Zoho has extended its Young Creators Program (YCP) across East Africa, training over 150 participants in low-code application development using Zoho Creator. This initiative aims to empower students and professionals with digital skills to solve local challenges and foster technological innovation.

• Over 150 participants were trained in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Madagascar.
• Veerakumar Natarajan, Regional Manager, Zoho East Africa, stated the goal is to make technology education accessible and practical.
• In Kenya, 42 attendees at EldoHub, including athlete Leonard Bett, learned to build digital platforms.
• Uganda's program empowered 43 women in software engineering through a partnership with Analytics Business Centre and Women in Software Engineering Uganda.
• The program's global reach has trained over 4,000 participants worldwide since 2022.

Safaricom has partnered with Vivo Energy Kenya (distributor of Shell products) to enhance its Bundle Ya Deree digital productivity bundle for cab drivers. This collaboration introduces weekly fuel discounts at Shell stations, integrating a new cost-saving feature into Safaricom’s digital services for mobility workers.

• The partnership offers a fuel discount of KES 2 per litre, available every Saturday at all Shell stations across Kenya.
• Bundle Ya Deree offers online taxi drivers access to Uber, Bolt, Little, Faras, and Yego driver apps, Google Maps, and subsidized insurance.
• Vivo Energy Kenya provides national reach through its network of over 340 Shell stations.

Airtel Money customers in Kenya can now directly pay DTB Till Moja merchants and deposit funds into DTB accounts using their mobile wallets. This integration aims to enhance financial convenience and accessibility for individuals and small businesses.

• Customers can get a 50% guaranteed cashback in airtime for Paybill payments.
• Anne Kinuthia-Otieno, Airtel Money Kenya Managing Director, emphasized the commitment to seamless money flow across Kenya’s financial ecosystem.
• The new feature extends convenience to DTB Till Moja merchants, benefiting both customers and small businesses, and improving banking inclusivity.