Kenyan technology publication covering consumer technology, telecoms, digital services, startups, reviews and practical guides.
Getting locked out of Facebook or Instagram can happen suddenly. You try to log in, only to see a red banner saying your account is gone. Meta relies heavily on automated systems to detect policy violations, so genuine users can sometimes…
Apple has unveiled the next Mac mini, and it’s sticking with the same small footprint from the 2024 M4 lineup while packing in significantly stronger chips, faster storage, and quicker networking. As before, there are two versions: a…
The Digital Health Agency has floated tenders for what it’s calling Taifa Care, an AI system meant to track pregnancy, birth, and child health from the first antenatal visit through to a child’s immunization record. Taifa Care combines…
Google is rolling out a feature called Motion Assist on Android 17 that’s designed to use motion dots to stop you from feeling sick while using your phone in a moving car. It’s landing on Pixel phones first, in phases, so not everyone with…
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has raised its minimum customs benchmark for general containerized consolidation cargo from KES 2.5 million to KES 3.2 million. The new figure took effect on August 20, 2026, after months of talks between…
TechMoran has opened nominations for a new initiative called StartupEast, a conference and awards program built to spot early-stage startups across East Africa before they become household names. The inaugural event is set for December 3,…
Kenya’s High Court has given the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Kenya (GRAK) the green light to start collecting licensing fees from betting companies, casinos, and other gaming operators, even though a court case challenging those very…
Half of all reported computer fraud cases in Kenya between February and July 2026 involved mobile money, either as the way criminals collected payment or as the destination for stolen funds. That number comes from an analysis presented at…
Walk down Tom Mboya Street or Kenyatta Avenue on a Sunday afternoon, and Nairobi CBD turns into an open-air studio. Tripods line the pavements, lighting umbrellas catch the afternoon sun, and young photographers approach pedestrians with a…
A strange headphone glitch led to the discovery of a hidden tracking system running on AliExpress, the Alibaba-owned shopping site. The person behind the find wasn’t looking for anything unusual. They just wanted their Bluetooth headphones…
The English Premier League is back, and so is the annual ritual of turning a 90-minute match into a full-blown constitutional debate and meltdowns on timelines. The 2026/27 season kicked off yesterday evening, with Arsenal winning 3-0…
ZiiDi Trader, the M-PESA-based stock trading platform, has widened its net, loosening the identification rules that once limited who could sign up to buy and sell NSE-listed shares straight from their phones. Until now, opening an account…
Airlines have a complicated relationship with honesty. A delay is frequently announced in stages: first a small push, then another, then a gate change, and somewhere in that sequence a passenger who had been watching the board realizes…
Google has launched a “Preferred Source” button that publishers can add directly to their websites. Clicking it tells Google to show that site more often in Top Stories, AI Overviews, and AI Mode. The reader lands right back on the article…
itel POWER 80, a 4G smartphone, is now available in official retail stores in Kenya. It arrives at a mass-market recommended price of KES 19,499. With itel, the price has always been an attractive point, with the Power 80 joining the list…
Kenya’s ICT regulatory framework keeps changing due to the realities of an ever-evolving technology ecosystem. A new Data center license framework is among the latest to be defined by the Kenyan government. The new license framework was…
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has formally opened the election period for the 2027 General Election, publishing a Gazette Notice on 20th August 2026 that brings the Electoral Code of Conduct and the Election…
A new survey by TIFA Research has found that most ride-hailing users in Nairobi oppose the government’s proposed minimum fare policy for platforms like Uber, Bolt, Little Cab, and Faras, even though the plan is designed to boost driver…
Spotify has spent the past few years expanding its presence in Africa, and its new editorial podcast, Culture Club, hopes to reflect that focus. Culture Club podcast has been in listeners’ feeds since October 2025, and the show now stands…
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has today arrested 14 suspects associated with a website cloning scam to trick travelers into buying nonexistent tickets. Police officers from Nakuru Police Station and detectives from DCI’s…
Airtel has quietly reduced the data allocations across all four Smarta prepaid bundles while keeping their prices unchanged. Plan Old data New data Change Other cuts Smarta 300 (7 days) 7GB 3.5GB -50% SMS 500→250; on-net mins 100→50/day…
WSO2 has opened its first office in Africa, choosing Johannesburg, South Africa as the base for its next stage of growth on the continent. The company, which builds software for enterprise digital infrastructure, says the move reflects how…
The ICT Authority has opened applications for Cohort XI of the Presidential Digital Talent (DigiTalent) Program, targeting 400 recent graduates for a 12-month internship spanning: Applicants have until midnight on September 7, 2026, and…
Airtel Africa and Starlink have launched commercial satellite-to-mobile service in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the first such deployment anywhere on the continent. Customers with compatible LTE Android phones can now send WhatsApp…
