This is a feature by Kevin Mwachiro that was aired on the BBC last month covering the growth of IT in Kenya as well as outsourcing. In the feature, Ushahidi’s Ory Okolloh and I had been interviewed for the same on issues such as social media, crowd sourcing and the

I’ve been waiting for this news for sometime and its finally here! Samsung today launched the much anticipated and bada-powered Samsung Wave handset (S8500) in conjunction with Safaricom in Kenya. The Samsung Wave is the first mobile handset to be released on Samsung’s new, open mobile platform, bada, which is

Bharti Airtel, a leading emerging market telecom services provider, today announced the appointment of Michael Okwiri to head the Corporate Communications docket for Africa. In a statement  Bharti Airtel CEO, Manoj Kohli said Mr. Okwiri will be responsible for building and sustaining positive corporate reputation for Airtel Africa. He said