Communication Authority of Kenya
The Communication Authority of Kenya regulates telecommunications, broadcasting, and cyber security, and manages the national frequency spectrum.
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Opinion
Kenya’s ‘Unlicensed Courier’ Crackdown Is 1998 Policy in a 2025 Economy
Kenya’s courier raids enforce a 1998 law on a 2025 economy, punishing micro-operators; smarter, data-first oversight is urgently overdue nationwide.
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News
Safaricom Partners with Judiciary to Make Justice More Accessible for Kenyans
Safaricom, smartphones, and the scales of justice may sound like a quirky combination, but that’s exactly what day one of…
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Interesting Reads
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…
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News
CA Report: Consumer Complaints Dropped by 28% Between April and June 2025
Insights At a Glance: Total complaints down from 235 in January-March 2025 (Q3) to 169 in April-June 2025 (Q4). Billing…
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Announcements
Private Courier Firms Handle Over 17x More Domestic Parcels Than Posta Kenya, CA Reveals
Insights At a Glance: Private couriers delivered 17x more domestic parcels than Posta Kenya, handling over 2.76M vs Posta’s 161K…
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Announcements
Starlink Loses Over 2K Subscribers in Kenya, But Top 10 Fixed Internet Market Share Remains Unchanged
Insights At a Glance: Safaricom leads with 678K+ users; Jamii Telecom (Faiba) holds steady at #2 with 418K+ subscribers. Poa…
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Announcements
Kenya’s Digital Growth Surge: Smartphones, Mobile Money & Cyber Threats on the Rise
Insights At a Glance: SIM subscriptions hit 76.16 million; smartphone usage now at 80.8%. Mobile money subscribers reach 45.36 million.…
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Interesting Reads
Android 16’s “Fake Cell Tower” Alerts Could Be a Gamechanger in Fight Against State Surveillance
Insights At a Glance: Android 16 is adding a new privacy feature that warns users when their phones connect to…
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News
Kenya Buys Tools to Watch Your Every Click on The Internet, Sparks Fears of Mass Surveillance
Insights At a Glance: The Kenyan government floated a tender on June 17, 2025, to acquire powerful internet firewalls and…
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How To/ Explained
Is Your TV Ready? Here Are The Must-Have Set Top Box Hardware Features for Kenya’s New DVB-T2 Upgrades
Insights At a Glance: All new DVB-T2 receivers must meet minimum hardware specs, including 300MHz CPUs, 256MB RAM, and HDMI…
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News
Kenya’s New TV Standards Will Change How You Find, Organize, and Explore Channels
Insights At a Glance: Channel numbers will be standardized nationwide, ending messy, inconsistent lineups. Viewers can select their region to…
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News
Kenya’s New TV Rules Go Into Effect on 1st July, 2025: Here Are 5 Major Improvements You’ll Notice Immediately
Insights At a Glance: With the CA’s new TV upgrades from July 1, full HD becomes the new standard, with…
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Interesting Reads
Kenya’s Digital Surveillance Controversy: Safaricom, CA Deny Role in Albert Ojwang Case
Safaricom and CA deny involvement in Albert Ojwang's tracking death, contradicting police surveillance claims amid Kenya's declining internet freedoms.
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How To/ Explained
Inside The CA’s KES 29 Billion Strategy to Bridge Digital Divide in Underserved Communities
A few months ago, something unexpected happened in my rural backyard: a brand-new cellular booster tower quietly rose from the…
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News
Facebook, WhatsApp, and TikTok Top the List of Most Popular Social Media Platforms in Kenya
According to the CA’s latest Audience Measurement and Industry Trends report for Q3 2024/25 (January-March 2025), Facebook and WhatsApp remain…