ICT Cabinet Secretary "Very Optimistic" On Open Data AllAfrica.com Membership of the OGP currently includes 58 countries, including Kenya and Tanzania. "Public access to information is no longer an option, it is a requirement by the constitution," said Matiang'i. He further added that the president had committed to ... See all stories on this topic »

Payment switch provider Kenswitch banks on devolved government to grow ... The Standard Digital News He said Kenswitch is working closely with the Kenya Bankers Association to facilitate the roll out of Chip Cards into the market to further enhance security around card payments. He was speaking in Nairobi soon after signing a partnership between ... See all stories on this topic »

Nakumatt Holdings commissions Africa's first portable retail store ahead of ... The Standard Digital News Updated Thursday, May 30th 2013 at 10:48 GMT +3. By Standard Digital Reporter. NAIROBI, KENYA: Nakumatt has formally unveiled Africa's first portable retail store to provide shopping solutions during key special events in remote locations. Tweet. The ... See all stories on this topic »

Pushing for open African governance South Africa.info Kenya's Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Communications, Bitange Ndemo, speaking at a separate session on open data, spoke about the challenge of making technical information available to the public in clearly understandable ... See all stories on this topic »

Kenyan pay-TV cos may not cut off FTA channels to defaulters Telecompaper (subscription) Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) director-general Francis Wangusi said it would be illegal for providers to block access to public channels. A CCK report showed that 224,000 set-top boxes that have been bought ready for migration to digital TV ... See all stories on this topic »

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