KENYA-NAIROBI-AFRO-LATIN DANCERS

KENYA-NAIROBI-AFRO-LATIN DANCERS

(230411) -- NAIROBI, April 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy Afro-Latin dance during an event in Kakamega county, Kenya, on April 2, 2023. TO GO WITH "Kenyans embrace Afro-Latin dances amid promise of health benefits" (Photo by Chispinus Omar/Xinhua)

KENYA-NAIROBI-AFRO-LATIN DANCERS

KENYA-NAIROBI-AFRO-LATIN DANCERS

(230411) -- NAIROBI, April 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Afro-Latin dancers perform during an event in Kakamega county, Kenya, on April 2, 2023. TO GO WITH "Kenyans embrace Afro-Latin dances amid promise of health benefits" (Photo by Chispinus Omar/Xinhua)

Kenya's Safaricom partners with China's Huawei to launch 5G network

STORY: Kenya's Safaricom partners with China's Huawei to launch 5G network DATELINE: Oct. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:53 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch 2. various of 5G speed tests 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PETER NDEGWA, CEO of Safaricom 3. various of stakeholders at the launch 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WILL MENG, CEO of Huawei Kenya 5. various of the launch STORYLINE: Kenya's mobile service provider Safaricom said on Thursday that it has partnered with Chinese technology firm Huawei to launch a 5G network in the East African nation. Peter Ndegwa, CEO of Safaricom told journalists in Nairobi, Kenya's capital that it has 35 active 5G sites spread across Nairobi, Kisumu, Kisii, Kakamega and Mombasa and plans to expand to 200 sites across the country by March 2023. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PETER NDEGWA, CEO of Safaricom "And our commitment is to early deliver the most advanced technology to our customers. We've always prided ourselves on combining the power of technology

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