Banks and mobile money operators ignore court order, continue to charge fees...
Recently, a temporary High Court order was issued to suspend fees for transferring cash between banks and mobile money operators. However, some companies have ignored this order and continued to levy...
View ArticleNew regulations propose a mandatory solar water heating systems design...
Kenya is looking to increase its adoption of renewable energy with new regulations that will require all new and existing buildings to include designs for the installation of solar water heaters. The...
View ArticleTakura Malaba Appointed as New Regional Manager for Bolt in East and Southern...
Bolt, the leading digital taxi-hailing platform in Europe and Africa, has announced the appointment of Takura Malaba as its new Regional Manager for East and Southern Africa. The appointment is...
View ArticleKRA Scales Up Fight Against Tax Evasion in Betting Sector by Increasing...
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is stepping up its fight against tax cheats in the betting sector by increasing the number of companies it has real-time access to from 6 to 16. According to Rispah...
View ArticleEPRA Invites Comments on Regulations to Promote Uptake of Renewable Energy...
Kenya is taking a step towards promoting the uptake of renewable energy by allowing individuals to sell the excess electricity they produce to the national grid. The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory...
View ArticleGovernment pushes for a regulatory framework for communication practitioners;...
The government is pushing to establish a regulatory framework for communication practitioners in the country. In a recent engagement with members of the Public Relations Society of Kenya (PRSK), ICT’s...
View ArticleSchneider Electric Kenya Strengthening Assembly and Manufacturing Operations...
Schneider Electric, a global leader in energy management and automation, has announced plans to transfer its manufacturing operations, assets, and employees to a key country partner in a move aimed at...
View ArticleKRA Links Systems with Telcos to Increase Taxes and Reach Sh3 Trillion...
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced that it will link its system to telecommunication companies to increase tax compliance and reach its Sh3 trillion tax collection target for the 2023/2024...
View ArticleKenya Accelerates Adoption of Electric Vehicles with Rollout of Charging...
Kenya is accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address climate change. The government announced plans to roll out EV charging infrastructure in all...
View ArticleMillions of Safaricom Subscribers allowed to Join a Class Action Lawsuit Over...
A recent ruling by a Kenyan High Court judge has given millions of Safaricom subscribers the green light to join a class action lawsuit against the telecoms provider. The suit centers around a clause...
View ArticleBasiGo unveils 15 new electric buses, further revolutionizing public...
Kenyan electric bus start-up BasiGo has taken another step towards revolutionizing public transportation in the country with the arrival of 15 new electric buses from BYD Automotive, the world’s...
View ArticleUber cracks down on offline trips and fare overcharging by taxi operators on...
Uber is taking action against taxi operators on its platform who have been breaking the rules by running trips offline. The company has sent out a survey to customers asking for information about...
View ArticleKenyan Government Announces Members of Advisory Board for President Ruto’s...
The Kenyan government has revealed the members of the advisory board for President William Ruto’s flagship project, the Hustler Fund. The Fund officially referred to as the Financial Inclusion Fund...
View ArticleDigital Lenders Face Challenges with Delays in Licensing and Blocking on...
Digital lenders in the country are facing several challenges as many need help to obtain operational licenses from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and are also being blocked from the Google Play store....
View ArticleDimension Data Launches 360 Observability in East Africa to Improve Digital...
Dimension Data, an IT solutions and technology provider, has recently launched 360 Observability in East Africa to help organizations achieve deep visibility over their cloud-native applications,...
View ArticleBanks, Mobile Money Providers to Continue Levying Fees after High Court...
A High Court in Kenya has declined to extend temporary orders that had suspended charges for transferring cash between banks and mobile money platforms. The decision, made by Justice Mugure Thande on...
View ArticleBlock Purchase by Local Institutional Investor Halts Slide in Safaricom’s...
Safaricom, Kenya’s largest telecommunications company, saw a surge in its stock trading volume on January 18 following a block purchase by an unknown local institutional investor. The purchase halted a...
View ArticleKRA Collects Over Sh174 Million in Digital Service Taxes in Six Months to...
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has reported steady digital service tax collection growth in the past year. In the six months leading to December 2022, the agency collected Sh174 million, putting it...
View ArticleKenya Railways Phases Out Cash Payments for Madaraka Express Tickets,...
Kenya Railways is taking a step towards digitization of its services and reducing theft of public funds by announcing that it will no longer accept cash payments for tickets at Madaraka Express...
View ArticleKenyan Electric Mobility Startup BasiGo Partners with AVA to Assemble Over...
BasiGo, a Kenyan electric mobility startup, has joined forces with Associated Vehicle Assemblers (AVA) to produce more than 1,000 electric buses in the city of Mombasa over the next three years,...
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