By Carolyne Nekesa When I first discovered ChatGPT, I was genuinely amazed by what it could do with minimal instruction. This was around the beginning of 2025, and I remember being unable to get over the fact that even when fed gibberish, it could somehow produce a response that aligned with the direction I wanted….
Airtel Money and KCB Bank have today unveiled a partnership that will enable Airtel Money customers to deposit and withdraw cash at the over 22,000 KCB Agents across the country. The collaboration is expected to deepen financial inclusion by supporting the ongoing efforts by industry stakeholders to promote interoperability across Kenya’s financial sector, reducing…
Atleast three people sustained gunshot wounds after two groups of supporters of Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika and Kuresoi North Member of Parliament (MP) Alfred Mutai clashed in Nakuru County ealier today. A scaffold broke out shortly after Mutai arrived at the Imoja Secondary School, where Kihika was hosting a women and youth empowerment event. The…
The latest sector statistics from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) for the Third Quarter of the 2025/2026 financial year (January–March 2026) show significant growth in active mobile subscriptions, which reached 84.1 million, representing a 7.4 percent increase from the previous quarter. This growth pushed the mobile penetration rate to 157.7 percent. During the period…
Stanbic Holdings facilitated Sh133 billion in trade financing in 2025, surpassing its Sh90 billion target by nearly 48 per cent as the lender ramped up sustainable finance initiatives, enterprise support, and inclusive growth programmes across Kenya and South Sudan. The performance, detailed in the Group’s 2025 Sustainability Report, underscores the bank’s growing focus on green…
Fifteen national governments from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, and the Pacific have adopted the Mombasa Declaration, marking a major step toward strengthening global fisheries transparency and curbing illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The declaration was endorsed at the 11th Our Ocean Conference, where countries committed to improving access to fisheries data, enhancing vessel…
By Ryan Mule For a long time, the tech world has stuck to a pretty predictable script. A spectacular new feature is born, it gets tucked inside an ultra-premium flagship smartphone, and everyone else is left waiting for years for that technology to slowly trickle down to an affordable level. It’s an approach that treats…
I&M Bank has announced a KES 10 million investment in Nairobi City Thunder (NCT), reaffirming its commitment to the growth of Kenyan sport and youth development. The investment will see I&M Bank become the team’s Official Banking Partner for the remainder of the 2026 Kenya National Basketball League season, while supporting the club’s ambition to…
Absa Bank has unveiled a new developer-led home financing solution (developer off-taker proposition) designed to address key structural barriers slowing homeownership and housing delivery in Kenya. The proposition introduces a market-leading home loan rate of 8.9% per annum and offers financing of up to 105% for qualifying buyers. This comes at a time when Kenya…
Africa’s largest financial institution, Standard Bank Group, trading as Stanbic Bank in Kenya, has reaffirmed its commitment to support the growth of Dangote Industries Limited, pledging backing for the planned listing of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery while expressing readiness to finance future expansion projects across the continent. The commitment came during a strategic visit by…
