Kenya
Everything touching on Kenya will be on this TAG. Including government, private sector, and much more.
- 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, Kenyaโs Special Envoy for Technology to the United Nations, Philip Thigo, made…
- News
China’s Huawei is the brain behind Safaricomโs Ziidi platform
While Safaricom is the consumer-facing powerhouse of Ziidi, the technical backbone powering the massively successful wealth platform is built in…
- News
Safaricomโs Ziidi hits 4.3 million users, bags ‘Best FinTech’ award at MWC 2026
Just over a year since its introduction, Safaricomโs Ziidi MMF has completely upended Kenyaโs digital investment landscape. At the ongoing…
- News
GSMAโs $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 Gรถteborgs-Posten has exposed a massive, hidden…
- Best Lists
Best smartphones to buy in Kenya for KES 30,000 and below (2026 guide)
Looking for the best smartphones in Kenya under KES 30,000? Here are the top phones to buy right now, including…
- Startups
How Kenyaโs โTriple Threatโ Startups are Redefining Capital and Innovation
Why did Kenyan innovators dominate the 2026 Sankalp Africa Awards? Explore the rise of South-South capital and local solutions.
- News
Airtel doubles Amazing Daily data bundle to 4GB at 99 bob
Airtel Kenya is turning up the heat on the competition. In a move that solidifies its reputation as the value…
- News
CBK approves phone number masking in Lipa na M-Pesa Till and Paybill transactions
At Techish Kenya, we have been beating the drum for digital privacy for years. Weโve written about the risks of…
- News
Top 10 Africa AI cities rankings (2026): Nairobi secures 4th spot, Addis Ababa in 9th
Nairobiโs reputation as the Silicon Savannah has received significant validation in the latest Counterpoint Research 2026 Africa AI Cities Index.…
- News
One Piece ss2 & Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man top Netflix Kenya in March 2026
February flew by, and if youโre anything like me, your Netflix queue is already a mess. I finally got around…
- Interesting Reads
The Galaxy S26 satellite snub: Why Africa is still waiting for a connection to the stars
Africa has always lived with a strange connectivity contradiction. Drive a few kilometres outside Nairobi, out past the bypasses and…
- Opinion
IEBC bans phones in polling stations, so we’ll just use smart glasses (like the Russian guy)
Ahead of the February 26th by-election polls, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) dropped a presser that has sent…
