Something strange is afoot in Silicon Savannah, Kenya’s much-hyped and oft-feted technology ecosystem. This vibrant hub has birthed everything from Safaricom’s fabled and ludicrously successful M-Pesa mobile money platform to storied startups like M-Kopa, Cellulant, PesaPal, Jumia, and others. However, in recent years, we’ve witnessed a number of well-funded technology

This piece I wrote, first published in the May 2024 edition of the CIO East Africa Magazine, explores the potential of AI to reshape industries, automate tasks, and usher in a new era of human-machine collaboration. From exploring the rise of Generative AI to examining its applications in marketing, healthcare,

Yesterday, we witnessed the quite frankly staggering announcement of the largest single private-sector digital investment in Kenya’s history, as Microsoft and G42 unveiled a US$1 Billion initiative aimed at transforming Kenya’s digital ecosystem.  This comprehensive package of digital investments, in collaboration with the Republic of Kenya’s Ministry of Information, Communications