Standard Chartered Bank Strengthens Foreign Currency Investments for Kenyan Investors
October 4, 2024
Standard Chartered Bank cements its foreign currency investments as investors increasingly seek opportunities beyond local markets. This year, the bank introduced US Corporate Bonds, USD Government bonds, and its own curated funds – Signature CIO…
UK launches a digital toolkit to help in markets access across Africa
September 30, 2024
The UK and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), through the UK-Kenya Tech Hub, today launched a digital toolkit aimed at helping entrepreneurs access markets in the Kenyan, Nigerian, and South African markets. The toolkit was developed following a…
Latitude59 Kenya Edition 2024 Set for November 28th
August 29, 2024
Latitude59’s second satellite event in Nairobi is set to take place on November 28th. The first Latitude59 Kenya Edition was held in December last year attracting nearly 800 participants from Africa and around the world….
State House Swiftly Removes All Dismissed Cabinet Secretaries from Website
July 12, 2024
Right after Kenya’s president, William Ruto dismissed all his cabinet secretaries, State House swiftly removed all of them from the president.go.ke website. Even though this was expected, the speed at which they were removed from…
Strengthen E-commerce Sector for Robust MSME Growth in Kenya
July 5, 2024
The symbiotic relationship between the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and e-commerce sector in Kenya is a powerful force in driving economic growth. This emerged during a recent stakeholder forum called to review the…
Urgent Concerns Regarding Internet Shutdown in Kenya during the #RejectFinanceBill2024 demonstrations
June 28, 2024
JOINT PRESS STATEMENT BY KICTANet, PARADIGM INITIATIVE, CIPESA, AIRA, AND INTERNET SOCIETY KENYA CHAPTER We, the undersigned, express deep concerns about the Internet shutdown in Kenya. Despite assurances on Monday, June 24th, from the Communications…
Anonymous Issues Warning To Kenyan Government To Respect The Rule Of Law And Right To Protest
June 20, 2024
By now, you probably know about the ongoing protests against the Finance Bill 2024. While the protests have been peaceful, the Police have been criticized for using excessive force on unarmed protestors. This seems to…
IBM Expands Software Availability on the AWS Marketplace to 18 African Countries Including Kenya
May 7, 2024
IBM has announced that the availability of its software portfolio is expanding to 18 countries in AWS Marketplace, a digital catalog with thousands of software listings from independent software vendors (ISVs) that make it easy…
AWS Set to Offer Free AI Skills Training to Kenyans
April 25, 2024
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced that its AI Ready initiative will be available in Kenya. This initiative seeks to equip 2 million people with AI skills by 2025. The current estimates by the World…