tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22122003762460448532024-03-08T03:31:09.673-08:00ICT SECTOR IN KENYAWhere technology meets the experts.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02818238458583066214noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212200376246044853.post-30565176999102686662017-12-02T09:22:00.004-08:002017-12-02T09:38:49.569-08:00City cartels and politicians behind garbage menace<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>Since </b>Governor Mike Sonko was sworn in as the Nairobi
governor, powerful garbage cartels and politicians continue to sabotage his quest
to transform Nairobi to a better City.<br />
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According to sources within City Hall, the garbage cartels
and two Nairobi opposition politicians are said to be frustrating the governor’s
ambitious plan to end the garbage menace.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Unknown to many garbage cartels are working mostly at night
sneaking garbage from the Dandora dumping sites back to our streets. <o:p></o:p></div>
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According to a city hall official who requested anonymity, he
said after the trucks dump the garbage in Dandora, the cartels wait till
midnight when they load the same trucks and mess the city in strategic points.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The cartels are also seeking unreasonable Ksh 1.5 Billion as
payments for the services that were either not done and others poorly done.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Governor is said
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This comes few days after the Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko
said that his government is committed to deal with the garbage menace in the
city and is already undertaking a project known as ‘Operation Ng’arisha Jiji’
aimed at ensuring efficient waste management.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Multichoice Kenya's Corporate Communications Manager Philip Wahome
(right) and Sales and Distribution Manager Steve Kombo (left) at a media
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>L</b></span>ast week, Multichoice announced that its subsidiary GOtv was reducing the prices of all its packages in addition to adding more sports content. </div>
The changes saw Gotv slash by 28% the prices of GOtv Value bouquet from KSh. 650 to Ksh. 470. The price of GOtv Lite bouquet was reduced to Kshs. Ksh. 840 per annum down from Kshs. 1800.<br />
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The price of the GOtv decoder and GOtenna has also went down to Ksh. 2999 from the previous cost of Ksh. 3999. In an interesting development, Multichoice has announced a 60% price reduction in the price of DSTV Explora from Kshs. 30,650 to Kshs. 12,500. <br />
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The new price is inclusive of the decoder, cabling and installation costs. The DSTV explora was launched in 2013 and offers users a full HD experience with additional features such as personal video recoder (PVR functionality), video on demand capability as well as video rental services all within the same interface. <br />
The PVR functionality allows the viewer to record shows into a 2 Terabyte hard drive and watch them later (one can record upto 220 hours of content).<br />
One also has the option to pause, play and rewind live TV giving the user more control over their viewing experience. <br />
The video on demand capability is offered through DSTV catch up service. DSTV Catch up allows you to watch the latest series for a given period of time as soon as they air on their main networks. The video rental service, is another addition that allows a viewer to watch content for a fee which is added to your monthly subscription.<br />
Explora is especially useful when watching the latest films after they open in theaters worldwide. The moves by Multichoice are very interesting and could point to increasing competition in the content provision space.<br />
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The entry of new streaming services such as Netflix and Showmax as well as competition from other existing players like StarTimes are likely to have pushed the firm to make these changes.<br />
The opening up of the its wide array of sports content to GOtv subscribers will ,most likely intensify demand for the service while at the same time one up Kwese TV, which is set to enter the market later this month. <br />
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The reduction in prices of Explora may attract new users onto the platform but at the same time, we cannot downplay the competition triple play and quad play users have had in the target market.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02818238458583066214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212200376246044853.post-57393499199570806442016-07-27T00:29:00.001-07:002016-07-27T00:29:42.481-07:00Going for the gold with LG this Olympics<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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With the Rio Summer Olympics just
around the corner, athletes around the world are getting ready for the iconic
multi-sporting event. Top on their mind is getting an honor only reserved for
the top brass—the gold medal. Every elite athlete will be going for the gold,
and LG Electronics has an instrumental role in helping them achieve this.<o:p></o:p></div>
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LG Electronics has been a key
player in harnessing the power of technology to redefine the modern sporting
experience. One has to look no further than TV, where LG’s top-of-the-line OLED
TVs have caused a huge stir, captivating millions across the world with
breathtaking picture clarity.<o:p></o:p></div>
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LG has gone a step further and is
now using the power of technology to make training easier for athletes,
ensuring that athletes have that all important competitive edge over their
rivals. </div>
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LG understands that training is a primary factor in determining the
success of an athlete and has rolled out a range of products meant to help
athletes transition into the modern era of smart training.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Smart training is simply data
driven training that leverages on devices and smart connectivity to collect as
much information as possible about the athlete’s training routine.</div>
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This
includes data such as their speed, acceleration, deceleration and other
pertinent information, which trainers can use to tweak their athletes’
performance to optimum levels.<o:p></o:p></div>
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One revolutionary product that
has proven its effectiveness for both athletes in track and field events is the
LG Watch Urbane 2<sup>nd</sup> Edition, which provides users with the data they
need to make every minute of their training count. </div>
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This use of this technology
was initially restricted to field events such as marathons, but has now been
scaled up to include team sports such as football, where team work is essential.<o:p></o:p></div>
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But while technological tools provides
trainers with reams of useful data, it was what trainers do with the data that
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This means that the best technology partner is not just one that
helps improve the training process, but rather one that also focuses on
improving people.<o:p></o:p></div>
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LG is all about people. It
develops its products with people in mind and seeks to improve the lives of people,
even going the extra mile to achieve this. </div>
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That is why it has established a
reputation as a key corporate sponsor of teams, providing much crucial funding to
develop world-class story.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In different markets across the
world, LG supports sporting talent. This is what makes it unique in that it
shares in the aspirations of different peoples around the world to become all
that they can be in the different sports they are good at.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In Europe, LG has sponsored teams
like Manchester City and Bayern Leverkusen. In Africa, it is rewarding top
football talent in Kenya’s top league by offering incentives to players of the
month. Internationally, LG has supported the Cricket World Cup. </div>
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This Olympics
presents yet another opportunity for LG to continue in its prestigious tradition
of developing the world’s top sporting talent.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02818238458583066214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212200376246044853.post-12133235686453309262015-09-16T07:55:00.001-07:002015-09-16T07:55:05.142-07:00LG’s innovative products improving consumers’ lives<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b> By Correspondent</b><br />
As the world continues to experience rapid technological development, the need for electronics manufacturers to continue pushing their boundaries and produce cutting-edge technology is becoming more apparent with each passing day.<br />
New technologies are great, but once something becomes popular there is an almost instant desire to improve on it, and this continues until that technology is rendered obsolete by something new that replaces its relevant functions.<br />
This demand has created an enormous need for companies operating in the consumer technology space to continuously innovate in order to keep up with the growing demand.LG is one such company that is always striving to innovate and this is apparent in each business unit. From OLED TV, to gesture controlled selfies, or from the Door-in-Door refrigerators to commercial air conditioners designed for use in coastal areas, the company is always looking for ways to develop new technologies and to improve existing ones.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">LG Electronics </span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">Chief
Finance Officer Mr. Jinho Seok, General Manager Marketing Mr. Moses
Marji and Opalnet Managing Director Mr. Rakesh Singh during the official
opening of LG Electronics’ new outlet at the Nairobi’s Garden City
Mall. LG is investing ksh100million in regional expansion.</span></i></td></tr>
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“Our drive for innovation is never-ending, we continue to seek new ways to solve the problems around us,” said Maureen Kemunto LG Electronics Assistant Communications and Brand Manager.As consumers become increasingly interested in establishing appliance’s ability to minimize on effort and save time before purchase, competition by manufacturers to increase their range of ‘intelligent’ product portfolio in the home appliances category to fulfill this growing need has been on the rise.To improve customer’s lives, LG Electronics’ products are now being designed to minimize the effort that goes into daily chores, thereby giving users more free time to spend as they see fit.For example, its appliances are progressively becoming smartened up thanks to sensors and other technologies embedded in them.<br />
They are becoming intelligent by integration with mobile devices and the internet. This ‘intelligent’ quality ultimately enhances human capabilities.Guided by this philosophy, LG engineers and designers have developed their own distinctive take on what it means to create products with an intuitive responsiveness to the demands of users.<br />
It recently rolled out refrigerators that let users know when certain foods are running low. The company’s groundbreaking new Internet of Things (IoT) technology has made this and so much more possible.<br />
It also recently introduced ‘LG Smart Home’, which is built around the idea of unifying multiple smart appliances into a single, cohesive system in order to increase convenience and simplicity.Coupled with its interactive new feature HomeChat, which employs Natural Language Processing (NLP) and LINE, the popular mobile messenger app with over 300 million users, homeowners can communicate, control, monitor and share content with LG’s latest smart appliances.<br />
To illustrate this, the company’s smart refrigerator has several innovative, convenience-enhancing features such as Smart View, Smart Power Saving and Smart Manager.<br />
Smart View employs the industry’s first built-internal refrigerator camera to allow users to see the content of the refrigerator using a smartphone or tablet. Every time the fridge door is opened, the camera captures images of the interior shelves.<br />
Users can check these images through HomeChat™ to quickly assess what they need to buy while they’re at the supermarket, helping to save time and preventing unnecessary purchases.Moreover, LG Smart Manager also transforms the refrigerator into a complete food management system with a handy recipe search function which presents the user with a variety of tasty meal options based on the items stored in the refrigerator.<br />
Additionally, the company’s advanced Dual Door-in-Door refrigerators double the benefit of traditional Door-In-Door refrigerators.<br />
They are fitted with extra compartments that act as perfect storage space for drinks and other frequently accessed itemsWhen it comes to washing machines, LG’s smart washing machine is equipped with several smart technologies that simplify the task of doing laundry.<br />
Guided Laundry can recommend and automatically apply the optimal settings for any type of laundering scenario. For example, for orange juice spills, simply texting “remove juice stains” on HomeChat will initiate One Touch Washing to prescribe the appropriate course of action.<br />
LG clearly appears to be leading the pack in making people’s lives easier and more comfortable with its recent launch of HOM-BOT SQUARE a cordless robot vacuum cleaner seems to have set it apart from competition.<br />
The cleaner has a feature that enables it to monitor the home while the owner is away. If the unit senses any movement, its integrated cameras automatically take photos of the room and send them to the homeowner’s smartphone.<br />
LG’s innovations actually do improve the lives of consumers, with its products, house work is becoming easier and consumer’s lives are becoming more comfortable.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02818238458583066214noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212200376246044853.post-54380014335478905872015-05-08T07:08:00.002-07:002015-05-08T07:08:42.092-07:00Safaricom enters broadcast market with 'The BigBox' decoder @danmuhuni<br />
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Telecommunication solutions provider Safaricom has launched a decoder that will enable access to TV content and the internet.<br />
Christened 'The BigBox' the DVB-2 device will enable subscribers leverage Safaricom's extensive 3G and 4G data network to access content.<br />
Speaking during the launch in Nairobi on Friday, Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore said 'The BigBox' will serve as a Wi-Fi hotspot connecting up to 10 users and support data-heavy applications. "It will give you access to HD TV Channels and allow you to watch content through online video services like YouTube,".<br />
The decoder's first payment option will see subscribers pay an initial cost of Sh4,999 following by six Sh999 monthly installments. "This package includes access to free-to-air TV stations and an allocation of up to 6GB a month in data bundles in addition to free YouTube viewing," Collymore said.<br />
The second option of a one-off fee of Sh9,999 allows access to free-to-air channels and up to 6GB in data bundles for a month and free YouTube access. <br />
Subscribers who choose this option can also buy bundles of up to 50GB for Sh4,000. Safaricom said customers will be able to top up their balances by buying monthly bundles using airtime or M-Pesa, on predefined USSD and WAP interfaces.<br />
Safaricom intends to reach the estimated 2.4 million households out of 3.2 million that have access to digital TV but are not using any of the set boxes available on the market. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02818238458583066214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212200376246044853.post-24325526079740324012015-05-08T02:00:00.002-07:002015-05-08T02:00:24.364-07:00Nation Media Group inks Sh100M ‘Dunga Milli Mtaani’ campaign with GOtv @danmuhuni<br />
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Media Group CEO Linus Gitahi at the announcement of a Sh100 million deal
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GOtv, Kenya’s most affordable digital entertainment option, on Thursday inked a Sh100 million campaign with leading East and Central Africa media hub, Nation Media Group. <br />
The campaign dubbed ‘Dunga Milli Mtaani’ – an extention of the initial Dunga Milli Campaign -will see more Kenyans turned into instant millionaires with every purchase and activation of a GOtv decoder, subscribers will automatically be entered into the draw to win Sh1 million among other daily prizes. <br />
The initial campaign, unveiled 8 weeks ago has witnessed winners from all corners of the country turned into millionaires for simply subscribing to GOtv.<br />
Speaking during the event GOtv Kenya General Manager, Felix Kyengo exuded confidence in the partnership given NMG’s leadership in the media industry. <br />
“As a leading digital operator, GOtv Kenya is confident that Kenyans will be informed of the numerous digital migration benefits by the leading, most credible regional media house in Kenya.” Kyengo concluded by saying that he was “confident that more Kenyans will migrate with GOtv ahead of the global June 2015 deadline,” said Mr Kyengo. <br />
On his part, Nation Media Group CEO, Linus Gitahi commended GOtv for its insight in partnering with the market leader and promised to push its digital migration agenda. <br />
“As the leading multi-media house in the East African region, our print electronic media and internet platforms attract a regular readership quite unparalleled in the region. We are sure that GOtv will reap immense benefits from this win-win solution,” said Mr Gitahi. <br />
At the same time, GOtv announced the eighth ‘Dunga Milli’ winner, a businessman based in Nairobi. Mutunga Mbuvi, 38, runs an audio-visual solutions’ business in Westlands area, says he had to buy a set-top box to do away with the boredom in his house. <br />
“I kept seeing people in long queues at the GOtv section in the supermarket; I enquired from an agent about it and I was pleased to learn of its affordability and range of channels,” said Mr. Mbuvi. <br />
Being in the audio-visual business, the experience of a blank TV has not been the best for Mr. Mbuvi. It was a troubling period for him after his TV was switched off three months ago following the country wide analogue TV switch off. <br />
Being the first time Pay TV subscriber, Mr. Mbuvi boasts of GOtv’s variety of choices and flexibility in that he can convert it to a free to air when he wants. <br />
“There is indeed a difference in my home as my wife and I have a source of entertainment and are now getting informed of not only what is happening in Kenya but also internationally,” said Mr. Mbuvi. <br />
Mr. Mbuvi and the wife are already fond of their GOtv programming. “My wife loves watching ENews while I enjoy watching Discovery World and National Geographic. We occasionally fight over the remote control,” he said, smiling. <br />
The elated father says the win came at an opportune time as his wife is expectant and will go a long way in financing the hospital bills and giving his wife and the baby a comfortable life. He also plans to expand his business.. <br />
“My wife and unborn child will have the best medical care thanks to GOtv,” said Mr. Mbuvi GOtv Kenya General Manager, Mr. Felix Kyengo, said, “After the overwhelming success of the Dunga Milli competition and witnessing how it has changed the lives of ordinary Kenyans there was no way we could end the competition after the initial 8 weeks.” <br />
“The extended Dunga Milli Reloaded Campaign will allows us to further changes the live of Kenyansfor an additional 5 weeks and reward them on a daily and weekly basis for going digital with GOtv, while enjoying the instant benefits of increased choice in local and international content,” said Mr.Kyengo. <br />
In addition to the one million prize money, there are also daily draws where every GOtv buyer stands a chance to win prizes of Sh15, 000, airtime plus annual GOtv subscriptions. <br />
“GOtv is helping Kenya to go digital and enabling them to access the best quality local and international programming.<br />
As a true migration partner and a leader in the digital arena it is important that we play a pivotal role towards accelerating Kenya’s digital migration process.<br />
For a special price offer of only Sh1, 399, including 2 months GOtv Plus subscription, Kenyan’s can enjoy the best international and local programming,” concluded Mr Kyengo. <br />
GOtv subscribers are spoiled for choice with a selection of channels including news, children’s programming, documentaries, series and movies. GOtv channels are carefully selected to cater for a variety of different tastes and family viewing needs. <br />
Channels include; Africa Magic World, Africa Magic Swahili, SuperSport Select 1 and 2, One Gospel, E! Entertainment, eTV Africa, ZEE World, Disney Junior in addition to local channels such as KBC, NTV, KTN, Citizen TV to mention but a few. <br />
GOtv now covers over 30 cities in its pursuit to enable the government to achieve a speedy migration from analogue to digital broadcasting.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02818238458583066214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212200376246044853.post-23787120901996636262015-04-23T10:11:00.002-07:002015-04-23T10:17:05.368-07:00BAMBA runs into high voltage headwinds<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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amid widespread protest from agents and customers over malfunctioning
of its decoders.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Some of their top agents, on Wednesday confirmed having returned 1000 and 400 decoders respectively.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The problem would seem to be the decoders voltage specification which is set at 5V rather than 12V.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This means that whenever an agent/trader tests using a 12-vold adaptor, the decoder blows.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Currently,
Bamba TV is taking back decoders for software upgrades and promising
consumers and agents that the process will take ‘2 weeks’.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The
problem first became apparent a few weeks ago when Nakumatt’s
management ordered its branch managers to withdraw the decoders from its
shelves after receiving numerous complaints from dissatisfied
customers.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif;">"There
has been several and numerous customer complaints on Bamba...because
their decoder has a voltage of 5 instead of 12," Operations Coordinator
Wilfred Kimani said in a letter to managers.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif;">"Am
therefore urging all to withdraw these decoders from the Shelves with
immediate effect. Radio Africa will pick them up and replace with those
that [sic] has Voltage of 12."</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Daniel Gachanga, 32, of Kikuyu said he took his decoder back to the supermarket he bought it from when it experienced problems.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif;">“At first I thought it was because of the power outages happening due to the rains,” Gachanga said.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif;">“But
the guys at the supermarket told me there were many complaints about
Bamba. They are telling us to wait but I want my money back.”</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Bamba TV is ran by Lancia Digital, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Radio Africa Group.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">It runs on a tier-2 broadcast signal distribution license issued by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">CA
when queried said it was not aware of the problem with the Bamba TV
decoders raising questions as to the thoroughness of its Type-approval
process.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02818238458583066214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212200376246044853.post-30596392734899018832015-04-23T10:03:00.001-07:002015-04-23T10:03:34.626-07:00Loaned decoder wins a million shillings for mother of five <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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After staring on a dark screen in her living room
for more than a month, Nancy Mudecha, 35, a green grocer from Musasa village in
Chavakali, decided to borrow five hundred shillings to top-up and buy a set top
box.
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“I had only five hundred shillings and so I borrowed
another five hundred from a friend as it was getting boring in the house without
a television. I was only listening to radio but missed TV news and programmes,”
said Mrs. Mudecha.</div>
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On 24<sup>th</sup> March 2015, the mother of five
went into a<i> </i>friend’s shop and asked
for the decoder on credit as she didn’t have the total amount of Sh1, 399.</div>
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“I talked
to the shopkeeper and he allowed me to take the decoder and pay the balance
later,” Mrs. Mudecha explained. “I had overheard on radio a discussion that was
promoting GOtv saying it was the best for local and international channels,”
she said.</div>
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shopkeeper allowed her to take the decoder home after she paid Sh1, 000 and
allowed her to pay promised to pay the balance of Sh400 in two weeks’ time.</div>
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that surprised Mrs. Mudecha who explains that her husband could not help her pay
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“I was
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Sh1million. I was shocked and couldn’t believe it,” she said excitedly. “They explained
to me that it was true and helped me book a bus to Nairobi to receive the
cheque,” she added. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02818238458583066214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212200376246044853.post-85195916759509691852015-04-09T04:51:00.003-07:002015-04-09T04:51:40.364-07:00Samsung launches Digital Variable Multi System (DVMS) in the Kenyan market<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The insatiable appetite for high-end office and residential blocks in Nairobi has seen Kenya’s construction industry enjoy a sustained boom, with both the commercial and residential real estate markets growing steadily to keep up with the country’s push to attain higher economic growth. <br />
To meet industry demand for smarter, faster, higher capacity air conditioning systems, global electronics company Samsung Electronics on Wednesday launched the 3rd generation Digital Variable Multi System (DVMS).<br />
Speaking during the product launch Robert Ngeru, Vice President & COO of Samsung East and Central Africa, said the new DVMS air conditioner was especially suited for the price sensitive East African market due to its energy and space efficiency capabilities.<br />
“According to a recent report, Nairobi has been named as one of Africa’s best cities to invest in, which we are currently seeing judging by the number of multinationals and local companies setting up and expanding in and around the Central Business District and areas such as Upper Hill and Westlands,” said Mr. Ngeru.<br />
“With the boom in both residential and commercial real estate we see an opportunity to provide powerful yet energy efficient air cooling systems, designed with the local high costs of energy and efficient space usage in mind, both of which this DVMS considers.” he added.<br />
The dual smart inverter has two compressors that operate simultaneously, providing balanced oil distribution and therefore quick cooling and heating, which in turn results in better energy efficiency and hence lower energy spends.<br />
“The upgraded vapour injection system within the compressor increases the refrigerant flow rate by 20% compared to the conventional products, while innovative, clean design not only decreases the space occupied by the unit, but allows for the customisation often required by contractors developing high rise buildings in limited spaces.” added Mr. Ngeru.<br />
The reduction in footprint gives the property developer more space to put up other facilities such as solar panels, as per a 2014 directive by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) requiring homes and commercial buildings that consume more than 100 litres of water daily to fit solar panels.<br />
In addition to weighing 25% less than conventional air conditioning system units and therefore costing less to install, the smart system air conditioner also has a multi-step diagnose function that enables the end user to easily detect any malfunction in the system and recover the last 30 minutes of operation data. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02818238458583066214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212200376246044853.post-66328703761846324292015-03-30T09:43:00.000-07:002015-03-30T09:43:15.049-07:00Daughter’s surprise to mum bags yet another surprise win <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<strong>@danmuhuni</strong><br />
Last week, Fatuma Madi, 25, thought of surprising her mum with a
gift. And with her mother’s TV set being off for a while, she
figured out that the best surprise was a set top box.
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“I personally use GOtv and so I decided to buy another for my
mum. I went into an electronic shop in Likoni, paid and registered
with my mum’s name and mobile phone number.<br />
I sent someone to deliver and activate it,” explains Madi.
On Monday evening her mum called to relay her gratitude terming it
the year’s gift. <br />
No sooner had Madi’s mother, Mrs. Mealii
Ali Vyakweli, 60, finished getting into terms with her daughter’s
surprise than she received a call from GOtv officials announcing her
as the third national winner of one million shillings in the ongoing
GOtv’s ‘Dunga Milli’ competition.
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“I was ecstatic. I have never won something else before. Thank
God. I thank my daughter and GOtv,” said Mrs. Vyakweli observably
overwhelmed by emotions. When asked what the money will be used
for, Mrs. Vyakweli narrated “this is a blessing.
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I will then expand my grocery store and build a house for myself”.
Mrs. Vyakweli, who’s already fond of her GOtv programming, likes it
all but identifies Nat Geo and Telemundo as her favourite.
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She becomes the third Kenyan to win a million shillings in the 8
weeks competition of GOtv’s ‘Dunga Milli’ competition which
launched three weeks ago. The competition will see Kenyans rewarded
for going digital with GOtv, while enjoying the instant benefits of
increased choice in local and international content.
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In addition to the one million prize money, there are also daily
draws where every GOtv buyer stands a chance to win prizes of Sh15,
000, airtime plus a chance to win annual GOtv subscriptions.
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We are helping Kenya to GO digital with GOtv to enjoy the best
quality programming, comments GOtv Kenya General Manager, Felix
Kyengo. “As a true migration partner and a leader in the
digital arena it is important that we play a pivotal role towards
accelerating Kenya’s digital migration process.
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For a special price offer of only Sh1, 399, including 2 months
GOtv Plus subscription, Kenyan’s can enjoy the best international
and local programming”, added Mr Kyengo. <br />
GOtv subscribers are
spoiled for choice with a selection of channels including, news,
children’s programming, documentaries, series and movies.<br />
GOtv
channels are carefully selected to cater for a variety of different
tastes and family viewing needs.<br />
Channels include; Africa Magic
World, Africa Magic Swahili, SuperSport Select 1 and 2, One Gospel,
E! Entertainment, eTV Africa, ZEE World, Disney Junior in addition to
local channels such as KBC, NTV, KTN, Citizen TV to mention but a
few. <br />
GOtv now covers over 30 cities in its pursuit
to enable the government to achieve a speedy migration from analogue
to digital broadcasting.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GOtv Kenya General Manager, Felix Kyengo presents Catherine Wambui with Sh 1 million prize</td></tr>
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<b> @danmuhuni</b><br />
<br />
Catherine Wambui Ndegwa, 36, is today a million shillings richer; thanks to the GOtv ‘Dunga Milli’ campaign.<br />
Less than a week ago, Catherine sent a friend to buy her a GOtv decoder, which was a gift for her father, who lives in Karatina.<br />
Her name was entered into the Dunga Milli lucky draw. Little did she know that her name would be drawn, making her a Kenya Dunga Millionaire. <br />
“I have no words to express my excitement. Thank you to GOtv, my father can now enjoy quality programmes”.<br />
She continued to commend GOtv for delivering affordable family entertainment option as Kenyans migrate from analogue to digital TV broadcasting.<br />
When asked what the money will be used for, Catherine chuckled “it will come in handy for college fees, paying off a loan and doing renovations on my house”.<br />
Catherine, whose favourite show on GOtv is National Geographic (NatGeo), is the second winner of the ‘Dunga Milli’ campaign which launched last week.<br />
The 8-week long campaign will see Kenyans rewarded for going digital with GOtv, while enjoying the instant benefits of increased choice in local and international content. <br />
“Congratulations to Catherine Wambu for going digital. As we near the worldwide June digital migration deadline, GOtv has been consistently making set top boxes affordable in order to give more Kenyans access to experience the digital revolution.<br />
We are helping Kenya to GO digital with GOtv to enjoy the best quality programming, comments GOtv Kenya General Manager, Felix Kyengo.<br />
“As a true migration partner and a leader in the digital arena it is important that we play a pivotal role towards accelerating Kenya’s digital migration process.<br />
For a special price offer of only Sh1, 399, including 2 months GOtv Plus subscription, Kenyan’s can enjoy the best international and local programming”, added Mr Kyengo.<br />
GOtv subscribers are spoiled for choice with a selection of channels including, news, children’s programming, documentaries, series and movies.<br />
GOtv channels are carefully selected to cater for a variety of different tastes and family viewing needs.<br />
Channels include; Africa Magic World, Africa Magic Swahili, SuperSport Select 1 and 2, One Gospel, E! Entertainment, Telemundo, eTV Africa, ZEE World, Disney Junior in addition to local channels such as KBC, NTV, KTN, Citizen TV to mention but a few. <br />
GOtv now covers over 30 cities in its pursuit to enable the government to achieve a speedy migration from analogue to digital broadcasting.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02818238458583066214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212200376246044853.post-56733766791761290692015-01-21T03:59:00.001-08:002015-01-21T03:59:17.907-08:00Government withdraws digital licence for Citizen TV, NTV & KTN<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here is the full statement from communications Authority;<br />
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PRESS STATEMENT BY MR. FRANCIS WANGUSI, DIRECTOR GENERAL,
COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY OF KENYA (CA), ON THE ADVERTISEMENT BY NATION
MEDIA GROUP, STANDARD GROUP AND ROYAL MEDIA SERVICES, RELATING TO MEDIA
TRANSMISSION SERVICES <br />
21ST JANUARY 2015<br />
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DG Francis Wangusi addressing the media </span></td></tr>
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It has come to
the attention of the Authority that three media houses, namely Nation
Media Group Limited, Standard Group Limited and Royal Media Group
Limited have jointly been running a misleading advertisement on
Television and Radio since Friday 16th January 2015. The said
advertisement purports that Startimes and GOtv are illegally carrying
their content thereby infringing on copyright and neighbouring rights.
The advertisement goes farther to instruct consumers not to purchase
Startimes and GOtv pay-tv set-top boxes to watch CITIZEN Television,
NTV, KTN and QTV. In addition, the advertisement allege that the three
media houses are the exclusive vendors of Free-To-Air set-top-boxes that
can enable the public to view their channels<br />
The Authority is
gravely concerned by the misleading content in the advertisement and
wishes to advise the industry and the general public as follows:<br />
1. The advertisement by the three media houses is misleading to the
public, is offensive to the market. It is equally in gross violation of
the legal and regulatory framework governing the sector;<br />
2. The
tone of the advertisement, its content and timing is intended to cause
confusion and disrupt the digital migration programme;<br />
3. The
digital migration framework allows for the distribution of the
‘Free-to-Air’ signals on the digital platform under the “must-carry
principle” . This was supported by the ruling of the Supreme Court of
Kenya in September 2014 . It allowed for the availability of
Free-to-Air channels to the public through all set-top-boxes (FTA and
Pay TV). The advertisement dissuading consumers from purchasing
set-top-boxes from other suppliers approved by the Authority is
therefore misleading to the public and portrays anti-competitive conduct
by the three media houses. Consumers need not be constrained to
purchase a specific set top box to view the content of the three
broadcasters whose content is Free-to Air;<br />
4. The Authority has
type-approved more than 65 set top boxes which are available in the
market today. GOTV and Startimes set top boxes are duly type-approved by
the Authority and are therefore authentic decoders in the local market
authorized to carry the Free-to-Air Channels of the three media houses
under the auspices of the “Must Carry Principle; <br />
5. The sale of
set top boxes in Kenya is a free market. Consumers can purchase type
approved set top boxes from any vendor registered by the Authority. The
full list of approved set top boxes and registered vendors can be freely
accessed on the Authority’s website;<br />
6. The Authority has
neither received any application nor granted any type-approval of any
set top box model from the three broadcasters, individually or
collectively, for sale in Kenya. It is therefore illegal to purport to
advertise set-top-boxes that have not been type-approved by the
Authority; <br />
7. The Authority has also received a formal complaint
from Gotv and Startimes that the three media houses have refused to Air
their digital-migration related advertisements which is potentially an
anti-competitive conduct prohibited by law. While this complaint has not
been investigated, the Authority notes with concern that it has itself
been a victim of such refusal to carry advertisements both in the
electronic and print media owned by the three media houses, yet the
advertisements are aimed at educating the public on digital migration.<br />
In view of these gross violations by the three media houses as
enumerated above, the Authority has decided to take the following
administrative actions:<br />
1. Withdraw the temporary authorization
granted to the consortium by the three media houses (under the
consortium identified as Africa Digital Network). Subsequently the
Authority shall reposes the frequency spectrum resources allocated with
immediate effect;<br />
2. Decline to continue with the process of
issuance of a Network Facilities Provider Tier 2 License for
self-provisioning to the three media houses, pursuant to Gazette Notice
Number 9088 dated 19th December 2014. This is on account of the above
violations of the legal and regulatory framework. The process shall
therefore await the ruling and determination of the Competition
Authority of Kenya and the Board of the Communications Authority of
Kenya on the violations by the three media houses. <br />
3. Liaise
with the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and Kenya Bureau of Standards
(KeBS) to bar the importation of set top boxes by the three media houses
considering the purported set top boxes are not type-approved by the
Authority; and<br />
4. Invite the Competition Authority of Kenya to
investigate the cartel-like behavior and anti-competitive conduct and
take appropriate regulatory remedies. <br />
We further wish to inform
the public that registered vendors have in stock different models of
approved Free-to-air and Pay-TV set top boxes that are readily available
locally for purchase. More than 1.2 million set top boxes have been
purchased since migration in Kenya began. At the moment, the market has
more than 1.5 million set top boxes in stock. As we progress into the
second phase of the analogue switch-off in the country, consumers are
encouraged to purchase set top boxes of their choice ahead of switch-off
in order to enjoy digital television.<br />
The withdrawal of the
temporary self-provisioning authorization granted to the consortium and
the repossession of the the allocated resources does not in any way
prejudice the availability of the services of the three broadcasters.
The broadcasters are at liberty to avail their content on the digital
platform through the existing licensed Broadcast Signal Distributors.<br />
Let me reiterate that the Authority does not condone contraventions of
the Act by any of its licencees. The Authority will continue to execute
its regulatory mandate with a view to ensure successful migration of
Kenyans from the analogue to the digital platforms and ultimately for
the growth of the ICT sector in Kenya.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02818238458583066214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212200376246044853.post-38384970756830856702015-01-14T04:15:00.001-08:002015-01-16T02:25:32.450-08:00GOtv scores big with a special Afcon channel<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">GOtv Plus subscribers will be thrilled to learn about a special AFCON-dedicated channel that will bring Africa’s biggest sporting spectacle, the 2015 Orange <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="14ae81d4cb8d3df5__GoBack"></a>Africa Cup of Nations.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLQ8eB62WM8jCO0F1NTdBx8dfobF_rnWW-7q-VsyKL_dthyphenhyphenv7j5LzpKLPJkbraoKAfCbDE17WDE0KIVNCBL7G2x6TXUXLSpIy7Z09tUtwoO7z9buK-BxdZP33ct_BQ8jSAs1HV_39LKNbI/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-14+at+3.13.17+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLQ8eB62WM8jCO0F1NTdBx8dfobF_rnWW-7q-VsyKL_dthyphenhyphenv7j5LzpKLPJkbraoKAfCbDE17WDE0KIVNCBL7G2x6TXUXLSpIy7Z09tUtwoO7z9buK-BxdZP33ct_BQ8jSAs1HV_39LKNbI/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-14+at+3.13.17+PM.png" height="155" width="320" /></a><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The channel, which will stay open for the duration of the tournament, will be available to subscribers on the GOtv Plus bouquet (where available). </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The AFCON channel from SuperSport is guaranteed to become Kenya’s number one destination for all the soccer action taking place on the pitch in Equatorial Guinea where the 16 qualifying nations will engage in a battle to be crowned the ‘Kings of African Football’.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">All subscribers who have digitally migrated to GOtv will have access to a select number of AFCON games on the Select 1 channel however, introduction of the special AFCON channel on the GOtv Plus bouquet means that subscribers will have access to <b>ALL</b> 32 AFCON live matches.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Not only will GOtv Plus subscribers get to enjoy the upcoming AFCON tournament on channel 35, but in between the match breaks, they’ll also have access to <span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial;">live and delayed local football matches from the Kenya Premier League, Uganda Super League and the Cecafa tournaments along with magazine programmes and football highlights.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA" style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Remember, all this exciting football action and local sports is available at only K</span><span lang="EN-ZA" style="color: #141412; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">SH 1 700 which includes a decoder and 2 months GOtv Plus subscription. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA" style="color: #141412; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">This amazing offer will not only gives new </span><span lang="EN-ZA" style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">subscribers access to the AFCON matches but also all the East Africa premier league matches and other sports (mainly cricket, athletics, rugby and boxing) and 32 other channels. Now that’s a hat-trick!</span><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Get ready to catch Africa’s biggest soccer stars as they dribble their ways into your home with GOtv.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The AFCON channel will be available on the GOtv Plus Bouquet, channel 35 from <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_303904779" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">09:00</span></span> CAT on Saturday 17 January 2015 until 23:59 CAT on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_303904781" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">8 February 2015</span></span>.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02818238458583066214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212200376246044853.post-19884757033884178802014-10-28T23:42:00.003-07:002014-10-28T23:42:51.055-07:00Cleaning made easier with the LG robot <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";"> By Dan Muhuni</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">You
no longer have to bend, stretch or kneel trying to clean every nook and
cranny in your house, this according to LG Electronics, the makers of
the new smart robotic vacuum machine dubbed Hom-Bot Square. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">The
robot vacuum cleaner sets itself apart from its rivals by offering a
choice of customisable cleaning modes that give you control of the
cleaning process. For Kenyan professionals who often have to juggle
competing tasks; the Hom-Bot comes in handy in reclaiming your time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">“You
can set it and go on about your business, letting it run automatically
on the default settings, say Moses Marji, the LG East Africa Marketing
General Manager. Hom-Bot Square cleans effectively and efficiently,
thanks to Corner Master, which is comprises two long brushes, Corner
Detecting Sensors and the cleaner’s unique shape. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">With
its more angular form and newly designed brushes that have been
lengthened by 1.5cm, the robot can remove dust and dirt from the
tightest of corners. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">The Corner Detecting Sensors enable the smart
cleaner to pinpoint its exact location in the home, telling it when to
turn or if it has reached the edge of a room.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">Besides
doing a decent job cleaning your home, the innovation has eclipsed LG’s
potential competitor, the Roomba.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";"> Besides cleaning corners more
effectively than its rivals, the Hom-Bot has two sweeping brush while
the Roomba has two.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";"> The Roomba brags of one primary cleaning mode while
the Hom-Bot packs two, plus five additional modes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">Robotic
cleaners typically have only one camera. The advanced Hom-Bot Square
uses two improved Dual Eye 2.0™ cameras to plot out a smarter, faster
and more efficient cleaning route. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">Taking several images per second, the
upper and lower cameras effectively scan ceilings, walls and floors,
even in the dark. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">This
information is then analyzed by Hom-Bot Square generate smarter
mapping. At the same time, multiple sensors detect all obstacles within a
180 degree field, taking a myriad of surface images for collision-free
operation. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">The Hom-Bot Square also features a Learning Function which
enables it to recognize areas it has previously cleaned.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";"> This helps it
to remember the positioning of objects or to sense when an area is
already clean, minimising unnecessary repetition.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">Low
noise level means the vacuum can clean when you’re watching TV, talking
on the phone or reading. With a height of just 89mm, the unit’s
slimmed-down profile enables it to maneuver around the home with ease,
even under most furniture.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">The
LG Hom-Bot Square makes cleaning more convenient because it requires
less frequent emptying thanks to the larger capacity Easy-out Dust Bin. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";"> Unlike other robotic vacuum cleaners where the dust bin is located on
the side, the Easy-out Dust Bin is positioned at the top of the cleaner
for quick and hygienic removal. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">The
larger and upgraded HEPA 11 filter also enables it to separate dust
particles from the air more thoroughly, while also helping eliminate
unpleasant odors. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">Turbo Mode lets users manually adjust the cleaner to
best match the characteristics of their flooring and Smart Turbo Mode
automatically detects the type of flooring and changes its own settings
for best performance.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">Users
will further enjoy a host of convenient features such as Voice
Guidance, which includes over 90 voice alerts as well as Smart Diagnosis
that troubleshoots problems more easily. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">Additionally, the improved
battery holds more charge, meaning owners of the LG Hom-Bot Square can
enjoy extended periods of worry-free automated cleaning.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02818238458583066214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212200376246044853.post-86355818388741846262014-10-28T23:36:00.002-07:002014-10-28T23:36:36.832-07:00Rampant smartphone theft is making insurance a necessity <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">By ICT Correspondent</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">About
$7 million worth of smartphones are lost daily in the U.S. Though the numbers
wouldn’t be as staggering in the Kenyan context were a survey to be conducted,
the reality would still be appalling. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">Besides
the
smartphones that fall under the dubious embrace of street urchins in
Nairobi’s Central Business District, the rising number of PSV carjacking
means mobile insurance is something one should consider after
acquiring a pricey high-end
smartphone.<span> </span><span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">Chances
are that you never leave the house without your phone, and if you do, you feel
as if there is an integral part of you missing. Owing to the fact the phone is
the one gadget you carry constantly, the likelihood of you losing or damaging
the device is high. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">“If
you depend on your cell phone and you know you would need a prompt replacement
in case of damage or theft, then Orient Mobile is an insurance cover definitely
worth considering” says Muema Muindi from Kenya Orient Insurance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">Telephones
have evolved from the yesteryear gadgets that were connected to walls. Even
cordless phones were easier to locate because they were rarely taken out of
range of the base. In the new of smartphones, a phone can be misplaced <span>anywhere</span> we go because they
accompany us <span>everywhere<i> we</i></span>
go. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">Cracked
smartphone screens and phones being yanked from windows of moving vehicles are
a common sight. </span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">Mobile
phones are extremely portable and easily resold. These characteristics make
them ideal targets for criminals, and those who carry smartphones ideal targets
for robbers.</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";"></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">Mobile
phone insurance is meant to step in when you are a victim of phone crisis
through left or damage. <span> </span>But like any
other form of insurance, it will cost you. Many consumers avoid the extra
monthly premiums that insurance will add to their bills, and hope that they
don't become a part of the statistics. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">But
if your smartphone is stolen, your concern could be much more than simply
having to replace your handset. Not only are many smartphones worth thousands
of shillings, but thieves can quickly rack up huge bills on stolen smartphones.
</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">You
may be liable for all charges accumulated on your phone before blocking it with
your provider. This is usually set out in the terms and conditions of your
contract. It is therefore imperative that one <span>contacts their provider soonest<b> </b></span>to avert bills from unauthorized
use. <span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">A
nicked cell phone is more than just the absence of the treasured gadget. It's also
means the loss of critical data and the possible identity theft. “We cover
accidental damage e.g. damage caused by dropping the phone/ tablet, malicious
damage i.e. vandalism and liquid damage,” says Mr. Muindi.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">"Some
smartphone owners are very cognizant of the peace of mind and serenity of extra
security that this Orinet mobile insurance brings," says James Maina, a
mobile phones vendor. "Additionally, some customers are much more
accident-prone and seem to drop their phones frequently. For them, insurance scheme
is really worth the extra money.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">Mr
Muindi explains that unlike other insurance products, mobile phone cover
doesn't depend on one’s gender, job, what you earn or other standard risks and registering
a Claim online is easy and takes only a couple of minutes. “All you need is the
ID that you used to register for your Kenya Orient<span>
</span>Policy. We however only insure selected models and only mobile phones that can
access the internet.”</span></div>
</span></div>
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has embarked on a campaign to assure Nairobi residents of it readiness for the
analogue switch-off on December 13.</span></div>
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Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) technology worldwide <span style="color: black;">and Nairobi is adequately covered by its signal.</span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Launched in September 2011, Nairobi residents
have been benefiting from easy access to an increased number of channels, with
enhanced picture and sound quality synonymous with digital television at a
price they can afford.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">According to the GOtv Kenya General Manager, Felix Kengo,
the Nairobi Switch-Off coincides with the Government’s target of migrating from
analogue to digital TV transmission by mid 2014. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">“</span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Kenya committed to a mutually agreed East African deadline of 2012 to
fully migrate television broadcasting to the digital platform</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">. This move is expected to free up much-needed
spectrum, which the government plans to re-use for other purposes,” said Mr
Kyengo.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">He also added that since its launch, GOtv has been playing a
pivotal role towards </span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">contributing to this technological transformation <span style="color: black;">and in the process helping the country to achieve its set
target towards the migration to digital TV transmission.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">“GOtv is uniquely placed as the home of African television. We firmly
believe that there is enough rich content created here on the continent to make
a case for packaging great African entertainment and we have committed
ourselves to making this a reality thus, offering channels made in Africa for
Africa,” said Kyengo.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">GOtv provides television lovers with a digital quality
picture and sound and an exciting range of local and international channels. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Subscribers will have access to an exciting
selection of channels containing news, children’s programming, documentaries,
series and movies. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Kyengo concluded by saying that, GOtv channels are carefully
selected to cater for a variety of different tastes and family viewing needs at
a very affordable price. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Some of the channels that will be available to GOtv subscribers
include the ongoing </span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">GOtv <span class="st1">East & Central Africa Senior Challenge Cup [</span><em><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">CECAFA</span></em><span class="st1">]</span> football tournament, <span style="color: black;">M-net Movies
Zone, Select Sport 1 & 2 Africa Magic World, Africa Magic Swahili, One
Gospel, E! Entertainment, Channel O, eTV Africa,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and local channels such as KBC, NTV, KTN,
Citizen TV to mention but a few. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span> </span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The GOtv decoder is currently available at a
special price of <span style="color: black;">KSH 3,399 </span>inclusive of 2 months
free GOtv subscription and is available from the MultiChoice Agents countrywide</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">S</span>amsung
Electronics East Africa, through its outdoor advertising partner, Alliance
Media, has announced its support for the upcoming Kenya@50 celebrations.</span></div>
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global electronics giant’s support will include provision of strategic
billboards across the country, as well as the country’s first panoramic digital
advertising screen; that is undergoing test runs at the Kenyatta International
Conference Centre, to promote the monumental building as the regional premier
meeting centre. </span></div>
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during the ceremony, the Sports, Culture and Arts Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Hassan
Wario said, “Every sector in Kenya has a unique story to tell, and that fits
into the country’s 50<sup>th</sup> anniversary. This is a great opportunity for
citizens, private sector, investors, the tourism industry among others, to come
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Electronics East Africa Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Robert Ngeru, said that
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brand, all our television sets are digitally complaint thus our customers will
not miss the action during the celebrations. We believe that this partnership
will go a long way in ensuring that the milestones of this great nation are
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service provider <a href="http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/stocks/-/1322440/1394278/-/shkse6/-/index.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #742c29; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Safaricom</span></a> has offered to negotiate a settlement with
rival Airtel in an abuse of dominance dispute filed before the competition
regulator.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Correspondence between the two firms shows that
Safaricom agreed to settle the matter after Airtel accused it of flouting
competition rules by ring-fencing its popular mobile money service M-Pesa.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Airtel first wrote to the Competition Authority
of Kenya (CAK) on September 19, 2012 accusing Safaricom of charging higher
transaction fees for money sent from M-Pesa to rival platforms such as Airtel
Money.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Kindly note that Safaricom has requested to
proceed with the above matter under the provisions of Section 38 of the
Competition Act No. 12 of 2010,” the regulator says in a letter dated October
25, 2013 to Airtel.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">That section of the law says that ‘‘the
authority may at any time, during or after an investigation into an alleged
infringement of the prohibitions contained in this part, enter into an
agreement of settlement with the undertaking or undertakings concerned.’’</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The agreement may include an award of damages to
the complainant or any amount proposed to be imposed as a pecuniary penalty.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“The authority is of the opinion that it is good
practice in any litigation process to enter into a settlement, as long as the
matter at hand is solved satisfactorily,” CAK wrote to inform Airtel of
Safaricom’s settlement offer.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Note that we have not been provided with the
terms of the proposed settlement, but we have given Safaricom 21 days within
which to submit its proposals for consideration and appraisal,” reads the
letter dated October 30, 2013.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The law does not specify the amounts payable for
settlement of such commercial disputes, leaving it at the discretion of the
regulator and the feuding parties.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Any out-of-litigation settlement could amount to
millions of shillings based on the multi-billion-shilling transactions and
profits that Safaricom has generated from M-Pesa at the expense of rival
services.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Airtel is, however, seeking more than monetary
compensation and wants Safaricom to stop restrictions it has imposed on M-Pesa
agents.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Safaricom on Wednesday
declined to comment on the matter and instead directed the<i>Business Daily</i> to
the competitions authority.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The proposed settlement will be the first in
Kenya’s highly competitive mobile telecoms market that has long been hit by
accusations and counter-accusations of sabotage and unfair trading practices.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Airtel’s complaint is hinged on Safaricom’s
higher charges for cross-network money transfers and its policy of offering
M-Pesa services exclusively through its 78,856 agents.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Airtel argues that these practices are
pernicious given Safaricom’s dominance in the mobile money market with an
alleged 90 per cent market share.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Safaricom’s market share in the mobile money
market stands at 73 per cent in terms of customers (18.1 million) and 88 per
cent in terms of agents (78,856), according to the latest official statistics.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Market share in terms of value transacted was
not readily available, but Safaricom alone moves at least Sh2 billion in two
million transactions on a daily basis.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Safaricom’s practices which are aimed at
restricting other competing providers from accessing so many outlets in Kenya
is detrimental to consumer welfare because it limits consumer choice to only
one product M-Pesa and is also in violation of the Act,” Airtel said in a
letter to the competition regulator dated September 19, 2012.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">M-Pesa’s tariff structure shows that Safaricom
subscribers pay significantly higher fees to send money to customers on rival
platforms than those within the M-Pesa ecosystem. Sending money from M-Pesa to
a customer on a rival platform costs between double and triple the cost to
another M-Pesa subscriber.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It costs Sh237 to send Sh20,000 from M-Pesa to
Airtel Money while transferring the same amount to another M-Pesa user costs
Sh55.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The cross-network charges are, however, slightly
lower in terms of total transaction costs because subscribers of rival networks
do not incur any charges when withdrawing cash sent from M-Pesa.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This means that those sending money from M-Pesa
pay the withdrawal fee upfront on behalf of the recipients who cannot hold
virtual money with Safaricom.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Taking into consideration remittance and
withdrawal fees, cross-network cash transfers cost between two per cent and 10
per cent more compared to transactions among M-Pesa users.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It costs a total of Sh99 to send (Sh33) and
withdraw (Sh66) Sh5,000 among M-Pesa customers while a cross-network
transaction of the same amount will cost a Safaricom subscriber Sh105.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Safaricom is accused of using the variance in
charges to propagate what is technically known as a “club effect” where a
dominant player charges relatively lower fees for on-net services to gain
cumulative advantage.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">There is currently no interoperability in
Kenya’s mobile money market, meaning that each company’s product is only
directly accessible to its customers.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Safaricom treats cash recipients in other
networks as “unregistered users” who can withdraw the money by presenting an
SMS credit notice to an M-Pesa agent.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Safaricom had initially planned to put up a
defence, but later changed its stance to offer a settlement whose details
remain unknown.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Access</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The company had used provisions of the
Competition Act to call for a “Hearing Conference” that would have forced the
parties to discuss the dispute on October 29, 2013.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But it later cancelled the plan and instead made
an offer to settle the matter. CAK said it was comfortable with Safaricom’s
offer of a settlement, which the regulator was expected to have received on
Wednesday.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Airtel wants the regulator to impose a financial
penalty “as a deterrent against engaging in such practices in future.”</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The company also wants CAK to compel its rival
to stop restricting access to M-Pesa.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But Safaricom has in the past argued that M-Pesa
is its proprietary product and that it should not be penalised for the massive
success in the money transfer market.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">By Dan
Muhuni</span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>T</b></span>wo weeks ago Kenya entered into the global tech savvy advertising methods
via the deployment of the latest state of the art LED advertising signage on
top of Kenyatta International Conference Center (KICC). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The glass display, which was wrapped around
the 26th floor of the 28-storey building, had been displaying the Samsung brand
for over a week with a glow that redefined the city’s skyline at night.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">This technology
puts Nairobi at the cutting edge of technology to rival other cities across the
globe who has implemented it. Time Square in New York, is dotted with LED
advertising almost on every building. Eiffel Towers in Paris, the equivalent of
KICC in Nairobi had a Citroen advert for close nine years. </span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7WN_VkLjpud7P_Eo3olL4W1x69WJcysihJgNCMtAJfz2z6xxs6DecCO8gpoBifsOtIVRoWFWF95LW_ammdp7AiEqTe92qZUJAblpa2sXDqtO4-Rh9VPnE8M0EifA8hh4eeEURymqtXL4/s1600/Kicc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="104" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7WN_VkLjpud7P_Eo3olL4W1x69WJcysihJgNCMtAJfz2z6xxs6DecCO8gpoBifsOtIVRoWFWF95LW_ammdp7AiEqTe92qZUJAblpa2sXDqtO4-Rh9VPnE8M0EifA8hh4eeEURymqtXL4/s200/Kicc.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The display of the Controversial Samsung Ad</b></td></tr>
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</span></div>
But this technology was only short lived since the management of Kenyatta
International Conference Centre (KICC) ordered to have it pulled down before
being stopped by the courts. The decision by the High Court to stop Kenyatta
International Conference Centre (KICC) from removing advertising signs at the
top of it was a milestone since it paved way for the KICC management and
Alliance media who through competitive bidding were given the tender to erect
the Ad. <br />
Am shocked to learn that Alliance Media, a South Africa-based advertising
firm with a presence in 23 African countries including Kenya was contracted by
KICC to undertake the project and that the stoppage of the billboards was in
breach of a 2012 contract that allowed it to run the adverts for three years.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The
management of KICC may have been cowed into bringing the Samsung advert down
and instead replacing it with a Kenya @50 advert for rest of the year, but this
sets a very bad precedent for innovative investors in the country. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".r[4d0ay].[1][3][1]{comment10152022353623430_29979118}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3]"><span data-reactid=".r[4d0ay].[1][3][1]{comment10152022353623430_29979118}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0]"><span data-reactid=".r[4d0ay].[1][3][1]{comment10152022353623430_29979118}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[0]">NYC_-_Times_Square</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<br /></div>
KICC management lead by the Acting KICC managing director Fred Simiyu is
giving in to cheap politics by telling Alliance media to bring down the LED ad.
Mr Simiyu was last week quoted in one of the local dailies that the review of
the advert was prompted by the public’s outcry, with some people saying
that it was dishonouring the building.<br />
This is one of the most flimsy excuses on earth that an MD can give because he
is not sincere of the people who are putting on pressure for him to bring down
this great innovation that has arrived in Kenya for the 1<sup>st</sup> time.<br />
<br /><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">KICC at Night</td></tr>
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Simiyu should know that one of the Jubilee government promises was to go
digital its evident that he is still sleeping on the job and we saw him succumb
to cheap politics that were paved into this great innovation.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Last week
we saw Lady Justice Pauline Nyamweya give the orders to restrain KICC from
bringing down the Ad following a petition by the Alliance Media, which has
accused KICC management of threatening to pull down their large advertising
billboards at the neck of the KICC tower block.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">THE TRUTH IS</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> KICC allowed Alliance Media to
erect a helipad sign on the building and they had never defaulted in payment of
the rent, according to the company’s business development manager John Wambua
Muswa.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">“We have
been making payments of Sh1,350,000 as quarterly rents as agreed in the
contract . We were astonished when they informed us that our signs posed a
threat to stability of the building,” added Mr Muswa. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY DAN MUHUNI</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: x-large;">A</span>s the
institutions of higher learning <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fraternity continues to make forays into the
Kenyan segment, an increasing number of universities have seen the importance
of taking advantage of the advancement of technology by introducing virtual
learning institutions. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">DOBA Faculty of Applied Business and
Social Studies, a Europe-based institution is one of the universities that plan
to valve into it and also benefit from growing demand in Africa for overseas
university degrees.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i></b></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YYdAVJzqzEzTHvbLKqREVnESHFN2S6aVnz0R5VkMQbT1NkGekwGkbR7jFkkHc_G2UZ7SQsVbBRv8LhAG165cmWdHhyphenhyphenDXwj78USsa3P7qg4AW0jJE9jpLqXhdYru6iIuwNOmkPpwr5zXQ/s1600/dominka.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YYdAVJzqzEzTHvbLKqREVnESHFN2S6aVnz0R5VkMQbT1NkGekwGkbR7jFkkHc_G2UZ7SQsVbBRv8LhAG165cmWdHhyphenhyphenDXwj78USsa3P7qg4AW0jJE9jpLqXhdYru6iIuwNOmkPpwr5zXQ/s320/dominka.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Ms Jasna Dominko Baloh, Director DOBA Faculty</b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Speaking during the launch of its
online Master’s degree Programme for the African market in a Nairobi hotel
today, the Director of the Faculty, Ms Jasna Dominko Baloh, said e-learning
would help many people with limited time and finance advance their education
from their home countries at affordable fees.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Online learning is an alternative for those
who are unable to attend face to face lectures due to their career or family
commitments, such as full-time employed people who want to advance in their
career, young adults with active lifestyles and young mothers with limited free
time,” Ms <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Baloh</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>added.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">DOBA is the<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>latest entrant into the market as European-based higher learning
institutions are targeting a growing number of people in Africa seeking
overseas university degrees by introducing cost-effective online programs for
the region.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Faculty is targeting those <span style="color: black;">employed in diplomatic organizations and multinationals,
entrepreneurs, middle management, civil servants, alumni of bachelor programmes
and young people aged between 19 and 25 years old.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Faculty’s flagship course will
be the Masters Programme in International Business Management, which will cost
Sh 406, 117 (U<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">$4.695) per academic
year.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The objective of the Faculty is to
prepare students for solving practical business problems and challenges in
their future careers, for the challenges of the business world that requires
great flexibility and an individual, innovative and creative approach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>European recognized degree.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“We develop professionally
successful, personally happy and satisfied graduates, who will contribute to
the greater competitiveness of the economy. Our success is the quality
knowledge, employability and permanent satisfaction of our alumni.56% of
graduates experienced positive changes in their workplace immediately after
graduating,” said Ms Baloh.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">DOBA Faculty of Applied Business and
Social Studies holds the honour of being the first and only higher education
institution in South-Eastern Europe to receive the UNIQUe international
certification for quality in e-learning which is awarded by the European
Foundation for Quality in e-Learning.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Online learning with DOBA Faculty
offers a truly global experience. Students have the opportunity to study in in<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">ternationally varied groups</span> and work
with other students who bring new ideas as well as their own professional and
cultural experiences enriching the learning process. This cultural exchange
provides added value to our programmes. During the whole programme students are
monitored and guided by a <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">tutor,</span>
who is available to you 7 days a week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Our students have numerous
opportunities for networking and strengthening both business and private
connections in the European Union and Africa through: the online Master’s
programme, various programme-related activities, and active participation in
the alumni club,” Ms Baloh said. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Faculty employs a
state-of-the-art virtual learning platform known as the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.fakulteta.doba.si/si/fakulteta-in-studij/studij-na-daljavo/preizkus-studija-na-daljavo/"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Blackboard
Learn</span></a></i><b> </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">to support
Online students.<b> </b></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
platfom allows students access all information that is needed for the course,
including course materials, chat rooms, discussion forums on their computers or
mobile phone and tablet.</span></div>
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By Dan
Muhuni </div>
<div class="yiv1630291953msonormal" id="yui_3_13_0_1_1384497560805_3588" style="line-height: 150%;">
<span id="yui_3_13_0_1_1384497560805_3586"> </span><span id="yui_3_13_0_1_1384497560805_3586"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%;">G</span></b>lobal express and
logistics company DHL Express</span> in its efforts to improve education
services in Kenya by accelerating access to computers, has donated laptops to
Zawadi Africa Education Fund. This comes as the company aligns its plan to
support education activities targeting the girl child in Kenya. </div>
<div class="yiv1630291953msonormal" id="yui_3_13_0_1_1384497560805_3591" style="line-height: 150%;">
Apart from donating learning equipment to
various learning institutions in Kenya, the company will also engage in the
provision of internship opportunities to boost the employer-bility of school
leavers in the country. </div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR9j8QBWh4ETTQ8m7s-58kHElLJHJrXemFhG5HgVuiIGarpCMpW4NgAhUkqgtyWRgmygMZgmdOXLT7p3_M7i1ExmPy_bWyBlmIXRnqVX__reuNEapyd7GsNxXyXT6wT39mHb1vT5JlWBtv/s1600/DHL+photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR9j8QBWh4ETTQ8m7s-58kHElLJHJrXemFhG5HgVuiIGarpCMpW4NgAhUkqgtyWRgmygMZgmdOXLT7p3_M7i1ExmPy_bWyBlmIXRnqVX__reuNEapyd7GsNxXyXT6wT39mHb1vT5JlWBtv/s320/DHL+photo.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span id="yui_3_13_0_1_1384497560805_3570" lang="EN-US" style="background: white; font-family: "Segoe UI", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; font-weight: normal;">(Left)
Peter Kuya IT Area Manager describing computer features to
Mr. Kenneth Kaunda Human Resource Manager DHL Express and Mrs. Anne
Kyoya Executive Director Zawadi Educational fund.</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="yiv1630291953msonormal" id="yui_3_13_0_1_1384497560805_3594" style="line-height: 150%;">
<span id="yui_3_13_0_1_1384497560805_3593">Speaking
at the event DHL Express Kenya Country Director Alan Cassels said the company
through its ‘Go Teach’ corporate responsibility platform will support
government effort to ease access to quality education.</span> </div>
<div class="yiv1630291953msonormal" id="yui_3_13_0_1_1384497560805_3596" style="line-height: 150%;">
<span id="yui_3_13_0_1_1384497560805_3597">Under
the partnership, DHL Express Kenya will also provide the expertise of its
employees to build competencies and skills at a personal and professional
level, providing both career and life advice to the young girls. </span> </div>
<div class="yiv1630291953msonormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
The Zawadi Africa
Educational Fund is a leadership development program that provides university
scholarships and leadership development and life-skills training for
academically gifted but financially disadvantaged African girls, with the
objective of developing a pipeline of young African women leaders. </div>
<div class="yiv1630291953msonormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
“At DHL Express, we
believe in engaging communities in causes that improve their welfare. We
believe education is the most sustainable way of improving local people’s
lives. This initiative will bridge the gap within the transitional phase
of high school to that of an independent productive member of the society,”
said Mr. Cassels. </div>
<div class="yiv1630291953msonormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
<br /></div>
<div class="yiv1630291953msonormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
The donation is part
of DHL’s comprehensive corporate social responsibility program structured along
three pillars namely; Go Teach, for support of education activities; Go Green,
for the environment; and Go Help, disaster management and prevention. </div>
<div class="yiv1630291953default" id="yui_3_13_0_1_1384497560805_3599" style="line-height: 150%;">
<span id="yui_3_13_0_1_1384497560805_3601">“We
are confident that this donation will be a major boost to our efforts as Zawadi
Africa in empowering the African girl child to be further empowered and
equipped to make significant contributions to their communities. We are
grateful to DHL for their worthy contribution and we look forward to furthering
this partnership to enable us equip the girls with world-class education, and
the right character development,” said Ms Ann Kyoya , Zawadi Africa Education
Fund Executive Director.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> By Dan Muhuni</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>K</b></span>enyan Government in its efforts to bring sanity in
the ever growing mobile telephony industry, are been frustrated by some
unscrupulous Mobile phone operators who gives profit making a priority at the
expense of the insecurity challenges we are currently facing.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1;">The government
through Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) come up with </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">a
well informed subscriber registration that was aimed at safeguarding the public
against acts of insecurity including the widespread threats posed by terrorism,
drug trafficking, money laundering, extortion, fraud, hate messages, and
incitement that are now widespread around the country.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">CCK Director General Mr Francis Wangusi says that
there is substantiation evidence of use of unregistered SIM cards on the mobile
networks and early this week he demanded that the operators deactivate them or
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This governments noble idea to have all the SIM
cards registered and issued a directive to all mobile phone companies to be
filing periodic date on SIM card registration but this efforts are frustrated
by the same mobile phone operators who file doctored data with the
Communication Commission of Kenya.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mobile phone operators have the exclusive rights to
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since they have given mobile terrorism a conducive environment for it to thrive
but giving terrorist avenues to complete their mission.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Early this week we saw CEOs from this blatant
companies trying to exonerate themselves from the blame BUT i ask this eminent
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tomorrow we scrutinize the list of Mobile phone operators cooking data that is submitted to CCK. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> By Dan Muhuni</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">I was personally baffled
when I yesterday saw </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">Chief
Executive Officers of leading mobile operators in the country </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">so confident that ALL their active
SIM cards are registered. I just hope they read the local dailies today which proved
them wrong since they were able to purchase unregistered SIM cards and indeed
were able to use them to make calls. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Lets start on Monday where </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">a press conference was held at the Communication Commission of Kenya (CCK)</span>
headquarters where the government gave an arrest warning to all CEOs who will be found flaunting the SIM card regulation act.</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJmlsb80Z1H5w6DrgzdlZ0bvS4eHPozOuVr6hOPgVRXFESNGYA6znvR5A7PIU-UcMEHflEgRFpEDUUcttE4inecta9Z5mw4nJyJEoUHgX-7cDPy0v6FpKRBkcMNhInZNydV2YlihchMDZa/s1600/mobile-operators.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJmlsb80Z1H5w6DrgzdlZ0bvS4eHPozOuVr6hOPgVRXFESNGYA6znvR5A7PIU-UcMEHflEgRFpEDUUcttE4inecta9Z5mw4nJyJEoUHgX-7cDPy0v6FpKRBkcMNhInZNydV2YlihchMDZa/s320/mobile-operators.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">PHOTO/ Courtesy The Standard </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">While addressing the media at the CCK
headquarters on Monday Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo said that the
security agencies wanted to establish which mobile network(s) may have been used
during the terrorist attack since they have hampered their investigations into
the Westgate attackers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">CCK Director General
Mr Francis Wangusi persisted that there was substantiation evidence of use of
unregistered SIM cards on the mobile networks and demanded that the operators
deactivate them or face prosecution. Mr Wangusi added that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>security agents had since Saturday been able
to buy pre-activated SIM cards from operators and continued to use them a claim
that has ever since been confirmed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Despite ICT
secretary Fred Matiang’i<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>warning <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that top executives of Kenya’s four mobile
phone operators would be arrested and charged with allowing unregistered
subscribers to use their networks and for facilitating the sale of
pre-activated SIM cards. These unscrupulous mobile phone operators continue to
hide their head in the sand about the issue of allowing unregistered SIM cards
to use their network.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">If the CCK
directive on the SIM card registration is anything to go by then all CEOs of
the concerned companies should be languishing behind the walls of Kamiti prison
since they decided to ignore a government directive issued on 20th July 2009
requiring every communications service subscriber in the country to register
his or her SIM card. I don’t see the reason they should not </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">risk going to jail after it emerged on Monday
that a number of mobile companies have not complied with a directive to
register mobile numbers in a move police now believe has compromised state
security.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">This government directive
was ignored by most of the mobile phone operators in the country who decided to
keep their interests of profit making and in this i pose the question </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">“Why do we have to put profits above national
interest?...</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">.Against
a well informed subscriber registration that was aimed at safeguarding the
public against acts of insecurity including the widespread threats posed by terrorism,
drug trafficking, money laundering, extortion, fraud, hate messages, and
incitement that are now widespread around the country. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">“We have discovered that
criminals are obtaining SIM cards without registration facilitated by mobile
operators hence CEOs of these operators who have flouted this rule bear
criminal responsibility for compromising state security,” added Matiang'i.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">Unregistered SIM cards
owners had prior to the September date received a 90 days reprieve by the
regulator to register their lines failure to which they would be permanently
de-activated. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">On Monday however Matiang'i
and Mr Wangusi accused mobile operators of frustrating efforts by the
Government to curb crime perpetrated by mobile phones by not registering new
mobile subscribers.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">“Mobile operators are
failing in their corporate social responsibility by continuing to keep active
networks on unregistered SIM cards. They are in turn endangering the national security
of the country and this cannot be tolerated,” said Wangusi.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">Matiang'i said mobile
operators have 48 hours to deactivate all unregistered mobile numbers.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">He added that agents caught
selling unregistered lines face three years imprisonment and a fine of Sh
300,000 or both.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">The officials spoke even as
it emerged that lack of unregistered mobile numbers has been impacting
negatively on ongoing investigations into the horrific Westgate Shopping Mall
terror attack which Somali militants the Al Shabaab has already claimed
responsibility. Images released by police captured on closed circuit television
cameras from the Al Shabaab attackers showed the captors freely communicating
to people believed to be their accomplices on mobile phones.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">“It complicates issues when
you cannot put a face to a mobile number because it is not registered or
because the subscriber is using a fake mobile handset,” a highly placed
Government source involved in the Westgate investigations on condition of
anonymity told the writer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>N</b></span>airobi will host a Digital Fair next month for
different organizations and individuals to illustrate their technological
capabilities and showcase the latest digital trends to the public.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The three-day event at the Sarit
Centre will provide a platform for IT researchers, critics, the business
network and the public to exchange experiences and reflect on challenges and
the expected impact of digital network technologies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The event’s organizers, Eyeballs
Marketing, say the Fair will offer complete digital experience to visitors
interested in the latest digital trends, lifestyle gadgets and other
technologies designed to simplify and enrich their lifestyles.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Eyeballs Marketing CEO, Mr.
Martin Muli, says the Fair is a response to growth in digital technologies that
has transformed how business is done in the country in the last several years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“It is high time we bring
different organizations and experts to a platform where they can meet with the
public to debate ideas on digital trends and what the future holds for the
country,” says Mr. Muli.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The economy has witnessed massive
technological investments in areas like the financial services and telecommunications
sectors where firms compete to take advantage of the benefits enabled by
technology-driven innovation.<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Exhibitors at the Fair will be drawn
from all sectors of the economy including telecommunication, media and
advertisings firms, lifestyle and products, government agencies, learning
institutions and Techie companies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Some of the companies that will
participate include Microsoft East Africa, HP, Safaricom, Google, Samsung and
OLX.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“The Digital Fair will<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>have to levels of exhibitions, the Business
Digital Fair and the Digital Future Fair, which will offer the public
opportunity to interact with different exhibitors, listen to their
presentations, experience technology and buy some of the products on offer,”
says Mr. Muli.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Business Digital Fair will be
for businesses to display and show case unique and superior technologies that
are in use to enhance the customer experience.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“The Business Digital Fair booths
will strictly comprise of businesses, both corporate and SME, and will offer
them a chance to provide a full digital experience to the public as well as
generate business leads,” explains Mr. Muli.</span></div>
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different techies and organizations will present solutions that can positively
improve the lives of Kenyans. These solutions will be presented to key decision
makers in Government and corporate sectors who have the capacity to engage
techies and adopt the digital solutions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Eyeballs Marketing has been
involved in planning and management of various successful events like the
recent <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Kenya Social Media Awards, Grand
Wedding Anniversary and several county editions of the ongoing Miss Tourism
Kenya.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";"> By Dan Muhuni</span></div>
<div class="yiv8864833348msonormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Beauty product giants, L’Oreal East
Africa’s quest to invest in technology took a new twist as they announced the
entry of a new hair product in the Kenyan market. </span>This was as a result
of investing in advanced research and innovation in order to provide solutions
to women with discerning hair needs. </div>
<div class="yiv8864833348msonormal" id="yui_3_7_2_1_1379056027866_2000" style="text-align: justify;">
<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1379056027866_1999">Speaking
during the launch of <span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Amla Legend
Oil a product line of Dark & Lovely</span> in Nairobi <span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">L’Oreal East Africa Managing Director
Patricia Ithau said the company has invested heavily in</span> research which
has been the companies both a pillar of and the driving force behind their
growth. </span></div>
<div class="yiv8864833348msonormal" style="text-align: justify;">
“L’Oréal is forever committed
to a sustainable innovation approach in order to control our impact on the
ecosystem throughout the life cycle of our products.”</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Patricia Ithau (l) MD L'Oreal East Africa and Ruth Mwangangi</b> </td></tr>
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</span>“Kenya
is the 3<sup>rd</sup> global market to launch AMLA Legend,” said Mrs Ithau “and
we believe that Kenyan women will fall in love with the product when they see
and feel the difference in the hair after using Amla Legend.” </span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1379056027866_2003"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">The product claims to undo 2 years of
relaxer damage in just 2 weeks and research conducted in other countries
certainly supports this promise, with 9 out 10 women surveyed saying that AMLA
Legend delivered the perfect relaxation treatment. </span></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1379056027866_2005"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Advanced technology and the super-fruit
qualities of Amla combine in this innovative new product range to visibly
rejuvenate hair. The AMLA ritual is a complete solution consisting of a
relaxer, deep treatment mask, oil moisturizer and also a serum. “The AMLA
Legend will ensure that Kenyan women never again suffer from bad hair. They can
now comfortably and safely use a relaxer that is both affordable and good for
their hair” she said. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Ithau added, that the launch of Amla, “is
a top priority launch because there has been no innovation done on Dark and
Lovely relaxers since 1978. It will re-enforce Dark and Lovely expertise in
relaxers. It will also enable L’Oréal to c</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">compete against
ingredient based relaxers like Organics Olive Oil & Olive Oil Vital. Lastly
because of the strong proposition, Amla Legend will </span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">r</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">recruit lapsed
relaxer users.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">In a category where there has been very
little innovation, L’Oreal East Africa is convinced that AMLA Legend will not
only rejuvenate users’ hair, but also rejuvenate the relaxer market and build
their market share significantly in the country. The company is investing
heavily in educating the market on the new product ranges, targeting both stylists
and consumers through a number of channels that include television, print
channels and in-store demonstrations. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">AMLA Legend products will be available at
hair salons, beauty shops, supermarkets, pharmacies and grocery stores.</span></div>
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