Kenya
Everything touching on Kenya will be on this TAG. Including government, private sector, and much more.
- Business
UK Govt Backs East Africa’s First Industrial REIT with KES 3.14 Billion on the NSE
Africa Logistics Properties launched the first industrial REIT on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, securing KES 3.14 billion from UK investors.
- News
Safaricom just dropped the dates for Decode 4.0 “Made of Kenya Edition”
Safaricom has officially taken the wraps off Decode 4.0. Tagged the “Made of Kenya Edition,” this year’s developer and tech…
- News
Safaricom invites users to test the new unified MySafaricom and M-PESA app
Last September, we reported that Safaricom planned to merge the MySafaricom app and the M-PESA Super app into a single,…
- News
Airtel Kenya quietly upgrades Smarta monthly bundles, now offering up to 90GB
Airtel continues to cement its position as the king of affordable mobile plans in Kenya. The telco has been consistently…
- News
Safaricom now requires a Police OB to get your full M-PESA statement
While Safaricom’s push to mask phone numbers in everyday M-PESA transactions is a net positive for privacy, their strict interpretation…
- News
Safaricom starts hiding phone numbers in M-PESA messages: Here’s what it looks like
As M-PESA celebrates its 19th anniversary this March, Safaricom is making a massive change to how our transaction messages look.…
- News
NTSA’s Automated Instant Fines Are Live: The Unanswered Questions Behind Kenya’s Traffic AI
Kenya has launched automated NTSA traffic cameras issuing instant SMS fines, sparking serious concerns about fairness, accuracy, and hidden extortion.
- News
Court Strikes Down Kenya’s ‘Fake News’ Laws, But Upholds Police Spying Powers.
Kenya's fake news law is dead, but state surveillance and ambiguous harassment clauses remain. Read our complete analysis here:
- News
M-PESA hits 40 million monthly active users in Kenya as it turns 19
Nineteen years ago today, Safaricom launched a simple person-to-person money transfer service that would permanently alter the global financial landscape.…
- News
Samsung overtakes TECNO in Q4 2025 MEA smartphone market share
If you spend any time on tech social media in Kenya, you have likely noticed a recurring theme: the Samsung…
- News
“With what electricity & water?” Kenyans question push for local AI data centres
During the recently concluded MWC 2026 in Barcelona, Kenya’s Special Envoy for Technology to the United Nations, Philip Thigo, made…
- News
China’s Huawei is the brain behind Safaricom’s Ziidi platform
While Safaricom is the consumer-facing powerhouse of Ziidi, the technical backbone powering the massively successful wealth platform is built in…
- News
Safaricom’s Ziidi hits 4.3 million users, bags ‘Best FinTech’ award at MWC 2026
Just over a year since its introduction, Safaricom’s Ziidi MMF has completely upended Kenya’s digital investment landscape. At the ongoing…
- News
GSMA’s $40 smartphone pilot skips Kenya: A lesson from Safaricom Neon experiment?
This week at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026 in Barcelona, the GSMA Handset Affordability Coalition unveiled a major initiative:…
- News
Meta Ray-Ban AI Glasses under scrutiny as Kenyan workers admit reviewing intimate user footage, including sex & undressing
A sweeping joint investigation published late last month by Swedish newspapers Svenska Dagbladet and Göteborgs-Posten has exposed a massive, hidden…
