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Patrick Njoroge says M-Pesa and Airtel Money should pay users interest on wallets
Former CBK governor Patrick Njoroge wants Kenya's law to pay M-Pesa users interest on wallets. Comments close 9th October 2026.
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A 5G connection in Kenya uses about 21 GB a month. A 4G one uses about 5 GB
Kenyans used 50.6% more mobile data in a year. 5G connections, just 3.8% of the total, used 14.5% of it.
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Safaricom added 11.5 million SIM cards in a year, more than Kenya’s whole mobile market did
Safaricom added 11.5 million active SIM cards in a year, more than Kenya's whole market. Airtel, Telkom and Equitel shrank.
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Kenya has 54 million active mobile money accounts, more than it has people
Kenya had 54 million active mobile money subscriptions in June, 101.3% of its population. Airtel Money's share has nearly doubled.
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Claude has found a new CRISPR-like enzyme system in virus DNA, but nobody knows what it does yet
Claude found ART, a CRISPR-like enzyme system in bacteria-infecting viruses. Anthropic confirmed it's real but doesn't know what it does.
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Vilcom and Ahadi added more fixed internet subscriptions than Faiba in six months. Poa lost 14,704
Vilcom and Ahadi added more fixed internet subscriptions than Faiba between December and June. Poa lost 14,704 and shrank again.
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No, Kenya’s passport did not fall 52 places
Henley has Kenya 69th with 70 destinations. Another index has it 120th. Counting rows, the two rankings agree.
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Kenya is on its fifth university funding system in forty years. This one makes everything a loan
Kenya's Tertiary Education Placement and Funding Bill would scrap university scholarships and fund every placed student entirely through repayable loans.
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Samsung is the world’s biggest phone brand again
Samsung took 24% of global phone shipments in Q2 2026, beating Apple's record 20%. Memory costs crushed budget brands.
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The New Tricks Fraudsters Use, and How to Stay Ahead of Them
A scammer needs a few seconds of your voice, one photo, or one careless SMS. Here are the tricks running…
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Same Money, Same Day, Different Price: What Actually Makes a Bank “Modern”
A modern payments bank is judged by its rails, not branches. We measure SBM Bank Kenya against a five-point checklist.
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NTSA Wants Your Car Inspected Yearly. Is It Ready, When the PSVs It Inspects Are Still Deathtraps?
NTSA wants every private car inspected yearly from 2026. But the PSVs it already inspects are still deathtraps. Can it…
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OnStream & other free streaming apps gone dark? Here’s where to find the best alternatives
If you’ve tried opening OnStream over the past few days, you’ve probably encountered the same frustrating screen: “OnStream couldn’t load.”…
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Savanna Fibre price in Kenya, Uganda & Tanzania compared: Who is getting the best deal?
When Savanna Fibre announced its Kenyan home internet packages earlier this year, many of us did a double-take. 100Mbps for…
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Kenya’s Digital Rights Score Went Up in 2025. The Year Behind It Was Far Messier
Kenya's Londa 2025 digital rights score rose to 37 of 60 and 7th in Africa, despite arrests, shutdowns and data…
