Latest technology stories from across Kenya.
Kenya’s Senate is once again considering a proposal to strip the IEBC of the duty to stream polling station results live as they’re announced. The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, co-sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot…
Meta spent much of 2025 fighting off the narrative that it had fallen behind in AI, after a rocky Llama 4 launch and a costly reshuffle of its research division. Now, with the damage sufficiently repaired, its chief executive has returned…
Kenya’s clean-cooking market has spent 2026 relearning how fragile its subsidized fuel model was. When the country’s dominant bioethanol network shut down at the end of January after losing government authorization for the carbon credits…
After drafting an email, Gmail gives you a short grace period after hitting send in case you spot a mistake. By default it’s only 5 seconds, but you can stretch that up to 30 seconds. Here’s how to change it and why it’s worth doing. What…
The Trump administration on Tuesday announced a ban on new foreign-made humanoid robot imports to the US over “unacceptable risks” to the country’s national security. The move applies to advanced robots – including humanoid and four-legged…
In Nairobi, music rarely stays in the background. It moves through lunch breaks, evening link-ups, studio sessions, Sunday plans, football nights, gospel gatherings and conversations with friends. During the first week of Spotify’s Greasy…
The regulations giving effect to the Gambling Control Act, 2025 were published in the Kenya Gazette on 30 June 2026, as Supplement No. 162. Most coverage went to operator fees and player protections. The provision that matters to Kenya’s…
Apple just killed its iPhone Upgrade Program and replaced it with something bigger. Starting this week, you can lease an iPhone, Apple Watch, Mac, or iPad instead of buying it outright, through a new partnership with Klarna. How It Works…
Kenya has spent the better part of a year building toward the draft Kenya Artificial Intelligence and Other Emerging Technologies Policy 2026, and the document now sits in public hands. The State Department for ICT and Digital Economy,…
Google has opened applications for the Google Africa Applied AI Lab, a new initiative designed to help African founders and researchers turn AI ideas into commercially viable products while accelerating the continent’s AI innovation…
Mobility and Electric vehicle startup Bingo Technologies CEO Daniel Huang has expressed confidence in the Kenyan government’s commitment to accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles, saying the country’s policy direction and…
X has finally turned its long-promised payments feature into a real product. On July 27, 2026, X Money went live in the United States, starting with Premium and Premium+ subscribers. It is not just another way to send cash to someone; X is…
Yellow Card CEO and Co-Founder Chris Maurice Named to Stablecoins Most Influential 2026 List. This is Stablecon’s annual list of individuals shaping the global stablecoin ecosystem. The list recognizes leaders across six regions and…
The Public Service Commission (PSC) has declared the position of Vice Chancellor at Kibabii University vacant and invited applications from suitably qualified candidates. In a notice, the commission said interested candidates can access…
Premium wins on the thing that matters, since real, active TikTok followers from services like Buzzoid, Twicsy, Rushmax and iDigic stay on your profile, while the cheapest bot dumps drop off within days. Here is the blunt version. “Cheap”…
A Nairobi-based creative education platform Kelele Comics is seeking to increase the number of Kenyan publishers in the multibillion dollar comic industry by availing artificial intelligence tools to young learners. Kelele Comics Chief…
Swedfund invests USD 12 million in Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund II (ARAF II). The investment supports growing food and agriculture companies across Africa that strengthen agricultural value chains. By improving access to markets,…
The Director of Public Prosecutions Renson Ingonga, has called on justice sector stakeholders to embrace technology as a critical tool for improving the efficiency, transparency, and effectiveness of criminal case management across the…
Airtel Africa’s revenue rose 31.0% to $1.85 billion for the financial year ended June 30, 2026. This was driven by continued growth in mobile services, data usage, and Airtel Money across its markets. The telecom operator said revenue…
A Chinese company that makes RAM chips just pulled off one of the wildest first days of trading anyone has seen in years. ChangXin Memory Technologies, known as CXMT, listed on Shanghai’s STAR Market on Monday, and its stock price shot up…
In September 2015, a small fleet of Google’s imaging equipment rolled quietly into the Samburu National Reserve in northern Kenya. It involved 360-degree cameras capturing acacia trees, elephants, and the wide red earth of one of Africa’s…
Kenya has published the Virtual Asset Service Providers Regulations, 2026, which is a step closer to regulating the country’s digital asset industry. The regulations provide a framework for the implementation of the Virtual Asset Service…
A US court has approved a $1.5 billion settlement from Anthropic in what is considered the largest copyright infringement case involving AI. The case began in 2024 when authors Andrea Bartz, Kirk Wallace Johnson, and Charles Graeber filed…
vivo Kenya has unveiled the vivo Y500, a new mid-range smartphone that aims to address one of the biggest frustrations among mobile users—battery life. The handset debuts with an 8,100mAh BlueVolt battery, which the company says is the…
