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Safaricom Baicells 5G Router Battery Lasts Longer Than Advertised

When Safaricom first listed the Baicells 5G router on their website, I zeroed in on one particular spec: the battery…

How Kenya Went From 70% Feature Phones to 70% Smartphones in a Year

We all think we know Safaricom. It’s the network that connects us, the M-PESA alert that confirms a transaction, the…

Should Parliament Regulate M-KOPA and Co.? Babu Owino Thinks So

Last week in Busia County, fiery Embakasi East MP Babu Owino threw a punch straight at Kenya’s device financing giants…

Over 1,500 Safaricom Base Stations Now Powered by Solar Energy

I’ve always been a curious person. So, when a Safaricom “booster” was being installed in my front yard, I naturally…

Investigation Reveals What AI Tutors and Trainers in Kenya and Africa Are Facing

Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). The holy grail of AI. The thing Sam Altman (OpenAI’s CEO) says is “just around the…

Kenya’s Digital Divide Push Gets KES 517M Boost Through Poa Internet’s Finnfund Deal

Poa Internet, Kenya’s fastest-growing internet service provider, has secured a $4 million debt investment from Finnfund, a Finnish development financier,…

Kenya’s Smartphone Financing Model Becoming a Global Blueprint for Affordability

In Kenya, owning a smartphone has become more than just a lifestyle choice. It’s an entry ticket to modern life.…

Kenya’s Smartphone Average Selling Price has Nearly Tripled Since 2019

Walk into any phone shop in Kenya today and you’ll notice right away that smartphones are no longer the “cheap…

Samsung Lost ~12% African Smartphone Market Share in 2 Years as Xiaomi Climbed to 14%

Africa’s smartphone market has a new rivalry brewing, and the latest Canalys numbers tell the story in bold strokes. Between…

New AI Features Google Announced with the Pixel 10

Google didn’t just launch new phones this week. It basically stuffed an AI butler into the Pixel 10 series. From…

Safaricom’s New B-Live Data Bundles: Everything You Need to Know

Safaricom has quietly rolled out a new data product called B-Live, and depending on who you ask, it’s either a…

Experts Say CHAN 2024 Online-Only Ticketing Ignored Kenya’s Digital Divide

If you’ve tried to buy a ticket for CHAN 2024 in Kenya, chances are you’ve felt like you were wrestling…

A Viral X Chat with Grok Shows Just How “Human” Conversational AI Has Become

Every so often, you scroll through X and stumble on a thread that makes you pause, grin, and then reread…

Kenya’s money reality in Q2 2025: Tighter wallets, smarter habits, and more scams

Six in ten Kenyans expect missed bills, yet savings, debt paydowns and credit monitoring rise as fraud attempts surge.

How a KES 2.7M Electric Car Import from China Ended Up Costing KES 6.8M in Kenya

A Kenyan businessman recently set out to swap petrol for lelectric power in his driveway. Amos Kibaru, who already runs…

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