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Kenya, Microsoft differ on Sh129bn data centre

Nairobi, May 12 -- Kenya has disagreed with global tech giant Microsoft over terms for building a Sh129 billion ($1 billion) data centre, triggering a delay in construction of the hub that was set to ... Read More


Kenyans face costlier budget smartphones on AI chip boom

Nairobi, May 10 -- Kenyan consumers are likely to dig deeper into their pockets to buy locally assembled smartphones as a global scramble for artificial intelligence (AI) chips sends the price of crit... Read More


AI moves from assistant to co-worker in latest shift

Nairobi, May 10 -- As artificial intelligence (AI) shifts from a productivity tool into a co-worker capable of handling complex workflows, a new class of companies, built around deep integration of th... Read More


Somalia, Burundi costliest call destinations from Kenya amid regional roaming plan

Nairobi, May 6 -- Kenyans are still paying significantly higher rates to call some African countries than markets outside the continent, such as the United States and India, due to gaps in the impleme... Read More


Why Somalia, Burundi are Kenya's costliest call destinations

Nairobi, May 6 -- Kenyans are still paying significantly higher rates to call some African countries than markets outside the continent, such as the United States and India, due to gaps in the impleme... Read More


Inside the Nairobi factory making 7,500 smartphones daily

Nairobi, May 6 -- In a brightly lit, air-conditioned godown in Nairobi's Industrial Area, rows of workers in blue coats and hair nets sit along a moving conveyor belt. Every few seconds, another smart... Read More


Password, username attacks surge to 46m cases

Nairobi, May 6 -- The use of trial-and-error to guess login credentials such as usernames and passwords to steal sensitive data or cash surged to 46.38 million attacks in Kenya in the three months to ... Read More


Cash burn, weak business models drive Kenyan startup failures

Nairobi, May 3 -- Poor financial discipline and operational inefficiencies are fuelling the rapid collapse of startups in Kenya despite rising funding inflows, analysts say. Kenya was Africa's top de... Read More


Konza Technopolis revenue falls 20pc despite rising investment

Nairobi, May 1 -- Revenue generated by the Konza Technopolis fell sharply in 2025, largely due to reduced land leasing and delayed payments for cloud services. New data from the Kenya National Bureau... Read More


Lender to pay phone user Sh400,000 for unsolicited loan calls, texts

Nairobi, April 29 -- Microfinance lender Platinum Credit has been ordered to pay a mobile subscriber Sh400,000 for repeatedly sending unsolicited promotional messages and calls without his consent. T... Read More