Tata Motors has announced the launch of new electric trucks for the Kenyan market. The company unveiled four electric vehicle (EV) models, including tippers, pick-ups, and mini-trucks. These trucks are targeting industries such as logistics, construction and mining. Tata plans to begin by testing the vehicles locally with select customers before moving toward a wider rollout and eventual local assembly. Tata currently assembles vehicles in Kenya through Associated Vehicle Assemblers (AVA) and says its EV strategy will follow a similar path, positioning Kenya as a potential hub for electric commercial vehicle production in the region. This comes as commercial transport…
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Payoneer has announced an extension of its strategic partnership with Upwork, marking 15 years of collaboration supporting the global freelance economy. Under the renewed agreement, Payoneer will continue to serve as a primary wallet and “Direct to Local Bank” payout partner for Upwork, supporting both existing and new international Upwork customers across Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East—backed by Payoneer’s reach across 190 countries and territories. The collaboration also marks a new phase of joint innovation. Upwork will join Payoneer as a Design Partner to explore stablecoin-enabled payouts to help address rising demand from freelancers seeking faster, more flexible access to…
In conjunction with its participation at the AI Everything Kenya x GITEX Kenya conference, global cybersecurity company, Kaspersky, has revealed that from January to the beginning of May 2026, Kaspersky solutions detected more than 92,000 attacks of malware and potentially unwanted applications worldwide disguised as popular Artificial Intelligence (AI) agents and AI services. Cybercriminals exploited trusted brands to lure victims into downloading malicious files, with fake ChatGPT applications accounting for 49% of all detected attacks, while Claude and Gemini each represented 18%. Since the beginning of the year, Kaspersky researchers have identified more than 15,000 samples of malware masquerading as agentic AI software, including…
Westcon-Comstor has unveiled OneSOC, a new vendor-agnostic, white-label Security Operations Centre (SOC) service designed to help channel partners deliver advanced cybersecurity services under their own brand without the need for upfront investment. The SOC market is projected to grow from $47 billion last year to $104 billion by 2035. Entering the SOC space has traditionally been difficult for many partners. Building an in-house SOC requires significant capital expenditure, access to scarce cybersecurity talent and the complexity of managing multiple tools, telemetry streams and workflows. OneSOC aims to eliminate these barriers. The platform makes it easier for partners to quickly launch…
TikTok has released its Q4 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, highlighting its continuous commitment to fostering a safe and trusted space for its users. In the fourth quarter of 2025, TikTok removed 820,552 videos in Kenya for violating its Community Guidelines. 99.9% of these videos were proactively removed before anyone reported them, while 98.4% were taken down within 24 hours of posting. These figures underscore TikTok’s continued investment in advanced detection systems and rapid response mechanisms designed to limit the spread of harmful content. Additionally, TikTok banned 108,752 accounts in Kenya for policy violations. A significant portion of these ,…
At AI Everything Kenya x GITEX Kenya, taking place from 19-21 May, global cybersecurity company, Kaspersky, talks about the current threat landscape in Kenya and the wider East Africa region, warning that the rapid development and adoption of artificial intelligence is creating new opportunities for innovation while simultaneously introducing cyberthreats for businesses and individual users. With risks varying from AI-powered social engineering campaigns and deepfake fraud to “Shadow AI” risks inside organisations, Kaspersky advises organisations to adopt clear policies, cybersecurity controls and employee education to ensure AI technologies are deployed safely and responsibly. “As organisations in Kenya and the wider…
NTT DATA has released new research showing that enterprise AI is outgrowing the architecture and infrastructure beneath it as data privacy and sovereignty requirements tighten. The research finds a widening split between enterprises that are redesigning AI for control, locality and security, and organizations still layering AI into environments that were not built to support these requirements. For years, enterprise architecture moved data across systems, clouds, applications and borders with increasing speed and efficiency. AI is exposing the limits of that model. Sensitive data must be protected, workloads must run inside defined jurisdictions, and models must be governed under tighter…
Samsung is doubling down on the midrange smartphone market in Kenya with the launch of the Galaxy A57 and Galaxy A37. The company is positioning both devices as accessible tools for content creation powered by AI and advanced camera capabilities. A key focus of both the Galaxy A57 and A37 is the integration of AI-powered photography tools designed to simplify content creation. Among the standout features is Object Eraser, which allows users to remove unwanted elements from photos with a single tap. The Best Face feature also helps optimize group shots by selecting the best expressions for each subject, addressing…
NCBA Bank has entered into a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Salvador Caetano Kenya Limited to roll out a new Asset Financing Scheme aimed at expanding access to both internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and electric vehicles (EVs) in Kenya. Under the new scheme, customers will get up to 100% financing for personal vehicles,. They will also get up to 95% financing for commercial vehicles with repayment periods of up to 84 months and discounted processing fees. For electric vehicles, the financing terms include: Through the partnership, customers purchasing vehicles from Salvador Caetano Kenya will gain access to financing…
TECNO announced the release of a strategic research report by Omdia, “AI Roadmap for Smartphone Vendors in Africa’s Emerging Markets”. Rooted in a commitment to local relevance, this milestone publication moves beyond generic global tech to celebrate intelligence specifically designed to understand the African user’s unique environment. Through deep engineering analysis and consumer insights, the Omdia report shifts the narrative from “budget” hardware to sophisticated, localized AI solutions. The research highlights how TECNO’s “Localized Pragmatism” approach solves unique regional pain points, ranging from linguistic fragmentation to inclusive imaging. “TECNO AI is a localized ecosystem designed to bridge the digital divide…