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TikTok deletes 580,000 videos in Kenya as AI flags 91pc violative content

Nairobi, Feb. 17 -- Chinese short-video-sharing application TikTok is increasingly relying on Artificial Intelligence (AI) moderation tools to police content in Kenya, removing more than 580,000 video... Read More


Six counties snub Sh1.3 billion equalisation fund for development

Nairobi, Feb. 17 -- Six counties with a combined allocation of Sh1.3billion under the Equalisation Fund failed to present project proposals for approval, an audit has revealed, denying residents bette... Read More


Airlines count losses after disruptive workers' strike

Nairobi, Feb. 17 -- Airlines have begun auditing the financial impact of flight disruptions at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) due to a workers' strike that was called off on Tuesday. ... Read More


CA seeks tools to track quality of telecoms services

Nairobi, Feb. 17 -- The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) is seeking to develop tools to automate tracking of users' experiences and performance of internet, calls, and text to hold accountable u... Read More


Tribunal reinstates KPC pipeline inspection tender

Nairobi, Feb. 17 -- The Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) has been ordered to revive a cancelled tender worth $2.27 million (Sh292.9 million) for the inspection of its 450-kilometre multi-product pipeline ... Read More


Kenya Re blocked from cancelling asset valuation tender

Nairobi, Feb. 17 -- The Kenya Reinsurance Corporation (Kenya Re) has been put on the spot for attempting to dodge the award of a tender for valuing its multi-billion shilling assets, even after a comp... Read More


Drainage products firm wins tax fight with KRA

Nairobi, Feb. 17 -- The High Court has upheld a decision by a tribunal to block the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) from reclassifying a wastewater treatment plant imported by ACO Drainage Limited, deal... Read More


She quit medicine to become a mechanic, and built car inspection business

Nairobi, Feb. 17 -- She became a mechanic out of owning a jalopy. "With an old car, you have to learn how to fix things because old cars can be demanding," she says, remembering how breakdowns transfo... Read More


Appellate court rejects Paul Ndung'u's bid to reopen Sportpesa case

Nairobi, Feb. 17 -- A fresh attempt by businessman Paul Wanderi Ndung'u to reopen a settled dispute involving Milestone Games and the betting industry regulator over the use of the name Sportpesa has ... Read More


Kenya seeks ID cards from Elon Musk's Starlink users

Nairobi, Feb. 17 -- Kenyan authorities have issued a demand to Elon Musk's Starlink to provide national identity (ID) cards, postal addresses and phone numbers of its subscribers to curb cybercrime am... Read More