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Infinix Launches NOTE 60 Pro in Kenya With a Display on the Back Panel
Infinix has officially launched the NOTE 60 Pro in Kenya, introducing what the brand describes as a new category of…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom’s M-Pesa Update Masks Phone Numbers and Ends an Era of Open Customer Data
The digital footprints left behind after a simple 500-shilling transfer are about to shrink. Starting Tuesday, 24 March 2026, Safaricom…
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An AI Law With Teeth at Home and Blind Spots Abroad
Kenya’s proposed Artificial Intelligence Bill, 2026 places a regulator at the centre of a fast-moving sector. It sets rules, defines…
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Mobile Number Ruling in Kenya Complicates Telco Operations
On March 19, 2026, the High Court placed a mobile number in the same legal space as personal data. Justice…
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Stablecoins Took Off in Kenya Now Regulators Are Closing In on the Details
Kenya’s new stablecoin regulations do not ban or even slow the market. They force it into view. Under draft rules…
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Inside Kenya’s AI and Connectivity Plans as Global Partners Move In
There is a number that keeps surfacing in Nairobi’s tech policy circles. $5 billion. It is the price tag attached…
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Cellulant Appoints Darren Makarem as CFO to Drive African Payments Expansion
African payments technology company Cellulant has named Darren Makarem as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), bolstering its executive bench…
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Bolt Report Highlights Economic Gains for Drivers in Kenya’s Gig Economy
On-demand mobility platform Bolt has released its flagship Gig Economy Report in partnership with Ipsos, revealing the growing role of…
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New Appointments
AVEVA Appoints Khaled Salah as VP for Africa in Regional Growth Push
Industrial software company AVEVA has appointed Khaled Salah as Vice President of Africa, tasking him with accelerating the company’s growth…
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Showmax to Shut Down at the End of March
There is something unusual about how Showmax is ending. Subscriptions close on 31 March 2026. Renewals stop on 1 April…
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Beyond Nairobi, BasiGo’s Electric Bus Expansion Begins to Stretch Across Kenya
For a while, the logic held inside Nairobi. Dense routes. Predictable passenger flows. Charging points within reach. An electric bus…
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BUSINESS
Kenyans Turn to Digital Credit as Cost of Living Bites, Tala Report Finds
More Kenyans are tightening their financial habits in response to a difficult economic environment, with savings, digital credit, and entrepreneurship…
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BUSINESS
Equity Group Posts Record KSh75.5 Billion Profit in FY2025, Up 55%
Equity Group Holdings has reported the highest profit after tax in Kenya’s corporate history, with earnings rising 55% to KSh75.5…
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EU and Kenya Move Deeper Into Digital Systems Design With New Strategic Dialogue
Fifty years is a long time in diplomacy. Long enough for habits to form, for language to settle into routine.…
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BUSINESS
Kenya Holds Line on 15% Tax for US Firms
Tax policy often feels like an abstract exercise until the invoices start to arrive. For Kenya, the global minimum tax…
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TECNO Brings AI-Powered CAMON 50 Series and Lamborghini Partnership to Kenya from MWC 2026
TECNO has used the Mobile World Congress 2026 (MWC) stage in Barcelona to unveil its latest smartphone lineup and a…
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PalmPay’s Purple Woman Program Tackles Nigeria’s Tech Gender Gap
Nigeria’s digital economy is growing at a striking pace; fintech alone recorded 70% growth in a single year, but women…
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Kibaba Fund Brings Global Exposure Closer, but Not Simpler
Kenyan retail portfolios have tended to circle the same terrain for years. Treasury bills, SACCO shares, a piece of land…
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Technology is Rewriting the Playbook for Grassroots Football in Kenya
The launch of the SportPesa League has introduced a technology-driven framework that is gradually turning community football in Kenya into…
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Kenya Moves To Put A Name And A Face To AI Power As New Bill Hands One Office Wide Authority
A single office, backed by law and tied to the presidency, now sits at the core of Kenya’s emerging approach…
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Kenya Convenes Piracy Forum as Losses Hit KES 92 Billion
In Nairobi this week, the conversation about piracy moved past general concern and into operational detail. The Ministry of Information,…
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Kenya’s Electric Motorbike Surge Is Starting to Run Through Bolt
Spend a few minutes at a busy junction in Nairobi and it does not take long for the motorcycle economy…
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Wingu Africa Appoints Prasad Acharya as Tanzania Sales Director to Drive Regional Expansion
Wingu Africa, East Africa’s leading carrier-neutral data centre operator, has named Prasad Acharya as Director of Sales for Tanzania. He…
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How AI Writing And Editing Tools Are Transforming Digital Content Creation
Have you ever thought about how people create so much digital content every single day? From blogs and social posts…
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M-Pesa Tanzania Launches Africa’s First Mobile Money Tap-to-Pay Feature
M-Pesa users in Tanzania can now pay by simply tapping their Android phones at Visa-enabled terminals, no physical card required.…
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Hustler Fund Data Is Building a Nationwide Credit Map and Banks Like KCB Are Already Using It
Kenya’s most political lending program is turning into something else entirely. The Hustler Fund was built as a retail credit…
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IFC Places $25M Bet on Lightrock’s Africa Fund in Nairobi
The decision by the International Finance Corporation to anchor a $200 million investment fund managed from Nairobi reads like a…
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Kenya Tries a Faster Route to Block Pirate Streams Across the Internet
Kenya is preparing a far more aggressive legal response to digital piracy. The proposal sits inside the Copyright and Related…
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Nairobi’s Long Bet on Becoming a Financial Hub Begins to Attract Actual Capital
For most of its short life, the Nairobi International Financial Centre existed more on paper than in practice. The project…
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Kenya’s New Taxi Fare Policy: Can the State Beat the App?
Kenya’s taxi industry has never had a settled rhythm. Prices rise and fall on phone screens, drivers hop between apps,…
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Orange Builds Its Africa Strategy Around the Max It Super App
Telecom operators once measured success in towers, spectrum licences and subscriber counts. Increasingly, the fight sits elsewhere. It sits inside…
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MTN Passes 300 Million Subscribers as Africa’s Data Appetite Grows
The headline number looks simple enough. MTN now counts 307 million voice subscribers across its markets. Profit has returned. Data…
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BUSINESS
A Few Thousand Shillings at a Time, Kenyans Are Walking Into the Stock Market Through M-Pesa
The Nairobi Securities Exchange has spent years searching for retail investors. It found them in a place few people in…
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WaveX Becomes First Reseller Partner at LINX Internet Exchanges Kenya Sites
Kenyan internet service provider WaveX has been announced as the first official reseller partner at both LINX Nairobi and LINX…
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Preventing the Breach: Why Companies Should Turn to Proactive Cybersecurity
Cyberattacks against companies are rising at an alarming rate, causing financial losses and exposing sensitive data to hackers. Despite the…
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Genetec Launches Cloud-Managed Security Appliance Built for Enterprise Scale
Genetec has unveiled the Cloudlink 2210, a new cloud-managed appliance aimed at large enterprises looking to modernise their physical security…
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Telecom AI Meets Mobile Money in Safaricom–Indosat Deal
The Safaricom–Indosat partnership brings together two operators that arrived at the digital economy from different directions. Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH)…
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Southern Africa Starts Lowering Mobile Roaming Costs Under SADC One Network Area
In the past, crossing a border in Southern Africa meant an immediate jolt to a mobile phone bill. A short…
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The Canal+ Strategy Taking Shape After Showmax
The French media group Canal+ ended 2025 with 42.3 million subscribers worldwide, a figure that tells two different stories depending…
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Kenya and Ghana Explore SME Growth and Trade Opportunities
Oya Microcredit Limited Kenya, hosted Ghana’s High Commissioner to Kenya, Paul Evans Aidoo, for a media engagement and strategic visit…
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From Cell on Wheels to Smart Sensors, Safaricom Brings Connectivity to the 2026 Safari Rally
The Safari Rally Kenya has long been associated with the image of raw endurance. Cars pound through volcanic dust. And…
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Iladho Galgallo Returns to Marsabit to Encourage Girls in STEM Through Safaricom Mentorship
The road to Marsabit tests a lot of drivers thanks to how long it takes to reach there. It’s dusty,…
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WhatsApp Banking Begins Taking Shape Across Southern Africa
For many people across Southern Africa, financial life already runs through a phone screen. Messages arrive. Payments get discussed. Remittances…
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Interviews
How LG Is Turning AI Into Everyday Value for East African Homes
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become one of the most talked-about technologies in the world. From global tech conferences to policy…
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COLUMNS
Allan Juma | Why Threat Intelligence is a Compliance Imperative for Kenya’s Financial Sector
Kenya’s financial sector operates in one of the most dynamic digital economies in Africa. This economy, according to GSMA, will…
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Gadgets
LG Debuts Puricare Aeromini, A Compact Purifier Built For Small Homes
LG Electronics (LG) has introduced the LG PuriCare AeroMini, a small air purifier designed to keep indoor air clean while…
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The 2026 Middle East Regional Conflict Freezes a Critical Segment of the 2Africa Cable
The 2Africa submarine cable, the largest subsea internet network ever attempted, has run into the realities of maritime conflict. Construction…
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Zoza na Odibets App: Get Paid Just for Betting on the Odibets App
Sports betting enthusiasts in Kenya have yet another reason to download the Odibets App, after Odibets unveiled an exciting new…
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M-TIBA Parent CarePay Group Announces Leadership Changes
CarePay Group, the parent company of the pioneering health-tech platform M-TIBA, has announced a strategic leadership transition. Moses G. Kuria…
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How Online Tools Help Writers Create Clearer And More Accurate Content
Have you ever written something and later felt that it could sound clearer or more polished? Many writers experience this…
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Liquid Kenya CEO on How the Company is Building Africa’s AI-Ready Future
As Africa undergoes a rapid technological evolution, the transition from legacy systems to cutting-edge digital ecosystems is no longer just…
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Samsung Marks Historic 20-Year Reign as World’s No. 1 TV Brand
Samsung Electronics has officially marked two decades as the undisputed leader of the global television industry. According to the latest…
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Western Union Expands Digital Remittance Access in South Africa Through Sasai Fintech Partnership
Western Union and Sasai Fintech, a subsidiary of Cassava Technologies, have launched a new international money transfer mobile application designed…
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Liquid C2 Partners with CyberCoach to Strengthen Digital Security for African Businesses
Liquid C2, a subsidiary of Cassava Technologies, has announced a new partnership with CyberCoach, a privacy-first AI-driven cybersecurity training and…
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Samsung Galaxy S26 Series and Galaxy Buds 4 Series Now Available Worldwide
Samsung Electronics has announced the global availability of the Samsung Galaxy S26 series alongside the new Samsung Galaxy Buds4 lineup.…
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South African AI startup Yazi Secures First Institutional Funding at $1.6M Valuation
Yazi, a South African AI-native research startup, has officially closed its first institutional funding round, valuing the company at R30…
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BUSINESS
KCB Group’s Net Proft Jumps 11pc to KShs. 68.4 Billion
KCB Group PLC has signalled a massive win for its digital-first strategy, posting a KSh 68.4 billion profit after tax…
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The Invisible AI Layer Now Organizing Parts of Africa’s Public Health Systems
Technology stories often unfold in laboratories or startup accelerators. Healthcare systems operate somewhere very different: crowded clinics, delayed ambulances, and…
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African Digital Commerce Is Taking Shape Inside Message Threads Rather Than the Online Stores People Expected
WhatsApp is becoming Africa’s commerce infrastructure. Across cities and smaller towns from Lagos to Nairobi, thousands of merchants run daily…
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TikTok Announces Additional $200k into Sub-Saharan Africa AI Literacy
TikTok has doubled down on its commitment to online safety by announcing a fresh $200,000 investment in AI media literacy…
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Kaspersky Upgrades Next Platform With AI-Powered Threat Detection
Kaspersky has upgraded its Kaspersky Next cybersecurity platform with new artificial intelligence capabilities designed to improve threat detection, accelerate investigations,…
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Africa’s Renewable Energy Investment Still Far From $100B Annual Target
Africa’s renewable energy investment has accelerated over the past few years. The numbers tell a story of momentum, yet they…
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Across Africa, Carbon Credits Are Turning Into a State Asset
A carbon credit once moved through the voluntary market with little government presence. A project developer secured land, issued credits…
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Gebeya Partners with InterNetX to Enable Local Domain Registration in Africa
Gebeya, an Africa-focused agentic AI company, has announced a strategic partnership with European domain registrar InterNetX, part of the IONOS…
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Nedbank’s Ecobank Loss Drives NCBA Deal Strategy
Nedbank Group is restructuring its African expansion through a proposed acquisition of a 66 percent controlling stake in NCBA Group.…
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Safaricom’s Ziidi Platform Wins Global Fintech Award at MWC 2026
Safaricom’s Ziidi Money Market Fund has won the Best Fintech and Digital Commerce Innovation Award at the Global Mobile Awards…
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Treasury Backs Sh2bn Konza Facility as Tax Authority Expands Its Digital Backbone
The KRA data recovery site at Konza Technopolis is a Sh2bn public investment approved in Kenya’s supplementary budget for the…
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MTN Zambia Connects a Smartphone to Starlink Satellites in a First Field Test
The MTN Zambia Starlink Direct to Cell partnership integrates terrestrial mobile spectrum with a low Earth orbit satellite network to…
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Ethio Telecom Advances 4G Expansion and 5G Preparation Through New Vendor Deals
Ethio Telecom vendor deals announced after Mobile World Congress 2026 define the next phase of Ethiopia’s national telecom infrastructure expansion.…
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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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Gadgets
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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BUSINESS
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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News
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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