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TECNO is building a “Camon Slim” with a 7000mAh battery and 60W charging, certifications confirm
TECNO Camon Slim with model number CN6c clears FCC and TΓV certifications, revealing 7000mAh battery and 60W charging support.
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Safaricom ordered to pay KES 1.4 billion to the innovator behind M-PESA Go’s idea, plus a permanent royalty on M-PESA revenue
Safaricom must pay Kenyan innovator Peter Muoki KES 1.4 billion plus indefinite royalties for copyright infringement in building M-PESA Go.
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Apple Launches Tap to Pay on iPhone in South Africa. Kenya Still Locked Out
Apple's Tap to Pay on iPhone is now live in South Africa with Yoco and iStore Pay. Kenya still waits.
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Bolt raises Kenya ride fares by 6% after fuel price hike
Bolt has increased Kenya fares by 6% to cushion drivers after rising fuel prices pushed up operating costs.
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Kenyaβs HewaSafi Wins Africa Earth Prize for Farm-Waste Vehicle Filter
Kenyan teenagers win Africa Earth Prize for HewaSafi, a low-cost exhaust filter using maize, coconut waste and algae.
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Kenya Airways and Rubis Plan Africaβs First Dedicated SAF Refinery in Nairobi
Kenya Airways and Rubis plan a Nairobi SAF refinery using local waste feedstocks to cut aviation emissions and imports.
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ICANN Opens 2026 Window for New Internet Domain Extensions, and Kenyan Businesses Can Apply
For the first time in 13 years, ICANN is letting organisations apply to run their own slice of the internet,…
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KCB is the latest, and largest, bank to join Pesalink’s industry-wide flat KES 20 pricing. Transfers under KES 1,000 are now free.
KCB joins Pesalink's flat KES 20 pricing for transfers above KES 1,000, with smaller sends free, pressuring rivals.
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It Wasn’t Just the Grid. Microsoft Asked Kenya for a Cheque the Government Couldn’t Write.
Bloomberg reports Microsoft and G42 asked Kenya to guarantee annual capacity payments. The government couldn't, and the talks broke down.
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Kenya Stalls $1 Billion MicrosoftβG42 Data Centre Plan as the Power Maths Catches Up
Kenya pauses the $1 billion MicrosoftβG42 Olkaria data centre after President Ruto admitted the national grid cannot support it yet.
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Airtel’s Home Broadband Just Grew 86%. Safaricom Should Be Watching.
Airtel Africa's home broadband customer base grew 86% in FY26, signalling a serious challenge to Safaricom's lead in Kenyan 5G…
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Old Mutual Rolls Out Nationwide Financial Wellness Drive for Kenyan SMEs and Households
Old Mutual Kenya launches a nationwide financial wellness drive across eight towns offering free advisory clinics for SMEs and households…
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Google Launches the Fitbit Air: A Screenless KES 12,900 Tracker That Skips Kenya at Launch
Google's new screenless Fitbit Air launches at $99.99 with 7-day battery and AFib detection, but skips Kenya at launch.
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YouTube Picture-in-Picture is Now Free in Kenya. Finally.
YouTube is rolling out free Picture-in-Picture to Kenyan users on Android and iOS. Music videos still need Premium.
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Somalia’s Hormuud Just Borrowed Kenya’s Smartphone Financing Playbook, But Made It Interest-Free
Hormuud Telecom partners with Get-Phone to finance 100,000 smartphones in Somalia, using EVC Plus mobile money and zero-interest Sharia-compliant terms.
