- At a glance -Kenya’s BPOs have been experiencing slow growth due to lack of trained manpower. -Many BPOs have had to close down due to high cost of Internet Connectivity. -With the launch of undersea cables, connectivity is no longer an issue but training is. -BCI is globally recognized as a BPO certifier and trainer. -Kenya becomes the forts stop for BCI in East Africa. By James Ratemo in Nairobi Kenya Kenya’s Business Processing and Outsourcing (BPO) industry has been handed a lifeline after an internationally recognized BPO trainer and certifier pitched camp in Nairobi. The World’s largest Standards and Credentialing body, BPO Certification Institute, In…

- By James Ratemo in Nairobi On Friday 15, 2010 muslims protested in the capital city Nairobi where at least two people were killed when muslims protesting against the arrest of a radical Jamaican-born Muslim cleric whose teachings influenced one of the 2005 London transport system bombers. Kenya's high court has also entered the fray, ordering that controversial Jamaican cleric Sheikh Abdullah al-Faisal be produced in court. Al-Faisal, who led to the violent clashes, is still stuck in Nairobi as top government officials went into negotiations with diplomats to enhance his deportation. Al-Faisal spent his third night at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport after most airl…

At least seven people were killed after Kenyan police fired on protesters demanding the release of a Jamaican-born Muslim cleric Sheikh Abdullah al-Faisal, witnesses and officials said. Police blocked Muslim protesters who gathered in Nairobi after Friday prayers at Jamia mosque. - The protest organizers said that seven people have been killed in clashed between police and protesters. A senior police officer who asked not to be named said to AFP that some of dead and wounded people have been shot. “We cannot really tell who shot them because some of the protestors were armed and were shooting at our officers,” the officials said. He also told four police officers have bee…

- Debate is raging around newly unveiled broadcast rules by the Kenya Government. Media Owners Association and other media stakeholders have sharply criticised the new laws which, they claim is an affront to freedom of press. Prominent among the rules is a requirement that holders of more than one broadcast frequency for either radio or television in the same broadcast coverage area, 'surrender all additional broadcasting frequencies to the Communication Commission of Kenya.' This particular requirement has rubbed many media owners abrasively since they hold more than one frequency, which they now stand to lose. The rules bundled in the 'Kenya Communications (Broadca…