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All new applicants will now be required to submit their requests exclusively through its website, accessible via computers and mobile devices.

Located on the border of Kilifi and Tana River counties, the project is one of Kenya’s largest initiatives to boost local food production through irrigation.

Kenya Power has repeatedly cited ongoing lawsuits that disrupt procurement processes, alongside challenges in acquiring wayleaves for power lines, as major factors slowing connections.

While the company has not offered specifics, industry analysts believe the change may be related to licensing agreements, app stability improvements, or preparation for a new version of Netflix’s device-to-TV streaming system.

Veteran Google and Microsoft engineer Amar Subramanya is replacing Apple's AI chief, John Giannandrea, in a shake up of the company's artificial intelligence group.

Kenya has been ranked Africa’s most competitive economy and 56th globally in the IMD 2025 World Competitiveness Ranking, reflecting structural reforms, infrastructure gains and regulatory modernisation amid ongoing economic risks.

Shariah-compliant financing is gaining traction, offering not just ethics-based alternatives but increasingly competitive and flexible financial solutions.

Food, transport and household utilities continued to carry the biggest influence on the inflation basket, making up more than half of the weighting used to track living costs.

The PBO notes that in the current financial year, over a third of the development budget relies on external support, underscoring the country’s dependency on donor funds.

The report says critical-infrastructure sectors (energy, manufacturing) exhibit fewer but higher-impact incidents due to operational-technology vulnerabilities.

Gemini 3 Pro, Google’s latest and most advanced general-purpose AI model, was initially accessible to all users for free through the standard Gemini interface.

The feature, spotted in the latest Android Canary build, is designed to solve one of the biggest frustrations for hotspot users: speed and compatibility.

The directive follows an earlier advisory issued on November 10, cautioning that macadamia harvested within that timeframe will not be cleared for export under any circumstances.

Global smartphone demand has increasingly gravitated toward premium models, a segment where Apple has historically dominated.

Engineers say the redesign focuses on reducing downtime, boosting processing speeds during peak hours, and creating a more resilient infrastructure to power large-scale digital applications.

Kenya’s tech-savvy population, fuelled by widespread internet access via mobile phones, has made the country an active participant in AI.

Recent studies highlight the fragile state of Africa’s insurance sector, with penetration rates below three per cent in most countries, leaving households, small businesses, and vulnerable communities exposed to financial shocks.

Entrepreneurs lament that despite their critical role in job creation and local value chains, they still struggle to attract meaningful financing or form partnerships that would allow them to scale.

This decision marks one of the most aggressive moves yet by a major tech platform to limit third-party AI tools.

The entry of Jeep and Citroën into Urysia Limited’s lineup underscores this transformation. It also reflects the confidence global brands now have in Kenya as a strategic and dynamic market.

CBK Governor Kamau Thugge said the country still meets its obligations, but repayment pressures are increasing, and fiscal space is narrowing.

During the discussions, he highlighted that China currently imposes steep tariffs on Kenyan produce, including 8 per cent on non-roasted coffee, 20 per cent on roasted coffee, 15 per cent on tea, and up to 20 per cent on avocados.

Most modern laptops use lithium-ion or lithium-polymer batteries equipped with sophisticated controllers that prevent overcharging.

From playful graphics to shareable social media cards, the Recap turns a year of music into a story you can see, swipe through, and share.

The system, which went live for fuel retailers earlier this year, connects every sale to KRA in real time, ensuring both compliance and accurate tax collection.

The upward revision follows faster recovery in sectors previously weighed down by tight monetary policy, fiscal consolidation and policy uncertainty that dampened growth in 2024.

Claude Opus 4.5 is designed to excel at what Anthropic calls “hybrid reasoning”, a combination of quick, real-time responses and deeper multi-step analysis.

Recent consumer-protection reviews reveal that most camera compromises occur not from sophisticated cyberattacks, but from basic user-side vulnerabilities such as weak passwords, outdated apps, and unsecured Wi-Fi networks.

The Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology will allow meter readings to be captured automatically, cutting down on human error and speeding up the billing process.

For anyone sending heavy media such as HD videos, raw images, software files, or large documents, these tools provide seamless alternatives that work across devices and platforms.

Globally, the analysis shows that the geographic distribution of extreme poverty has undergone a major transformation.

Among those affected are women in leadership, business, and politics who face deepfakes, coordinated harassment, and gendered disinformation designed to drive them to deplatform or leave public life altogether.

Labour PS Shadrack Mwadime told the Committee that Kenya’s economy is unable to absorb most of the country’s new graduates.

The Deputy Controller of Budget addressed borrowing patterns, cautioning that domestic borrowing can crowd out local businesses.

The feature, currently appearing gradually across select profiles, is designed to give people more context about who they are interacting with online.

In the domestic market, Treasury bonds raised Sh310.6 billion, with Treasury bills adding another Sh45 billion in new debt.

The new feature reimagines WhatsApp’s long-standing “About” section, transforming what was once a mostly static profile line into a dynamic, interactive status tool.

At the heart of the summit’s outcomes was the continent’s persistent infrastructure and industrialisation gap, with delegates stressing that Africa still faces a $70 billion (Sh9 trillion) to $110 billion (Sh14.3 trillion) annual financing shortfall.

The feature relies on Google’s upgraded Quick Share system, which has been redesigned to detect Apple devices that have AirDrop enabled.

The legislation is designed to turn state firms into commercially disciplined entities while ensuring they contribute effectively to the national treasury.

The Auditor General attributed the low absorption of 56.5 per cent of the development budget by County Governments in the last financial year to unrealistic budget targets and delayed procurement processes.

The Energy Act allows for private sector participation in power development. Currently, it accounts for over $2.2 billion (Sh285 billion) in FDI and 35 per cent of the country's current generation.

Skills training emerged as the most highly mentioned factor that young people believe will help them thrive, followed by job creation, AI readiness and at a distant last, improved hiring pathways.

Sources familiar with the development say WhatsApp has been testing this internally for months, with the iOS implementation requiring more safeguards than Android due to Apple’s sandboxing constraints.

TikTok already requires creators to label realistic AI-generated content and uses Content Credentials (C2PA metadata) to tag AI media created outside TikTok.

With this license, the UAE officially becomes the most secure and high-performance AI hub outside the United States, entering a new phase of the global race for secure massive-scale computing.

The waiver covers all accrued port storage charges and customs warehouse rent for long-stay containerised cargo.

The announcement comes after President William Ruto acknowledged that Kenya’s current power generation is not enough to meet rising demand. He explained that the government has been forced to implement planned power cuts—load-shedding—during peak hours to keep the national grid stable.

While Kenya currently has an installed capacity of 3,300 MW, the intermittent nature of solar and wind energy means the firm capacity stands at only 2,300 MW — far below what a future, industrialised Kenya will require.

Ruto says Kenya has added 24,000km of fiber-optic network since 2022, creating a ‘digital superhighway’ that boosts access to services, empowers youth, and drives innovation nationwide.