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Google has fired its Kenya lead over the entire business with Mocality. Google was found guilty of not only scrapping Mocality's online database of businesses looking for clients, but also of lying about a partnership with the Kenyan company.Google's Kenyan boss, Olga Arara-Kimani, has been let go in the pr... |
30 January 2012
15:30 GMT |
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An Indonesian hacker that goes by the name Direxer, part of the Code Security forum, breached the security of more than 100 websites belonging to the government of Kenya, defacing them to prove their lack of protection.
According to Daily Nation, the list of victim sites includes the ones of the ministries of Educa... |
18 January 2012
08:43 GMT |
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Google has responded to the allegations that it tried to steal business away from a Kenyan company, used its data without permission and lied about a partnership with it, and has admitted that a "team of people" has actually done everything Google was accused of.
Google issued a statement after analyzing the situati... |
14 January 2012
05:40 GMT |
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As the International Year of Forests is coming to an end, the situation of African woodlands remains the same. While a few governments and environmentally-friendly organizations are saying that planting exotic trees in the endangered ecosystem represents an efficient response to severe drought and climate change, mos... |
26 November 2011
04:52 GMT |
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Elephants will no longer represent a major threat to local farmers, due to an ingenious invention showcased by a well-known biologist. Dr Lucy King is the lucky winner of an award offered by the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals during a United Nations ceremony that took place in Ber... |
26 November 2011
03:32 GMT |
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There is a limited number of wishes modern technology can't fulfill. Experts from New York city based-Ground Lab manufacture a hi-tech collar for lions and cattle in Kenya that will help biologists track the animals faster than ever before. This initiative comes as an effective way of putting an end to the num... |
23 November 2011
08:23 GMT |
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Preserving one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in Kenya has paid off, leading to the birth of a one-of-a-kind village banks. The inhabitants realized that they have been blessed with an area with a lot of potential.
The Kaya Kinondo forest of Kwale, Kenya is the overwhelmingly rich habitat of several rare species... |
15 November 2011
03:09 GMT |
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Kids from Nairobi proved that some of the best charitable initiatives don't necessarily rely on significant financial support. They managed to help 500 poor Kenyan families rebuild their homes, by offering them roofing materials manufactured out of recycled soft drink pouches.
Their generous intention c... |
5 November 2011
05:08 GMT |
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Wind could represent the Chabi Desert community's most important resource which might improve the destiny of its members. Dutch and Kenyan investors have joined efforts with the African Development Bank, to build the most ambitious project the area has ever known.
They are talking about Africa's biggest... |
29 October 2011
05:24 GMT |
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YouTube has been expanding around the world. As the site is working on getting more professional content, for its biggest markets, it's also working on making online video more accessible to people worldwide.
This is where the new Kenyan YouTube comes in. It's the latest location to get a custom version ... |
6 October 2011
08:48 GMT |
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Over 60 years after its first discovery, the Mormotomyia hirsuta, or the 'terrible, hairy fly', has been found in a cave-like rock in Kenya.
This insect does not have fully-formed wings, so it is unable to fly, and its eyes are rather small and red, not what you would expect from a fly.
The very rare ... |
11 December 2010
04:09 GMT |
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Three Kenyan nationals, who defrauded four US states of almost $3.4 million by hijacking payments meant for legit vendors, were sentenced to prison on Thursday.According to a Department of Justice press release, Robert M. Otiso, 36, of Elk River, Minn., was sentenced to 72 months in prison for conspiracy to commit ma... |
21 August 2010
09:01 GMT |
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In Kenya, people are encouraged by the local government to settle down on stretches of land, and to start cultivating vegetables of fruits, in small farms that have the potential to boost the national production levels considerably. However, a recent problem is that elephants have no respect for fences, and simply wa... |
4 June 2009
08:34 GMT |
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On Thursday, scientists announced that 1.5 million years ago man's ancestors walked in very much the same way as we do now. The differences in stride are minimal, which means that the way we move at the present moment is, indeed, one of the most effective and energy-efficient in the world. The discovery that has... |
27 February 2009
03:34 GMT |
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Kenyan manufacturer Mi-Phone has unveiled a new phone, which is branded with Barack Obama propaganda. The president-elect is known to be a crowd pleaser, and the fact that he now appears on a phone from Kenya does not come as too big a surprise to many. According to the news on the Web, the Kenyan phone comes with th... |
16 January 2009
11:35 GMT |
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Not at all surprisingly, Vodafone is jumping at any business opportunity it sees, trying to make the most of it. After teaming up with Safaricom and Western Union, Vodafone revealed that the companies were involved in the development of a system that would allow Mobile Money Transfers between the U.K. and Kenya, with... |
9 December 2008
03:37 GMT |
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The Mountain View-based company has a craving for Africa. Although only five percent of the people living there are connected to the Internet, Google decided to establish a base and feel things out as they unfold, in a sort of "I was here first doing this" kind of way. Microsoft's unsolicited bid to take over Ya... |
6 February 2008
04:00 GMT |
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Following the news from all across the globe, you must have come across some information regarding last month's Kenya elections and the protests and riots that erupted when the results were finally released. As you might have gathered, they weren't the satisfactory ones for a lot of people and that led to s... |
17 January 2008
06:06 GMT |
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For the first Europeans navigating around Africa during the 15th century, these islands were vital. In those times, Africa was full of luxuries: gold, ivory, spices and slaves. These first explorers found on the middle of the east African shore a safe and deep port for their fragile boats. The port was protected by c... |
19 December 2007
09:31 GMT |
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LG Electronics will launch a new line of mobile phones in Kenya. These handsets will be capable of some of the highest performances, including Internet services. They will mainly be targeted at the users interested in evolved technology capabilities coming from their devices.LG has recently closed an agreement with Y... |
23 July 2007
03:26 GMT |
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A financial transaction by mobile phones is not a new concept. The system has been available for some time now and could use certain regulations for making the entire process easier to handle and more accessible to its users.The importance of this type of services is clear especially when considering the fact that a ... |
10 July 2007
03:39 GMT |
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