threats.

  • Kenyan government, Orange to meet over fibre network

    The meeting has been set for this week between Orange Telkom Kenya and the government to decide whether the company will continue managing the country’s National Optic Fibre Backbone Infrastructure (NOFBI) programme, which has seen uptake below 50 per cent despite KSh5 billion (US$57.7 million) investment.

    HumanIPO reported last month Kenya’s Ministry of ICT cabinet secretary Dr Fred Matiangi had written to the company informing it of his ministry’s intention to cancel a lucrative contract after suggestions France Telecom is looking to dispose of its operations in the country.

  • Kenyan govt and UN to train 45 officials in e-Government

    The Kenyan government has formed a partnership with the United Nations to train 45 officials in e-government services to enhance delivery and strengthen communication. Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i said the training will boost the government's digital migration programme. Matiang'i said that with sustainable ICT development, the government will increase access to education services and disseminate information to the public easily. Matiang'i said that at least 200 officers had trained under the umbrella of Presidential Digital Programme (PDP) and are due to start providing ICT services in ministries, Huduma Centres and other government agencies in the next month.

  • Kenyan govt mulls ICT master plan

    The Kenyan government is drawing up an ICT master plan, following a report released last week by consultancy Accenture revealing misallocated resources, incorrect priorities and inefficiencies in the public sector's IT use.

    The study was done in collaboration with Kenya's e-government directorate and the Kenya ICT board in order to assess the government's IT spending, technology, capacity, priorities and key projects.

    The report found a mismatch between the funds allocated to ministries by the treasury and the amounts actually spent, with ministries struggling to disperse their IT budgets due to capacity issues.

  • Kenyan ICT on track for strong growth

    The Kenyan government projects that the country’s ICT sector will approach 20% growth by 2017, with the government making every effort to help boost this growth.

    This is according to Dr Fred Matiangi, Cabinet Secretary in Kenya’s Ministry of ICT, who was addressing the opening of the second edition of the ICT Week organized by the Communications Authority of Kenya.

  • Kenyan mobile money transactions rise to Kshs 1.7 trillion

    Kenyans have made 661.6 million transactions value at 1.7 trillion shillings through mobile money transactions between July and September.

    According to a Communications Authority first quarter report for financial year 2019/2020 the increase of mobile money services was driven by increased access to mobile network signal and exciting product offers by the telecos that pushed mobile penetration to 112 percent.

  • Kenyan online firms register huge traffic, urges government policy on e-commerce

    Kenya’s online companies have urged the government to make clear frameworks and policies in support of e-commerce in the country, with experts terming the sector as “mammoth”.

    The e–commerce market has been growing in recent years, forcing entrepreneurs to shift strategies to tap into the almost ten million Kenyans with internet access.

    Ben Maina, chief executive officer (CEO) of Rupu, said e-commerce is experiencing rapid growth, especially due to the uptake of mobile banking.

  • Kenyan postal sector to be modernised

    The Kenyan Government has challenged the country’s postal sector to use ICTs to meet new customer demands.

    Speaking at the 5th Annual Postal/Courier Stakeholders’ Forum, ICT Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang’i urged postal/courier industry players to utilise ICTs to roll out innovative products and thus boost their business.

    He said ICTs presented more opportunities than threats to the postal/courier industry. He said his ministry was ready to facilitate any necessary policy and regulatory interventions to boost the performance of the postal/courier sector.

  • Kenyan public service to change radically

    From this year, the private sector will be hired by government to recommend who should be retained or fired from the public service in a series of radical measures aimed at overhauling the civil service, Africanews has established.

    The group of private sector representatives will also be required to recommend promotions, enhancements, demotions, salary hikes and re-organization in a fundamental change of operations in government.

  • Kenyan universities ranked top in East Africa in ICT

    Kenyan universities edged out their East African counterparts to emerge top in a new survey focused on the adoption of information and communication technology in higher education. Private universities outperformed public institutions and Uganda’s Makerere University was placed first.

    The survey by the research firm CPS international, sponsored by the Pan African Education Trust, found East African universities to be increasingly embracing ICT in teaching and learning and comparing favourably with international universities in the use of technology.

  • Kenyans could find mistakes in voter records on election day next week

    90 percent of eligible voters in Kenya have not confirmed their details with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), and many may find mistakes in their records as they cast their ballots next week.

    Reported in Sabahi Online, last year, 14.3 million Kenyans registered to vote, and this year, up to 12.9 million people may find mistakes in the voter records on election day.

    The elections in the country, set to take place on Monday, March 4, 2013, have been called one of the “most important elections since independence.”

  • Kenyans shun online services despite increased awareness

    Most Kenyans would rather walk to a government office to get copies of official documents as opposed to downloading them online.

    This is according to a new report that notes that even with the knowledge of the availability of e-government services and a degree of capacity to access them through the Internet, many still opt to physically go to government offices for these services.

  • Kenyatta National Hospital goes hi-tech to improve efficiency

    The Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has embarked on a five-year computerisation project that will cost approximately Sh4 to Sh5 billion to implement.

    The initiative dubbed the KNH ICT master plan is a Public-Private Project (PPP) consisting of 70 smaller projects, mapping out the hospital’s ICT journey towards transformation for better revenue collection, efficiency and economy.

    The Kenya ICT Board has partnered with the hospital to assist in identifying their ICT needs and seek funding for the projects.

  • Lack of connectivity hindering e-governance in Kenya – ZTE

    Lack of connectivity is the main hindrance to e-governance in Kenya, according to Chinese firm ZTE, which is in talks with the Kenyan government over the uptake of its e-government solutions unveiled today both for county and national governments.

    “The main concern now for Kenya is connectivity, mainly last mile,” said Hu Xin, chief technology officer (CTO) for ZTE Southern Africa Region.

  • Lessons for African operators as Safaricom opens M-PESA API to developers

    Recently, there was a lot of excitement stirred up when Safaricom, Kenya’s largest mobile operator, released the Application Program Interface (API) for its mobile money service M-PESA to local and international developers.

    The value in this release lies in the opportunities for integration to mobile money which developers of applications and solutions now possess. In its announcement, Safaricom took the time to spell out some of the opportunities that this move was introducing to the app development space and it pledged to organise workshops where issues around the integration would be explored.

  • Meet Kenyan with ID card number one

    Did you know that retired President Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi is the holder of Kenya's first national identity card?

    This interesting revelation came to pass on Tuesday during a protest by United States International University (USIU) students over alleged land grabbing.

    Moi's ID was made public by USIU Vice Chancellor Paul Zeleza in a document that indicated that the former president sold the contentious land.

  • Merger of agencies to streamline ICT in Kenya

    Kenya’s information communication technology sector is headed for sweeping changes likely to yield a leaner, more efficient governance system as the new administration takes shape.

    A presidential directive issued late last month will make it mandatory for institutions tasked with overseeing the management of technology in government operations and selling Kenya as an ICT hub to be consolidated into one overarching body.

    The most affected will be the Kenya ICT Board, which had presented itself as the government’s think tank on ICT matters, even originating the sector’s master plan.

  • Millions still lack broadband access throughout Kenya

    Kenya must leapfrog from agricultural production based economy to a knowledge-based economy through deployment of basic infrastructure and electricity

    More than 29 million Kenyans lack access to broadband services in the East African nation, a study conducted by the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) reveals.

    The study which was released in Nairobi late on Wednesday says more than 1,100 sub-locations in the country out of 7,149 lack access to voice telephony services.

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