Year: 2015
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Extends M-Pesa Services to Uganda
M-PESA users will now be able to send money to Uganda following a partnership between Safaricom and the neighbouring country’s…
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Gadgets
Samsung releases Galaxy A (2016) TV Commercial “exclusively for you”
Samsung has released an exclusive first Galaxy A (2016) TV commercial to make consumers aware of its new family of…
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BUSINESS
Jumia Nigeria appoints Mrs Juliet Anammah as New CEO
Jumia Nigeria has appointed Mrs Juliet Anammah as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Juliet is taking over from former Co-CEOs Jeremy…
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News
Why the Infinix Note 2 should be your next smartphone.
When Infinix Mobility announced plans to release a new flagship product into the African market before the end of the…
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BUSINESS
MoneyGram Launches Account Deposit into Nigerian Banks from Key European Countries
MoneyGram has announced a new service that will allow customers in France, Germany, Ireland, Italy and Spain to send money…
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BUSINESS
5 Trends That Shaped Kenya’s E-Commerce Market in 2015
2015 has no doubt been an impressive year for e-commerce in Kenya as more and more consumers chose to turn…
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Reviews
Top Smartphones Reviewed on TechTrendsKE 2015, The Choice is yours.
As promised this month we are focusing on some of the interesting stories TechTrendsKE covered. This Tuesday we are on…
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BUSINESS
NetGuardians brings anti-fraud software solutions to Kenyan banks
Recent times have seen Kenyan banks being hit by several high profile fraud cases despite the Central Bank pledging tougher…
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News
Airtel Nigeria takes Christmas celebrations to Charity Homes and orphanages
Airtel Nigeria has announced of its Christmas charity campaign in the country. Dubbed ‘5 Days of Love,’ the campaign will…
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Reviews
Review: Hands On with the Infinix Note 2
As I had mentioned in my unboxing article, the Infinix Note 2, from Infinix Mobility is probably one of the…
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News
WrapUp: Some of the interesting stories featured on TechTrendsKE in 2015
2015 is almost coming to an end, a year that has seen so much growth in Kenyan and African tech…
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News
Tigo announces winners of the Tigo Digital Changemakers competition.
Tigo Tanzania and Reach For Change, a Tanzanian NGO have announced the two winners of the Tigo Digital Changemakers competition.…
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News
Liquid Telecom to build new undersea cable Linking Africa to Middle East
Liquid Sea, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liquid Telecom, has started a project to build a new subsea cable linking Africa…
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News
Terror group ISIS launches App to spread its terror agenda
Islami State Terror Group (ISIS) has reportedly launched an app to spread it terror agenda, adding teeth to its internet…
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Reviews
Infinix Note 2 Unboxing and Photos
It is probably one of the coolest gadgets one would wish to have right now in town; I am talking…
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News
Airtel Africa Executive Wins CSR Leadership Award
Airtel Africa’s Vice President for Corporate Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Mr. Michael Okwiri was yesterday presented with the…
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News
Huawei partners with Telkom Kenya to reach out to more consumers
Huawei partners with Telkom Kenya to reach out to more consumers Huawei Technologies has partnered with Telkom Kenya as it…
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News
Start A Library Campaign raises Nine Million Kenya Shillings
The Start A Library Campaign has raised 9 Million Kenyan Shillings to support the development of 30 libraries to be…
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News
Facebook Brings its Internet.org Innovation Challenge to Africa
Facebook is launching the Internet.org Innovation Challenge in Africa. An Award aimed at recognizing developers and entrepreneurs who are using the internet…
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News
ESET to develop USB drives with built in antivirus
ESET is set to develop a new range of secure USB flash drives that will come with in-built antivirus. The…
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News
MEDIA COUNCIL UNVEILS PRESS CARD VERIFICATION MOBILE NUMBER
The Media Council of Kenya has launched a mobile system to expose rogue journalists in its efforts to promote professionalism…
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BUSINESS
Dove TV now Available on DSTV Channel 349
MultiChoice has added Dove TV, the official television station of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) on DSTV. Dove…
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News
Multichoice marks 20 years in Kenya launches customer service month
MultiChoice has launched a Customer Service Month for its GOtv subscribers as part of its on-going of 20 year celebration…
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BUSINESS
Tigo unveils its 4G LTE service in Tanzania
Tigo subscribers in Tanzania can now enjoy the fastest internet connection following the unveiling of the company’s 4G LTE service…
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News
Sophos meets Kenyan patners to shares its new network security features
Network and endpoint security firm Sophos today met its partners in Kenya to showcase and educate them on new security…
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News
BrighterMonday sets its sight on Kenya’s recruitment challenges
Job-listing site BrighterMonday has today announced a new career centre that will be used to communicate with various audiences who…
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News
ESET Unveils New tool to help parents monitor their children’s online activities
Global Security software provider ESET has unveiled a new tool to help parents monitor what their children are doing online.…
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News
Airtel Nigeria CEO advocates for joint efforts to achieve SDGs
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Mr. Segun Ogunsanya, has called on business leaders, corporate bodies, entrepreneurs, policy…
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BUSINESS
Orange and ENGIE sign deal to expand rural electricity grid in Africa
Orange and ENGINE have signed a deal that will see them support the the expansion of the rural electricity grid…
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Reviews
Review: Hands On with the SNOKOR Rocket Z5000 Smartphone.
Snokor Rocket Z5000 is the latest Smartphone to enter the Kenyan market, coming at a time when the number of…
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News
#PopeInKenya: Siemen’s supported water project provides water for Pope in Kangemi
The Pope and a humble community project in Nairobi’s Kangemi slum on Friday sent a strong global message about access…
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News
Caterpillar launches free e-learning website for future African technicians
Caterpillar has today launched the pilot-phase of the Technicians for Africa Project, an e-learning website for people who aspire to…
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BUSINESS
E-commerce: Retailers should optimize supply chains to ensure customer satisfaction this festive season
The e-commerce shopping experience is increasingly becoming a popular option for consumers during the festive season. Retailers therefore need to…
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News
Huawei introduces new entry level Smartphones into the local market
Huawei has today announced the introduction of two entry level smartphones, Y5C and Y360, into the Kenyan market as it…
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News
What you need to know about Joseph Mucheru, New ICT Cabinet Secretary
Joseph Mucheru MBS, is the current Kenyan Cabinet Secretary nominee for ICT. The ICT docket was initially headed by Dr.…
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BUSINESS
Travelfix.CO, an Online Travel Agency launches in Nigeria
Travelfix.CO, Africa’s fastest growing travel solutions provider has launched an online booking portal, that will offer Nigerian travellers discounted rates…
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News
Airtel Unveils New Catholic Portal
Airtel has unveiled a Catholic Portal that will enable Catholics to access religious information at all times through their phone…
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News
Philips showcases its healthier innovations solutions at the Innovation Experience 2015
Around the globe, disruption, innovation, and the rapid pace of technological development is reshaping consumer experience, as well as the…
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News
Gemalto modernizes Guinea’s national voter register
Digital Security company Gemalto has managed to do comprehensive modernization of Guinea’s voter register on behalf of CENI, the National…
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Gadgets
SNOKOR, new smartphone brand enters the Kenyan market
Recent times have seen different Smartphone brands invade the booming Kenyan Smartphone market. The recent one being SNOKOR, a Smartphone…
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News
Airtel’s Trace Music Star wins best Pan pfrican initiative award at AFRICACOM awards 2015
Airtel’s TRACE Music Star won the Best Pan African Initiative Award at the just concluded AfricaCom Awards. The ceremony, which…
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News
Kenyans to co-author the world’s first collaborative digitally written book
For the first time Kenyans will be given a chance to co-author the world’s first collaborative digitally written book thanks…
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BUSINESS
Airtel Unveils new shop in Meru Town
Airtel has unveiled a new walk-in Service Centre in Meru town. Located on the ground floor of Tuskys Mall, the…
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News
Africa’s top organisation renew commitment to fuel growth of continet
Africa’s blue chip organizations last week renewed their commitment to making Africa a better place to work and fuel the…
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News
Airtel, CFSK train teachers in Machakos on Internet for Schools program
Airtel Kenya has partnered with Computer for Schools (CFSK) to train teachers from Machakos County on Internet for Schools program.…
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News
Second phase of the ACE submarine cable system to expand broadband connectivity in Africa starts
Orange, together with other members of the ACE consortium have announced the start of the next phase of the ACE…
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BUSINESS
E-Commerce: Beware of potential customs charges when sending or receiving gifts internationally
In the lead up to the festive season, consumers are increasingly turning to e-commerce shopping portals instead of visiting physical stores…
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News
#AfricaCom2015: Ericsson and Intel to showcase the innovative HDS 8000 at AfricaCom
The ongoing AfricaCom event in Cape Town, South Africa has seen top tech companies unveil impressive products and Ericson and…
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News
#AfricaCom2015: World Panel selects Vodacom as key retail partner for SunStream™
World Panel has today announced a deal with Vodacom as a key retail partner to sell its new SunStream™ in…
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News
Interactive Intelligence wins Zimbabwe service excellence award
Interactive Intelligence has been named the winner of one of the excellence awards at the fourth annual Contact Centre Association…
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News
Airtel and Facebook launch Free Basics Services in 17 African countries
Bharti Airtel has today announced its new partnership with Facebook which will see the two companies launch Free Basics in…
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COLUMNS
Five Ways Small Business Owners Can Improve Their Security
If you think your business is too small for a cyber attack, think again. The Small Business Subcommittee suggests nearly 20%…
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Gadgets
This New Huawei Smartphone Battery Charges 10 Times Faster
Batteries continue to the biggest issue holding smartphone technology back from moving forward. Chinese tech giant however want to break this.…
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News
Liquid Telecom to provide free WiFi at this Year’s Rhino Charge
Liquid Telecom has announced that it will be providing free WiFi during this year’s Rhino Charge, East Africa’s most challenging…
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News
Workonline Communications is offering access to Global IXs Swells
As part of its commitment to assisting African networks to further develop their global footprint, pan-African terrestrial Network Service Provider, Workonline…
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News
Oracle Cloud Day: CEOs should help drive business transformation
Oracle Kenya last week held its annual Cloud Day event at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi. The event attracted customers;…
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News
SimbaNET Launches SimbaSKY to enhance internet access in remote rural areas
SimbaNET has launched an SME-based product aimed at enhancing internet access in remote rural areas as it seeks to diversify…
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Apps
Truecaller reaches 200 million user milestone, launches new tagging feature
Trucaller user base has now reached 200 million globally in less than 10 months, the company has announced. This announcement…
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BUSINESS
Cheki to hold free automotive educational event in Nairobi
In a bid to increase the public’s knowledge on issues in the automotive sector, Kenya’s online car trade platform, cheki.co.ke will on…
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BUSINESS
Orange signs agreement with Helios Investment Partners for the sale of its stake in Telkom Kenya
Orange has signed a binding agreement with Helios Investment Partners for the sale of its entire 70% stake in Telkom Kenya,…
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BUSINESS
Airtel takes Platinum spot sponsorship with Catholic Church ahead of Pope’s visit to Kenya
Bharti Airtel has partnered with the Catholic Church as a platinum sponsor for the upcoming historic visit of His Holiness…
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BUSINESS
Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) Launches Food Traceability
Ethiopia Commodity Exchange has officially announced the launch of its IBM enabled national traceability system, eATTS at an event…
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News
TechTrendsKE among winners of Liquid Telecom Information Enabler programme
TechTrendsKE was among Kenya’s 10 digital information entrepreneurs feted by Internet service provider Liquid Telecom last week in the Liquid Telecom Information…
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News
Kaspersky Lab Report: 14% of users in Nigeria faced cyberthreats emanating from the Internet
14% of internet users in Nigeria faced cyberthreats emanating from the Internet, a new report by Kaspersky Lab has revealed.…
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News
Video: Safaricom At 15, a look at its History
Last week, telecommunications company Safaricom celebrated 15 years of being in the Kenyan Market. In a blog post, Safaricom thanked…
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BUSINESS
Liquid Telecom named Best African Wholesale Carrier at Global Carrier Awards
Liquid Telecom has for the fourth consecutive year been named the Best African Wholesale Carrier at the 11th annual Global…
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News
COMESA and Microsoft collaborate to promote access, skills and innovation in 19 African Countries
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)through the COMESA Business Council (CBC) and Microsoft have signed an MOU…
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Startups
How WeFarm is helping farmers share information via text across the globe
Technology has become an integral part in the growth of most economies in the world. Most of the countries…
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BUSINESS
Co-op Bank and SimbaPay partner to offer Diaspora Remittances
The Co-operative Bank of Kenya has today announced a new partnership with SimbaPay to offer international money transfer services to…
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BUSINESS
Siemens to build 1,000km power line between Kenya and Ethiopia
Global engineering firm Siemens has been appointed in consortium with construction company Isolux Corsan to build a 1,000 kilometre power…
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News
Report: Over 70 per cent of Kenyan businesses exposed to cybercrime attacks
A new report by Cyber Security consulting firm Serianu in partnership with PKF consulting and USIU Africa has revealed that…
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News
Riding the wave of West Africa’s digital economy with business management software
West African enterprises that want to keep pace with a changing consumer, employee and business landscape need to invest in…
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BUSINESS
MoneyGram Partners with Econet Wireless to allow international money transfer via Zimbabwe’s EcoCash
MoneyGram and Econet Wireless yesterday launched a new service that will enable customers from more than 200 countries and territories worldwide…
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Reviews
Review: The Huawei Ascend P8
Intro: Seven years ago Huawei was manufacturing HSDPA modems for Vodafone. It was making smartphones that other companies could brand…
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BUSINESS
Funjaza, an entertainment website launches in Kenya
A new entertainment events listing site has been launched in Kenya. Dubbed Funjaza, the website will allow users to easily find and…
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News
What is RFID?
RFID оr Radiо Frеquеncy Idеntificatiоn is thе wirеlеss usе оf magnеtic fiеlds tо transfеr data, as it autоmatically idеntifiеs tracking…
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News
Guest Post: Demystifying Big Data Analytics for business intelligence
Last week we published an article about Big Data, explaining what big data really means in detail. There was also…
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News
Google to invest $40 Million in Lake Turkana Wind Power Project
Google has announced its commitment to invest up to $40 Million in Lake Turkana Wind Power Project. Once operational, the…
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News
Uganda’s Infinity Computers Awards Services and Cloud Deal To IBM
Infinity Computers has chosen IBM to deliver cloud, analytics and IT services to support a wide range of new web…
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BUSINESS
M-Pesa to now indicate recipients’ last name to stop worrying transactions
M-pesa will now indicate recipients last name to stop its users over worrying transactions this is after Safaricom introduced a new enhancement…
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BUSINESS
Viettel launches mobile and internet services in Tanzania
Viettel has today unveiled mobile and internet services in Tanzania, under the brand name of Halotel. According to the telecom…
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News
Etihad Airways Signs Technology Services, Cloud Collaboration agreement With IBM
Etihad Airways has signed a ten-year technology services agreement with IBM worth US$ 700 million. This, according to the Airline…
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News
Google and Kenya National Archives Launch Digitised National Archives
The Google Cultural Institute has partnered with the Kenya National Archives to launch digitised National Archives, an initiative that celebrates…
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Gadgets
This laptop tracker will direct you to where your stolen laptop is
Losing a personal laptop computer can be the most devastating thing one can ever go through in life. Most of…
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Reviews
REVIEW: Hands On with the TECNO Phantom 5
Quick Key Specs • Display: 5.5 inch HD touchscreen (1080 X 1920 pixels) • OS: Android 5.1 Lollipop • Processor:…
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COLUMNS
The technology tale of the Shanzhen town
Over three decades ago Shanzhen was a small town in the Southern part of China where its residents were mainly…
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News
Lilian Mutegi wins APO invitation to attend Africa AfricaCom 2015,Biggest African tech event
Lilian Mutegi from Kenya has won an invitation by African Press Organization (APO) to attend AfricaCom 2015, the biggest and…
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BUSINESS
#CSWeek2015 Video: How Different Companies celebrated Customer Service Week
Customer Service Week is an international celebration of the importance of customer service and of the people who serve and…
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News
TECNO Mobile Present Cheque to Arise Children’s Home
A team from TECNO mobile has today presented a cheque to the Arise Child Development Organisation (ACDO) in Dagoretti Naiobi.…
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