The Joint Admissions Board (JAB) has announced the revision of degree choices for KCSE 2011 candidates  to be between 14th and 31st May 2012. This is a chance given to those students who meet the minimum cut off points for university admission to APPLY for university admission, OR to revise the degree choices they made while still in school.
This exercise will be for those who attained a mean grade of  B (63 points for boys and 61 points for girls) in KCSE 2011.
This exercise will be conducted Online meaning candidates …

Safaricom has revised its M-PESA charges. See details here:
http://www.thetimpata.com/2012/03/01/new-m-pesa-charges-rates-revised-in-march-2012/

You can now your results online on the KASNEB website here: http://www.kasneb.or.ke/bboard.htm
The link is as at the time of publishing this post quite slow.
We tried to make it easier for The Timpata audience. To get the results emailed to you, write an email to The Timpata admin and enter your part as the subject of out email  e.g “RESULTS CPA PART 1″
send the email to thetimpatapublic@ gmail.com
We shall email you a PDF file with the results of that part.
Candidates in the June 2011 exams could also check their results via sms. …

Another first! Safaricom will be officially launching the Daktari 1525. This service, that was initially referred to as DIAL-A-DOC during test, will now be available for 24 hours effectively from tonight (22nd November 2011 at 8:00 pm.  The Daktari 1525 service will enable customers to speak to a doctor and quickly get information on various medical issues by dialing 1525 on their Safaricom lines
Here are a few FAQs in Daktari 1525:
What is Daktari 1525 Service?
This is a linkage service that enables customers to get information on various medical issues though the phone. The service …

Clients of Virgin Atlantic can now pay for their air fare using M-PESA! Here is how to pay for your Virgin Atlantic air ticket using M-PESA:

On your Safaricom mobile phone, go to M-PESA menu and select ‘Pay Bill’
Enter business number 672672
Enter the account number as the 6-digit booking reference number that comes on every ticket.
Enter your PIN and confirm the transaction
Only normal M-PESA charges apply for this transaction, Virgin Atlantic will not charge customers for using this service

The M-PESA is an additional means of paying for Virgin Atlantic air ticket. …

The Safaricom Webbox is a device that allows you to access the Internet on your TV. It comes in the form of a keyboard which has an inbuilt modem and a SIM Card. The Safaricom Webbox connects to your TV and provides services which include Internet browsing, SMS, and e-mail messaging. Other services include FM radio and an online photo album, as well as games, video players, and music players.
What you can do with a Safaricom Webbox
 

Browse all your favourite websites.
Set up e-mail accounts and
Upload photos, update your Facebook status, …

To receive Safaricom dividends in your M-PESA account, please register as follows:

Send an SMS to 534 with the following format: ID Number*CDS account Number.
You will receive an SMS confirming the registration

 
Registration opens on Thursday 11th August 2011 and closes on Friday 23rd September 2011. The The Safaricom dividend payment via M-PESA option is applicable to local Individual shareholders only; partnerships and companies are not eligible. This is an optional service. Dividends that qualify to be paid via M-PESA will be subject to prevailing m-PESA  charges and transaction limits.
NOTE: Shareholders must …

Finally, KCSE 2010 candidates can now check the courses they have been admitted to and in which University here:
http://www5.uonbi.ac.ke/partners/jab/searchchoices2010.php
Enter your the first 6 digits  of your Index number under ‘Center Number’ and the last 3 digits of your index number under ‘Index Number’
Please read the small font at the bottom of the page that opens.

The Drifta is a mobile  pocket-size TV decoder that recieves DVB-H signal and converts it into a Wi-Fi signal for Wi-Fi enabled viewing devices: laptops, PCs, tablets and smartphones.
For the product to work it must be within DVB-H coverage area which currently is Mombasa and Nairobi.
Currently, the device is compatible with the iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad running iOS 4.0 and higher iOS as well as Windows PCs including laptops and notebooks running Windows XP, Vista and 7. Other devices will be available soon.
Features

Broadcast Mobile TV on your iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad …

Kimathi University College of Technology has finally released its admission list for KCSE 2010 candidates. KCSE 2010 candidates admitted to Kimathi University will be reporting on Reporting Date:  5th September 2011,  Lectures are scheduled to start on Thursday 8th September 2011.
Admission letter will be posted through their physical address.
SEE THE LIST HERE: JAB Admission list (Please note that this is a PDF file)