Pesapal has introduced a new digital tipping solution that will enable customers make cashless transactions after paying for services. The process involves adding a tip to their total bill amount directly to the POS (Point -Of-Sale) machine hence eliminating the hustle of searching for cash tips. “As transactions go cashless, we are adapting our POS […]
Tanzania has rescinded its decision to suspend all passenger flights operated by Kenya Airways (KQ) between Nairobi and Dar es Salaam. The reversal comes after Kenya granted the Fifth Freedom Traffic Right to Air Tanzania Company Limited specifically for all-cargo service. Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority Director General Hamza Johari announced the resumption of all cargo […]
The Information Communication Technology -ICT Authority has partnered with the UK Government’s Digital Access Program to offer digital training to Kenyans in a 5-day Training of Trainers (TOT) initiative. ICT Authority, CEO, Stanley Kamanguya said they are committed to enhance government service delivery through digitization and automation of the services , unlock opportunities within the […]
A report on Kenya’s telecommunication market, authored by the Communications Authority of Kenya, has revealed that only one telco realized the 80 percent key performance indicator minimum compliance threshold last year. According to the quality of survey report on the country’s three legacy mobile operators, conducted under three components: End-to-End QoS, Network Performance QoS (NP), […]
PHOTO | Courtesy The State Department for Agriculture is developing a programme that will avail Ksh 10 billion to farmers through the Agriculture Finance Corporation (AFC). According to Agriculture Principal Secretary Dr Paul Rono, the government has begun utilising the farmers database to channel funding to farmers in priority sub-sectors “We already have a programme […]
China’s gross domestic product (GDP) posted a growth of 5.2 percent year on year to 126.06 trillion yuan ($17.71 trillion) in 2023, higher than the target of around 5 percent, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Wednesday. China’s economy in 2023 grew by over 6 trillion yuan, equivalent to the annual GDP […]
The Government is deliberately implementing programmes and policies that will create jobs for the youth. President William Ruto said there is need for urgent, intentional and strategic measures to address unemployment in the country. He said the Government has identified the Affordable Housing Programme, digital jobs and export of labour as some of the programmes […]
Dr. Majid Twahir, Associate Dean Research & Innovation at Strathmore University (seated left) and, Mr. Tirus Mwithiga, Group Director Retail NCBA (Seated Right) sign a MoU to further enhance their partnership through the Owner Manager Programme (OMP), a Programme for mid-sized companies in East Africa. Looking on are Dr Hellen Otieno, Academic Director, Enterprise Development […]
Investments, Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano has been accused of procurement and financial irregularities during her tenure as the CEO of the Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (Kengen). In an ouster petition filed at the High Court, a lobby group has accused the CS of spending Ksh94 billion of taxpayers’ money on white elephant […]
A UK-based report from internet organizations discloses that Kenya suffered a loss of over Ksh4.2 billion within eight days due to the government’s interruption of Telegram. NetBlock and Top10VPN attribute the social media platform outage to the November 2023 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams. The disruptions were part of the government’s strategy to […]
By Carmel Rickard A prominent Kenyan lawyer has been ordered personally to pay Kshs10 million to the country’s Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). In a decision handed down in November, High Court Judge Esther Maina said Joseph Owino Kojwando had acted to conceal the source of funds and that he was not entitled to keep […]
