Tech Trends

14 Feb 2026 - The upcoming launch of the Kenya National Carbon Registry lands at a moment when Kenya’s carbon market is no longer defined by ambition alone. The…

14 Feb 2026 - Mobile internet speeds in Kenya rose sharply in 2025, with average performance increasing from 21 Mbps in 2024 to 45 Mbps by year end, according to…

14 Feb 2026 - The investment showcase at the Africa Tech Summit did not feel like a parade of polished optimism. It felt closer to a working session. Founders…

14 Feb 2026 - On a midweek afternoon at the Moniepoint Stage, the conversation drifted toward an uncomfortable comparison. War technology attracts capital at scale…

14 Feb 2026 - At the DeFi Summit during the just-concluded Africa Tech Summit, the VALR Stage was primed for another crypto pitch. Instead, Munachi Ogueke, CEO and…

14 Feb 2026 - Every February brings the same ritual. Dating apps see a surge of activity, hopeful conversations begin, and many users return to familiar…

14 Feb 2026 - Retail has always followed attention. The difference now is where attention settles and how long it stays there. Smartphones hold it longer than…

13 Feb 2026 - Konza Technopolis has been confirmed as an official participant in the 7 Wonders of Future Cities initiative, a global programme highlighting…

13 Feb 2026 - Africa’s smart home market is entering a period of accelerated growth, driven by expanding connectivity, urbanization and rising demand for…

13 Feb 2026 - KCB Bank has joined forces with Visa to introduce a new Business Credit Card tailored for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Kenya. The card…

12 Feb 2026 - Odibets is redefining the Aviator gaming experience with the rollout of structured missions, race challenges and leaderboard tournaments — a move…

12 Feb 2026 - The conversation around African payments often begins with ambition. Integration, digital finance, continental trade. Yet the practical experience…

12 Feb 2026 - The conversation around intra-African trade often begins with scale. A continent of more than 50 countries, a combined market measured in billions of…

12 Feb 2026 - An email from Starlink landed in Kenyan inboxes with a firm instruction: complete identity verification in person by April 30, 2026, or risk service…

12 Feb 2026 - Japanese involvement in African business followed familiar routes. Trading houses moved commodities, financed logistics, and built long commercial…

12 Feb 2026 - The conversation around climate tech in Africa has grown more grounded. Not less ambitious, but more honest about friction. At the Climate Tech and…

12 Feb 2026 - By late afternoon at the Moniepoint Stage, the mood felt less celebratory than reflective. That alone said something. For years, conversations around…

12 Feb 2026 - Last evening, the Moniepoint Stage at Africa Tech Summit moved from polite introductions to something closer to a stress test. Nonnie Wanjihia…

12 Feb 2026 - Venture capital conversations around African startups has for years leaned on expansion stories. Larger rounds, faster growth, new capital entering…

12 Feb 2026 - Circle Gas is funding a clean cooking ambition with bank debt priced above 20 percent and a carbon strategy that has yet to clear its final…

12 Feb 2026 - When Sitoyo Lopokoiyit takes charge of Absa’s private and personal banking unit on April 1, 2026, he will be stepping into a business that sits at…

11 Feb 2026 - The Simple Truth: If you can learn 10 poker hands, you can start playing with confidence. Poker isn’t as complicated as it looks—the basics take 15…

11 Feb 2026 - Agridex International has announced its partnership with Tradeflow Capital Management to focus on improving how Capital moves into agricultural and…

11 Feb 2026 - Agriculture still carries the weight of Africa’s climate conversation, even when attention drifts elsewhere. At the Climate Tech & Investment…

11 Feb 2026 - The room at the AI & Digital Summit did not sound like a gathering convinced it was witnessing the future unfold in real time. The tone was more…

11 Feb 2026 - By mid-afternoon at the Moniepoint Stage in Nairobi, the room had settled into a familiar rhythm. Founders talking infrastructure, investors…

11 Feb 2026 - At a certain stage of growth, payments stop being about access. The conversation changes. Adoption is no longer the headline. The harder question…

11 Feb 2026 - In a conference hall buzzing with the predictable energy of Nairobi’s tech scene, Moniepoint took the stage not to flaunt products, but to unpack…

11 Feb 2026 - Conversations about African tech talent have for years began with scarcity. That frame is wearing thin. At Africa Tech Summit in Nairobi, the…

11 Feb 2026 - The conversation around African fintech often begins with access and scale. Fincra CEO Wole Ayodele approached it from a different angle at Africa…

11 Feb 2026 - The conversation around African fintech has matured, or at least it sounds different now. At Africa Tech Summit Nairobi, the first panel on payments…

11 Feb 2026 - Spotify entered the year with 751 million monthly active users, 290 million paying subscribers, and operating income rising sharply in Q4 2025. User…

11 Feb 2026 - Kenya’s stock market has entered the M-Pesa ecosystem. Ziidi Trader places share trading inside the mobile money application, allowing investors to…

11 Feb 2026 - Sitoyo Lopokoiyit’s decision to leave Safaricom at the end of next month closes a chapter that coincides with an unsettled phase for M-PESA Africa…

11 Feb 2026 - What if your home could fight back? Against rising costs, unpredictable power and the daily drain on your time and budget. In Kenya, the next wave of…

10 Feb 2026 - Safaricom has partnered with the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) to launch Ziidi Trader. The new platform, embedded directly within the M-PESA…

10 Feb 2026 - Andela, the global marketplace for technical talent, has announced a significant expansion of its Andela AI Academy. The initiative has transitioned…

10 Feb 2026 - Tax compliance in Kenya is moving from periodic filing toward continuous verification. The Kenya Revenue Authority’s proposed Merchant Tax Compliance…

10 Feb 2026 - When a foreign bank moves to take control of a local lender, the first anxiety rarely concerns strategy. It concerns people. Jobs, reporting lines,…

10 Feb 2026 - Kenya’s carbon market is entering a more guarded phase, and the conversation now runs through cooking fuel. The latest example sits with M-Gas, the…

10 Feb 2026 - Google rejected 61.9 percent of content takedown requests from Kenya in the six months to June, declining 26 of 42 items submitted by government…

10 Feb 2026 - A Sh46.9 million insolvency demand rarely threatens to topple a telecommunications operator on its own. The amount is modest by industry standards.…

10 Feb 2026 - Kenya’s cooperative financial sector is entering a period of adjustment as SACCOs move closer to fintech firms in response to rising demand for…

10 Feb 2026 - Participation in the Nairobi Securities Exchange has for years followed a familiar sequence. An investor chose a broker, opened a Central Depository…

10 Feb 2026 - The Bitcoin price fall has revived a familiar mood in digital asset markets. Not panic exactly. Something closer to recognition. After months of…

10 Feb 2026 - On Safer Internet Day (February 10), a day dedicated to raising awareness about digital usage, Sophos, a global leader of innovative security…

10 Feb 2026 - For more than a decade, connectivity has powered Kenya’s economic transformation. Mobile money, cloud platforms, e-commerce, and remote work have…

9 Feb 2026 - Kenya’s betting landscape is set for a major shake-up following the launch of Chezagame, a new betting platform that is already attracting attention…

9 Feb 2026 - Pan-African telecommunications company Paratus Group has officially switched on a new 2,000 km terrestrial fiber route, establishing a direct high-…

9 Feb 2026 - Mdundo’s latest results expose a structural problem inside African music streaming. Access has expanded faster than monetisation. The company…