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Giving Trends in Kenya: How the Growth of Mobile Payments Are Transforming Community Giving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

According to the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law , there are 6,500+ NGOs registered with the NGOs Coordination Board in Kenya. Traditionally, NGOs in Kenya have depended on outside support from grant makers and wealthy individuals. Why is that? 2) How do M-Changa’s crowdfunding services fill that void?

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Alphabet’s Loon balloons provide their first commercial internet service in Kenya

The Verge

Alphabet’s Loon division, which uses floating balloons to provide internet, has today launched its first commercial service in Kenya. Loon has been testing its balloons in Kenya for several months now, and it says that in that time, it’s already connected 35,000 unique users to the internet, “although most didn’t realize it.”

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Massive space debris crashes into Kenya, residents alarmed as 1,100-pound ring crashes from sky

TechSpot

It was an ordinary day for the residents of Mukuku village in Kenya's Makueni County until an unexpected delivery from above disrupted the calm. Read Entire Article

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Social commerce platform Tushop set for Kenya growth after raising $3 million pre-seed funding

TechCrunch

Tushop , a social-commerce platform in Kenya that enables the group-buying of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCGs), is set for expansion across Nairobi after raising $3 million in pre-seed funding in a round led by 4DX Ventures. Tupshop is powering group-buying in Kenya. Image credits : Tushop. Experience in the FMCG industry.

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Worldcoin ignored initial order to stop iris scans in Kenya, records show

TechCrunch

Months before Kenya finally banned iris scans by Sam Altman’s crypto startup Worldcoin, the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) had ordered its parent company, Tools for Humanity, to stop collecting personal data. The crypto startups said it hopes to resume activities in Kenya soon.

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Netflix launches free, first-of-its-kind Android mobile plan in Kenya

The Verge

Netflix is launching a new free Android mobile plan in Kenya that will allow users to watch a limited selection of its catalog, including full seasons of select shows. Netflix’s free Android plan for users in Kenya launched Monday and will continue rolling out over the coming weeks. Image: Netflix.

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Tech-led biofuel startup Koko Networks launches new consumer goods business in Kenya

TechCrunch

Koko Networks , a Kenya-based bio-fuel technology enterprise, has extended its business to cover other fast-moving consumer goods through a new tech platform that will capitalize on its established distribution networks in low-income neighborhoods.

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