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Demand for faster data fuels competition by telcos

Nairobi, July 6 -- Internet service providers in Kenya are eyeing a windfall as rising demand for faster speeds and more broadband pushes data usage to new highs. New data from the Communications Aut... Read More


Uber, Bolt, Glovo get higher permit fees for delivery services

Nairobi, July 6 -- Online delivery platforms such as Uber, Bolt, Glovo and Little will pay higher licence fees to operate in Kenya after the government introduced a new permit for the fast-growing ser... Read More


Why WhatsApp usernames will reshape how Kenyans connect

Nairobi, July 6 -- For more than a decade, exchanging phone numbers has been the first step in almost every Kenyan digital interaction, but WhatsApp is preparing to change this familiar routine fundam... Read More


When MPs rewrite court judgment: Lesson from the Finance Act, 2026

Nairobi, July 6 -- There is an old saying that hard cases make bad law. In Kenya, an equally compelling observation is emerging: sometimes Parliament makes new law because the courts got the old law e... Read More


Why protecting media freedom is gateway to global competitiveness

Nairobi, July 6 -- Africa has declared its ambition to become a strong force in the global economy. Governments are investing in infrastructure, digital technology, industrialisation and regional trad... Read More


Kenyan pension funds back Kuramo's Sh64.5bn fundraising

Nairobi, July 6 -- Local pension funds have participated in Kuramo Capital Management's latest Sh64.5 billion ($500 million) fundraiser, underlining the private equity firm's diversification of source... Read More


How Africa can generate wealth from its data

Nairobi, July 6 -- Every day, the world generates 2.5 quintillion bytes of data. Africa, home to 1.4 billion people and one of the fastest growing mobile populations on earth, contributes a significan... Read More


Why it is time to rethink employee benefits

Nairobi, July 6 -- For decades, employee benefits have formed part of an organisation's compensation package. Retirement benefits, life insurance, medical cover and wellness programmes have collectiv... Read More


Demand for faster data fuels investments by telcos

Nairobi, July 6 -- Internet service providers in Kenya are eyeing a windfall as rising demand for faster speeds and more broadband pushes data usage to new highs. New data from the Communications Aut... Read More


How two Russian daredevils became Kenya's unlikely brand envoys

Nairobi, July 6 -- It began, as so many Kenyan internet phenomena do, not in Nairobi but miles away, nearly 1,150 feet above New York City's Manhattan neighbourhood in the United States. Last Wednesd... Read More