Kenyan technology publication covering consumer technology, telecoms, digital services, startups, reviews and practical guides.
Absa Bank Kenya has confirmed the resignation of Abdi Mohamed as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, effective 30 June 2026, closing out a 3-year run at the helm of one of Kenya’s largest lenders. In a statement issued on June…
3 of the largest RAM chip makers in the world are facing a lawsuit in the United States of America (USA). Plaintiffs have named Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Micron Technology in a new class action lawsuit filed in a California…
Recently, the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) launched a mandatory vehicle inspection program set to begin July 1, 2026, and within days it was already in court, partially walked back, and surrounded by misinformation. Here…
The NTSA vehicle inspection rules are headed for another fight in court. Lawyer Charles Mugane has filed a High Court petition against the Traffic (Motor Vehicle Inspection) Rules, 2026, arguing the National Transport and Safety Authority…
KRA wants every taxpayer who has not filed their 2025 income tax return to stop procrastinating. The deadline is midnight on Tuesday, 30th June 2026, and KRA has made it clear there is no extension coming this year. This matters because of…
Locket is a photo and video sharing app that works through a home screen widget. It lets you send photos and videos directly to another person’s home screen without a feed, chat, or public audience. It started with a simple problem.…
Microsoft has extended its Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program by another year, pushing the new end date to October 12, 2027. The company made almost no noise about it, slipping the change into two previously published…
WhatsApp is adding a warning screen that shows up before you even open a conversation with an unknown number. The feature was spotted by WABetaInfo and is currently rolling out to beta users on Android and iOS. The way it works is the…
Kenya’s e-Citizen platform is impressive by regional standards. Over 22,000 government services, 14 million registered users, and somewhere between KES 750 million and KES 1 billion flowing through it every single day. The platform handles…
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…
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 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’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…
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…
Rockstar Games has confirmed that Grand Theft Auto 6 (GTA 6) will launch at $79.99, a $10 increase over the $70 price point that became standard this console generation. The Ultimate Edition goes for $99.99 and includes extra cars,…
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…
East Africa finance ministers spent the second week of June talking about digital superhighways and the fourth industrial revolution. However, the actual budget numbers revealed a completely different narrative. A CIO Africa report, The…
Will Cathcart is out as head of WhatsApp after seven years, and Meta is bringing in Kunal Shah, the founder of Indian fintech startup Cred, to replace him. Zuckerberg made the announcement on Monday, framing Shah as someone with a “builder…
Safaricom has pushed out a new update to My OneApp, and the headline feature is zero-rated access. Starting with Android version 5.1.9 and iOS version 5.1.7, users can open and use the app without eating into their data bundles. You still…
The Communications Authority of Kenya released its sector statistics for Q3 of the 2025/2026 financial year (January to March 2026), revealing that Kenya now has 84.1 million active mobile subscriptions, up 7.4% from the previous quarter.…
A week ago, the role of technology at the FIFA World Cup 2026 was still uncertain. The big question was whether features like the Trionda’s sensor chip, improved offside technology, and referee cameras would have a real impact on decisions…
