Nairobi, Aug. 13 -- Jumia's sales in Kenya hit a record Sh6.4 billion ($49.7 million) in the three months to June 2026, as strong demand for fashion and beauty items offset a slump in smartphone sales... Read More
Nairobi, Aug. 12 -- Naftal Nyabuto's first step into entrepreneurship was not in technology but in fashion. In 2008, the trained computer scientist opened a retail clothing boutique, sourcing stock fr... Read More
Nairobi, Aug. 11 -- From August 14, cyber cafes in Kenya must register customers to help authorities trace criminals who exploit public internet facilities to commit cyber offences. The directive com... Read More
Nairobi, Aug. 10 -- Cyber cafes in Kenya will from Friday be required to keep customers' records such as names, identification numbers, the computer used and login time in fresh efforts to curb cyberc... Read More
Nairobi, Aug. 9 -- Two decades ago, piracy meant buying a bootleg DVD from a vendor or copying music onto a blank CD. Today, the illicit business has largely disappeared from the streets and moved onl... Read More
Nairobi, Aug. 4 -- Kenya has lost its spot as Africa's top startup funding destination after inflows to Egypt overtook it, underlining the impact of depressed investment activity in the six months to ... Read More
Nairobi, Aug. 3 -- Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Rwanda are among Africa's fastest-growing cybercrime hotspots, driven by mobile money fraud and advances in artificial intelligence (AI). A ne... Read More
Nairobi, Aug. 3 -- Developers, deployers, operators, vendors, and users of artificial intelligence (AI) models will share liability for their systems as Kenya seeks to reinforce accountability on the ... Read More
Nairobi, Aug. 2 -- For decades, banks have looked at customers' payslips, account statements, credit histories and collateral to decide if one can repay a loan. Once the money is disbursed, they often... Read More
Nairobi, Aug. 2 -- The National Treasury has scrapped a proposal that would have capped ownership in cryptocurrency exchanges, wallet providers and stablecoin issuers at one-third, easing a restrictio... Read More