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Digital-Infrastructure-Investment.
  • Kenya lands $ 1 billion investments for digital Infrastructure investment from Microsoft and G42.
  • Among the top priorities is the construction of a green data center. This facility is to be built by G42 and its partners.
  • The initiative will enhance internet connectivity through investments in marine and terrestrial fiber cable infrastructure.

During Kenyan President William Ruto’s visit to the US, Tech giant Microsoft & G42, an Emirati AI company, announced a $1B investment in Kenya to support its digital transformation.

This initiative, undertaken in collaboration with the Republic of Kenya’s Ministry of Information, Communications, and the Digital Economy, is a milestone in the region’s technological advancement.

The collaboration will invest an initial $1 billion to support different components of the initiative.

Among the top priorities is the construction of a green data center. This facility, to be built by G42 and its partners, will host Microsoft Azure services in …

Kenya's Trade CS Betty Maina during the opening of the Kenya-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states business forum in Dubai. This is on the first day of President Uhuru Kenyatta's working visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). www.theexchange.africa

The President said enhancing trade between Kenya and the Gulf countries would help to address the urgent need for jobs and economic opportunities for young people.

He especially urged business leaders from the private and public sectors to develop a special trading framework that will give preference to small and medium enterprises in the East African Community and the GCC.

At the same time, President Kenyatta expressed the need to develop a long-term solution to the many tariff and non-tariff barriers that curtail trade between Kenya and the Gulf region.…

Bboxx Kenya will use the US$14 million loan to connect 470,000 Kenyan households to renewable energy sources. www.theexchange.africa
  • Data by the World Bank Group reveals that Kenya’s electrification rate currently stands at 70 per cent
  • Easing the financial access barrier for end-users has improved the uptake of home solar systems over the past decade. 
  • The Kenya National Electrification Strategy highlights the Kenyan government’s plans to scale up off-grid electrification with ambitions to establish two million new connections through standalone solar home systems by 2022. 

Bboxx Kenya is set to receive a US$14 million (Ksh1.6 billion) loan facility from SBM Bank Kenya aimed at connecting 470,000 Kenyan households to renewable energy sources.

GuarantCo, a fund backed by the governments of UK, Switzerland and Australia among others, is guaranteeing Ksh1.2 billion or 75 percent of the loans.

“SBM Bank is elated to spur the growth of the energy sector in Kenya through partnerships with like-minded entities such as Bboxx and GuarantCo,” SBM Bank Kenya’s deputy chief executive officer Jotham Mutoka …