Tag: kenya

Safaricom Bet Its Most Important App on a Relaunch. The Rollout Has Not Been Great

The company merged M-Pesa and MySafaricom into a single super app. The…

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…

Starlink Issues “Verify or Disconnect” Ultimatum to Kenyan Users

SpaceX’s Starlink is giving its Kenyan subscribers until May to provide official…

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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…

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Kenya Trials Digital Sound Broadcasting for Radio Listeners

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has activated the country’s first trial…

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Sun King Expands Beyond Solar into Smartphones, Cooling, and Clean Cooking

Sun King, the company that built its name on pay-as-you-go (PAYG) solar…

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Clean Energy Startup Koko Networks Collapses in Kenya

Koko Networks, the high-profile ethanol cooking fuel provider, has abruptly shut down…

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Kenya Bets on M-Pesa to Attract Retail Investors

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) is pivoting to a mobile-first strategy to…

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Kenya to Spend KES 100M Annually on Influencers To Promote Government Initiatives

The Kenyan government is formalizing a plan to pay social media influencers…

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Entering January 2026

The exit trail took an unusual turn in late December when African…

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