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CA Flags Illegal ISPs Amid Kenya’s Growing Internet Demand

Kenya's Communications Authority has begun raising concerns over the existence of unauthorized Internet Service Providers operating in the country. According to the commission, these...

ODPP Seeks to Retain Phones for Data Extraction in Anti-Abduction Protest Case

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions on Tuesday morning 31st 2024 made an application at the Milimani courts to be allowed to...

High Court Halts Progress on Maisha Namba Digital ID Cards

The High Court has suspended any further roll-out of Kenya's new digital identity cards popularly known as Maisha Namba until the determination of a...

Kenyan Startups Raise Over $100 Million in Three Months

Kenyan startups raised more than Kes12.83 billion in funding across 24 deals in the quarter ended June, driven by cleantech and fintech innovations that...

Old Mutual Group and KICD Launch Online Financial Literacy Program for Kenyan Teachers

Old Mutual Group has partnered with KICD to roll out a pioneering online financial literacy program targeting junior and senior school teachers in Kenya....

State Department of Medical Services Requests Sh100 Million for SHIA Sensitization

The State Department of Medical Services has appealed to the National Assembly to approve a minimum of Sh100 million to facilitate sensitization and public...

Parliamentarians Allocate NG-CDF Funds for ICT Hub Creation

Parliamentarians have allocated funds from the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) for the creation of ICT Hubs. In Kakamega, Member of Parliament for Teso...

Bolt Kenya Launches “Flood Assist” Category to Aid Flood Victims

Ride-hailing platform Bolt had inked a deal with the Kenya Red Cross in an effort to support Kenyans affected by recent floods. A new...

CA Initiates Recovery Efforts to Restore Internet Services Following Submarine Cable Cuts

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) announced the beginning of a recovery process to restore regular internet services in the country, disrupted by deep-sea...

Google’s 2024 Hustle Academy Opens Applications with AI Integration

Google is now accepting applications for the 2024 group of its Hustle Academy, which is a program that aims to boost the development of...

Kenyan TVETs Urged to Integrate IT as Essential Service Course for Digital Future

As TVETs in Kenya marked their hundredth year since estblichment, the Deputy Governor of Uasin Gishu, Eng. John Barorot, encouraged heads of these institutions...

Kenya Advances with Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy Validation

The Principal Secretary (PS), State Department for Higher Education and Research, Dr. Beatrice Muganda Inyangala, emphasized the milestone that Kenya had achieved considering the...

BUSINESS

KRA Cuts Fringe Benefits Tax to 13% as CBK Lowers Lending Rates to Stimulate Economic Growth

KRA has reduced the tax rate for employee welfare benefits, including fringe benefits and deemed interest rates, in line with the recent CBK rate...

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New ICT Cabinet Secretary William Kabogo Pledges to Drive Kenya’s Digital Transformation

The new Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communications and The Digital Economy, William Kabogo has outlined his plans to drive Kenya’s digital transformation. He has...

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Infinix Zero Flip Review: Redefining Affordable Foldables

The Infinix Zero Flip is a game changer in the foldable phone market, a flagship alternative to the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip at a...