Kaspersky Leads Cybersecurity Transparency: What It Means for Africa’s Digital Future
AsAs cybersecurity threats grow in sophistication, trust and transparency have emerged as crucial pillars for organizations and governments looking to safeguard their digital assets. Kaspersky’s recent whitepaper, Protection Beyond Detection:…
What the Safaricom Share Sale Means and Why Ndindi Nyoro Is Before Parliament
Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro appeared before a joint National Assembly committee on Finance and National Planning and Public Debt and Privatisation on Tuesday to give his views on the government’s…
Toyota Moves to Privatize Core Unit in Sweeping Overhaul
Toyota Motor Corp has unveiled a $26 billion plan to take its long-time supplier Toyota Industries Corporation private, marking one of the largest corporate restructurings in Japan’s modern history. The…
LinkedIn Quietly Becomes a Dating Background: Check Platform
LinkedIn was built to showcase résumés, track career moves, and connect professionals. Yet evidence now suggests the platform is being repurposed for something far more personal. Users are increasingly checking…
TotalEnergies Bets Big on Climate Tech Amid Oil Scrutiny
TotalEnergies’ $100 million commitment to climate technology was unveiled against the charged backdrop of COP30 in Belém, Brazil. The French oil major framed the pledge as a decisive step to…
Airtel Affordability Lead Challenges Kenya’s Telecom Status Quo
Airtel has emerged as Kenya’s most preferred mobile network on affordability, overtaking long-established rivals in a market long dominated by Safaricom. Data from the Communications Authority of Kenya Customer Satisfaction…
KWAL’s Solar Bet Reshapes Energy Economics in Manufacturing
Kenya Wine Agencies Limited’s commissioning of a 700kV rooftop solar plant at its Tatu City factory is being celebrated as a sustainability milestone. Yet beneath the public messaging lies a…
Mi Vida’s Green Housing Bet Tests Affordability Promise
Mi Vida Homes’ recent recognition by the International Finance Corporation has been framed as a milestone for sustainable and affordable housing. Two of its developments, KEZA Riruta Phase 1A and…
Samsung Pushes Open Ecosystems to Redefine Home AI
Samsung has placed open ecosystems at the center of its home artificial intelligence strategy, sending a clear signal at CES 2026 that the future of connected living will not be…
KCB Scholarships Spotlight Gaps in Inclusive Education Support
KCB Foundation has launched 1,000 full scholarships targeting academically gifted but financially disadvantaged students joining senior secondary schools next week. The program, valued at Sh600 million for the 2026 cohort,…
Why Nzoia Sugar’s Return Reveals Deeper Industry Fractures
After lying dormant for seven months, Nzoia Sugar Company’s milling lines are turning again, breathing hope into one of Kenya’s largest sugar catchment areas. The factory had not milled in…
OPPO Bets on Longevity to Win Kenya’s Smartphone Market
OPPO Kenya’s unveiling of the A6x series comes at a critical moment in the country’s smartphone market. Kenyan consumers are holding onto devices longer as inflation, data costs, and energy…
The Quiet Transformation of Gmail Through AI
Google has rolled out one of the most significant changes to Gmail in years, introducing an AI-powered Inbox, smarter search, and built-in proofreading tools. The update aims to move email…
How Supercar Brands are Reshaping Luxury Property
Bugatti, the French maker synonymous with speed and engineering excess, has entered an unexpected lane. The company has launched its first residential tower in Dubai, signalling a shift from building…
Behind Carrefour’s Franchise Push Across Africa
Carrefour is set to enter the Ethiopian market through a franchise partnership with Midroc Investment Group, marking one of the most significant retail developments in the country’s recent history. Under…
The Hidden Costs of Scaling Online Healthcare
Digital healthcare platforms face mounting pressure to handle higher volumes, tighter security demands, and regulatory expectations. MYDAWA’s upgrade aimed to deliver a more secure, reliable, and intuitive experience across its…
How Kenya is preparing for the AI infrastructure boom
Kenya’s digital economy runs on invisible infrastructure. Every mobile transaction, cloud service, streaming platform, and government portal depends on data centres operating quietly in the background. Yet the workforce required…
What Diageo and Vodafone Departures Mean For Kenya’s Markets
For decades British multinationals were cornerstones of Kenya’s economy, anchoring critical sectors from telecommunications to beverages. That era appears to be waning, with recent deals highlighting a retreat by once-dominant…
Why NCBA Banking Model Fits Kenya’s Real Economy
Kenya’s economy has never fit neatly into traditional banking models. Most incomes arrive in bursts, not salaries, shaped by trade cycles, digital gigs, commissions and informal enterprise. Banks built around…
New JKIA Airport Revives Stalled Ambitions for Aviation Hub
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is showing clear signs of strain. Designed to handle 7.5 million passengers annually, the airport processed about 8.6 million travellers in 2025, according to the Kenya…
What Cheap Internet Means for Power and Data Control
A new low-cost internet initiative targeting Kenya’s Affordable Housing Program has been launched through a partnership between Chinese technology firm Huawei and mobile operator Safaricom. The programme promises internet access…
What Safaricom and Airtel’s licenses mean for retail investors
Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority has taken a decisive step to reshape the country’s digital trading landscape by licensing Safaricom PLC and Airtel Money Kenya Limited as Intermediary Service Platform Providers.…
KCB’s Strategic Bet on Pesapal Signals a New Phase for Bank–Fintech Partnerships in Kenya
Kenya’s financial sector is quietly entering a new chapter, one where banks are no longer trying to own innovation outright but are instead choosing to collaborate with it. KCB Bank…
Twiga Tours transformation reveals secrets of safari success
What started as a modest operation in the 1980s renting vans for local travellers has become a story of global prominence in safari travel. Twiga Tours, a Kenyan company born…
Glamping shows why safari in Kenya is no longer just wildlife
For more than a century, Kenya’s tourism story has been told through its wildlife. The image was carefully constructed and relentlessly marketed to the world by early explorers, writers and…
Fintech in Africa at a Crossroads: Why 2026 Could Redefine Power, Payments, and Profit
Africa’s fintech story is often told as a triumph of innovation over exclusion. From Kenya’s early mobile money revolution to Nigeria’s booming startup scene, the continent has become a testing…
Absa Digi Loan Steps In as Kenyan Families Navigate the Back-to-School Cash Crunch
January has long earned its nickname “Njaanuary” in Kenya, a month when household budgets are stretched thin by school fees, rent, and post-holiday expenses. As parents scramble to ensure children…
Experts warn AI will replace many jobs in 2026 faster than expected
When Geoffrey Hinton speaks about artificial intelligence, governments, boardrooms, and researchers tend to listen. Known as the “godfather of AI” for his foundational work on neural networks, Hinton has spent…
Oppo Reno 15 Series Arrives With a Clear Message: Tough Can Still Be Beautiful
As the calendar flipped to 2026, Oppo chose an assertive way to open the year: a global debut of its Reno 15 lineup that blends premium design, creator-focused hardware, and…
Ethiopia’s $340 Million Gold Bet Signals a New Chapter in African Mining
Ethiopia is positioning itself for a significant leap in Africa’s gold industry after securing $340 million to develop the Tulu Kapi gold project, the country’s most ambitious modern mining venture…
