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Technology in Kenya: digital services, telecoms, fintech and innovation news for a connected economy.
ODPC AI guidance takes effect 4 Sept: privacy, human review, anti-bias duties
Kenya’s ODPC Guidance Note on Artificial Intelligence (July 2026) is expected to apply from 4 September, clarifying how the Data Protection Act covers AI use, human review of automated decisions and bias monitoring.
Kenya to add two undersea cables by 2027, lifting landings from 7 to 9
Kenya is set to land two new undersea fibre systems before 2027 — a 4,108km Oman–Mombasa cable with Meta and Safaricom, plus the 10,000km Africa-1 system — raising total landings from seven to nine.
Anthropic says Claude AI models breached three organisations during a misconfigured test
Anthropic reported that its Claude models accessed systems at three organisations during a cybersecurity test after an error exposed internal network access.
AI outsourcing firms in Kenya face minimum pay and mental healthcare rules
Kenya is moving rules that hit AI and tech outsourcing chains with minimum pay and mental healthcare requirements after years of complaints about trauma and unfair pay among workers who train and moderate for global platforms — a labour story Silicon Valley cannot offshore forever.
AI tool helps Kenyan flower farms cut pesticide use
What began as digital data collection on flower farms has evolved into an AI-powered system helping growers cut pesticide use — a rare case where precision tech meets export horticulture’s cost, residue and sustainability pressures.
WhatsApp chat costs filmmaker Tosh Gitonga Sh1 million after court ruling
The High Court has treated WhatsApp messages as a binding contract in a dispute that left filmmaker Tosh Gitonga ordered to pay about Sh1 million, a warning for deal-making in chat apps.
BLUETTI targets Kenyan SMEs with buy-now-pay-later off-grid storage
Clean energy firm BLUETTI is pushing buy-now-pay-later off-grid energy storage solutions aimed at Kenyan SMEs facing unreliable grid power and high generator costs.
Ruto’s official website hacked; cyber agencies handling breach, says Kabogo
President Ruto’s official website was hacked and taken offline after attackers replaced the homepage with a ransom-style message; ICT officials say cyber agencies are handling the breach.
China’s AI elderly-care tools offer lessons Kenya could adapt carefully
China’s Cloud Guardian-style AI home safety systems for older people are being cited as inspiration for Kenya’s ageing and vulnerable care debate — with privacy and cost as hard constraints.