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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]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. [...]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 [...]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 [...]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 [...]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 [...]Court Dismisses Senator Omtatah's Petition Against Direct Procurement for Digital' Number Plates
The High Court has ruled that the absence of competition in the awarding of state tenders does not render the procedure unconstitutional, dismissing a petition where Busia Senator Okiya Omtata [...]OP-ED: Competition Policy as a Catalyst for Equality
Upon joining the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) two months ago, I set out to establish a legacy of an institution that directly contributes to enhancing the welfare of Kenyans. [...]
Safaricom Extends Mobile Money Dominance as M-Pesa Subscribers Hit 34 million
Partnerships with APIs such as the Daraja platform have enabled Safaricom's M-Pesa to broaden its integration range with Point-of-Sale (POS) systems, websites, and mobile apps, driving the number of subscribers [...]Top Digital Banking Apps in Kenya
From the introduction of M-Pesa in 2007 to the rapid rise of digital banking apps, the industry has consistently adapted to meet the evolving needs of its customers. Today, banking [...]
