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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…

Tested: Safaricom 5G Wi-Fi Router Works With More Devices Than They Claim

When Safaricom rolled out 5G Wi-Fi back in 2022, it was hardly pocket-friendly. The router went for KES 25,000, and…

Tissue Paper Hawker Alleges Kenyan Banks Stole His Pesalink Innovation, Petition Reaches Parliament

Pesalink moves billions of shillings every month, connecting Kenya’s banks in a fast, cheap, and convenient way. It’s the product…

Windows Market Share is Falling Fast in Africa, and macOS is Quietly Rising

If you grew up in Africa in the early 2000s, chances are your first real taste of the internet came…

Only 0.6% of Kenyan Rural Homes Have Fixed Internet

Fast, reliable internet might be standard in Nairobi’s leafy suburbs, but beyond the cities, the picture is very different. The…

Report: Only 53.7% of Kenyans Own a Mobile Phone While Over 1 in 10 Still Borrow

The mobile phone is one of Kenya’s greatest success stories. From the days of queueing at a telephone booth to…

Africa’s AI market could triple to 16.5B dollars by 2030, Mastercard says

Mastercard sees Africa’s AI market at 16.5B dollars by 2030 if policy, data, skills, and trust align.

Fortune’s 100 Most Powerful in Business List (2025) is a Tech Powerhouse — But Where Are Africa’s Billionaires?

Insights At a Glance: Jensen Huang (NVIDIA) is Fortune’s most powerful businessperson in 2025. Tech dominates the list with at…

How Google’s AI Weather Forecasts Became My Unexpected Farming Assistant

Insights At a Glance: Google’s AI-powered short-term weather forecasts are now live in Africa, including Kenya. They’re incredibly useful for…

I Wanted to Live-Tweet the KSSSA Finals at Mumias Complex. Instead, I Jumped a Fence to Escape Teargas

I knew Mumias Complex was going to be packed because the Kenya Secondary School Games finals are always an absolute…

CHAN 2024’s Ban on These Electronic Devices from Stadiums Might Just Be Meant for the Cops

Insights At a Glance: CHAN 2024 organizers have banned signal-blocking devices from stadiums in Kenya. The hilarious twist? Regular fans…

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