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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…
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…
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,…
There’s a specific kind of confidence that comes from not needing to prove anything. The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra walks into 2026 the same way a seasoned boxer enters a ring, which is unhurried, composed, and fully aware that the only real…
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…
Airtel Kenya has entered the home fiber internet market, rolling out what it calls Xstream Fiber service with four pricing tiers and coverage already being deployed in select parts of the country. The move ends years of the telco sitting…
Uganda’s latest immigration and cybercrime sweep has exposed what appears to be a tightly run scam operation inside a Kampala apartment complex, with authorities saying they recovered computers and information technology (IT) equipment.…
Kenya has launched an ICT Authority Interoperability Framework aimed at pushing the country’s disconnected government systems to communicate, with Deputy President Kithure Kindiki framing the move as a prerequisite for continental digital…
At a closed-door leadership session at the Connected Africa Summit in Nairobi, something quietly changed in how African policymakers are thinking about the continent’s digital future. For years, the conversation has been about harmonizing…
WhatsApp is developing a native cloud backup service that would let users store their chat histories directly on WhatsApp’s servers, rather than relying on Google Drive or iCloud. The feature was spotted by WABetaInfo, a tracker that…
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has announced a major change to aircraft radio licensing, saying the move is meant to improve compliance and safety in the aviation sector. Under the new system, the expiry date of aircraft radio…
The world was stunned when Sebastian Sawe finally did what was considered impossible by becoming the first human to complete a 42 km marathon in under 2 hours. To beat the previous record and stop the clock at 1:59:30, he did so while…
It seems that the European Commission has run out of patience with Meta, and the consequences for WhatsApp are starting to stack up in ways that go beyond a regulatory disagreement. To understand why the European Commission is now in a…
The question hanging over the Connected Africa Summit (CAS2026) as it opens in Nairobi today is not whether Africa can build a digital economy but whether 54 countries can build one together. Africa’s digital progress over the past decade…
The world’s biggest prediction markets are processing billions of dollars a week. Kenya, a country that has turned speculation into a national pastime, may be next in line. The country is, by almost any measure, one of the world’s most…
vivo is about to launch the V70 FE in Kenya, and the company has shared enough details to get a clear picture of what the phone is all about. The headline spec is a 200-megapixel main camera with optical image stabilization. That’s a lot…
When people talk about electric vehicles and bikes, they often focus on range and charging time. Kenya’s Roam and a team of researchers from Stellenbosch University in South Africa recently collaborated to explore the range of an e-bike…
Kenyan business owners who move from one mobile money merchant account to another in an attempt to avoid taxes have nowhere to hide. The country’s tax collector, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), says it can easily track those traders…
The 15th Annual Connected Africa Summit is set to be held from April 27 to April 30 at the Edge Convention Centre in Nairobi, with ministers from across the continent confirmed to attend alongside private sector and development partners.…
High growth startups have a high rate of generating data, which may soon exceed their early storage capacity. The cloud storage strategy should be well designed to sustain performance, manage costs and guarantee data security in addition…
