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Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Competition

COMESA to Probe Proposed Acquisition of Two Planes Leased by Kenya Airways

The COMESA Competition Commission has opened an inquiry into the proposed acquisition of two planes currently leased in Kenya, in a deal involving global lessor Azorra Aviation Holdings, LLC and [...]

Fred Obura

2 months ago

Airtel Kenya Seeks to Ride Subscriber Growth Tailwind With New Campaign

Kenya's mobile subscription market experienced a significant 6.7% surge in the first three months of 2025, following near stagnation in the preceding three quarters. Airtel attributes its subscriber surge, which [...]

Fred Obura

4 months ago

Why Telkom Kenya Is Falling Behind in Kenya’s Telecom Race

Kenya’s telecommunications sector is booming, with mobile subscriptions surging past 76 million and mobile money accounts exceeding 45 million by March 2025. The market is vibrant, with aggressive campaigns by [...]

Chelsy Maina

4 months ago

Kenya Probes Multinational Shipping Giants Over Anti-Competitive Practices

The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has launched an investigation into several multinational companies (MNCs) operating in Kenya's shipping and logistics sector, following complaints by the Kenya Transporters Association (KTA) [...]

Harry Njuguna

4 months ago

Safaricom's Market Share Slides Below 65% as Airtel Closes the Gap

While Safaricom remains the market leader in Kenya's telecommunications sector, and by a wide margin, fresh data from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) shows that its grip is gradually [...]

Harry Njuguna

4 months ago

Competition Watchdog Warns Real Estate Developers Against Exclusive ISP Deals

The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has warned real estate developers and internet service providers (ISPs) against signing exclusive broadband deals that shut out rival firms, in a move aimed [...]

Brian Nzomo

4 months ago

Competition Authority Raises Concerns Over Parallel Consumer Protection Agency

The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK), an anti-trust regulator domiciled within the Treasury, has locked horns with the Ministry of Trade over plans to establish a new agency likely to [...]

Fred Obura

5 months ago

Heineken Fined for Stifling Competition in Comesa Market

Heineken has been found guilty of anti-competitive practices within the COMESA region, including blocking its distributors from selling other brands, setting for them minimum resale prices and enforcing territorial restrictions. [...]

Fred Obura

7 months ago

Competition Watchdog Helps SMEs Recover KSh 90mn in Delayed Payments

The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) resolved most of the 82 cases of abuse of buyer power it flagged in the year ending June 2024, helping suppliers recover KSh 89.52 [...]

Brian Nzomo

8 months ago

South Africa Moves to Protect Local Media as Google, Meta Face Penalties

South Africa could require tech giants including Google, Meta, Microsoft, X, Tiktok and Open AI to pay a 5-10% digital advertising tariff or levy if they fail to implement proposed [...]

Zainab Hafsah

8 months ago

Airtel Money to Refund Bank Transaction Fees as Telco Amps Up Competition

Airtel Money subscribers will get a 100% refund of transaction fees as airtime after transferring money from their bank accounts to the Airtel Money wallet, as the telco moves to [...]

Brian Nzomo

9 months ago

Kenya's Animal Feed Market Hit by Uneven Counties' Regulations

Kenya needs effective trade within the country and across borders for the growing demand for animal feed to be affordable at reasonable prices. “The cost of sourcing feed inputs andsupplying various [...]

Fred Obura

9 months ago

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