Safaricom is starting a graduate internship program in IT at Safaricom targeted at those who graduated in the year 2009 with a University Degree in Computer Science /Information Technology/Electrical & Electronics/Telecommunications Eng or other ICT related field. The selected candidates will u...

Our good friends at Symbiotic Media are looking to shortlist one student who is high on social media to take up a position as a social media intern. The unique mix will be one who writes their own blog, twitters and uses facebook. The gig is for 3 months “full time” with a stipend. To be conside...

Fahali wawili wakipigana, nyasi huumia. “When two bulls fight, the grass suffers.” So goes a Swahili saying, but this time the ‘grass’ is celebrating. Safaricom launched their 7-day unlimited internet offer last week and Orange were quick on their heels two days later. Now th...

Aside from blogs and mailing lists, the Kenyan web scene is somewhat still crawling with little else in terms of dynamic content and services that make the internet indispencable in the west. This is however quickly changing as connecting to the web becomes cheaper. Here are a few niche websites tha...

There will be a Skunkworks Meetup on the 2nd of February 2010. This will be the first meeting this year, and it’s an honor that we will be discussing iHub, Nairobi’s new Tech Innovation Hub… The meeting will be coordinated by Erik Hersman, who is a co-founder at Ushahidi (www.usha...

Many Windows users are reluctant to switch to Linux because they like to play games once in a while. While this theory holds true to hardcore gamers (the Windows platform does have some exclusive and popular titles), the same cannot be said about casual gamers. The open source community has being bu...

There are open positions for IT interns The intern should generally have very strong IT skills. Specifically knowledge: - MS OS and MS Office - Open source - IT admin ( trouble shooting) - Servicing hardware ( e.g. Hard drive, memory, power units replacement) ete....

I rarely put up a post unless I know for sure it is idiot-proof. For quite a while many Kenyan’s who were ‘locked’ into their first data account because of their hardware’s locking. Nairumours tell me that Zain will be launching 3G first-quater this year and Orange is also te...

If you are seeking employment starting February 2010 at a respectable organisation, then forward your C.V to the following contact address A.S.A.P. Email Address: hr_ea@westconafrica.com jnderito@westconafrica.com NB: WestconAfrica Job Opportunities – JD’s Details and WestconAfrica CV Fo...

In June, 2004, the CISSP was the first information security credential accredited by ANSI ISO/IEC Standard 17024:2003 accreditation, and, as such, has led industry acceptance of this global standard and its stringent requirements. The CISSP CBK Review Seminar and CISSP Examination is scheduled to ta...