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Kenya: President Ruto meets Safaricom, Vodacom CEOs
President William Ruto meets with chief executive officers from Safaricom and Vodacom and other officials in State House on January 10, 2023. President ...
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Kenya: Access Holdings makes U-turn, says it will no longer complete 83.4% acquisition of Kenya’s Sidian Bank
Access Holdings Plc said it will no longer continue in its push to acquire the entire 83.4% shareholding held by Centum in Kenya’s Sidian ...
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Kenya: High Court Stops Bank to Mpesa Charges Pending Determination of Suit Filed
The High Court has ordered Banks and telco operators such as Safaricom to suspend the introduction of Bank to MPesa charges pending determination. ...
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Kenya: Safaricom’s Chairman Resigns After 5 Months in Office
Safaricom plc chairman, John Ngumi, has resigned from the telco after only five months in charge to focus on green energy projects across ...
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Kenya: Fintech Emerges as Kenya’s Most Prevalent Tech Startup Sub-Sector
In Kenya, fintech has emerged as the country’s most prevalent tech startup sub-sector, accounting for 30.2% of all young tech companies in the ...
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Kenya’s GDP Growth Slowdown in Q3
Kenya’ gross domestic products (GDP) growth printed at 4.7per cent year-on-year in the third quarter of fiscal year 2022, representing 9.3% decline in ...
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Kenya: Norwegian Firm Wakandi Gets CBK Nod to Offer Online Payment Services
Norwegian start-up Wakandi has secured a regulatory licence from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to provide digital payment services. The payment service ...
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Kenya: Cellulant Voted Kenya’s Leading Online Payment Platform
Pan-African digital payments provider Cellulant has been named Kenya’s best online payment platform during 2022 Top Star Brand Awards. The Kenyan-founded start-up was ...
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Kenya: Oppo fined Sh5m for breaching data laws
Mobile phone reseller Oppo Kenya is the first casualty of the recently enacted privacy laws after it was fined Sh5 million by the ...
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Kenyan bitcoin mining startup Gridless raises $2m seed funding for expansion
Kenya’s Gridless, a bitcoin mining company helping to bring new energy generation to rural communities in East Africa, has secured US$2 million in ...