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Samsung’s New SmartThings Update Turns Your Phone Into a Long-Distance Caregiver
Samsung SmartThings now helps caregivers check on ageing parents and expands Now Brief briefings to Samsung TVs and smart fridges.
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MultiChoice Talent Factory East Africa Graduates 19 Filmmakers as Region’s Creative Economy Expands
MultiChoice Talent Factory East Africa graduates 19 filmmakers from Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Uganda amid rising demand for African content.
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Safaricom Apologises for My OneApp Chaos, but the Damage Is Already Done
Safaricom apologises for My OneApp rollout failures but offers no timeline, no rollback, and no concrete fixes for users.
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YouTube Now Lets You Turn Off Shorts From Your Feed Entirely
YouTube now lets all users set Shorts feed limits to zero minutes, but the setting is dismissible, not absolute.
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Sama to Lay Off 1,108 Nairobi Employees After Meta Ends Major Contract
Meta has ended a major contract with Sama's Nairobi office. 1,108 employees now face redundancy under Kenya's labour law.
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16% to 13% to 8%: Kenya’s Chaotic Fuel Price U-Turn, Explained
Two Legal Notices, two EPRA releases, two sets of prices, one day. Kenya's fuel market just had its most confusing…
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Craft Silicon’s TouristTap Now an Authorised Payment Option at Kenya’s Parks, Hotels and Attractions
Craft Silicon’s TouristTap approved across Kenya’s Parks and Hotels. Card to Till payments, refer all commissions and 24 hour support…
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Samsung’s 12-Year Soundbar Streak Meets AI: What the 2026 Lineup Means for Kenyan Living Rooms
Samsung tops global soundbar sales for the 12th year running and is betting on AI Room Calibration for 2026.
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Petrol and Diesel Prices Jump by Up to KES 40 as EPRA Announces Biggest Fuel Hike in Years
The government cut VAT from 16% to 13% and deployed KES 6.2 billion from the stabilisation fund. It was not…
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Bitcoin Is Already Running in Kibera. Now Nairobi Hosts the Conference That Could Shape Its Future.
The gap between how Bitcoin is actually used in places like Kibera and how regulators plan to govern it is…
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Kenya’s latest mobile network quality report ignores gaming and video
The Communications Authority of Kenya’s latest Quality of Service report for FY 2024-2025 gives us the usual headline verdict on…
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More Kenyans are making voice calls through Airtel as Safaricom’s market share slips
After recently reviewing the broader state of Kenya’s digital economy in 2025, we went back through all four Communications Authority…
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Kenya’s Treasury Ditches Petrol Cars for 3,000 Locally Assembled EVs
CS Mbadi announces Kenya will buy 3,000 locally assembled EVs as Middle East conflict disrupts global oil supply.
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Kenya’s Satellite Operators Now Face Up to KES 45 Million in Licensing Fees. Here’s What Changed and Why It Matters.
The Communications Authority has replaced the old KES 1.6 million satellite licence with a new framework that could cost operators…
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Samsung Leads Global Gaming Monitor Market for Seventh Straight Year, but Rivals Are Closing In
IDC confirms Samsung's seventh year atop gaming monitors. Shrinking margins suggest rivals are catching up quickly.
