Author: Lynet Awino

KFC has brought its Kentucky Town festival to Kenya for the first time. Kentucky Town 254 opened on 20 October 2026 and runs to 15 November, marking the platform’s debut in East Africa. The campaign combines a menu built on Kenyan foods, an apparel range made with Nairobi fashion house home_254, and four weekend pop-ups in Nairobi malls. The number 254 is Kenya’s international dialling code. Kuku Foods says Kenyans shaped the format Kuku Foods East Africa runs KFC in Kenya as the franchisee. Dorothy Muthoni, its Chief Marketing Officer, said the company set out to change how the festival…

Safaricom Group CEO Peter Ndegwa told the summit that cyber risk sits at the top of the company’s risk register. “The top risk is cyber, and has been cyber for as long as I’ve been CEO,” he said. He said AI helps protect M-Pesa, which processes 150 million transactions a day. “We can prevent in real time 94 per cent of any fraud that is about to happen,” Ndegwa said. The models learn customer behaviour and flag patterns before money moves. On governance, Ndegwa said: “Cybersecurity can no longer be treated as a technical safeguard added after a service is…

Almorie Sophia Nagayi, aged 19, from Masaka City, won the Miss Uganda 2026/27 title at the finale at Sheraton Kampala Hotel on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026. She beat 21 other contestants and succeeds Trivia Elle Muhoza.  Nagayi will represent Uganda at Miss World 2027 in Tanzania. How the contest was decided Judges scored the finalists on stage presence, communication and the ability to explain their ideas under pressure. The question and answer round separated the field. Nagayi answered with composure, and her responses moved her ahead as the judges neared a decision. The panel widened the shortlist from 10 contestants…

KCB Group is telling customers to pay merchants, bills and government fees from the KCB Mobile Banking App instead of moving money to a mobile wallet first. The bank says the extra step costs customers about Sh26 for every Sh1,000 they spend. Kevin Matthews Okeyo, a senior manager for digital experience in KCB’s digital financial services unit, explained the Common Cents campaign on TV47 Breakfast. He said KCB studied customer behaviour and found that many people move money from their account to a mobile wallet before paying, even though the app can make the payment directly. Where the Sh26 comes…

The Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) says visitors do not need a yellow fever vaccination certificate to enter Uganda. In a press release, the board said the certificate “is not currently a mandatory requirement for entry into the country.” It added that tourists are not required to present one as a condition of entry. UTB urged travellers and tourism stakeholders to rely on official Government of Uganda channels, including @GovUganda, for current immigration and entry information. The immigration clarification behind the notice The board’s statement follows a clarification from Uganda’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, issued through the Directorate of Citizenship and…

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has gazetted rules that bring every lender outside existing financial laws under its supervision. The Central Bank of Kenya (Non Deposit Taking Credit Providers) Regulations, 2026, appear as Legal Notice No. 191 in Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 234 of 29 September 2026. They replace the Digital Credit Providers Regulations, 2022. Who falls under the new rules The regulations apply to non deposit credit businesses that no other law regulates. They exclude banks, microfinance institutions, Saccos, co-operative societies, hire purchase arrangements and lease finance. They also exclude firms whose lending is incidental to selling goods…