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News•Feb 28, 2026
Technology and Power: Why Africa’s Tech Boom Must Prioritise Peace
Africa’s rapidly expanding digital ecosystem is being hailed as a catalyst for growth, yet its future hinges on whether it can be harnessed for peace. Young, connected Africans are already building AI‑driven early‑warning tools and civic platforms that can defuse tensions before they erupt. However, war‑tech investments dwarf peace‑tech funding, risking a shift toward surveillance and conflict‑fueling applications. The Open Society Foundations call for intentional, ethically designed peace technology financed and regulated with the same rigor as fintech and cybersecurity.
By Daily Nation (Kenya) – Business
News•Feb 28, 2026
Curb High, Deadly Cost of Early Election Campaigns
Kenya’s political landscape is plagued by perpetual election campaigning, with parties launching rallies for the 2027 poll as early as January 2026—about 1.5 years before the vote. The High Court ruled that any campaign activity outside the official 30‑60‑day window...
By Daily Nation (Kenya) – Business
News•Feb 25, 2026
Sifuna: I'm Open to Alliance with United Opposition
Kenyan Senate leader Edwin Sifuna announced that his Linda Mwananchi Initiative, a breakaway faction from the ODM, is open to joining the United Opposition ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The prospective alliance aims to consolidate anti‑Ruto forces and present...
By Daily Nation (Kenya) – Business
News•Feb 22, 2026
World Bank Must Demand Accountability
World Bank’s poverty‑reduction mission is compromised by weak oversight in many developing nations, where borrowed funds are often diverted into election‑timed projects and opaque schemes. The article highlights how political opportunism inflates contracts, disguises debt as generosity, and undermines public...
By Daily Nation (Kenya) – Business
News•Feb 21, 2026
Stop Political Violence
Political violence in Kenya has resurfaced, highlighted by police using teargas and live fire at an ODM rally in Kitengela and a subsequent disruption of a public meeting in Kakamega. Human‑rights organisations warn that women and children suffer disproportionately as...
By Daily Nation (Kenya) – Business
News•Feb 14, 2026
Middle Class: Kenya’s ‘Beasts of Burden’ Holding the Tax System Together
The middle class is the economy’s beast of burden. They are the last remaining missionaries...
By Daily Nation (Kenya) – Business
News•Feb 14, 2026
UN Security Council Gravely Concerned by Escalating South Sudan Violence
Clashes are occurring at a scale not seen since 2017...
By Daily Nation (Kenya) – Business
News•Feb 14, 2026
What New Bill on Infrastructure Fund Says as State Inches Closer to Sh5trn Dream
The government wants to mobilise up to Sh5 trillion by crowding in private capital.
By Daily Nation (Kenya) – Business
News•Feb 14, 2026
France, Germany Launch Sh7.2 Billion Plan to Digitalise TVET Institutions
France and Germany, through the French Development Agency and Germany's KfW Development Bank, have launched a Sh7.2 billion (€46.85 million) programme to digitalise Kenya’s technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions. The initiative follows a recent Kenya‑EU partnership agreement and aims...
By Daily Nation (Kenya) – Business