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The AI tool helping flower farms cut pesticide use

Nairobi, July 22 -- Twice every week at one of the country's largest flower farms in Naivasha, crop scouts walk through greenhouse rows of flower seedlings, pausing every few metres to key data into t... Read More


How trail of crypto, bank deals tied Kenyans to money laundering network

Nairobi, July 22 -- A network of shell companies, international remittance services, intermediary bank accounts and cryptocurrency wallets has landed two Kenyans in the crosshairs of investigators, wh... Read More


All phones, laptops to have 1-year warranty

Nairobi, July 22 -- All mobile phones, tablets, and laptops sold in Kenya must now come with a minimum one-year warranty and a return policy under new consumer protection rules, putting vendors at ris... Read More


BasiGo targets upcountry EVs with four charging stations

Nairobi, July 20 -- Electric bus maker BasiGo is rolling out four public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in counties surrounding Nairobi, targeting inter-city public transport operators and pr... Read More


Smartphone sales slump to decade-low on AI memory chip crunch

Nairobi, July 19 -- The global smartphone market has slumped to its weakest second quarter in more than a decade as the artificial intelligence (AI) I infrastructure boom diverts memory chips away fro... Read More


Safaricom wins affordable housing internet deal

Nairobi, July 18 -- Safaricom has secured a deal to supply fibre internet to the government's Affordable Housing Programme, extending broadband connectivity to thousands of low-cost homes nationwide. ... Read More


South Africa's Absa Group ready to buy more Absa shares in open market

Nairobi, July 15 -- South Africa's Absa Group says it is ready to buy additional shares of Absa Bank Kenya in the open market beyond its current purchase of 895.9 million shares in the subsidiary thro... Read More


Hurupay exits Kenya amid anti-money laundering checks

Nairobi, July 13 -- US-based digital payments company Hurupay has stopped processing cross-border money transfers and cryptocurrencies in the Kenyan market amid increased anti-money-laundering checks.... Read More


US crypto firm exits Kenya amidanti-money laundering scrutiny

Nairobi, July 13 -- US-based digital payments company Hurupay has stopped processing cross-border money transfers and cryptocurrencies in the Kenyan market amid increased anti-money-laundering checks.... Read More


How AI adoption is making insurers rethink cyber cover

Nairobi, July 12 -- As artificial intelligence (AI) makes businesses smarter and more efficient, it is also making cyber risks more complicated. For years, companies buying cyber insurance worried ab... Read More