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Safaricom Must Pay $10.8 Million After Court Rules M-Pesa Stole a Kenyan Inventor’s Idea
Kenya's High Court found that Africa's most valuable telco lifted a mobile wallet concept from an independent developer — and didn't even bother to ask permission
Kenya’s $1 Billion Data Center Project Stalls Due To Lack of Power Capacity
A $1 billion Microsoft data centre dream just collided with a hard reality: you can't build the AI future on a grid that can barely keep the lights on
Amazon Applies for Licence In Kenya To Rival Starlink with Its Leo Competitor
After clearing regulatory hurdles in Nigeria, Project Kuiper is now targeting East Africa — and it's about to collide head-on with Starlink
Satellite Internet Operators Like Starlink Will Pay A Lot More To Operate in Kenya
The Communications Authority's new licensing rules could cost companies like Starlink up to KES 45 million — a 28x jump from what they paid before
Kenya Confirms Investigation Into Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
Kenya’s Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has confirmed that it has launched a formal investigation into Ray-Ban Meta smart…
Rwanda and Kenya Sign Deal To Allow Licensed Fintechs To Operate In Their Countries
The central banks of Rwanda and Kenya just signed the Kigali Declaration on Fintech License Passporting, a major…
EV Startup Roam Launches AI-Enabled Platform for Real Time Tracking of Electric Fleets in Africa
Kenyan electric mobility leader Roam just launched Roam Explorer, an AI-driven intelligence platform designed to solve the “visibility…
Starlink Issues “Verify or Disconnect” Ultimatum to Kenyan Users
SpaceX’s Starlink is giving its Kenyan subscribers until May to provide official government identification or face service disconnection.…
EV Startups Spiro and ARC Ride Raise New Capital As Electric Motorcycles Sees Growth
Kenya’s electric motorcycle sector is hitting a commercial “tipping point” as institutional investors shift from experimental pilots to…
Kenya Trials Digital Sound Broadcasting for Radio Listeners
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has activated the country’s first trial for Digital Sound Broadcasting (DSB) in…