Author: Khusoko

As 2025 draws to a close, I find myself deeply grateful. This year marked Safaricom’s 25th anniversary—a Silver Jubilee that represents two and a half decades of partnership with the Kenyan people. At the heart of that journey sits M-PESA, a platform that has grown to become part of the social and economic fabric of our nation. M-PESA at 18: Resilience, Security, and Scale In 2025, M-PESA turned 18, a true coming-of-age moment. This milestone was less about speed and scale and more about resilience, security, and ecosystem strength. s=”yoast-text-mark”>e=”color: #000000;”>Through our Fintech 2.0 investments, we continued to modernise the…

Supreme Court Judge Mohammed Khadhar Ibrahim has passed away at the age of 69 after a prolonged illness. He died on Wednesday, December 17, at around 4:30 p.m. while receiving treatment at the Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi. His passing marks a profound loss to the judiciary, the legal fraternity, and the nation. Illness and Treatment Justice Ibrahim had recently returned from India, where he was admitted to an intensive care unit for specialised treatment. Doctors later recommended that he return home to Kenya to spend his final days surrounded by family. The Judiciary and his family maintained privacy regarding…

Imagine this: It is 7:00 a.m. The operations team walks in, coffee cups in hand, ready to start the day. But something feels off. The production system is not loading. Orders that were confirmed the night before have disappeared from the dashboard. Emails keep bouncing back, drivers are waiting in the yard because their digital route sheets will not open. In this scenario, all of the chaos begins from one small but familiar mistake—a single employee account compromised because a password had been reused across several platforms. Business leaders often react with concern, noting how quickly operations can collapse. Hospitals…

In the busy corridors of the 11th Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in Geneva, a heated exchange occurred. A young delegate, determined and armed with data, confronted a representative of a major global foundation. ‘We appreciate your contributions,’ she said. ‘But Africa’s strategies must reflect our realities, not imposed templates.’ This moment highlighted the tension between philanthropy and sovereignty. Wealthy philanthropists offer solutions for Africa, but governments must remain vigilant to protect their independence. Dr. Amina Kilonzi, a prominent Kenyan public health official, voiced it well: ‘Donor support is invaluable, but…

When Safaricom was founded in 1997 as a small department within Telkom Kenya, few could have predicted that it would grow into one of Africa’s most influential technology companies. In the 1990s, people had to walk into a telephone booth to make a phone call, send letters through the post office, and send money by long-distance bus. With Safaricom now part of Kenya’s story, all these are stories of the past, with TechCo’s different offerings serving those needs. This origin story begins within the Kenya Posts & Telecommunications Corporation in 1993, when it launched an analogue network. The department’s goal…

Imagine being 900 kilometres away from Nairobi, in a remote and isolated area that suffers from regular bandit attacks, with no mobile network and having to rely on runners to relay information to a centre almost 100 kilometres away. Until recently, that was the reality for residents of Sabarei, an extremely vast sub‑location in Bole Saru, Dukana sub‑county, Marsabit County. A Colonial Outpost Holding the Line Sabarei hosts a colonial‑era police outpost that has survived for close to seven decades, protected by a handful of policemen. Next to the police station is the office and house of Gufu Habane, the…