High Court Rules in Favour of Media Freedom Following Warning by Ezra Chiloba
This week, a case was filed in the High Court of Kenya in Nairobi, which was brought forth by multiple parties against Ezra Chiloba,...
Connected Kenya Summit 2023 Announces Influential ICT Industry Speakers to Lead Event
Connected Kenya is one of the leading tech events in Kenya, and by extension, East Africa. It has hosted 11 shows, and this year's...
Twitter to Remove ‘Legacy’ Verified Badges, Now Only Available for Paying Users
Twitter accounts that were verified before Elon Musk bought the social media platform will see their blue checkmarks disappear in a matter of days.
Following...
ICT CS Eliud Owalo Calls for Investors to Support Digital Economy Agenda
Eliud Owalo, the CS for Information, Communications, and the Digital Economy, has invited both local and international investors to collaborate with the government in...
Chiloba Issues Warning to Broadcasters Over Violative Coverage of Opposition Protests
The Communications Authority of Kenya has announced that it has finished looking into the Broadcast Coverage of Opposition protests that took place on March...
African Startup Ecosystem Set to Get Boost from New Venture Studio, Delta40
Factor Ventures has announced the launch of Delta40, a new venture studio that seeks to enhance the African startup ecosystem by constructing and investing...
Safaricom Picks Fawzia Ali as Chief Consumer Business Officer
Safaricom has picked Fawzia Ali as Chief Consumer Business Officer effective 15th March 2023.
The same role was held by Sylvia Mulinge, who...
M-PESA Invests Over KES 260m in New Office
Today, M-PESA Africa has unveiled a Shared Service Operations Centre (SSOC) in Nairobi.
The main service of the new office will be to supervise service...
Safaricom Intros New Packages, Eliminates Fair Usage Policy for 4G Wi-Fi
When it comes to Home Internet, meaning a fixed wireless connection that a user can use worry-free, there aren’t many options for people who...
Samsung Z Fold5: Everything We Know So Far
The foldable smartphone market has heated up in the past few months with everyone joining in on the fun. Samsung Z Fold5 is set...
State of 5G in Africa: Progress So Far
In early 2020, Safaricom was spotted testing 5G network in partnership with tech giant Huawei. Kenya's largest telco has probably been testing 5G since...
Kenya Set to Benefit from AfDB’s KES 130m Electric Vehicle Fund
Kenya is set to receive part of the USD 1 million fund from the African Development Bank (AfDB) under its Green Mobility for Africa...
The 9th Africa Fintech Summit to Spotlight US-Africa Tech Connection, Fintech Regulatory Best Practices
The 9th edition of the Africa Fintech Summit (AFTS) is scheduled to take place in Washington DC, USA, on April 12, 2023, and will...
TECNO Phantom V Fold Launching Next Month in Kenya
TECNO just launched its latest entry-level Spark 10 series last week in the country and they are already gearing up to bring their long-awaited...
Airtel Kenya Customers Record Longer on-net Calls
ICT regulator the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has published new data regarding the state of the telephony market in the country for the...
Safaricom Announces 5G Data Packages Starting from KES 1000
Safaricom has announced the availability of 5G mobile data packages. It's worth noting that the plans have been available for a while, but the...
TECNO Spark 10, Spark 10 Pro Officially Launched in Kenya
TECNO has updated its budget lineup with the launch of the Spark 10 series. TECNO Spark 10 series succeeds the Spark 9 series from...
Safaricom Expands 5G Coverage, With Updated 5G Packages
Update: 5G mobile data packages have been announced by the telco. Keep reading...
Back in September 2022, Safaricom commercially launched 5G services. 5G networks can...
CA Issues Statement Following Disruption of World Consumer Rights Day in Kisumu by Youth
ICT regulator the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) was staging World Consumer Rights Day in the lakeside city of Kisumu today.
However, the event was...
Samsung Skips Galaxy A74, Announces A54 and A34 with Water and Dust Seals
Samsung has finally announced the Galaxy A34 and A54. As expected, there is no A74 this time around, which is kind of a bummer...
Konza-Nairobi Corridor Transport Network Gets Boost from South Korean Government
Kenya and South Korean governments have launched four Economic Innovation Partnership Program (EIPP) initiatives that aim to accelerate the progress of the Konza Technopolis...
UAE Spy Sheikh Buys $100M+ Stake in TikTok’s Owner
There have been growing security concerns surrounding TikTok and its owner ByteDance in the West and Europe but those fears are about to get...
Facebook Fires 21,000 Employees in Less Than 6 Months
Meta, the company that operates Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus, appears that is not done firing people following the announcement that it will be...
Chaos at Chipper Cash as it Considers Sale of Business
Less than one month ago, payments firm Chipper Cash, which runs its operations in Africa but is headquartered in the US, fired a third...
Microsoft ADC Unveils Fourth Coding Competition for Kenya University Students
University students from across Kenya and some parts of Africa can now apply to participate in season 4 of the Microsoft Africa Development Centre’s...
India Forces Smartphone Brands to Make Bloatware Removable
India's ICT industry has long been strict with vendors, brands, telcos, and other ICT-related service providers. As the world's second-largest consumer of smartphones, India...
What is South Africa’s New Interbank Payments Platform, PayShap?
South Africa has reported a major step in the payments industry following the launch of PayShap yesterday, which is a collaboration between the South...
Samsung Extends Warranty for Select Fridges and Washing Machines in East Africa
The warranty for a fridge and washing machine typically varies depending on the manufacturer and model of the appliance, as well as where you...
Zoho Sets Up Physical Office in Nairobi, Complete with a Training Centre
Zoho, the Indian company that is known for providing enterprise resource planning software, and which prides itself as a corporation that bootstrapped itself to...
Xiaomi Redmi 12C Arrives in Kenya, Starts From KES 14000
Xiaomi Kenya has announced the availability of its Redmi 12C smartphone. This is a budget device that targets people who do not have a...
Infinix Note 13 Series to Feature 260W Ultra-Rapid Charging
Infinix is stepping up its fast-charging technology and bringing wireless charging for the first time. The company is slated to launch its Infinix Note...
Peter Ndegwa Dismisses Rumours He Will Be Replaced by Joshua Oigara
Ever since Bob Collymore passed away in 2019, Safaricom has experienced a number of management changes. Collymore’s death left a void in the CEO...
Feature Update: WhatsApp Could Soon Replace Phone Numbers With Usernames
WhatApp is a great chat app, but it has its limitations, some of which have been addressed by Meta over the last couple of...
Here is What We Know About TECNO Spark 10 5G, Spark 10, and Spark 10C
A couple of days ago, we learned that TECNO had added new members to its Spark lineup. The Spark-branded phones target budget customers who...
Africa Cloud & Security Summit to Host Leading Experts in Cloud Computing and Cybersecurity
The Africa Cloud & Security Summit is set to bring together leading experts in cloud computing and cybersecurity for two days of key discussions...
