MTN currently has 34.5 million subscribers, making it the second largest mobile operator behind Vodacom. Telkom has 16.9 million mobile subscribers.
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Korir Issa
IK, a Masinde Muliro University grad, tackles social justice through journalism. He analyses news and writes on women's rights, politics, technology, law, and global affairs.
The loan is part of the African Development Bank’s $1.5 billion African Emergency Food Production Facility
The United States and Kenya have launched a strategic trade and investment partnership to work together on shared priorities. The partnership will include labour, environment, digital trade, trade facilitation, and good regulatory practices, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said in a statement. “We also hope this initiative can serve as a model for trade policy engagement in Africa, one of the world’s most dynamic and fastest-growing regions,” U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said. The United States Trade Representative statement disclosed that the two governments will commence working within three months to develop a detailed roadmap for engagement. The engagement will…
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We all have many things to accomplish in life – some more urgent than others. We want to invest, grow our businesses, take care of that emergency, feed the family, and send kids back to school, to name a few. Fact is, whether you are employed or a business person, your financial needs may occur without a forewarning. You may have enough cash saved, but there are situations in which you find yourself without extra money. Take your child’s education, for instance. Schools are now closed and are opening in a week. This means more shopping, books, and school fees.…
Estonian taxi-hailing firm Bolt has selected Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, as its headquarters for Africa. The office at Riverside Drive will host top managers overseeing operations in seven countries, including; Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and Tunisia. Bolt Regional Director and Interim VP for Rides, Paddy Partridge, noted that the investment significantly strengthened Bolt’s African presence. “This investment is strategic for us as it will enable us to run and coordinate operations seamlessly across Africa in an integrated manner. It also provides us access to the COMESA regional markets, which we are keen to expand. Africa, as a region, shares…