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Nairobi launches Beijing-inspired underpass network to unclog central business district

Construction has begun on the Greenpark Terminus Pedestrian Underpass, a 500-metre Beijing-inspired walkway at Haile Selassie Avenue and Uhuru Highway designed to protect pedestrians, improve traffic flow and complement other major road projects aimed at easing Nairobi’s congestion.

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Google’s Phone App Redesign Surprises Users with New Interface Changes

Google has rolled out a major redesign of its Phone dialer app, catching many Kenyan users off guard with a new interface combining call history and contacts under a “Home” tab and introducing new swipe controls for answering calls.

SOStreamline Official

Aug 24, 2025

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Tech Training Graduates 12 Youth in Virtual Production to Spur Creative Economy

A dozen Kenyan youth have completed an intensive virtual production bootcamp at Konza Technopolis, emerging with world-class skills in animation, augmented reality and virtual studio technology.

SOStreamline Official

Aug 22, 2025

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NTSA Launches Portal to Check Status of Driving Licence and Number Plate Applications

NTSA launched a portal where motorists can track their driving licence or number plate applications by entering their ID or registration number; requests are sent to collection centres, part of a broader move to digitise transport services

SOStreamline Official

Aug 19, 2025

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Proposed VASP Bill Aims to Regulate Crypto Industry While Sparking Debate on Innovation

Kenya’s proposed Virtual Asset Service Providers Bill seeks to licence and regulate crypto exchanges and custodians, promising lower remittance costs but drawing warnings from lawyers and analysts that strict compliance requirements could drive out small innovators

SOStreamline Official

Aug 14, 2025

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Kenyan Creator Platform Twiva Secures Funding from Sony to Expand Across Africa

Kenyan social‑commerce platform Twiva has secured investment from Sony’s corporate venture arm to expand across Africa, enhance its AI‑driven tools and launch Twiva Pay, with plans to create over a million digital jobs and bring African content to global audiences.

SOStreamline Official

Aug 13, 2025

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East African States Endorse Decade-Long Biotechnology Strategy for Growth and Biosafety

East African Community member states endorsed a 10-year biotechnology strategy to harmonise policies, boost innovation and protect biodiversity, with Kenya’s biosafety authority playing a key role and the plan aligning with global frameworks.

SOStreamline Official

Aug 13, 2025

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Kenya’s Youth Harness Digital Innovation Hubs to Build Inclusive Communities

A UN Joint SDG Fund feature on International Youth Day celebrated Kenyan youth who are using DigiKen’s Digital Innovation Hubs to turn local challenges into digital solutions, create jobs and promote inclusive development.

SOStreamline Official

Aug 12, 2025

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Safaricom Turns to AI to Fortify M-Pesa Security and Predict Future Transactions

Safaricom is rebuilding M-Pesa around an AI-native architecture to boost fraud detection, monitor system performance and predict transaction trends, while mandating AI training for all staff to prepare for the next phase of mobile money evolution.

SOStreamline Official

Aug 11, 2025

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Politics and Water: Shake-up at Kenya’s Communications Authority Raises Questions About Kenya’s Digital Future

A sudden leadership change at the Communications Authority of Kenya has sparked speculation about political manoeuvres and the future of the country’s digital infrastructure, as Mary Wambui Mungai is replaced by water executive Charles Kamau Karondo and reassigned to Athi Water Works Agency.

SOStreamline Official

Aug 11, 2025

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Senators Grill ICT Ministry Over Failure to Deliver Connectivity to Marginalised Areas

At the center of the grilling was Turkana County, where senators say poor mobile network coverage continues to endanger lives, hamper emergency response, and isolate communities from essential public services.

SOStreamline Official

Aug 1, 2025

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Senators slam ICT ministry for poor network coverage as lives are lost in remote counties

Members of the Senate Committee on Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) have sharply criticized the Ministry of ICT and the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) over persistent mobile network blackouts in remote and underserved counties.

SOStreamline Official

Jul 29, 2025

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Fusion Nears Reality as Reactors Break Confinement Records

Germany’s Wendelstein 7-X and the UK’s JET sustained super-hot plasma for record durations, fuelling optimism that affordable fusion power could arrive within two decades.

SDShiftpulse Digital

Jul 26, 2025