Tech Camon 50 uses universal tone 3.0 to capture true-to-life complexions

ECNO has concluded the Kenyan chapter of 100 Portraits of Becoming, a global portrait project created with Brazilian artist and photographer Angélica Dass. Captured using the TECNO CAMON 50 Ultra, the opening collection features 20 Kenyans across different complexions, environments and everyday lighting conditions. At the center of the project...

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Four young Kenyan women innovators earn top honours for AI-powered transport payments solution at GirlCode Kenya Hackathon

Nairobi, Kenya, October 6, 2026 – Four young Kenyan women emerged as the overall winners of the third edition of the GirlCode Kenya Hackathon, held last weekend by Absa Bank Kenya, GirlCode, and the Technopolis Development Authority (Konza Technopolis) at Konza Technopolis. The two-day hackathon brought together 44 young women,...

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Over 300 Women Gather in Nairobi as Suhba Series Asks What It Means to Be “Becoming Her”

The second edition of Farida Idris’s curated women’s platform doubled its attendance and put leadership, identity and sisterhood at the centre of the conversation. More than 300 women from Nairobi’s business, diplomatic, corporate, entrepreneurial and social circles gathered at the Mövenpick Hotel & Residences Nairobi on Saturday for the second...

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Surge in Bean and Pea poaching puts export market at risk

The Agriculture and Food Authority’s Horticultural Crops Directorate (AFA-HCD) has issued a stern warning to horticultural players following a sharp rise in produce poaching and side-selling within the multi-billion shilling beans and peas in pods export value chain. In a regulatory notification corporate circular dispatched to industry lobby groups, including...

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Fly748.com supports KEPRO as an exhibitor at the Fourth Annual Circular Packaging Conference

Nairobi, 2 October 2026 — fly748.com is participating as an exhibitor at the Fourth KEPRO Annual Circular Packaging Conference (KACPC IV) at Hyatt Regency Nairobi, Westlands, supporting KEPRO’s efforts to bring stakeholders together to advance dialogue on sustainable packaging and the circular economy. The conference brings together government representatives, businesses,...

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New centre of excellence to transform Siaya’s tech landscape

Young people in Siaya County are set to reap the rewards of the digital economy following the groundbreaking of the Alego Usonga Jitume Digital Centre of Excellence. ​Spearheaded by the Technopolis Development Authority, the facility aims to bridge the digital divide by equipping youth with critical tech infrastructure, professional skills,...

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Venture Capitalist Tim Draper sees Africa leading next wave of digital finance

Billionaire venture capitalist Tim Draper has highlighted Africa’s potential to leapfrog traditional financial systems, as Nairobi prepares to host Africa Blockchain Festival 2026 from October 15 to 17. Speaking with Africa Blockchain Festival founder Olubunmi Fabanwo ahead of the Nairobi gathering, Draper said Africa’s growing use of digital assets, expanding...

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