Kenyan philanthropist Kennedy Odede featured on CNN

By Agencies,

“I am a strong believer of hope. Hope is very important for me because with it, you can wake up in the morning and do something.” That was the ...

kennedy odede , SHOFCO

Jeff Bezos is stepping down as Amazon CEO

By Reuters,

Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos will step down as CEO and become executive chairman, naming the head of its lucrative cloud computing division as su...

Amazon , Andy Jassy , COVID-19 , Jeff Bezos

Google announces Ksh.1 billion grant to support Kenya’s post COVID-19 recovery

By PSCU,

American technology giant Google has announced a Ksh.1 billion package to support Kenya's post COVID-19 recovery efforts. The announcement was made...

Google , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Everyone you know uses Zoom but that wasn’t the plan

By CNN,

The tweet was when Eric Yuan knew something had to change. Boris Johnson, the UK prime minister, shared a photo from his first ever virtual cabinet...

Zoom

OPINION: Effects of the coronavirus pandemic on social media usage

By Guest Writer,

When schools closed and jobs were put aside temporarily in March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic left a massive population with boredom and anxiety during...

advertising , Amazon , COVID-19 , JUmia , social media , wowzi

New bill to anchor local startups growth, regulation

By Kepha Muiruri,

Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja has developed the Startup Bill, 2020 which seeks to provide a framework to encourage growth and sustainable technology ...

Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja , startups

OPINION: Who would have thought that one global crisis would forever change the way humans worked?

By Guest Writer,

By Kagwe Kibugu Ever since COVID-19 ushered people into their respective homes and away from offices, work has rapidly shifted from desks and cubic...

Eliud Kipchoge, DPP Noordin Haji listed among top 50 African disruptors

By Ian Omondi,

Four Kenyans are among 50 personalities across the continent listed by a leading publication for their efforts in transforming their various fields. ...

Africa Report , DPP Noordin Haji , Edwin Macharia , Eliud Kipchoge , Peter Njonjo , Twiga Foods

Safaricom strikes deal with Amazon Web Services

By Reuters,

Safaricom has announced a strategic agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS), which will see the Telco become a reseller of the latter's services. ...

Amazon Web Services , Safaricom

German President Steinmeier pledges Ksh.328M to help fight locust invasion

By PSCU,

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has announced plans to support Africa in combating the desert locust invasion is threatening food security. ...

locust , Steinmeier

Facebook highlights its 2019 key investments in Africa

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Facebook has released its 2019 Year in Review infographic showcasing some of the milestones it accomplished across Sub-Saharan in 2019. Among its i...

Seven-year tax exemptions for startups among bold proposals in BBI report

By Elphas Lagat,

The recently launched Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report has made several bold proposals which the taskforce believe will transform the country....

BBI

Bolt taking his e-scooter to Japan despite regulations

By Reuters,

Nine-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt is bringing his electric scooters to Japan, hopeful that his celebrity status will help persuade regulators...

Bolt Mobility , E-scooter , JAPAN , Usain Bolt

Apple buys self-driving car startup Drive.ai

By Reuters,

Apple Inc on Tuesday confirmed that it has acquired self-driving shuttle firm Drive.ai. Technology news website The Information reported earlier th...

apple , Silicon Valley

BWIRE: Why Kenya shouldn’t be discussing hunger in 2019

By Victor Bwire,

Once more, the drought and related famine that are ravaging parts of the country have put to test a key deliverable under the big four agenda; is the ...

Drought , food security

OPINION – The debt trap: How to escape the vicious cycle of mobile loan apps

By Citizen Reporter,

By Reginald Kadzutu There has been a proliferation of easy loan products and use of digital credit in the Kenyan market riding on the pervasivenes...

M-pesa , mobile loans

France commits Ksh. 283B to East Africa SME financing

By Kepha Muiruri,

PROPARCO -- a Development Financial Institution partly-owned by the French Development Agency and private shareholders --  has committed a total of K...

French Development Agency , Jean-Yves Le Drian , smes

Sponsored: Funtrench to offer certified blockchain-related courses in Kenya

By Citizen Reporter,

Funtrench, the first blockchain educational institution in Eastern Africa, has announced a strategic partnership with US-based blockchain certificatio...

Blockchain Training Alliance , Funtrench

Chinese tech investors flee Silicon Valley as Trump tightens scrutiny

By Reuters,

New Trump administration policies aimed at curbing China’s access to American innovation have all but halted Chinese investment in U.S. technology s...

Technology startups , U.S President Donald Trump , Uber Technologies Inc

2018 was the year Facebook and Twitter grew up

By CNN,

When a young person turns 18, in most countries they are considered adults, liable for their mistakes and misdeeds. 2018 was the year social media an...

Cambridge Analytica scandal , Mark Zuckerberg