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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…
May 6, 2026
Apollo Agriculture and Kaleidofin Close Kenya’s First Private-Sector Agri Securitisation at KES 276 Million
The deal turns smallholder farmer loans into investable assets, and could unlock billions more in local currency financing.
May 5, 2026
Tax Cuts on Phones and Telecom Gear Could Connect Millions More Africans, Says GSMA Policy Chief
GSMA Africa Policy Chair Daddy Mukadi calls for tax exemptions on smartphones and telecom equipment to boost digital inclusion.
May 5, 2026
Applications Open for Merck Foundation MARS Awards 2026 for African Women and Young Researchers
Applications open for Merck Foundation MARS Awards 2026 recognising Africa's best women and young researchers in health sciences.
May 5, 2026
LOOP FLEX Lets You Buy the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra on Instalments in Kenya
Buy the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra through LOOP FLEX instalments in Kenya. Get a free Galaxy Watch 8 or Buds…
May 5, 2026
vivo V70 FE Goes on Sale in Kenya Starting at KES 57,999
The budget sibling to the V70 arrives with a 200MP camera, a massive 7,000mAh battery, and a price that undercuts…
