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Ziidi Trader now accepts passports and military IDs to open accounts

Safaricom's Ziidi Trader now accepts Kenyan passports, military IDs and foreign passports, ending its previous national ID only requirement.
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Samsung is still updating the Galaxy S8 and Note 8, nearly a decade after launch

Samsung has pushed a new software update to the Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+ and Galaxy Note 8. All three phones came out in 2017.
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Equity Group half-year profit rises 32% to KES 45.5 billion as more than half the business moves outside Kenya

Equity Group made KES 45.5 billion in half-year 2026 profit, up 32%, with its regional subsidiaries now driving most growth.
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Absa signs Simba Corp deal for up to 100% vehicle and tractor financing

Absa Bank Kenya and Simba Corporation sign an MoU offering up to 100% vehicle and tractor financing under ABF 2.0.
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Absa Kenya half-year profit falls 10% to KES 10.5 billion, but the dividend jumps 150%

Absa Bank Kenya's half-year profit fell 10% to KES 10.5 billion, yet the board more than doubled the interim dividend.
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Smarta 1500 drops from 90GB to 32GB as Airtel Kenya revises every bundle tier

Airtel Kenya cut the data on all four Smarta bundles on 18 August 2026 without changing the prices. Smarta is Airtel’s flagship prepaid package, sold since February 2025. It bundles data, call minutes ...