Author: David Indeje

Africa does not lack laws. It lacks power. That distinction sits at the heart of the Tech Justice in Africa report, launched by the Global Centre on AI Governance in partnership with the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria, and supported by Luminate. The report arrives as artificial intelligence reshapes how millions of Africans access healthcare, find work, navigate government services, and participate in public life. Yet the systems driving these changes were built elsewhere, by people who hold the capital, own the infrastructure, and write the rules. The report focuses on Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa…

The Communications Authority of Kenya’s move to revoke Standard Media Group’s broadcasting licences is the most public expression yet of a financial crisis that has been tightening across Kenyan media for nearly a decade. To understand what is happening to Standard Media Group, you need to understand what has been happening to Kenyan journalism as a whole. The Ruling The Communications and Multimedia Appeals Tribunal cleared the CA to revoke licences for six Standard Media Group stations after the company failed to pay KES 48.8 million in outstanding fees. The affected stations are Radio Maisha, Spice FM, Vybez FM, Berur…

Kenyans are building new income streams, expanding businesses, and expressing optimism about their financial futures, even as the cost of living squeezes household budgets and debt levels remain high. That is the central finding of the 2025 Old Mutual Financial Wellness Monitor, an annual study tracking the financial health of working Kenyans aged 20 to 59 earning KES 12,000 or more. Financial satisfaction climbed from 5.2 out of 10 in 2024 to 5.9 in 2025, matching 2023 levels. Seven in ten respondents expect their financial situation to improve over the next six months, driven by a more favourable macro environment,…

Kenya’s listed banks posted profit growth in FY2025, with eight of nine tier one institutions reporting higher earnings compared to 2024. Equity Group Holdings reported the largest profit in Kenyan corporate history at KSh 75.5 billion, while Standard Chartered Kenya was the sector’s only bank to record a profit decline. Profit Rankings: Equity Group Leads, StanChart Falls Equity Group Holdings posted profit after tax of KSh 75.5 billion for the year ended 31 December 2025, up 55 percent from KSh 48.8 billion in 2024. The result marks the first time a Kenyan company has surpassed KSh 75 billion in annual…

Sidian Bank delivered the strongest financial result in 2025, with net profit surging 502 percent to Sh1.73 billion from Sh287 million a year earlier, a sixfold jump driven by a wholesale transformation of its deposit base and a sharp pivot toward government securities. FY2025 Key Financial Results FY 2024 FY 2025 Change INCOME Net interest income Sh2.87B Sh4.43B +54.6% Non-interest income Sh1.73B Sh3.80B +119.7%   — Other income Sh189M Sh2.09B +1,007%   — Fees & commissions Sh805M Sh1.09B +35.4%   — FX trading income Sh322M Sh192M -40.3% Interest income — govt. paper Sh2.10B Sh4.51B +115.0% Total operating income Sh4.60B Sh8.24B…

A Nairobi High Court judge has ruled that a registered mobile phone number constitutes a digital identifier protected under the right to privacy, and ordered the government to stop the arbitrary recycling of deactivated numbers, a practice that has stripped prisoners of their digital identities while serving sentences. Justice Lawrence Mugambi of the Milimani High Court delivered the judgment on 19 March 2026 in Constitutional Petition No. E290 of 2024, filed by two prisoners serving 20-year sentences for murder. The Case: What the Prisoners Argued The petition was filed by Erastus Ngura Odhiambo and a second petitioner who had been…