In his ruling, High Court Judge George Odunga termed the appointment of Timothy Waema, Esther Kibere, Joseph Dena, Elijah Omwenga, David Mugo and Ugas Sheikh Mohamed as illegal, unprocedural and issue of partial invalidity did not arise. “To exclude the public from the exercise of statutory powers constitutes improper exercise of powers since it amounts to failure to consider a relevant factor in this case public participation and transparency,” said Justice Odunga in his ruling....

This will be a global competition where companies are invited to submit technology solutions. As many world wide problems erupt from the governments the challenge will seek to source innovation in a number of areas, including government transactions and procurement; culture, ethics and citizen engagement, cutting red tape; and information security and identity. Once contestants enroll particular participants will enroll in a virtual accelerator program, which provide mentors, curriculum and infrastructure support....

Code Mashinani is coined from Code and Mashinani is slang for grassroots. The platform is targeting kids in primary and high schools through school-based programs (Code Club & Café), holiday based programs (tech camps) in religious institution and institutions of higher learning and competitive programming events where kids compete on their problem solving & computational thinking skills. According to Jesse Muchai, founder Code Mashinani, “We teach computational thinking through coding, game development and robotics....

Google Pixel 6 Pro 2021 must have been nice for Google precisely with the debut of the Pixel Pro smartphones into the premium category. The 6.67-inch smartphone comes with its own inhouse Soc(Google Tensor chip) which the main area of focus includes performance and picture processing speed Key specifications Display:6.70-inchProcessor:Google TensorFront Camera:11.1-megapixelRear Camera:50-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 48-megapixelRAM:12GBStorage:128GBBattery Capacity:5003mAhOS:Android 12Resolution:1440×3120 pixels SAMSUNG GALAXY S21 ULTRA The model provides a 120 Hz refresh rate for its 6....

This deal makes co-founders Ayodeji Adewunmi, Opeyemi Awoyemi and Olalekan Olude shareholders and Directors in One Africa Media. The trio will still act in their current roles as CEO and Senior Vice Presidents respectively but will also operate at the group level bringing their experience and expertise to bear in other OAM-owned businesses through a shares roll-up deal. Ayodeji Adewunmi said in the statement, “We started Jobberman with the vision of being the No....

The Congolese-based energy startup, formerly known as Kivu Green Energy, was founded in 2015 and specializes in providing affordable and dependable energy to businesses, private individuals, and families in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nuru, which means “light” in Swahili, builds and runs urban solar hybrid mini-grids in the central African country’s eastern region. Nuru deployed the country’s first solar-powered mini-grid in 2017 and is currently building a 1.3MW solar hybrid site in Goma, which will be Sub-Saharan Africa’s largest off-grid mini-grid....

The Virtual Card is the latest rollout of more diffused features of Changera ranging from borderless money transfer, peer-to-peer payments, diaspora remittance to airtime, data, utility purchase and more. Launched in May 2021 as a flagship product of Bitmama Inc., Changera aims to bridge the cross-border payment gap that exists when doing country-to-country funds transfer within Africa and globally. A recent report by Nigeria’s Central Bank reveals that the rate of FX inflows through the banking system by Nigerians living in diaspora plunged by 24% when compared to the $5....

Expectation Crypto would make people rich overnight – Many gamblers believe that if they trade with cryptocurrencies, they would be able to earn lots of money and become rich overnight, but the majority of newcomers do not become rich in a short period. When people trade using cryptocurrency, they are required to devote a lot of time, hard work, dedication, and luck. Reality Crypto isn’t a Get-Rich-Fast scheme – The reality is when people invest in cryptocurrencies, they can make long-term money though it is never the get-rich-fast scheme....

The Start menu with folders. The start menu folder is the first noticeable upgrade to the Windows 11 2022 Update. A user can drag apps on top of each other on the Start menu to create folders and pin them freely. Microsoft has also added a feature that enables one to resize the pinned area so as to see less of the recommended feed of files that appears below apps on the Start menu....

We all know how that turned out. Google’s launch of the new platform didn’t go well. Gamers were either confused by the platform or found that they couldn’t get it to perform as described and didn’t like the fact that they had to pay to permanently ‘own’ many of the games they wanted to play. The unexpected expense of a Stadia-specific gaming controller didn’t help much either. Complaints made at the time were that it didn’t work with enough devices, couldn’t provide a reliable connection without glitching or lagging, and didn’t provide access to enough games....

DStv, a pay-TV company, will limit streaming services to one device in an effort to reduce fraud and revenue loss caused by users reselling or giving away their viewing rights for free. Multichoice, the entertainment platform’s owner, announced in a statement that, starting March 22, multiple users would no longer be able to stream on a DStv at the same time in Kenya and other African regions. The company said: As part of our ongoing efforts to counteract password sharing and piracy, while continuing to bring you the best viewing experience, we will be introducing measures to limit concurrent streaming,” “We will not limit the number of people using a login, however, we are limiting (to one) the number of people who can stream at the same time....

The round was led by Liquid2 Ventures, Soma Capital, Tribe Capital, Commerce Ventures, Basecamp Fund, and Y Combinator. Oui Capital also re-invested after participating in the previous round. According to Yele Oyekola, CEO and co-founder of Duplo, “we have seen a lot of innovation in consumer payments in Africa in recent years but business-to-business payments have largely stayed the same. We strongly believe that there is a great opportunity to catalyse growth and maximise business opportunities across the continent by removing the bottlenecks that hinder the seamless flow of money between businesses and we are excited to have raised funding from this exciting group of investors to deliver this much-needed transformation”....

The company, established in South Africa in 2012, has already had hundreds of registrations by educational institutions in the region. ‘Schools and tertiary institutions are looking for high-quality education tools that are relevant and appropriate for their region,’ said Snapplify CEO Wesley Lynch. ‘Snapplify is offering them just that.’ To support its expansion in the region, Snapplify is growing its local team, having recently hired Doyin Shonubi (previously Pearson) as Sales Manager....

Tays is an end-to-end social networking app co-founded by Sherif Bacheet and Fady Yonathan that uses a unique machine learning algorithm to connect professionals based on mutual business interests. Tays has raised a seven-figure pre-seed investment from various angel investors within the Egyptian startup ecosystem, allowing it to launch operations across Egypt and the MENA region after nearly a year of development. The funding comes from a group of angel investors, some of whom have chosen to join Tays’ executive board....

According to SpaceX’s interactive coverage map, Starlink’s service is already available in 44 countries around the globe, with plans to double that number by 2023. As a result, Kenyans will soon be able to purchase the service, with prices currently set at Ksh 13,431 per month and an additional Ksh 73,318 for hardware. However, it should be noted that these prices are subject to change and are dependent on regulatory approval....

Let’s assume you don’t know who Elsa Majimbo is and for your sake we shall enlighten you. According to Wikipedia Elsa Majimbo (born June 29, 2001) is a Kenyan internet comedienne from Nairobi. Her satirical monologues usually feature her crunching potato crisps, leaning back to a pillow and using a pair of tiny 1990’s sunglasses as a prop. She gained recognition during the COVID-19 quarantine period by making home-based funny quarantine videos....

Emirates has launched its very own Apple Watch app, this means that all Emirates customers with Apple devices will be able to enjoy the smart features and sleek interface of the Emirates app for Apple Watch. This app designed to complement the Emirates iPhone app. Emirates will be the first airline in the Middle East and African region to offer an Apple Watch app. “In today’s connected world, mobile technology plays an increasingly important role in the overall travel experience of our passengers....

Facebook has now announced a new set of rules for its groups to keep harmful content at bay. The social media giant has said that it would limit the reach of groups that contain potentially harmful content. Facebook will take the groups down if it reportedly breaks the rules set by the platform. The company will also take action against the group members who repeatedly break rules on its platform....

Facebook is working with Africa Check and French News Agency AFP towards achieving this. The fact-checking feature will assess local articles, photos, and videos and if a story is false, it will rank lower on the Facebook News Feed, ergo reducing its distribution. Facebook Public Policy Director Ebele Okobi acknowledged the potential impact that false news has onFacebook and that they play a key role in the limiting of the same....