Ushuru.co.ke, the Kenyan platform whose main mission is to remove any literally any hiccup that is experienced by Kenyan taxpayers by simplifying the tax-paying process, has relaunched and expanded the platform’s users. The platform has helped the citizens a lot. And to attest to the impact the platform, it’s important to use statistics and numbers (because numbers don’t lie). In …

Safaricom PLC is a leading mobile network tech operator in Kenya. The company was founded in 1997 and it was a fully owned subsidiary of Telkom Kenya at the beginning. They provide a comprehensive range of highly integrated solutions in the telecommunication field. The solutions include voice and data bundles, SMS, Internet, and financial services. As from 2017 Annual Report, …

Kenya is known as the “home” of innovations and technological advancements in Africa, a name its  determined to keep as its set to make history this coming Friday (11th May 2018) with its launch of its first locally made satellite from the Japan Space Agency(JAXA) Tsubuka Space Centre in Tokyo, Japan at 1pm Kenyan time. The satellite is the Nano-Satellite …

East African Countries seem to have it ‘ more collected ‘ on the Internet’s Social sector. Uganda is also on the bandwagon after it announced it’s going to tax each social media user UGshs 100, “this to be billed daily on each SIM card that uses internet for social media.” says the State Minister for Planning, David Bahati. According to Daily monitor, …

Whilst others are meddling with other bigger tech x community issues, Tanzania now wants the free speech society to pay a big substantial amount to air views and opinions, anyway … let’s see how that fair’s out!   According to an article by IAfrikan late in 2017, Tanzania was working on a law to regulate social media, yes we all agree social media is …

So this is the thing, This wasn’t my original idea of the article, the realm of thoughts came upon me as I stumbled upon a certain African Site: African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms, as I dug my way deep reading about the organisation and what they have done and are still doing, the more I was struck by …

Kenya Has Some Of The Most Advanced Election Tech In Place, But Will It Be Enough To Fix The Electoral Process? This is the big question as we steadily approach the “BIG DAY”. Elections in African countries usually present a milestone beyond which countries either strengthen their democratic credentials or become failed states. In most countries the election processes are …

The Kenyan Government recently announced the decision to roll out ePassports (Electronic Passports) as from 1st  September 2017 . The passports, which were due to be released in December 2016 and later pushed for April will have an electronic chip holding the same information as the current national passports. To get the e-passports, citizens will pay the same price as …

It was during the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) 25th Convocation Ceremony that a ground breaking innovation was unveiled and received high praise and support for the innovation by the Governor from the Lagos State Government, Akinwunmi Ambode  who was speaking during the ceremony. The drones main aim is to to provide aerial security surveillance for the state and institution using it’s …

The Kenya Revenue Authority has a unveiled a new e-cargo tracking system for the regions of Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya specifically, this is set to improve the trade relationship between the East Africa Region. ReCts (  Regional Electronic Cargo System ) has responses unit that is in real-time in all the three main terminal points, that is Nairobi, Kampala, and Kigali. …