August 11, 2022
Kenya: B2B E-Commerce Platform Marketforce Cut About 9 Percent of Staff in Reorganization Strategy
Kenyan retail B2B and end-to-end distribution platform Marketforce laid off a chunk of its workforce in July, according to sources familiar with the matter. Read more »
August 05, 2022
Kenya: Startups Among Entities to Face Tougher Laws As Kenya Moves to Protect Personal Data
Startups processing personal data in Kenya are among the entities required to register with the Office of the Data Commissioner (ODPC), as the East African country implements a law… Read more »
August 02, 2022
Kenya: Insurtech Lami Raises U.S.$3.7 Million Seed Extension Led By Harlem Capital
Right from the launch of its first product in 2020, Kenyan insurtech Lami Technologies set out to increase insurance penetration in Kenya and the rest of Africa. It began on this… Read more »
July 29, 2022
Kenya: Facebook Risks Ban in Kenya for Failing to Stop Hate Speech
Kenya's ethnic cohesion watchdog, the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC), has directed Facebook to stop the spread of hate speech on its platform within seven days… Read more »
July 21, 2022
Kenya: Rights Groups Call On Meta to Stop Efforts to Gag Whistleblower
Rights groups are calling on Meta to halt attempts to silence Daniel Motaung, a South African content moderator and whistleblower that is suing it alongside Sama, its main… Read more »
July 07, 2022
Kenya: Flutterwave Denies Money Laundering, Fraud Allegations Following Accounts Freeze By Court
Flutterwave has come out to deny the fraud and money laundering claims leveled against it by Kenya's Asset Recovery Agency, which investigates and recovers proceeds of crime. Read more »
June 29, 2022
Kenya: Kukua, Creators of 'Super Sema', Raise U.S.$6 Million, Led By Alchimia and Tencent
Kukua, a Nairobi- and London-based educational entertainment company and the creators of "Super Sema," the first African animated superhero franchise, has raised $6 million in its… Read more »
June 22, 2022
Kenya: Kune Food Shuts Down Barely a Year After Starting Kenya Operations
Kune, a Kenya-based startup that started out as an on-demand food delivery service before changing tact over the last few months to become an online restaurant, has closed down… Read more »
June 09, 2022
Kenya: Meta Says Kenyan Court Has No Jurisdiction to Determine Case Against It, Wants It Thrown Out
American social media giant Meta is seeking to have a case filed against it in Kenya dropped saying that the East African country has no jurisdiction to determine it. The… Read more »
June 08, 2022
Kenya: Tiktok Found to Fuel Disinformation, Political Tension Ahead of Elections
TikTok is fueling disinformation and political tension in Kenya ahead of its August general elections, new research by Mozilla Foundation says. Read more »
June 02, 2022
Kenya: Visa and Safaricom Launch Virtual Card to Support Global Digital Payments Via M-Pesa
Global digital payments giant, Visa, and East Africa's biggest telecom Safaricom, the operator of the M-Pesa mobile money product, have today launched a virtual card, enabling… Read more »
May 25, 2022
Kenya: MotiSure Rides On Micro-Payments to Drive Personal Mobility Insurance Growth
Affordability is one of the biggest impediments for insurance penetration in Kenya. Often, policy holders are required to make one-off payments for long-term covers, and the quoted… Read more »
May 23, 2022
Kenya: Ex-Uber Executive Reveals How Driver Earnings Were Slashed in Kenya
New details have emerged showing that Uber was planning to further reduce commuter charges in Kenya, months after the 35% cut of 2016, which is the subject-matter of a civil suit… Read more »
May 16, 2022
Kenya: Twiga Starts Commercial Farming, Looking to Guarantee Quality, Sustain Supply
Twiga, a B2B e-commerce food distribution platform, has today announced the launch of its new subsidiary, Twiga Fresh, through which it will farm and distribute its own… Read more »
May 12, 2022
Kenya: TopUp Mama Looking to Solve Sourcing Challenges for Restaurants
Stock-outs, unpredictable prices of farm produce and a lack of working capital are among the challenges that plague small restaurants and food vendors in emerging markets. These… Read more »
May 10, 2022
Kenya: Meta Sued Over Claims of Exploitation and Union Busting
A suit was earlier today filed against American social-media giant Meta and Sama, its main subcontractor for content moderation in Africa, over claims of exploitation and union… Read more »
May 09, 2022
Kenya: Uber Seeks to Resolve Dispute With Kenyan Drivers Out of Court
Uber has opted for arbitration to solve a dispute it has with drivers in Kenya over the reduction of commuter fares. Read more »