Battle of the Digital Migration: December Price Comparison
The communications industry regulator (CCK) postponed its self-imposed December 2012 national deadline for digital migration to after next year’s General Election. The high cost of acquiring set top boxes was cited as the prohibiting factor to the digital migration. Just how have the providers reacted to this?
DStv to Slash Decoder Prices
With the Christmas holidays around the corner, DStv Kenya is set to slash its full kit installation rates and price of its decoders by about 26 percent. As of December 2012, DStv full kit that is inclusive of a decoder, satellite dish, 20 meter cable plus…
How Much You’ll Pay with StarTimes Christmas Special Offer
To celebrate mark its Christmas-themed offer, StarTimes media has reduced the price of its decoders by KES 1,000. As of 1st November to 31st December, StarTimes decoders retail at KES 1,999 from KES 2,999. Under this offer, purchasing a decoder and subscribing to a…
Crack Down on Water Theft in Nairobi
How Nairobi Water plans to nub illegal water connections, monitor water consumption and bill it's 250,000 customers.
KES 27 Million Worth of Internet Connectivity for Kenya
Christmas is almost here and as you travel upcountry, some of you might not find it hard to navigate the cyberspace anymore. The Kenya ICT Board has set aside KES 27 million to set up digital villages, known as Pasha Centres, across the country…
International Oil Prices Drop, Shilling Depreciates, What Next For Fuel Prices?
The observed drop in international crude oil prices may result in a drop in fuel price, though weakening of the shilling could counter this drop and balance things out.
WiFi Everywhere
Wazi Wi-Fi is seeking to bring together different Wireless networks into a common network with a centralized payment gateway that will make logging into Wi-Fi anywhere with the same initial sign-on. Wazi have deployed over 400 Wi-Fi Access Points in 200 hotspot locations in Nairobi and Mombasa; Kenya’s largest cities.
The Mobile Money Apocalypse; What Would Happen to Your Money?
After M-Pesa servers crashed putting the services off last weekend, issues on safety and security of mobile money platforms which are relied on by millions of Kenyans have emerged. How safe is your Mobile money?
October Was a Really Tough Month
We can all agree that October was a financially demanding month for most Kenyans; and the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) backs us up on that. The Consumer Price Indices (CPI) increased by 0.43 per cent to stand at 132.46 in October 2012 from 131.89…
Music Copyright License Fees Go Up 11%
The Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) has increased all public performance fees license fees by 11%. The rise of this fees comes with effect to changes in the consumer price index (CPI) for the period between 1st October 2011 and 30th September 2012.
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