Battle: Dar es Salaam vs Nairobi

Battle: Dar es Salaam vs Nairobi

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Huku sio America sawa?
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BlietzKrieg said:
Kenya competes at world level, Athletics, rugby, volleyball, cricket, kibadi,

Nyinyi mko level za cosafa sijui chan sijui nini!!!
Compete at world level kwa mpira tuwatambue
Not regional STUPIDITY za Africa.
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Ona hii stupidi manki anafananisha mpira na upumbavu.
Au ndo sizitaki mbichi hizi!
 

Parliament clears deal for KQ route expansion in US​

FRIDAY OCTOBER 08 2021
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A KQ Dreamliner aircraft. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Parliament has approved a new deal, which will see Kenya Airways expand its route network in the US beyond New York.

MPs last evening voted to endorse the signing of the agreement that will also allow the Federal Express Corporation (FedEx) of the US to start cargo operations and establish a base in Kenya.

Kenya Airways operates scheduled passenger air services between Nairobi and New York.

There is no airline from the US that flies to Kenya currently. FedEx has expressed interest to establish a base at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

The MPs backed a Cabinet decision to amend the air services agreement between two countries, paving the way for Nairobi and New York to append their final signatures.

Kenya signed the deal with the US on February 5, 2020, proposing to revise an earlier agreement inked in Washington DC on June 8, 2008.

The pact will allow national airlines such as Kenya Airways to access US routes and American carriers to access the Kenyan market.

“It is in the interest of the country to ratify the agreement to allow the airlines to expand their route network and engage in commercial arrangements as well as create job opportunities,” Transport Cabinet secretary James Macharia told MPs in a memo seeking ratification of the agreement.

In seeking MPs’ nod, the Transport ministry argued ratification of the agreement would enhance trade and commerce, tourism, market access and connectivity, investment interests, and cooperation between the two States.

The National Assembly’s Transport Committee, in a report to the full House, said the commencement of FedEx cargo operations and a base in Kenya would have a multiplier effect on the Kenyan economy as it will open up immense opportunities for Kenyans.

The team said the agreement would open expanded operations and markets for Kenya and US air operators, facilitate the movement of goods, passengers, and mail, offering more flexibility in meeting demands and customer needs.
 

Selcom Huduma Application widens agency banking for smartphone holders​

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07Oct 2021
By Guardian Reporter
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The Guardian

Selcom Huduma Application widens agency banking for smartphone holders
ONE of the local market’s largest assisted payments network providers, Selcom has re-launched its Selcom Huduma mobile application as an alternative to its widely available point-of-sale (PoS) device which has been serving customers under the Selcom Paypoint brand for over a decade.

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Selcom’s executive director, Sameer Hirji.
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The redesigned application will allow both agents and merchants to offer the full complement of transactions already available on the PoS device while removing the barrier to entry for agents who want to earn a side income by serving cash customers.

Selcom Huduma was first launched in 2009 to facilitate bill, utility and airtime payments, LUKU and Dawasco being marquee offerings at the time. Since then, the portfolio of services has rapidly expanded to agency banking, insurance, airtime, internet and television subscription, solar, government payments (including the recently launched TARURA electronic parking payment service) and betting cash-in/cash-out, amongst many other services that serve the cash customer who wants to avoid transaction fees charges by banks and mobile wallets.

The application doubles as a means to accept and manage payments made by customers who use Selcom Pay/Mastercard QR by allowing merchants to access the funds immediately with no extra charges to pay suppliers into their mobile wallet or bank accounts.

The agents and merchants can simply download the Selcom Huduma App from the Apple or Android application stores to register themselves to start transacting and making money immediately. Selcom float is available from any NMB, NBC, CRDB, TCB or Akiba Bank branches or Selcom Huduma+ super agents countrywide with no deposit charges.

Why the app?
Latest stats from Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) indicate that the number of mobile internet subscribers stood at over 27 million at the end of September last year. This shows that the internet penetration and mobile users are growing exponentially and so is the demand for assisted services via applications.

While the Selcom Huduma PoS targets businessmen and entrepreneurs, it will additionally tap into the individual user, passive agent and studentpreneur space who can use the application as a means to make their own payments or of those that surround them while making an income.

Commenting on the re-launched application, Selcom’s Executive Director, Sameer Hirji said his company wants to add more agents and merchants to its base, and the most logical way to accelerate the process is by allowing users to utilize the equipment that’s already in their pockets - their smartphone.

“The learning curve on mobile applications is significantly flatter for new users, as is the barrier to entry. It also makes the decision by advanced users to transition to a PoS device an informed one. Further, with the strides we are making with our partner banks, and agent and merchant data, we will soon be in a position to introduce access to business loans to, therefore, the more active an agent/merchant is, the more they can borrow,” Hirji said in Dar es Salaam during the re-launching ceremony last week .

He further noted that the Selcom PoS have not been eliminated but rather the company has been actively upgrading the device fleet with newer Android devices that are more relevant for the new services that are constantly adding to the offering, and with the increased issuance of scheme cards by banks.

“We will soon enable our PoS devices to accept card payments at extremely competitive acquiring charges, further pushing our agenda to make digital payments mainstream. This recent addition to Selcom’s suite of services is expected to increase the level of participation of micro-businesses in the financial sector, allowing for those in the rural areas to provide the services in remote areas where banks and other financial service providers cannot easily reach,” the Selcom chief added.

Hirji added that the latest application is also expected to create more employment opportunities to those on the fringes, especially youth and women in both rural and urban settings and thus being in alignment with the need for technology to provide solutions to how things are done.

The pan African cross-segment financial and payment services provider, serves millions of customers across Sub-Saharan Africa, with a full range of electronic payment products and services focusing on digital, card and card-less processing services. The service is now being used by over 50,000 agents and 75,000 merchants, nationwide.
 
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