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Equity Has Entered the Telecommunications Market, to be Hosted by Airtel

Posted on April 22, 2014 by SK

For a long time, things have been stagnant in the Kenyan telecommunications market. Safaricom is the dominant player in the market, the network we love to hate, the network we leave but come back for. I think mostly because of … Continue reading →

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The Samsung Galaxy Y Duos and Y Pro Duos

Posted on June 6, 2012 by SK

The problem we have been having as Kenyans is lack of a dual-SIM high end phone. Most dual-SIMs tend to be on the lower end, non-smartphones, and if you’re lucky some kind of Edge connection. Samsung (I am now firmly … Continue reading →

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To Mombasa and Back: Connected Kenya Summit!

Posted on April 10, 2012 by SK

This past week has seen me shuttle between Mombasa, Nairobi, Mumias and back again to Nairobi. I went to Mombasa for the connected Kenya 2012 summit, big tings agwan! I think what I’m trying to say is the connected summit … Continue reading →

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Connected Kenya 2012 Summit

Posted on April 7, 2012 by SK

This was the 4th time that the Kenya ICT board was organizing the Connected Kenya summit, arguably Kenya’s biggest conference involving local players. All stake holders in the ICT industry were represented, from government agencies & parastatals to NGOs, to … Continue reading →

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Easter Surprises From Safaricom

Posted on April 7, 2012 by SK

Safaricom has created a self-help portal where customers can well, help themselves! Instead of calling customer care patiently waiting to be connected, with the portal you can probably solve all your problems. You can check out your bonga points, mpesa … Continue reading →

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Airtel Now In Rwanda (Airtel Vs MTN in Africa)

Posted on April 3, 2012 by SK

Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”) announced the launch of its operation in Rwanda, expanding its footprint on the African continent to 17 countries. While I was in Rwanda, I had to use MTN (it has a Safaricom partnership), which has the largest … Continue reading →

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