Telkom may pay its ex-staff Sh3 billion
DAILY NATION By NATION TEAM
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Telkom Kenya may pay its former employees more than Sh3 billion if the Court of Appeal dismisses its application seeking to stop the execution of a High Court ruling that gave the award.
The company, through lawyer George Oraro, wants the award declared illegal saying the finding was not based on any legal document by the employees and that the retrenchment was done in accordance with the law.
But the former employees said there were no genuine reasons given by Telkom to warrant the continued withholding of the awards since the company is to blame for wrongful termination.
Why government ICT projects fail
DAILY NATION By JOHN WALUBENGO
Monday, July 8, 2013
Research shows that globally, up to three quarters (75 per cent ) of ICT projects end up in failure. Indeed the bigger the project the more spectacular is the failure.
Kenya has had its share of this failure and it is prudent to investigate the typical reasons behind failing ICT projects.
Corruption – not surprising – is the leading cause of ICT project failure in Kenya.
This comes in many forms but the main one involves top leadership coming up with fantasy projects that sound exciting and in line with contemporary trends.
Safaricom rejects Makueni polls job, citing anomalies
DAILY NATION By NATION TEAM
Monday July 8, 2013
Safaricom has withdrawn its support services to the electoral commission ahead of the July 22 Makueni by-election.
CEO Bob Collymore said his company was not satisfied with the level of preparedness for the by-election caused by the death of Senator Mutula Kilonzo in May.
Safaricom had asked the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to first test the transmission of results before the day of voting.
The firm had wanted IEBC to send results from at least 80 per cent of its polling stations in Makueni within 15 minutes of each other.
Bill backs CCK on mobile cash deals
DAILY NATION By CHARLES WOKABI
Tuesday, July 9 2013
The communications regulator is seeking a stronger grip on mobile money deals, according to a Bill set to be tabled in Parliament next month.
The Kenya Information and Communications Amendment Bill 2013, prepared by ICT Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i, also seeks to bring other financial services offered through a communication system, such as online banking, under the control of the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) by changing the definition of the word “telecommunication service”.
Laptops project gets Senate team backing
Business Daily By ALPHONCE SHIUNDU
Saturday July 6, 2013
The Senate’s Education Committee is sold on the idea of laptops for Standard One children.
The chairman of the committee Mutahi Kagwe told the Senate Thursday that the project was too important to fail.
“An adult does not promise a child something and they do not deliver. It will be a shame for all parents in this country if we fail to give laptops to the Standard One children (having promised that they will get the laptops in the election campaigns),” said Mr Kagwe, also the Nyeri Senator.