- Alibaba Group is reportedly in the works of dividing itself into six separate companies. According to Reuters, these units will pursue funding and public listings, as the Chinese government relaxes its regulation of private businesses. The major reorganization will involve the creation of six…
- It has emerged that Microsoft Kenya, mainly at its Africa Development Centre in Nairobi, has fired several employees. This development was noted at the start of this week, and while the number of affected workers has not been revealed, it would appear that a good number of developers, as well as 20…
- HMD Global, which has been using the Nokia name for its devices, has announced that it will be assembling some of its devices in Kenya. This development was announced today by Gopher Ogembo, HMD Global’s Senior Business Manager for East Africa, who hinted that the firm is in various stages of…
- Retailer Carrefour, which also offers services via its app and online platform, has announced that its customers will now be able to check themselves out of stores in a move aimed at reducing queues and speeding up the checkout process. The announcement was made today by the company’s Kenya Country…
- Music service Spotify, which has been available in Kenya since 2021 has announced a donation to Vibrate Space, a non-profit organization helping young Ghanaian music entrepreneurs with the tools and skills they need to thrive in the industry, from its Creator Equity Fund to support emerging artists…
- TECNO recently unveiled their entry-level Spark 10 series, including the regular Spark 10, Spark 10 Pro, Spark 10C and Spark 10 5G. The Spark series has been a favourite among the youth – from the first Spark launched in 2017 to now in its 10th generation. We have the TECNO Spark 10 which shares…
- Today, taxman the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has given the media an update about tax administration in the betting and gaming industry. The update is key because the space is served by a ton of laws and tax regimes, which, according to the KRA, have been put in place to manage the industry and…
- Twitter has been making a lot of changes ever since it was purchased by Elon Musk for 44 billion dollars. The social media company has not been able to turn any profit for more than a decade, and some reputable auditors have since projected that its valuation could be in the 20 billion dollar…
- Loan apps are a big thing in Kenya, and for good reason: they offer effortless credit to cash-strapped customers with no collateral, a move that has since proved very popular in the country. The fact that customers can access this cash in a matter of seconds on their phones via M-PESA is also the…
- Digital loan apps have been undergoing a lot of scrutiny from regulators such as the Central Bank of Kenya ever since they started abusing user data and using private information to shame lenders into paying delayed loans. Parliament would then institute new laws to regulate them, including key…
- Samsung makes great TVs, and it sells millions of them across the world every other year. However, this does not mean it doesn’t have any competition, because its home rival, LG, is equally capable, and has been appealing to high-end consumers with awesome sets with leading display technologies and…
- Baron and Cabot, a UK real estate company, has launched a property website for the UK, which also has a plan to expand real estate agencies in Kenya. The portal uses AI technology to anticipate property prices, and it offers a chance for growth and financial prosperity to Kenyan real estate agents…
- Kenya customers are asking for better international money transfer services that can help them better manage their personal finances. According to the Global Money Transfer Index by Western Union, 90% of the recipients in Kenya would like remittance services integrated into a mobile ‘super app’ so…
- This week, a case was filed in the High Court of Kenya in Nairobi, which was brought forth by multiple parties against Ezra Chiloba, Director General of ICT watchdog the Communications Authority of Kenya, and the Attorney General. The case focused on a decision made by Chiloba to limit media…
- Connected Kenya is one of the leading tech events in Kenya, and by extension, East Africa. It has hosted 11 shows, and this year’s will be the 12th. Similar to select previous summits, the conference will be held in Coastal Kenya, precisely in Diani, for three days (April 2-5). We have looked into…
- Twitter accounts that were verified before Elon Musk bought the social media platform will see their blue checkmarks disappear in a matter of days. Following the billionaire’s purchase of the social network last year in a heavily-indebted US$44 billion deal, Twitter reported on Thursday that from…
- Eliud Owalo, the CS for Information, Communications, and the Digital Economy, has invited both local and international investors to collaborate with the government in fulfilling the nation’s comprehensive Digital Economy Agenda. This Digital Economy Agenda is one of President Ruto’s goals and was…
- The Communications Authority of Kenya has announced that it has finished looking into the Broadcast Coverage of Opposition protests that took place on March 20th, 2023. According to a statement by Director General Ezra Chiloba, the CA determined that six television stations, including Citizen TV,…
- Factor[e] Ventures has announced the launch of Delta40, a new venture studio that seeks to enhance the African startup ecosystem by constructing and investing in technology ventures that address income growth and climate change. The launch event was attended by Meg Whitman, the US ambassador to…
- Safaricom has picked Fawzia Ali as Chief Consumer Business Officer effective 15th March 2023. The same role was held by Sylvia Mulinge, who left the telco for the CEO MTN Uganda role. Fawzia has held the role in an acting capacity since July 2022. Following her confirmation of the new job, Fawzia…
- Today, M-PESA Africa has unveiled a Shared Service Operations Centre (SSOC) in Nairobi. The main service of the new office will be to supervise service operations and provide technical assistance, including monitoring and resolving incidents, handling platform changes and upgrades, introducing new…
- When it comes to Home Internet, meaning a fixed wireless connection that a user can use worry-free, there aren’t many options for people who live beyond major urban areas where such services are offered by a variety of companies. Urban areas are naturally and usually targeted because they host a…
- The foldable smartphone market has heated up in the past few months with everyone joining in on the fun. Samsung Z Fold5 is set to succeed the Z Fold4 from late last year and will be coming to a pretty crowded market with rivals like the TECNO Phantom V Fold, the OPPO’s Find N2, Vivo’s […]
- In early 2020, Safaricom was spotted testing 5G network in partnership with tech giant Huawei. Kenya’s largest telco has probably been testing 5G since 2018. It is worth noting that they were the first telco to bring 4G network to Kenya in December 2014. The company continued testing 5G by…
- Safaricom offers a lot of internet products. It keeps churning out new ones for its customers, and in late 2022, it launched 5G services alongside 5G Wi-Fi. This adds to 4G Wi-Fi that has been around for some time now. There is also Home Fibre, but what’s the difference between them? Home Fibre…
- Samsung launched the Galaxy S23 series more than one month ago (February 1), and the flagship devices by the South Korean phone maker, at least for the next couple of months (before the launch of the Flip 5 and Fold 5 in August), are already selling in the Kenyan market. This time around, we have…
- We have since talked extensively about the Kenya e-mobility state. To sum it up, the competition is getting stiff following participation from multiple companies. ROAM, for instance, has a couple of buses plying multiple routes in the city. The company also has other ambitions other than serving…
- Kenya is set to receive part of the USD 1 million fund from the African Development Bank (AfDB) under its Green Mobility for Africa (GMFA) project. The project is a financing program that aims to speed up and widen private sector investment in sustainable transportation options in Africa. It does…
- The 9th edition of the Africa Fintech Summit (AFTS) is scheduled to take place in Washington DC, USA, on April 12, 2023, and will bring together key stakeholders including Regulators, Policy Makers, Financial and Technology Industry Executives, Fintech Founders, leading innovators, investors, and…
- TECNO just launched its latest entry-level Spark 10 series last week in the country and they are already gearing up to bring their long-awaited Phantom V Fold. This is the company’s first foray into the foldable format and they launched it at this year’s MWC where they made their first appearance…
- ICT regulator the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has published new data regarding the state of the telephony market in the country for the second quarter of the 2022/2023 financial year, which ended in December 2022. According to the CA, there were 63.3 million mobile devices in total as of…
- A month ago, and in line with its unoriginal approach that we have seen in the past, Meta copied Twitter Blue by launching paid blue badges – the Meta Verified subscription service that provides a verified checkmark next to a user’s username on either Facebook or Instagram. At the start, the…
- Safaricom has announced the availability of 5G mobile data packages. It’s worth noting that the plans have been available for a while, but the telco did not explicitly inform customers about them, which is where we come in. It has been a couple of months since the commercial launch of 5G in the…
- TECNO has updated its budget lineup with the launch of the Spark 10 series. TECNO Spark 10 series succeeds the Spark 9 series from last year and includes the regular Spark 10 and Spark 10 Pro. Spark 10C and Spark 10 5G also feature in the lineup. The Spark 10 series brings a slew of […]
- Telco Safaricom and Nairobi City County have partnered to modernize the county’s operations and services. The partnership will see Safaricom develop and support the “My Nairobi App” as part of the “My Nairobi” platform, which provides digital services and citizen engagement. Nairobi County Governor…
- Electric vehicle company Roam has announced they will be relocating to a new production facility that spans over 10,000 square metres. The new facility will reportedly increase in-production capacity to 50,000 motorcycles annually while maintaining a commitment to carbon neutrality. The decision to…
- New data from ICT regulator the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has revealed that Safaricom is the leading fixed data provider. According to this latest data, which has been compiled for Q2 for the 2022/2023 financial year, Safaricom has the highest number of subscribers, and this has been…
- 5G has made interesting progress in the past two years with Safaricom leading the way and now Airtel joining the bandwagon. The latest sector statistics from ICT regulator CA Kenya shows we have 299,904 users on 5G. 5G started being tested in early 2020 by Safaricom. Kenya’s leading telco went…
- Safaricom has evolved over the years and is no longer the carrier it used to be. However, the company has made decisions that have caused frustration among its customers, who fault some of the missteps it has made along the way over the past four years. In a new development reported by Business…
- Google has marked International Women’s Day by unveiling three new initiatives to empower women entrepreneurs in Africa and equip them with the tools needed to succeed. These initiatives include the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa: Women Founders Cohort, which has already selected 15…
- Streaming services are about to get exciting in the coming days following a key announcement made by MultiChoice, the company that owns video-on-demand platform Showmax. Launched back in 2015, Showmax has been trying to appeal to online content consumers in Africa and has managed to gain a notable…
- By now, Kenyans have become accustomed to the fact that they need to dig deeper into their pockets when sending money, especially within mobile money wallets or from banks to mobile money. This follows a go-ahead from the CBK at the start of 2023, which allowed lenders to reintroduce transaction…
- Microsoft Africa Development Centre (ADC) and Microsoft Leap have launched a new workshop specifically created for university professors who teach technology-focused courses. This program aims to provide university professors with the chance to collaborate with other educators, enhance their skills…
- While folding smartphones are becoming mainstream in some markets, there aren’t many folding computers available. However, Asus, known for experimenting with new laptop designs, has released the Zenbook 17 Fold OLED (ZenBook FOLED). We had the opportunity to use the computer for a couple of weeks…
- Safaricom, Vodafone Group, and other companies, as well as two government agencies, are being sued by three Kenyan M-PESA users about their Fuliza overdraft service (which is run by Safaricom, NCBA, and KCB). The plaintiffs claim that the service is illegally using money that belongs to non-…
- Kenyans were spoilt for choice when the Central Bank of Kenya dismissed bank-to-mobile money charges back when the COVID-19 pandemic had started. This was to ease the economic burden that came along with the virus and at a time when some people lost their jobs, or could not work due to restrictions…
- I thought I was a chronic online user and then I looked at the data and the revelations are wild when it comes to Kenya as a country in relation to East Africa and the whole continent in general. This is why other African nations can’t mess with us when it comes to social media […]
- Mobile World Congress 2023 just concluded and phone companies announced new smartphones and showcased some of the innovative technology they have been working on. The event sets trends of what to expect in future smartphones not only for that year but also in coming years as companies refine that…
- Android smartphones never shy away from copying Apple’s design decisions with their iPhones. First, it was removing the headphone jack in 2016 and then adding a notch followed a year later with the iPhone 7 and the iPhone X respectively. These are some of the trends Android devices have copied from…
- Realme, one of BBK Electronics’ brands, will be the first to bring Apple’s Dynamic Island feature in what they call Mini Capsule. This feature will be used to show step counts, low battery alerts, data usage, and the phone’s charging status. Xiaomi 13 Lite was the first Android smartphone to launch…
