Kenya’s bid to increase its budget for hosting the 2027 AFCON has stalled after the National Assembly Committee on Sports and Culture rejected a proposal to raise the allocation from Sh3.5 billion to Sh5 billion, citing weak justification and arguing that costs should be lower because the tournament will be co-hosted with Uganda and Tanzania.
Kenya's big investment conference KIICO 2026 comes to Nairobi March 25-27, inviting 500 global business leaders to pour over $2 billion into local factories, farms, tech jobs, and green energy projects.
Kenyan MPs rejected calls to ban TikTok, choosing strict rules instead to shield kids from harmful videos, secure local user data, and fuel the digital economy without killing youth creativity.
Kenya’s telecom regulator is preparing to roll out a new SMS-based system that will allow citizens to instantly see all mobile phone numbers registered using their national ID or passport, a major step in the fight against identity theft and SIM-related fraud
Safaricom has strengthened its commitment to developing local talent by injecting KES 10 million into the 2026 Magical Kenya Open, set to take place from February 19–22 at Karen Country Club.
African leaders at the 9th Africa Business Forum in Addis Ababa have called on countries to invest in projects that will create mass jobs and opportunities for the continent's booming youth population.
The Turkey–Ethiopia energy accord signals a push to deepen regional energy cooperation, boost investment, and strengthen Ankara’s strategic footprint in the Horn of Africa.
Kenya’s push to escape the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list by May 2026 promises lower borrowing costs, easier foreign investment, and a boost to economic growth, strained by
Apple is moving into video podcasting, announcing a major upgrade to Apple Podcasts that will let users seamlessly switch between listening and watching shows, as the company takes aim at rivals YouTube and Spotify, which have increasingly dominated the fast-growing video podcast space.
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