Kenya's 5G mobile subscriptions nearing one million mark

The Microsoft Azure Peering Service has gone live at the IXP’s Kenyan Interconnection Hub.

According to the latest data from the country’s Communications Authority, the local telco market is experiencing solid growth.

In an attempt to reduce the country’s digital divide and tackle cyber-crime, Kenya’s government has joined forces with the EU, UN and UK.

As part of the arrangement, students from these colleges will help to improve the value chain of Sama's delivery centers across East Africa.

Cyber-crime is a source of concern, with African authorities demanding stronger punishments to tackle such technological crimes.

The developer day, scheduled for December 8th, aims to motivate developers, provide knowledge, and showcase the opportunities in the African Bitcoin ecosystem.

Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa said the three partners on the project would invest around $815 million over ten years to develop, operate, and support the health tech system.

The East African country's last important reforms in this area were implemented in 1998.

The ICT Authority Strategy Plan 2024-2027, which was released on Friday, aims to strengthen Kenya's technology use culture.

The Nairobi-based organisation met with government officials to discuss a partnership that will improve the country's digital future.

Safaricom merchants will now have access to and provide a greater choice of payment options by leveraging Visa's payment technology.

The company said this extension allows Liquid to give its customers with 99.99% uptime availability of services between Mombasa and the Uganda border.