CIO East Africa

Bo Jonsson, CellMax (1)

Bo Jonsson is the senior radio frequency expert at CellMax

Base stations’ ‘headlights’ often neglected factor

We have had antennas since the days of Guglielmo Marconi, the Italian scientist who invented the radio a little over 100 years ago. So by now we should all know how to use antennas. But do we? With data replacing voice as the ‘killer application’...

Bobby Yawe

Mchagua Jembe . . . (He who selects a hoe)

The following saying in Swahili language “mchagua jembe sio mkulima” loosely translated to English as “he who selects a hoe is not a farmer” has been gnawing at the back of my mind since the issues that arose during the past national election in Kenya.

Dennis Mbuvi

CIOs need to plan for failure

The other day, my colleague was concerned about my packet of milk. It had been inside my locker at work for two months, and he was wondering if the milk hadn’t spoilt. He was taken back when I told him the packet might be there for the next five months.

Edwin Moindi

How do you discern success or failure in the projects you engage in?

If you take a train from one of the suburbs in Nairobi and snail your way through the industrial area section of the city, you will notice corroded train tracks weaving into shells of industrial complexes that have shuttered-in...

Peter Muya

Technology on trial

A different perspective on failure of technology in the just concluded elections

women in tech

Women in Technology

According to Wikipedia, in the US, women’s representation in the computing and information technology workforce has been falling from a peak of 38 percent in the mid-1980s to a lower value between 29 percent and 27 percent in the 2000s. This is despite the tremendous growth in...

m-pesa

The Kenyan mobile revolution: Monetise or die

Kenya has come to be known as Africa’s mobile technology innovation powerhouse. The country attained this enviable title on the back of a string of successful and widely adopted mobile innovations. M-Pesa, the mobile money transfer was the innovation...

Crispus Nyagah

Crispus Nyagah, Chief Creative Officer, BrandMark

Boost your online presence with these easy tips

A great online presence is one of the most essential parts of any businesses in this digital era. Unfortunately, most businesses and start-ups fail to realise this and blame the gods for their failures.