Kenyan News: Tech

Twitter has announced that it will start removing legacy blue checkmarks from its platform beginning April 1st. The removal of these legacy checkmarks has been anticipated for months since CEO Elon Musk tweeted in December that the way in which they were given out was corrupt and

Huawei Technologies has launched its Intelligent Cloud Network Solution in Kenya, targeting a share of the country's multi-billion-shilling cloud computing industry. The Intelligent Cloud Network has been designed and built to address the key challenges facing organizations that

Kenyans on Twitter can now pay for Twitter Blue. This is now open to every account that's older than 30 days.

M-Pesa Africa Launches Shared Service Operations Centre in Nairobi to Improve Mobile Money Transfer Services and Support Advancements.

Safaricom has announced the launch of its Shared Service Operations Centre (SSOC) for M-Pesa Africa in Nairobi, with an investment of over $2 million. The M-Pesa SSOC will be responsible for overseeing service operations and technical support, including incident monitoring and re

Delta40 benefits from the support of Factor[e] Ventures and leverages the momentum of a record year for African tech startups.

Safaricom has announced the appointment of Fawzia Ali as the Chief Consumer Business Officer after holding role in acting capacity.

Safaricom has appointed Fawzia Ali as the new Chief Consumer Business Officer, effective 15th March 2023. Fawzia has been holding this role in an acting capacity since July 2022, and her appointment follows her exceptional leadership and inspiration to the team during this period

Ecommerce is a rapidly growing sector in Africa, with projections indicating a positive outlook for the future. However, breaking through and achieving sustainability can be a significant challenge for startups. This is a reality that Zumi, an ecommerce startup in Kenya, recently

Google has opened up BARD, its Artificial intelligence language model to testing in the US and the UK only.

Sama, a company specializing in content moderation, has recently found itself in the middle of controversy due to a series of lawsuits filed against it and its former partner, Meta (formerly known as Facebook). The latest lawsuit, filed by 43 content moderators who claim to have

Safaricom recently introduced its new 5G data bundles. This development comes a few months after the company officially announced the availability of 5G in Kenya. This is still limited to select areas but should be expanding to more areas soon. You can find out if Safaricom 5G is

Ipsos in Kenya and BSD Group have released the 3rd edition of The Top 100 Most Loved Brands by Women in Kenya

Huawei has unveiled the latest Wi Fi technology for East Africans which is set to revolutionize home and office internet connectivity.Known as Wi Fi 7, the set of new protocols for routers brings to the market the fastest possible internet with speeds of up 500Mps for each device

Red Hat has announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to deliver radio access network (RAN) deployments on industry-standard servers across hybrid and multicloud. From private datacenters to multiple public clouds to the network edge, Red Hat OpenShift, the industry’s leading enter

This year's Connected Kenya, Connected Kenya 2023, is Scheduled to take place from April 2nd to April 5th, 2023 in Diani

Before you get these 5G bundles, make sure you live in any of the areas mentioned above, and have a 5G ready phone, with a 5G signal

Canon Central and North Africa (CCNA) has announced a strategic partnership with Redington as an authorized distributor in Kenya. This move is part of Canon's vision to expand its distribution network in Africa and meet the demands of a growing market. The partnership will enable

Spotify for Podcasters just got a major upgrade, and it's now more accessible than ever to creators. The popular audio streaming platform has combined with Anchor, the world's largest podcast hosting platform, to create an all-new, first-of-its-kind platform with everything podca

The Bank maintained strong operational performance, reporting an operating income growth of 13% to KShs. 11.7 billion 

Tecno is set to launch its latest smartphones series, the Tecno Spark 10, in Kenya tomorrow. The company has sent out media invites for the event scheduled for tomorrow evening.The SPARK 10 series is the ultimate high-performance selfie phone for Gen Z, and it boasts a MediaTek H

LG Showcase MEA 2023 is now open, marking the first time in four years that LG Electronics is presenting its latest products in the region.The two-day event is taking place at Habtoor City in Dubai, UAE, and is attended by over 400 guests. Visitors will have the chance to witness

OpenAI has announced the long-awaited GPT-4. This is a follow up to GPT-3.5 which powers the very popular ChatGPT platform.

Microsoft Africa Development Centre (ADC) has launched Season 4 of the Game of Learners (GOL) initiative, a hackathon that allows African university students to develop solutions to current challenges facing the continent and the world. This year's competition is being implemente

Zoho Corp, has announced the opening of its new office in Westlands, Nairobi to cater to its growing customer base in Kenya. This is Zoho's first physical office in the country and is set to be ready for operations in April. The office will also house a modern training center for

Samsung Electronics has announced a new 24-month warranty for select refrigerators and washing machines in the East African region. This warranty is in addition to the existing 20-year warranty on the Digital Inverter Technology (DIT) and compressors, which demonstrates the compa

Samsung has announced 24 month warranty for select refrigerators and washing machines in Kenya available across all stores.

The new Redmi 12C comes with a 6.71" HD+ display, 50MP back camera, a 5MP selfie camera, and a 5000mAh battery supporting 10W charging

Introducing the LG Signature M3 - the world's first wireless OLED TV that offers a futuristic and clutter-free viewing experience. With its Zero Connect technology, the TV operates remotely without any wires, thanks to an accompanying wireless receiver box that connects all the p

Xiaomi, a leading global technology company, has launched its latest entry-level device, Redmi 12C, aimed at offering exceptional performance at an affordable price. The device boasts a large 6.71″ HD+ display, a 50MP AI dual-camera...

Applications for the ALX Software Engineering intake for women close on 15 March. The programme will start on 27 March.

Under the agreement, Safaricom will develop and support the "My Nairobi App" that provides digital services and citizen engagement.

Applications for the 2023 Dream VC Fellowship program are now open. This year, Dream VC will run two programs:

Nairobi City County has signed a partnership with Safaricom to digitise the county’s services and operations. The partnership will see Safaricom develop and support the “My Nairobi App” as part of the “My Nairobi” hub, which will provide digital services and citizen eng

SEACOM has announced that its Group Chief Executive Officer, Oliver Fortuin, has resigned from his position. Fortuin will continue to serve in his role until June this year and will support the SEACOM board during the process of finding his successor. Fortuin's decision to leave

Safaricom will develop and support the “My Nairobi App” as part of the “My Nairobi” hub that provides digital services and citizen engagement

Safaricom  has implemented a new policy that allows it to use its loyalty points program, known as Bonga Points, to settle unpaid credit advances called Okoa Jahazi. According to the Business Daily, the move is aimed at addressing defaults on credit advances and reducing the val

With the new prices, the DSTV Premium tier is now just too expensive for a household to pay for monthly at almost KES 10,000

TECNO has launched the brand new Spark 10 Series, which will be pushed as a new era of selfie phones in its segment.