The solution today is already flexible enough to meet long term growth and on completion, will enable Safaricom to enjoy a consolidated view of its 17 million live mobile, WiMAX, GPON and Internet subscribers, facilitating the introduction of new, innovative and targeted services. “ Nokia Siemens Networks’ subscriber data management platform helped us understand the needs and demands of our subscribers. This enabled us to provide more customized and secure services and also increased our network capacity to handle future subscriber growth " Ken Okwero, Head of Department, VAS-TechnicalSafaricom...


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Use of plastic cards to purchase goods and services in East Africa is on the rise, as consumers shift from cash and cheques, latest statistics show. However, the value of the transactions is way below that of leading economies in Africa. For example, Botswana has 700,000 Visa cards but transactions are valued at $650 million annually, compared with Kenya’s three million plastic cards with transactions worth $350 million over the same period. The increased adoption of plastic cards has seen Visa Inc and MasterCard Inc — the world’s largest credit card networks — turn to East Africa as a key engine...


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It is certainly more fun to be part of an economy that is going to take off, as opposed to drop off British expat Alex Andrewes moved to Kenya in 1994 and while attempting to set up one business realised the potential for another. The initial idea was to start an interactive media services company in Nairobi but he struggled to find a fully-serviced office with the necessary technology and meeting space. He realised there was a niche in the market and, confident of east Africa’s business potential, opened 14 office units at the Eden Square building in Nairobi’s Westlands district...


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As some of you may be aware, ESBC has over the past 3 years been working to support a Children’s Home in Machakos called Terry’s Children and Youth Resource Centre. Please see highlights of what we have been able to achieve with them over the past 2years; We have been able to install running water in the home enabling them grow enough food for themselves and even have some left over to sell to the community around them.  This has allowed the children more time in the evenings and weekend to read and play.   We have been able to assist them meet their monthly expenses; as such...


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BUILDING RESILIENCE, DEALING WITH EMERGING CHALLENGES — ADDITIONS TO SPENDING PLANS


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Until a few years back, the concept of virtual and serviced offices was unknown in Kenya.


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Kenya is proving to be an attractive destination for investors with a significant number of new entrants over the past one year seeking a stake in the country’s growing economy.


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Recently a businessman set up a firm in Nairobi and moved into a serviced office premises paying between Sh160,000 and Sh200,000 a month.


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