Your smart TV could be spying on you, FBI warns

By Duncan Mutwiri,

In this decade, Smart TVs are the 'in thing' and they are becoming increasingly affordable by the day which means that more people can acquire the dev...

cyberstalking , FBI , Smart TVs

China can shut off country’s electricity at any time – Philippines warned

By Citizen Reporter,

It has now emerged that the Philippines' power grid is under the full control of the Chinese government and could be shut off in time of conflict. ...

Electricity , Philippines

Nigerian Hope Olusegun pulls off Ksh.100M online scam from prison

By Duncan Mutwiri,

Nigerian police are investigating how Hope Olusegun, a convict, ran a $1 million scam (Ksh. 100million) from behind bars. Olusegun was arrested sev...

internet fraud , olusegun

Why men have more internet access worldwide

By Duncan Mutwiri,

A recent survey has shown that, globally, men are more likely to access the internet than women. In the Inclusive Internet Index compiled by the Ec...

Equileap , ICPD25 , internet access

More men using the Internet than women as gap widens: ITU

By Duncan Mutwiri,

A study has revealed that there are more men online than women, across the global population. According to the International Telecommunications Uni...

Equileap , gender gap , ICPD25 , ITU

Africa’s internet penetration at 28pc: ITU

By Duncan Mutwiri,

Internet penetration in Africa stands at 28.2% as of November 2019. A report by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) revealed that the n...

internet penetration in Africa , Internet penetration in Kenya , ITU

‘They should be arrested!’ Ezekiel Mutua condemns Ethic’s new song ‘Tarimbo’

By Paul Ombati,

Kenya Films and Classification Board Chairman Ezekiel Mutua has hit out at the Ethic Entertainment group over their new song 'Tarimbo', adding that he...

Ethics , KFCB , Mutua , Timmy TDat

TECNO sponsors first China-Africa Mobile Internet Economy Summit

By Sponsored,

The first China-Africa Mobile Internet Economy Summit (CAMIES) was held in Nairobi from Tuesday, October 15 to 16. The summit brought together more...

Mobile Internet Economy Summit , Tecno

Raising children in the digital age: ‘A lot of parents learning the web now’

By Duncan Mutwiri,

A video that recently surfaced online of a young boy spewing unprintable words blew the lid on parenting children of Generation Z. According to McK...

generation z , parenting

Housing Finance is 2nd African company to set up WhatsApp banking

By Faizal Ahmed,

Housing Finance has launched a WhatsApp banking solution that offers customised mobile services to its customers. It becomes the second company in ...

Housing Finance , Mobile Banking , whatsapp

OPINION: Digital skills training is the future of work in Kenya

By Citizen Reporter,

By Liliosa Mbirimi Muturi The Kenyan job market has witnessed technology disruption first-hand. As some top tier institutions enact job cuts, other...

MARWA: Why Sexuality Education must be part of new curriculum

By Citizen Reporter,

By Grayson Marwa Education Transformation is the theme for this year’s international youth day. It is concerned with the provocation of a shift o...

Comprehensive Sexuality Education , new curriculum

CBC needs a comprehensive sex education curriculum

By Citizen Reporter,

By Grayson Marwa Transformation education is the theme for this year’s international youth day. It is concerned with the provocation of a shift of...

CBC , Competency Based Curriculum , sex education

Smart gas cooking seeks to break African cities’ dirty charcoal habit

By VOA,

The widespread use of charcoal for cooking in African cities can cause devastating damage to forests up to 300 kilometers away, scientist Sebastian Ro...

charcoal , digital platform , forests , mobile money , pay-as-you-go (PAYG) system , Smart gas

Apple to restrict Facebook’s messaging apps feature – The Information

By Reuters,

Apple Inc is making a change to its mobile operating system that will restrict a feature that apps like Facebook Inc’s Messenger and Whats App use t...

apple , facebook , Whats App

Huawei tests smartphone with own operating system, possibly for sale this year: Chinese state media

By Reuters,

Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is testing a smartphone equipped with Hongmeng, the company’s self-developed operating system, which could potentially go...

Android OS , Google , Hongmeng OS , Huawei

Sponsored: Diaspora Chama Account makes saving for Back-at-Home projects easier

By Sponsored,

It’s human nature to associate and integrate closely with other people, especially people with an identical or similar focus and pursuits in life. ...

Diaspora , KCB , Tuungane Chama account

How China is slowly expanding its power in Africa, one TV set at a time

By CNN,

In the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, Michael Nganga is watching a Chinese Kung Fu movie. His small home in Limuru doesn't have running water and i...

China in Africa , Pang tV , StarTimes , TRANSSION

Kenya leading social media consumption in Africa – USIU study

By Muia Joseph,

A new study released on Wednesday has revealed that Kenyans form the largest number of social media consumers in Africa. The study – dubbed ‘So...

africa , social media , USIU

Internet restored in Ethiopia 10 days after assassinations

By VOA,

Ethiopia has begun restoring internet access Tuesday, 10 days after it was cut following the assassination of six top government officials. On June...

Ethiopia , Internet Shutdown