Latest technology stories from across Kenya.
A Kenyan High Court sitting in Machakos has ruled that Diamond Trust Bank Kenya Limited (DTB) must bear 40% (KES 1,788,601) liability for KES 4,418,601 fraudulently withdrawn from a customer’s account in a SIM swap case. Safaricom will…
Samsung has unveiled its 2026 television range in Kenya. The company is bringing its new Mini LED TV range to the local market, growing its premium home entertainment portfolio. The new lineup showcases Samsung’s newest display technology…
By Ethan Brooks — Editorial Contributor | Social Media Growth & Content Strategy Every few months, a Kenyan creator crosses the YouTube monetization line and the screenshot does its rounds: the acceptance email, the first AdSense payment,…
Less than a week after the rollout of Muse Image, its first image-generation AI model, Meta has removed it from Instagram. This decision has come after widespread backlash, with privacy and AI-generated porn images of celebrities among the…
Renew Capital has selected 15 startups from more than 500 applicants across 48 African countries to advance to the next stage of its inaugural Renew Venture Lab: EmFi Series, a program focused on accelerating embedded finance innovation…
Smartphone users in Kenya are about to get a new option that promises to tackle three of the most persistent frustrations with modern devices: battery anxiety, outdoor visibility, and data privacy. The vivo Y500, set to arrive in the…
Check Point Research has released its Global Threat Intelligence insights for June 2026, revealing that organisations worldwide experienced an average of 2,270 cyber attacks per week, representing a 10% increase month on month and a 17%…
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) collected KES 2.844 trillion in the financial year ending June 2026, a 10.6% jump that outpaces the 6.8% growth recorded the year before. On the surface, this is a win for KRA, which has spent years…
Meta recently launched Muse Image, its in-house AI image generator. The feature has now rolled out on Instagram, and it is important to understand how your content can be used. Basically, this tool automatically lets anyone create AI…
East Africa cloud services provider Angani Ltd has extended its footprint to LINX Nairobi. The company joined LINX Mombasa in 2025 and this latest announcement builds on that. It allows the company to exchange internet traffic more…
The introduction of live casino has transformed the face of online gambling, making it feel more like a human experience. Players were able to observe a live dealer, a live table, and a sense of a casino floor – rather than spinning a…
Google is rolling out updated Play Store Terms of Service on July 29, 2026, and the changes land squarely on three things Android users rarely think about until something goes wrong: The first addition spells out what many users have long…
IBM and Red Hat have announced the commercial launch of Lightwell, a new platform designed to help enterprises automatically identify and remediate vulnerabilities in open source software at scale. The launch introduces two offerings:…
For years, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has faced questions about the processes for clearing, disqualifying, or reinstating candidates in the weeks leading up to a general election. The Commission has finally…
Binance Research has recently published a monthly market insight for June 2026. The report examines prominent topics of the month including prediction market expansion, tokenized equity infrastructure, and evolving investor behavior across…
For years, cloud adoption was positioned as a fast track to agility, scalability and digital transformation. Today, as organisations operate increasingly distributed environments, many are entering a new phase of cloud maturity; one that…
Elon Musk’s AI company doesn’t go by xAI anymore. Following SpaceX’s acquisition of xAI back in February, the company has now rebranded as SpaceXAI, complete with a new logo and a new X handle. Musk said back in May that this was the plan…
EMERGE has officially launched with the aim of helping young African professionals access the skills, mentorship, networks and employment opportunities needed to build sustainable careers across the continent. Developed with support from…
Creating marketing visuals is now part of daily operations for many businesses. Product launches, social media updates, online promotions, and website content all require fresh images. For small businesses without in-house designers,…
KCB Bank has today added two new products designed to make Shariah-compliant banking more accessible in Kenya. These are the KCB Sahl Card and the KCB Sahl Agency Banking network. The new solutions has been launched in partnership with…
KOKO Networks is now formally shopping around the technology that once fueled 1.5 million Kenyan kitchens. A public notice filed by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), acting as administrator and liquidator for the collapsed clean cooking…
For more than two decades, Safaricom has been measured like a telecommunications company. Investors tracked subscriber growth, network coverage, voice revenues and data consumption. Every quarter revolved around one question: how many more…
Starting this year, Kenyan families will have a formal way to stop a relative from betting or gambling, even if that relative doesn’t want to stop. New regulations gazetted on June 30, 2026, called the Gambling Control (Conduct of Gambling…
Safaricom shareholders will vote on fourteen special resolutions at the company’s Annual General Meeting on July 31, 2026. The changes rewrite the Articles of Association to match a new ownership reality. Vodafone Kenya Limited, the…
