Late last week the Communications Authority of Kenya announced that it will start tapping on consumer devices. This Communication created an angry crowd on social medias others claiming they already did a while back. The courts earlier today suspended the hearings and the installations of the spy devices on the subscriber servers, The Millimani courts suspended due to a case …

This is so disturbing news coming to a matter of privacy: Privacy is so essential to the world, passing information from one party to another without the fear of leakage of information is one satisfying factor. We’ve seen fights between big companies, big government organisations and the community at large regarding information taps and spying. Just the other day I …

Well, the world has been facing out different versions of money for each time, With this era of technology, we have had the cryptocurrency: a digital currency in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation of units of currency and verify the transfer of funds, operating independently of a central bank.  Over time many forms of cryptocurrency have come about …

A spate of violent demonstrations in the English-speaking region of Cameroon has prompted a government crackdown which culminated in the shutting down of Internet services. The reason for Internet blockade is apparently what the government see as anti-government protests in the region after French was forcefully adopted as the official language in schools and the courts. Three weeks and the …

The Cameroonian government had all the bad intentions to block some regions considered to be English speaking from accessing the Internet, the affected areas as are in the Northwest and southern regions of the country. Details start to emerge indicating that the government indeed put some pressure on telecommunication firms to stop their services in the regions believed to be …

A large number of Africans are goint to benefir ftom the IBM programme thats going to be offfered virtually on a cloud plartform from Basic IT skills to advanced IT skills and inclusive of social engagement, digital privacy, and cyber protection. IBM said the initiative aims to increase the overall digital literacy level, increase the number of skilled developers able to tap …

Public accounting systems serve the interest of the public, this is the reason why they require the highest level of accountability, efficiency, and transparency. Most of the public institutions especially in Africa are funded by external donors who demand accountability and integrity, especially in procurement. Solution or systems that are put in place to ensure transparency and accountability are the …

Cybercrime is one of the new technology era epidemic, nothing is safe on the Tech side of the world. Probaly each day hackers attack a user, website ana organisation or a nation. The hack groups from the known to unkown. Cybercrime has rendered many nations unsafe, Hitting from all angles and Kenya in 2016 sufferd a major leap in the …

Mobile money transfer is big business in Kenya and is a preserve of the three leading mobile operators. But this is set to change. Six commercial banks have the approval of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to launch their platform for mobile money transfer. The Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) has come up with an Interbank Transaction Switch that will …

Outbox, a Ugandan incubation, collaboration and co-creation space, has secured a US$19,581 grant from Indigo Trust to support its Open Government initiatives. The funds will be used to launch Manifesto Tracker, a web based data management and visualisation platform that leverages on open data to track electoral commitments and accomplishments by tracking each manifesto against its related project. At its …