Kenya
Kenya: JICA kicks off 2nd cohort of the NINJA Accelerator in Kenya
The startups participating represent the fintech, manufacturing, agritech, entertainment and agriculture sectors The NINJA Accelerator Kenya powered by JICA, Double Feather Partners, Deloitte, Tohmatsu, and GrowthAfrica has kicked off the ...
Kenya
Kenya: Safaricom faces petition to lower M-Pesa charges
Telkom Kenya is seeking regulatory orders through Parliament to compel Safaricom to cut the fees it charges on its mobile money service M-Pesa ...
Kenya
Safaricom defends dominance in row with Airtel Kenya
Safaricom has defended itself once again against accusations by its rival Airtel Networks Kenya that it is abusing its market dominance and stifling ...
Kenya
Telkom Kenya expands mobile data network with Ericsson and NEC XON
Telkom Kenya, and its partners, Ericsson and NEC XON, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to expand Telkom’s mobile data network by adding ...
Kenya
Kenya electric mobility startup Opibus to scale offering with $7.5m raise
Opibus designs and manufactures electric vehicles locally, and has customers across 6 African countries Leading Swedish-Kenyan electric vehicle company Opibus has closed a $7.5 million ...
Kenya
Kenyan-based payroll startup, Workpay, expands to Nigeria
Workpay, a Nairobi-based YC graduate, is expanding its operations to Nigeria. The cloud-based workforce management startup will now offer Core HR, Payroll, and ...
Kenya
Kenya: Banks, Saccos Ordered to Unfreeze Dairy Farmers Accounts
Six financial institutions in Kenya have been ordered by the High Court to unfreeze bank accounts belonging to 130, 000 Murang’a dairy farmers ...
Kenya
Kenya: Airtel drags regulators into Safaricom battle
Airtel Networks Kenya, which is eyeing a bigger stake in Kenya’s telecoms industry, has accused the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) of allegedly ...
Intelligence
Kenya: Women Dominate Kenya’s e-Commerce Space at 51% – Jumia Africa
Women have dominated the e-commerce sector in Kenya, standing at 51 percent, Jumia Africa has revealed in their report dubbed ‘Africa E-commerce Index ...
Kenya
Kenya: SEACOM acquires Hirani Telecom’s metro fibre network in Kenya
SEACOM, a pan-African telecom services provider has fully acquired Hirani Telecom’s metro fibre network. Hirani is one of Kenya’s fastest-growing triple play service ...