Author: David Indeje

Huawei says it has opened its upgraded and expanded East Africa Regional Training Center to provide highly practical-orientated training courses.  Located at AFRALTI in Nairobi, it has a wide array of the latest innovative equipment in mobile networks, fibre networks, energy solutions and other integrated telecommunications infrastructure. Along with the highly skilled local instructors, it will provide training to telecommunications operators, government ICT officers, network contractors, industry partners and university students.  Huawei’s East Africa Regional Training Center originally started operations in 2008 and has trained over 7,200 people across the region, contributing significantly to building the ICT ecosystem through talent…

Safaricom has announced the rollout of an eSim (Embedded Subscriber Identity Module) service. The service will allow mobile users to download a carrier profile and activate a carrier’s service without having a physical SIM card. This means customers do not need to have a physical SIM card inserted into the device. Customers are required to visit a Safaricom Shop to be given a card with a QR code for scanning with their phone to activate the e-SIM service. “Visit any Safaricom Shop near you with your original identification document to replace your physical SIM for the eSIM at KSh 150,”…

The Kenya Extended Producer Responsibility Organization (KEPRO) has been launched by manufacturers to address post-consumer waste. Launched by the Kenya Association of Manufacturers, KEPRO will promote collaboration, seek a commitment by waste value chain players and support the achievement of a circular economy. Chris Kiptoo, principal secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forestry said the establishment of KEPRO as timely since it has come at a time when the government is gearing up to implement the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Regulations. “Kenya is among many countries that are facing challenges in both capability and capacity to recycle the high volume of…

Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday announced that as a gesture of ‘goodwill, it was reopening its airspace for flights to and from Somalia. “This goodwill measure has been made in the mutual interest of our two countries and in the hope that it will cause the full normalisation of bilateral relations between Kenya and Somalia including diplomatic, trade and people to people linkages that have undergone undue strain,” reads the Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement in part. The ministry also noted that all existing COVID-19 protocols will be applicable to all passengers travelling to Kenya. The Kenya Civil…

Kenya’s fiscal deficit for 2021-22 is being projected at 7.5 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) for the fiscal year 21/22. This is from 8.7 per cent in the current fiscal year. Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani on Thursday while tabling the KSh3.6 trillion budget said the same will decline to 3.6 per cent in FY24/25. “This is a 5.1 per cent reduction in fiscal deficit over the next four years thereby slowing the annual growth of debt,” he told Parliament. “This economic recovery program is supported by multilateral and bilateral partners by USD 2.34 billion over the…

Number of Newborn Babies at Kisii’s Matango Hospital Increase on Reliable Electricity Clean, reliable technology will provide power for the Matongo Birthing Hospital day and night, helping to improve the health of thousands of women and children in Kisii The number of newborn babies at Kisii’s Matango Hospital has increased sharply since mid-2020 after the installation of an 8.7KW solar and storage microgrid by Schneider Electric and its local partner PowerPoint Systems to improve maternal healthcare for area residents. Since going online in August 2020, the facility has saved money each month in their energy costs from the utility which…