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Kenya’s Communications Authority Takes a Closer Look at the Airtel–Starlink Direct-to-Cell Plan
The Airtel–Starlink direct-to-cell partnership is under review by the Communications Authority of Kenya as regulators assess whether satellite signals could…
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How the NTSA Instant Fines System Works in Kenya
The NTSA Instant Fines Management System is a digital enforcement platform introduced by the National Transport and Safety Authority in…
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LG Launches Integrated Telematics System For Faster, Smarter Vehicle Connectivity
LG Electronics (LG) has unveiled a new smart telematics solution designed to improve how vehicles connect to networks, satellites and…
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Google Expands AI Search to 13 African Languages, Including Kiswahili and Somali
Google has expanded its AI-powered search features to support 13 African languages, marking a significant step toward making artificial intelligence…
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Huawei and Konza Launch AI-Powered BPO at Siaya Digital Hub
Huawei and the Konza Technopolis Development Authority have launched an AI-powered contact center platform at the Siaya Community Digital Hub,…
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Court of Appeal Declares Key Cybercrime Act Clauses Unconstitutional
The Court of Appeal has delivered a decisive blow to the state’s ability to police online speech. On Friday, a…
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M-Pesa at 19: How Kenya’s Mobile Money Pioneer Reshaped Payments and Everyday Finance
M-Pesa at 19 years after its launch shows how a simple mobile money transfer tool evolved into the core infrastructure…
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Cassava Technologies Launches Africa’s First AI-Powered Autonomous Network
Cassava Technologies has announced the launch of the Cassava Autonomous Network. This groundbreaking agentic solution is designed to significantly enhance…
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Bolt South Africa Has Officially Registered Under New Regulations
Bolt South Africa has officially registered under South Africa’s newly implemented transport regulations, becoming the first major ride-hailing platform in…
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Kanessa Muluneh | The Art of Scaling Startups: Why Marketing Is the Missing Growth Engine
Early-stage founders are conditioned by accelerators, investors, and peers to focus on three things: product, operations, and fundraising. These are…
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BUSINESS
61% of Kenyans Believe Culinary Talent Has No Gender, Bolt Food Survey Finds
A new survey by Bolt Food reveals that a strong majority of Kenyans believe culinary talent transcends gender, but perceptions around leadership…
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Safaricom and MTN Ranked Among World’s Top 10 Strongest Telecoms Brands
African telecommunications powerhouses are outperforming global peers in brand resilience and consumer trust, according to the 2026 Telecoms 150 report…
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BUSINESS
Absa Bank Kenya Posts 10% Profit Growth, Raises Dividends
Absa Bank Kenya PLC has reported a 10% growth in profit after tax to Kshs. 22.9 billion for the financial…
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AXIAN Telecom and AST SpaceMobile Partner to Launch Satellite-to-Phone Broadband Across Africa
AXIAN Telecom has announced a strategic partnership with AST SpaceMobile to deliver space-based cellular broadband directly to standard mobile devices.…
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Canal+ Announces Shutdown of Showmax Streaming Service
Canal+ has officially announced the upcoming discontinuation of the loss-making Showmax streaming platform. The decision comes just months after the…
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Kenya Extends Its Reach Into Rural Care Through Artificial Intelligence
Kenya’s AI integration into community health systems will embed algorithmic decision tools into frontline primary care under the Ministry of…
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The State Is Betting Sh5.28 Billion That 120,000 Young Businesses Will Survive
Nyota initiative funding has risen to Sh4.8bn after the National Treasury increased allocations in a mini-budget that tripled beneficiaries to…
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BUSINESS
Banks Push Back After CBK Orders Rate Changes
The CBK lending rate order requires commercial banks in Kenya to immediately adjust lending rates following changes to the Central…
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Jumia Tech Week 2026: Kenyans Prioritize Smartphones and Home Upgrades
As Jumia Tech Week 2026 enters its first full week, early data reveals a significant shift in Kenyan consumer behavior.…
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TECNO Kenya Shifts Focus to Authentic Stories with #CAMON50SEESYOU Campaign
TECNO Kenya is taking a decidedly human turn with the launch of its latest campaign, #CAMON50SEESYOU campaign. This initiative marks…
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Mobile Forex Trading is Set to Dominate Africa in 2026
Across Africa’s major economic hubs, the traditional multi-monitor trading desk has been quietly replaced by a six-inch screen. As the…
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OPPO Kenya and MOGO Launch Smartphone Financing Program
OPPO Kenya has officially teamed up with asset financier MOGO to launch a flexible smartphone financing program. Announced today in…
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Huawei Exceeds ITU Partner2Connect Pledge Target, Bringing Connectivity to 170 Million People Globally
Huawei has delivered digital connectivity to 170 million people in remote and underserved communities across more than 80 countries, surpassing…
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How M-PESA Optimization is Localizing Liquidity for Kenyan Traders
For years, participating in the global forex market meant playing by the rules of the US dollar and the SWIFT…
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Amazon’s Kuiper Eyes Kenya as Satellite Internet Race Widens
Kenya’s internet infrastructure has long been described through cables and towers. Fibre routes snake out of coastal landing stations. Mobile…
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Kenya’s KES 30 Billion Cybercrime Crisis and the Road Ahead
Cybercrime is no longer just an IT problem; it has evolved into a national crisis. Rapidly expanding across Kenya, it…
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Airtel Kenya Targets Doubling Customer Service Footprint by End of Year
Airtel Kenya is aggressively expanding its physical presence with a bold plan to double its customer service footprint across the…
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Trust as Currency: Protecting Kenya’s Digital Economy from Growing Fraud
There was a time when fraud was mainly a bank’s problem. A suspicious transaction would be flagged, an account frozen,…
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Samsung’s Privacy Display Arrives on Galaxy S26 Ultra as Rivals and MacBooks Explore the Idea
Smartphone makers have spent years chasing spectacle. Brighter screens, faster refresh rates, marginal gains stacked on marginal gains. That rhythm…
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Kenya Approves M-Pesa Plan to Hide Customer Phone Numbers
The mobile phone number has long served as the public face of Kenya’s mobile money economy. It appears on receipts.…
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Kenya Cuts Mobile Termination Rates as Safaricom Faces Revenue Dip
In the language of telecom regulation, the phrase sounds bureaucratic. A few cents trimmed from the cost operators charge each…
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Britam’s BetaLab Builds an AI Lane for Minor Accident Claims
Motor insurance in Kenya has long moved at a rhythm drivers know too well. A crash happens. Photographs are taken.…
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Ruto to Charter Kenya Advanced Institute of Science and Technology at Konza Technopolis
William Ruto announced that the government will issue a charter to the Kenya Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, the…
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Yango and Flutterwave Partner to Drive Cashless Payments in Zambia
Global tech firm Yango Group has announced a strategic partnership between its service platform, Yango, and Africa’s leading payment provider,…
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AUI Global Partners with Konza to Improve AI Leadership in Kenya
The Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) has officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with AUI Global, a prominent leader…
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Samsung Galaxy S26 Series Price in Kenya: Full Breakdown of S26, S26 Plus and S26 Ultra Models
Samsung launched its flagship smartphone series, the Galaxy S26 series, this week during their first Unpacked event of the year.…
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Kenya’s Influencers Face a New Reality Under Data Privacy Enforcement
Social media in Kenya has long carried the feel of an informal public square. Screenshots travel fast, accusations spread even…
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BUSINESS
Pesalink–PAPSS Link Targets Africa’s Payment Bottleneck
Cross-border payments in Africa still move with the drag of another era. A trader in Nairobi wiring money to Lagos…
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Kenya’s Digital Lending Boom Runs Into a Harder Regulatory Edge
The conversation around Kenya’s digital credit regulation has been building for years, but the tone inside government has changed. What…
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Kenya Names Naphtaly Rono as FRC Director-General Amid FATF Scrutiny
Kenya has a new figure overseeing the country’s financial intelligence system, and the timing is awkward. Nairobi is still under…
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Kenyan Firms Are Losing Millions to Digital Extortion
For a growing number of companies, the working day begins with a familiar ritual. Systems boot up, dashboards load, emails…
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Aviator winner hides face as he receives KSH500,000 Cheque from Chezagame
A Nairobi man is celebrating a life-changing windfall after turning a modest Ksh 40 bet into Ksh 500,000 while playing…
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A New Global Index Places Kenya Near the Top of Africa’s Innovation Economy, Though the Foundations Still Look Uneven
A new ranking has placed Kenya among the most innovation-ready economies on the continent, trailing only South Africa. On paper,…
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Spiro Raises US$50 Million to Expand Battery-Swapping Network
Spiro, the continent’s leading electric mobility company, has successfully raised $50 million in debt financing to aggressively expand its battery-swapping…
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A Solar Showroom Opens in Nairobi, but the Real Story Is the Rising Cost of Electricity
Inside the mall corridors of Sarit Centre, a new space invites visitors to handle solar panels, inspect inverters and walk…
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Samsung’s New Galaxy Buds Chase Better Sound While Turning Your Earbuds Into a Small AI Terminal
When Samsung unveils a new smartphone generation, the spotlight usually stays fixed on the devices. Screens get larger. Cameras gain…
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Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Shows How AI Features Are Starting to Run the Smartphone
The modern smartphone has sort of reached a plateau. Hardware improvements are incremental, minus the jolt they once carried. Cameras…
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CYBER SECURITY
Identity Attacks Surge as Global Threat Groups Proliferate, Sophos 2026 Report Reveals
Cybercriminals are increasingly abandoning complex hacks in favor of simply logging in with stolen credentials. The 2026 Sophos Active Adversary…
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M-PESA Ethiopia and Gebeya Launch Dala AI Bundle to Democratize AI
M-PESA Ethiopia and Gebeya Inc. have announced the launch of the Dala AI Bundle. This first-of-its-kind subscription service allows Ethiopians…
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Africa Digital Assets and VAAK Ink Strategic Digital Asset Partnership
Africa Digital Assets (ADA) has officially entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Virtual Assets Association of Kenya (VAAK).…
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Samsung Galaxy S26 Series Unveiled With AI Tools and Privacy Display
At tonight’s Galaxy Unpacked(the first Unpacked for 2026), Samsung introduced its flagship smartphone lineup, the Galaxy S26 series. The company…
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HumanCoop Selects Identy.io Deploys Offline Biometrics for Undocumented Patients in North Africa
Humanitarian organisation HumanCoop has partnered with identity technology firm Identy.io to roll out facial biometric verification tools aimed at improving…
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Grey Scales Global Business With New USD Payments Solutions
Grey, a provider of cross-border payment solutions, has significantly expanded its business banking ecosystem by launching a unified platform that…
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How I&M FX DIRECT is Automating Corporate Treasury
For years, the corporate treasury function in Kenya has operated on a dependency model. When a business needed to convert…
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Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2026: Where to Watch and What to Expect
The Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2026 event is happening on Wednesday, February 25. At the event, Samsung is expected to introduce…
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Bolt Rolls Out New High-Risk Location Flagging Feature for Drivers
Bolt has announced a major update to its security suite: a feature that allows drivers to flag and map high-risk…
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PayPal’s 46% Decline Opens the Door to Takeover Interest at a $40.9 Billion Valuation
UPDATE: PayPal is not in active talks to sell itself, including to Stripe, according to people familiar with the matter.…
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As Parliament Circles Back to TikTok, Kenya Confronts the Limits of Regulation
The ban question is back in circulation, and debate over how Kenya should regulate TikTok is unfolding again in that…
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At Nairobi’s Main Airport, a New App for Taxis Hints at How the State Wants a Share of Every Ride
At Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, the first negotiation often happens before a suitcase hits the pavement. A driver leans in.…
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BUSINESS
With Airtel Uganda’s Dividend Rise Matching Profit Growth, the Region’s Telecom Income Trade Gets Firmer
The Airtel Uganda dividend rise is not a marginal adjustment. The company has lifted its total payout to Sh0.41 per…
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Nairobi’s Transport System Was Never Built for Timetables. BasiGo Fixed-Route Commuting Thinks It Can Be
Nairobi has long run on improvisation. Routes bend. Fares float. Timetables exist mostly in the driver’s head. For decades, that…
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The Global Music Business Talks Scale, but the Real Pressure Is Coming From Africa’s Streaming Habits
Five years into Spotify in Africa, the numbers read like a cultural census. Nigeria alone has produced 25 million user-generated…
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The African Union Walks Into the AI Arena With Google at Its Side
When the African Union Commission signed its strategic partnership with Google to expand artificial intelligence across public administration, education and…
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Venture Money Built Fairmoney, Deposits Now Demand Something More Concrete
Nigeria’s digital loan boom was built on urgency. School fees due. Rent overdue. A trader short on stock before the…
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Android Face Unlock Recognition Is Getting Smarter but Fingerprints Still Hold the Upper Hand
Google is reportedly working on a more advanced Android face unlock upgrade for Pixel phones and Chromebooks. The early accounts…
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MWC 2026 Paints a Picture of a Mobile Industry Under Pressure From All Sides
Mobile World Congress has always been a spectacle. But at Fira Gran Via this year, spectacle feels secondary. What hangs…
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Mobile Money, Trade Flows and the Scramble to Measure Kenya’s Economy Faster
There is always a lag in official truth. In Kenya’s case, it runs at least 3 months long. Quarterly GDP…
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Nigeria’s USSD Truce Closes One Chapter and Opens Another for Millions Without Smartphones
Nigeria’s USSD dispute is over, at least on paper. After 5 years of wrangling, commercial banks have cleared nearly ₦300bn…
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Ethio Telecom Steps Into the TV Business and Takes Aim at the Satellite Dish
In much of Ethiopia, television has long arrived by way of a metal dish fixed to a rooftop, angled toward…
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Nedbank Gets the Green Light and NCBA’s Future Tilts South
Last week, the Nedbank Group received what may prove the most politically delicate approval in its proposed acquisition of approximately…
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MTN to Acquire 100% of IHS Towers
MTN Group has reached a definitive agreement with the board of IHS Towers to acquire 100% of the company’s shareholding…
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Connecting Kenya’s Digital Services to M-PESA
Most Kenyans do not think about what happens behind the scenes when they pay for something online, settle a hospital…
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Absa Bank Kenya and Visa Unveil Digital-First Metal Cards
Absa Bank Kenya, in partnership with Visa, has launched a premium, digital-first card proposition. Announced during the 2026 Magical Kenya…
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Glovo and NTSA Partner to Launch Rider Safety Initiative
Glovo has announced a partnership with the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) to launch an innovative rider safety program…
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Cheaper Loans, Cautious Banks, and an Economy Trying to Regain Its Nerve
Kenya’s private sector credit growth is back in positive territory after a bruising stretch that saw lending contract by 2.9…
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Konza Technopolis Adds ACTS Research Hub as Kenya’s Science City Enters a More Demanding Phase
When the African Centre for Technology Studies broke ground on a 2.1-acre parcel inside Konza Technopolis on Friday, the ceremony…
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Huawei Kenya DigiTruck Graduates 200 Youth in Wajir East
Huawei Kenya, through its flagship DigiTruck programme, marked the graduation of 200 youth at the ICT Hall in Wajir East,…
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Absa’s Retail Push in Kenya Carries More Risk Than It Admits
When Absa Group cut formal ties with Barclays in 2017, it inherited more than a brand problem. It inherited a…
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Uganda Pushes Electric Cooking to 20% of Homes by 2030 as Kenya Reworks a Carbon Market That Grew Too Fast
Uganda’s electric cooking conversation starts with a number that rarely makes headlines. Adoption is estimated at 2%. The government wants…
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Tanzania’s Digital State Hits a Wall in Arusha and the Message to Officials Is Simple: Enough
The Arusha eGovernment meeting was not staged as a technology fair. It opened as a reprimand. When Chief Secretary Moses…
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The Central Bank’s Law Review Puts Kenya’s Fintech Oversight Framework Under Strain
The CBK law review has arrived at an awkward moment for Kenya’s financial system. The Central Bank of Kenya is…
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Apple Is Turning Podcasts Into Video Just as the Culture Moved Elsewhere
The iPhone’s podcast app was the default home for audio. It anchored commutes, workouts, and idle hours, embedding itself into…
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Microsoft Is Putting $50 Billion on the Table and Calling It a Fix for the AI Divide
At the India AI Impact Summit, Microsoft put a number on its ambitions: US$50bn by 2030 to expand access to…
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A Deadline, 10 Applications, Zero Approvals and the Real Possibility That Uber and Bolt Could Go Dark
Could Uber and Bolt be banned in South Africa on 11 March 2026? The law leaves little room for ambiguity.…
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As Paramount Circles With Cash, Netflix Counts on Certainty in the Battle for Warner Bros Discovery
The release of a three minute teaser for House of the Dragon on February 19, was not merely a gift…
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Canal+ Breaks April Tradition as DStv Skips 2026 Price Increase
1st April has long been the date when DStv subscription prices moved in step with MultiChoice’s financial year. In 2026,…
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Nairobi Hosts the Connected Africa Summit 2026 as Governments Wrestle With Data Borders and Digital Trust
In late April, the Connected Africa Summit will convene in Nairobi with an ambition that sounds straightforward and proves anything…
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Airtel to Ride on Starlink to Command Mobile Internet Market in Kenya
Kenya is set to be at the forefront of a big shift in mobile internet access across Africa, as a…
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A Carbon Credit Dispute Leaves Koko Networks on the Block as PwC Invites Bids for Its Infrastructure
The Koko Networks collapse did not begin with empty fuel tanks or shuttered depots. It began with a missing document.…
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Sh5.28 Billion in Nyota Youth Fund Grants Meets Kenya’s Harsh SME Survival Rate
The Nyota youth fund is built on an admission that would trouble any commercial lender. Of the 120,000 youth-run enterprises…
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Kenya’s POS Card Payments Climb Higher While Cash Still Rules the Streets
Kenya’s card payments at POS reached Sh297 billion in 2025. On paper, that is a modest climb from Sh291.9 billion…
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How Rack Hospitality Is Pulling Kenyan Restaurants Into Pesapal’s Orbit
Rack Hospitality is being introduced as restaurant software. In practice, it is infrastructure. Built by Drift Consult and embedded with…
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Kenya’s Crypto Regulation Faces Pressure as Investors Eye $47bn African Fintech Forecast
Kenya’s crypto regulation has reached an inflection point. For years, digital assets sat in an ambiguous corner of the financial…
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Mogo Kenya Taps Sh800m and Expands Its Reach Into Kenya’s Two Wheel Workforce
Mogo Kenya’s funding has entered a new phase. The company has secured Sh800m from I&M Bank and Ecobank and is…
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African Startup Funding in 2025 Hit $3.9B as Local Investors Take Control
African startup funding reached $3.9 billion across more than 500 deals in 2025. On its face, that figure restores a…
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Kenya’s Retail Surge Deepens as M-Pesa Share Trading Expands NSE Access
Daily transactions at the Nairobi Securities Exchange climbed to 26,169 this week, up from 6,761 before February 4. The jump…
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Gabon Imposes Indefinite Social Media Blackout Amid Rising Labor Unrest
Gabon has ordered an immediate and indefinite suspension of all social media platforms. The directive, issued late Tuesday by the…
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Zoho Celebrates its 30th Anniversary
Zoho Corporation has commemorated its 30th anniversary by revealing two significant company achievements. The company now serves one million paying…
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Sage Rolls Out AI-Powered Intacct Financial Platform for Kenya’s Mid-Sized Firms
Sage has introduced its Sage Intacct cloud financial management platform in Kenya, targeting mid-sized businesses seeking to automate finance operations…
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Meliora Launches Tiara Connect as it Marks 10 Years of Software Innovation
Meliora Technologies has unveiled Tiara Connect, an all-in-one customer communication platform designed to help organisations manage business-to-customer engagement across multiple…
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Africa’s Creative Boom Is Real. Whether It Becomes Industry Is Another Story
The argument gaining ground in policy circles is not about culture alone. It is about labour, ownership, and who captures…
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