PRIME Kenya’s fintech sector faces an open finance era Today, each institution largely sees only part of that person’s finances and the customer has to move between different apps, while the institutions have limited visibility of accounts held...
PRIME Digital traffic attacks on Kenyan websites surge 114pc in a year This was the highest growth among the cyber threats tracked by the regulator, highlighting the growing exposure of businesses and public systems as more services move online.
Kenyan online firms’ big struggle to cross borders Despite the obstacles, the opportunity for Kenyan businesses is huge.
PRIME New technology drives Kenya’s internet growth Mobile data continues to dominate Kenya’s internet market, with subscriptions reaching 64.3 million at the end of June, up 9.7 percent from 58.6 million a year earlier.
PRIME Somaliland fibre route tests Kenya’s regional digital edge The development comes as Kenya seeks to cement its position as East Africa’s digital hub, with Nairobi promoting the country as a gateway for regional connectivity, data centres and cloud services.
PRIME Rogue agents: Is AI becoming a new species? What makes us think that AI as practically a new species would treat us as humans better than how humans have treated other species in the past?
PRIME Inside Mombasa’s rise as Kenya’s key tech hub Analysts say one of Mombasa’s biggest advantages in the race to attract digital infrastructure investment is its position as Kenya’s gateway to the global internet.
PRIME How influencers use AI to fake corporate brand engagement Anthropic classified the Kenyan operation as Category One on its Breakout Scale because the activity remained isolated within a network of fake accounts and local influencers on a single platform...
PRIME How AI is fuelling misinformation ahead of Kenya's 2027 polls Political operators are using technology to manufacture apparent public support for politicians.
PRIME Greek firm Amaco partners with US energy giant for Sh194bn Mombasa data centre The deal will see Amaco integrate GE Vernova gas turbines into the Greek firm’s power barge.
PRIME Tribunal: No copyright protection for AI works without human creativity A factual inquiry would be necessary to determine whether a particular AI-assisted work contains sufficient human effort and originality to qualify for protection.
PRIME How recruiters are catching job seekers cheating with AI A 2025 report by US technology and consumer reporting company Checkr, based on a survey of 3,000 managers involved in hiring, said 59 percent suspected a candidate of using AI to misrepresent...
PRIME Kenyan cyber cafés reinvent as smartphones kill browsing business Internet shops in Kenya boomed in the late 2000s and early 2010s in the cities and larger towns.
PRIME Telcos to wait 6 months before deactivating dormant lines The proposals are open to public participation until September 11.
PRIME Google to remit 5pc of Kenyan creators’ earnings Google joins Instagram and Facebook’s parent firm Meta, which began withholding the 5 percent tax from payments to Kenyan creators in January this year.
PRIME Shadow AI: The hidden technology spreading through Kenyan offices As AI becomes embedded in daily office work, experts say the risk is moving beyond staff accidentally exposing company confidential information to chatbots.
PRIME Kenya to share cybercrime information with 76 nations Under the treaty, Nairobi would be required to maintain mechanisms for international cooperation.
PRIME How internet metering will affect users, providers Internet providers warn that shifting to metering could change this model towards volume-based billing, where customers are charged according to the level of data they consume during a certain...
PRIME Greek firm Amaco plans Sh194bn AI data centre in Mombasa The company said the planned facility is an independently powered centre that will not rely on Kenya’s electricity grid.
PRIME End of easy money as social media platforms tighten content rules The changes have significant implications for Kenya's fast-growing community of content creators, many of whom rely on platform payouts, brand partnerships and advertising income.
PRIME Why State is targeting cyber cafés in cybercrime fight Cyber risks are rising in the wake of the widespread internet penetration and the adoption of digital banking.
PRIME Cyber cafés to give State users’ names, computer logs Cyber cafés in Kenya boomed in the late 2000s and early 2010s in the cities and larger towns.
PRIME Deepening technology uptake fuels piracy ecosystem in Kenya Analysts say several factors have fuelled the growth of digital piracy, including high-speed internet and the post-pandemic surge in online streaming.
PRIME Search for firm to host sensitive State data on cloud begins Storage of data and systems like e-Citizen on physical government servers has been banned, and all State organs have 24 months to migrate all systems to the cloud provider that the government...
PRIME Kenya to get two new undersea fibre optic cables in AI race The new cables will expand Kenya’s capacity as the country races to close the gap with the continent’s top connectivity hubs.
