Kenya: Country-by-country reporting thresholds introduced from 1 January 2023

[Francis Mayebe] The Kenyan Government, in its latest Finance Act 2022, has enacted some key changes in the area of direct tax, including an important update on the country-by-country (CbC) reporting threshold for multinational companies...

#DesignIndaba2019: We need to believe in African mermaids

[Louise Burgers] It is important to tell the joyful African stories, not just those of pain and suffering...

Google Street View to heavily impact Kenya's tourism sector

[Josephine Wawira] Technology. A constant component that progressively weathers challenges of e-commerce evolution in every industry...

Use of innovative technology in designing diverse tourism products

[Josephine Wawira] Investment in new technology provides the tourism sector with opportunities for novelty, aimed at providing a platform for designing new and tangible tourism products...

Hospitality industry a leading employer in Kenya

[Josephine Wawira] A grim picture has recently been presented in a survey by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics that of a whopping seven million Kenyans currently unemployed with only 1.4 million desperately looking for work...

Promotion of Kenya's tourism key to its growth

[Josephine Wawira] Kenya's tourism industry has undergone challenges such as the uncertainty surrounding the political landscape in 2017. Yet, its resilient performance has been impactfully felt on the Kenyan economy...

Kenyan e-commerce startup Sokowatch raises $2m seed round

[Tom Jackson] Kenyan B2B e-commerce startup Sokowatch has closed a $2 million seed round to further expand its customer base across East Africa while also piloting additional value-added services for shops...

Kenyan agri-tech startup Tulaa raises $627k funding round

[Tom Jackson] Kenyan agri-tech startup Tulaa, which allows smallholder farmers to access inputs, credit and markets, has raised a US$627,000 seed round to fund its continued expansion in the East African country and further develop its platform...

Kenya's Sip simplifies drinks distribution in Nairobi

[Tom Jackson] Kenyan startup Sip is simplifying the distribution of alcoholic beverages in the country's capital, and is eyeing growth in the B2B space...

Kenyan startup Tanda launches inventory-management solution

[Tom Jackson] Kenyan startup Tanda, which makes it easier to run a shop by allowing shop owners to order and manage their inventory, has formally launched after a four-month pilot...

Kenya's Wagon Shopping posts strong growth as it seeks funding

[Tom Jackson] Kenyan e-commerce startup Wagon Shopping processed KES405,000 ($4,000) worth of orders in the first quarter of this year, up 675% from last year, as it positions itself for a funding round...

Kenya's iHub launches Health Meets Tech Application Challenge

[Tom Jackson] Kenyan incubator iHub will hold the Health Meets Tech Application Challenge in June, aimed at creating a platform for health workers to interact with developers from the tech ecosystem to develop innovative e-health solutions...

Ten African startups selected for Disrupt Africa Live Pitch Competition

[Tom Jackson] Ten startups from across Africa have been selected to take part in the inaugural Disrupt Africa Live Pitch Competition, which takes place in Nairobi next week...

Celebrating African storytelling and craft

[Louise Burgers] Mbithi Masya, film director at Fat Rain Films, Kenya, and a Ciclope Africa judge, talks about what Africa can bring to the international stage...

Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

[Tom Jackson] Kenyan agri-tech startup Twiga Foods has partnered IBM Research to extend access to microloans to 220 food stall retailers across Kenya using a blockchain-based financing system...

Kenya's MoBar Delivery brings alcohol to your door

[Tom Jackson] Kenyan startup MoBar Delivery is connecting consumers with suppliers via couriers using a mobile app, streamlining and simplifying distribution of goods, starting with alcohol...

Nairobi Tech Week to take place in April

[Tom Jackson] Coding academy Moringa School will host the third edition of Nairobi Tech Week next month, aimed at bringing together all in the tech ecosystem in one space to foster conversations and learnings around various relevant technology-related topics...

#DesignIndaba2018: Be inspired by problems in Africa

[Louise Burgers] Design Indaba showcased the work of Leroy Mawasaru, a Kenyan teenager who is changing the world and showing how Afrofuturism can unfold for the continent...

#DesignIndaba2018: Connecting the unconnected in Africa

[Louise Burgers] Design Indaba speaker Mark Kamau is a Kenyan on a mission to connect everyone in Africa, and then the rest of the world, to the internet...