Meshack Ojwang’s case has triggered concern about the security of M-Pesa users in Kenya after he lost all his mobile money through what appears to be a SIM card cloning incident. According to Lifelens TV, Meshack’s phone went missing while he was at the Nairobi City Mortuary identifying his son’s body. Soon after, his M-Pesa
By Jackie Adhyambo Aside from the unrelenting hustle and bustle of Nairobi in between the hum of matatus and numberless city dwellers, milling around, many of them with smartphones in hand, a quiet revolution is being stitched. This inceptive revolution is a Wi-Fi-powered novelty run by graduates of grit and young individuals well versed in
By Musa Maridhawa Economic sovereignty demands control over resources, market and value creation. Traditional models reliant on foreign investment or extractive industries often dilute this control. For Kenya, home to a 75% youth population under 35, entrepreneurship, particularly in the digital realm, offers a viable alternative. That option comes in homegrown solutions capturing value locally