Kenya
Kenya: Digital Rights Bodies Laud Kenya Government’s Decision Not to Shut Down the Internet
The Kenya government’s decision not to shut down the internet and also ensure the media continues to operate freely before, during and after elections has ...
Kenya
Kenya: Banking Sector Tax Contribution Hits 5 Year High in 2021
The Kenyan banking sector registered the highest tax contribution in five years, a new survey shows. The survey which was prepared by Price ...
Kenya
Kenya: Kenya beefs up consumer data protection
The Kenyan Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has imposed harsher regulation on protecting consumer data, targeting fintechs and startups in the ...
Kenya
Kenya: KRA Extends Deadline for ETR System Migration to September 30
Traders can heave a sigh of relief after the Kenya Revenue Authority extended the compliance deadline to switch the new Electronic Tax Registers(ETRs) ...
Kenya
Kenya: Kenyan Ministers Say Government Not Banning Facebook
Kenyan ministers said the government has no intention of banning Facebook despite a watchdog last week accusing the social media platform of failing ...
Innovation
Kenya: Crypsense Digital Group, First African Web 3 Startup to Qualify for Draper VeChain Accelerator Program
VeChain is a top tier Layer1 blockchain that offers global enterprise solutions Crypsense Digital Group (www.Crypsense.io), a Kenyan based Digital Assets Capacity Building ...
Kenya
Kenya: Odoo launches a new subsidiary in Kenya
Odoo (www.Odoo.com) chose Kenya to establish its first African office, the beginning of operations was on July 1st 2022. Up to 50 new colleagues to join the ...
Kenya
Kenya: Facebook Risks Ban in Kenya for Failing to Stop Hate Speech
Kenya’s ethnic cohesion watchdog, the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC), has directed Facebook to stop the spread of hate speech on its ...
Kenya
Kenya: Kenya gives Facebook seven days to comply with regulations
Kenya’s ethnic cohesion watchdog has given Meta Platform’s Facebook seven days to comply with regulations after a report of violations on the social media ...
Kenya
Kenya: US-based fintech Umba buys majority stake in Kenya’s Daraja microfinance bank
Umba, a U.S.-based digital bank with a focus on emerging markets, has acquired a majority share of Daraja, a Kenyan deposit-taking microfinance bank, ...