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Africa tech
Why tech companies leave Kenya, and why others stay
Several high-profile tech exits have fuelled a debate about regulation, costs and markets. The reasons are mixed, and the companies that stay offer lessons of their own.
19 Oct 2026 · Chrisphine Otieno
Africa tech
Hackathons as a talent pipeline: Kenya's young builders
Four women won this year's GirlCode Kenya hackathon with a matatu fare platform. Hackathons are where many Kenyan engineers first build something real, and where businesses can find them.
19 Oct 2026 · Chrisphine Otieno
Africa tech
Kenya's National AI Strategy, eighteen months in
Kenya launched its 2025–2030 AI strategy in March 2025. A draft policy and a Senate bill have followed. Here is where things stand, and what is still missing.
19 Oct 2026 · Chrisphine Otieno
Africa tech
The sovereignty question: can Africa build AI without big tech?
African governments talk about AI sovereignty while signing partnerships with the world's largest technology companies. Both may be necessary. The terms decide who benefits.
19 Oct 2026 · Chrisphine Otieno
Africa tech
DevFest season: Kenya's developers and the AI skills gap
Developer festivals in Eldoret, Kisii and Nairobi this season put AI at the centre. The real test is whether skills spread beyond conference halls to the businesses that need them.
19 Oct 2026 · Chrisphine Otieno
Africa tech
Investors want moats, not prompts: the state of African AI funding
African AI start-ups are raising money, but investors are asking a sharper question: what can you build that a few lines of code on someone else's model cannot copy?
19 Oct 2026 · Chrisphine Otieno
Africa tech
Ghana's $250 million AI bet and Africa's race for compute
Ghana launched a national AI strategy and plans a $250 million AI computing centre. Across the continent, countries are asking where Africa's AI will actually run.
19 Oct 2026 · Chrisphine Otieno
Africa tech
South Africa's AI policy and the fake references: a warning for every office using AI
South Africa withdrew its draft national AI policy after fabricated academic references were found in it. It is the clearest lesson yet on checking what AI writes.
19 Oct 2026 · Chrisphine Otieno
Africa tech
Kenya's AI Bill 2026, explained for business owners
A Senate bill would create an AI Commissioner and require approval for high-risk AI systems, with fines and jail terms for breaches. Here is what it proposes and what critics say.
19 Oct 2026 · Chrisphine Otieno
Africa tech
Microsoft's Nairobi cuts: what they mean for Silicon Savannah
Staff at Microsoft's Africa Development Centre in Nairobi were told of proposed changes to its engineering operations. The news tests Kenya's tech ambitions, and its talent.
19 Oct 2026 · Chrisphine Otieno