80 per cent of women in low- and middle-income countries are now mobile owners. This is according to the GSMA’s 2019 Mobile Gender Gap Report released today. The report further notes that mobile is the primary means of internet access in these markets, where 48 per cent of women use mobile to get online. Despite […]
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Samsung finally unveiled the much-awaited Galaxy S10. Samsung launched four unique devices in the Galaxy S10 lineup is composing of the Galaxy S10, S10+, S10e and S10 5G. With the four unique devices, Samsung says the Galaxy S10 line is engineered to meet the distinct needs of today’s smartphone market, so consumers can do more […]
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ASUS has introduced its new laptop models, ZenBook, VivoBook and TUF Gaming into the Kenyan market as it seeks to boost its market share and expand into the wider East African markets. Speaking in Nairobi, ASUS Regional Manager for Africa, Israel and Turkey Bora Aras said boosting the company’s operations in Kenya was an essential […]
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Jumia Kenya will from Monday 25th February 2019 run the first ever-ever Jumia Super Brand Day, a one-day shopping event for online shoppers. The company has teamed up with consumer goods company Unilever East Africa in building up this online retail experience that will see customer enjoy huge discounts on Unilever products. During the campaign, […]
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Huawei unveiled the Huawei Y7 Prime 2019 in Kenya a few weeks ago. There was a media launch which we covered here. Pre-orders were then opened until February 13th before the device officially went on Sale in the country. I have been using the Huawei Y7 Prime 2019 for around two weeks now. We did […]
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Confederation Cup is arguably the second most important football tournament on the African continent after the Cup of Nations, with many fans already gambling on their predictions on sports betting sites. With the qualification matches out of the way, the Group Matches of CAF Confederation are in full swing. During that time, most Kenyan fans […]
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The annual Mastercard Love Index indicates that Kenyans are willing to dig deeper into their pockets to make their partners happy and that they are going online to do it, there has been a 152% increase in the number of e-commerce transactions between 2016 and 2018. The Mastercard Love Index, which is created by analyzing […]
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Hardware and connectivity startup BRCK has announced that it has acquired local public WiFi provider Surf and parent company EveryLayer. The Kenyan startup made the announcement at Africa Tech Summit Kigali as it seeks to become one of the largest public WiFi networks in Sub-Saharan Africa. Surf has been accelerating and expanding high-speed access across […]
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The Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) will officially call for applications starting from the 27th of March 2019. ANPI is a US$10 million Prize competition for African entrepreneurs, founded by the Jack Ma Foundation in August 2018. Each year for the next ten years, the Prize will host a pitch competition in Africa where ten […]
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icolo.io, a leading provider of carrier-neutral colocation services in Africa has commenced the construction of its new data centre in Kenya. The new Data Center called NBO1 is located in Karen Nairobi and will be second data centre from the company following the construction of the first data center in Mombasa. Construction of the data […]
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Creditinfo has launched a new Integrated anti-fraud solution to combat identity fraud for the Kenyan mobile lending market. According to the credit information and risk management solutions provider, the solution uses advanced analytics to combat the fraud. “The credit bureau already contains significant data which can be used to highlight potential fraudulent applications, this solution […]
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All commercial paper issuances have been arranged by the Centum-owned advisory firm, Barium Capital. This latest investment will be used to expand Branch’s services in Kenya.
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The Kenyan government wants all police officers to undergo a compulsory six-month training on Information and Communication Technology (ICT). According to Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i the training is aimed at equipping the officers with basic knowledge and skills to handle the newly launched automated information management system which will be rolled-out across the country. […]
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Google has announced a Sh100 million grant to train more than 100,000 Kenyan smallholder farmers on digital skills. The announcement was made at the first Google for Kenya event held in Nairobi, where the company outlined its long-term strategy and commitment to contribute to the country’s economic and social growth. To help farmers increase their yields and […]
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Facebook has announced a new partnership with Africa Check; Africa’s first independent fact-checking organisation and AFP, to launch its first Africa Fact-Checking programme in Kenya. The programme will help asses the accuracy of news in the country and also help reduce the spread of misinformation, whilst improving the quality of news people find on its […]
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Kenya has won the bid to host the 6th edition of the International Open Data Conference (IODC) in 2020. This will be the first time the conference is held in Africa. The Announcement was made at the closing ceremony of the 5th IODC 2018 held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from September 27 – 28, 2018 […]
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Google Kenya is hosting the first Web Rangers summit in Africa aimed at spreading awareness about internet safety and promoting responsible digital citizenship on the continent. 26 Web Rangers from Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa are attending the summit to meet and share ideas on how they can make the Internet a safer place for […]
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Google has released top trending searches for the month of 2018. Sports betting platforms such as Sportpesa, betpawa, betika, betin and others dominated the list of search items by Kenyans once again showing how betting is becoming a national past time. Football has now been relegated to the second position in the most searched items […]
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Samsung Electronics has announced that it is now taking the Galaxy Note 9 Pre-orders in Kenya. The company says the first 500 customers who pre-order the device will receive it from August 24th. The customers making the Galaxy Note 9 pre-order will also get a welcome pack consisting of the new DeX HDMI cable – that enables […]
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Google has released top trending Google search trends for the month of July 2018 in Kenya. The World Cup dominated the first half of July, with the most searched matches during this period being: France vs Belgium, Russia vs Croatia, Brazil vs Belgium, England vs Croatia and the Final match in which France beat Croatia […]
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The Finnovation Africa: Kenya 2018 summit is coming to Nairobi on 31st May 2018. The event will bring together more than 300 participants from established banking powerhouses to Fintech startups to tackle the most pressing questions for the progress of Fintech in Africa. The events which is being organized by Ethico Live will also prove […]
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Kenyan SaaS Mobile Consumer Feedback Company mSurvey has announced a Series A round of USD$3.5m, led by Africa focused venture firm TLcom Capital with investment from Social Capital, Kapor Capital, Golden Palm, and Richard Owen; founding team of Net Promoter Score (NPS). The funding, announced today follows Seed Investment rounds from Cross Culture Ventures, Alpha […]
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Digital music content distributor, DiGiSPICE has announced that it is deploying a Content Management System (CMS) to help Kenyan artists reduce distribution cost of their music and tame piracy in the market. The digitization, according to the company, monitors artists’ content performance – number of times streamed or downloaded, revenue earned, and number of consumers […]
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Facebook has suspended political data analytics company Cambridge Analytica after finding out the company had violated data privacy policies. Facebook in a blog says Cambridge Analytica which was accused of working for Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta during the last general elections failed to deleted data that it had acquired inappropriately from hundreds of thousands of […]
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Kenya is one of 34 countries that have introduced banking reforms to expand sustainable lending, making emerging markets a major force in driving development and fighting climate change. This is according to the first comprehensive Global Progress Report of the Sustainable Banking Network, an IFC-supported organization of banking regulators and associations. Those 34 countries account for […]
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Kenya’s mobile-first consumer experience platform mSurvey has expanded its operations in Nigeria. The move comes as the Kenya-based company seeks to consolidate its position as Africa’s leading technology-powered customer loyalty platform. Backed by international and African investors, including Safaricom’s Spark Fund, Cross Culture Ventures and Alpha Angels, mSurvey will be opening a new office and […]
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Trescon will be hosting the next edition of World Blockchain Summit on 22-23 March 2018 in Nairobi City, the capital of Kenya. Promoting the disruptive power of the blockchain industry, Trescon seeks to extend its efforts by bringing the power of blockchain all across the world. The World Blockchain Summit at Nairobi will be the […]
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Online sports betting rising in Africa at an unprecedented pace, no doubt about that. Sports is no longer just about entertainment but also about making money. A lot of money. Many smart Africans are making money by betting on sports on platforms like Betin Kenya. Although as much as 40% of the African population is […]
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Kenya is among the Sub-Saharan African economies that set a new record in reforming their business climate. This is according to the 15th-anniversary edition of the World Bank Group’s annual Doing Business report. The report notes that Kenya reduced the number of procedures required to register a business, and also reduced the time for import […]
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Telecommunications operator Safaricom has dismissed claims by Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga that it was complicit in manipulating the August 8 presidential elections. Through a statement sent to newsrooms yesterday, Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore termed the allegations made by Raila Odinga and the NASA coalition as factually incorrect and unsupported by any evidence whatsoever that […]
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By James Ngige (@Jaykulll), Nairobi Technology has become part and parcel of culture, well, every culture, but Kenya however, is changing the culture of technology. Kenya has emerged as a technology power hub to reckon with- so much that today no multinational story is complete without the Kenyan angle. This revolution is as a result […]
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We have previously sports betting has become popular in Kenya and other African countries. This rise of these betting sites has been attributed to the increased internet penetration and mobile money services. Certain countries in the continent like Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa have in recent times experienced a massive outbreak of betting companies. In […]
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In a surprising turn of events, Uganda took the lead as Kenya’s top source market in Africa, while Germany and Italy tail the numbers globally. According to data from the Kenya Tourism Board (KTB), The Pearl almost doubled her score of 29,038 visitors in 2015 to 51,023 for the year ended (2016). The report attributes […]
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Businesses operating in Africa increasingly worry about the unpredictable business environment where markets are volatile and political perils are on the rise. This is according to the key findings of the 6th annual Allianz Risk Barometer analyzing corporate risks globally, as well as by region, country, industry, and size of business. Other growing concerns for […]
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