Latest technology stories from across Kenya.
The fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) sector in Kenya is growing with new players and new subscribers. However, this positive growth has a negative aspect, with the cables on poles and trenches becoming an eyesore across the country. Now, the…
Did you know many employees feel more motivated when they feel seen and heard at work? Engagement is not just about happiness. It is about connection. It is about purpose. When employees care about their work, they perform better. They…
Safaricom has announced an upgrade to its Home Fibre offering, increasing internet speeds by up to 2.5 times at no additional cost to customers. Under the new enhancements, customers across all Home Fibre plans will benefit from…
Jensen Huang and Yuri Milner stood onstage together at the twelfth Breakthrough Prize ceremony in Santa Monica last weekend to introduce a new prize. Huang, whose company NVIDIA recently named its most powerful AI chip architecture after…
Kenya’s government is coming for the gambling industry from two directions at once: the wallet and the TV screen. On the advertising side, new regulations proposed by the Gaming Regulatory Authority of Kenya (GRAK – formerly BCLB) would…
Kenya’s Finance Bill 2026, tabled in Parliament on April 30, has proposed two major changes to how taxes are filed and enforced in the country. One shifts deadlines, the other hands the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) considerably more…
Morocco signed the Artemis Accords, joining a US – led framework for peaceful space exploration as American and Moroccan officials wrapped up a bilateral meeting in the capital Rabat. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau…
Meta had a strange first quarter of 2026 with revenue up sharply, user numbers down, and the company somehow doubling down on spending more money. Let’s start with the money. Revenue hit $56.3 billion this quarter, up 33% from $42.3…
Your website’s Web Host Manager (WHM), WP Squared, and Control Panel (cPanel) may have a critical security flaw that lets anyone become root admin without a password. Malicious actors can take advantage of a bug officially tracked as…
Kenya’s government has temporarily relaxed the sulphur content rules for two of the country’s most widely used fuels, Diesel and Super Petrol, citing supply disruptions linked to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The decision,…
Vertiv has announced it has acquired Strategic Thermal Labs, a specialist in advanced liquid-cooling technologies. The acquisition extends Vertiv’s thermal-chain strategy by strengthening engineering capability at the interface between…
SBM Bank Kenya has launched a KES 1 billion Green Finance Facility to accelerate the adoption of electric (EV) and hybrid (PHEV) vehicles. Available over the next 12 months, this dedicated fund provides consumers and businesses with…
Jiji has seen a significant rise in demand for pre-owned goods. Search results in Q1 2026 showed a 70% increase in used-item searches versus the same period in 2025. This represents over 14.7 million unique searches in Q1 alone. Thus,…
Starlink has begun suspending internet services for Kenyan subscribers who failed to complete mandatory identity verification by today’s deadline, implementing regulatory requirements first announced in February 2026. Affected customers…
Cross Switch has announced the appointment of Gillian Koinange as Head of Business Development, East Africa. This exciting appointment reinforces the company’s commitment to accelerating growth and deepening its presence across the region.…
Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Information, Communication and the Digital Economy, William Kabogo Gitau recently hosted an Oracle delegation led by Annick Sakho to discuss how to accelerate the adoption of Oracle Cloud services in…
When Safaricom upgraded its Home Fiber speeds and cut prices this week, it looked like a big win for subscribers. It wasn’t. Buried in the fine print was a separate change that most customers haven’t noticed yet: the Fair Usage Policy…
Principal Secretary for Broadcasting and Telecommunications, Mr Stephen Isaboke, delivered a keynote address at the Connected Africa Summit 2026, highlighting Kenya’s strategic response to the evolving challenge of artificial intelligence…
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has published the Draft Income Tax (Residential Rental Income Tax) Regulations 2026. Part of the new regulations seeks to make the use of the Electronic Rental Income Tax System (eRITS) compulsory for all…
The Connected Africa summit was the site for the official launch of UrbanTok, a Kenyan-owned video-sharing platform. Judging by its functionality, the platform is clearly designed to compete for the audience currently loyal to TikTok.…
At the sidelines of the Connected Africa Summit 2026, cabinet secretaries representing respective East African countries met to discuss the development of a jointly owned satellite internet network. The executives from Kenya, Rwanda,…
Kenya’s tech sector grew in 2025 as mobile connections crossed 78 million and internet subscriptions hit 64.4 million. Mobile money subscribers jumped 21.4% to 51.4 million; Konza Technopolis welcomed 8 new investors, and its data center…
Amazon has increased its support for Anthropic, and it should come as no surprise. Some critics expected the AI bubble to burst, but so far, the numbers suggest otherwise. AI companies keep raising billions at rising valuations. Companies…
Safaricom has overhauled its Home Fiber packages, raising speeds across three tiers and cutting prices by around 25% for new subscribers, all without a press release or any customer notification. The updated lineup, along with what…
