Tech
ODPC Immaculate Kassait Exits After Six Years as Kenya’s Data Commissioner
Kenya’s first Data Protection Commissioner, Immaculate Kassait, has concluded her six-year tenure after overseeing the establishment of the country’s privacy regulator, the registration of more than 15,000 data controllers...
Brand Voice
Beyond the Prize Money: How Safaricom’s Shangwe Is Putting Capital into the Hands of Small Businesses
When Safaricom launched its Shangwe @25 promotion in October 2025, the headline attraction was the chance for customers to win cash prizes, including KES1 million. But beyond the consumer...
Tech
TikTok Removed Over 750,000 Videos in Kenya for Platform Violations
TikTok removed 750 185 videos in Kenya for violating its Community Guidelines according to its Q2 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report highlighting its continuous commitment to fostering a safe and...
Tech
Safaricom Appoints Boniface Mungania Financial Services Chief in Leadership Changes
Safaricom Plc has appointed Boniface Mungania as Chief Financial Services Officer, effective Nov. 1, following regulatory approval, placing a longtime company executive in charge of its M-PESA and financial...
Tech
ODPC Immaculate Kassait Exits After Six Years as Kenya’s Data Commissioner
Kenya’s first Data Protection Commissioner, Immaculate Kassait, has concluded her six-year tenure after overseeing the establishment of the country’s privacy regulator, the registration of more than 15,000 data controllers and processors,...
Business
Mastercard, Interswitch Bring Google Pay to Nigeria
Mastercard and Interswitch said eligible Mastercard cardholders in Nigeria can now use Google Pay for contactless payments on Android phones, adding a major mobile...
Business
Safaricom Bets on M-Pesa to Become Kenya’s Digital Economy Operating System
Safaricom is positioning M-Pesa as the operating system for Kenya’s digital economy, expanding the mobile money platform into investments, savings, insurance and business services...
Tech
ODPC Immaculate Kassait Exits After Six Years as Kenya’s Data Commissioner
Kenya’s first Data Protection Commissioner, Immaculate Kassait, has concluded her six-year tenure after overseeing the establishment of the country’s privacy regulator, the registration of...
Tech
AWS Commits $100 Million to Expand AI Use in Healthcare, Targeting Underserved Markets
Amazon Web Services is committing $100 million over five years in artificial intelligence and cloud computing resources to help healthcare organisations expand services in...
How
How to Make Data Privacy Your Competitive Advantage
For years, data privacy was largely owned by legal teams, reviewed by leadership from time to time, and often seen by employees as another...
How
Best eSIM for Kenya 2026
In Nairobi, Malindi, Mombasa, and other major cities, mobile signals range from 5G, with 4G in coastal locations like Diani Beach, supported by 3G...
Samsung Care+ Offers Affordable Damage Cover in East Africa
Samsung has expanded access to Care+, a service plan built to help owners of eligible Galaxy smartphones in East Africa manage the cost of...
TECNO Wins Two IFA Global Product Technology Innovation Awards for Modular Phone and Tonino Lamborghini TECNO TAURUS
Earlier this month TECNO, a global AI-driven innovative technology brand, achieved two IFA Global Product Technology Innovation Awards at IFA 2026 for its products:...
iGaming AFRIKA Summit Opens in Nairobi with Focus on Regulation, Taxation & Growth
The inaugural iGaming AFRIKA Summit opened in Nairobi on Monday, bringing together regulators, operators, investors and technology firms to discuss the future of Africa’s...
The Trust Economy: Why the Data Protection Act is the New SME Gold Standard
By Veerakumar Natarajan, Country Head, Zoho KenyaSix years ago, Kenya enacted the Data Protection Act (DPA), becoming the first East African country to establish...
Safaricom’s Daraja 3.0 Platform Speeds Up API Integration for Kenyan Businesses
Faster integration of payment systems is emerging as a competitive advantage for businesses operating in Kenya’s digital economy.Developers say improvements introduced under Safaricom’s Daraja...
ODPC Immaculate Kassait Exits After Six Years as Kenya’s Data Commissioner
Kenya’s first Data Protection Commissioner, Immaculate Kassait, has concluded her six-year tenure after overseeing the establishment of the country’s privacy regulator, the registration of more than 15,000 data controllers and processors, and the introduction of enforcement measures against organisations accused of misusing personal information.Kassait,...
ODPC Immaculate Kassait Exits After Six Years as Kenya’s Data Commissioner
Kenya’s first Data Protection Commissioner, Immaculate Kassait, has concluded her six-year tenure after overseeing the establishment of the country’s privacy regulator, the registration of...
Beyond the Prize Money: How Safaricom’s Shangwe Is Putting Capital into the Hands of Small Businesses
When Safaricom launched its Shangwe @25 promotion in October 2025, the headline attraction was the chance for customers to win cash prizes, including KES1...
AWS Commits $100 Million to Expand AI Use in Healthcare, Targeting Underserved Markets
Amazon Web Services is committing $100 million over five years in artificial intelligence and cloud computing resources to help healthcare organisations expand services in...
TLG Capital Backs Koolboks With Debt to Expand Solar Freezer Sales
Koolboks has secured a private credit facility from TLG Capital to buy inventory and expand distribution of its solar-powered freezers across Africa. The financing...
Enza Raises $6 Million From 4DX, UK’s BII to Expand Across Africa’s Payments Market
Enza, a payments infrastructure provider serving banks and fintech companies across Africa, has raised $6 million in a funding round led by 4DX Ventures,...
CEO Weekends: After Losing 32 Goats, Tendai Gavaza Built StokData Africa to Help Farmers Track Their Businesses
StokData Africa grew out of a problem its founder, Tendai Gavaza, knew firsthand: managing a farm in Zimbabwe while living thousands of kilometres away in Melbourne. Expenses were difficult to verify, devices containing farm records were stolen, and 32 goats were lost without an...
Women
Yvonne Okwara Joins Shuga Global as Head of Investments & Partnerships
Yvonne Okwara has joined Shuga Global as Head of Investments and Partnerships, moving into a leadership role focused on fundraising, strategic partnerships and expanding the organisation’s reach following her...
Startups
Standard Chartered Backs Seven Kenyan Women-Led Startups With $70,000 in Grants
Standard Chartered Plc's charitable arm awarded 9 million Kenyan shillings (about $70,000) in grants to seven women-led technology startups, part of a program aimed at closing the funding gap...
