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How Savo Store Is Rewiring the Way Kenyans Shop on Amazon
July 17, 2026

How Savo Store Is Rewiring the Way Kenyans Shop on Amazon

Savo Store, a Kenya-focused freight forwarding and procurement service, has built a business around ...

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Jumia's Long Road to Profit: Inside 13 Years of Losses and the Promise of a 2026 Breakeven
July 15, 2026

Jumia's Long Road to Profit: Inside 13 Years of Losses and the Promise of a 2026 Breakeven

Jumia was founded in 2012 by Jeremy Hodara and Sacha Poignonnec, two former McKinsey consultants, al...

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Kenya's New Courier-Hailing Licence: Who Really Pays When Uber, Bolt, and Glovo Get a Bigger Bill?
July 7, 2026

Kenya's New Courier-Hailing Licence: Who Really Pays When Uber, Bolt, and Glovo Get a Bigger Bill?

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has revised the country's Postal and Courier Market Struc...

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The NSE Wants to Be a Tech Exchange. It Has Tried This Before.
February 21, 2026

The NSE Wants to Be a Tech Exchange. It Has Tried This Before.

Why the Nairobi Securities Exchange is struggling to court the Silicon Savannah. We analyze the prop...

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The Fire Horse Effect: Why Kenya's 60-Day Supply Chain Disruption Could Be Worse in 2026
February 16, 2026

The Fire Horse Effect: Why Kenya's 60-Day Supply Chain Disruption Could Be Worse in 2026

Tomorrow marks the beginning of Chinese New Year 2026, but this is not just any ordinary celebration...

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Local Assembly or Global Surplus Offloading? The Uncomfortable Truth Behind Kenya's KSh 320M EV Plant
February 5, 2026

Local Assembly or Global Surplus Offloading? The Uncomfortable Truth Behind Kenya's KSh 320M EV Plant

Rideence plans to assemble 152 electric vehicles by the end of February 2026, 132 Henrey electric ta...

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The Global Smartphone Inequality: Why Kenya Pays More for Less (And the Math That Proves It)
February 2, 2026

The Global Smartphone Inequality: Why Kenya Pays More for Less (And the Math That Proves It)

Over six hours, the TechInKenya.com team investigated manufacturing costs, tax structures, shipping ...

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