Kenya
Everything touching on Kenya will be on this TAG. Including government, private sector, and much more.
- Interesting Reads
After M-PESA & MySafaricom merger, here are 10+ other Safaricom apps you probably never heard of
Safaricom’s recent merger of the M-PESA and MySafaricom apps tells you exactly where the company wants to go. The telco…
- News
Kenyans are installing unapproved software at a higher rate than META average, Kaspersky warns
Kenyan organisations may be doing better than some regional peers when it comes to having cybersecurity policies in place, but…
- News
Safaricom is giving My OneApp users 1GB free data as an apology. Did you get yours?
Safaricom appears to be doing more than just apologising for the chaotic My OneApp rollout. After weeks of complaints from…
- Quick Reviews
Safaricom 5G router speeds are becoming painfully slow at night
When I switched to Safaricom’s 5G router, I thought I had finally escaped the nightly internet misery that had pushed…
- News
Little announces fare increase as fuel prices bite
Little is notifying customers of a new temporary fare increase, with the ride-hailing company saying it will now charge an…
- News
DTB & Premier Bank Kenya revive M-PESA 1Tap dream with NFC wearables for tap-and-pay
About a decade after Safaricom tried to make contactless payments mainstream with the now-defunct M-PESA 1Tap, Kenyan finance players are…
- Interesting Reads
All Safaricom employees are now AI trained, and the reason says a lot about where the telco is headed
Safaricom has revealed that every single employee, regardless of role, was required to complete AI 101 training last year. That…
- News
BasiGo starts local assembly of electric vans in Kenya, delivery of 500+ units begins this April
BasiGo has hit another important milestone in Kenya’s e-mobility journey. Last week, the company announced that it has started local…
- News
Safaricom’s latest My OneApp updates finally fix the most annoying bug
Safaricom’s My OneApp rollout has been rough from the start, and that is putting it politely. What was supposed to…
- News
KIM issues clarification for students from 2018 to present after TVETA shutdown notice [U]
Update: KIM has now issued yet another statement, this time saying the High Court has officially stayed the enforcement of…
- Startups
Coamana, Duck, ReportsAI, VunaPay: Kenya Lands 4 Spots in Google’s Class 10 Accelerator
Four Kenyan AI startups join Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Class 10 from a record 2,600 global applications.
- News
Wall Street Just Flagged the Kenya Shilling as One of Africa’s Most Vulnerable Currencies
Wall Street banks warn the Kenya shilling is Africa's most vulnerable currency. Here is what a weaker KES means for…
- News
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…
- News
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…
- News
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…
