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Shadow AI: The hidden technology spreading through Kenyan offices

Nairobi, Aug. 31 -- A manager asks her junior to prepare an analysis of a new market. The employee turns to an AI chatbot, queries it, formats the responses into a presentation and sends it to the man... Read More


Kenya grows coffee, but someone else keeps the margin

Nairobi, Aug. 31 -- A coffee cherry leaves a farm in Nyeri for a few shillings a kilo. Months later it returns as a branded bag on a Nairobi shelf or a flat white in a London cafe at many times the pr... Read More


How to build the continent's AI foundation on trust

Nairobi, Aug. 31 -- The conversation today is no longer whether Africa will adopt AI, but if it can create the conditions to use it responsibly, confidently and at scale. That question is becoming mor... Read More


Is your money growing faster than the cost of living? What investors should watch

Nairobi, Aug. 31 -- As the cost of living continues to influence household budgets, investors need to look beyond the headline return on their savings and ask a more important question: is my money gr... Read More


Beyond bond yields: Is 18pc still a realistic investment target?

Nairobi, Aug. 31 -- For thousands of Kenyan investors, the maturity of a government bond can feel like a success that creates an immediate question: what should this money do next? That question is e... Read More


Kenya must close last mile of medicine safety

Nairobi, Aug. 31 -- A patient starts a new medicine at a health facility and returns home. Two days later, she develops severe dizziness and a rash. She is unsure whether the medicine is responsible. ... Read More


NICF 2026 gala and awards: Celebrating Africa's talented stand-up comedians in style

Nairobi, Aug. 31 -- I should become a stand-up comedian, I think to myself in a half-full fourteen-seater matatu as I wait for it to get full. I am heading to the Nairobi International Comedy Festival... Read More


James Ayugi: World Bank fallout puts eCitizen architect at a crossroads

Nairobi, Aug. 31 -- Before World Bank cut ties with Webmasters for listing "fake" experts for a project in Somalia, the company and its founder, James Ayugi, had already hit the headlines for the wron... Read More


More with less: 'Why investing in Africa's food systems is a good bet'

Nairobi, Aug. 31 -- Africa Food Systems Forum opens in Kigali, Rwanda today, with delegates, including heads of state, key policymakers, investors and scientists, expected to explore solutions to some... Read More


Kenya's public debt restructure sparks default fears

Nairobi, Aug. 31 -- Ratings agency S&P Global has warned that Kenya's credit rating could be downgraded if the Treasury's frequent loan refinancing moves trigger concerns that the country is strugglin... Read More