5 days agoEdTech Monday Kenya September 2022 Edition: A Conversation On Using EdTech To Ensure Internet Safety for Young Learners In Kenya.Earlier this week I hosted my first EdTech Monday Kenya panel on NTV Kenya where we discussed the important topic of Internet safety for young learners in Kenya. This is an especially pertinent topic given that during the pandemic we saw the unprecedented adoption of EdtTch as a key way…Kenya2 min read
Sep 19What Could Be The Reason(s) Why The Central Bank of Kenya Licensed Only 10 Digital Credit Providers (DCPs) From 288 Applicants?Digital Credit Providers, or, DCPs have become some of the most active financial service providers in Kenya as they channel their services primarily through the ubiquity of mobile devices and apps. …Kenya4 min read
Sep 13New Podcast: A Conversation with Vodacom Tanzania’s Networks Director Andrew Lupembe On Recently Launching 5G Internet Services In Tanzania.A couple of weeks ago Vodacom Tanzania became the first mobile network in Tanzania to roll out 5G Internet services, at scale, starting with Dar Es Salaam with plans to expand services to other major cities and towns throughout Tanzania. …Andrew Lupembe2 min read
Sep 13nPerf Study Report Finds Faiba Is Kenya’s Fastest Fixed Home Internet Service Provider (ISP) Ahead Of Safaricom, Zuku, Telkom Kenya, and Mawingu.Earlier this afternoon I received the nPerf Barometer of fixed Internet connections in Kenya study report for the period H2 2021 to H1 2022 (1st July 2021 to 30th June 2022). …Kenya3 min read
Sep 6Uber Expands Its Footprint In Kenya To Nakuru, Kisumu, Eldoret, and Naivasha — Also Launches UberXL & ChapChap Share.It’s kind of funny when you think that people who live in Kenya’s big cities like Nairobi and Mombasa take it for granted that Uber seems to be everywhere until they have to travel to other parts of the country. Indeed, some smaller cities and towns in Kenya have had…Uber2 min read
Aug 9New Podcast: A Conversation with Firas Ahmad, Founder & CEO of Tanzania’s Digital Payments Fintech AzamPay On Sarafu, An E-Commerce Platform For Small Retailers & AzamPesa, An Innovative Mobile Money Wallet.This is a conversation I had with Firas Ahmad, the Founder, and CEO of Tanzania’s AzamPay back in late March 2022 when they launched AzamPesa, a mobile network agnostic mobile money wallet. …Fintech2 min read
Aug 5New Podcast: A Conversation With PesaPal’s Founder Liko Agosta On Evolving To Become An End-To-End Digital Payments Ecosystem For Kenya & Africa.It has taken me the better part of two years but finally, I managed to wrangle a podcast with Liko Agosta, Founder of PesaPal, one of Kenya’s and Africa’s leading and homegrown digital payments services providers. Liko is the type of founder and techie who likes to quietly put his…Pesapal2 min read
Aug 3Kenyan-Based & Pan-African Music Service Mdundo Crosses 20M+ Monthly Active Users (MAUS) In June 2022.Earlier today I received a press release that Mdundo, the music service that started in Kenya and is used by millions of consumers across Africa and globally has achieved the impressive milestone of over 20 million monthly active users or MAUs. …Music2 min read
Jul 26New Podcast: A (Long) Conversation With Ali Hussein On All Things Life, Work, African Fintech & Being A Key Opinion Leader On Linkedin.Ali Hussein is someone I have known for close to three decades since we first met and worked together at 3mice Interactive Media (3mice), arguably Kenya’s first digital marketing agency in 2001 (I think?). He and I worked closely in 3mice’s business development department where we spent many days and…Kenya2 min read
Jul 8New Podcast: A Brief Conversation With Little App’s Founder & CEO Kamal Budhabhatti On The Just Introduced 18% Commission Cap For Taxi Hailing App Services In KenyaThis is a conversation I had with Kamal Budhabhatti, the founder and CEO of Little App on the 18% commission cap for taxi-hailing apps In Kenya that was announced earlier this week by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure. …Kenya2 min read
