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May 8, 2026
Google Launches the Fitbit Air: A Screenless KES 12,900 Tracker That Skips Kenya at Launch
Google's new screenless Fitbit Air launches at $99.99 with 7-day battery and AFib detection, but skips Kenya at launch.
May 8, 2026
YouTube Picture-in-Picture is Now Free in Kenya. Finally.
YouTube is rolling out free Picture-in-Picture to Kenyan users on Android and iOS. Music videos still need Premium.
May 7, 2026
The KES 80 Billion Question: Who Wins from Safaricom’s Record Year, and Who Pays?
Safaricom paid its biggest dividend ever in FY26. It is also the last under the old shareholder structure. Here is…
May 7, 2026
Somalia’s Hormuud Just Borrowed Kenya’s Smartphone Financing Playbook, But Made It Interest-Free
Hormuud Telecom partners with Get-Phone to finance 100,000 smartphones in Somalia, using EVC Plus mobile money and zero-interest Sharia-compliant terms.
May 7, 2026
NTSA Says Goodbye to Paper Logbooks: eLogbook Launches on eCitizen June 10, 2026
Kenya’s NTSA launches eLogbook on June 10, 2026, ending paper-based vehicle registration with QR-coded, encrypted digital certificates on eCitizen. (20…
May 7, 2026
Safaricom FY26: Mobile Data Just Overtook Voice for the First Time. Is This Really a Tech Company Yet?
Mobile data hit 42.1% of connectivity revenue, voice fell to 41.3%. Fixed broadband grew 12.2%. AI is in production. But…
May 7, 2026
KRA Has Been Trying to Get Inside Your M-Pesa for a Decade. eTIMS Is How They Do It.
KRA tried in 2016 and again in 2024 to legislate blanket access to your mobile money. It got blocked both…
May 7, 2026
Safaricom Ethiopia FY26: Losses Halve, Customers Surge, and the Break-Even Question Gets a Real Answer
Safaricom Ethiopia FY26 results show losses halving and customers surging. EBITDA break-even now targeted for FY27. Here is what changed.
May 7, 2026
Safaricom FY26: M-PESA Hits KES 183 Billion, Now 45.6% of Revenue
M-PESA hit KES 183 billion, 45.6% of Safaricom Kenya revenue. Merchants doubled. Fuliza surged. The fintech shift accelerates.
May 6, 2026
Kenya’s eCitizen Convenience Fee Set to Double Under New Tiered Structure
Kenya's Treasury wants to replace the flat KES 50 eCitizen convenience fee with a tiered system topping out at KES…
