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Safaricom Launches Set top Box Decorder that Supports 3G, 4G Networks

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Safaricom has finally launched their digital TV decoder after it announced one month ago.

The decoder, dubbed ‘theBigBox / ‘thebox’, will have 3G/4G internet capabilities, and will act as an inhouse WiFi router (hotspot) capable of connecting 10 devices.

theBIGbox opens up your world to an array of great entertainment. This is more than just a SET Top Box, it’s your gateway to 3G/4G Internet browsing capabilities, Internet hotspot (Wi-Fi) creation, YouTube streaming, 30 + FTA channels, USB and SD media playback for pictures, music and videos plus TV recording capabilities.

In what is set to be a game changer, The Box also has HD capabilities, perfect for video streaming straight to your TV.

It comes with all free to air channels, and will be able to receive Bamba channels like Al Jazeera.

Safaricom's profit hits Sh32 billion powered by M-Pesa, data growth

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Safaricom made a record Sh31.9 billion profit after tax for the 12 months that ended in March, solidifying its position as the most profitable company in East and Central Africa.

The company has 23.3 million customers — over half of Kenya’s population — and earned an average of Sh87.4 million in profit each day or Sh3.6 million every hour.

M-Pesa, the phone-based money transfer service, was the biggest driver of the company’s phenomenal growth. The service has 13.9 million active customers served by 85,756 agents across the country. The mode of payment is accepted by 50,000 merchants in various sectors of the economy, from retail outlets to hotels and petrol stations.

Revenue from M-Pesa increased by 15 per cent from the previous financial year to hit a high of Sh32.6 billion — enough money to build the Thika superhighway and still leave change to spare.

“M-Pesa, now contributing 20 per cent of total revenue, continues to be a significant factor in our growth,” said chief execuitve Bob Collymore during the announcement of the results in Nairobi yesterday. The earnings represent a 38 per cent jump from Sh23 billion that the company made over a similar period the previous year.

LIPA NA MPESA

Lipa Na M-Pesa customers made payments worth Sh11.6 billion. M-Shwari also increased the number of active customers to 5.8 million. They deposited Sh5.5 billion and borrowed Sh2.1 billion.

The company also said it had launched an alternative to M-Shwari through a partnership with KCB, which released its financial results Thursday.

KCB is now the biggest bank, emerging as the most profitable bank in Kenya with Sh4.3 billion in first quarter earnings.
Safaricom spent over Sh7 billion to move M-Pesa servers from Germany to Kenya last month. The money transfer service is expected to drive Safaricom’s Cash-lite campaign through its Lipa na M-Pesa services.

Its revenue from SMSs also increased significantly to reach Sh15.6 billion, a growth of 15 per cent from the 2013-2014 financial year.

The company also recorded an increase in earnings from data and other revenue streams not based on calls. Its revenues from phone calls alone rose to Sh87.4 billion, accounting for about half of the company’s revenues.

Mr Collymore said the company’s focus on providing quality services to its growing number of customers helped it to realise the growth.

“We continue to strive to deliver the best service to our customers and for that we have been rewarded with strong commercial and financial performance.”

The company’s shareholders will earn improved dividend of 64 cents a share, a 36 per cent increase from last year. The company will pay out Sh26 billion in dividends.

The company’s share price had risen to an all-time high of Sh17.90 apiece just before yesterday’s announcement.
Capital expenditure for the last year stood at Sh33 billion.

Among the projects that the company spent money on was laying of over 2,000 kilometres of fibre optic cables, upgrading of its networks and creating new M-Pesa platforms.

However, Mr Collymore said the firm would focus on cost control measures this year.
And in what could signal its formal entry into the media market, Safaricom said it plans to launch a home broadband package to be unveiled today.

DIGITAL FREE TO AIR

Besides offering digital free-to-air TV channels the TV set-top boxes starting from today, it will also provide 3G and 4G network connection to homes through Wi-Fi.

Should this happen, then the company will become a formidable competitor to local broadcasting stations as it will be signing partnerships with both local and international television content providers.

As such, it will become the first beneficiary of TV digital migration.

It has announced its commercial rollout of 4G network which is now available in Nairobi and Mombasa before they are extended to 13 other towns.

“This will provide superfast home broadband and mobile data offerings as we meet our commitment to  improving our network quality, capacity and coverage for our customers,” said Mr Collymore.

And in what was interpreted as a move to moderate investors’ expectations for next financial year, he said Safaricom expects a single digit growth in net income for 2016 with a projected profit of between Sh32 billion and Sh34 billion.
The huge profit announcement is expected act as catalysts for those calling for the operator to be declared a dominant player in the market.

There has been a push for the company to be split into three independent units.
Its competitor, Airtel Kenya, with the backing of the Cabinet Secretary of Information Communication Technology, Dr Fred Matiang’i, has been at the forefront pushing for Safaricom to be split.

Mr Collymore said the firm’s strategy will be driven by three pillars; Putting its customers first, delivering relevant products and ensuring excellence in operations.

“For another consecutive year, we have delivered robust results and ensured value for our shareholders supported by growth across all our revenue streams,” said Mr Collymore.

His term as chief executive has been extended for two more years. -NATION

Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS)

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Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS)

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80,000 Students to Join Various Universities & Colleges

ABOUT 80,000 students who sat last year’s form four national examinations can now breathe a sigh of relief after the placement board approved their admission to the various universities and colleges.

The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) board yesterday adopted the final list generated after the completion of first and second courses revisions exercises.

Documents seen by the Standard reveal that some 67, 790 students have been selected to pursue degree programs in the 31 pubic universities this year.

This is an increase of about 10, 500 students from last year’s placement.

Another 11, 523 students will join the 50 middle level colleges under the diploma programs.

Of the 483, 630 candidates sat last year’s KCSE examinations, only 149, 717 scored the minimum university entry grade of C+. Some 123, 365 candidates attained the same grade in 2013.

KUCCPS Chief Executive Officer John Muraguri said all selected students must report in September.

“The board met today (yesterday) and approved the 2015/16 placement list. It shall be ratified during the stakeholder meeting to be held on July21, 2015 and after that students will get calling letters,” said Muraguri.

“All the selected students will receive a mobile phone text message with details of courses and institutions they have been selected to join,” said Muraguri.

The document reveals that some 1, 493 students have benefited from the affirmative action based on the three categories of gender, minority groups and persons with disability.

The board set the cut-off point for placement to degree programs at B of 60 points for male candidates and B- (Minus) of 58 points for female candidates.

And for the first time, two students with mental disability and another two with speech disorder have been selected to join universities.

Previously, only the physically challenged and students with hearing impairment applied to be considered for university slots, according to the documents.

Muraguri said this year’s selection yielded more success as 59, 688 students were placed in the programs they chose during first or second revision.

“This is about 88 per cent of the total placements. Last year, of the 56, 938 students who were laced by the service, 48, 719 got courses they selected in first or second revision, representing some 85 per cent of total placement,” said Muraguri.

He said the improvement means that students are becoming more informed on how to make choices.

“We have had cases where students pick all the competitive courses for top three choices. They end up missing all even after they scored high marks,” said Muraguri.

“We shall however continue to sensitise students through career fairs in schools, agricultural shows and education days,” said Muraguri.

Moi University will admit 5, 826 students, being biggest number this year.

Kenyatta University is second with some 5, 650 students as University of Nairobi admits 5, 550 students.

Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) will admit 3, 900 students as Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) takes in 3, 600 students.

Maseno University will admit 3, 455 while Egerton will take in some 3,051 students.

Muraguri yesterday expressed concern over diploma programs saying placement is still very low.

“Of the 44, 468 declared capacities in middle level colleges only 11, 523 slots have been taken up,” said Muraguri.

Last year, only 15,000 slots were taken up under diploma programs.

He said this year; some 2, 300 students have been placed to study various programs at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC).

“Last year we placed over 4,000 students. The drop is largely because the KMTC also advertised to admit students. As KUCCPS we do not recognize those ones,” said Muraguri.

He said many students may have been misled by the KMTC adverts. “But we still continue to receive applications to the various diploma programs,” he said.

Medicine still remained the most competitive program across all the universities.

Dental science, engineering (civil and electrical), architecture, pharmacy, and actuarial science were also ranked most competitive in that order. The least applied for programs were Bachelor of education (music) and Bachelor of Arts (music).

Anthropology, botany and Bachelor of education (Physical education) also had least applicants.

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79,700 Selected to Join Public Universities in September

In Summary

  • 67,790 students will join public universities as compared to 57,250 last year while 11, 523 candidates will join middle-level colleges.
  • Despite middle-level colleges having a capacity of 41,550, students who qualified to join them chose not to do so.
  • KUCCPS CEO John Muraguri says medical courses, architecture, engineering, computer science, actuarial science attracted the highest number of applications. 79,700 Selected to Join Public Universities in September A total of 79,313 candidates who sat Form Four exams in 2014 have been selected to join 31 public universities and 50 middle-level colleges in September.After the final revision of courses, statistics from the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) now indicate that 67,790 students will join public universities, compared with 57,250 last year, while 11,523 candidates will join middle-level colleges.Despite middle-level colleges having a capacity of 41,550, students who qualified to join them chose not to do so.KUCCPS Chief Executive Officer JohnMuraguri on Thursday said medical courses, architecture, engineering, computer science and actuarial science attracted the highest number of applications. Colleges Shunned

    However, only 316 candidates have been selected for medicine courses, with the University of Nairobi taking the highest number at 120.

    Kenyatta University took 50, Moi University (43), Egerton University (33), Jomo Kenyatta University of Science and technology (30) while Maseno University will receive 40 students.

    A total of 483,630 candidates sat for the exams in the 2014 and 3,073 scored A, 11,768 managed A- while 19,814 got B+.

    The students’ move to shun the middle-level colleges is a setback to the government, which has been expanding them after some were converted to universities.

    This financial year, the government allocated Sh3 billion to technical training institutes.

    Negative Attitude

    Mr Muraguri blamed parents for the negative attitude students show towards technical colleges.

    “We have to encourage students to join TVET (Technical Vocational Education and Training) institutions. Parents should also change their perception on these institutions. At the moment, every person wants to join university yet we have limited space,” said Mr Muraguri.

    Kenyatta University has admitted the highest number of students at 5,942 while Kirinyaga University College will get the lowest at 534.

    Kenya Medical Training College will admit 4,860 students while Emining Technical Training Institute will admit 120 students.

    Affirmative Action

    Through affirmative action, Mr Muraguri said, 946 students from marginalised areas would join public universities while another 363 will join based on their gender.

    He added that 163 students with disabilities would also join the universities.

    “When we lowered the marks for university entry, it created an opportunity for many students to pursue courses that they had chosen,” he said.

    University vice-chancellors and other stakeholders are now set to meet on Tuesday to validate the placements. – Nation – July 16, 2015

  •  KUCCPS Admission Enquiry and KUCCPS Admission List for 2015/2016 Placement KUCCPS Admission List 2015Those candidates who have been successfully placed in one of their choices (during first and second revision) will be informed at the end of July 2015 of their selected course after the selection process is completed.KUCCPS Admission List Enquiry
    ACK Gardens, 1st Ngong’ Avenue, Upperhill Nairobi
    Telephone : 0723954927, 0734879662
    Email : [email protected]
    Website: kuccps.ac.ke
    P. O. Box 105166 – 00101
    Nairobi

    Second and Final Revision for Degree and Diploma Courses for The 2015/2016 Placement The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service hereby wishes to announce that the online application system will open for the Second and final revision on Monday June 8, 2015 at 0000hrs and close on Saturday June 20, 2015 at midnight.

    This application is open for all those 2014 K.C.S.E Candidates who, on competitive selection, have not been placed for any of their Degree or Diploma choices after the First revision. The Index Numbers of these Candidates are listed in the Placement Service Website www.kuccps.ac.ke.

    Those candidates whose index numbers do not appear in the website have already been successfully placed in one of their choices and will be informed at the end of July after the selection process is completed.

    The Degree and Diploma Programmes with unfilled capacities are also listed in the website. Candidates who had paid revision fees during School Application and during First Revision will NOT be required to pay for the Second Revision.

    In addition, previous years K.C.S.E Examination candidates who had attained C- and above and did not qualify for government sponsorship in the respective year may also apply for Diploma programmes following the procedure outlined in the Placement Service website www.kuccps.ac.ke

    The relevant guiding information such as Degree and Diploma programmes available per University and College, subject clusters, similar programmes, previous cut off points (where applicable), weighted cluster calculation by performance index as well as the procedure for application; may also be accessed as downloads from the same website.

    More information may be obtained from the Placement Service Website www.kuccps.ac.ke, Emailing [email protected] or calling the Customer Care lines 0723 954 927 or 0734 879 662.

    Please note the dates for the Second Revision carefully.

    KUCCPS 2014 K.C.S.E Candidates First Revision of Degree and Diploma Programmes for the 2015/2016 Placement

    The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (Placement Service) is established as a State Corporation under Section 55 of the Universities Act No. 42 of 2012 with its functions being to, among others co-ordinate the placement of Government Sponsored Students to Universities and Colleges.

    The Placement Service Board, during it’s tenth meeting, based on the total declared capacities for Degree Programmes under Government Sponsorship, and the performance analysis of the 2014 K.C.S.E. Examination Results, has set the Cut-off point for placement to Degree Programmes at B of 60 points for male candidates and B- of 58 points for female candidates.

    In addition, all K.C.S.E candidates with a minimum overall grade of C- (Minus) and above and who have not benefited from Government Sponsorship in the past are eligible to apply for diploma programmes.

    The Placement Service therefore wishes to inform the 2014 K.C.S.E. Examination Candidates that the online application system will open for the First Revision of Degree and Diploma programmes for the 2015/2016 placement on Monday, April 20th, 2015 at 0000 hrs and will close on Monday, May 4th 2015 at midnight.

    Applicants who meet the cut-off point set by the Placement Service for placement to Degree programmes may in addition apply for diploma programmes of their choice, while those below the degree cut-off points but with a minimum grade of C- may only apply for diploma programmes, following the procedure outlined in the Placement service website http://www.kuccps.ac.ke

    Applications will be done online by all applicants including those who had submitted their applications earlier through their respective schools and would wish to revise their choices. There will be no manual applications.

    The relevant guiding information such as degree and diploma programmes per university and college, subject clusters, similar programmes, previous cut off points (where applicable), weighted cluster calculation by performance index; may also be accessed as downloads from the same website.

    Online System Support


    Between Monday, April 20th, 2015 and Saturday April 25th, 2015, the Placement Service will send officials to the following Universities and Colleges to assist those who may need assistance on how to use the online application system:

  • Placement Services Headquarters, ACK Gardens, Community behind Ardhi House.
  • Technical University of Mombasa
  • Coast Institute of Technology
  • Maseno University, Town Campus
  • Gusii Institute of Technology
  • Dedan Kimathi University of Science and Technology
  • Rift Valley Technical Training Institute
  • Egerton University, Nakuru Town Campus
  • Chuka University
  • Wote Technical Training Institute
  • Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology
  • Bumbe Technical Training Institute.All applicants are therefore advised that they may seek assistance from any of the listed universities or colleges nearest to them while applying for their preferred courses.From April 27th, 2015 to May 4th, 2015, applicants may visit the Placement Service offices at ACK Gardens for assistance. Enquiries may also be made by sending an email to [email protected] or calling 0723954927, 0734879662 during the application period.Please note the application dates carefully CEO/Secretary to the board – Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service

    Extension of School Application for Degree and Diploma Courses for the 2015/2016 Placement to Universities & Colleges

    Due to disruption of the reopening of schools in the 2015 Calendar year, a number of schools are yet to submit their University and Colleges Applications for the 2014 K.C.S.E candidates.The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service has therefore extended the online application system for the School Application from January 15, 2015 to January 31, 2015 0000hrs.

    All candidates whose applications to Universities and Colleges had not been submitted should contact their respective schools before the lapse of the deadline. The application procedure is available in the Placement Service Website at kuccps.ac.ke or kuccps.net.

    For further enquiries please contact the Placement Service Customer Care lines, 0723954927 and 0734879662 or email [email protected]

    Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) Contacts, Location, Directions

    ACK Gardens, 1st Ngong’ Avenue, Upperhill Nairobi
    Telephone : 0723954927, 0734879662
    Email : [email protected]
    Website: kuccps.ac.ke
    P. O. Box 105166 – 00101
    Nairobi, Kenya.

     

    Release of the 2014 KCSE Candidates Placement Results (2015/2016 Year)
    KUCCPS Kenya Universities Shortlisted Candidates

    Upon the release of the placement results for the 2015/2016 year, all 2014 KCSE candidates who attained the University cut off (B of 60 points for Male candidates or B- of 58 points for female candidates) and all those who applied for placement into Diploma courses can enquire from the online system at http://kuccps.net/ from the desktop computer or from mobile devices.Universities and colleges can download their lists from http://kuccps.net/

 

Court says Skype's name is too similar to Sky's

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Video chat software Skype’s name is so similar to the broadcaster Sky’s that the public is likely to be confused between the two, an EU court has ruled.

The judgement prevents Microsoft from registering a trademark for Skype’s name and bubble-design logo.

The US company intends to appeal against the decision.

Judges at the General Court of the European Union said: “Conceptually, the figurative element conveys no concept, except perhaps that of a cloud.”

“[That] would further increase the likelihood of the element ‘Sky’ being recognised within the word element ‘Skype’, for clouds are to be found ‘in the sky’ and thus may readily be associated with the word ‘sky’.”

 

Microsoft had brought the case to challenge an earlier ruling by the European Union’s Office for Harmonisation of Internal Markets, which, following a 2005 complaint by the broadcaster, also said Skype branding was too similar to Sky’s to be granted an EU-wide trademark.

This is not the first legal clash between the two companies.

In 2014, Microsoft changed the name of its cloud storage service from SkyDrive to OneDrive after the High Court in London ruled Sky’s trademark had been infringed.

However, a spokeswoman for Microsoft said it was not now facing the prospect of another imminent rebrand.

“The case was not a legal challenge to Skype’s use of the mark, it was only against the registration,” she told BBC News.

“We’re confident that no confusion exists between these brands and services and will appeal. This decision does not require us to alter product names in any way.”

Microsoft believes it still had the means to prevent anyone else from trying to call their product Skype.

Smartpen battle

In theory, Sky could now try to pursue Microsoft for a licensing fee even if it did not want to block the use of Skype’s name outright.

However, the firm did not directly address this point in a statement released following the ruling.

“Sky notes today’s decision from the General Court of the European Union,” it said.

“This relates to a long-running dispute with Skype over the extension of its trademark applications to cover a broad range of goods and services that overlap with Sky’s own trademark registrations – including, but not limited to, TV related products and services.

“Our intention has been to protect the Sky brand with our research showing that similarities in name and logo have the potential to confuse customers.” – BBC NEWS

The US government has refused to let Intel help China update the world's biggest supercomputer

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Intel applied for a licence to export tens of thousands of chips to update the Tianhe-2 computer.

The Department of Commerce refused, saying it was concerned about nuclear research being done with the machine.

Separately, Intel has signed a $200m (£136m) deal with the US government to build a massive supercomputer at one of its national laboratories.

The Tianhe-2 uses 80,000 Intel Xeon chips to generate a computational capacity of more than 33 petaflops. A petaflop is equal to about one quadrillion calculations per second.

According to the Top 500, an organisation that monitors supercomputers, the Tianhe-2 has been the world’s most powerful machine for the past 18 months.

This year the Chinese machine was due to undergo a series of upgrades to boost its number-crunching abilities past 110 petaflops. The upgrades would depend largely on new Intel Xeon chips. The chipmaker informed US authorities of its involvement with the upgrade programme and was told to apply for an export licence.

‘In compliance’

In a notice published online the US Department of Commerce said it refused Intel’s application to export the chips for Tianhe-2 and three other Chinese supercomputers because the machines were being used for “nuclear explosive activities”. The relevant section of US export regulations reveals that this covers technologies used in the “design, development or fabrication” of nuclear weapons.

The notice added that the four institutions where the supercomputers would be located were deemed to be “acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States”.

In a statement given to the IDG news wire, the chipmaker said: “Intel complied with the notification and applied for the licence, which was denied. We are in compliance with the US law.”

China is now believed to be accelerating its own home-grown chipmaking efforts to boost the power of the four supercomputers and complete the upgrade programme.

Although Intel has been denied the chance to sell its Xeon chips to China, the company has signed a large deal to build the Aurora supercomputer at the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois. When finished that machine is expected to have a peak performance of 180 petaflops. – BBC

M-Pesa Customers Now Able To Send And Receive Cash From Tanzania

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For the first time in its history, Safaricom’s M-PESA customers will be able to send and receive money from Tanzania, in a move that is aimed at deepening financial inclusion and give a further boost to the regional integration agenda. Safaricom has partnered with Tanzanian mobile service operator Vodacom to enable seamless transactions between Kenya’s nearly 20 million M-PESA customers and Tanzania’s 7 million M-PESA customers.

“This is a new chapter in the continuing growth story of M-PESA. Enabling transactions between Kenya and Tanzania will make more convenient for individuals to transact across borders and unleash the transformative power of a first of its kind cross-border payment system,”

said Safaricom’s CEO Bob Collymore.

“The partnership will begin the journey for our over 7 Vodacom subscribers to send money to M-PESA subscribers and vice versa using the service and boost the volume of transactions and trade between the two countries,”

said Rene Meza, CEO, Vodacom Tanzania. With presence in 10 countries; Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Lesotho, DRC, Egypt, Mozambique, India, Romania, and Fiji, M-PESA has emerged as the most compelling mobile-money proposition catering for both individual and corporate transactions.

LinkedIn to Buy Online Education Site Lynda.com For $1.5 Billion

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The professional social networking site, LinkedIn, is set to acquire the online education site,  lynda.com for $1.5 billion.

Carpinteria, CA-based lynda.com offers courses in business, technology and creative skills for both individuals and organizations. Memberships start at $25 per month, according to its website.

LinkedIn has agreed to pay 52% cash and 48% stock for the privately-held company and expects the deal to close during the second quarter of this year.

“lynda.com’s extensive library of premium video content helps empower people to develop the skills needed to accelerate their careers,” said LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner in a statement. “When integrated with the hundreds of millions of members and millions of jobs on LinkedIn, lynda.com can change the way in which people connect to opportunity.”

Most lynda.com employees are expected to join LinkedIn as part of the acquisition.

Shares of LinkedIn initially popped in premarket trading on the news, but then dipped slightly. The stock is up 49% over the last 12 months.

50,000 seek loans via M-Shwari daily

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Commercial Bank of Africa is processing about 50,000 loan applications daily through M-Shwari as Kenyans warm up to unsecured loans.

The bank, which launched the mobile banking service jointly with Safaricom two years ago, said it had disbursed Sh29 billion in loans. It lends from Sh100.

“Backed by a dynamic mobile phone-based credit scoring system, CBA has extended loans amounting to Sh29 billion, processing an average of 50,000 loans per day over the last two years without demanding security or the need for clients to visit a bank branch to apply for the loan,” CBA Group Chief Executive Officer Isaac Awuondo said in a statement yesterday.

M-Shwari deposits now stand at Sh153 billion.

M-Shwari’s success has turned around the fortunes of CBA, which has now emerged as the largest bank in Kenya by customer numbers.

The lender said it had hit 10 million customers this week, surpassing Equity Bank, which has a customer base of about nine million.

MERE NUMBERS

“This milestone goes beyond a mere number and two institutions. It shatters the myths about how to scale social innovation in banking to expand financial inclusion by offering a simple and affordable model to reach out to millions of Kenyans who want to save or borrow in a convenient, fast, reliable and affordable manner, to help them meet their daily needs” said Mr Awuondo.

Data released by the bank shows that 59 per cent of M-Shwari customers are male, while 41 per cent are female. “The highest usage is witnessed among the 24-35-year age group,” said Mr Awuondo. – DAILY NATION

The Most Hated Man on the Internet to be Jailed Up to 5 Years

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Notorious Revenge Porn Site Founder Faces Jail term of up to 5 years. In November 2012, Rolling Stone magazine called him “the most hated man on the internet“.

 The founder and operator of a notorious revenge porn website faces years behind bars after pleading guilty to three offences.

At one point, Hunter Moore’s website was attracting 30 million page views and earning him around $10,000 per month.

The popular porn website made thousands of dollars every month

Hunter Moore, 28, admitted gaining unauthorised access to a computer, aiding and abetting unauthorised access to a computer, and identity theft.

The charges each carry a maximum penalty of two to five years in jail. He will likely be sentenced in March in Los Angeles.

The website IsAnybodyUp.com regularly posted nude and sexually explicit photos of people without their permission.

Some of the photos came from disgruntled ex-lovers but Moore also pleaded guilty to paying a conspirator – Charles Evens – to steal nude photos from victims.

Images were posted alongside the victims’ full names, professions and city of residence, meaning friends, family and colleagues were more likely to discover the images.

At one point, the website was attracting 30 million page views per month and was bringing in around $10,000 (£6,500) in advertising revenue.

Moore was arrested in January last year at his home in California. His computer drives and servers were seized and as a result of the plea they will be wiped of the offending images.

Orange Telecom Rolls out Wi-Fi in Bungoma county

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Orange has rolled out Wi-Fi network in Bungoma county to intensify its data market portfolio. The first phase of the programme will cover the county headquarters in Bungoma and its environs with the second phase expected to encompass the other parts of the county.

Orange CEO Vincent Lobry sees this as a way of diversifying the company products by incorporating counties and improving their access to broadband. “The solution will also aid in opening up opportunities for business in these areas, as well as support the county governments to improve on their service offering through integrated ICT solutions,” he notes.

Bungoma county governor Kenneth Lusaka lauded the move by Orange saying: “We are committed to ensuring that most of our county residents enjoy free Internet in partnership with Telkom Kenya. We will cascade to the wards and introduce the hotspots after we are through with the sub-counties.”

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