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Vodacom buys State's Safaricom stake days after court clears sale

Nairobi, June 30 -- Vodacom has completed its acquisition of an additional 20 percent stake in Safaricom, days after the Court of Appeal lifted orders that had blocked the State's Sh204.3 billion sale... Read More


Kenya misses out on Sh16bn as Safaricom stake sale closes

Nairobi, June 30 -- South Africa's Vodacom has completed the purchase of an additional 15 percent stake in Safaricom ahead of the closure of the telco's shareholder registry for dividend payment on Au... Read More


KenGen plans to triple renewable energy production

Nairobi, June 29 -- State-owned power producer Kenya Electricity Generation Company (KenGen) has laid out an ambitious plan to expand its renewable energy development pipeline to 5,500 megawatts, fund... Read More


How popular anime wallpapers are becoming hackers' latest malware trap

Nairobi, June 27 -- In recent years, anime has evolved from a niche Japanese art form into a global entertainment powerhouse at the heart of popular culture. Fuelled by video streaming platforms and ... Read More


Businesses take hit as police blockades shut down Nairobi

Nairobi, June 25 -- Police on Thursday mounted yet another blockade on Nairobi, shutting all major roads leading to the CBD and bringing business to a standstill. Motorists attempting to access the C... Read More


How smartphones are driving Kenya's digital economy

Nairobi, June 24 -- An overwhelming 98.2 percent of Kenyan internet users accessed the net through a smartphone between January and March 2026, as the devices cement their position at the centre of th... Read More


Spiro raises Sh7bn to expand e-motorbike production, battery-swapping

Nairobi, June 22 -- Electric motorcycle company Spiro has raised $55 million (Sh7 billion) in fresh funding to accelerate its local manufacturing plans and expand its battery-swapping network across A... Read More


Telcos push for tax scrap for phones below Sh13,000

Nairobi, June 21 -- Mobile network operators are pushing for removal of taxes on entry-level smartphones, arguing that high handset costs have become the biggest obstacle to bringing millions of peopl... Read More


Safaricom-backed firm assembles 700,000 devices in a year

Nairobi, June 21 -- Safaricom-backed East Africa Device Assembly Kenya (EADAK) produced 700,000 devices, including smartphones,in the year ended March 2026 amid the telco's efforts to increase interne... Read More


MPs reject Treasury plan to slap 25pc tax on mobile phones

Nairobi, June 18 -- Lawmakers have rejected the National Treasury's proposal to raise excise duty on mobile phones from 10 percent to 25 percent and shift the tax payment point from importation to han... Read More