Author: Noel Wandera

Digital rights groups seek answers on Internet outage

Reading Time: 2 minutes A coalition of digital rights organisations has expressed concern over Internet shutdown in the country which they said contradicted prior […]

Internet shutdown fears persist amid protests

Reading Time: 2 minutes Stakeholders in the telecom sector wary of African governments’ proclivity for internet shutdowns during periods of civil unrest, dread the […]

Kenya’s active SIM subscriptions reach 68 million, CA says

Reading Time: 2 minutes GROWTH: Kenya’s active mobile (SIM) subscriptions increased by 132.1 per cent to 68 million, up from the 66.7 million recorded […]

State mulls raising budget to harness space opportunities

Reading Time: 2 minutes The government has announced plans to financially equip Kenya Space Agency (KSA) as it seeks to make the country one […]

USAid’s investment boosts incomes by 43pc, creates jobs

Reading Time: 2 minutes The United States Agency for International Development (USAid) has invested $37 million (Sh4.8 billion) in Kenya’s northern counties, significantly boosting […]

Blow as US firm exits NSE, citing liquidity challenges

Reading Time: 3 minutes BlackRock, an American multinational investment company is liquidating its iShares exchange-traded funds (ETFs) worth $400 million (Sh51.4 billion) in select […]

Diaspora remittances up 14.9pc to Sh52b in May

Reading Time: 2 minutes Kenyans living and working abroad sent home $404.4 million (Sh51.9 billion), a 14.9 per cent increase from the $352.1 million […]

KPC banks on solar to cut costly power bills

Reading Time: 2 minutes The country is gearing up for increased generation of renewable electricity amid an increasing shift in the number of homes […]