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885 Articles
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OPINION: Mobile giants will soon be fighting over foldables
Foldables are still about 2.5% of the global smartphone market, but shipments hit a record in 2025. Apple has lost ground, so a premium foldable gives it a new lever.
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OPINION: One dose. One generation - Kenya’s shot at eliminating Cervical Cancer
Kenya is estimated to record about 5,845 new cervical cancer cases and 3,591 deaths in a single year (2023). These are not just statistics; they represent mothers, daughters, colleagues, and friends, and families forced into difficult financial and emotional decisions....
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Data privacy: Building trust in Kenya’s financial services in AI era
This theme featured prominently at the recent Data Privacy Conference in Mombasa, where experts examined how artificial intelligence is reshaping decision-making across sectors.While AI offers immense opportunities, discussions emphasised the need for strong governance, ethical safeguards, and robus...
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OPINION: Fundraising nightmare for political aspirants
I have been involved, directly and indirectly, in political fundraising in Kenya and the wider region for many years. The lesson is brutally simple. For most aspirants, politics is an investment with no guaranteed return.
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OPINION: Policy as a catalyst for green growth in East Africa
In Kenya alone, the solar value chain, from installation and maintenance to financing and manufacturing, supports tens of thousands of livelihoods.
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OPINION: Why media monitoring and analysis are critical to institutional performance, service excellence
Media intelligence, commonly referred to as media monitoring, refers to the systematic tracking of coverage across print, broadcast, online and social media, while media analysis interprets this coverage to assess volume, reach, tone, sentiment and emerging narratives. ...
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OPINION: While the world debates, Africa is proving digital assets fit into financial systems
The question will not be whether digital assets belong in the financial system, that debate is effectively over, but rather which platforms can operate at scale, under regulation, and across borders without friction.
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OPINION: Why Data Privacy Week matters for you and how to protect your information online
However, this collection is not always visible, and many people do not know how this data is used or stored.
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OPINION: Two Kenyas still walk side by side
Both of these Kenyas appear in Oxfam’s new report on global inequality, launched this week, and covered in media worldwide. One is wealthy, connected, protected. The other is tired, exposed, and expected to survive on patience.

