Last week, I had the incredible privilege of delivering the opening keynote at the ESOMAR Africa Conference 2026 in Nairobi — a gathering of brilliant minds and bold voices from across the global insights industry. The room was electric. From research pioneers to brand leaders, policy influencers to technology innovators, the energy

In my earlier piece from last week — Unpacking Kenya’s National Electric Mobility Policy — I outlined why the launch of Kenya’s first national electric mobility policy was such an important turning point: how it aligned transport electrification with energy security, industrial policy and inclusion. That analysis laid out the policy logic and structural

Today, the 10th February 2026, Safaricom officially launched Ziidi Trader — a mini-app embedded inside the M-Pesa application that allows Kenyan consumers to buy and sell shares listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). On the surface, this looks like a logical next step in M-Pesa’s steady expansion into savings, credit and