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Sama to lay off 1,108 Nairobi staff after Meta contract exit

🇰🇪 Sama to lay off 1,108 Nairobi staff after Meta contract exit

Kenya tech -0.85 · 16/04/2026

Sama, Kenya's largest AI data annotation and training company, announced redundancy notices affecting 1,108 Nairobi-based employees following the term...

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Safaricom admits ‘My OneApp’ glitches, moves to fix issues

🇰🇪 Safaricom admits ‘My OneApp’ glitches, moves to fix issues

Kenya telecom -0.55 · 16/04/2026

Safaricom, East Africa's dominant telecommunications operator and a critical bellwether for the region's digital economy, has publicly acknowledged si...

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Govt proposes 8pc fuel VAT cut for three months

🇰🇪 Govt proposes 8pc fuel VAT cut for three months

Kenya macro +0.60 · 16/04/2026

Kenya's government has tabled legislation proposing an 8% value-added tax (VAT) reduction on fuel for a three-month period, marking a significant but ...

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Kenya’s LOLC Microfinance Bank directors risk prosecution

🇰🇪 Kenya’s LOLC Microfinance Bank directors risk prosecution

Kenya finance -0.65 · 16/04/2026

Kenya's regulatory authorities have escalated enforcement of data protection violations with potential criminal prosecution of directors at LOLC Micro...

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Digital drivers earnings squeezed after fuel hikes

🇰🇪 Digital drivers earnings squeezed after fuel hikes

Kenya tech -0.75 · 16/04/2026

Kenya's ride-hailing sector is experiencing a structural profitability crisis that extends far beyond driver frustrations, revealing systemic weakness...

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Kenya's digital payments sector enters maturity phase

🇰🇪 Kenya's digital payments sector enters maturity phase

Kenya finance +0.75 · 16/04/2026

Kenya's digital payments sector has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past decade, evolving from a niche innovation into a mainstream eco...

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Eldoret hospital to pay Sh525,000 over patient data breach

🇰🇪 Eldoret hospital to pay Sh525,000 over patient data breach

Kenya health -0.65 · 16/04/2026

Kenya's Data Commissioner has imposed a Sh525,000 (approximately €3,800) penalty on an Eldoret hospital for mishandling patient medical records, marki...

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Kenya: Mediheal Cleared of Organ Trafficking Claims As MPs

🇰🇪 Kenya: Mediheal Cleared of Organ Trafficking Claims As MPs

Kenya health +0.60 · 16/04/2026

Kenya's parliamentary committee has formally exonerated Mediheal Group of Hospitals from organ trafficking allegations, resolving a significant compli...

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Kenya hikes fuel prices as supply tightens

🇰🇪 Kenya hikes fuel prices as supply tightens

Kenya energy -0.65 · 16/04/2026

** Kenya's Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority announced another round of fuel price increases this week, marking the third major adjustment in...

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Fuel Crisis Threatens Kenya's Economic Stability Under Ruto

🇰🇪 Fuel Crisis Threatens Kenya's Economic Stability Under Ruto

Kenya macro -0.75 · 16/04/2026

Kenya's President William Ruto faces mounting pressure as fuel supply disruptions threaten to unravel the fragile economic stability his administratio...

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Kenyan firms eye Caribbean footprint as Afreximbank seals

🇰🇪 Kenyan firms eye Caribbean footprint as Afreximbank seals

Kenya trade +0.70 · 16/04/2026

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has formalized its institutional presence in the Caribbean through a hosting agreement with St. Kitts and...

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Kenya: MPs Clear Mediheal of Organ Trafficking Claims

🇰🇪 Kenya: MPs Clear Mediheal of Organ Trafficking Claims

Kenya health +0.70 · 16/04/2026

Kenya's National Assembly has formally exonerated Mediheal, a prominent private healthcare provider, of organ trafficking allegations in a departmenta...

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👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Kenya gives credit where it’s due

🇰🇪 👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Kenya gives credit where it’s due

Kenya tech +0.65 · 16/04/2026

Kenya has issued 32 digital lending licenses in a landmark regulatory move that marks the continent's most comprehensive approach to controlling the e...

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Fuel Price Surge Threatens Kenya's Economic Stability

🇰🇪 Fuel Price Surge Threatens Kenya's Economic Stability

Kenya energy -0.75 · 16/04/2026

Kenya's energy sector is at a critical inflection point. President William Ruto's administration faces mounting pressure as fuel prices surge, reignit...

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Soaring fuel costs spark claims Ruto is driving the economy

🇰🇪 Soaring fuel costs spark claims Ruto is driving the economy

Kenya energy -0.75 · 16/04/2026

Kenya's energy sector is at a critical inflection point. President William Ruto's administration faces mounting pressure as fuel prices surge, reignit...

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State's affordable housing project: Why Kenyans are

🇰🇪 State's affordable housing project: Why Kenyans are

Kenya infrastructure -0.65 · 15/04/2026

Kenya's ambitious affordable housing initiative, launched with considerable political fanfare, has become emblematic of a broader challenge facing Afr...

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Nairobi set for new Sh672m urban greening initiative

🇰🇪 Nairobi set for new Sh672m urban greening initiative

Kenya infrastructure +0.70 · 15/04/2026

Nairobi's newly unveiled Sh672.6 million urban greening initiative represents a significant policy pivot toward climate-resilient urban development in...

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Regulators tighten grip on predatory lending practices

🇰🇪 Regulators tighten grip on predatory lending practices

Kenya finance -0.60 · 15/04/2026

Kenya's financial services regulator is intensifying enforcement actions against commercial banks, savings and credit cooperatives (Saccos), and digit...

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Why Kenya must rethink how food systems are delivered

🇰🇪 Why Kenya must rethink how food systems are delivered

Kenya agriculture +0.60 · 15/04/2026

Kenya's decision to comprehensively review its National Agricultural Investment Plan (NAIP) represents a pivotal moment for European investors seeking...

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Government backs TouristTap in drive to formalise revenues

🇰🇪 Government backs TouristTap in drive to formalise revenues

Kenya tech +0.75 · 15/04/2026

Kenya's government endorsement of TouristTap, a newly launched digital platform designed to formalize tourism revenues, signals a critical shift in ho...

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