Latest technology stories from across Kenya.
NTT DATA has announced an expanded collaboration with Google Cloud to help enterprises move from AI experimentation to scaled deployment of agentic AI solutions built with Gemini Enterprise. The collaboration is focused on enabling…
Spiro has appointed Anant Badjatya as Group Chief Executive Officer, bringing in a battery-swapping veteran to steer the company through the most ambitious phase of its expansion since it was founded in 2022. Badjatya arrives from Indofast…
Former Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Faith Odhiambo has raised concerns over the High Court’s decision to uphold the impeachment of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua despite finding that his constitutional right to a fair…
A new cohort of African startups tackling some of the continent’s most pressing challenges, from food insecurity to climate resilience and digital infrastructure, has been selected for the MassChallenge Switzerland and UK 2026 accelerator…
Proparco has announced a new financing facility for Kenyan healthtech startup Tibu Health. This funding will accelerate the rollout of its proximity-based “Minute Clinics”. It will also help expand access to affordable primary healthcare…
Amazon has applied for a license to operate satellite internet services in Kenya, putting Jeff Bezos in direct competition with Elon Musk’s Starlink in one of Africa’s most active tech markets. The application, filed under the name Amazon…
Apple kicked off Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2026 with iOS 27, its next major iOS update. The most visible change is a new opacity slider for Liquid Glass, the glassy design language Apple rolled out with iOS 26. That release…
An analysis conducted using Kaspersky Container Security has revealed that only 1 out of every 10 Docker Hub images analysed, including those with 10,000 to 1 million downloads, was fully up to date. Experts warn that aside from software…
OpenAI has announced that it has confidentially filed for IPO with the SEC, making it the second major AI company to do so in less than two weeks. Anthropic filed for an IPO first on June 1, and now the two biggest names in AI are…
OpenAI has revealed plans to sell shares to the public through a stock listing in the US. The artificial intelligence (AI) company behind the popular chatbot ChatGPT said on Monday that it had made a confidential filing with the US…
Apple announced a significant overhaul of its digital assistant, unveiling Siri AI, which the company promised would offer a better artificial intelligence experience for users. The iPhone maker also announced on Monday a suite of changes…
Nigerian shared mobility platform Shuttlers has surpassed 10 million completed journeys and has become the first private shared transport operator in Nigeria to integrate with Google Maps Transit system. The integration allows commuters…
As demand for mobile connectivity, digital services and mobile financial solutions continues to grow, Airtel Kenya has expanded its customer access network across Nairobi with four new customer touchpoints. The new locations, comprising…
Kenya Power has announced plans to progressively close all remaining payment counters in its banking halls by June 2027 following a sharp rise in the use of digital platforms, which now account for more than five million customer…
Kenya’s government is drawing up plans to sell data it collects through public platforms, and the model it appears to be building toward has a long-running precedent in the United States, where states have been quietly generating hundreds…
President William Ruto has appointed former Isiolo South MP Abdul Bahari Ali as the new Non-Executive Chairperson of the Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) as gazetted on June 5, 2026. This comes as the project approaches a…
Binance has introduced U.S. equities trading, giving eligible users access to more than 7,000 U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs. The launch reflects Binance’s belief that financial inclusion grows meaningfully when access to opportunities…
The High Court has frozen the government’s planned rollout of a new smart driving license and automated traffic fines system by the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), just days after it went live countrywide. Justice Dennis…
Kenya Power, the state-owned electricity distributor, has commenced an exercise to mop up all customers utilising electricity to charge their electric vehicles (EVs) with the aim of metering them under the E-mobility tariff. The tariff…
Konza Technopolis, Africa’s leading smart city and one of Kenya’s flagship development projects, is strengthening its position as a centre of innovation through the deployment of the continent’s first automated pneumatic solid waste…
As an Airtel user, you do not need to look for a physical airtime scratch card to top up. You can quickly buy Airtel airtime from M-Pesa using the Pesapal Paybill number 220220, the most used Paybill option for Airtel airtime payments. The…
Africa’s esports industry is showing strong signs of rapid expansion, with the Carry1st Africa Cup 2026 returning as the continent’s largest competitive Call of Duty: Mobile tournament and a key qualifier for the global championship stage.…
Vertiv has announced progress on a production-grade digital twin capability for Vertiv SmartRun integrated in the NVIDIA Omniverse DSX Blueprint, advancing the company’s roadmap to make AI factory infrastructure more configurable,…
MoneyGram has launched MGUSD, a native US dollar stablecoin. This is designed to power its global payments infrastructure and expand access to digital dollar-based financial services for cross-border money transfers. The stablecoin will…
