Latest technology stories from across Kenya.
A 37-year-old woman was killed following a violent domestic dispute at Amboseli area in Dagoretti, Nairobi, with police arresting her husband over the incident. According to police, the incident was reported on Thursday at 4:20. The…
The AI bubble is driving up chip prices, and the consumer electronics market is now feeling the impact. Apple just raised the prices of 15 core products, and Microsoft is doing the same for the Xbox. In personal computers, RAM has…
Kenyans can now get a visa on arrival in the UAE, but there’s a catch: you need to already be living abroad. The UAE Embassy in Nairobi announced earlier today that the new policy takes effect immediately. Ordinary Kenyan passport holders…
Little has integrated the Kenya Revenue Authority’s (KRA) Electronic Tax Invoice Management System (eTIMS) into its platform. The development was announced at the launch of the Little x KRA eTIMS Tax Compliance Awareness Campaign. The…
Kenya has stepped up preparations to host the 21st annual Internet Governance Forum 2026 in Nairobi, following a high-level visit by a delegation from the IGF Secretariat. The delegation was led by IGF Secretariat representatives and…
Tala is cutting part of its Kenya workforce as the digital lender reorganizes its global operations. The company has now confirmed that 7 employees have been notified of potential redundancies, representing less than 10% of its 85-person…
Kenya’s participation in the Mobile World Congress (MWC) Shanghai 2026 has reinforced the country’s commitment to advancing digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and inclusive connectivity as key pillars of its development…
Kenya has made it easier for international investors to buy Kenyan government securities. Today, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) officially announced a partnership with the financial institution Clearstream. This partnership creates a…
President William Ruto has signed the Finance Bill 2026 into law, locking in a major overhaul of Kenya’s tax filing calendar that will end the single June 30 deadline most taxpayers have known for years. The President assented to the Bill…
Kenya recorded more than three billion cyberattack attempts targeting government systems, businesses and critical digital infrastructure in the three months to June, highlighting the growing cybersecurity risks facing one of Africa’s…
Kenya’s Social Health Authority (SHA) has temporarily suspended M.P. Shah Hospital from its panel of contracted healthcare providers, effective immediately. The private medical facility has been suspended due to alleged billing…
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) launched two planning documents this week that lay out, in unusual detail, how it intends to run the 2027 general election. The first is a 5-year strategic plan covering 2024 to…
Kenya has begun preparations to host the 2026 United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF). Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing’Oei said the preparatory process is already underway ahead of the forum, which is scheduled to…
TECNO has showcased the next stage of evolution for TECNO EllaClaw, its exploratory Beta-stage mobile AI agent designed to bring practical agentic AI into everyday mobile experiences. The firm says the latest evolution focuses on helping…
Little Cab has integrated its corporate invoicing platform with the KRA’s eTIMS in a move that will see eTIMS-compliant invoices generated automatically for all of the company’s corporate clients. Businesses using Little Cab’s corporate…
Anthropic has updated its privacy policy, effective July 8, 2026, and the change that will matter most to Claude users sits in a new line item called “Verification Data.” The policy now states that Anthropic may ask users to verify their…
Africa’s blockchain industry is moving from experimentation to real economic relevance, according to the latest edition of the CV VC African Blockchain Report published by CV VC in collaboration with Absa Group. The report shows that…
Vertiv has announced the addition of the Vertiv PowerUPS 100 Standby Series to its lineup. This is a new line of compact uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems aimed at ensuring continuity for everyday digital environments and reducing…
East Africa’s tourism sector is entering an aggressive growth phase, with Kenya alone welcoming 2.7 million international visitors in 2025. Building on 2024’s 2.39 million visitors, the 12.97% surge in international arrivals pushed the…
By Chris Wright, Chris Wright, Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President, Global Engineering, Red Hat Lately, headlines dominated by AI-driven zero-day vulnerabilities have raised a question: Is open source software becoming too…
Schneider Electric is driving the transition to sustainable medium-voltage solutions across East Africa with its award-winning SM AirSeT pure-air switchgear. Over the past year, the region has seen strong uptake of this SF₆-free…
Binance Research, the market research arm of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance, has recently published a new weekly market commentary titled “Stock Market That Never Sleeps.” The report examined the structural expansion…
The Kenyan government, through the ICT Authority, has opened applications for the AI Champions Recognition Programme. This is a new initiative aimed at equipping young people with practical artificial intelligence skills while supporting…
NTT DATA and Nutanix have established a strategic partnership to accelerate hybrid multicloud adoption, infrastructure modernization and AI readiness in Middle East and Africa (MEA). Across MEA, organizations are increasingly prioritizing…
