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Kenya and the art of voter demotivation

For a few furious weeks in April this year, Kenyans online took on the IMF, campaigning against a scheduled $2.3bn loan to Kenya. It began as ... a rather ordinary online petition - started by one Jefferson Murrey (who signed the campaign as ‘Weary Kenyan Taxpayer’) - which garnered more than 200,000 signatures in 48 hours, but quickly morphed into an even bigger digital campaign, with Kenyans flooding the comments section of the IMF’s Facebook page, urging the organisation to cancel the loan.

Expanding Payments

Kenya’s Cellulant may seek up to $150m for digital payments growth

Kenyan digital payments provider Cellulant plans to seek up to $150m to fund expansion, acting CEO Akshay Grover tells The Africa Report. ...

tune boom

How Chinese, Kenyan, and Swedish Music streaming Apps are battling it out in Africa

Global streaming giants are flocking to the African market, with Swedish music streaming provider Spotify announcing a sweeping expansion to 40 ... new countries on the continent. As Spotify attempts to expand its reach in Africa, they may have to take a note from Transsion-owned Boomplay and shift their strategy. + What is the deal with Ethio Telecom + Covid19 costs for China's handset makers

city wildlife

Kenya: Nairobi is losing green spaces, leaving it vulnerable to disease

There’s been widespread concern in Kenya over the shrinking of green spaces in Nairobi, the capital city. Most recently, there was uproar over ... the construction of a raised highway.

Kenya top stories

Credit Where It's Due

After Kenya, Creditinfo aims to expand SME scorecard to Tanzania

gaining traction

Kenya: Can William Ruto secure support from Mount Kenya in time for 2022?

Babajide Duroshola, M-KOPA Nigeria General Manager

Smartphone Finance

Nigeria: Kenyan M-KOPA to scale up Airtel collaboration to lift smartphone use

Credit Where It's Due

After Kenya, Creditinfo aims to expand SME scorecard to Tanzania

gaining traction

Kenya: Can William Ruto secure support from Mount Kenya in time for 2022?

Babajide Duroshola, M-KOPA Nigeria General Manager

Smartphone Finance

Nigeria: Kenyan M-KOPA to scale up Airtel collaboration to lift smartphone use

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Scaling Up

Kenya’s crowded banking sector is ripe for consolidation, analysts say

A raft of small, undercapitalised operators in a market dominated by the main players creates a recipe for consolidation in Kenyan banking, analysts ... say.

gulf involvement

Kenya/Somalia: Is thawing of relations a major win for Qatar?

Somalia has announced it will be restoring diplomatic ties with Kenya, five months after it cut ties citing “interference” from Nairobi. ... Could this be the beginning of both countries turning the page on their simmering feud?

Debt Traps

Kenya’s digital lending bill points the way for African regulation

Plans by Kenya to regulate digital lending highlight the need for supervision of the growth of loan platforms in Africa. ...

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Kenya: Martha Koome poised to be country’s first female chief justice

Kenya is poised to get its first ever female chief justice after the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) nominated Martha Koome to replace David ... Maraga, who attained retirement age of 70 in January.

New course

Kenya/Tanzania: Kenyatta and Hassan agree to reset diplomatic & trade ties

During the first visit by Tanzania's new President Samia Suluhu Hassan to Kenya, she and her counterpart President Uhuru Kenyatta pledged to ... reset diplomatic and trade relations that were strained under Tanzania's late president John P. Magufuli.

Claims Fraud

Nigeria’s insurtech Curacel eyes expansion to Kenya, Côte d’Ivoire

Nigeria’s Curacel, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to detect insurance fraud, plans to expand to seven African countries by the end ... of this year, CEO Henry Mascot tells The Africa Report.

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