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Facebook unveils new anonymous chat app ‘Rooms’
Facebook has launched a new app that will allow people to set up online chat rooms. Called ‘Rooms.’, the app will let you…
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”Safety Check” New facebook feature that notifies your friends and family your are safe during a disaster
By Nixon Kanali Have you ever been in a tight situation? found yourself in the middle of disaster or crisis?…
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Apple Inc, Facebook to pay for female employees to freeze their eggs
Apple Inc and Facebook Inc will help pay for female employees to freeze their eggs, signaling a willingness to spend…
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Facebook may launch an app that lets users share posts anonymously, reports
Facebook is reportedly preparing to launch an app that will let users share posts anonymously with one another,New York Times…
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EU approves Facebooks’ acquisition of WhatsApp
By Nixon Kanali The EU has finally given a green light to Facebook’s acquisition of mobile messenger service WhatsApp. According to…
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Facebook Relaunches Atlas Ad Serving Platform
Facebook has launched its new Atlas advertising platform, which according to the company represents the next step in tracking ad…
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New Facebook News Feed to emphasize on fresh Trending topics
Facebook has announced that yet again it would be making changes to its News Feed. This time round, the company…
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Facebook hits 100 million active users in Africa
By Nixon Kanali, Nairobi Facebook has now hit 100 million active users in Africa, 80 percent of which are mobile…
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Facebook makes changes to News Feed, targets ”Click-baiting” articles
By Nixon Kanali, Nairobi Facebook has adjusted the way its users see articles on its site to reduce what it…
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Facebook to label satirical stories for you So You Don’t Think They’re Real
By Nixon Kanali In December last year, The Daily Currant a satirical magazine that publishes fake stories for humor published…
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Facebook For Windows now allow users to Uploads Video ,Integrates With Messenger
Microsoft has announced it published a new version of Facebook for Windows Phone that enables users to add video uploads and integration…
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Facebook partners with Airtel to provide free Internet services in Zambia
Facebook has teamed up with Bharti Airtel Ltd. (BHARTI) to provide free Internet services including Wikipedia in Zambia. The move has…
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Facebook users required to install a separate messaging app
By Nixon Kanali Facebook has announced that it will be removing the messaging feature from its mobile apps. This means…
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Facebook Launches Save, A Read-It-Later List For Links, Places, & Media Pages
By Nixon Kanali, Facebook has today launched a basic feature for iOS, Android, and web called Save. This is a featurethat lets you store links…
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Facebook suffers a $500,000 loss from 30 Minutes Outage on Thursday .
#AsFaceBookWasDown, remember that hashtag the was trending yesterday on twitter? Well, #AsFaceBookWasDown it reportedly incurred $500,000 in looses after it went down for…
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Facebook will now allow users to customize ads that would appear on their profiles
By Nixon Kanali Facebook has unveiled a new ad preference feature. The feature which is explained in detail on the website’s ‘About…
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Facebook to offer users control on ads viewed
Facebook said it would begin allowing users more information about the ads delivered to them, and to block marketing messages…
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Facebook’s s iOS app can now listens for identifiable TV & music when posting status updates
Facebook yesterday launched a new, optional feature that allows its iPhone application to use the device’s microphone to listen for…
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Facebook Anonymous Login Feature
Are you uncomfortable with the information Facebook shares about you with third-party apps and websites? Good news: Facebook has a…
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Facebook teams up with Storyful to create social network generated newswire
Facebook has teamed up with Storyful to create newsfeeds of original content generated by users of the world’s biggest social network.…
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Facebook Buys Fitness App to Track Your ‘Moves’
Facebook has bought the fitness app Moves, which helps people monitor daily physical activity and their calorie counts on a…
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Facebook launches friend-tracking feature
Your phone always knows where you are. And now, if you want, your Facebook friends will always know where you…
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Facebook Plans to Launch a Mobile Payments Service
Facebook is preparing to join the mobile-payments race with remittances and electronic-money services on the social network. According to a…
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Facebook set to acquire a Virtual Reality Company at $2 billion
A month after Facebook acquired Whats App at a price of $ 19.9 billion, Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg has announced…
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#Facebook to pay #WhatsApp $2 billion if deal fails to get necessary approvals
Facebook will buy fast-growing mobile-messaging startup WhatsApp for $19 billion in cash and stock in a landmark deal. This is…
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Take a look back at your Facebook history
In marking its tenth anniversary, Facebook has come up with a new feature that creates personalized videos highlighting users’ top…
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#Facebook marks its 10th anniversary
Facebook marks its 10th anniversary and Mark Elliot Zuckerberg the C.E.O of the social networking website had this message for all facebook…
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Facebook’s major milestone a decade down the line
(source:google) Facebook currently with more than 1.2 billion users worldwide is today marking a decade since it was created. This…
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Facebook follows Twitter by introducing #Trends, a tailored list of popular topics beside your News Feed
If your on twitter you be knowing about something called trends, a News Feed which offers a personalized list of topics that are…
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MTN Uganda Launches Cashless School Transport Systems for Students
MTN Uganda has unveiled a new digital transport solution aimed at transforming how students commute to and from school, with…
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AWS Selects Nine African Organizations for Social Impact Accelerator
Amazon Web Services has selected nine African organizations to join the fourth cohort of its Social Entrepreneur Accelerator, marking the…
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Africa Internet Summit Opens in Nairobi With Focus on Regional Cooperation
Nairobi is hosting the Africa Internet Summit 2026 (AIS’26), bringing together policymakers, regulators, technology experts, industry leaders, civil society organizations,…
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The Kenya-US Health Data Deal Is Raising the Wrong Questions
In March this year, clinics across Kenya scrambled to account for an abrupt disruption in donor funding. Supply chains stalled.…
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Instagram’s TV Push Arrives as Social Media and Television Converge
Instagram has expanded its television ambitions with the launch of Instagram for TV on Samsung smart televisions, bringing the service…
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Five Eyes Signals a New Era of AI Security Controls as Cyber Risks Accelerate
On Monday night, intelligence agencies from Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand released a rare…
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A New Cybersecurity Agency Is Coming, but Kenya Already Has Several Cyber Institutions
Parliament approved the creation of a National Cybersecurity Agency, a new state corporation intended to coordinate Kenya’s response to digital…
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M.P. Shah’s New Karen Centre Reflects a Wider Shift in Healthcare Growth
M.P. Shah Hospital recently launched the Hub Medical Centre at The Hub Karen, adding another location to a growing network…
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Mobile Money Subscriptions in Kenya Hit 53.4 Million
Kenya’s mobile money sector recorded strong growth in the third quarter of the 2025/26 financial year, with subscriptions rising from…
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Kenya’s Deal With Japan Puts More Than Vehicle Assembly on the Table
On June 22, President William Ruto witnessed the signing of a Sh22.1 billion financing agreement between Kenya and Japan’s Nippon…
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SpaceX Finds a New Audience as African Trading Platforms Broaden Their Reach
Less than a week after SpaceX completed what has been described as the largest initial public offering in market history,…
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My OneApp’s Latest Updates Suggest Safaricom Is Solving for Access First
On April 16, Safaricom publicly apologised to customers after the rollout of My OneApp left some users struggling to access…
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Apple’s Leadership Transition Is Already Taking Shape
WWDC 2026 was supposed to be about software. Apple unveiled a redesigned operating system, expanded Apple Intelligence and presented the…
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Why Meta Sees Kunal Shah as the Right Leader for WhatsApp’s Next Era
Meta’s decision to back Indian fintech company CRED and elevate founder Kunal Shah to lead WhatsApp says as much about…
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Payaza’s Shopaza Targets Africa’s E-Commerce Gap
Payaza has launched Shopaza, a new artificial intelligence-driven e-commerce platform designed to help businesses expand beyond local markets and participate…
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Airtel Money and ChildFund Back Schools Serving Learners With Disabilities
More than 2,000 learners, including children with visual and hearing impairments, are set to benefit from a new inclusive education…
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Africa’s Fast-Rising 5G Market Is Starting to Look Beyond Connectivity
Sub-Saharan Africa is on track to become the world’s fastest-growing 5G market over the next five years, fueled by rising…
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Spiro Secures $55M Additional Backing from Chinese Investor NewTrails Capital
Spiro, one of Africa’s leading electric motorcycle and battery-swapping companies has secured an additional $55 million equity investment from NewTrails…
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Millions of Impressions, Modest Payouts: The Reality of X Monetization in Kenya
X promised creators a new way to earn directly from their audiences. In Kenya, the offer attracted users willing to…
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Football Drives TikTok Engagement in Kenya as Platform Hits 6.5 Million Sports Videos
TikTok has cemented itself as the leading platform for sports entertainment and football culture in Sub-Saharan Africa and beyond, with…
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KCB Opens Its Agency Network to Airtel Money Customers Nationwide
Airtel Money customers can now deposit and withdraw cash at more than 22,000 KCB Bank agents across Kenya following a…
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Kenya in Talks with OpenAI to Host East Africa’s First AI Academy
Kenya is in discussions with OpenAI to establish Nairobi as the home of the first OpenAI Academy initiative in Eastern…
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15 African AI Startups Graduate from Google for Startups Accelerator, Raise $1.1M Average
Fifteen AI-focused startups from eight African countries have completed the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa programme, with 60% of the…
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Mombasa Strengthens Position as a Leading MICE Destination
Mombasa is gaining renewed prominence as a regional hub for Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) following the hosting of…
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Ghana and Tanzania Compare Notes on the Future of Satellite Regulation
The National Communications Authority (NCA) of Ghana has hosted a delegation from the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) on a…
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Behind Konza’s New Technopolis Development Authority Name Is a Wider Mandate
Kenya’s flagship smart city agency is now operating under a new legal identity after the Konza Technopolis Development Authority officially…
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Parliament Sends Finance Bill 2026 to Ruto After Final Vote
The Finance Bill 2026 has cleared Parliament after lawmakers voted to approve the amended legislation, sending one of the government’s…
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Starlink’s Kenya Growth Story Is Running Into a Capacity Problem
For much of the past two years, the story of Starlink in Kenya was straightforward. Subscriber numbers climbed rapidly, satellite…
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TRIFIC’s Dollar REIT Heads to the NSE After Drawing Strong Demand
The TRIFIC Green USD I-REIT has attracted more investor demand than its fundraising target, providing one of the clearest indications…
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Seacom Nairobi-Kampala Route Adds 30Tbps Growth Capacity
Seacom has launched a new Nairobi-Kampala route, adding a high-capacity terrestrial connection between Kenya and Uganda as demand for digital…
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Why Absa Believes More Growth Will Come From Kenya
When Absa Group announced plans to spend Sh30.9 billion to increase its ownership in Absa Bank Kenya from 68.5 percent…
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Parliament Rejects Smartphone Tax Overhaul and Preserves Existing Rules
The National Assembly has rejected a proposal to raise the Kenya smartphone tax from 10 percent to 25 percent, dealing…
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MPs Reject VAT on M-Pesa Transfers as Digital Payments Become Mainstream
Kenyan lawmakers have moved to preserve the M-Pesa VAT exemption proposed under the Finance Bill 2026, shielding mobile money transfers…
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Kenya, EU Deepen Digital Transformation Partnership
Kenya’s State Department for ICT and the Digital Economy has held a strategic engagement with a delegation from the European…
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Kenya’s Mobile Money Growth Is Moving Beyond New Users
Mobile money penetration in Kenya has crossed a threshold that changes how growth in the sector is measured. The latest…
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Kenya’s 5G Data Usage Is Rising Faster Than Subscriber Growth
Kenya’s 5G data usage is beginning to reveal a different story from the one usually told through subscriber numbers. The…
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Kenya’s Telecom Market Grew but the Rankings Barely Changed
Kenya’s telecom market share figures changed little during a quarter that produced one of the largest subscriber increases seen in…
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Kenya Added Nearly 200,000 Fixed Internet Connections in One Quarter
A growing share of Kenya’s internet traffic is being carried through fixed connections. The latest Communications Authority sector statistics show…
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Kenya’s Mobile Growth Continues as SMS Slips Further
Kenya’s mobile subscriptions climbed to 84.1 million during the third quarter of the 2025/26 financial year, according to new figures…
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AURA, Glovo Kenya Partner on Rider Safety
AURA, a life-saving technology platform focused on making emergency response services more accessible and affordable, has announced a new partnership…
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KRA’s Search for Revenue Runs Into Parliamentary Resistance
Parliament has rejected several proposals that would have expanded KRA powers under Finance Bill 2026, preserving key taxpayer protections even…
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Family Bank Steps Onto the NSE as Its Shareholder Structure Changes
The upcoming Family Bank NSE listing will do more than add another banking counter to the Nairobi Securities Exchange. It…
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Cofek’s Court Challenge Adds Fresh Pressure to Finance Bill 2026 Debate
As Parliament moves closer to a final vote on the Finance Bill 2026, a court challenge from the Consumers Federation…
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BFSI Week 2026: African Banks Urged to Focus AI on Value, Security
Financial institutions across Africa must focus on business value, cyber resilience and leadership if they are to successfully harness the…
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How Kenya’s Sports Betting Market Is Reshaping Digital Payment Innovation
I’ve been tracking Kenya’s fintech evolution for seven years. There’s a pattern nobody discusses—sports betting platforms are quietly morphing into…
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CFAO Mobility Launches The Toyota bZ4X EV in Kenya
CFAO Mobility Kenya has unveiled the Toyota bZ4X, marking the Japanese automaker’s first fully electric vehicle to enter the Kenyan…
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Mobile Economy Adds $240bn to Africa’s GDP, GSMA
Mobile technologies and services contributed $240 billion to Africa’s economy in 2025, accounting for 7.8% of the continent’s GDP, according…
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The Money Behind Africa’s Music Success Is Still Slipping Through the Crack
Nigeria and Kenya are producing some of Africa’s most visible music success stories, yet both countries continue to lose substantial…
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What the Rology Ruling Reveals About Kenya’s Digital Health Future
The High Court’s decision to halt the operations of Rology Medical Kenya has become an early test of how Kenya…
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The Final Stretch of the Finance Bill 2026 Debate Is Bringing New Challenges Into View
Kenya’s Finance Bill 2026 has entered a critical stage in Parliament after the National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Finance and…
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Standard Bank Sets Its Sights on Kenya’s Top Banking Spot
Kenya’s banking hierarchy is facing a new challenge. Standard Bank says it wants to become the country’s largest lender by…
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Why the Telkom Kenya Buyout Still Casts a Shadow Years Later
The Telkom Kenya Helios buyout was supposed to bring closure to a long-running ownership question surrounding one of the country’s…
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Diaspora Money Is Paying More of Kenya’s Household Bills Than Previously Known
Kenya diaspora remittances are increasingly being used to pay for food, education and healthcare, according to a landmark household survey…
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Spiro Wants More of Its Electric Motorcycles Built in Africa
Spiro’s plan to manufacture most of its electric vehicle components in Africa marks an important shift in the continent’s emerging…
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Starlink’s Speed Advantage Is Starting to Pressure Africa’s Broadband Providers
Starlink broadband speeds in Africa are now outperforming most terrestrial internet providers across the continent, according to new data from…
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NTT DATA Expands Salesforce Services as Kenya’s AI Push Gains Pace
NTT DATA has announced the expansion of its Salesforce services across East Africa, aimed at enhancing customer engagement, data management,…
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Bharti Airtel Wins Shareholder Backing to Increase Airtel Africa Stake
Bharti Airtel has secured overwhelming shareholder backing for a transaction that will significantly increase its ownership of Airtel Africa, a…
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KURA Advances Nairobi Smart Traffic Project With New Sh10.8bn International Tender
Nairobi’s smart transport ambitions have entered a new phase after the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) invited international bids for…
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Kenya Ranks 6th in Africa’s Digital Rights and Inclusion Index
Kenya has been ranked sixth in the latest report on the state of digital rights and inclusion across the continent.…
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