Telecommunications giant Safaricom has been on a run at the Nairobi Securities Exchange. Over the past one week, the shares have appreciated by close to Sh5 per share. An analysis by Bizna Kenya shows that on June 3, 2025, Safaricom closed trading at an average of Sh20.45 per share from a traded volume of 5.56
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Hip-hop star Hubert “Nonini” Nakitare has fired a fresh legal warning shot, accusing luxury car dealer Carstore Hub Limited of lifting his 2009 hit Kadhaa for an online advert fronted by TikTok sensation “Goliath wa Bungoma”. In a 10 June demand letter, his advocate James T. Makori says the dealership synchronized the track with a 31 May promo video “for its own capitalistic gain” without securing a synchronization licence, a move the rapper calls a clear copyright breach. The claim revives memories of Nonini’s landmark court victory last year, when a Nairobi magistrate awarded him up to KSh 4 million
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The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has escalated its investigation into the death of Albert Ojwang, a 35-year-old teacher and social media influencer who died while in police custody on June 7, 2025. So far, 14 officers—including personnel from Nairobi’s Central Police Station and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI)—have been summoned for questioning, with
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At least 14 police officers have been questioned by detectives from the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) concerning the death of Albert Ojwang while in police custody. The officers, drawn from Nairobi’s Central Police Station and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), are among 18 individuals identified and summoned by IPOA as part of its
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Safaricom has publicly denied any role in the arrest of blogger Albert Omondi Ojwang, whose death in police custody – now ruled a murder – has ignited a nationwide outcry over police brutality and data-privacy abuse. Chief Executive Peter Ndegwa says the telco discovered Ojwang’s detention from news reports and insists the firm never shared customer data with security agencies, echoing growing calls from rights groups, and foreign missions for a credible, transparent probe. “On the onset, Safaricom wishes to express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of the late Albert,” Peter Ndegwa said. Ndegwa flatly dismissed remarks
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Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale on Thursday flagged off a major consignment of life-saving vaccines, signalling renewed momentum in Kenya’s child immunisation programme. The country has received over six million doses—3 million of the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, which protects against tuberculosis, and 3.2 million doses of the Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV). Read More
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Salus Cloud has received a $3.7 million seed funding to advance its mission of accelerating access to secure software delivery across Africa, the Middle East, and other growth markets. The round was co-led by two of Africa’s leading investors in transformative technologies, Atlantica Ventures and P1 Ventures. It had additional backing from pan-African venture capital
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