Google yesterday saw its second class of entrepreneurs graduate from a $3 million (Sh300 million) mentorship programme it runs for technology start-ups in Africa. A total of 12 start-ups from…

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) in conjunction with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) will be hosting a two week training to equip financial crime investigators, prosecutors, financial analysts, and judicial…

Early this year, the move to introduce digital licenses was received well in Kenya, where Ksh 300 million was allocated by the Treasury in the proposed national budget. This kick started the procurement of…

An agreement has been signed by Mitsui Co. Ltd, Convergence Partners, Google, and International Finance Corporation (IFC) to invest in CSquared; a company focused on boosting internet connectivity through metro…

When it was released, Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 was the hottest Android phone the world had ever seen. Unfortunately though, the Galaxy Note 7 was literally the hottest Android phone…

African countries have intensified efforts to build relevant capacity on the continent to fully exploit opportunities presented by the Internet. With the Internet permeating virtually every aspect of life, in…

The Africa’s network reliability and stability is depleting as the content is still on the older IPv4 addresses while the world is fast embracing the new Internet protocol, the IPv6….

Communication Authority of Kenya has issued a warning to those lending phones to strangers, friends or family to make calls, send text messages and make financial transactions. According to the…

Over the past two weeks, both National assembly and the senate have been hang on the contentious Election Laws (Amendment) Bill 2016. All kinds of ridiculous suggestions have been thrown…

Safaricom has announced plans to recruit 62 interns by January 2017 as it progresses its agenda to woo more women to the technology field. The internships will target 40 female…

Over 32 countries have assembled in Addis Ababa for the annual Africa review and follow up of the progress in achieving the World Summit on Information (WSIS) outcomes. The experts…

The Safaricom Blaze Kenya Platform was launched last month and the hype it has received from digital platforms is huge. The only set back Blaze encountered was that the targeted…

Hivos East Africa, Equity Bank Kenya, and the Association of Fashion Designers of Kenya (AFAD) have released the findings of a study that was commissioned by Hivos to analyze the…

In most modern families, fathers always strive to find a balance between safeguarding kids online and encouraging their interest in the Internet and cutting-edge gadgets. According to a survey, the…

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has chosen Kenya as its African home at a launch of its engagement office in Nairobi. The regional presence is directed towards…

Just came across a piece where a man shot down his neighbour’s drone, after he got the impression that the government was annoyingly being in his business monitoring each and…

The disparity in the gender imbalances is not only an equality and social issue, but also a critical challenge to growing economic sustainability, financial inclusion, and a truly connected Africa….

Today I decided to buy a drink at Uchumi. My intention was to find out the level of tension and probably the pain the employees have been forced to endure…

Customers using KCB M-PESA have transacted over Kshs.7.8 billion in loans in the twelve months since launch last year, significantly deepening financial inclusion in Kenya. The joint initiative between Safaricom…

Kenya came second in internet access across Africa. The study was done by an American researcher and South Africa came first due to high tech development project and level of…

Safaricom has committed Sh4 million towards the 2016 Barclays Kenya Open, as part of its commitment to be the tournaments sole connectivity provider. The event will be at Karen Golf…

A court of appeals has found Samsung Electronics not guilty of infringing three of Apple’s patents. From the 2014 jury verdict, the court ordered Samsung to pay Apple $119.6 million,…

Intel Corporation has collaborated with the University of Nairobi to launch a tech incubation program aimed at accelerating innovation in Kenya. The Hub dubbed Computing for Development Lab (C4DLab) will…

Years to come everything will be done by robots, and in this digital age anything can be printed or extracted from a metal. In addition, artificial intelligence makes work easier…

Many people always turn to dating sites to find love or companionship, but the whole scenario is subtle since the risks involved are massive. Dating sites have been compromised, and…

Kenya’s ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru rolled out the Airtel Free internet for schools at Machakos Boys High School in Machakos County. A good number of schools will benefit from…

Securing Smart Cities, a not-for-profit global initiative has released two studies in partnership with a European Union Agency in a quest to solve cyber security problems in cities. The company…

Uber is like kerosene trying to mix with water. Most taxi drivers believe the hailing service is here to kill the taxi industry by oppressing other hardworking drivers. Most taxi…

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) missed its half year tax collection targets by Sh47.6 billion. This will affect the economy since the budget will be ‘little’. The treasury provided that…

The Kenya Network Information Centre (Kenic) has partnered with East Africa Data Centre (EADC) in efforts to increase uptime of its service delivery. Through the contract, .ke country code registry…