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Journey to a connected Kenya subsea fiber optic

The country’s digital economy is set to receive a boost following plans by Telkom Kenya to invest in the sixth submarine fiber optic cable system that will link Kenya with the rest of the world. The planned cable will be an additional undersea network that the government-owned telecommunication firm has a stake in, with the investment expected to […]

Livinguard germ-destroying face mask in Kenya

Livinguard germ-destroying facemasks launched in Kenya

One of the world’s newest technologies has launched into Kenya with the roll-out of the award-winning Livinguard germ-destroying face mask. The mask destroys 99.9 per cent of viruses and bacterial infections on contact, including SARS-COV-2 and variants of the virus responsible for COVID 19. The virus destroying masks remain effective throughout six months of washing […]

Huduma Namba set to replace KRA PIN

The Kenyan government is planning on replacing KRA PIN with Huduma Namba in a move that seeks to net tax evaders. Kenyans will require the Huduma Namba to access government services including treatment at hospitals, accessing government offices as well as filing tax returns. The Huduma Namba ID will automatically list children as taxpayers once […]

Asilimia secures $2 million to expand operations across East Africa

Asilimia, a startup that is building the digital infrastructure to connect African MSMEs to the formal financial economy, has secured $2 million to grow its team, deliver new services and expand into new markets in East Africa. The startup raised $1 million in pre-seed funding from a wide range of investors, including two-time unicorn founder, […]

4 Things that African Logistics needs to improve for growth and development

There is an ongoing debate in financial and business circles that concerns the potential of ‘resource rich’ Africa as a future investment. Africa is a continent that is rife with potential that has arguably never been fully realized. The people, the raw materials and vast small to medium-sized business sector should be the drivers of […]

M-PESA Foundation launch Daktari Smart a telemedicine technology

M-PESA Foundation in partnership with Gertrude’s Hospital Foundation on Wednesday launched a telemedicine program dubbed Daktari Smart. The new telemedicine technology targets over 32,000 children in Samburu, Homabay, Baringo and Lamu Counties. Two other counties will be brought on board in the next phase of this program. The project aims to reduce the number of referrals of […]

Safaricom rewards MPesa business users in new promotion

Safaricom to reward MPesa business users in new promotion

Safaricom has today launched a promotion that will reward business owners on its Lipa Na MPESA and Pochi La Biashara services. The promotion comes on the back of increasing adoption of M-PESA services by businesses across the country. More than 400,000 businesses accept payments through Lipa Na M-PESA up from 170,000 in March 2020 with […]

DP World Launches E-Commerce Platform DUBUY.com in Kenya

Trade enabler, DP World, today announces the launch of its global wholesale e-commerce platform DUBUY.com in Kenya. This latest expansion of DUBUY.com follows its successful launch in Rwanda earlier this year, where the platform has become a major gateway for trade in the East Africa region. DUBUY.com is an innovative online marketplace that will help unlock access to global […]