Monday, March 22, 2010

Accenture eyes Kenya as outsourcing location


Accenture has given a boost to Kenya's business process outsourcing (BPO) market by piloting a project that is likely to lead to a long-term base for the global giant. For the last two years, Accenture has engaged the Kenyan government and explored ways to improve market and technical conditions that would lead to the first Accenture outsourcing center in East Africa. "It means a lot to Kenya for Accenture to set up its base here; it is a leading outsourcing company and is likely to pull other outsourcing companies," said Paul Kukubo, CEO, Kenya ICT Board.

Social Media abuzz with Kenya's Hottest Trend - Makmende

Ha-He is the second video from Just a Band's second album, 82. It was released this past Monday via JAB's YouTube page. 

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Kenya ranked 5th worldwide and No. 1 in Africa in Wind Power Generation Projects

In a bid to combat the country's growing demand for power whilst still standing firm in the battle against global warming, Kenya has announced that it is to create the largest wind-farm on the continent. 365 giant wind turbines are to be constructed around Lake Turkana in northern Kenya at a cost of over GBP £533m. When completed in 2012, farm will be capable of producing 300MW making the wind-farm of the largest producers of national grid-fed wind energy anywhere in the world.