Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has today recognized 43 students from 10 universities for exceptional skills at the Cyber Security Hackathon held at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi. The winners were selected through a rigorous judging criteria dubbed ‘Capture the flag’ challenge, a cyber-security competition where participants solved computer security problems by hacking into or…
Russia and Rwanda agree to construct the first Centre of Nuclear Science and Technologies in Rwanda
Russia and Rwanda signed an agreement to construct the first Centre of Nuclear Science and Technologies in Rwanda with participation of ROSATOM. The signing ceremony took part at the Russia-Africa Economic Forum. The agreement to construct Rwanda’s first Centre for Nuclear Science and Technology (CNST) was signed by ROSATOM Director General Alexey Likhachev, and Rwanda’s…
Local insurance agents feted by Kenindia Assurance
Kenindia Assurance has awarded its top performing insurance agents and brokers for the year 2018 in recognition of their contribution to the growth of the Company, at an event presided over by Insurance Regulatory Authority Chief Executive officer Godfrey Kiptum. Speaking at the award event, Kenindia Assurance Managing Director B.S. Sharma said the agents still…
Global sale of LG G8X ThinQ with dual screen starts
LG has announced the global start of sales of LG G8XThinQ with LG Dual Screen, both unveiled in September at IFA 2019 in Berlin. Together, LG G8XThinQ with LG Dual Screen offer consumers an entirely new way to interact with a mobile device and usher in new possibilities for mobile gaming, content creation and consumption, productivity and much…
Airtel Africa announces Partnership with Mastercard to transform digital payments landscape
Airtel Africa today announced a partnership with Mastercard, giving over 100 million Airtel Africa mobile phone users across 14 African countries access to Mastercard’s global network. The Mastercard virtual (non-plastic) card allows Airtel Money customers, even those without a bank account, to make payments to local and global online merchants that accept Mastercard cards, while…
Fly better on Emirates and discover dazzling Dubai
Fly Emirates to Dubai and enjoy a fun-filled holiday this winter break. Solo travellers and families alike will be awed by the city’s many attractive offerings including shopping festivals, traditional souks, stunning beach resorts, fine dining, adventure waterparks and much more. With year-round sunshine and eclectic landmarks – the city is an ideal holiday or…
Delivering a new intelligence to connected living with LG ThinQ
According to IDC, the worldwide market for smart home devices is expected to grow to nearly 815 million shipments by the end of 2019. By 2023, this figure will reach 1.39 billion shipments, indicating growing consumer demand for a connected lifestyle.[1] With the proliferation of IoT devices on the market, many consumers are fast learning…
Cisco Appoints Sally Kimeu Country Leader and Regional Manager East Africa
Cisco has appointed Sally Kimeu as Country Leader and Regional Manager for its East Africa operations in 10 countries including Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Burundi, Djibouti, South Sudan, Somalia and Eritrea. “Cisco has longstanding culture of incubating our own talent and Sally’s appointment is proof. Sally has been with Cisco for twelve years having…
All set for the 17th edition of Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon
Athletics Kenya, AK, will deploy more than 200 technical officials to oversee this year’s Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon. Barnabas Korir, AK Chairman Nairobi branch said the event organizers are paying extra attention to the technical aspects of the city road race as they bid to have it promoted to the league of the world’s elite…
Why smaller is better: LG launches world’s first compact air conditioner
A contractor in Pennsylvania, US, says, “It was really hard to find space in these units for HVAC. Even standard heat pumps would not work. Where to place the outdoor units was also an issue.” Choosing an air conditioner, the efficiency, load, design, etc. are all factors that you cannot overlook; but firstly, it has…
Be a shujaa with Nokia
Kenyans are marking the 9th Mashujaa day today after the renaming of the day from Kenyatta Day. This is the day we remember and celebrate those those who contributed towards Kenyas independence and our personal heros. This Mashujaa Day will enable us have a long weekend, rest and relax as we celebrate our everyday heros….
Kenindia Assurance appoints new managing director
Kenindia Assurance Company Limited, one of Kenya’s oldest insurance companies is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Bhawani Shanker Sharma as Managing Director effective October 17th 2019. He succeeds Mr Inderjeet Singh who joined New India Assurance Company Limited as the new General Manager. Mr. Sharma had also worked for Oriental Insurance Company Limited…
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