Also known as: Celtel
Telecommunications company building a $44 million data centre in Nairobi to expand enterprise and cloud services across East Africa.
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Citizen Digital
… "Hii laini ya Safaricom haikuwa ikifanya lakini leo hii tukajaribu hii line yake ya Airtel to Airtel, nikapiga simu ikaingia na vile ikaingia, yani kama kwenye ako hatuski lakini mimi naskia," she said. …
Eastleigh building collapse: Family clings to hope as missing woman's phone reachableCitizen Digital
… PHOTO | COURTESY Audio By Vocalize Telco giants Safaricom and Airtel have been given 21 days to furnish the prosecution with call data, SMS and voice records and key documents in the ongoing hearing on the disappearance of Mlolongo businessman Jimmy Mutava. …
Court gives telcos 21 days to submit call, SMS records in missing Mlolongo businessman's caseCitizen Digital
… Turaco distributes insurance through partnerships with companies including M-KOPA, Absa, ASA International, VisionFund, Opportunity Bank, Advans, Safaricom, Airtel, dfcu Bank, Moniepoint and One Acre Fund. …
Turaco promotes Cedrick Todwell to Africa commercial chief as expansion continuesThe Standard
… Kenya already has two AI-powered data centres that consume a lot of power, against South Africa’s five and Nigeria’s one.Companies like Safaricom, Airtel, IX Africa, Oracle, Icolo, Digital Realty, Microsoft, Huawei and Google require big data centres, which use a lot of power to …
Greek firm eyes Sh194 billion smart-power system for AI-data centresThe Standard
… Safaricom and Airtel have such products. It is a critical necessity for Kenyans travelling abroad and for tourists visiting the country. …
eSIM providers eye Kenya's growing diaspora marketCitizen Digital
… Airtel is at 23.2 million subscribers and a market share of 27.6%. Equitel (Finserve) recorded a marginal increase in subscriptions to 1.51 million, representing 1.8% of the market, while Jamii Telecommunications (Faiba) stood at 883,944 subscribers, accounting for 1.1%. …
Safaricom gains 5.5 million subscribers as Kenya’s mobile market hits 84.1 millionCapital News
… In a public notice issued Saturday, the Nairobi Expressway operator said sections of the highway will be temporarily closed from 10pm on June 13 until 10pm on June 14 to allow the installation of fabricated beams for the Airtel footbridge spanning the expressway carriageway. …
Nairobi Expressway section to close for 24 hours as KeNHA installs footbridgeCitizen Digital
… Civil society condemned the internet shutdown as a violation of rights, while telecoms Safaricom and Airtel attributed it to outages in their undersea cable. …
OPINION: Outpaced by its ambition, can Kenya bridge AI regulation gap?The Standard
… In 2004, the late president Mwai Kibaki was just two years into his presidency, The Thika Superhighway construction plan hadn’t been conceptualised, telecommunication company Airtel was going by the name Celtel and Kenya’s population was at 34.7 million (it’s now around 58.6 mill …
For Arsenal, the time is right and the Lord has made it happenThe Standard
Audio By Vocalize Airtel Africa is taking the fight to Safaricom’s dominant data business with a $44 million (Sh5.68 billion) hyperscale data centre in Nairobi, part of a strategic push to capture enterprise and home broadband customers in the country. …
Airtel takes on Safaricom with Sh5.6b data centreNine days after an 18-storey building collapsed in Eastleigh, 16 people remain missing. The family of 22-year-old Aurelia Wanjiku reports her phone, unreachable for eight days, suddenly became reachable on Saturday morning with someone answering calls but not speaking, raising hopes she may still be trapped beneath the rubble.
12 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Nine days after an 18-storey building collapsed in Eastleigh, 16 people remain missing. The family of 22-year-old Aurelia Wanjiku reports her phone, unreachable for eight days, suddenly became reachable on Saturday morning with someone answering calls but not speaking, raising hopes she may still be trapped beneath the rubble.
12 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
A Machakos High Court has given Safaricom and Airtel 21 days to provide call data, SMS, voice records and documents in the case of Mlolongo businessman Jimmy Mutava, who disappeared on July 27, 2026. The judge suspended witness cross-examination to allow for investigation and analysis of the records, including forensic analysis of CCTV footage.
22 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Microinsurance company Turaco has promoted Cedrick Todwell to Chief Commercial Officer for Africa, effective October 1, to oversee commercial strategy, revenue growth, partnerships and market expansion. The company operates in Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana, Zambia and Tanzania, has reached more than eight million people through partnerships, and plans to enter two additional African underwriting markets by year-end.
6 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Amaco Energy Group proposes an LNG-powered smart-power system valued at $1.5 billion (Sh194 billion) to supply AI data centres at the Port of Mombasa. The offshore system, called Hercules, would operate independently of the national grid and would be the first of its kind in Africa.
27 August 2026 · The Standard →
eSIM providers are exploring Kenya's diaspora market, particularly targeting workers abroad who struggle with expensive roaming charges and connectivity issues. The article notes that slow adoption is hindered by the need for high-end smartphones to support eSIM technology, which many diaspora workers do not possess.
5 August 2026 · The Standard →
Active mobile subscriptions in Kenya reached 84.1 million as of March 2026, a 7.4 percent increase from the previous quarter, with mobile penetration at 157.7 percent. Safaricom added 5.5 million subscriptions to reach 57.9 million total subscribers and 68.9 percent market share, approaching 60 million subscribers.
19 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
MOJA announced a 24-hour closure of the Nairobi Expressway between Eastern Bypass and Southern Bypass from 10pm on June 13 to 10pm on June 14 to install fabricated beams for the Airtel footbridge. Motorists have been advised to use alternative routes, with specific entry and exit instructions provided for those travelling toward and from Nairobi's Central Business District.
13 June 2026 · Capital News →
Kenya recorded the world's highest usage rate of AI tools in 2025, with 42.1% of internet users aged 16 and above reporting active use of AI-powered technologies, yet faces challenges balancing AI empowerment with surveillance and manipulation risks, according to reports cited in this opinion piece.
8 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Arsenal has won the 2025/2026 English Premier League championship, ending a 22-year drought since Patrick Vieira lifted the trophy in 2004. The article reflects on the club's long wait for the title and the dramatic changes in Kenya and the world during that span.
21 May 2026 · The Standard →
Airtel Africa is building a $44 million hyperscale data centre in Nairobi with 44 megawatts capacity, expected to be the largest in East Africa and due to go live in the first quarter of 2027. The facility is part of Airtel's strategy to challenge Safaricom's dominance in enterprise and cloud services.
10 May 2026 · The Standard →