As Kenya’s digital economy grows, artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasingly dual role in the country’s fight against cybercrime. While AI strengthens defenses, it also equips cybercriminals with tools to launch faster, more sophisticated attacks, according to the Africa Cybersecurity Report Kenya 2024/2025 by the Africa Cyber Immersion Centre (ACIC). Kenya […]
Diagnosis at the South Rift’s largest hospital has received a major boost with the acquisition of a state-of-the-art, multi-million-shilling CT scan unit powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI CT Scanner Kenya: The End of Costly Referrals Residents of South Rift region and neighbouring counties will now access faster and more […]
The Vice Chief of the Defence Forces Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) John M. Omenda officiated the closing ceremony of the inaugural Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Course at the Humanitarian Peace Support School (HPSS), concluding a two-week intensive programme that ran from 17th to 28th November 2025. The course brought […]
The future of travel and culture in East Africa is digital. The strategic embrace of Kenya AI Tourism is not just an upgrade—it’s a critical national economic strategy. Kenya is aggressively harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Virtual Reality (VR) to transform its tourism and creative sectors, a move poised to […]
The officials met on the sidelines of the World Telecommunication Development Conference 2025 (WTDC-25), being held from November 17 to 28 in Baku, Azerbaijan, ISNA reported. During the meeting with the Algerian Minister of Post and Telecommunications, Sid Ali Zerrouki, the two sides highlighted fostering cooperation in fields like smart […]
For decades, the classroom has remained a familiar, stable environment – characterised by a teacher, a chalkboard, students, and, lately, eLearning tools to navigate through curricula. Kenya has introduced a new Competency-Based education system, which recognises the unpredictability of future education and training requirements and aims to align with changes […]
A widespread outage at web-infrastructure provider Cloudflare on Tuesday disrupted access to numerous major internet platforms, including X, ChatGPT, Canva, and Grindr, affecting thousands of users worldwide. The incident highlights the growing dependence on cloud-based networks that manage web traffic and protect sites from cyberattacks and traffic surges. Cloudflare, whose […]
“Kenya’s President Ruto calls on universities to integrate AI, embrace digital learning, and bridge theory with practice, boosting innovation, job creation, and industrial growth.” President William Ruto has called on universities to adopt digital technologies in teaching, training and research, saying Artificial Intelligence is redefining the future of education. The […]
Microsoft has launched Project Gecko, a new artificial intelligence initiative designed to improve how AI works for underrepresented communities by building models that understand local languages, cultural contexts, and real-world conditions, beginning with Kenya and India. The initiative is being developed by Microsoft Research Africa in Nairobi, Microsoft Research India, […]
Several government websites, including president.go.ke, the official site of the presidency, were hacked on Monday and rendered inaccessible. Other websites affected include those belonging to ministries of Interior, Energy, Labour, Health and Education. At the same time, several state departments were also inaccessible for the better part of Monday, with the Immigration […]
