Major ICT event postponed over terror threats

By MACHARIA KAMAU

Kenya; A major ICT conference that was scheduled to take place beginning tomorrow has been postponed indefinitely following rise in insecurity. The organisers of East Africa Com said last Friday’s twin blasts at the Gikomba Market, Nairobi, had been key in the decision made to cancel the annual event, where global players in ICT industry have been meeting players in the local industry for 10 years now.

The event has been key in positioning Kenya as an ICT hub and tourism, bringing hundreds of business tourists to town for close to a week.  “We are sorry to announce that East Africa Com, due to take place in Nairobi this week, is to be postponed. In light of recent security concerns and Friday’s bombings in the city, we have decided we cannot go ahead with the event as planned,” read a statement by Julie Rey, Research Director Com World Series.