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Safaricom appoints Sylvia Anampiu to lead Fixed Business as pay-as-you-go fibre plans near rollout
Safaricom appoints Sylvia Anampiu Fixed Business director as it readies pay-as-you-go fibre, aiming to expand Kenya’s broadband access.
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Starlink Cuts Hardware Barrier With Monthly Installments in Kenya
Starlink launches monthly installment plan for Kenya's mini kit, cutting upfront costs to KES 6,750 amid stagnant growth and terrestrial…
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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…
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PSA: Beware of fake ‘Starlink Bundles’ for Safaricom and Airtel circulating on TikTok
If you have been scrolling through TikTok recently, you might have stumbled upon legitimate-looking ads offering “Starlink Bundles” for your…
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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.…
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NTT DATA is deploying 1,000 Starlink sites to weatherproof African businesses
The IT services giant has already deployed 100 Starlink sites in Kenya and plans to hit 1,000 across Africa in…
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Safaricom Home Fibre to introduce flexible ‘Pay-as-you-go’ hourly, daily, and weekly plans
For years, Home Fibre in Kenya has operated on a rigid, monthly subscription model. You pay your KES 2,999 (or…
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Half of 2025’s leaked passwords were already compromised years ago
New data reveals 54% of 2025’s leaked passwords were reused. Here is why it is finally time to switch to…
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How to check the 2025 KJSEA results & Senior School placement online & via SMS — plus key announcement details
With the Ministry of Education officially releasing the 2025 Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) results, thousands of parents and…
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Safaricom leads fixed Internet market as fibre and wireless subscriptions hit 2.29M
Kenya’s fixed broadband sector continues to strengthen, with the CA’s latest Q1 FY 2025/26 report revealing a 6.9% quarterly jump…
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The average Kenyan 5G user consumes 40GB of data a month, as per CA report
Kenya’s mobile device and data economy continues its upward trajectory, with the latest CA sector statistics showing that the country…
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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…
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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…
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Safaricom users seeing reduced ‘No Expiry’ data allocations & a strange spending cap, fix coming
If you tried to top up your Safaricom ‘No Expiry’ data bundles recently, you might have been met with an…
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Internet Archive down? Wayback Machine hits users with ‘temporarily offline’ error
If you are trying to browse the history of the web this morning, you are likely running into a wall.…
