Digital Inclusion
Focused on bridging the digital divide and promoting digital inclusion in Kenya, Africa and across the Globe.
- Opinion
The New Antivirus is Critical Thinking: Safer Internet Day 2026
Safer Internet Day 2026 shifts from basic safety to AI readiness, emphasizing critical thinking, media literacy, and collective digital responsibility.
- Interesting Reads
The $196 Trillion Upgrade: How Teaching Kids to Read Rewrites the Global Economy
A new global analysis reveals that ensuring universal literacy by age 10 would add $196 trillion to the global economy…
- News
Government says 5M smartphones retailing at KES 6,000 to KES 8,000 have now been assembled in Kenya
The “Made in Kenya” dream for mobile devices seems to be scaling up faster than anticipated. During the launch of…
- Interesting Reads
A Future Designed For Us, or With Us?
Converging AI, hardware, and biological revolutions demand urgent, inclusive global governance to ensure these powerful technologies benefit all of humanity.
- News
Uganda Shuts Down Internet Two Days Before Election
Uganda's government orders nationwide internet shutdown 36 hours before January 15 election, blocking all public connectivity amid opposition and international…
- Interesting Reads
iShowSpeed’s Africa Tour Is a Wake-Up Call: Parents Must Reckon With the Influencers Their Kids Actually Follow
Parents remain unaware of toxic streamers their children follow. iShowSpeed's Africa tour reveals a hidden influencer ecosystem requiring urgent parental…
- Interesting Reads
Kiongozi Online Wants to Solve Kenya’s Voter Information Gap Before 2027
Kiongozi Online launches to bridge Kenya’s voter information gap before 2027, providing verified candidate profiles, manifestos, and polling station directions.
- News
Airtel Africa partners with Starlink to bring satellite-to-mobile connectivity in Kenya and 13 other countries
Airtel Africa has officially cemented its partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink to bring Direct-to-Cell satellite connectivity to its 174 million customers.…
- News
Report: Safaricom’s grip on mobile money tightens as Kenya hits 149% SIM penetration
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has published its first-quarter sector statistics report for the FY 2025/26, and Kenya’s mobile…
- Interesting Reads
The Billion-Dollar Wall: How Biometric IDs Are Locking Africans Out of Their Lives
A new report reveals how $1 billion digital ID systems in Africa are increasing surveillance and excluding millions from essential…
- News
Access Bank and NBK consolidate women-focused banking under new ‘W Initiative’
Access Bank and NBK unify women-focused banking into the W Initiative, targeting the massive credit gap for Kenya’s female entrepreneurs.
- Startups
Sun King’s $5.6 billion bet to power 200 million people without a grid
Sun King plans to deploy $5.6 billion in off-grid solar to power 200 million Africans by 2030, bypassing traditional grids.
- News
Amazon Leo Arrives: The 1 Gbps ‘Ultra’ Antenna That Wants to Eat Starlink’s Lunch
Amazon rebrands Project Kuiper to Amazon Leo, launching a 1 Gbps antenna to challenge Starlink’s enterprise dominance with massive upload…
- News
Microsoft leads push to train 100,000 Kenyan public servants in AI and digital skills
Following its high-profile Nairobi AI Tour earlier this year and ongoing development efforts including work on local context-aware models like…
- News
Apple’s Digital ID Puts Your Passport in Wallet for TSA, Plus iOS 26.2 Adds ‘Urgent’ Reminders
Apple launches Digital ID, putting U.S. passports in Wallet for TSA, and details new iOS 26.2 features.
