The much publicized price war between mobile services provider Zain and Safaricom finally came to an end this week after Zain adjusted its tariffs up.
Safaricom dismissed Zain's campaign to woo subscribers saying that the profits are more important than the price war. It seems Zain has taken a lesson from that. read more »
The decision by mobile service provider Zain to launch an airtime notification service that will automatically alert subscribers on how much credit they use on calls is good; at least it shows that the battle for network supremacy is still on. read more »
Today is a new dawn for Telkom Kenya; it will officially rebrand to Orange, with a new logo and a new way of doing business -- from a sleeping giant to a competitive commercial entity. read more »
In Johannesburg (or Jozi), street lights work and are obeyed; the computerized system has cracked down on all errant motorist until they have all towed the line. I even commented to a friend that we need such a computerized system in Kenya, but we have to get rid of the thugs who carjack motorists at night before we can obey lights at night. read more »
The announcement by Kenya Power Lighting Company (KPLC) that the company is adopting new payment methods came at the right time.
KPLC CEO Don Priestman said that the company will use mobile phone mode of payment mainly through Celtel’s me2u service. Soon, I am sure the service will expand to Safaricom’s Mpesa, which has a larger user base. read more »
Kenya Airways was one of the first Kenyan companies to open twitter accounts, its account was even verified. Soon, other bigger companies like DSTv realized the benefit of the forum and set up accounts. read more »
