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    April 30, 2026

    Government Just Quietly Made Kenya’s Fuel Dirtier for Six Months. Your Engine Will Pay.

    Kenya waives fuel sulphur standards from 10ppm to 50ppm for six months. Here's what it means for your car, lungs,…
    April 30, 2026

    Why You Got That Starlink Email in Kenya, And What To Do Right Now

    Today is the deadline for Starlink Kenya ID verification. Here's exactly what to do and why the app alone is…
    April 30, 2026

    Safarilink Goes Direct: Non-Stop Nairobi to Entebbe Flights Take Off Tomorrow

    Safarilink launches direct non-stop Nairobi to Entebbe flights from May 1, 2026, while keeping its twice-daily via-Kisumu service running.
    April 30, 2026

    SBM Bank backs Kenya’s EV transition with KES 1 Billion fund and a leased BYD fleet

    SBM Bank launches KES 1 billion Green Finance Facility and leases five BYD plug-in hybrids through Avenue Lease.
    April 30, 2026

    GreenAfrica’s $100K Win Caps the World’s Largest Web3 Hackathon

    Hedera's $1M Africa Hackathon ends with GreenAfrica winning $100K. A new Investment Committee signals long-term capital for builders.
    April 30, 2026

    Safaricom’s 15TB FUP Promise is Gone. Back to as low 1.5TB Limit. WHY?

    Safaricom has quietly cut Home Fibre FUP limits from a uniform 15TB to between 1.5TB and 7TB without explanation.
    April 29, 2026

    Amazon Officially Applies for Satellite Internet Licence in Kenya, Setting Up a Direct Showdown With Starlink

    Amazon has applied for a Tier 2 satellite internet licence in Kenya, setting up direct competition with Elon Musk's Starlink.
    April 29, 2026

    Airtel Kenya launches XStream Fibre for home and business users, price starts at KES 1,999

    Airtel appears to be laying groundwork for deeper SIM self-service inside My Airtel, including PUK lookup, SIM upgrade, SIM swap…
    April 29, 2026

    Safaricom Home Fibre speeds jump again: Bronze now 40Mbps, Gold hits 150Mbps

    Safaricom has upgraded Home Fibre speeds across all tiers and added a discount, with Bronze now 40Mbps for KES 2,250.
    April 27, 2026

    MECS Invests KES 97 Million in Kenyan Clean Cooking Startups

    Ecobora, PowerUp, and Sun-Power Box receive fresh capital to drive the transition from biomass to electric cooking.
      April 23, 2026

      DTB’s New Tap-to-Pay Wearables Quietly Solve Kenya’s Apple NFC Problem

      DTB launches NFC-enabled rings and wristbands in Kenya from KES 1,200. Tap-to-pay linked to your DTB debit card.
      April 22, 2026

      Apple’s Incoming CEO John Ternus Says the Company Is ‘About to Change the World’ Again

      From the first foldable iPhone to long-rumoured smart glasses, here is the speculation around Apple's first wave of products under…
      April 14, 2026

      Airtel Kenya waited too long to hit Safaricom where it hurt most

      Safaricom handed Airtel Kenya one of the clearest competitive openings the local telecom market has seen in a long time.…
      April 13, 2026

      My OneApp is forcing users to set Safaricom as SIM 1, and you are right to be annoyed

      Safaricom’s new My OneApp was supposed to make things easier by bringing together MySafaricom and M-PESA in one place. Instead,…
      April 11, 2026

      My OneApp Is a Masterclass in How Not to Replace the App Kenyans Trust Most

      Safaricom's My OneApp merger was inevitable. The shambolic rollout was not. An opinion on Kenya's most consequential app launch yet.
      April 7, 2026

      ‘My OneApp’ is the worst possible name for a brand built on Safaricom & M-PESA

      Safaricom’s new My OneApp is, in many ways, the app the company probably needed to build. It brings together services…
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