Articles by Kenn Abuya

Next Wave: African data protection laws need more oomph to match GDPR

Kenya greenlights local manufacturing and assembly of electric vehicles despite minimal infrastructure

Bank of Tanzania raises interest rate to 6% amid steady inflation

Uganda’s core inflation falls to 3.3%, below the central bank’s target of 5%

Kenya’s March inflation drops to 5.7% as KES gains against the US dollar

Tanzania will sell US dollars to commercial banks to address foreign currency shortages

Next Wave: Showmax is promising, but it needs to fix a few technical basics

Breaking: Chipper Cash cuts US and UK-based roles after suspending US operations

Exclusive: Wasoko exits Zanzibar, pauses Uganda and Zambia operations in profitability push

Telkom Kenya loses 800,000 subscribers following a dispute with tower partner

Crackdown on unlicensed companies cuts digital creditors in Kenya to 51

Next Wave: Agritech are startups outpaced by traditional brokers. What can be done?

Retraction: IFC denies suing portfolio company Africa’s Talking

Bolt launches in Cairo and undercuts Uber with 15% commission

Exclusive: Bilha Ndirangu sues IFC-backed Africa’s Talking over removal as director

Zoho maintains local currency payments over dollar in Kenya and Nigeria as inflation rises

Moonshot Conversations in Nairobi unravels AI’s potential and gaps in Africa

Exclusive: Jumia slashes staff after exiting food delivery business