Huawei Kenya has trained and certified young Kenyans in cybersecurity, seeking to strengthen the country’s pool of digital security professionals amid growing cyber threats and increased adoption of digital technologies. The training was conducted under the 2026 Huawei Cybersecurity Associate Training Course in partnership with the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy and…
Kenya’s Konza Technopolis has won the Smart Gigacity Excellence Award at the World Broadband Association (WBBA) Broadband Excellence Awards 2026 held in Vienna, Austria, on Wednesday, October 14. The State Department for ICT and the Digital Economy received the award after Kenya’s entry was selected from an international shortlist of telecommunications operators and government ministries….
Africa is racing to establish rules governing artificial intelligence (AI), but questions remain about whether ordinary citizens have a meaningful voice in shaping the technologies and policies that will increasingly influence their lives. Africa accounts for approximately 18 per cent of the world’s population but holds an estimated 0.6 per cent of global data centre…
Four young Kenyan women have emerged as the overall winners of the third edition of the GirlCode Kenya Hackathon held at Konza Technopolis. The two-day event, organised by Absa Bank Kenya, GirlCode and the Technopolis Development Authority, brought together 44 young women, including students, graduates, developers and aspiring entrepreneurs, to develop technology solutions to real-world…
Young people from Nairobi’s informal settlements will have access to jobs, internships and business opportunities through a new digital platform launched under the Daraja La Mafanikio (DALMA) Project. The initiative seeks to address the gap between technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and the labour market by connecting graduates directly with employers. The project…
The Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition has selected 20 entrepreneurs from across Africa to compete in the 2026 semi-final, scheduled to take place in Nairobi on August 21 and 22. The entrepreneurs were selected from more than 24,000 applications received from all 54 African countries. The semi-finalists represent 12 countries and 11 sectors, with…
The Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF) has awarded KSh31.5 million to seven youth-led enterprises and community organisations developing innovative solutions to Kenya’s environmental challenges, as it unveiled an expanded partnership with the I&M Foundation. The funding marks the culmination of the third edition of the Young Environmentalist Innovation Challenge (YEIC), a flagship programme launched by…
By Editor Young people in Bungoma County are increasingly benefiting from transformative digital opportunities through the Government’s Jitume Digital Enablement Programme, a flagship initiative aimed at expanding digital job creation, strengthening digital skills, and narrowing the digital divide at the grassroots. The programme, led by the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy and…
By Business Editor Kenya’s push to cement its position as a regional technology powerhouse gathered momentum with the opening of the three-day Safaricom Engineering Summit – Decode in Nairobi. Convened by Safaricom in partnership with Microsoft, Google, Dell Technologies, and Huawei, the summit brings together developers, innovators, and global tech leaders to shape the country’s…
By Editor Konza Technopolis, in collaboration with Microsoft, has unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI) skills programme targeting women, in a move aimed at accelerating female leadership in Kenya’s digital and creative economy. The initiative was launched during the inaugural Thrive, Elevate & Celebrate (TEC) Women Summit 2026, held under the theme “Accelerating Women’s Participation…
