PRIME Tribunal: No copyright protection for AI works without human creativity A factual inquiry would be necessary to determine whether a particular AI-assisted work contains sufficient human effort and originality to qualify for protection.
PRIME How recruiters are catching job seekers cheating with AI A 2025 report by US technology and consumer reporting company Checkr, based on a survey of 3,000 managers involved in hiring, said 59 percent suspected a candidate of using AI to misrepresent...
PRIME Kenyan cyber cafés reinvent as smartphones kill browsing business Internet shops in Kenya boomed in the late 2000s and early 2010s in the cities and larger towns.
PRIME Telcos to wait 6 months before deactivating dormant lines The proposals are open to public participation until September 11.
PRIME Google to remit 5pc of Kenyan creators’ earnings Google joins Instagram and Facebook’s parent firm Meta, which began withholding the 5 percent tax from payments to Kenyan creators in January this year.
PRIME Shadow AI: The hidden technology spreading through Kenyan offices As AI becomes embedded in daily office work, experts say the risk is moving beyond staff accidentally exposing company confidential information to chatbots.
PRIME Kenya to share cybercrime information with 76 nations Under the treaty, Nairobi would be required to maintain mechanisms for international cooperation.
PRIME How internet metering will affect users, providers Internet providers warn that shifting to metering could change this model towards volume-based billing, where customers are charged according to the level of data they consume during a certain...
PRIME Greek firm Amaco plans Sh194bn AI data centre in Mombasa The company said the planned facility is an independently powered centre that will not rely on Kenya’s electricity grid.
PRIME End of easy money as social media platforms tighten content rules The changes have significant implications for Kenya's fast-growing community of content creators, many of whom rely on platform payouts, brand partnerships and advertising income.
PRIME Why State is targeting cyber cafés in cybercrime fight Cyber risks are rising in the wake of the widespread internet penetration and the adoption of digital banking.
PRIME Cyber cafés to give State users’ names, computer logs Cyber cafés in Kenya boomed in the late 2000s and early 2010s in the cities and larger towns.
PRIME Deepening technology uptake fuels piracy ecosystem in Kenya Analysts say several factors have fuelled the growth of digital piracy, including high-speed internet and the post-pandemic surge in online streaming.
PRIME Search for firm to host sensitive State data on cloud begins Storage of data and systems like e-Citizen on physical government servers has been banned, and all State organs have 24 months to migrate all systems to the cloud provider that the government...
PRIME Kenya to get two new undersea fibre optic cables in AI race The new cables will expand Kenya’s capacity as the country races to close the gap with the continent’s top connectivity hubs.
PRIME How Kenyans lost Sh491m, cryptos via SIM hijack Interpol says mobile money fraud has become one of Africa’s most prominent cyber-enabled crimes, with 97 percent of countries surveyed by the global police identifying it as their most common scam.
PRIME Regulator now plans tighter data shields on offshore AI platforms The draft framework says firms must formalise relationships with vendors and ensure enforceable protections are in place before any data leaves Kenya.
PRIME Investors pump Sh9bn into Kenya’s insurtech startups The rise in funding comes as insurtech firms play an increasingly central role in narrowing Africa’s vast insurance protection gap.
PRIME Shared liability for AI developers, vendors, users in new Kenya policy The ICT Ministry proposes to extend the government’s control to overseas tech firms such as ChatGPT maker OpenAI and Facebook’s parent Meta, whose AI systems are increasingly being adopted by...
PRIME Banks tap AI to spot loan defaulters before they miss payments CBK data shows the banking sector's stock of non-performing loans (NPLs) rose by Sh21 billion in the first quarter of 2026, reversing part of the improvement seen last year.
PRIME Firms make AI literacy a workplace survival skill Executives reckon that AI adoption can only succeed with a workforce that understands the opportunities and risks associated with the technology.
PRIME How new Treasury rules on stablecoin will affect players International crypto exchanges wishing to continue serving Kenyans will need to comply with local licensing requirements.
PRIME Kenya targets OpenAI, Meta in foreign AI models control plan International AI companies whose products are used in Kenya could be required to comply with Kenyan AI rules even if they have no physical presence in the country.
PRIME Mbadi hits crypto permit speculators with 3-year rule This aim to curb speculative licence trading, where individuals or firms acquire licences not to operate businesses but to later sell or transfer them for a profit.
PRIME Treasury bows to pressure, cuts capital limit for crypto firms Cryptocurrency operators are required to have a minimum paid-up capital of up to Sh300m, a reduction from the earlier proposed Sh500m.
