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Mogo Offers Low Interest Rates on EVs to Accelerate Adoption in Kenya
Mogo, a leading financier of assets in East Africa has committed Sh1 billion in funding from the US International Development Corporation to finance electric...
DIB Kenya Launches Internet Banking Platform to Boost Corporate Sector Presence
DIB Bank Kenya has rolled out a mobile banking platform, yet another major milestone in the journey toward digital transformation. The move is aimed...
Taxi-Hailing Drivers Demand Better Terms Amid Commission Cap
It was in July 2022 that the commission that digital taxi-hailing apps could charge drivers was reduced by the government from 25 percent to...
Safaricom Surpasses Airtel Kenya in 5G Site Deployment: A New Era of Connectivity Competition
Safaricom is now boasting more 5G sites than Airtel Kenya, placing it at the top in terms of the number of fifth-generation sites against...
Safaricom Blames Slow Internet Speeds on Undersea Cable Outage
Safaricom attributes the slow environment to a cut on two of its critical undersea cables, which are central to delivering its traffic in and...
Starlink Unveils Cheaper Data Plan: 50GB for Sh1,300, Jolts Safaricom, Airtel
Starlink, the satellite internet provider founded by Elon Musk, is planning to shake up the competition for established Safaricom and Airtel in Kenya with...
Reopening of Schools Hits Telcos’ Text Messages Revenue
The reopening of schools after the December long holiday break had a toll on the revenue generated by telcos from text messages in relation...
Over 80,000 New Investors Join CBK’s Digital Platform for Government Securities
Since July 2023, when the CBK launched its digital trading platform for government debt securities—DhowCSD—it has more than doubled in terms of investor sign-ups...
Committee Recommends Suspension of SHIF Rollout Due to Digital Platform Issues
The Ministry of Health's transition committee has advised deferring the implementation of the new SHIF, which is expected to become operational on July 1,...
Mobile Money Subscriptions Rebound After Scrapping of Airtel Transfer Code
The mobile money landscape in Kenya has seen a massive rebound in subscriber numbers after Airtel removed the restrictive transfer code. This innovation had...
Safaricom and Pezesha Introduce ‘Mkopo Wa Pochi’ to Lend Small Businesses
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Over 600,000 users of 'Pochi La Biashara' payment service can now access small loans at a flat one-off access fee of 2.76 percent of...
Kenya’s Push for Locally Assembled Smartphones Sees Over 390,000 Devices Sold Since October
The country is witnessing a state of digital transformation, largely powered by locally assembled smartphones, with 390,000 devices sold since the October last year,...
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Modern HR: Powering Business Growth with Smart Tech
The way we think about Human Resources is changing fast. For a long time, people saw HR as just an administrative department, a cost...
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Smart Ventilation: The Tech Behind Healthier Spaces
Indoor air can collect moisture, fine particles, and chemical pollutants even when a room looks spotless. Smart ventilation responds to these changing conditions through...
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OPPO A5 Launches in Kenya: Power Meets Durability in a Stylish New Package
OPPO Kenya has launched the OPPO A5, the latest addition to the A5 Series. After the success of the A5 Pro, the OPPO A5...