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27 Jan 2023
Snooping on tax evaders: Balancing between protection of personal data and KRA’s bid to monitor transactions
As the world marks Data Privacy Day on 28th January 2023, Kenya has been busy this week with a series of activities organized by the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) to commemorate th...
20 Jan 2023
ChatGPT issues: Regulations, policies and implications on fintech companies
Generative Pre-trained Transformer or ChatGPT as it is commonly referred to, is a chatbot launched by OpenAI, a company that develops Artificial Intelligence (AI) and natural language tools, in Nove...
20 Jan 2023
Uproar over Zuku services call for guidelines to streamline Internet Service Providers
Zuku, an internet service provider owned by Wananchi Group, has recently faced sharp public criticism. The company received widespread backlash online from its customers over poor internet services. Z...
13 Jan 2023
Digitisation of government services: The journey continues
The government’s aim to transition at least 90% of government services online seems closer than ever. 5,000 services are set to be digitised within the next six months. To this end, 300 services hav...
12 Jan 2023
Cryptocurrency in Kenya
With the collapse of Futures Exchange (FTX), a global cryptocurrency exchange where big firms and individuals had invested a lot of money in, questions have arisen about the safety of investing in the...
16 Dec 2022
Forecast 2023: Tech innovations to expect in Kenya
Kenya ranks among the top digital and tech economies in Africa. This is as a result of its advancement in the development of large-scale ICT infrastructure, broadband connectivity, and other digital s...
9 Dec 2022
Taxing the digital economy: Indepth look at DST, loopholes and how to get it right
The global economy has gone digital. This has increased the issue of tax avoidance and tax equity and sparked an increase in digital taxes worldwide, therefore increasing the number of challenges to t...
9 Dec 2022
Kenya’s Digital Agenda: Journey towards the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Kenya will be marking its 59th Independence Day on Monday, December 12, 2022. This year’s Jamhuri Day Celebrations, dubbed “Innovation Jamhuri Day,” will focus on technology and innovati...
21 Oct 2022
Global Innovation Index – The Innovation and Startup Strategy- Poised for Doom or Fail?
On October 17, 2022, Mr Kabui Mwangi, an author wrote an article in the Business Daily titled, “Why six Kenyan promising tech start-ups fell in quick succession”. Of the companies he reviewed, it ...
14 Oct 2022
Flutterwave saga: What banks and fintechs can learn on building trust
The case of Flutterwave recently rocked the Kenyan fintech space. The Asset Recovery Agency levelled claims of fraud and money laundering against Flutterwave. In court documents, the Agency asserted t...
16 Sep 2022
FinTech in Africa Part 2: Current gains and forecast evolution in new countries
According to a McKinsey report, the African financial market which includes both fintech and formal banking was valued at $150 billion as of 2020. The evolution of the market is projected to be center...
2 Sep 2022
Will ICT play an increasingly important role in Kenya’s election?
The hearing of the presidential election petition this week have had the ICT systems used in the election process under the microscope and have proven that the systems are essential to achieving a cre...
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