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September 14, 2026
Xiaomi Pad 9, Pad 9 Pro and Pad 9 Pro Max: every spec and price
Every Xiaomi Pad 9 specification and price, from KES 57,900 to KES 152,500, with all three tablets compared in full.
September 14, 2026
Airtel is closing its Kenyan wholesale fibre company after two years and no revenue
Airtel Africa is winding up Airtel Kenya Telesonic, its wholesale fibre unit, after two years with no revenue at all.
September 14, 2026
Twiga Foods is in administration, 16 months after the leaked plan we published
Kenyan startup Twiga Foods is under administration after raising $185.4 million. An administrator now runs GT Flow Limited, formerly Twiga…
September 14, 2026
MPs find gaps in the rules for the KES 340 billion fund built from the Safaricom sale
Parliament wants the investment policy for Kenya's KES 340 billion National Infrastructure Fund rewritten before the first projects get money.
September 14, 2026
Co-op Bank’s ELA lends women KES 10 million unsecured
Co-op Bank's ELA gives women a 0.5% rate discount, a maternity repayment break and unsecured loans to KES 10 million
September 14, 2026
Safaricom Ethiopia passes 15 million subscribers five years after getting its licence
Safaricom Ethiopia passed 15 million subscribers, but its network build has flattened and breakeven is still targeted for March 2027.
September 14, 2026
iOS 27 arrives today, and it makes old iPhones much faster
Apple releases iOS 27 on Monday 14 September. Apps open 30% faster, photos load 70% faster, AirDrop moves 80% faster.
September 13, 2026
The US iPhone 18 Pro Max is the only one without Apple’s C2 modem
Apple's C2 modem ships in every iPhone 18 Pro Max except the American one, which keeps a Qualcomm chip instead.
September 13, 2026
Honor is selling two different tablets called the MagicPad 4
Honor opened MagicPad 4 reservations in China for a 12.1-inch tablet that differs sharply from the 12.3-inch OLED global version.
September 13, 2026
KRA is taking the customs system offline for 12 hours today
KRA shuts Kenya's iCMS customs system from 06:00 to 18:00 today. No entries, duty payments or cargo releases until evening.
